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1 trowel
['traʊəl]1) (for cement) cazzuola f., frattazzo m.2) (for gardening) trapiantatoio m.••to lay it on with a trowel — colloq. adulare, incensare
* * *1) (a tool like a small shovel, used in gardening: he filled the flowerpot with earth, using a trowel.) paletta2) (a tool with a flat blade, for spreading mortar, plaster etc.) cazzuola* * *trowel /ˈtraʊəl/n.● (fig.) to lay it on with a trowel, esagerare; andarci pesante.(to) trowel /ˈtraʊəl/v. t. (edil.)* * *['traʊəl]1) (for cement) cazzuola f., frattazzo m.2) (for gardening) trapiantatoio m.••to lay it on with a trowel — colloq. adulare, incensare
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2 trowel trow·el n
['traʊəl](for garden) paletta da giardiniere, (builder's) cazzuola -
3 ■ lay on
■ lay onv. t. + avv.1 fornire; dare; attaccare (fam.): to lay on water, fornire l'acqua ( a una casa); to lay on electricity, dare l'elettricità; attaccare la corrente7 ( slang USA) raccontare; illustrare; chiarire; spiegare □ (fam.) to lay it on thick (o with a trowel), esagerare; andare giù pesante; essere troppo prodigo (spec. di lodi). -
4 ♦ margin
♦ margin /ˈmɑ:dʒɪn/n.1 margine; orlo; ciglio; lembo: the margin of a page, il margine d'una pagina; on the margin of the road, sul ciglio della strada3 (econ., fin.) margine; differenza; scarto: by a wide [narrow] margin, con un largo margine [con un margine ristretto o di stretta misura]; gross margin, margine lordo● ( Borsa, USA) margin account, conto acquisti a margine □ ( Borsa, USA) margin buying = margin trading ► sotto □ ( Borsa) margin call, richiesta di copertura □ (fin.) margin pressure, pressione sui margini ( di profitto di un'azienda) □ margin-release, liberamargine □ margin stop, marginatore ( di macchina da scrivere) □ ( Borsa) margin trading, acquisto ( di titoli) a margine (o allo scoperto) □ (edil.) margin trowel, cazzuola quadra, per spianare i margini dell'intonaco.(to) margin /ˈmɑ:dʒɪn/v. t.1 provvedere d'un margine; fare da margine a, delimitare3 ( Borsa, fin.) coprire ( titoli, azioni) con un deposito a garanzia ( presso un agente di cambio). -
5 pointing
['pɔɪntɪŋ]nome edil. rabbocco m.* * *pointing /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/n.2 (edil., = pointing-up) stuccatura (o otturazione) dei giunti in vista, con malta; ( anche) malta per giunti* * *['pɔɪntɪŋ]nome edil. rabbocco m.
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Trowel — Trow el, n. [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL. truella, L. trulla, dim. of trua a ladle; probably akin to Gr. ? a stirrer, ladle, G. quirl a stirrer, MHG. twirel, OHG. dwiril, Icel. [thorn]vara, AS. [thorn]wiril. Cf. {Twirl}.] 1. A mason s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trowel — [trou′əl] n. [ME truel < MFr truelle < LL truella for L trulla, small ladle, scoop, trowel < trua, stirring spoon, ladle, prob. < IE base * twer , to stir > TURBID] any of several small hand tools for spreading, smoothing, scooping … English World dictionary
trowel — ► NOUN 1) a small hand held tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth. 2) a small hand held tool with a flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster. ► VERB (trowelled, trowelling; US troweled, troweling) ▪ apply or… … English terms dictionary
trowel — mid 14c., tool for spreading plaster or mortar, from O.Fr. truele (13c.), from L.L. truella small ladle, dipper (mid 12c.), dim. of L. trua a stirring spoon, ladle, skimmer. The gardening tool was so called since 1796 … Etymology dictionary
Trowel — A trowel is one of several similar hand tools used for digging, smoothing, or otherwise moving around small amounts of viscous or particulate material.Hand toolsIn gardening, a trowel is a tool with a pointed, scoop shaped metal blade and a… … Wikipedia
trowel — 1. noun a) A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel? b) A gardener’s tool, shaped like a … Wiktionary
trowel — n. a bricklayer s; gardener s; plasterer s trowel * * * [ traʊəl] gardener s plasterer s trowel a bricklayer s … Combinatory dictionary
trowel — trow|el [ˈtrauəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trua large deep spoon ] 1.) a garden tool like a very small ↑spade 2.) a small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading ↑cement on bricks… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trowel — [[t]tra͟ʊəl[/t]] trowels 1) N COUNT A trowel is a small garden tool which you use for digging small holes or removing weeds. 2) N COUNT A trowel is a small tool with a flat blade that you use for spreading things such as cement and plaster onto… … English dictionary
trowel — UK [ˈtraʊəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms trowel : singular trowel plural trowels 1) a small tool with a curved blade that is used in gardens for digging small holes or digging plants out of the ground 2) a small tool with a flat blade used… … English dictionary
trowel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English truel, from Anglo French, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trulla ladle Date: 13th century any of various hand tools used to apply, spread, shape, or smooth loose or plastic material; also a scoop shaped or… … New Collegiate Dictionary