rock pool in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rock pool in the English»Italian Dictionary

rock pool [Brit, Am ˈrɑk ˌpul] N

rock pool

bacino m tra le rocce

Translations for rock pool in the English»Italian Dictionary

pool¹ [Brit puːl, Am pul] N

1. pool:

pool (pond)

stagno m

pool (artificial)

laghetto m

pool (still spot in river)

tonfano m

pool (underground: of oil, gas)

giacimento m

2. pool:

pool, also swimming pool

piscina f

3. pool (puddle):

pool

pozzanghera f

(to be lying in) a pool of blood

(trovarsi in) una pozza di sangue

a pool of light

un cono di luce

I.pool² [Brit puːl, Am pul] N

1. pool (kitty, in cards):

pool

piatto m

pool

posta f

2. pool (common supply):

pool (of money, resources, labour)

riserva f

pool (of experts)

pool m

pool (of ideas, experience)

serbatoio m

pool (of teachers, players, candidates)

gruppo m

3. pool SPORTS (billiards):

pool

pool m

4. pool Am COMM (monopoly trust):

pool

trust m

5. pool Am ECON (consortium):

pool

pool m

II.pool²

pool N npl Brit:

pools also football pools

totocalcio m

to do the pools

giocare al totocalcio or giocare la schedina

III.pool² [Brit puːl, Am pul] VB trans

pool information, money, resources, experience:

pool

mettere in comune

IV.pool² [Brit puːl, Am pul]

to play dirty pool Am inf

fare il gioco sporco

I.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

1. rock U (substance):

rock

roccia f

solid, molten rock

roccia viva, fusa

hewn out of solid rock

scavato or tagliato nella roccia

2. rock C (boulder):

rock

masso m

rock

macigno m

the ship hit the rocks

le nave urtò gli scogli

on the rocks NAUT

contro gli scogli or sulle rocce

on the rocks drink

on the rocks

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

essere in crisi

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

naufragare

3. rock (stone):

rock

pietra f

“falling rocks”

“caduta massi”

4. rock Brit (sweet):

rock

= grossa caramella dura di forma cilindrica su cui è scritto il nome della località turistica in cui è venduta

5. rock gener. pl (diamond):

rock inf

diamante m

6. rock inf:

rock (in drug addicts' slang) (crack)

crack m

II.rocks N

rocks npl vulg sl (testicles):

rocks

palle f

to get one's rocks off

spassarsela

III.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk]

caught between a rock and a hard place

trovarsi tra l'incudine e il martello

as firm or solid as a rock

saldo come la roccia

as hard as a rock

duro come un diamante

I.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

rock

rock m

rock before n band, concert, musician

rock

rock industry

del rock

rock music

rock m

II.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB trans

1. rock (move gently):

rock cradle

dondolare

rock baby, boat

cullare

she sat rocking herself in her chair

stava seduta dondolandosi sulla sedia

I rocked the baby to sleep

cullai il bambino per farlo addormentare

2. rock (shake):

rock tremor, bomb: town

scuotere, fare vibrare, sconquassare

rock scandal, revelation: party, government

fare tremare, turbare, scombussolare

rock waves: vessel

sballottare

III.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB intr

1. rock (sway):

rock person, cradle:

dondolare

to rock to and fro, back and forth

ondeggiare su e giù, avanti e indietro

to rock with laughter

torcersi or sbellicarsi dalle risate

2. rock (shake):

rock earth, ground, building:

tremare

3. rock (dance):

to rock (away)

ballare

by midnight, the place is rocking inf

per mezzanotte, la serata si anima

rock pool in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rock pool in the English»Italian Dictionary

a rock pool

una zona di mare tra gli scogli

Translations for rock pool in the English»Italian Dictionary

pool¹ [pu:l] N

1. pool of water, blood:

pool

pozza f

a pool of oil

una sacca di petrolio

a rock pool

una zona di mare tra gli scogli

a pool of light

una zona di luce

2. pool (pond):

pool

laghetto m

swimming pool

piscina f

I.pool² [pu:l] N

1. pool (common fund):

pool

fondo m comune

2. pool (common supply):

pool

riserva f

car pool

parco m macchine

gene pool

pool m genico

typing pool

centro m dattilografia

3. pool SPORTS:

pool

biliardo [o da pool] americano m

to play [or inf shoot] (a game of) pool

giocare a biliardo

to be dirty pool

essere un gioco sporco

II.pool² [pu:l] VB trans

pool money, resources

mettere in comune

pool information

mettere insieme

rock¹ [rɑ:k] N

1. rock GEO:

rock

roccia f

rock in sea

scoglio m

2. rock (music):

rock

rock m

Phrases:

to be stuck between a rock and hard place

essere tra l'incudine e il martello

as solid as a rock

saldo come una roccia

to be on the rocks

andare a rotoli

whiskey on the rocks

whisky con ghiaccio

I.rock² [rɑ:k] VB trans

1. rock (swing):

rock

dondolare

2. rock (shock):

rock

scuotere

II.rock² [rɑ:k] VB intr

rock

dondolare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By then a hand-plastered rock pool, two cabins, two baths, and a sleeping room had been built.

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A concrete jetty, flanked by a sandy-bottomed rock pool, looks out across the bay and is a popular place for watching the surfers and for fishing.

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There, a rock pool of the clearest water you can imagine seemed to bubble up from the earth.

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These walls continue along the cliff edge to form a series of eccentric terraced gardens and a vase-shaped rock pool.

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Anywhere with a beach, rock pool and close enough to the sand that you don't need to drive anywhere once you arrive.

www.smh.com.au

The site is located around a spring-fed rock pool.

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At a rock pool, we stop and gather some unpromising-sounding gutweed.

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It comes with a self-contained cottage, studio, boatshed, jetty, sandy beach and rock pool, all in a pristine bushland setting.

www.propertyobserver.com.au

The vast majority of rock pool animals are invertebrates, and a lifetime of academic research into this remarkable group has only added to their magnetism.

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The finished result looks like a perfect, sparklingly clear rock pool, or a dish made for a mer king.

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