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1 waterworks
['wɔːtəwɜːks] 1.nome + verbo sing. o pl.1) tecn. impianto m. idrico2) AE acquedotto m.2.nome plurale BE colloq. eufem. apparato m.sing. urinario••* * *noun plural or noun singular (a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.) acquedotto* * *waterworks /ˈwɔ:təwɜ:ks/A n. pl.1 (spesso col verbo al sing.) impianto idrico; acquedotto2 grande fontana ornamentale; giochi d'acqua3 (fig. fam.) lacrime; pianto4 (fam.) apparato urinario; la vescicaB a. attr.(fam.) urologico: waterworks trouble, disturbi urologici● (fam.) to turn on the waterworks, mettersi a piangere come una fontana.* * *['wɔːtəwɜːks] 1.nome + verbo sing. o pl.1) tecn. impianto m. idrico2) AE acquedotto m.2.nome plurale BE colloq. eufem. apparato m.sing. urinario•• -
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3 ■ turn on
■ turn onA v. t. + avv.1 aprire ( un rubinetto, il gas, ecc.); girare ( un interruttore); accendere ( la luce, la radio, la tivù, ecc.); far correre ( l'acqua): Turn on the tap!, apri il rubinetto; Turn on the radio, please!, accendi la radio, per favore!; DIALOGO → - Putting the heating on- I'm cold, shall we turn the heating on?, ho freddo, accendiamo il riscaldamento?3 (comput.) accendere5 (fam.) eccitare sessualmente; far perdere la testa a (q.): Jane really turned him on, Jane gli faceva proprio perdere la testaB v. i. + avv.2 (fam.) prendere interesse; essere motivato; entusiasmarsi3 (fam.) eccitarsi; infiammarsi (fig.); perdere la testa: Too many young people are using drugs to turn on, troppi giovani prendono la droga per eccitarsiC v. t. + prep.D v. i. + prep.1 rivoltarsi contro (q.); attaccare; assalire: The burglar turned on me and stabbed me, il ladro mi si è rivoltato contro e mi ha dato una coltellata3 incentrarsi in: The debate will turn on the economic outlook, il dibattito si incentrerà sulle prospettive dell'economia4 dipendere da: Everything turns on his answer, tutto dipende dalla sua risposta □ to turn sb. on to st., far conoscere qc. a q., avvicinare (o appassionare) q. a qc.; ( slang) iniziare q. a ( una droga) □ to turn one's back on, voltare le spalle a ( anche fig.) □ (mil.) to turn on the guard, chiamare la guardia □ to turn on one's heels, girare su (o alzare) i tacchi; tagliare la corda (fig.) □ to turn the key on sb., chiudere q. fuori di casa □ (fin.) to turn on the money-supply taps, aprire le fonti di credito; allargare i cordoni della borsa (fam.) □ (fig. fam.) to turn on the waterworks, dare la stura alle lacrime; mettersi a piangere a dirotto □ (fam., scherz.) Whatever turns you on!, de gustibus!; contento te! -
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I 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]nome acqua f.at high, low water — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to turn the water on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
2.to keep one's head above water — tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua; fig. (financially) stare a galla
1) mar. acque f.2) (spa water)3) med. (in obstetrics)3.modificatore [ glass] da acqua; [ jug] dell'acqua, per l'acqua; [tank, filter] per l'acqua; [ mill] ad acqua; [ bird] acquatico; [snake, shortage] d'acqua; [pump, wheel] idraulico; [pipe, pressure] dell'acqua••to spend money like water — avere le mani bucate, spendere e spandere
II 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]not to hold water — [ theory] fare acqua
verbo transitivo annaffiare [lawn, plant]; agr. irrigare [crop, field]; abbeverare [ livestock]2.* * *['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) acqua2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) innaffiare, annaffiare2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) avere l'acquolina in bocca3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) lacrimare•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) impermeabile4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizzare- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *I 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]nome acqua f.at high, low water — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to turn the water on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
2.to keep one's head above water — tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua; fig. (financially) stare a galla
1) mar. acque f.2) (spa water)3) med. (in obstetrics)3.modificatore [ glass] da acqua; [ jug] dell'acqua, per l'acqua; [tank, filter] per l'acqua; [ mill] ad acqua; [ bird] acquatico; [snake, shortage] d'acqua; [pump, wheel] idraulico; [pipe, pressure] dell'acqua••to spend money like water — avere le mani bucate, spendere e spandere
II 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]not to hold water — [ theory] fare acqua
verbo transitivo annaffiare [lawn, plant]; agr. irrigare [crop, field]; abbeverare [ livestock]2.
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