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drum /drʌm/ noun tamburo m;
(for oil) bidone m;
~s pl (in pop group) batteria f verb (pt/pp drummed) intransitive verb suonare il tamburo;
(in pop group) suonare la batteria transitive verb ~ something into somebody fam ripetere qualcosa a qualcuno cento volte;
~ one's fingers on the table tamburellare con le dita sul tavolo■ drum up transitive verb ottenere ‹business, customers, support›

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'drum' found in these entries:

English:

bass drum - brake drum - drum kit

Italian:

cestello - fusto - grancassa - tamburellare - tamburo

drum: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

drum		(to study intensely)	studiare come un matto v
drum		(to play a percussion instrument)	suonare il tamburo v
drum		(make the sound of drums)	tamburellare v
drum		(anatomy - ear)	tamburo nm
drum		(automotive - brakes)	tamburo nm
drum		(sound of drums) suono di tamburo	tamburo nm
drum			tamburo nm
drum		(container used for shipping)	cilindro nm
drum		lavatrice	cestello nm
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
bass drum			grancassa nf
beat the drum			suonare il tamburo
bongo drum	n	(small drum played with the hands)	bongo nm
Sono diventato un mago nel suonare il bongo.
brake drum			freno a tamburo
drum brake			freno a tamburo
drum into			inculcare vtr ⇒
drum into sb's head			ficcare in testa a qualcuno vtr
drum major			istruttore di batteria; primo batterista
drum on		(rain) pioggia	battere su vi
drum out			espellere vtr ⇒
drum roll			rullo di tamburo nm
drum set		musica	batteria nf
drum sth into sb's head	vi	informal, figurative (impress sth upon sb by repetition)	inculcare vtr ⇒
Our father, a clever but uneducated man, always drummed into our heads the importance of a good education.
Il nostro professore ha sempre cercato di inculcarci l'amore per la letteratura.
drum up			creare interesse
drum up charges			raccogliere accuse vtr
electronic drum			batteria elettronica
oil drum			barile nm
snare drum		pezzo di batteria	rullante
snare drum			tamburo militare
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drum head
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Drum up business, in good times and in bad times
I tried to drum into his head that
LP and HP drum
the drum becomes very loose
This year march to the beat of your own drum
While the metal drum turned

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