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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. spark /spɑːk/ n.
  1. scintilla f. (anche el.)
  1. fig. (of originality) sprazzo m.;
    (of enthusiasm) scintilla f.;
    (of intelligence) barlume m.;
    the ~ has gone out of their relationship ormai non fanno più faville.
2. spark /spɑːk/
  1. tr. See→ spark off
  1. intr. [fire] fare, sprigionare scintille;
    [wire, switch] emettere scintille.

Phrasal verbs:
spark off: ~ off [sth.] suscitare [interest, anger, fear];
accendere [controversy];
provocare [speculation, reaction];
dare origine a [friendship, affair];
fare scoppiare [war];
scatenare [riot];
avviare [growth, change].


'spark' trovato anche in queste voci:
spark: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

spark (all instances)scintilla nf
sparkscintillare v
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spark: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
divine sparkscintilla divina
spark gap di circuito elettricointerruttore
spark offvtr (cause, provoke)innescare, dare il via a vtr
Her comments sparked off a furious debate in the media.
I suoi commenti innescarono un furioso dibattito tra i media.
spark plugn (device that ignites an engine) automobilecandela, candela d'accensione nf
There wasn't anything seriously wrong with the car, we just had to change the spark plugs.
La macchina non aveva niente di serio, abbiamo solo cambiato le candele.
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