| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| air | n | (atmosphere) | aria nf |
| The air in the bar was thick with smoke. |
| L'aria nel bar era densa di fumo. |
| air | n | (air conditioning) | aria condizionata nf |
| I'm a little hot, so I'm going to turn on the air. |
| Ho un po' caldo, quindi accendo l'aria condizionata. |
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| Additional Translations |
| air | n | (melody) musica | aria nf |
| The violinist played a beautiful Irish air. |
| Il violinista ha suonato una splendida aria irlandese. |
| air | n | (appearance) | sembianze nfpl |
| | | aspetto nm |
| She has the air of a Spaniard, but is actually English. |
| Ha le sembianze di una spagnola, invece è inglese. |
| Ha l'aspetto di una spagnola, invece è inglese. |
| air | n | (attitude) aspetto | aria nf |
| Phil's new suit gave him an air of confidence. |
| Il nuovo vestito di Phil gli ha dato un'aria di sicurezza. |
| air | n | (pretensions) atteggiarsi | arie nfpl |
| Fran's country relatives accused her of putting on airs. |
| I parenti di campagna di Fran l'hanno accusata di darsi delle arie. |
| air | n | (transport) | aereo, aeroplano nm |
| In the nineteen twenties, people began crossing the ocean by air. |
| Negli anni venti del Novecento si iniziò ad attraversare l'oceano in aereo. |
| air | n | (wind) | vento nm |
| The air blew down trees during the storm. |
| Durante la tempesta il vento ha sradicato degli alberi. |
| air | n | (broadcasting) radio, televisione | trasmissione nf |
| | | in onda prep + nf |
| Our local radio station goes off the air at midnight. |
| La nostra stazione radio locale termina le trasmissioni a mezzanotte. |
| New: La nostra radio locale va in onda fino a mezzanotte. |
| air | vi | (broadcasting) televisione, radio | trasmettere⇒, mandare in onda vtr |
| | | andare in onda vi |
| The interview with the president is going to air this Monday. |
| L'intervista con il presidente verrà trasmessa lunedì prossimo. |
| New: L'intervista con il Presidente andrà in onda questo lunedì. |
| air | vtr | (ventilate) | arieggiare⇒, aerare⇒, ventilare⇒ vtr |
| | | cambiare l'aria vtr |
| Let's open the windows to air out the house. |
| Apriamo le finestre per arieggiare la casa. |
| Apriamo le finestre per cambiare l'aria in casa. |
| air | vtr | (express) | esporre, esternare⇒, rendere noto, fare sentire⇒ vtr |
| | | sciorinare⇒ vtr |
| The students went to the principal to air their grievances. |
| Gli studenti sono andati dal direttore per esternare il loro malcontento. |
| air | vtr | (show) | trasmettere⇒ vtr |
| | | mandare in onda vtr |
| All of the networks will air the debate. |
| Tutte le reti trasmetteranno il dibattito. |
| Segnala un errore |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| air age | | | era del volo |
| air ambulance | n | (aircraft for medical emergencies) | aeroambulanza nf |
| | | eliambulanza nf |
| Helicopters were used as air ambulances during the Vietnam War. |
| air arm | | | armata aerea |
| air assault | n | (military strike from aircraft) | attacco aereo nm |
| air attack | n | (bombing or strafing by plane) | bombardamento nm |
| | | incursione aerea nf |
| As the Second World War neared its end, many German cities faced Allied air attacks. |
| air bag | | | airbag |
| air base | | | base aerea |
| air bed | | | materassino gonfiabile |
| air blast | | | colpo d'aria |
| air blow | | | soffio d'aria |
| air blue | | | situazione difficile |
| air box | | | air box |
| air brake | n | (machinery: pneumatic brake) | freno ad aria compressa nm |
| | | aerofreno nm |
| air bubble | n | (pocket of air in a liquid) | bolla d'aria nf |
| That little pump creates hundreds of air bubbles in the aquarium. |
| air cadet | | | cadetto dell'aeronautica |
| air car | | | auto ad aria compressa |
| air cargo | n | (freight carried by a plane) | merci via aerea |
| | | air cargo nm |
| That airline charges $5.00 a pound for air cargo. |
| air cargo | n | (mode of transport: air freight) | merci aeree nfpl |
| | | aeromerci nfpl |
| air carrier | | | linea aerea |
| air cavalry | | | cavalleria dell'aria |
| air cell | | | cella d'aria |
| air chamber | | | camera d'aria |
| air cleaner | | | filtro dell'aria |
| air combat | | | combattimento aereo |
| air command | | | comando aereo |
| air commodore | | | commodoro dell'aviazione |
| air compressor | | | compressore ad aria |
| air conditioner | n | (device for cooling the air) | condizionatore nm |
| air conditioning | n | (system for cooling the air) | aria condizionata nf |
| air conditioning unit | n | (air-cooling system) | condizionatore nm |
| The repairman will arrive between 1-4pm today to fix your air conditioning unit. |
| air control | | | controllo aereo |
| air controls | | | rilevamenti della qualità dell'aria |
| air cooler | | | raffreddatore ad aria |
| air cooling | | | raffreddamento ad aria |
| air corps | | | reparti aerei |
| air cover | | | copertura aerea |
| air crash | | | incidente aereo |
| air current | | | corrente aerea |
