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1 Hoover
['huːvə(r)]to hoover the carpet, the room — passare l'aspirapolvere sul tappeto, nella stanza
* * *['hu:və] 1. noun(a kind of vacuum cleaner.)2. verb(to clean (a carpet etc) with a vacuum cleaner: She hoovered the carpets.)* * *['huːvə(r)]to hoover the carpet, the room — passare l'aspirapolvere sul tappeto, nella stanza
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2 belt
I [belt]1) abbigl. cintura f., cinghia f.; (to carry weapons) cinturone m.2) aut. aer. cintura f.3) (area) cintura f.mountain, earthquake belt — zona montana, sismica
4) tecn. cinghia f.5) sport (in boxing, judo) cintura f.6) colloq. (blow) colpo m.••II 1. [belt]to hit sb. below the belt — tirare un colpo basso a qcn
2) (as punishment) prendere a cinghiate2.verbo intransitivo colloq. (go fast)to belt along o down — [ car] sfrecciare su [ motorway]
- belt off- belt out- belt up* * *[belt] 1. noun1) (a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist: a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt.) cintura2) (a similar object used to set wheels in motion: the belt of a vacuum-cleaner.) cinghia3) (a zone of country etc: a belt of trees; an industrial belt.) zona2. verb1) (to fasten with a belt: He belted his trousers on.) allacciare con una cintura2) (to strike (with or without a belt): He belted the disobedient dog.) picchiare con una cinghia•- belted* * *I [belt]1) abbigl. cintura f., cinghia f.; (to carry weapons) cinturone m.2) aut. aer. cintura f.3) (area) cintura f.mountain, earthquake belt — zona montana, sismica
4) tecn. cinghia f.5) sport (in boxing, judo) cintura f.6) colloq. (blow) colpo m.••II 1. [belt]to hit sb. below the belt — tirare un colpo basso a qcn
2) (as punishment) prendere a cinghiate2.verbo intransitivo colloq. (go fast)to belt along o down — [ car] sfrecciare su [ motorway]
- belt off- belt out- belt up -
3 suck
I [sʌk]to give sth. a suck — succhiare qcs.
II 1. [sʌk]to have a suck of — dare un'assaggiatina a [ drink]
1) (drink in) aspirare [liquid, air] ( through con); (extract) succhiareto suck sb. dry — fig. (of money) succhiare il sangue a qcn., spremere tutti i soldi a qcn
2.to be sucked down o under essere risucchiato; to get sucked into — fig. essere risucchiato in
verbo intransitivo [ baby] poppareto suck at — succhiare [ ice]
to suck on — aspirare da [ pipe]
- suck in- suck out- suck up* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) succhiare; bere2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) succhiare3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) aspirare; assorbire4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) fare schifo2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) succhiata- sucker- suck up to* * *[sʌk]1. vt(gen) succhiare, (subj: baby) poppare, succhiare, (pump, machine) aspirareto suck dry — (fig: person: of money) ripulire, (of energy) esaurire
2. vi(baby) succhiare, poppare•- suck in- suck out- suck up* * *suck /sʌk/n.2 gorgoglio; rumore fatto succhiando♦ (to) suck /sʌk/A v. t.1 succhiare; suggere (poet.); poppare: to suck milk, succhiare il latte; poppare; Hundreds of bees were sucking nectar from the flowers, centinaia d'api suggevano il nettare dai fiori; to suck one's mother's breast, succhiare il latte materno; to suck toffees, succhiare caramelle3 (fig.) assorbire; imbeversi di; sorbire: to suck (in) culture, assorbire cultura; imbeversi di sapere4 aspirare; inalare; inspirare: The pump was sucking the water from the hold, la pompa aspirava l'acqua della stiva; He sucked air into his lungs, inspirò aria nei polmoni6 (volg.) succhiareB v. i.1 succhiare; aspirare2 poppare4 ( slang USA) rompere (pop. fig.); essere fastidioso (o sgradevole); fare schifo: It sucks, che rottura!5 (volg.) fare del sesso orale● to suck at one's pipe, succhiare la pipa □ to suck away at a lollipop, succhiare un lecca lecca □ (fig.) to suck sb. 's brains, sfruttare le idee di q. □ to suck dry, succhiare sino in fondo; assorbire (qc.) completamente; (fig.) esaurire, sfiancare, spossare □ to suck an egg, bere un uovo □ ( slang USA) to suck eggs, essere di cattivo umore; arrabbiarsi facilmente □ to suck one's teeth, pulirsi i denti con la lingua; (fig.) fare una smorfia di perplessità, dubbio o incertezza □ to suck one's thumb, succhiarsi il pollice □ (fig.) a sucked orange, un limone spremuto; una cosa svuotata d'ogni contenuto, senza valore.* * *I [sʌk]to give sth. a suck — succhiare qcs.
