Great Barrier Reef in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the English»Italian Dictionary

Great Barrier Reef [Brit ˌɡreɪt ˈbarɪə ˌriːf, Am ˌɡreɪt ˈbæriər ˌrif] N

Great Barrier Reef

Grande Barriera f Corallina

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the English»Italian Dictionary

barrier reef

barriera f corallina

the Great Barrier Reef

la Grande Barriera Corallina

Great Ice Barrier

banchisa f polare

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the Italian»English Dictionary

barriera -a

coral or barrier reef

barriera corallina

coral or barrier reef

banchisa polare

Great Ice Barrier

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the English»Italian Dictionary

reef¹ [Brit riːf, Am rif] N

1. reef (in sea):

reef

scogliera f

reef

scoglio m also fig

coral reef

barriera corallina

2. reef MIN:

reef

vena f

reef

filone m

I.reef² [Brit riːf, Am rif] N NAUT

reef

terzarolo m

II.reef² [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB trans NAUT

reef sail

terzarolare

III.reef² [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB intr NAUT

reef

fare terzarolo

I.barrier [Brit ˈbarɪə, Am ˈbɛriər] N

1. barrier:

barrier MOTOR, MIL

barriera f

(ticket) barrier RAIL

cancelletto m (di accesso ai binari)

2. barrier fig:

barrier (cultural, economic, medical, psychological)

barriera f

barrier (to understanding, progress)

ostacolo m (to a)

language barrier

barriere linguistiche

trade barrier

barriera doganale

to break down barriers

abbattere le barriere

to put up barriers PSYCH

erigere barriere

II.barrier [Brit ˈbarɪə, Am ˈbɛriər] VB trans

barrier

sbarrare

I.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] ADJ

1. great (large):

great height, distance, speed, majority, object, danger, number, percentage, difference etc.

grande

at great speed

a gran velocità

a pay rise of 10% or £1200, whichever is the greater

un aumento di stipendio del 10% o di 1200 sterline, tenendo conto di quella che sarà la cifra più alta

2. great (as intensifier):

great excitement, relief, force, heat

grande

great surprise, tragedy, success, advantage

grande, grosso

great pain

grande, forte, acuto

a great deal (of)

una gran quantità (di) or un gran numero (di)

a great many people, houses

moltissime persone, case

to have great difficulty doing

avere grandi difficoltà a fare

in great detail

nei minimi dettagli

the map was a great help

la carta geografica è stata di grande aiuto

you're a great help! iron

bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!

3. great (remarkable):

great person, writer, name, achievement, painting, discovery

grande, importante, degno di nota

4. great (excellent) inf:

great book, film, party, vacation, weather

grande, fantastico, magnifico

great opportunity

grande, fantastico

it's great to be back, to see you

è meraviglioso essere tornato, rivederti

to feel great

sentirsi benissimo, in grande forma

you look great! (healthy)

ti vedo in gran forma!

you look great! (attractive)

stai benissimo! sei splendida!

that dress looks great on you

quel vestito ti sta benissimo

to have a great time

divertirsi tantissimo or un mondo

X is the greatest!

X è il più grande or il migliore!

5. great (talented) inf:

great teacher, singer, team

bravo, abile, bravissimo

to be great at tennis, football

essere bravissimo a

to be great at fixing cars

essere un mago nel riparare le auto

to be great with children, animals

essere bravissimo or saperci fare con

to be great on history, architecture

essere bravissimo in

6. great (enthusiastic) inf:

great admirer, friend, fan, flirt, organizer, reader

grande

he's a great walker

è un gran camminatore

he' s a great theatregoer

gli piace moltissimo andare a teatro

he's a great worrier

è uno che si preoccupa tantissimo or da matti

II.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] ADV inf

everything's going great

tutto sta andando benissimo or alla grande

I'm doing great

le cose mi vanno benissimo or alla grande

the car, machine is working great

l'automobile, la macchina va benissimo

III.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] N

1. great (in title):

Peter the Great

Pietro il Grande

2. great (powerful people):

the great + verbo pl

i grandi mpl

IV.greats N

greats npl (remarkable people or things):

greats

grandi m

V.Greats

Greats pl Brit UNIV:

Greats

esami finali per la laurea in discipline umanistiche a Oxford e a Cambridge

VI.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt]

to cross the great divide

andare nel numero dei più

Great Barrier Reef in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Great Barrier Reef in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.reef [ri:f] N

1. reef (ridge):

reef

scogliera f

2. reef (part of sail):

reef

terzarolo m

II.reef [ri:f] VB trans NAUT

reef

terzarolare

barrier [ˈbær·iɚ] N

barrier

barrera f

language barrier

barriera linguistica

I.great [greɪt] N

great

grande mf

Alexander the great

Alessandro Magno

II.great [greɪt] ADJ

1. great (very big, very good):

great

grande

a great amount

una gran quantità

a great deal of time/money

moltissimo tempo/denaro

a great many people

moltissima gente

the great majority of people

la stragrande maggioranza (de la gente)

it gives me great pleasure to announce … form

è con immenso piacere che annuncio …

it is with great sorrow that I tell you of …

mi dispiace immensamente comunicarvi che …

the greatest boxer ever

il più grande pugile di tutti i tempi

great minds think alike

i geni pensano allo stesso modo

2. great (wonderful):

great

fantastico, -a

to be great at doing sth inf

essere bravissimo in qc

she's great at playing tennis inf

gioca benissimo a tennis

to be a great one for doing sth

essere bravissimo a fare qc

it's great to be back home again

che bello essere di nuovo a casa

the great thing about sth/sb is (that)

il bello di qc/qu è (che)

I had a great time

mi sono divertita moltissimo

great!

bene!

to feel great

stare benissimo

they're great friends

sono molto amici

he's a great big …

è un grandissimo…

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The structure of the program shows the links between animals from the Great Barrier Reef.

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It is found in the northern Great Barrier Reef.

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There are 17 white sandy beaches with some of the highest cover of hard coral reefs on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Policies on cruise ships, bareboat charters, and anchorages limit the traffic on the Great Barrier Reef.

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In a study on the Great Barrier Reef, it was found that the population of these corals was very stable.

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He had almost found the Great Barrier Reef.

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The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms.

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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest structure composed of living entities, stretching 2,000 km, but contains many organisms of many species.

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The islands of the Great Barrier Reef also support 2,195 known plant species; three of these are endemic.

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There are more species and varieties of corals in this one area than any other single reef on the Great Barrier Reef.

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