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1 ♦ tyre
♦ tyre, ( USA) tire /ˈtaɪə(r)/n.1 (autom.) pneumatico; gomma; copertone: to get a flat tyre, bucare una gomma; forare; You've got a flat tyre, hai una gomma a terra; to change a tyre, cambiare una gomma● tyre cement, mastice per gomme □ tyre chains, catene da neve □ tyre dealer, gommista ( rivenditore) □ tyre gauge, manometro ( per pneumatici) □ (autom.) tyre pressure gauge = tyre gauge ► sopra □ tyre repair, riparazione (delle) gomme; vulcanizzazione □ tyre repairer, gommista ( riparatore) □ tyre retreading, ricostruzione delle gomme; vulcanizzazione □ tyre rim, cerchione ( per pneumatico) □ tyre tread, battistrada □ tyre swing, altalena fatta con vecchi copertoni d'automobile.(to) tyre /ˈtaɪə(r)/v. t. -
2 flat ****
I [flæt]as flat as a pancake fam — completamente piatto (-a), (Auto: tyre) completamente sgonfio (-a) or a terra
to fall flat on one's face — cadere a terra lungo (-a) disteso (-a), finire faccia a terra
2) (final: refusal, denial) categorico (-a), netto (-a)I'm not going, and that's flat! fam — non ci vado e basta!
4) (dull, lifeless: taste, style) piatto (-a), (joke) che non fa ridere, (drink) che ha perso l'effervescenza, sgassato (-a), (battery) scarico (-a), (colour) scialbo (-a)to be feeling rather flat — sentirsi giù di corda or di morale
5)flat rate of pay — tariffa unica di pagamento2. adv1) (absolutely: refuse, tell etc) seccamente, recisamenteflat broke fam — al verde, in bolletta
2)to be flat out — (lying) essere disteso (-a) or sdraiato (-a), (asleep) dormire della grossa
3) (Mus: sing, play) in modo stonato3. n(of hand) palmo, (of sword) parte f piatta, Mus bemolle m inv, Auto gomma a terraII [flæt] n Brit -
3 let down
let [sb.] down1) (disappoint) deludereit has never let me down — [technique, machine] non mi ha mai dato problemi
2) (embarrass) mettere in imbarazzo; let [sth.] down, let down [sth.]5) (lengthen) allungare [ garment]6) sciogliere [ hair]* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) abbassare2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) deludere3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) sgonfiare4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) allungare* * *vt + adv1) (lower) abbassare, (dress) allungare, (hem) allungare, lasciar giù, (Brit: tyre) sgonfiare, (one's hair) sciogliersi, (on rope) calare (giù)2) (disappoint) deludere* * *let [sb.] down1) (disappoint) deludereit has never let me down — [technique, machine] non mi ha mai dato problemi
2) (embarrass) mettere in imbarazzo; let [sth.] down, let down [sth.]5) (lengthen) allungare [ garment]6) sciogliere [ hair]
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