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1 ♦ 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 -
2 climb
I [klaɪm]1) (ascent) salita f., arrampicata f.; (of rockface) scalata f.it's a steep climb to the top of the tower — c'è una scala molto ripida per salire in cima alla torre
2) (steep hill) salita f.3) aer. salita f.4) fig. (rise) ascesa f.II 1. [klaɪm]1) [car, person] salire [ hill]; scalare [cliff, mountain]; [ person] arrampicarsi su, salire su [mast, wall, tree]; arrampicarsi su [ rope]; salire su [ ladder]; salire [ staircase]2.to climb down — discendere [ rockface]
to climb into — salire in [ car]
to climb over — scavalcare [ fence]
to climb up — salire su [ladder, tree]; salire [ steps]
3) (slope up) [path, road] salire4) (increase) [birthrate, price, temperature] salire, aumentare•* * *1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) arrampicarsi2) (to rise or ascend.) salire2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) salita, ascesa2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) arrampicata, scalata•- climber* * *climb /klaɪm/n.1 arrampicata; salita; scalata; ascensione3 (aeron.) salita4 (fig.) salita; ascesa; scalata: the climb of the dollar, la salita del dollaro; the long climb out of the recession, la lunga risalita dalla recessione; climb to power, ascesa al potere● (aeron.) climb indicator, variometro □ (aeron.) climb-out, salita; il prender quota ( al decollo) □ (aeron.) rate of climb, velocità ascensionale.♦ (to) climb /klaɪm/A v. t.1 arrampicarsi su; salire (su); ( alpinismo) scalare: to climb a tree [a rope], arrampicarsi su un albero [una corda]; to climb a hill, salire su (per) una collina; to climb a mountain, salire su un monte; scalare una montagna; to climb a ladder, salire su una scala a pioli; to climb the stairs, salire le scale2 salire (per gradi) in ( una classifica, ecc.): His CD climbed the charts, il suo cd è salito in classificaB v. i.1 ( anche di pianta) salire; arrampicarsi: We climbed on in silence, abbiamo continuato a salire in silenzio; to climb onto a table, salire su un tavolo; The ivy has climbed up the wall, l'edera s'è arrampicata su per il muro4 (seguito da avv. o compl.) salire, scendere ( con difficoltà o sforzo): to climb down a cliffside, calarsi lungo un dirupo; to climb into a car, salire in macchina; to climb into bed, infilarsi nel letto; to climb out of a hole, uscire da una buca; to climb out of the window, uscire dalla finestra ( arrampicandosi sul davanzale); to climb over a wall, scavalcare un muro6 (fig.) salire per gradi; arrivare: He has climbed to success, è arrivato al successo; He climbed to power in five years, in cinque anni è riuscito ad arrivare al potere● (fam.) to climb on the bandwagon ► bandwagon □ (fam.) to be climbing the walls, essere agitatissimo; essere fuori di sé.* * *I [klaɪm]1) (ascent) salita f., arrampicata f.; (of rockface) scalata f.it's a steep climb to the top of the tower — c'è una scala molto ripida per salire in cima alla torre
2) (steep hill) salita f.3) aer. salita f.4) fig. (rise) ascesa f.II 1. [klaɪm]1) [car, person] salire [ hill]; scalare [cliff, mountain]; [ person] arrampicarsi su, salire su [mast, wall, tree]; arrampicarsi su [ rope]; salire su [ ladder]; salire [ staircase]2.to climb down — discendere [ rockface]
to climb into — salire in [ car]
to climb over — scavalcare [ fence]
to climb up — salire su [ladder, tree]; salire [ steps]
3) (slope up) [path, road] salire4) (increase) [birthrate, price, temperature] salire, aumentare• -
3 scale
I 1. [skeɪl]nome bilancia f.2. II [skeɪl]1) (extent) (of crisis, disaster, success, defeat, violence, development, recession) dimensioni f.pl., ampiezza f.; (of reform, task, activity, operation) portata f.2) (grading system) scala f.pay o salary scale scala retributiva; social scale scala sociale; on a scale of 1 to 10 — in una scala da 1 a 10
3) (for maps, models) scala f.4) (on thermometer, gauge) scala f., gradazione f.5) mus. scala f.III [skeɪl]verbo transitivo (climb) scalare [wall, peak, tower]- scale upIV [skeɪl]1) zool. squama f.2) (deposit) (in kettle, pipes) (deposito di) calcare m.; (on teeth) tartaro m.••V [skeɪl]1) (take scales off) squamare [ fish]2) (in kettle, pipes) togliere il calcare a* * *I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.)2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.)3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.)4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.)5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.)II [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.)III [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.)- scaly* * *I 1. [skeɪl]nome bilancia f.2. II [skeɪl]1) (extent) (of crisis, disaster, success, defeat, violence, development, recession) dimensioni f.pl., ampiezza f.; (of reform, task, activity, operation) portata f.2) (grading system) scala f.pay o salary scale scala retributiva; social scale scala sociale; on a scale of 1 to 10 — in una scala da 1 a 10
3) (for maps, models) scala f.4) (on thermometer, gauge) scala f., gradazione f.5) mus. scala f.III [skeɪl]verbo transitivo (climb) scalare [wall, peak, tower]- scale upIV [skeɪl]1) zool. squama f.2) (deposit) (in kettle, pipes) (deposito di) calcare m.; (on teeth) tartaro m.••V [skeɪl]1) (take scales off) squamare [ fish]2) (in kettle, pipes) togliere il calcare a
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