plumb in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for plumb in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.plumb¹ [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] VB trans

1. plumb sea, depths:

plumb

sondare, scandagliare

2. plumb fig:

plumb mystery

svelare, scoprire

plumb soul

mettere a nudo

to plumb the depths of despair, misery, bad taste

raggiungere il colmo di

II.plumb¹ [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] N

1. plumb:

plumb, also plumb line ENGINEER

filo m a piombo

plumb, also plumb line NAUT

scandaglio m

2. plumb (perpendicular):

to be out of plumb or off plumb

essere fuori piombo

III.plumb¹ [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] ADV

1. plumb Am (totally) inf:

plumb crazy, wrong

completamente, del tutto

2. plumb (precisely) inf:

plumb in or down or through the middle

esattamente nel mezzo

plumb² [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] VB trans

plumb in VB [plʌm -] (plumb [sth] in, plumb in [sth])

plumb in

collegare

plumb rule [Am ˈpləm ˌrul] N

plumb rule

archipendolo m

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archipendolo

plumb rule

strapiombare muro:

to be out of plumb

strapiombare muro:

to be off plumb

scandagliare

to plumb

pendolo

plumb rule

scandaglio a sagola

plumb line

filo a piombo

plumb line

non essere a piombo parete, muro

to be off or out of plumb

plumb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plumb in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.plumb [plʌm] VB trans

1. plumb a. fig:

plumb

sondare

to plumb the depth

sondare la profondità

to plumb the depths fig

toccare il fondo (di)

to plumb the mystery of the universe

capire i misteri dell'universo

2. plumb (straighten, make vertical):

plumb wall, frame, mast

mettere a piombo

II.plumb [plʌm] ADV inf

1. plumb (exactly):

plumb

esattamente

he hit me plumb on the nose

mi ha colpito in pieno sul naso

2. plumb (completely):

to be plumb wrong/right/tired/crazy

avere assolutamente torto/ragione

to be plumb tired/crazy

essere proprio stanco/pazzo

III.plumb [plʌm] N

plumb

piombo f

to be out of [or off] plumb

non essere a piombo

Translations for plumb in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pendolo

plumb line

piombino (di filo a piombo)

plumb

filo a piombo

plumb line

plumb Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to plumb the depth

sondare la profondità

to plumb the depths fig

toccare il fondo (di)

to plumb the mystery of the universe

capire i misteri dell'universo

he hit me plumb on the nose

mi ha colpito in pieno sul naso

to be plumb wrong/right/tired/crazy

avere assolutamente torto/ragione

to be plumb tired/crazy

essere proprio stanco/pazzo

to be out of [or off] plumb

non essere a piombo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It involved the use of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a wooden handle.

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Members are spotless, dry and nervous, and free of defects but sometimes they have defects of plumb.

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It even gave instructions on how to obtain measurements using the plumb line.

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They no longer are determined to plumb the depths of their soul; they're happy to offer slight, meaningful textures to their introspective rockers.

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We like the sport a lot, and we've given it a great time period and a real plumb position on our schedule.

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Change rooms and plumbed washrooms are available all along the beach.

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When the stem comes up from the water, if it is perpendicular to the waterline it is plumb.

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On a smaller scale, a mountain to one side may deflect the plumb bob away from the true zenith.

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A section of the scaffolding would hold a plumb line that was centered over a datum mark on the floor.

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On the surface of a smoothly spherical, homogenous, non-rotating planet, the plumb bob picks out as vertical the radial direction.

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