Translations for waterworks in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.waterworks [Brit ˈwɔːtəwəːks, Am ˈwɔdərˌwərks, ˈwɑdərˌwərks] N + verbo sing o pl

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1. waterworks TECH:

waterworks

impianto m idrico

2. waterworks Am (distribution network):

waterworks

II.waterworks [Brit ˈwɔːtəwəːks, Am ˈwɔdərˌwərks, ˈwɑdərˌwərks] N npl

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1. waterworks Brit inf, euph:

waterworks

apparato m urinario

2. waterworks (ornamental fountain):

waterworks arch

giochi m d'acqua

III.waterworks [Brit ˈwɔːtəwəːks, Am ˈwɔdərˌwərks, ˈwɑdərˌwərks]

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she turned on the waterworks

iniziò a piangere come una fontana

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waterworks pl

acquedotto municipale

municipal waterworks

impianto idrico

waterworks

centrale idrica, centrale idraulica

waterworks

piangere come una fontana

to cry buckets, to turn on the waterworks

Translations for waterworks in the English»Italian Dictionary

waterworks N pl

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waterworks (where public water is stored):

waterworks

riserva f idrica

Phrases:

to turn on the waterworks

mettersi a piangere

to turn on the waterworks

mettersi a piangere

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She was very adept at opening the waterworks on cue, and many of her films incorporated a crying scene. en.wikipedia.org

Today, remnants of the "honmaru" (central keep), the wells and waterworks survive. en.wikipedia.org

This left the company with 10,000, some government stock and its waterworks. en.wikipedia.org

A short time after the fire jumped the river, a burning piece of timber lodged on the roof of the citys waterworks. en.wikipedia.org

Here the waters of the river are used for waterworks of the big nearby towns, irrigation and power production (especially its right tributaries). en.wikipedia.org

The city's waterworks was also built during that period. en.wikipedia.org

In 1914, the new waterworks came into being. en.wikipedia.org

There also was work over the years to maintain and restore the springs, the waterworks and infrastructure of the springs. en.wikipedia.org

They designed police stations, public baths and waterworks. en.wikipedia.org

This was successful, and the waterworks were improved in 1967 with a newly built high-level water cistern. en.wikipedia.org

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