load-bearing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for load-bearing in the English»Italian Dictionary

load-bearing [Am ˈloʊdˌbɛrɪŋ] ADJ

load-bearing wall:

load-bearing

portante

Translations for load-bearing in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.portante [porˈtante] ADJ

1. portante TECH:

portante muro, trave

bearing

portante muro, trave

load-bearing

portante muro, trave

supporting

muro non portante

curtain wall

2. portante:

portante RADIO, TELEC corrente, frequenza

carrier attrib.

onda portante

carrier (wave)

3. portante (fondamentale):

portante fig

fundamental

portante fig

basic

II.portante [porˈtante] N f

portante RADIO, TELEC

carrier (wave)

III.portante [porˈtante] N m (ambio)

portante

amble

I.muro [ˈmuro] N m

1. muro:

muro

wall

un muro di mattoni, di pietra

a brick, stone wall

costruire or erigere un muro (di mattoni)

to build a wall (from or out of bricks)

abbattere un muro

to knock down a wall

saltare giù da un muro

to hop off a wall

appoggiarsi contro or a un muro

to lean against a wall

muro divisorio

party wall

muro di recinzione or di cinta

perimeter fence

muro esterno

outer wall

armadio a muro

built-in wardrobe or cupboard

orologio a or da muro

wall clock

battere i pugni contro il muro

to bang (one's fists) on the wall

2. muro SPORTS (pallavolo):

muro

block

3. muro (ostacolo):

muro fig

wall

un muro d'acqua, di fuoco, nebbia, fumo

a wall of water, fire, fog, smoke

imbattersi in un muro di silenzio

to come up against a wall of silence

II.mura N fpl

1. mura (insieme delle pareti):

mura

walls

le quattro -a domestiche

home

chiudersi tra le quattro -a

to shut oneself up

il mio segreto non deve uscire da queste quattro -a

my secret must not go beyond these four walls

2. mura (fortificazioni):

mura

wall

mura

rampart

le antiche -a della città

the old walls of the city

-a romane

Roman walls

fuori le -a

beyond the city walls

entro le -a

within the city walls

III.muro [ˈmuro]

è come parlare al or a un muro

it's like talking to a brick wall

mettere al muro qn (fucilare)

to shoot sb

mettere qn con le spalle al muro

to have sb up against the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

to have one's back to the wall

è una cosa da rompersi or sbattere la testa contro il muro

it makes you feel like banging your head against the wall

i muri hanno orecchie

walls have ears

sbattere contro un muro di gomma

to run into the buffers

IV.muro [ˈmuro]

il muro di Berlino

the Berlin Wall

muro a cassa vuota

cavity wall

muro di faglia GEOL

hanging wall

muro maestro, muro perimetrale

perimeter wall

muro del pianto

Wailing Wall

muro portante

load-bearing wall

muro a secco

drystone wall

muro di sostegno

retaining wall

muro del suono

sound barrier

varcare il muro del suono

to break the sound barrier

load-bearing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for load-bearing in the Italian»English Dictionary

portante [por·ˈtan·te] ADJ (struttura, muro)

portante

load-bearing

piano [o superficie] portante

lifting surface

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struttura portante

loadbearing structure

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The bones are cut, reshaped or partially removed to realign the load-bearing surfaces of the joint.

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If the load-bearing area is too small, the product may bottom out during a shock; the shock is not cushioned.

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The building, which is a combination of iron framing and masonry bearing walls, marked a transition from masonry load-bearing structures to steel skeleton load-bearing structures.

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During the mid-1950s it was discovered that the load-bearing wood in the steeple was warping and rotting.

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For centuries, setbacks were a structural necessity for virtually all multi-level load-bearing masonry buildings and structures.

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The perimeter of the square cross-section tower features load-bearing columns, allowing the office floors to remain mostly column-free.

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Replacing the load-bearing timbers and supports was particularly difficult.

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Nothing else is load-bearing, although the half-timbered construction with infill does give some extra stability.

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Reconstruction years are included, when load-bearing arches, girders and roadway decks were replaced.

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The third level is entirely occupied by a rose window centred under a vast load-bearing arch, supported by corniced columns.

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