| air curtain | | | lama d'aria |
| air cushion | | | cuscino pneumatico |
| air cylinder | | | bombola d'aria compressa |
| air discharge | | di fulmine | scarica aerea |
| air division | | | divisione aerea |
| air drill | | | trapano ad aria compressa |
| air duct | | | condotto d'aria |
| air embolism | | | embolia d'aria |
| air express | | | espresso aereo |
| air filter | n | (filter that removes dust from air) | filtro dell'aria nm |
| air fleet | | | flotta aerea |
| air flow | n | (current, movement of air) | flusso d'aria |
| The air flow of this oxygen concentrator is 3 liters a minute. |
| air force | n | (military aviation unit) | forza aerea nf |
| | | aviazione militare nf |
| air freight | n | (transport of goods by plane) | merci aeree nfpl |
| | | aeromerci nfpl |
| air freshener | n | (product that combats odours) | deodorante nm |
| air furnace | | | impianto per riscaldamento ad aria calda |
| air gap | | | traferro nm |
| air guitar | n | (imaginary rock-guitar playing) | suonare una chitarra immaginaria |
| air gun | n | (pellet rifle) | fucile ad aria compressa |
| air hammer | n | (tool: pneumatic hammer) | martello pneumatico nm |
| The construction crew had to use an air hammer to break up the concrete walkway. |
| air hockey | n | (table game played with a puck) | air hockey nm |
| air hockey table | n | (surface for playing air hockey) | tavolo da air hockey |
| air horn | n | (loud pneumatic horn) | tromba pneumatica nf |
| | | sirena da nebbia |
| When there is fog, ships sound their air horns to gauge their positions. |
| air hostess | n | dated (female airline steward) | hostess nf |
| | | assistente di volo |
| air injection | | | iniezione d'aria |
| air intake | n | (ventilation system aperture ) | presa d'aria |
| The air intake filter is dirty and needs to be replaced. |
| air intake | n | (motor or carburettor opening for air used in combustion) | aspirazione nf |
| The air intake valve on that engine seems to be clogged. |
| air law | | | diritto aereo |
| air leak | n | (escape of air) | perdita d'aria |
| Better check the pressure in that tire. I think it has a slow air leak. |
| air lift | | | ponte aereo |
| air lock | n | (airtight chamber) | camera stagna nf |
| On submarines and space shuttles there are air locks so that the air in them stays inside when someone goes out. |
| air mail | n | (postal service by plane) | posta aerea nf |
| air mail | n | (post sent by plane) | servizio aeropostale nm |
| air marshal | n | (security agent who rides airplanes) | agente di sicurezza in volo |
| | | sceriffo del cielo |
| air mass | | | massa d'aria |
| air mattress | n | (inflatable mattress: for sleeping) | materasso gonfiabile nm |
| You'll need an air mattress when we go camping in the mountains. |
| We pump up an air mattress for our house guests as we don't have a spare bed. |
| air mattress | n | US (air bed, lilo: for swimming pool) | materassino gonfiabile nm |
| I love floating on an air mattress. |
| air medal | | onorificenza statunitense | air medal |
| air mile | | | miglio aereo |
| air motor | | | motore ad aria compressa |
| air navigation | | | navigazione aerea |
| air out | vtr | (aerate, expose to air) | dare aria a |
| | | arieggiare⇒ vtr |
| When spring comes, we air out all the heavy winter blankets. |
| air out | vtr | (discuss openly, as differences of opinion) | esporre vtr |
| | | palesare⇒ vtr |
| | | dare voce a |
| John and Mary aired out their differences at the marriage counselor's office. |
| air passage | | | condotto dell'aria |
| air pistol | | | pistola ad aria compressa |
| air pocket | n | (current of air) | vuoto d'aria |
| When the plane hit an air pocket, the turbulence knocked the flight attendants off their feet. |
| air pocket | n | (air trapped in liquid) | sacca d'aria |
| She survived in an air pocket under the capsized boat. |
| air pollution | n | (contamination of the atmosphere) | inquinamento atmosferico nm |
| air post | | | posta aerea |
| air power | | | potenza aerea |
| air pressure | n | (atmospheric pressure) | pressione atmosferica nf |
| Masses of high and low air pressure create the weather on Earth. |
| air pressure | n | (measure of atmospheric pressure) | pressione atmosferica nf |
| The current temperature is -1, and the air pressure is 1016 millibars. |
| air pump | n | (device for inflating tyres) | compressore nm |
| To inflate our car tires, we use the air pump at the gas station instead of the bicycle pump at home. |
| air pump | n | (device for compressing air) | compressore nm |
| air race | | | competizione aerea |
| air rage | n | informal (violent outburst by plane passenger) | comportamento violento in volo |
| air raid | | | raid aereo |
| air raid | | | bombardamento aereo |
| air rifle | n | (pneumatic gun) | fucile ad aria compressa |
| You could shoot your eye out with that air rifle if you're not careful. |
| air right | | | diritto sullo spazio sovrastante la proprietà |
| air route | | | rotta aerea |
| air sac | | | sacca d'aria |
| Segnala un errore |
| 100 successive |