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1 whaling
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2 whaling
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3 whaling
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4 balena
f whale* * *balena s.f.1 whale: balena femmina, cow whale; balena maschio, bull whale; caccia alla balena, whaling; andare a caccia di balene, to whale; stecca di balena, whalebone; grasso di balena, blubber; olio di balena, whale oil // bianco di balena, spermaceti* * *[ba'lena]sostantivo femminile1) zool. whale2) colloq. fig. (donna grassa) fatty* * *balena/ba'lena/sostantivo f.1 zool. whale; caccia alla balena whaling2 colloq. fig. (donna grassa) fatty. -
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(pl -cce) 1. f huntingandare a caccia go hunting (di something)dare la caccia a qualcuno chase after someonenave destroyer* * *caccia1 s.f.1 hunt; hunting; ( di uccelli) shooting: caccia grossa, big game hunting; ( i capi abbattuti nel corso di questa) big game; caccia agli uccelli di palude, wildfowling; caccia alla balena, whaling; caccia subacquea, underwater fishing; cane da caccia, hunting dog; capanno di caccia, hunting box (o hunting seat o hunting lodge); corno da caccia, hunting horn; fucile da caccia, hunting rifle; ( per uccelli) shot gun; licenza di caccia, game licence (o shooting licence o hunting licence); pallini da caccia, small shot; una riserva di caccia, a game preserve; stagione di caccia, shooting season, ( alla volpe) (fox) hunting season; partecipammo a una caccia alla volpe, we joined in a foxhunt; ti piace la caccia alla volpe?, do you like foxhunting?; andare a caccia, to go hunting; ( di uccelli) to go shooting2 (estens. fig.) hunt, chase, pursuit, search: caccia all'uomo, manhunt; andare a caccia di guadagni, soldi, onori, to pursue profits, money, honours; andare a caccia di complimenti, to fish for compliments; essere alla caccia di qlcu., to hunt s.o.; la polizia gli dà la caccia, the police are hunting him // caccia al tesoro, treasure huntcaccia2 s.m.2 abbr. di → cacciatorpediniere.* * *I ['kattʃa]1. sf1) hunting, (con fucile) shooting, hunting2) (anche: stagione di caccia) hunting (o shooting) season3) (cacciagione) game4) (fig : inseguimento, ricerca) chaseessere a caccia di notizie/libri — to be on the lookout for news/books
essere a caccia di un impiego/una casa — to be job-hunting o house-hunting
essere a caccia di uomini/soldi — to be after men/money
2.II ['kattʃa] sm inv* * *I1) (attività) hunting, shootingandare a caccia — to go hunting, to hunt, to shoot
caccia alla volpe, al cervo — fox, stag hunting
cane da caccia — hound, hunter
riserva di caccia — preserve, game reserve
2) (inseguimento, ricerca) chase, huntdare la caccia a — to be after, to give chase to, to hunt down [ criminale]
andare a caccia di — fig. to hunt for, to be after, to chase [lavoro, successo]
essere a caccia di — to be hunting for [soldi, lavoro]; to look out for [affare, offerta]
3) mil.•II ['kattʃa]caccia alle streghe — witch-hunt (anche fig.)
sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (aereo) fighter (plane)2) (cacciatorpediniere) destroyer* * *caccia1pl. -ce /'katt∫a, t∫e/sostantivo f.1 (attività) hunting, shooting; andare a caccia to go hunting, to hunt, to shoot; caccia alla volpe, al cervo fox, stag hunting; caccia al leone lion hunt; caccia alle balene whaling; cane da caccia hound, hunter; riserva di caccia preserve, game reserve2 (inseguimento, ricerca) chase, hunt; caccia all'assassino murder hunt; dare la caccia a to be after, to give chase to, to hunt down [ criminale]; andare a caccia di fig. to hunt for, to be after, to chase [lavoro, successo]; essere a caccia di to be hunting for [soldi, lavoro]; to look out for [affare, offerta]caccia di frodo poaching; caccia grossa big game hunting; caccia alle streghe witch-hunt (anche fig.); caccia al tesoro treasure hunt; caccia all'uomo manhunt.————————caccia2/'katt∫a/m.inv.1 (aereo) fighter (plane)2 (cacciatorpediniere) destroyer. -
6 caccia alla balena
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7 caccia alle balene
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8 balena sf
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9 baleniera sf
[bale'njɛra](per la caccia) whaler, whaling ship -
10 balena
sf [ba'lena]Zool whale, fig pegg barrel of lard -
11 baleniera
sf [bale'njɛra](per la caccia) whaler, whaling ship
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