-
1 ♦ crown
♦ crown /kraʊn/n.1 corona; ( di fiori, ecc., anche) serto, ghirlanda: gold crown, corona d'oro; laurel crown, corona (o serto) d'alloro; crown of thorns, corona di spine; the martyr's crown, la corona del martirio; ( boxe) to win the middleweight crown, vincere la corona dei pesi medi2 (polit.) corona; trono; potere regale: to relinquish the crown, rinunciare alla corona; abdicare; to succeed to the crown, salire al trono; to wear the crown, portare la corona; regnare; heir to the crown, erede al trono3 (polit.) – the Crown, la Corona ( il potere; il sovrano): Crown colony, colonia della Corona inglese; the Crown jewels, i gioielli della Corona4 (stor., = crown piece) corona ( moneta di valore pari a 5 scellini): half a crown, una mezza corona11 cima della testa; sommo del capo; cocuzzolo (fam.)14 (archit.) chiave di volta; chiave16 (mecc.) corona18 (zool.) cresta● ( in Canada) Crown Attorney, pubblica accusa; pubblico ministero □ crown and anchor, gioco di dadi ( con tre dadi contrassegnati da una corona, un'ancora e i quattro semi delle carte) □ (ind. min.) crown block, taglia fissa □ crown cap, tappo a corona (o metallico: di bottiglia) □ (leg.) Crown court, tribunale penale (in GB) □ (fin.) Crown debt, credito dello Stato (in GB) □ crown fire, incendio che si appicca alle cime degli alberi □ (ind.) crown glass, vetro crown ( tipo di vetro ottico) □ (agric.) crown grafting, innesto a corona □ (bot.) crown imperial ( Fritillaria imperialis), corona imperiale □ Crown lands, terreni della Corona (in GB) □ (leg.) Crown law, diritto penale □ Crown prince, principe ereditario □ (leg., in Inghil. e Galles) Crown prosecution, pubblica accusa □ (leg., in Inghil. e Galles) Crown prosecutor, pubblica accusa; pubblico ministero □ (leg., in Inghil. e nel Galles) Crown Prosecution Service, Ufficio del Procuratore della Regina □ (leg.) Crown solicitor, avvocato della Corona; legale di un ministero □ crown stopper = crown cap ► sopra □ crown wheel, (mecc.) corona dentata; (autom.) ingranaggio planetario; ( orologeria) ruota a corona, scappamento a verga □ (leg.) Crown witness, testimone d'accusa □ from crown to toe, dalla testa ai piedi.(to) crown /kraʊn/v. t.1 incoronare; coronare: to be crowned king, essere incoronato re; Your labours will be crowned with success, le tue fatiche saranno coronate da successo2 completare; finire; dare l'ultimo tocco a (qc.): to crown a dinner with a pudding, finire un pranzo con un budino● to crown it all, per coronare l'opera; per giunta: The journey was a failure and, to crown it all, I lost my luggage, il viaggio è stato un fiasco e per giunta ho perso il bagaglio □ (fam.) That crowns it all!, questo è il colmo (della sfortuna)!
См. также в других словарях:
Steel-toe boots — (also known as safety toe boots, steel capped boots or safety boots) are durable boots or shoes that have a protective reinforcement in the toe, usually combined with a sole plate, which protect the foot from falling objects and punctures from… … Wikipedia
light failure — A light shall be considered to have failed when for any reason the average intensity determined using the specified angles of beam elevation, toe in and spread falls below 50 per cent of the specified average intensity of a new light (ICAO) … Aviation dictionary
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Gout — Podagra redirects here. For the moth genus, see Podagra (moth). Gout Classification and external resources Gout, a 1799 caricature by James Gillray … Wikipedia
Special Service Group — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Special Service Group caption=Special Service Group Logo outside their headquarters. dates=March 23 1956 Present country=Pakistan branch=Pakistan Army command structure=Pakistani PAK Special Forces type=Special… … Wikipedia
dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a … Universalium
Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… … Universalium
J. K. Rowling — J. K. Rowling … Wikipedia
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
Causes of landslides — The causes of landslides are usually related to instabilities in slopes. It is usually possible to identify one or more landslide causes and one landslide trigger. The difference between these two concepts is subtle but important. The landslide… … Wikipedia
