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1 trunk
[trʌŋk] 1.2) (of elephant) proboscide f.3) (for travel) baule m., cassa f.4) AE (car boot) portabagagli m., baule m. (posteriore)5) (duct) collettore m., condotto m.2.* * *1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronco2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) baule3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) proboscide4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronco, torso5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) bagagliaio•- trunks* * *trunk /trʌŋk/n.5 (autom. USA; cfr. ingl. boot /1/) bagagliaio; vano bagagli: trunk lid, cofano del bagagliaio; cofano posteriore● (telef.) trunk call, chiamata interurbana □ (telef.) trunk circuit, circuito di collegamento □ trunk drawers, calzoni a pallone, calzoni corti ( al ginocchio o sopra) □ (tel.) trunk exchange, centrale interurbana □ ( ginnastica) trunk exercises, esercizi del tronco □ (stor.) trunk hose, brache a sbuffo ( in uso nel '500) □ trunk line, (ferr.) linea principale; (telef.) linea interurbana □ trunk maker, valigiaio □ (autom.) trunk motorway, autostrada principale □ trunk nail, borchia □ trunk road, strada nazionale (o camionale) □ ( ginnastica) trunk rotation, rotazione del tronco □ ( ginnastica) trunk twisting, torsione del busto.* * *[trʌŋk] 1.2) (of elephant) proboscide f.3) (for travel) baule m., cassa f.4) AE (car boot) portabagagli m., baule m. (posteriore)5) (duct) collettore m., condotto m.2. -
2 ♦ rope
♦ rope /rəʊp/n.1 [uc] corda; fune: The rope broke with a snap, la fune si è spezzata di schianto; a rope bridge, un ponte di corda (o di liane)● rope climbing, ( alpinismo) salita in cordata; ( ginnastica) (salita alla) fune □ rope dancer, funambolo □ rope dancing, funambolismo □ rope's end (o rope-end) (stor.) sferza ( soprattutto per punizioni inflitte a marinai) □ rope ladder, scala di corda; (naut.) biscaglina □ rope-maker, cordaio; funaio □ rope-making, fabbricazione di funi □ ( ginnastica ritmica) rope skip, salto con la corda □ rope skipping, salto con la corda ( l'esercizio) □ ( sport) rope tow, sciovia; skilift □ rope trick, trucco della fune (in India) □ rope-walker ► ropewalker □ rope-walking, funambolismo □ rope yard, corderia □ rope yarn, filato per funi; filaccia; (fig.) inezia, nonnulla □ (fig.) to be at the end of one's rope, essere allo stremo; essere alle strette; ( anche) aver esaurito la pazienza □ (fam.) to give sb. rope (o plenty of rope), dar corda (o spago) a q.; lasciar fare q. □ (fig.) to give sb. a little bit of rope, dare un po' di corda a q. □ (fig.) to know [to learn, to show sb.] the ropes, conoscere [imparare, insegnare a q.] i trucchi del mestiere □ to be on the ropes, ( boxe) essere alle corde; (fig. fam.) essere con le spalle al muro, essere alle strette □ (naut.) tow rope, cavo di rimorchio □ (prov.) Give him enough rope and he'll hang himself, dagli abbastanza corda e s'impiccherà da solo.(to) rope /rəʊp/v. t.● (fam.) to rope sb. in, coinvolgere q.; ( USA) imbrogliare q. □ to rope off, cintare, isolare ( una zona) con funi □ ( alpinismo) to rope up (o together), mettere (o mettersi) in cordata □ ( alpinismo) roped party, cordata.
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