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41 strait
[streɪt] 1.nome geogr. stretto m.2.to be in dire straits — essere in gravi o serie difficoltà
* * *[streit]1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) stretto2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) strettezze•- strait-laced* * *strait (1) /streɪt/a. (arc.)1 stretto; angusto; ristretto2 severo; rigido; pieno di scrupoli; inflessibile● strait-handed, spilorcio; tirchio □ strait-laced, rigido; severo; pieno di scrupoli; troppo pudico □ (med.) strait waistcoat, camicia di forzastraitly avv. straitness n. [u]. strait (2) /streɪt/n. (spesso al pl.)1 (geogr.) stretto; braccio di mare; canale: the Strait of Messina, lo stretto di Messina; the Straits of Dover, lo stretto di Dover2 (spesso pl.) (= dire straits, desperate straits) strette; strettezze; difficoltà: to be in ( dire) straits, essere in (gravi) strettezze (o difficoltà); to be in ( desperate) financial straits, trovarsi in (gravissime) difficoltà finanziarie NOTA D'USO: - straight o strait?-.* * *[streɪt] 1.nome geogr. stretto m.2.to be in dire straits — essere in gravi o serie difficoltà
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42 sight ****
[saɪt]1. n1) (faculty, act of seeing) vistato have good/poor (eye)sight — avere la vista buona/cattiva
payable at sight Comm — pagabile a vista
to be within sight of — (sea) essere in vista di, (victory) essere vicino (-a) a
to come into sight — (thing) profilarsi all'orizzonte
to catch sight of sth/sb — scorgere qc/qn
when it's out of sight — quando non si vede più, quando non è più visibile
out of sight out of mind — (Proverb) lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore
to lose sight of sb/sth — perdere di vista qn/qc
to hate the sight of sb/sth — non sopportare la vista di qn/qc
2) (spectacle) spettacoloto see the sights of Rome — vedere or visitare i monumenti di Roma
3) (on gun: often pl) mirinoto set one's sights on sth/on doing sth fig — mirare a qc/a fare qc
4) (fam: a great deal) molto2. vt(rare animal, land) avvistare, (person) scorgere -
43 blockade
I [blɒ'keɪd]nome mil. blocco m. (navale)II [blɒ'keɪd]verbo transitivo bloccare [ port]* * *[-'keid]noun (something which blocks every approach to a place by land or sea.) blocco* * *blockade /blɒˈkeɪd/n.1 (mil., polit.) blocco: to raise a blockade, togliere il blocco; to run a blockade, forzare (o rompere) il blocco2 ostruzione; impedimento● (mil.) blockade runner, persona (o nave) che forza (o ha forzato) un blocco.(to) blockade /blɒˈkeɪd/v. t.blockadern.(mil.) chi effettua un blocco.* * *I [blɒ'keɪd]nome mil. blocco m. (navale)II [blɒ'keɪd]verbo transitivo bloccare [ port] -
44 rove
[rəʊv] 1. 2.verbo intransitivo [ person] vagare* * *[rəuv](to wander; to roam: He roved (through) the streets.) vagare, vagabondare- rover- roving* * *rove (1) /rəʊv/n.( USA) gita senza meta; vagabondaggio● (fam.) to be on the rove, andare ramingo; vagabondare.rove (2) /rəʊv/n.(ind. tess.) lucignolo; stoppino.rove (3) /rəʊv/n.1 (naut.) doppino2 (mecc.) rondella; rosetta; riparella.rove (4) /rəʊv/pass. e p. p. di to reeve.(to) rove (1) /rəʊv/A v. i.B v. t.(to) rove (2) /rəʊv/v. t.* * *[rəʊv] 1. 2.verbo intransitivo [ person] vagare
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