solids in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for solids in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.solid [Brit ˈsɒlɪd, Am ˈsɑləd] ADJ

1. solid (not liquid or gaseous):

solid

solido

to go or become solid

solidificarsi

2. solid (of one substance):

solid teak, gold, marble, granite

massiccio

solid tyre

pieno

the gate was made of solid steel

il cancello era fatto di acciaio massiccio

a tunnel cut through solid rock

un tunnel scavato nella roccia viva

3. solid (dense, compact):

solid crowd

compatto, denso

solid earth

compatto

a solid bank of cloud

una densa massa di nubi

4. solid (unbroken):

solid line, expanse

continuo

a solid area of red

una superficie tutta rossa

5. solid (uninterrupted):

five solid days, five days solid

cinque interi giorni

I worked for three solid hours

ho lavorato per tre ore filate

a solid day's work

un'intera giornata di lavoro

6. solid (strong):

solid structure, foundation, basis

solido

solid building

massiccio

solid relationship, argument

solido

a solid grounding in grammar

una so-lida base grammaticale

to be on solid ground fig

avere argomenti concreti

7. solid (reliable):

solid evidence, information

fondato

solid advice

valido

solid investment

sicuro

solid worker

affidabile, serio

I have solid grounds for

ho delle valide ragioni per

she's a very solid person

è una persona molto affidabile

a solid piece of work

un lavoro serio

8. solid (firm):

solid grip

fermo

solid punch

forte

to have the solid support of

avere il fermo sostegno di

the strike has remained solid

gli scioperanti sono rimasti uniti

a solid Republican area (uniformly)

una zona che vota compattamente repubblicano

a solid Republican area (staunchly)

un feudo repubblicano

9. solid (respectable):

solid citizen, family, tax payer

modello

II.solid [Brit ˈsɒlɪd, Am ˈsɑləd] N

solid CHEM, MATH

solido m

III.solids N

solids npl (food):

solids

cibi m solidi

to be on solids baby

mangiare cibi solidi

IV.solid [Brit ˈsɒlɪd, Am ˈsɑləd] ADV

solid freeze

completamente

solid fig vote

in massa

the lake was frozen solid

il lago era completamente ghiacciato

the play is booked solid

lo spettacolo è esaurito

solid fuel [ˌsɒlɪdˈfjuːəl] N

1. solid fuel:

solid fuel

combustibile m solido

2. solid fuel before n central heating:

solid-fuel

a combustibile solido

semi-solid [Brit sɛmɪˈsɒlɪd, Am ˌsɛmiˈsɑlɪd] ADJ

semi-solid

semisolido

solid angle [Am ˈsɑləd ˈæŋɡəl] N

solid angle

angolo m solido

solid geometry [ˌsɒlɪddʒɪˈɒmətrɪ] N

solid geometry

geometria f solida

solid word [ˌsɒlɪdˈwɜːd] N LING

solid word

= parola non composta

solid compound [ˌsɒlɪdˈkɒmpaʊnd] N LING

solid compound

= parola composta scritta senza trattino

solid-state [Am ˌsɑlədˈsteɪt] ADJ

solid-state stereo, microelectronics:

solid-state

a transistor

solid-state physics N + verbo sing

solid-state physics

fisica f dei solidi

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fluidize solids

fluidizzare

solids in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for solids in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.solid [ˈsɑ:·lɪd] ADJ

1. solid (hard):

solid

solido, -a

solid table, door, wall

robusto, -a

solid meal

sostanzioso, -a

to be (as) solid as a rock (person)

essere una roccia

to be (as) solid as a rock (relationship)

essere indistruttibile

2. solid (not hollow):

solid

massiccio, -a

3. solid (true):

solid

fondato, -a

solid evidence, facts

certo, -a

solid argument

solido, -a

solid conviction

fermo, -a

solid agreement

concreto, -a

4. solid (uninterrupted):

solid wall, line

continuo, -a

solid hour, day, week

intero, -a

5. solid (three-dimensional):

solid

solido, -a

6. solid (good):

solid work, picture

eccellente

II.solid [ˈsɑ:·lɪd] ADV

to be packed solid

essere pieno zeppo

to be frozen solid

essere completamente gelato

III.solid [ˈsɑ:·lɪd] N

1. solid (shape):

solid

solido m

2. solid pl FOOD:

solid

cibi m pl solidi

solid-state [ˌsɑ:·lɪd·ˈsteɪt] ADJ

solid-state

allo stato solido

solid fuel N

solid fuel

combustibile m solido

Translations for solids in the Italian»English Dictionary

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solido

solid

massello

solid wood

concreto (-a)

solid

solido (-a)

solid

compatto (-a)

solid

inattaccabile (fede, principio)

solid

massiccio (-a) (oro, legno)

solid

solids Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be (as) solid as a rock (person)

essere una roccia

to be (as) solid as a rock (relationship)

essere indistruttibile

to be packed solid

essere pieno zeppo

to be frozen solid

essere completamente gelato

solid/liquid state

stato solido/liquido

in liquid/solid form

allo stato liquido/solido

as solid as a rock

saldo come una roccia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Among the Platonic solids, either the dodecahedron or the icosahedron may be seen as the best approximation to the sphere.

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In the oil industry, calcium chloride is used to increase the density of solids-free brines.

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Group 1 and 2 hydrides are high melting solids that react violently with water.

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The octahedron is unique among the Platonic solids in having an even number of faces meeting at each vertex.

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Ultrasound also breaks up solids and removes passivating layers of inert material to give a larger surface area for the reaction to occur over.

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Whisk the coagulant because the solids tend to settle.

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In 2010, solar energy became the main component of the solids dewatering process following the installation of six solar dryers.

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Stronger coffee (assuming the same extraction yield) is not more bitter than weaker coffee, but simply has more solids.

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Unlike most other solids, ice is difficult to superheat.

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These included recognition of collective modes of excitation of solids and the important notion of a quasiparticle.

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