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1 ondeggiare
di barca rockdi bandiera flutter* * *ondeggiare v. intr.1 (di barca ecc.) to rock, to roll; ( di acque) to ripple: la barca ondeggiava dolcemente agli ormeggi, the boat was rocking (o rolling) gently at her moorings; una volta in alto mare la nave ondeggiò terribilmente, the ship rolled terribly when it got out to sea2 ( oscillare, fluttuare con movimento simile a quello delle onde) to wave, to sway; ( di bandiera, tela) to flutter; ( di messi, erba ecc.) to wave, to ripple; ( di capelli) to blow*: le bandiere ondeggiavano al vento, the flags were fluttering in the wind; la fiamma ondeggiò e si spense, the flame wavered (o flickered) and died; il grano ondeggiava, the corn was wavering (o rippling o swaying); le tende ondeggiavano davanti alla finestra aperta, the curtains were waving (o fluttering) at the open window; la folla ondeggiò paurosamente, the crowd swayed frighteningly // il vento faceva ondeggiare le cime degli alberi, the treetops were swaying in the wind (o the wind was shaking the treetops)3 (fig.) ( essere incerto, esitare) to waver, to hesitate, to vacillate; (fam.) to dither: ondeggiare fra due soluzioni, to waver (o to hesitate) between two solutions; ondeggiare tra il sì e il no, to dither (o to waver) between yes and no.* * *[onded'dʒare]1) [acqua, mare] to ripplela folla ondeggiava per le strade — fig. the crowd swayed down the streets
2) [ barca] to rock, to roll, to sway; [fiamma, luce] to flicker, to waver; [ grano] to wave, to ripple; [erba, piante, fiori] to sway, to undulate; [ capelli] to stream; [vestito, tende, bandiera] to flutterondeggiare al vento — to sway o stream in the wind
3) (barcollare) [ ubriaco] to sway, to stagger4) fig. (tentennare) to waver, to hover* * *ondeggiare/onded'dʒare/ [1](aus. avere)1 [acqua, mare] to ripple; la folla ondeggiava per le strade fig. the crowd swayed down the streets2 [ barca] to rock, to roll, to sway; [fiamma, luce] to flicker, to waver; [ grano] to wave, to ripple; [erba, piante, fiori] to sway, to undulate; [ capelli] to stream; [vestito, tende, bandiera] to flutter; ondeggiare al vento to sway o stream in the wind3 (barcollare) [ ubriaco] to sway, to stagger4 fig. (tentennare) to waver, to hover. -
2 ondulato
capelli wavysuperficie unevencartone, lamiera corrugated* * *ondulato agg.2 (di lamiera ecc.) corrugated: cartone ondulato, corrugated card-board; tetto in lamiera ondulata, corrugated iron roof3 ( di margine di foglia) repand.* * *[ondu'lato]aggettivo [forma, linea] wavy, undulate; [paesaggio, colline] rolling, undulating; [terreno, strada, lamiera, cartone] corrugated; [ superficie] undulating, corrugated; [ capelli] wavy* * *ondulato/ondu'lato/[forma, linea] wavy, undulate; [paesaggio, colline] rolling, undulating; [terreno, strada, lamiera, cartone] corrugated; [ superficie] undulating, corrugated; [ capelli] wavy. -
3 ondulare
ondulare v.tr. to wave: mi farò ondulare i capelli, I shall have my hair waved // (tecn.) ondulare una lamiera, to corrugate sheet metal◆ v. intr. (letter.) to undulate.* * *[ondu'lare]* * *ondulare/ondu'lare/ [1]to ripple [ capelli]; farsi ondulare i capelli to have one's hair waved. -
4 mareggiare
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