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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

shelf /ʃelf/ noun (pl shelves) ripiano m;
(set of shelves) scaffale m

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'shelf' found in these entries:

English:

bottom - buckle - eye-level - off-the-shelf - restock - shelf-life - shelves - top-shelf

Italian:

durata - mensola - ripiano - scaffale

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
shelf	n	(kitchen)	mensola nf
Put the spices on the shelf.
Metti le spezie sulla mensola.
shelf	n	(horizontal board)	scaffale nm
Put the tools on the shelf.
Metti gli attrezzi sullo scaffale.
Additional Translations
shelf	n	(store)	scaffale nm
The stacker put the packets on the shelf.
Il magazziniere ha messo i pacchi sullo scaffale.
shelf	n	(geology) geologia	piattaforma nf
There is a granite shelf just beneath the topsoil.
C'è una piattaforma di granito appena sotto la superficie del suolo.
shelf	n	(closet)	ripiano nm
She keeps her hats on the shelf in the closet.
Conserva i suoi cappelli sul ripiano nel guardaroba.
shelf	n	(bookcase) libri	libreria nf
The books are lined up neatly on the office shelf.
I libri sono allineati ordinatamente sulla libreria.
shelf	n	informal, figurative (unmarried) familiare, colloquiale	zitella 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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Compound Forms/Forme composte
continental shelf			piattaforma continentale
ice shelf			tavolato di ghiaccio
off the shelf			prodotto in serie
off-the-shelf		commercio	pronto 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 shelf			zitella
on the shelf			in disparte
open-shelf			scaffale aperto
shelf life			conservazione, durata
shelf mark		di libri	segnatura nf
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