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♦ wood /wʊd/A n.1 (spesso al pl.) bosco; foresta; selva: a clearing in the wood, una radura nel bosco; The mountains are covered with thick woods, le montagne sono coperte da fitte foreste2 [u] legno; legname; legna: hard [soft] wood, legno duro [dolce]; a house made of wood, una casa di legno; to chop wood, spaccare la legna; Go and fetch some more wood, va' a prendere dell'altra legna!3 (solo al sing.) botte; barile; fusto: beer ( drawn) from the wood, birra spillata dalla botte; whisky aged in the wood, whisky invecchiato in fusto4 (pl.) (mus.) strumenti a fiato in legno; legni10 legno; (fig. raro) stoffa (fig.); sostanza: I don't know what wood he's made of, non so di che stoffa sia fatto (o che tipo d'individuo sia)B a. attr.● (chim.) wood alcohol, alcol di legno; alcol metilico; metanolo □ (bot.) wood anemone ( Anemone nemorosa), anemone dei boschi □ wood block, blocchetto di legno ( per pavimenti, ecc.); (tipogr.) matrice di legno; ( arte) blocchetto di legno per xilografia □ ( grafica) wood-block printing, xilografia ( il processo) □ wood-burning, a legna: a wood-burning stove, una stufa a legna □ wood-carver, intagliatore □ wood-carving, intaglio (o scultura) in legno □ wood coal, carbone di legna; ( anche) lignite □ (zool.) wood dove = wood pigeon ► sotto □ wood-engraver, incisore su legno; xilografo □ wood-engraving, incisione su legno; xilografia di testa □ wood filler, stucco; turapori □ (edil.) wood floor (o wood flooring), parquet □ (edil.) wood floor laying, installazione del parquet □ wood flour, farina (o polvere) di legno □ wood-house, legnaia □ (zool.) wood-lark ( Lullula arborea), tottavilla □ (bot.) wood-lily, ( Convallaria majalis) mughetto; ( Pyrola minor) piroletta soldanina □ (mitol.) wood nymph, ninfa dei boschi; driade □ wood paper, carta di pasta di legno □ (zool.) wood pigeon, ( Columba palumbus) colombaccio; ( Columba oenas) colombella □ wood pulp, pasta di legno; cellulosa □ (mecc.) wood screw, vite da legno □ wood seasoning, stagionatura del legno □ (bot.) wood-sorrel ( Oxalis acetosella), acetosella; trifoglio acetoso; alleluia; luiula □ wood spirit = wood alcohol ► sopra □ wood stove, stufa a legna □ (chim.) wood tar, catrame vegetale (o tratto dal legno) □ wood-turner, tornitore di legno □ wood turning, tornitura del legno □ (chim.) wood vinegar, acido pirolegnoso □ wood wool, lana di legno □ (volg. USA) to get wood, avere un'erezione □ (naut.: di barca, ecc.) on the wood, priva di sartiame; a naviglio nudo □ (fig.) to be out of the wood, esser fuori dei guai (o fuori pericolo) □ to take to the woods, darsi alla macchia □ (fig.) to be unable to see the wood for the trees, perdersi nei dettagli; non vedere l'essenziale □ (fam.) Touch wood!, tocca ferro! ( per scaramanzia).(to) wood /wʊd/A v. t. ( raro)B v. i.( raro) fare legna; rifornirsi di legna. -
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[wʊd] 1.1) (fuel, timber) legno m., legname m.2) (barrel) botte f., barile m.3) (forest) bosco m., foresta f.2. 3.modificatore [fire, smoke] di legna••touch wood! — BE
knock on wood! — AE tocca ferro!
we are not out of the wood yet — = non siamo ancora fuori pericolo o fuori dai guai
* * *[wud]1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) legno2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) bosco3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) manico, impugnatura•- wooded- wooden
- woody
- wood carving
- woodcut
- woodcutter
- woodland
- woodlouse
- woodpecker
- wood pulp
- woodwind
- woodwork
- woodworm
- out of the woods
- out of the wood* * *[wʊd] 1.1) (fuel, timber) legno m., legname m.2) (barrel) botte f., barile m.3) (forest) bosco m., foresta f.2. 3.modificatore [fire, smoke] di legna••touch wood! — BE
knock on wood! — AE tocca ferro!
we are not out of the wood yet — = non siamo ancora fuori pericolo o fuori dai guai
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[wʊd]1. n1) (material) legno, (timber) legname mtouch wood! Am; knock on wood! — tocca ferro!
2) (forest) boscowoods npl boschi mpl3) (Golf) mazza di legno, Bowls boccia2. adj1) (made of wood) di legno2) (living etc in a wood) di bosco, silvestre -
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5 wood pulp
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11 wood stove
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12 wood-block floor
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13 touch wood
((used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck: None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!) (toccare ferro) -
14 sandalwood sandal·wood
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15 wooden *** wood·en adj
['wʊdn]1) (made of wood) di legno2) (fig: movements, manner) impacciato (-a), rigido (-a), (face, stare) inespressivo (-a), (personality) goffo (-a)to give a wooden performance — (actor) recitare in maniera impacciata
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16 bentwood bent·wood adj
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17 Bollywood Bol·ly·wood n
['bɒlɪwʌd]cinema m indiano -
18 briarwood briar·wood ['braɪəˌwʊd] n
English-Italian dictionary > briarwood briar·wood ['braɪəˌwʊd] n
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19 brushwood brush·wood n
['brʌʃˌwʊd](undergrowth) sottobosco, (cuttings) rami mpl tagliati -
20 deadwood dead·wood n
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