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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
main /meɪn/
- n.
- (pipe) (for water, gas, electricity) conduttura f. principale;
(for sewage) collettore m.
- (network) (anche ~s) (of water, gas, electricity, sewage) rete f.;
to turn [sth.] on, off at the ~(s) attaccare, staccare [electricity];
aprire, chiudere il rubinetto principale di [gas, water];
to work o run off the ~(s) funzionare a corrente
- lett. (sea) mare m., oceano m.
- (pipe) (for water, gas, electricity) conduttura f. principale;
- mains modif. [gas] di città;
[electricity] di rete;
[water] corrente;
[appliance] a corrente;
[plug] di corrente;
[lead] elettrico;
[voltage] di alimentazione
- agg. [problem, entrance, clause, course] principale;
the ~ thing to do is la prima cosa da fare è;
that’s the ~ thing! è la cosa più importante!
locuzioni idiomatiche in the ~ nel complesso.
'main' trovato anche in queste voci:
Inglese:
able
- between
- body
- branch
- culprit
- diagonal
- drag
- entrée
- focal point
- front
- gas main
- get
- highway
- keynote
- lead
- leading
- main chance
- main deck
- main line
- main man
- main memory
- main office
- main road
- major
- meat
- primary
- principal
- priority
- single
- square
- together
- water main
Italiano:
arteria
- casa
- CdS
- centrale
- collettore
- conduttore
- conduttura
- consiglio
- corso
- C.so
- deviazione
- dominante
- entrata
- eroe
- filo
- Giornali
- grande
- grosso
- immettere
- importante
- importare
- ingresso
- intorno
- maestro
- memoria
- molla
- motivo
- Partiti politici
- piatto
- più
- ponte
- portone
- posta
- precipuo
- principale
- principe
- protagonista
- scotta
- sede
- strada
- stradone
- tratto
- uscita
- vasca
- via
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| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||
| main | adj | (first, principal) | principale agg |
| The main reason we are here today is to discuss Tuesday's problem. | |||
| La ragione principale per cui siamo qui oggi è per discutere del problema di martedì. | |||
| main | adj | (most important, head) | principale agg |
| The main actor was famous, but none of the other actors was. | |||
| L'attore principale era famoso, ma nessuno degli altri attori lo era. | |||
| main | n | (water) | conduttura, tubatura nf |
| The water main broke and flooded the street, so we didn't have any water. | |||
| La conduttura dell'acqua si è rotta e ha inondato la strada, quindi non avevamo acqua. | |||
| Additional Translations | |||
| main | adj | (floor) | principale agg |
| The receptionist is on the main floor at the street entrance, but the offices are upstairs. | |||
| La reception è sul piano principale, all'entrata dalla strada, ma gli uffici sono di sopra. | |||
| main | adj | (street) | principale agg |
| What is the name of the main street in this town? Is it Court Street? | |||
| Come si chiama la strada principale di questa città? Si chiama Court Street? | |||
| main | adj | UK (headquarters) centro amministrativo | centrale agg |
| You need to ask that question of someone in the main office. | |||
| Dovresti fare questa domanda a qualcuno dell'ufficio centrale. | |||
| main | adj | (maritime: sail) | maestro agg |
| Splice the main sail, you men! | |||
| Impiombate la vela maestra, uomini! | |||
| main | adj | (grammar) | principale agg |
| The main clause in this sentence is the important one. | |||
| La proposizione principale in questa frase è quella importante. | |||
| main | n | (electricity) | rete nf |
| linea di alimentazione nf | |||
| The electricity main was out of action because of the storm. | |||
| La rete elettrica era fuori uso a causa della tempesta. | |||
| main | n | (maritime: sail) | vela maestra nf |
| We need to mend the main before we take the boat out again. | |||
| Dobbiamo riparare la vela maestra prima di uscire di nuovo con la barca. | |||
| Segnala un errore | |||
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| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||
| gas main | conduttura del gas | ||
| he isn't following the main road | non segue la strada maestra | ||
| in the main | adv | (mostly, largely) | in genere, in generale, generalmente avv |
| I like dogs in the main, but my sister's dog is nasty and vicious. | |||
| In genere mi piacciono i cani, ma quello di mio fratello è piuttosto aggressivo. | |||
| main accent | n | (emphasis) | particolare enfasi nf |
| main article | n | (most prominent feature in a newspaper) giornale | pezzo principale, articolo principale, pezzo centrale, articolo centrale nm |
| main attraction | n | (centre or focus of attention) | attrazione principale nf |
| main body | corpo principale | ||
| main character | n | (protagonist) | protagonista, personaggio principale nm |
| Willy Loman is the play's main character. | |||
| main clause | proposizione principale | ||
| main course | n | (main dish of a meal) del pasto | piatto principale nm |
| For a main course I like to choose something I would not usually cook at home. | |||
