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I [dɪtʃ]nome fosso m., fossato m.II [dɪtʃ]verbo transitivo colloq.1) (get rid of) disfarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ally, machine]; abbandonare [ system]; annullare [ agreement]; piantare, mollare [girlfriend, boyfriend]3) (crash-land)* * *[di ] 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) fosso2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) abbandonare* * *[dɪtʃ]1. nfosso, (irrigation channel) fosso or canale m d'irrigazione2. vt(fam: get rid of: car) abbandonare, mollare, (person) piantare, mollare* * *ditch /dɪtʃ/n.● (bot.) ditch moss ( Elodea canadensis), elodea; peste d'acqua □ (bot.) ditch reed ( Phragmites communis), canna di palude; cannuccia □ (fig.) to be as dull as ditch water, essere noioso da morire; far morire di noia □ to die in the last ditch, morire sull'ultima trincea; (fig.) difendersi disperatamente.(to) ditch /dɪtʃ/v. t. e i.3 ( USA) mandare (o buttare) in un fosso: He ditched his car while learning to drive, è finito nel fosso con l'automobile mentre imparava a guidare4 (fam.) abbandonare; mollare: She ditched him two weeks before the wedding, lo ha mollato a due settimane dal matrimonio; She ditched all her old friends during her rise to the top, ha mollato tutti i vecchi amici durante la sua ascesa al successo; They ditched the car and made their way across country, hanno mollato lì la macchina e attraversato a piedi la campagna; We decided to ditch the entire scheme and started again, abbiamo deciso di lasciar perdere tutto il progetto e abbiamo ricominciato5 ( gergo aeron.) fare un ammaraggio di fortuna: He ditched his plane moments before it crashed, ha ammarato pochi attimi prima di schiantarsi* * *I [dɪtʃ]nome fosso m., fossato m.II [dɪtʃ]verbo transitivo colloq.1) (get rid of) disfarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ally, machine]; abbandonare [ system]; annullare [ agreement]; piantare, mollare [girlfriend, boyfriend]3) (crash-land)
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