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1 vane
[veɪn]1) (anche weather vane) banderuola f.2) (blade of windmill) pala f.3) (on turbine, pump) paletta f.* * *vane /veɪn/n.2 (mecc.) pala, paletta ( d'elica, di mulino a vento, di turbina, ecc.): vane pump, pompa a palette; vane wheel, ruota a palette3 (topogr.) mirino; traguardo4 (aeron.) rivelatore di raffica6 (naut.) pinnula; traguardovaneda.munito di banderuola, ecc.* * *[veɪn]1) (anche weather vane) banderuola f.2) (blade of windmill) pala f.3) (on turbine, pump) paletta f. -
2 idle
I ['aɪdl]3) (without occupation) [ person] sfaccendato; [day, moment] di ozio4) (not functioning) [port, mine, machine] fermo, inattivoto lie o stand idle — [machine, factory] rimanere fermo; [ land] rimanere incolto
••II ['aɪdl]the devil makes work for idle hands — prov. l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi
verbo intransitivo [ engine] girare al minimo* * *1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inattivo2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) pigro, ozioso3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vano4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) futile, inutile2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) oziare2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) (girare al minimo)•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *['aɪdl]1) (lazy: student) pigro (-a), poltrone (-a), (inactive: machine, factory, workers) inattivo (-a), (unemployed: worker) disoccupato (-a)to stand or lie idle — (factory, machine) rimaner fermo (-a) or inattivo (-a)
2) (fear, speculation) infondato (-a), (gossip, pleasures) futile, (question) ozioso (-a), (threat) campato (-a) in aria2. vi•* * *idle /ˈaɪdl/A a.3 (fig.) ozioso; inutile; futile; vano: an idle question, una domanda oziosa (o inutile); idle tears, lacrime vane; an idle wish, un desiderio vano5 (poet.) fermo; immobileB n.● (fin.) idle balances, saldi monetari infruttiferi □ (fin.) idle capital, capitale inattivo □ idle curiosity, curiosità oziosa □ (fin.) idle money, moneta inattiva □ idle pulley, puleggia folle □ idle rumours, voci infondate □ (autom., mecc.) idle speed, minimo □ (autom.) idle speed cut-off, interruzione del flusso del carburante in fase di rilascio □ (mecc.) idle stroke, corsa a vuoto □ idle time, (cronot.) tempo d'attesa (o d'ozio); (comput.) tempo d'inattività □ idle wheel, ruota di rinvio □ (autom., mecc.) at idle speed, al minimo; ( anche) in fase di rilascio □ (fin.) to lie idle, essere infruttifero.(to) idle /ˈaɪdl/A v. i.1 oziare; pigrire, impigrirsiB v. t.2 – to idle away, sciupare (o sprecare) nell'ozio: Don't idle away the years of your youth, non sprecare la gioventù nell'ozio* * *I ['aɪdl]3) (without occupation) [ person] sfaccendato; [day, moment] di ozio4) (not functioning) [port, mine, machine] fermo, inattivoto lie o stand idle — [machine, factory] rimanere fermo; [ land] rimanere incolto
••II ['aɪdl]the devil makes work for idle hands — prov. l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi
verbo intransitivo [ engine] girare al minimo -
3 rotary
['rəʊtərɪ] 1.nome AE aut. colloq. rotonda f., rotatoria f.2.* * *['rəutəri](turning like a wheel: a rotary movement.) rotatorio- rotate- rotation* * *rotary /ˈrəʊtərɪ/A a. (scient., tecn.)1 rotanteB n.1 (mecc.) motore rotativo● rotary carpet cleaner, battitappeto a spazzole rotanti □ rotary clothes dryer, asciugabiancheria a tamburo ruotante □ Rotary Club, Rotary Club □ (tecn.) rotary compressor, rotocompressore □ (tecn.) rotary cutter, taglierino rotante □ (autom., mecc.) rotary engine, motore rotativo; motore Wankel □ rotary plough, erpice a dischi □ (tipogr.) rotary press, rotativa □ (tipogr.) rotary printing, stampa a rotativa □ rotary pump, pompa rotativa; rotopompa □ (ind. petrolifera) rotary rig, sonda rotary □ rotary shaver, rasoio a testine rotanti □ (ind. min.) rotary table, tavola di rotazione □ ( USA) rotary tiller, erpice a dischi; motozappa □ rotary-vane meter, contatore a turbina ( per fluidi) □ (aeron.) rotary-wing, rotore.* * *['rəʊtərɪ] 1.nome AE aut. colloq. rotonda f., rotatoria f.2.
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