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[tjuːb] [AE tuːb] 1.1) (cylinder) tubo m.2) (container for toothpaste, glue etc.) tubetto m.3) BE colloq. (means of transport) metropolitana f. (di Londra)4) AE colloq. (TV) tele f., televisione f.5) (in TV set) tubo m.2.••to go down the tubes — [ plans] andare a rotoli; [ economy] andare a rotoli, in rovina
* * *[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tubo2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) canale, tuba, tromba3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metropolitana4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tubetto•- tubing- tubular* * *[tjuːb] [AE tuːb] 1.1) (cylinder) tubo m.2) (container for toothpaste, glue etc.) tubetto m.3) BE colloq. (means of transport) metropolitana f. (di Londra)4) AE colloq. (TV) tele f., televisione f.5) (in TV set) tubo m.2.••to go down the tubes — [ plans] andare a rotoli; [ economy] andare a rotoli, in rovina
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3 ♦ tube
♦ tube /tju:b, USA tu:b/n.3 (anat.) canale; tuba; tromba; salpinge: bronchial tube, canale bronchiale; the Fallopian tubes, le trombe di Falloppio5 (fam. ingl.) (la) metropolitana di Londra: to travel by tube, viaggiare in metropolitana; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- Can I have a Tube map please?, posso avere una cartina della metropolitana, per favore?; tube station, stazione della metropolitana7 (chim., spesso test tube) fiala; provetta: glass tube, fiala di vetro; graduated tube, provetta graduata● (mecc.) tube-bending machine, piegatubi ( macchina) □ (mecc.) tube mill, mulino a tubo □ tube socks, tubolari ( calze unisex) □ (chim.) tube stand, portaprovette □ ( slang USA) tube steak, hot dog, würstel; (volg.) salame (fig.); pene □ ( moda) tube top, top a fascia □ tube well, pozzo di perforazione (o artesiano) □ ( slang Austral.) to crack a tube, aprire una lattina di birra; farsi una birra □ ( slang) to go down the tube (o tubes), andare in malora; andare a remengo □ (volg. USA) to lay tube, fottere, scopare, trombare (volg.).(to) tube /tju:b, USA tu:b/A v. t.B v. i.(fam.) viaggiare in metropolitana ( a Londra)● ( slang USA) to tube it, cannare; fare fiasco; farsi bocciare. -
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[tjuːb]1. n2) (Brit: London Underground) metrò m inv, metropolitana3)the tube Am — (fam: television) la tele
2. adj Brittube station — stazione f del metrò
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I [skwiːz]1)to give sb. a squeeze — dare una stretta a qcn. (in segno di affetto), abbracciare qcn
3) econ. stretta f., restrizione f.to put the squeeze on — colloq. fare pressione su [ debtors]
4) colloq.II [skwiːz]we can all get in the car but it will be a (tight) squeeze — in macchina ci stiamo tutti, ma staremo un po' schiacciati
1) (press) spremere [lemon, tube]; comprimere, schiacciare [bottle, bag, parcel]; stringere [arm, hand]; premere [ trigger]; schiacciare [ spot]to squeeze toothpaste onto sth. — mettere del dentifricio su qcs
2) fig. (get)to squeeze the truth out of sb. — strappare la verità a qcn
3) (fit)to squeeze behind, under sth. — infilarsi dietro, sotto qcs
4) econ. restringere [profit, margins]; schiacciare [ small business]•* * *[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) stringere; spremere2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) infilarsi; schiacciare3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) spremere2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) stretta, abbraccio2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) calca, ressa3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) (poche gocce), schizzo4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) crisi; compressione•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *squeeze /skwi:z/n.1 [uc] compressione ( anche fis.); schiacciamento; pigiata; pressione ( anche fig.): (fam.) to put the squeeze on sb., fare (o esercitare) forti pressioni su q.3 stretta; abbraccio4 [cu] spremuta; strizzata; poche gocce, schizzo: with a squeeze of lemon, con uno schizzo di limone9 (econ., fin.) severe restrizioni; giro di vite (fig.); stretta; crisi: a squeeze on imports, severe restrizioni alle importazioni; the recent credit squeeze, la recente stretta creditizia; the everlasting housing squeeze, l'eterna crisi degli alloggi● (fam.) squeeze-box, fisarmonica □ (fin., USA) squeeze-out, fusione per eliminare gli azionisti di minoranza □ squeeze roller, (fotogr.) rullo asciugatore; (ind. tess.) cilindro spremitore □ a close (o narrow) squeeze, un brutto rischio; l'essersi salvato a stento □ to be in a tight squeeze, essere pigiati come le sardine; (fig.) essere in un grosso guaio, essere alle strette.♦ (to) squeeze /skwi:z/A v. t.1 spremere ( anche fig.); stringere; comprimere; premere; pigiare; strizzare; (fig.) estorcere, spillare: to squeeze oranges, spremere arance; to squeeze money out of sb., spremere denaro da q.; to squeeze sb. 's hand, stringere vigorosamente la mano a q.; to squeeze the trigger, premere il grilletto; to squeeze a wet cloth, strizzare un panno bagnato2 far passare a forza; infilare: I squeezed my hand through the bars, ho infilato la mano tra le sbarre3 comprimere; schiacciare; pigiare: They squeezed their guests into a small room, hanno stipato i loro ospiti in una stanzetta; He was squeezed to death in the crowd, è morto schiacciato dalla folla4 forzare; mettere alle strette; esercitare (o fare) pressioni su: to squeeze the government, esercitare pressioni sul governoB v. i.1 essere compressibile; lasciarsi spremere3 (econ.) esercitare una pressione economica● ( rugby) to squeeze the ball over the goal line (o over the line), schiacciare la palla in meta □ to squeeze into a room, pigiarsi per entrare in una stanza □ to squeeze ( out) a tear, spremere una lacrimuccia □ to squeeze one's way through the demonstrators, farsi avanti a spinte fra i dimostranti □ ( Borsa) squeezed bear, ribassista messo alle strette (o con le spalle al muro).* * *I [skwiːz]1)to give sb. a squeeze — dare una stretta a qcn. (in segno di affetto), abbracciare qcn
3) econ. stretta f., restrizione f.to put the squeeze on — colloq. fare pressione su [ debtors]
4) colloq.II [skwiːz]we can all get in the car but it will be a (tight) squeeze — in macchina ci stiamo tutti, ma staremo un po' schiacciati
1) (press) spremere [lemon, tube]; comprimere, schiacciare [bottle, bag, parcel]; stringere [arm, hand]; premere [ trigger]; schiacciare [ spot]to squeeze toothpaste onto sth. — mettere del dentifricio su qcs
2) fig. (get)to squeeze the truth out of sb. — strappare la verità a qcn
3) (fit)to squeeze behind, under sth. — infilarsi dietro, sotto qcs
4) econ. restringere [profit, margins]; schiacciare [ small business]• -
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[skwiːz]1. n2. vt3. vito squeeze past/under sth — passare vicino/sotto a qc con difficoltà
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■ squeeze outv. t. + avv.3 (fig.) estromettere, cacciare ( di casa, dal posto di lavoro, dal mercato, ecc.): The competition is squeezing us out of the market, la concorrenza ci sta cacciando dal mercato4 (fig.) richiamare alla mente ( spremendo le meningi) □ to squeeze toothpaste out of the tube, far uscire il dentifricio dal tubetto ( schiacciandolo).
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