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1 onda
trust* * *f waveradio andare in onda go on the air* * *onda s.f.1 wave: onda alta, high wave; onda lunga, roller (o swell); onde lunghe e profonde, ( in mare aperto) groundswell; onde grosse, billows; cresta dell'onda, wave crest; una costa battuta dalle onde, a coastline pounded by the waves; essere in balia delle onde, to be tossed by the waves; fendere, tagliare le onde, to breast the waves // onde dei capelli, waves in one's hair; un'onda di entusiasmo, a wave of enthusiasm // essere sulla cresta dell'onda, (fig.) to be on the crest of the wave: i Beatles sono ancora sulla cresta dell'onda, the Beatles are still on the crest of the wave // seguire, andare dietro l'onda, to follow the crowd (o to go with the fashion): i giovani seguono l'onda del momento, young people go with the fashion // (econ.) onda lunga, ( di ciclo economico) long wave2 (fis., rad.) wave: onda elettromagnetica, electromagnetic wave; onde hertziane, hertzian waves; onda luminosa, light wave; onde medie, lunghe, corte, medium, long, short waves; onda portante, carrier wave; onda sonora, sound wave; onde termiche, heat waves; lunghezza d'onda, wavelength; treno d'onde, wave train; onda stazionaria, standing (o stationary) wave; onda longitudinale, quadra, longitudinal, square wave; fronte d'onda, wavefront; funzione d'onda, wave function; guida d'onda, waveguide; numero d'onda, wave number; superficie d'onda, wave surface; equazione delle onde, wave equation // andare, mandare in onda, to broadcast: questa sera andrà in onda un nuovo programma, this evening we will broadcast a new programme.* * *['onda]sostantivo femminile1) wave (anche fis.)onda luminosa, sonora — light, sound wave
essere sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda di qcn. — to be on the same wavelength as sb
2) rad. telev.andare in onda — [film, pubblicità] to go on the air, to be broadcast
mandare in onda — to broadcast, to air [ programma]
3) (di capelli) wave, ripplefarsi le -e — to have one's hair waved, to ripple one's hair
4) fig. (di rabbia, sdegno) surge, rush•onda corta — rad. short wave
onda lunga — mar. rad. long wave
onda media — rad. medium wave
onda d'urto — fis. shockwave
* * *onda/'onda/sostantivo f.1 wave (anche fis.); essere in balia delle -e to be at the mercy of the waves; onda luminosa, sonora light, sound wave; essere sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda di qcn. to be on the same wavelength as sb.2 rad. telev. andare in onda [film, pubblicità] to go on the air, to be broadcast; essere in onda to be on the air; mandare in onda to broadcast, to air [ programma]3 (di capelli) wave, ripple; farsi le -e to have one's hair waved, to ripple one's hair4 fig. (di rabbia, sdegno) surge, rushonda corta rad. short wave; onda lunga mar. rad. long wave; onda media rad. medium wave; onda radio radio wave; onda d'urto fis. shockwave. -
2 cresta
f crestdi montagna peak* * *cresta1 s.f.1 ( di animale) crest, comb, topping, topknot // abbassare la cresta, (fig.) to get off one's high horse // alzare la cresta, (fig.) to get on one's high horse (o to get cocky)3 ( di elmo) crest, plume4 (estens.) crest: la cresta dell'onda, the crest of a wave // essere sulla cresta dell'onda, (fig.) to be on the crest of a wave // (elettr.) valore di cresta, crest (o peak) value5 (geogr.) crest, ridge; ( cima) peak, top; ( di collina) knap: cresta di monte, ridge (o crest) of a mountaincresta2 s.f. nella locuz.: far la cresta sulla spesa, to spend less than stated and pocket the difference.* * *I ['kresta, 'krɛsta]sostantivo femminile1) (di animale) crest, comb2) (di elmo) crest3) (dell'onda) crest4) geogr. (di monte) ridge5) (crestina) white starched cap6) anat. crest•cresta di gallo — bot. cockscomb
••II ['kresta, 'krɛsta]fare abbassare la cresta a qcn. — to take sb. down a peg or two, to take the wind down of sb.'s sail
sostantivo femminile* * *cresta1/'kresta, 'krεsta/sostantivo f.1 (di animale) crest, comb2 (di elmo) crest3 (dell'onda) crest4 geogr. (di monte) ridge5 (crestina) white starched cap6 anat. crestessere sulla cresta dell'onda to be on the crest of a wave; alzare la cresta to get on one's high horse; abbassare la cresta to come off one's high horse; fare abbassare la cresta a qcn. to take sb. down a peg or two, to take the wind down of sb.'s sail\cresta di gallo bot. cockscomb.————————cresta2/'kresta, 'krεsta/sostantivo f.fare la cresta (sulla spesa) to chisel a bit on the shopping. -
3 essere sulla cresta dell'onda
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