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1 rotella
"wheel;Rolle;galet;ruedecilla;anilha"* * *f castor* * *rotella s.f.1 small wheel; ( orientabile) castor; ( di bicicletta) trainer wheel: pattini a rotelle, roller skates // avere una rotella fuori posto, to have a screw loose2 (anat.) → rotula* * *[ro'tɛlla]sostantivo femminile1) wheel; (di sedia, tavolo) castor, caster2) anat. (rotula) rotula*•rotella dentata — mecc. trundle
••avere qualche rotella fuori posto — not to be all there, not to have all one's marbles, to have a screw loose
* * *rotella/ro'tεlla/sostantivo f.1 wheel; (di sedia, tavolo) castor, caster; pattini a -e roller-skates2 anat. (rotula) rotula*essere solo una rotella dell'ingranaggio to be a tiny cog in the machine; avere qualche rotella fuori posto not to be all there, not to have all one's marbles, to have a screw loose\rotella dentata mecc. trundle. -
2 ruotare
"to rotate;Drehen, Abdrehen;tornear"* * *ruotare v. intr.1 to rotate (anche mat.); (astr.) to revolve; ( roteare) to wheel: un cilindro che ruota intorno al proprio asse, a cylinder which rotates on its own axis; la Terra ruota intorno al Sole, the Earth revolves round the Sun2 ( volare in circolo) to circle (round sthg.), to wheel (about sthg.): il falco ruotava sopra la preda, the hawk circled (round) above its prey◆ v.tr. to rotate, to revolve; ( gli occhi) to roll: ruotare gli occhi, to roll one's eyes; ruotare la testa, to roll one's head; ruotare i pollici, to twiddle one's thumbs // far ruotare, to wheel.* * *[rwo'tare] 1.verbo transitivo to roll [spalle, occhi]2.ruotare qcs. nel senso sbagliato — to turn sth. the wrong way
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) (girare) (su se stesso) to rotate, to revolve; (attorno a qcs.) [pianeta, stella] to revolve* * *ruotare/rwo'tare/ [1]to roll [ spalle, occhi]; ruotare qcs. nel senso sbagliato to turn sth. the wrong way(aus. avere) (girare) (su se stesso) to rotate, to revolve; (attorno a qcs.) [ pianeta, stella] to revolve. -
3 volgere
1. v/t : volgere le spalle turn one's back2. v/i: volgere al termine draw to a closeil tempo volge al brutto the weather is getting worsevolgere al peggio take a turn for the worse* * *volgere v.tr.1 ( indirizzare) to turn: volgere il viso verso qlco., to turn one's face toward sthg.; volgere le armi contro il nemico, to turn one's weapons on the enemy; volgere i propri sforzi verso qlco., to direct one's efforts to sthg.; volse i propri passi verso casa, he headed for home; volgere i propri pensieri verso qlco., to turn one's toughts to sthg.2 ( mutare, trasformare) to turn, to put*: volgi le cose in tal modo che sembra tu abbia ragione, you put things in such a way that you seem to be right: volgere qlco. a proprio vantaggio, to turn sthg. to one's own advantage // volgere una frase in latino, to turn (o to translate) a sentence into Latin; volgere in ridicolo, to turn into a joke (o to laugh off); volgere tutto in bene, in male, to put a good, a bad complexion upon everything3 ( girare) to turn (over): volgere le pagine di un libro, to turn (over) the pages of a book; volgere una ruota, to turn a wheel // volgere qlco. nella mente, to turn sthg. over and over in one's mind // volgere le spalle a qlcu., to turn one's back on s.o., (fig.) to give s.o. the cold shoulder◆ v. intr. to turn: la strada volge a sinistra, the road turns to the left // il tempo concesso volge al termine, the time granted is coming to an end // il tempo volge al brutto, the weather is changing for the worse // il sole volgeva al tramonto, the sun was setting // volgere al peggio, to deteriorate: la situazione volge al peggio, the situation is deteriorating (o is taking a turn for the worse) // volgere al meglio, to improve.