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I ['plɑːstə(r)] [AE 'plæs-]1) ing. art. med. gesso m.2) BE (bandage) cerotto m.II ['plɑːstə(r)] [AE 'plæs-]1) ing. intonacare [ wall]2) (cover) (with posters, pictures) tappezzare, ricoprire; (with oil, paint) imbrattare ( with di)3) med. ingessare•* * *1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) intonaco2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gesso3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) cerotto2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) intonacare2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) impiastrare•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plastico, modellabile* * *plaster /ˈplɑ:stə(r)/n. [uc]1 (edil.) intonaco; malta da intonaco3 (med.) impiastro; cataplasma● plaster cast, ( arte) calco, modello in gesso; (med.) ingessatura, gesso: to have one's arm in a plaster cast, avere un braccio ingessato □ (edil.) plaster coat, (mano d') intonaco □ plaster refuse, calcinacci □ (med.) to put a broken leg in plaster, ingessare una gamba rotta.(to) plaster /ˈplɑ:stə(r)/v. t.2 (med.) applicare un impiastro a; mettere un cerotto su4 (fig.) impiastrare; ricoprire; tappezzare; affiggere, attaccare ( con la colla, ecc.): They plastered posters on the walls, hanno attaccato manifesti ai muri● (fig.) to plaster sb. with praise, coprire q. di elogi □ The town was plastered with advertisements, i muri della città erano coperti di manifesti pubblicitari.* * *I ['plɑːstə(r)] [AE 'plæs-]1) ing. art. med. gesso m.2) BE (bandage) cerotto m.II ['plɑːstə(r)] [AE 'plæs-]1) ing. intonacare [ wall]2) (cover) (with posters, pictures) tappezzare, ricoprire; (with oil, paint) imbrattare ( with di)3) med. ingessare•
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plaster — plas•ter [[t]ˈplæs tər, ˈplɑ stər[/t]] n. 1) bui a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry 2) chem. powdered gypsum 3) bui fia plaster of Paris 4) med a… … From formal English to slang
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