| After the appetizers, we will serve the main course, and then dessert. | |||
| del pasto | portata principale nf | ||
| Come portata principale mi piace scegliere qualcosa che normalmente non cucino a casa. | |||
| main current | corrente principale | ||
| main deck | ponte principale | ||
| main diagonal | diagonale principale | ||
| main dish | n | (principal course of a meal) del pasto | piatto principale nm |
| The set menu had a salad starter, a main dish of lamb casserole, and ice cream or cheese for desert. | |||
| del pasto | portata principale nf | ||
| main drag | strada principale | ||
| main entrance | n | (front door) | ingresso principale nm |
| main feature | n | (most prominent article in a newspaper) giornale | pezzo centrale, pezzo principale nm |
| The main feature of today's newspaper is an article on rising crime. | |||
| Il pezzo centrale dei giornale di oggi è un articolo sulla crescita del crimine. | |||
| main feature | n | (main movie in a cinema programme) | film principale nm |
| spettacolo principale nm | |||
| Dance was the main feature in the cultural show. | |||
| main feature | n | (distinguishing mark or characteristic) | caratteristica principale nf |
| The main feature of this website is to provide knowledge about words. | |||
| La caratteristica principale di questo sito è informare sul significato delle parole. | |||
| main features | caratteristiche principali | ||
| main floor | piano nobile nm | ||
| main focus | n | (centre of attention) | centro dell'interesse nm |
| main force | forza principale | ||
| main idea | n | (principal premise or concept) | idea centrale nf |
| The lecture as a whole was a little confusing, but I understood the main idea. | |||
| The main idea of a paragraph can often be summarized with one sentence. | |||
| main interest | interesse principale | ||
| main line | linea principale | ||
| main meal | pasto principale | ||
| main office | n | (headquarters) | sede centrale, casa madre nf |
| The main office is located in London, but there is also a branch location in Bristol. | |||
| La sede centrale è a Londra, ma abbiamo una sede staccata anche a Bristol. | |||
| main pipe | condotto nm | ||
| main plant | impianto centrale | ||
| main point | n | (most significant idea) | punto saliente nm |
| The chairman presented the main points of the report to the meeting. | |||
| main reason | ragione principale | ||
| main road | n | (principal street) | strada principale nf |
| Learner drivers usually practise on side streets before going on to the main roads. | |||
| main sequence | sequenza principale | ||
| main sequence star | stella della sequenza principale | ||
| main stem | ceppo principale | ||
| main store | magazzino principale | ||
| main street | n | (principal road) | strada principale nf |
| The town's main street has been pedestrianized. | |||
| main strength | n | (strongest point, area of advantage) | punto di forza nm |
| His main strength is his ability to speak both Latin and English. | |||
| Il suo punto di forza è l'abilità di parlare tanto in latino quanto in inglese. | |||
| main subject | n | (academic studies: major) | materia principale nf |
| She studies Spanish at University, but her main subject is Psychology. | |||
| main subject | n | (primary topic under consideration) | argomento principale nm |
| The main subject of our meeting is the proposed change in office location. | |||
| main thing | n | informal (most important consideration) | cosa principale nf |
| main use | utilizzo principale | ||
| might and main | con tutte le forze | ||
| the main course | la portata principale nm | ||
| water main | conduttura principale dell'acqua | ||
| Segnala un errore | |||
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main rudder controls
Main run chopper board
Main tack and -sheet let go
my main ambition in life is to graduate
Our main sewer truck is seriously munted
rescue team is in the main service corridor
Serious main character wuppage
sezioni principali - main section
the main attraction
the main character is portayed as
continua...
are my main hobbies
Empress of the main
Followed him a few feet/door off the main room
general principles laid down by the organ whose main duty is that of expression
go down lousy with your main girl
I am interested in Italy for two main reasons
I know one of the main criteria having worked there myself
Main Committee
Main Course vs. First Course
Main division of such a work
Main dressing station
main effect or delayed emergence of effect
main feature
Main frame (IT-Information and Technology)
Main Melody
main Menu Cabin
main menu screen
main menu user
main power
main rudder controls
Main run chopper board
Main tack and -sheet let go
my main ambition in life is to graduate
Our main sewer truck is seriously munted
rescue team is in the main service corridor
Serious main character wuppage
sezioni principali - main section
the main attraction
the main character is portayed as
continua...
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