◘ volgersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 to turn: si volse a guardarla, he turned (round) to look at her; si volse indietro da questa parte, he turned back this way // si volse alla musica, (fig.) he turned to music2 ( mutarsi, trasformarsi) to turn (to sthg.), to change (to sthg.): il suo amore si è volto in odio, his love has turned (o changed) to hate.volgere s.m. course: il volgere degli eventi, the course of events; col volgere del tempo, in the course of time; nel volgere di tre anni, in the course (o space) of three years.* * *1. ['vɔldʒere]vb irreg vi (aus avere)1)volgere a — (piegare verso) to turn to o towards, bend round to o towards
2)volgere al peggio — to take a turn for the worseil tempo volge al brutto/al bello — the weather is breaking/is setting fair
2. vt1) (voltare) to turn2) (trasformare) to turn3. vr (volgersi)si volse verso di lui — he turned to o towards him
* * *I 1. ['vɔldʒere]verbo transitivo1) (rivolgere)volgere l'attenzione a — to turn o direct one's attention to
volgere la mente, il pensiero a — to turn one's mind, thoughts to
2) fig. (trasformare)volgere qcs. in burla — to turn sth. into a joke
2.volgere la situazione in favore di qcn. — to sway the outcome in sb.'s favour
2) fig. (evolvere)3.volgere al peggio, al meglio — [ situazione] to take a turn for the worse, the better
verbo pronominale volgersi1) (girarsi) to turn-rsi verso qcn. — to turn to o towards sb.
2) fig. (riversarsi)••II ['vɔldʒere]volgere al termine — [secolo, giorno] to draw to a close o an end
sostantivo maschile* * *volgere1/'vɔldʒere/ [101]1 (rivolgere) volgere lo sguardo verso to look towards; volgere l'attenzione a to turn o direct one's attention to; volgere la mente, il pensiero a to turn one's mind, thoughts to2 fig. (trasformare) volgere qcs. in burla to turn sth. into a joke; volgere la situazione in favore di qcn. to sway the outcome in sb.'s favour(aus. avere)1 (cambiare direzione) il sentiero volge a destra the path turns to the right2 fig. (evolvere) volgere al peggio, al meglio [ situazione] to take a turn for the worse, the better; il tempo sta volgendo al bello the weather is changing for the betterIII volgersi verbo pronominalevolgere al termine [secolo, giorno] to draw to a close o an end.————————volgere2/'vɔldʒere/sostantivo m.con il volgere degli anni with the passing of years; al volgere del secolo at the turn of the century. -
4 roteare
roteare v.tr. to swing*; to rotate, to whirl; ( gli occhi) to roll: roteava le braccia, he was swinging his arms◆ v. intr. to wheel: un falco roteava nell'aria, a hawk was wheeling in the air.* * *[rote'are]1. vt(spada, bastone) to whirl, (occhi) to roll2. vi* * *[rote'are]* * *roteare/rote'are/ [1]to whirl (round), to twirl [spada, bastone]; to swing* [ braccia]; roteare gli occhi to roll one's eyes. -
5 rivoluzione
f revolution* * *rivoluzione s.f.1 revolution: la rivoluzione francese, russa, the French, Russian revolution; allo scoppio della rivoluzione, on the outbreak of the revolution; le sue idee portarono una completa rivoluzione nelle scienze naturali, his ideas brought about a complete revolution in the natural sciences; rivoluzione industriale, tecnologica, agricola, industrial, technological, agricultural revolution; rivoluzione verde, green revolution2 (scient.) revolution: la rivoluzione di una ruota, the revolution of a wheel // (astr.): la rivoluzione della Luna intorno alla Terra, the revolution of the Moon round the Earth; periodo di rivoluzione, orbital period // (mat.) solido di rivoluzione, solid of revolution3 ( confusione) mess: che rivoluzione!, what a mess!* * *[rivolut'tsjone]sostantivo femminile1) revolution (anche astr.)2) fig. (confusion) mess* * *rivoluzione/rivolut'tsjone/sostantivo f.1 revolution (anche astr.)2 fig. (confusion) mess.
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