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1 tower-block
noun (a very high block of flats, offices etc: They live in a tower-block.) (grattacielo) -
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3 ♦ tower
♦ tower (1) /ˈtaʊə(r)/n.● (edil.) tower block, torre ( di appartamenti); edificio a molti piani □ (mecc.) tower crane, gru a torre □ (ferr.) tower house, torre degli scambi □ tower ladder, scala aerea ( dei pompieri) □ (tecn.) tower mast, torre a traliccio ( di gru) □ (agric.) tower silo, silo verticale □ (fig.) ivory tower, torre d'avorio.tower (2) /ˈtəʊə(r)/n.2 (naut.) società di rimorchi marittimi.(to) tower /ˈtaʊə(r)/v. i.1 torreggiare; (fig.) dominare, sovrastare: Mont Blanc towers over the other mountains, il Monte Bianco torreggia sulle (o sovrasta le) altre montagne; Shakespeare towers above all the Elizabethan dramatists, Shakespeare sovrasta tutti i drammaturghi elisabettiani; to tower over the opposition, sovrastare in altezza tutti gli avversari -
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I ['taʊə(r)]nome torre f.••II ['taʊə(r)]1) (dominate)to tower above o over — torreggiare su, dominare [ village]
2) (outstrip)to tower above — dominare [ rival]
* * *1. noun(a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) torre2. verb(to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) sovrastare- towering- tower-block* * *I ['taʊə(r)]nome torre f.••II ['taʊə(r)]1) (dominate)to tower above o over — torreggiare su, dominare [ village]
2) (outstrip)to tower above — dominare [ rival]
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5 go up
1) (ascend) salire2) (rise) [price, temperature] salire, alzarsi; [ unemployment] aumentare; [ cry] levarsi; teatr. [ curtain] alzarsi3) (be erected) [ building] essere costruito, spuntare; [ poster] essere appeso4) (blown up) [ building] saltare in aria, esplodere7) (continue)the book goes up to 1990 — il libro va avanti fino al 1990; go up [sth.]
8) (mount) salire [hill, mountain]9) scol.* * *1) (to increase in size, value etc: The temperature/price has gone up.) salire2) (to be built: There are office blocks going up all over town.) essere costruito* * *1. vi + adv1) (rise: temperature, prices etc) salire, aumentare2) (ascend) andare su3) (be built: tower block etc) venire costruito (-a), (new district etc) sorgere, (scaffolding etc) venire montato (-a)4) (explode) saltare in aria2. vi + prep(ascend) salire (su per)* * *1) (ascend) salire2) (rise) [price, temperature] salire, alzarsi; [ unemployment] aumentare; [ cry] levarsi; teatr. [ curtain] alzarsi3) (be erected) [ building] essere costruito, spuntare; [ poster] essere appeso4) (blown up) [ building] saltare in aria, esplodere7) (continue)the book goes up to 1990 — il libro va avanti fino al 1990; go up [sth.]
8) (mount) salire [hill, mountain]9) scol. -
6 terminal
['tɜːmɪnl] 1.1) (at station) terminal m.; aer. (air) terminal m.rail terminal — terminal, stazione di testa
2) inform. terminale m.3) el. terminale m.2.1) (last) [ stage] terminale; med. (incurable) [ patient] terminale, incurabile; fig. [ boredom] mortale2) comm. scol. trimestrale* * *['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) terminal2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) stazione; capolinea3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) terminale4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) terminale2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) terminale* * *terminal /ˈtɜ:mɪnl/A a.3 trimestrale; periodico: (rag.) terminal accounts, rendiconto trimestrale; terminal examinations, esami trimestrali5 (elettr.) di morsetto; ai morsetti; di connessioneB n.1 (elettr.) capocorda; terminale; morsetto2 (comput.) terminale6 (naut.) stazione marittima● (telef.) terminal block, morsettiera □ (elettr.) terminal board, morsettiera □ (bot.) terminal bud, gemma apicale □ (geol.) terminal moraine, morena frontale □ terminal tower, pilone ( di funivia o teleferica) □ (fis.) terminal velocity, velocità limite □ (elettr.) terminal voltage, tensione ai morsetti □ ( d'ospedale) terminal ward, reparto malati terminali.* * *['tɜːmɪnl] 1.1) (at station) terminal m.; aer. (air) terminal m.rail terminal — terminal, stazione di testa
2) inform. terminale m.3) el. terminale m.2.1) (last) [ stage] terminale; med. (incurable) [ patient] terminale, incurabile; fig. [ boredom] mortale2) comm. scol. trimestrale
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