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1 wooden horse
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2 ♦ wooden
♦ wooden /ˈwʊdn/a.1 di legno; legnoso; ligneo: a wooden bucket, un secchio di legno; wooden steps, gradini di legno; a wooden leg, una gamba di legno2 (fig.) impacciato; legnoso; inespressivo; rigido; stereotipato: wooden poses, pose rigide; a wooden stare, uno sguardo inespressivo; a wooden smile, un sorriso stereotipato3 (fig.) insensibile; duro● wooden hammer, mazzuolo □ (fam.) wooden-head, stupido; tonto; testa di legno □ (fam.) wooden-headed, stupido; tonto □ (fam.) wooden-headedness, stupidità; tontaggine □ (fig.) wooden horse, cavallo di Troia; ( atletica) cavallo, cavalletto □ (fig. fam.) the wooden spoon, il premio per l'ultimo ( in una gara); la medaglia di cartone (fig.); ( rugby, le Sei Nazioni) il cucchiaio di legno; ( ciclismo) la maglia nera □ ( sport) wooden spoonist, maglia nera; ultimo arrivato □ (stor., fig.) wooden walls, navi da guerra ( quando erano di legno). -
3 hobby-horse
(also hobbyhorse) noun1) (a stick with a wooden horse's head or a rocking horse as a child's toy.) (cavalluccio di legno)2) (one's favourite topic, idea or project.) (cavallo di battaglia) -
4 form
I [fɔːm]1) (kind, manifestation) forma f.; (of taxation) sistema m.2) (document) modulo m., formulario m.3) (shape) forma f., aspetto m.4) (of athlete, horse) forma f., condizioni f.pl. fisiche6) (etiquette)it is bad form — non sta bene, non è educato
as a matter of form — pro forma, per pura formalità
7) BE scol. classe f.8) (set of words) formula f.9) ling. forma f.10) (bench) panca f., banco m.II 1. [fɔːm]1) (organize or create, constitute) formare [queue, circle]; formare, costituire [club, alliance, government, band]; allacciare [friendship, relationship]; formare [sentence, tense]2) (conceive) farsi [impression, opinion]; nutrire [ admiration]2.verbo intransitivo formarsi* * *I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.)2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?)3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.)4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.)5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.)2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.)2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.)3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.)4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.)•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.)* * *I [fɔːm]1) (kind, manifestation) forma f.; (of taxation) sistema m.2) (document) modulo m., formulario m.3) (shape) forma f., aspetto m.4) (of athlete, horse) forma f., condizioni f.pl. fisiche6) (etiquette)it is bad form — non sta bene, non è educato
as a matter of form — pro forma, per pura formalità
7) BE scol. classe f.8) (set of words) formula f.9) ling. forma f.10) (bench) panca f., banco m.II 1. [fɔːm]1) (organize or create, constitute) formare [queue, circle]; formare, costituire [club, alliance, government, band]; allacciare [friendship, relationship]; formare [sentence, tense]2) (conceive) farsi [impression, opinion]; nutrire [ admiration]2.verbo intransitivo formarsi
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