loom in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for loom in the English»Italian Dictionary

loom¹ [Brit luːm, Am lum] N

loom

telaio m

I.loom² [Brit luːm, Am lum] N (of ship)

loom

apparizione f lontana, (il) profilarsi

II.loom² [Brit luːm, Am lum] VB intr

1. loom shape, figure, building:

loom, also loom up

apparire in lontananza (out of da; over sopra)

a figure loomed up through the mist

una figura apparve nella nebbia

2. loom:

loom threat, war, strike, crisis:

incombere

loom exam, interview, deadline:

incombere, essere imminente

the spectre of war looms over the country

lo spettro della guerra incombe sul paese

to loom large exam:

incombere or profilarsi preoccupante

to loom large thought, horror:

incombere or profilarsi minaccioso

to loom large issue:

occupare una posizione di primo piano

to loom large figure, politician:

grandeggiare or imporsi

to loom ahead ship:

apparire all'improvviso

to loom ahead crisis, war:

profilarsi or essere minaccioso

loom³ [Brit luːm, Am lum] N

loom (diving bird generally)

uccello m tuffatore

loom (guillemot)

uria f

loom (diver)

strolaga f

loom (grebe)

svasso m

loom (grebe)

tuffetto m

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treadle before n sewing machine, loom

a pedale

Translations for loom in the Italian»English Dictionary

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uria

loom

uccello tuffatore

diver, loom

strolaga

loom

incombere esame, minaccia, pensiero:

to loom

incombere crisi, guerra:

to loom

telaio

loom

profilarsi crisi, esame, guerra:

to loom up

loom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for loom in the English»Italian Dictionary

loom¹ [lu:m] N (for weaving)

loom

telaio m

loom² [lu:m] VB intr

1. loom (come into view):

loom

apparire

2. loom (threaten):

loom

incombere

to loom large

assumere grande importanza

Translations for loom in the Italian»English Dictionary

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telaio

loom

profilarsi

to loom

loom Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to loom large

assumere grande importanza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The weaver was most often a woman and would be seated to one side of the loom as she worked the threads.

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The power weavers loom is warped by separate workers.

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At that time it patented an improvement to the dobby loom.

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Loom sheds were rebuilt to house new, larger looms.

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Where would this technology lead us to, if it can not sustain the menace of disasters, looming over.

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He brought a few wire looms with him to use in his company.

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The factory system was also introduced; in 1835 1,124 people were employed in cotton mills, and two mills used power looms.

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Heavy winds during the first day of competition eventually ended the events early as a thunderstorm loomed.

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At the time of the sale, the mill employed about 800 and had 110,000 spindles and 2,500 looms.

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A loom was set up for him in his father's mill, on which he spent the time not spent at school.

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