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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
shelf /ʃelf/ n. (pl. shelves)
  1. (at home) mensola f., ripiano m.;
    (in oven, fridge) ripiano m.;
    (in shop) scaffale m.;
    a set of shelves uno scaffale
  1. geol. (of rock, ice) ripiano m., terrazzo m.
locuzioni idiomatiche to be left on the ~ (remain single) restare zitella.


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shelf: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
shelfn (kitchen)mensola nf
Put the spices on the shelf.
Metti le spezie sulla mensola.
shelfn (horizontal board)scaffale nm
Put the tools on the shelf.
Metti gli attrezzi sullo scaffale.
 
Additional Translations
shelfn (store)scaffale nm
The stacker put the packets on the shelf.
Il magazziniere ha messo i pacchi sullo scaffale.
shelfn (geology) geologiapiattaforma nf
There is a granite shelf just beneath the topsoil.
C'è una piattaforma di granito appena sotto la superficie del suolo.
shelfn (closet)ripiano nm
She keeps her hats on the shelf in the closet.
Conserva i suoi cappelli sul ripiano nel guardaroba.
shelfn (bookcase) librilibreria nf
The books are lined up neatly on the office shelf.
I libri sono allineati ordinatamente sulla libreria.
shelfn informal, figurative (unmarried) familiare, colloquialezitella nf
My maiden aunt has been on the shelf for decades, and has no plan to wed.
Mia zia è rimasta zitella per decenni e non progetta di sposarsi.
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shelf: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
continental shelfpiattaforma continentale
ice shelfn (sheet ice that extends over water)calotta di ghiaccio nf
The breaking up of the huge Antarctic ice shelf is a sure sign of global warming.
left on the shelfadj figurative (woman: old and unmarried)zitella nf
off the shelfadv (from stock)in serie avv
off-the-shelf commerciopronto agg
off-the-shelf (ready to wear)pronto da indossare adj
off-the-shelf (standard)standard adj
off-the-shelf (out of the shelf)giù dallo scaffale adj
off-the-shelf (popular clothing)abbigliamento di massa adj
on the shelfadv figurative, dated (woman: no longer marriageable)zitella nf
on the shelfadv (inactive, unemployed)disoccupato agg
on the shelfadv (not being used)senza utilizzo, in un angolo avv
open-shelfscaffale aperto
parcel shelf, package shelfn UK (flat storage panel in a vehicle)ripiano portapacchi
shelf lifeconservazione, durata
shelf mark di librisegnatura nf
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