air brake in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for air brake in the English»Italian Dictionary

air brake [Brit, Am ˈɛ(ə)r ˌbreɪk] N

1. air brake:

air brake MOTOR, RAIL

freno m ad aria compressa

2. air brake AVIAT:

air brake

aerofreno m

air brake

freno m aerodinamico

Translations for air brake in the Italian»English Dictionary

aerofreno

air brake

freno ad aria compressa

air brake

Translations for air brake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.brake¹ [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] N

1. brake MOTOR:

brake

freno m

to apply the brake(s)

azionare il freno, i freni or frenare

2. brake (curb):

brake fig

freno m

to put a brake on price rises

porre un freno al rialzo dei prezzi

3. brake Brit HISTORY (carriage):

brake

giardiniera f

II.brake¹ [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] VB intr

brake

frenare also fig

brake² [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] N Brit HISTORY

brake (carriage)

giardiniera f

I.brake³ [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] N

1. brake (for crushing flax, hemp):

brake

gramola f

2. brake AGR:

brake

erpice m

3. brake HISTORY:

brake

ruota f (di tortura)

II.brake³ [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] VB trans

1. brake (crush):

brake flax, hemp

gramolare

2. brake AGR:

brake

erpicare

brake⁴ [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] N BOT

brake

felce f aquilina

brake⁵ [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] N arch (thicket)

brake

boscaglia f

brake

macchia f

I.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

1. air (substance):

air

aria f

in the open air

all'aria aperta

I need a change of air

ho bisogno di cambiare aria

to come up for air swimmer, animal:

risalire in superficie per respirare

to let the air out of a tyre, balloon

sgonfiare un pneumatico, una mongolfiera

2. air (atmosphere, sky):

air

aria f

he threw the ball up into the air

lanciò la palla in aria

the helicopter rose up into the air

l'elicottero si sollevò nell'aria

the birds of the air

i volatili

the swans took to the air

i cigni hanno preso il volo

to send sth, to travel by air

spedire qc per via aerea, viaggiare in aereo

Turin (seen) from the air

Torino vista dall'aereo

the battle was fought on the ground and in the air

la battaglia fu combattuta dalle forze di terra e dell'aria

to clear the air storm:

rinfrescare l'aria

to clear the air fig

chiarire la situazione

3. air RADIO, TV:

to be, go on the air broadcaster, interviewee:

essere, andare in onda

to go off the air

cessare le trasmissioni

while the programme was still on the air

mentre il programma era ancora in onda

the series will be back on the air in January

la serie sarà di nuovo in onda a gennaio

he went on the air to reassure the public

andò in onda per rassicurare la gente

off the air, she confided that …

durante un fuori onda, confidò che …

the channel goes off the air at midnight

la rete cessa le trasmissioni a mezzanotte

4. air (manner):

air (of person)

aria f

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

aspetto m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

atmosfera f

with an air of innocence, indifference

con aria innocente, indifferente

an air of mystery surrounds the project

un alone di mistero circonda il progetto

he has a certain air about him

ha un certo non so che

5. air MUS:

air

aria f

6. air (breeze):

air liter

brezza f

II.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] VB trans

1. air (dry):

air

(fare) asciugare

don't wear that shirt, it hasn't been aired

non metterti quella maglia, non è ancora asciutta

2. air (freshen by exposing to air):

air room

aerare, ventilare, arieggiare

air garment, bed

far prendere aria a

3. air (express):

air opinion, view

esprimere, far conoscere

to air one's grievances

far sentire il proprio malcontento

to air one's knowledge

sfoggiare la propria cultura

4. air Am (broadcast):

air

mandare in onda

III.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr]

there's something in the air

c'è qualcosa nell'aria

he could sense trouble in the air

sentiva aria di tempesta

there's a rumour in the air that …

corre voce che …

to put on airs, to give oneself airs pej

darsi delle arie

our plans are still totally up in the air

i nostri progetti sono ancora per aria

to be walking or treading on air

essere al settimo cielo

to disappear or vanish into thin air

svanire nel nulla

they produced or conjured these figures out of thin air

le loro statistiche erano completamente campate in aria, inventate

air brake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for air brake in the English»Italian Dictionary

air brake N

air brake

freno m pneumatico

Translations for air brake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.brake [breɪk] N

brake

freno m

to put on the brakes

frenare

to put a brake on sth fig

porre freno a qc

II.brake [breɪk] VB intr

brake

frenare

I.air [er] N

1. air (earth's atmosphere):

air

aria f

2. air (space overhead, sky):

air

aria f

to fire into the air

sparare in aria

to be up in the air fig

essere ancora in alto mare

3. air AVIAT:

by air

in aereo

to travel by air

viaggiare in aereo

4. air TV, RADIO, CINE:

to be on the air

essere in onda

to be taken off the air

non essere più mandato in onda

5. air (aura, quality):

air

aria f

to have an air of confidence/danger

avere un aspetto sicuro/pericoloso

6. air MUS:

air

aria f

Phrases:

out of thin air

dal nulla

to disappear into thin air

svanire nel nulla

II.air [er] ADJ

air

aereo, -a

III.air [er] VB trans

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

trasmettere

the program will be aired on Saturday

il programma andrà in onda sabato

2. air (expose to air):

air

arieggiare

3. air (publicize):

to air one's grievances

esternare il proprio malcontento

IV.air [er] VB intr

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

andare in onda

2. air (be exposed to air):

air

prendere aria

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The connections typically consist of several air hoses for controlling the air brake system, and an electrical cable for the control of the traction equipment.

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During flight tests it was discovered the air brake caused a speed loss of 2 m/s.

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The brake system uses the electro-pneumatic straight air brake with regenerative braking from the 1000 series.

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Virtually all jet powered aircraft have an air brake or, in the case of most airliners, lift spoilers that also act as air brakes.

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In addition, an emergency application brings in an additional component of each car's air brake system: the emergency portion.

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A traditional train air brake was optional, but all came with two compressors (one per engine) and a straight-air independent (locomotive) brake.

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The earliest known air brake was developed in 1931 and deployed on the wing support struts.

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Later versions were operated by bleeding a small amount of compressed air, via a small pipe, off the air brake system.

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Railroads have strict government-approved air brake testing procedures for various circumstances when assembling trains or switching out cars en route.

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The driver of the relief special had made several air brake applications on the way down without recharging brake reservoirs.

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