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I [stɪə(r)]nome agr. zool. giovenco m., manzo m.II [stɪə(r)] III 1. [stɪə(r)]1) (control direction of) guidare, condurre, pilotare [ car]; governare, pilotare [ boat]2) (guide) dirigere, guidare [ person]; fig. dirigere, pilotare [ conversation]2.to steer a course through — fig. farsi largo attraverso
1)to steer towards — dirigersi o incamminarsi verso
2) aut.the car steers well — la macchina si manovra bene o risponde bene ai comandi
3) mar. manovrarsi, governarsi••to steer clear of sth., sb. — tenersi o girare alla larga da qcs., qcn.
* * *I [stiə] noun(a young ox raised to produce beef.)II [stiə] verb(to guide or control the course of (eg a ship, car etc): He steered the car through the narrow streets; I steered out of the harbour; She managed to steer the conversation towards the subject of her birthday.)- steering- steering-wheel
- steer clear of* * *I [stɪə(r)]1. vt2) (handle controls of: ship) governare, (boat) portare2. vito steer towards or for sth — dirigersi verso qc
II [stɪə(r)] nto steer clear of sb/sth fig — tenersi alla larga da qn/qc
(animal) manzo* * *steer (1) /stɪə(r)/n.(zool.) giovenco; manzo.steer (2) /stɪə(r)/n.(fam. USA) indicazione; informazione; consiglio; dritta (fam.): to give sb. a bum steer, dare a q. un'indicazione sbagliata; tirare un bidone a q. (fig. fam.).(to) steer /stɪə(r)/A v. t.1 (naut.) governare; manovrare; pilotare: to steer a ship, governare una nave; (naut.) to steer the course, governare in rotta4 (fig.) dirigere; indirizzare; rivolgere: He steered my efforts in the right direction, ha indirizzato i miei sforzi nella giusta direzione5 (fig.) guidare; accompagnare: Who's steering Russia now?, chi guida la Russia ora?; The usherette steered me to my seat, la maschera mi ha accompagnato al mio postoB v. i.2 (autom.) guidare; stare al volante3 ( di nave, ecc.) fare rotta; governarsi; manovrarsi; rispondere al timone: to steer westing, fare rotta verso ovest; This boat steers well, questa barca risponde bene al timone4 ( d'automobile, ecc.) rispondere allo sterzo: This car steers easily, quest'automobile possiede una buona sterzatura5 (fig.: di persone) dirigersi; andare verso; incamminarsi: We steered for the pub, ci siamo incamminati verso il pub● (autom.) to steer the car round a corner, prendere una curva; fare una curva □ to steer one's course, (naut.) fare rotta; (fig.) volgere il corso (o il cammino), dirigersi; ( anche) muoversi con destrezza, destreggiarsi bene □ (fig.) to steer a middle course, tenere (o seguire) una via di mezzo.* * *I [stɪə(r)]nome agr. zool. giovenco m., manzo m.II [stɪə(r)] III 1. [stɪə(r)]1) (control direction of) guidare, condurre, pilotare [ car]; governare, pilotare [ boat]2) (guide) dirigere, guidare [ person]; fig. dirigere, pilotare [ conversation]2.to steer a course through — fig. farsi largo attraverso
1)to steer towards — dirigersi o incamminarsi verso
2) aut.the car steers well — la macchina si manovra bene o risponde bene ai comandi
3) mar. manovrarsi, governarsi••to steer clear of sth., sb. — tenersi o girare alla larga da qcs., qcn.
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