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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

gap /gæp/ noun spazio m;
(in ages, between teeth) scarto m;
(in memory) vuoto m;
(in story) punto m oscuro

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'gap' found in these entries:

English:

breach - bridge - generation gap - widen - widening - yawning - year out

Italian:

deficienza - lacuna - salto - scarto - stacco

gap: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
gap	n	(opening, break)	apertura nf
			breccia nf
			fessura nf
			buco nm
You could see through the gap in the hedge.
Si poteva vedere attraverso l'apertura nella siepe.
gap	n	(time interval) di tempo	buco nm
			intervallo nm
There was a ninety-minute gap between leaving the bar and arriving home.
C'è stato un buco di novanta minuti tra l'uscita dal bar e l'arrivo a casa.
Additional Translations
gap	n	(crack)	crepa nf
The gap in the concrete sidewalk was a hazard.
La crepa sul marciapiede asfaltato costituiva un pericolo.
gap	n	(blank) mancanza	lacuna nf
There was a gap in the data report, with Tuesday's numbers missing.
C'era una lacuna nel report dati, mancavano le cifre relative a martedì.
gap	n	(discrepancy)	differenza nf
			divergenza nf
			divario nm
There is a large gap between the way of life of young people and that of their parents.
C'è una grande differenza tra il modo di vivere dei giovani e quello dei loro genitori.
gap	n	(mountain pass) passo di montagna	gola nf
			burrone nm
The main way through the mountains is the gap 20 km. north of here.
La via principale attraverso le montagne è la gola a 20 chilometri a nord da qui.
gap	vtr	(make a breach)	forare vtr ⇒
You have to gap the sheet metal, so the pipe will fit into it.
Devi forare la lastra di metallo così che possa entrare il tubo.
gap	vtr	(set spark plug aperture) automobile	regolare la distanza degli elettrodi delle candele vtr
If you don't gap the spark plugs properly, the car engine will misfire.
Se non regoli gli elettrodi delle candele, il motore non si avvia.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
air gap			traferro nm
credibility gap			gap di credibilità
gap-toothed			sdentato, dai denti radi
generation gap	n	(lack of understanding between old and young)	gap generazionale nm
narrow the gap			ridurre il divario
spark gap		di circuito elettrico	interruttore
trade gap			disavanzo commerciale
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'gap' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'gap':

a gap of about one week
achievement gap
air introduced through a shadow gap
bridge the gap
communication gap linked
Gap
gap
Gap of Love
Gap Year
gap-bridging
gender-gap theory
Generation Gap
generation gap
global gender gap index
It was part of my gap year
Lots of young people take a year out (gap year)
Points gap
skill gap
spotting a gap
Tax gap
The gap between us is decreasing
ventilation gap
wealth gap
without a comparable pay gap reduction
Yawning wealth gap

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