Translations for heavy water in the English»Italian Dictionary

heavy water [Brit, Am ˈhɛvi ˈwɔdər] N

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heavy water

acqua f pesante

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acqua pesante

acqua pesante

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I.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi] ADJ

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4. heavy (weighty, ponderous) fig:

heavy movement, step

pesante, appesantito

heavy irony, humour, responsibility

my legs feel heavy

mi sento le gambe pesanti

his eyelids began to get heavy

le palpebre cominciarono a farglisi pesanti

with a heavy heart

con il cuore gonfio or a malincuore

to be a heavy sleeper

avere il sonno pesante

a heavy thud

a heavy blow

un colpo pesante

“you told me, ” he said with heavy emphasis

“sei stato tu a dirmelo”, disse con grande enfasi

the going is heavy

si procede a fatica also fig

the interview was heavy going (slow, hard work)

il colloquio procedeva a rilento

5. heavy (abundant):

heavy traffic, gunfire

heavy bleeding

heavy period

heavy charge, investment

pesante, importante

to be a heavy drinker, smoker

essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore

security was heavy

le misure di sicurezza erano molto strette

heavy trading on the stock market

transazioni intense in borsa valori

to have a heavy workload

avere un pesante carico di lavoro

to be heavy on (use a lot of) person: ingredient, perfume

andarci pesante con or avere la mano pesante con

to be heavy on machine: fuel

consumare una grande quantità di

to be heavy on (contain a lot of) humour, ingredient

essere ricco di

7. heavy (strong):

heavy perfume, scent, concentration

heavy accent

pronunciato, forte

9. heavy FOOD:

heavy meal, food, pastry

10. heavy (busy, packed):

heavy day, month, timetable, programme

11. heavy (difficult, serious):

heavy book, paper, film, lecture

pesante, impegnativo

his article is or makes heavy reading

il suo articolo è pesante da leggere

II.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi] ADV

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III.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi] N inf

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1. heavy:

heavy (person)

energumeno m / energumena f

heavy (bodyguard, escort)

2. heavy Brit (newspaper):

giornale m serio

IV.heavy [Brit ˈhɛvi, Am ˈhɛvi]

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I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

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drinking, running water

acqua potabile, corrente

tap, washing-up water

acqua del rubinetto, dei piatti

per or via mare

by water (on river)

per via fluviale

under water (submerged)

under water (flooded)

at high, low water

con l'alta, la bassa marea

these shoes let in water

queste scarpe fanno passare l'acqua

this boat lets in water

entra l'acqua in questa barca

to make water ship:

to pass water

urinare or fare due gocce d'acqua

to turn the water on, off

aprire, chiudere il rubinetto

he lives across the water on the mainland

vive sulla terraferma

our English colleagues across the water

i nostri colleghi inglesi al di là della Manica

the wine was flowing like water

il vino scorreva a fiumi

to keep one's head above water

tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua

to keep one's head above water (financially) fig

to keep one's head above water before n glass

to keep one's head above water jug

dell'acqua, per l'acqua

to keep one's head above water tank, filter

to keep one's head above water snake, shrew, shortage

to keep one's head above water pump

to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, industry

II.waters N npl

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1. waters NAUT:

enemy, international waters

acque nemiche, internazionali

2. waters (spa water):

to take the waters

fare una cura termale

to drink the waters

passare le acque

3. waters MED (in obstetrics):

her waters have broken

le si sono rotte le acque

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

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IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

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V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

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Translations for heavy water in the English»Italian Dictionary

heavy water N

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heavy water

acqua f pesante

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I.heavy <-ier, -iest> [ˈhe·vi] ADJ

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1. heavy (weighing a lot):

3. heavy (strong):

heavy fall a. ECON

4. heavy:

heavy (not delicate, coarse)

poco delicato, -a

heavy (features)

7. heavy (excessive):

heavy drinker, smoker

8. heavy (thick):

heavy beard

II.heavy <-ies> [ˈhe·vi] N inf

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I.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] N

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3. water MED:

water on the brain

water on the knee

versamento m al ginocchio

Phrases:

to be water under the bridge

essere acqua passata

it's like water off a duck's back

è fiato sprecato

to spend money like water

avere le mani bucate

to pour cold water on sth

to be in deep water

essere nei guai

still waters run deep prov

essere più profondo di quel che sembri

to get into hot water

finir in cattive acque

to hold water explanation

to muddy the waters

intorpidire le acque

II.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] VB trans

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water plants

water livestock

III.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] VB intr

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1. water (produce tears):

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Commercial-grade heavy water is slightly radioactive due to the presence of minute traces of natural tritium, but the same is true of ordinary water. en.wikipedia.org

The use for military purposes of radium or radioactive materials, heavy water, high voltage discharge equipment, cyclotrons. en.wikipedia.org

While ordinary water has some heavy water molecules in it, it is not enough to be important in most applications. en.wikipedia.org

In addition to the neutrino interactions visible in a regular water detector, the deuterium in heavy water can be broken up by a neutrino. en.wikipedia.org

Reactors using heavy water or graphite as the moderator can operate using natural uranium. en.wikipedia.org

They functioned with neither enriched uranium nor heavy water. en.wikipedia.org

During periods of heavy water flow, dew, or rain, when the vegetation is saturated, the snails have been observed actively crawling on the vegetation. en.wikipedia.org

Since then, it has also operated two heavy water reactors to produce tritium. en.wikipedia.org

The light hydrogen tends to be drawn off first, leaving the heavy water behind. en.wikipedia.org

This river was earlier populated by salmon and sea trout, but vanished because of the lack of continuous heavy water stream and earlier pollution. en.wikipedia.org

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