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1 ♦ cloth
♦ cloth /klɒɵ/n.1 [u] stoffa; tessuto: woollen (o wool) cloth, stoffa di lana; waterproof cloth, tessuto impermeabile; cloth bag, borsa di stoffa2 straccio; panno; pezza; strofinaccio7 [u] (naut.) velame; vele (pl.)● cloth-beam, subbio ( di telaio) □ cloth binding, rilegatura in tela □ cloth bound, rilegato in tela □ (GB) cloth cap, berretto di panno con visiera rigida ( considerato tipico della classe operaia) □ (GB) cloth-cap, di (o da) operaio □ (scherz. GB) cloth-eared [cloth-ears], che [chi] non sente ( perché distratto, insensibile, ecc.); sordo □ (fam.) cloth head, stupido; zuccone □ cloth in the piece, stoffa in pezza □ cloth-maker, fabbricante di stoffe □ cloth of gold [of silver], stoffa intessuta d'oro [d'argento].NOTA D'USO: - cloth, clothes o clothing?- -
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[ʃiːt]1) (of paper, stamps) foglio m.4) (of plastic, rubber) foglio m.; (of canvas, tarpaulin) telo m.; (of metal, glass) lastra f.; (thinner) foglio m., lamina f.5) (of mist, fog) cortina f.a sheet of ice — (on road) una lastra di ghiaccio
6) mar. scotta f.7) AE colloq. dir. sentenza f. di carcerazione••* * *[ʃi:t]1) (a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed: She put clean sheets on all the beds.) lenzuolo2) (a large, thin, usually flat, piece: a sheet of paper/glass.) foglio•* * *[ʃiːt]1) (of paper, stamps) foglio m.4) (of plastic, rubber) foglio m.; (of canvas, tarpaulin) telo m.; (of metal, glass) lastra f.; (thinner) foglio m., lamina f.5) (of mist, fog) cortina f.a sheet of ice — (on road) una lastra di ghiaccio
6) mar. scotta f.7) AE colloq. dir. sentenza f. di carcerazione••
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