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1 ♦ underground
♦ undergroundA avv. /ˈʌndəˈgraʊnd/1 sottoterra; nel sottosuolo: Moles live mainly underground, le talpe vivono principalmente sottoterra2 (ind. min.) in sotterraneo3 segretamente; nella clandestinità: The movement continued to operate underground, il movimento ha continuato ad agire nella clandestinità; (polit.) to go underground, entrare nella clandestinitàB a. attr. /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/1 sotterraneo: (geol.) underground stream, corso d'acqua sotterraneo; (autom.) underground car park, parcheggio sotterraneo; (ferr.) underground railway, ferrovia sotterranea; (mil.) underground shelter, rifugio sotterraneo2 segreto; clandestino: an underground resistance movement, un movimento di resistenza clandestino; underground music [press], musica [stampa] undergroundC n. [u] /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/1 ( anche Underground) ferrovia sotterranea; metropolitana (in GB; cfr. USA subway): the London Underground, la metropolitana di Londra3 (edil.) sottosuolo; sotterraneo● (econ.) underground economy, economia sommersa □ ( speleologia) underground passage, cunicolo □ underground pipes, tubazioni interrate □ (bot.) underground stem, rizoma □ (edil.) underground utilities, condutture sotterranee. -
2 underground
1.aggettivo ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) (below ground) [tunnel, shelter] sotterraneo2) (secret) [newspaper, activity] clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. [art, film, movement] underground2.avverbio [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) (below ground) [lie, live] sottoterra2) (secretly)3.nome ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) BE (means of transport) metropolitana f., metro f.2) (secret movement) movimento m. clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. underground m.4.modificatore ['ʌndəgraʊnd] BE (in transport) [network, station, train, map] della metropolitana, della metro* * *1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) sotterraneo2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) sottoterra2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) (nella clandestinità)3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) metropolitana* * *1.aggettivo ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) (below ground) [tunnel, shelter] sotterraneo2) (secret) [newspaper, activity] clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. [art, film, movement] underground2.avverbio [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) (below ground) [lie, live] sottoterra2) (secretly)3.nome ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) BE (means of transport) metropolitana f., metro f.2) (secret movement) movimento m. clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. underground m.4.modificatore ['ʌndəgraʊnd] BE (in transport) [network, station, train, map] della metropolitana, della metro -
3 underground *** under·ground adj adv
[ˌʌndə'ɡraʊnd]1. adj(passage, cave, railway) sotterraneo (-a), (fig: political movement, press) clandestino (-a), Art, Cine underground inv2. advsottoterra, fig clandestinamente3. n1) Brit Railto go by underground or on the underground — andare in or con la metropolitana
2) Mil, Polthe underground — il movimento clandestino, la resistenza, Art la controcultura, l'underground m
English-Italian dictionary > underground *** under·ground adj adv
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4 subway
['sʌbweɪ] 1.1) BE (for pedestrians) sottopassaggio m.2) AE (underground railway) metropolitana f.2.* * *1) (an underground passage eg for pedestrians, under a busy road: Cross by the subway.) sottopassaggio sotterraneo2) (an underground railway in a city: Go by subway.) metropolitana* * *subway /ˈsʌbweɪ/n.1 sottopassaggio pedonale; sottopasso* * *['sʌbweɪ] 1.1) BE (for pedestrians) sottopassaggio m.2) AE (underground railway) metropolitana f.2. -
5 escalator
['eskəleɪtə(r)]nome scala f. mobile (anche econ.)* * *(a moving staircase in a shop, underground railway etc.) scala mobile* * *escalator /ˈɛskəleɪtə(r)/n.1 (mecc.) scala mobile2 (econ., = escalator clause) clausola dell'adeguamento monetario (o d'indicizzazione: di prezzi, ecc.) (N.B. La scala mobile delle retribuzioni, abolita in Italia nel 1992, non è mai esistita in GB)FALSI AMICI: escalator non significa scalatore.* * *['eskəleɪtə(r)]nome scala f. mobile (anche econ.) -
6 tube
[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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7 northbound
['nɔːθbaʊnd]aggettivo [carriageway, traffic] in direzione nordthe northbound train — BE (in underground) il treno in direzione nord
* * *adjective (travelling northwards: the northbound railway-line.) (che va verso nord)* * *northbound /ˈnɔ:ɵbaʊnd/a.diretto a nord; che va verso nord: northbound traffic, il traffico che va verso nord● (autom.) the northbound carriageway, la carreggiata nord ( di un'autostrada).* * *['nɔːθbaʊnd]aggettivo [carriageway, traffic] in direzione nordthe northbound train — BE (in underground) il treno in direzione nord
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