mains in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mains in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.main [Brit meɪn, Am meɪn] N

II.main [Brit meɪn, Am meɪn] ADJ

III.main [Brit meɪn, Am meɪn]

main drag [Brit, Am ˌmeɪn ˈdræɡ] N inf

main man <pl main men> [Am] N Am inf

water main [Brit, Am ˈwɔdər ˌmeɪn] N

main chance [ˌmeɪnˈtʃɑːns, -ˈtʃæns] N

main course [Am ˌmeɪn ˈˌkɔrs] N

main brace [Am ˌmeɪn ˈbreɪs] N

mains in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

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mains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the main drag inf
la strada principale
to be just off the main road
essere vicinissimo alla strada principale
the water/gas main
la conduttura dell'acqua/del gas
in the main
in generale
the bus starts from the main square
l'autobus parte dalla piazza principale
the good/best/main thing
la cosa buona/migliore/principale
the main thrust of an argument
l'idea centrale di una discussione
labor union organization functioning as an alternative to the main unions
cobas
but let's return to the main problem
ma torniamo al problema principale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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When mains electricity supply fails, stored energy in the flywheel is released to drive the electrical generator, which continues to supply power without interruption.
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The light was converted to mains electricity in 1974.
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Extensive proving work by the gas and water industries has demonstrated the feasibility of upsizing gas mains, water mains and sewers.
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Five pumping stations kept the mains pressurised, assisted by accumulators.
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The high-frequency ripple is more easily filtered out than mains-frequency.
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The differences arose for historical reasons as discussed in the article mains electricity.
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When mains electricity supply is within specification, an electrical generator with a mass functions as motor to store kinetic energy in an electro-mechanical flywheel.
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The reason for the replacement was that gas leaked from the mains which found its way into the electric power cable conduit.
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To prevent this in tube equipment, the voltage can be slowly brought up using a variable transformer (variac) on the mains, over a twenty or thirty minute interval.
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Sadly, our appetites had been dulled by eating some of our paneer, moussaka and a spring roll each, so we didn't order mains.
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