II 1. [sʌk]to have a suck of — dare un'assaggiatina a [ drink]
1) (drink in) aspirare [liquid, air] ( through con); (extract) succhiareto suck sb. dry — fig. (of money) succhiare il sangue a qcn., spremere tutti i soldi a qcn
2.to be sucked down o under essere risucchiato; to get sucked into — fig. essere risucchiato in
verbo intransitivo [ baby] poppareto suck at — succhiare [ ice]
to suck on — aspirare da [ pipe]
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4 ♦ wet
♦ wet /wɛt/A a.1 bagnato; umido: wet hands [shoes], mani [scarpe] bagnate; wet clothes, vestiti umidi; wet through, bagnato fradicio; zuppo; bagnato fino alle ossa; to get wet, bagnarsi; soaking (o dripping, sopping) wet, zuppo; bagnato fradicio NOTA D'USO: - prendere la pioggia-2 ( di tempo, ecc.) piovoso; umido: wet weather, tempo piovoso; tempo umido; a wet day, una giornata piovosa; The moisture meter shows «wet», il misuratore dell'umidità segna «umido»B n.2 [u] tempo piovoso; pioggia: Don't go out in the wet!, non uscire con la pioggia!4 (stor., in GB) conservatore moderato; oppositore accanito della politica di Mrs Thatcher ( negli anni '80)● a wet bargain, un affare di cui si festeggia la stipulazione con una bevuta □ (naut.) wet basin, darsena □ (fig.) to be wet behind the ears, essere un novellino (o un ingenuo) □ (fig.) a wet blanket, un guastafeste; un impiastro (fig.) □ (elettr.) wet cell, pila a liquido □ wet cut ( di capelli), taglio senza messa in piega ( con asciugatura) □ (naut.) wet dock, darsena idrostatica; bacino a livello d'acqua costante □ (fam.) wet dream, polluzione notturna □ (stor., fam. USA) the wet-dry fuss, le diatribe (fam.: il gran chiasso) fra antiproibizionisti e fautori del proibizionismo □ (mecc.) wet engine, motore in ordine di marcia □ (autom.) wet-ground tyres, gomme da bagnato □ wet lab, laboratorio sottomarino □ (tecn.) wet look, finitura a lucido ( di stoffa o cuoio): a wet-look leather coat, un giaccone di cuoio lucido □ wet nurse, balia ( che allatta) □ (fotogr.) wet plate, lastra al collodio umido □ (bot.) wet rot, carie rossa del legno dovuta a funghi □ (autom.) wet sanding, pomiciatura a umido □ ( sport) wet suit, tuta da subacqueo; muta □ wet vacuum cleaner, aspiraliquidi □ as wet as a drowned rat, bagnato come un pulcino □ eyes wet with tears, occhi bagnati di lacrime □ to get one's feet wet, bagnarsi i piedi ( con la pioggia, ecc.); (fam.) dare inizio a qualcosa, cominciare un lavoro □ ( slang) to have a wet, bagnarsi il becco (fig.).(to) wet /wɛt/1 bagnare; inumidire; inzuppare: Don't wet your feet!, non bagnarti i piedi!; to wet a sponge, inzuppare una spugna● ( di bambino) to wet oneself, bagnarsi □ to wet the bed, bagnare il letto; fare la pipì nel letto □ (spec. USA) to wet one's pants, farsi la pipì addosso; (fig.) farsela addosso ( per la paura, ecc.) □ (fam.) to wet one's whistle (o one's tonsils), bagnarsi il becco (o l'ugola); fare una bevutina.
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