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1 traffic island
nome isola f. spartitraffico* * *(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) spartitraffico* * *nsalvagente m, isola f spartitraffico inv* * *nome isola f. spartitraffico -
2 ♦ traffic
♦ traffic /ˈtræfɪk/n. [u]1 traffico; movimento; viavai: There's a lot of traffic on that road, in quella strada c'è molto traffico; air traffic, traffico aereo; passenger traffic, movimento (di) passeggeri; bad traffic, traffico intenso; heavy traffic, traffico intenso; to divert traffic, dirottare il traffico; to obstruct traffic, ostacolare (o bloccare) il traffico2 traffico; commercio; attività commerciale; scambio: traffic in drugs (o drug traffic) il traffico della droga3 (market.) volume dei clienti● (autom.) traffic calming, misure per rallentare il traffico ( dissuasori di velocità, ecc.) □ (autom., USA) traffic circle, rondò; rotatoria; svincolo a rotatoria (cfr. ingl. roundabout) □ (autom.) traffic cone, cono stradale □ traffic control, controllo del traffico □ (aeron.) traffic control tower, torre di controllo □ (fam.) traffic cop, poliziotto addetto al traffico; vigile □ traffic divider, spartitraffico; guardrail centrale □ traffic flow, circolazione ( automobilistica, ecc.); flusso del traffico □ traffic-free, pedonalizzato □ (autom.) traffic indicator ► trafficator □ traffic island, spartitraffico □ traffic jam, ingorgo stradale □ (autom.) traffic lane, corsia: «Traffic lanes at junction ahead» ( cartello), «mettersi in corsia per l'incrocio» □ traffic lights, ( USA traffic light), semaforo □ (ferr.) traffic returns, cifre del movimento □ traffic signals, ( USA traffic signal), semaforo □ traffic signs, segnaletica stradale □ (in GB) traffic warden, vigile urbano ( addetto al controllo dei parchimetri, ecc.) □ to prohibit car traffic in, pedonalizzare ( una strada, ecc.).(to) traffic /ˈtræfɪk/(pass. e p. p. trafficked, part. pres. trafficking)A v. i.trafficare (spec. in senso peggiorativo); commerciare: to traffic in drugs, trafficare in stupefacenti; to traffic in old furniture, commerciare in mobili vecchi (o antichi)B v. t.(spec. fig.) barattare; trafficare. -
3 ♦ island
♦ island /ˈaɪlənd/n.1 (geogr., naut., anat.; anche fig.) isola: a floating island of ice, un'isola di ghiaccio fluttuante; (anat.) islands of Langerhans, isole di Langerhans ( nel pancreas); coral island, isola corallina4 (ferr.) marciapiede● (mil., stor.) island-hopping, avanzata (spec. nel Pacifico) fatta occupando isole a una a una □ (geogr., polit.) island state, nazione insulare.(to) island /ˈaɪlənd/v. t. ( raro)2 (fig.) costellare; punteggiare3 (fig.) isolare. -
4 island
['aɪlənd] 1.2.island of peace — fig. isola di pace
modificatore (of particular island) isolano, dell'isola; (of islands generally) insulare, delle isole••no man is an island — = non si può fare meno degli altri
* * *1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) isola2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) isola pedonale•- islander* * *['aɪlənd] 1.2.island of peace — fig. isola di pace
modificatore (of particular island) isolano, dell'isola; (of islands generally) insulare, delle isole••no man is an island — = non si può fare meno degli altri
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5 traffic
I 1. ['træfɪk]1) (road vehicles in street, town) traffico m., circolazione f.traffic into, out of London — il traffico verso, in uscita da Londra
to hold up the traffic — ostacolare o bloccare la circolazione
2) (movement of planes, ships, trains, people) traffico m.3) (dealings) (in drugs, arms, slaves, goods) traffico m., commercio m. (in di); (in ideas) circolazione f. (in di)4) elettron. inform. traffico m.2.modificatore [ accident] stradale, fra veicoli; [problem, regulations, report] del trafficoII ['træfɪk]to traffic in — trafficare in [drugs, arms, stolen goods]
* * *['træfik] 1. noun1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) traffico2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) traffico2. verb(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) trafficare- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden* * *I 1. ['træfɪk]1) (road vehicles in street, town) traffico m., circolazione f.traffic into, out of London — il traffico verso, in uscita da Londra
to hold up the traffic — ostacolare o bloccare la circolazione
2) (movement of planes, ships, trains, people) traffico m.3) (dealings) (in drugs, arms, slaves, goods) traffico m., commercio m. (in di); (in ideas) circolazione f. (in di)4) elettron. inform. traffico m.2.modificatore [ accident] stradale, fra veicoli; [problem, regulations, report] del trafficoII ['træfɪk]to traffic in — trafficare in [drugs, arms, stolen goods]
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6 island **** is·land n
['aɪlənd]isola, (also: traffic island) isola f spartitraffico inv, salvagente m -
7 maroon ma·roon
I [mə'ruːn] adj, n(colour) bordeaux (m) invFALSE FRIEND: maroon is not translated by the Italian word marrone II [mə'ruːn] vt(on island) abbandonare, (subj: sea, traffic, snow) bloccareto be marooned (in or at) — (fig) essere abbandonato (-a) (in)
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traffic island — noun a small raised area in the middle of a road which provides a safe place for pedestrians to stand and marks a division between two streams of traffic … English new terms dictionary