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1 underlay
I ['ʌndəleɪ]nome sottostrato m.II [ˌʌndə'leɪ]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - laid)to be underlaid by — avere un sottostrato di [gravel, rock]
* * *underlay /ˈʌndəleɪ/n.2 (tipogr.) alzo; tacco4 (ind. min.) pozzo inclinato.(to) underlay /ʌndəˈleɪ/(pass. e p. p. underlaid) v. t.* * *I ['ʌndəleɪ]nome sottostrato m.II [ˌʌndə'leɪ]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - laid)to be underlaid by — avere un sottostrato di [gravel, rock]
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2 underlay under·lay n
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3 ♦ carpet
♦ carpet /ˈkɑ:pɪt/n.1 (= fitted carpet, GB; wall-to-wall carpet, USA) moquette; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders have covered all the carpets, but there's still dust everywhere, i muratori hanno coperto tutta la moquette ma c'è ancora polvere ovunque3 (fig.) tappeto; coltre; manto: a carpet of daisies, un tappeto di margheritine; a carpet of fresh snow, un manto di neve fresca● carpet bag, sacca da viaggio □ carpet bed, aiuola con fiori che formano un disegno □ (zool.) carpet beetle ( Anthrenus), antreno □ carpet cleaner, battitappeto; lavamoquette □ carpet fitter, posatore di moquette □ carpet fitting, posa in opera di moquette □ (arc.) carpet knight, eroe da salotto □ carpet rods, aste fermaguida □ carpet slipper, pantofola chiusa □ (zool.) carpet snake, ( Morelia spilotes) pitone diamantino; ( Lycodon aulicus) licodonte aulico □ carpet-sweeper, battitappeto □ carpet tile, riquadro di moquette □ carpet underlay, sottotappeto □ on the carpet, sul tappeto, in discussione □ (fam., di persona) to be on the carpet, prendersi una lavata di capo (o un cicchetto); essere strigliato; essere cicchettato □ (fam.) to pull the carpet from under sb. 's feet, ritirare il proprio appoggio a q., mollare q. □ to sweep st. under the carpet, (cercare di) far passare qc. sotto silenzio; nascondere qc.(to) carpet /ˈkɑ:pɪt/v. t.4 (fam.) fare una lavata di capo a; strigliare; fare un cicchetto a; cicchettare. -
4 (to) underlie
(to) underlie /ʌndəˈlaɪ/2 (fig.) essere all'origine di; essere la causa (profonda) di (qc.): No one really knows what underlies the president's decision, nessuno sa realmente cosa ci sia all'origine della decisione del presidente; We now have a much better understanding of the causes that underlie heart disease, oggi abbiamo una comprensione decisamente migliore delle cause all'origine delle malattie cardiache -
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6 (to) underlie
(to) underlie /ʌndəˈlaɪ/2 (fig.) essere all'origine di; essere la causa (profonda) di (qc.): No one really knows what underlies the president's decision, nessuno sa realmente cosa ci sia all'origine della decisione del presidente; We now have a much better understanding of the causes that underlie heart disease, oggi abbiamo una comprensione decisamente migliore delle cause all'origine delle malattie cardiache -
7 underlie under·lie
[ˌʌndə'laɪ] [ˌʌndə'leɪ] [ˌʌndə'leɪn] -
8 дорожка , ковровая
fИллюстрированный железнодорожный словарь > дорожка , ковровая
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underlay — underlay, underlie 1. The addition of the prefix under makes both verbs transitive (i.e. take an object) and therefore they do not entirely correspond to the grammatical functions of lay and lie. The form of the past tense and past participle of… … Modern English usage
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Underlay — Un der*lay , v. i. (Mining) To incline from the vertical; to hade; said of a vein, fault, or lode. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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underlay — 1. verb /ʌndəɻˈleɪ/ a) To lay something underneath something else b) To provide a support for something 2. noun /ʌndəɻˈleɪ/ a) A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet … Wiktionary