roll-top in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for roll-top in the English»Italian Dictionary

roll-top desk [Brit] N

roll-top desk

scrittoio m a tamburo

Translations for roll-top in the Italian»English Dictionary

scrittoio <pl scrittoi> [skritˈtojo, oi] N m

scrittoio

writing desk

scrittoio

writing table

scrittoio

escritoire

scrittoio a tamburo

cylinder desk

scrittoio a tamburo

roll-top desk

tamburo [tamˈburo] N m

1. tamburo (strumento):

tamburo

drum

suonare il tamburo

to play the drum

stava suonando il tamburo

he was beating his drum

pelle di tamburo

drumhead

rullo del tamburo

drumroll

al rullo dei tamburi

to the beat of the drum

il rullo dei tamburi si smorzò

the drumming faded away

2. tamburo (suonatore):

tamburo

drummer

3. tamburo MOTOR:

tamburo

(brake) drum

freno a tamburo

drum brake

4. tamburo TECH:

tamburo

drum

tamburo (di pistola, orologio)

cylinder

scrittoio a tamburo

cylinder or roll-top desk

5. tamburo ARCHIT (di colonna, cupola):

tamburo

tambour

a tamburo battente

immediately

Phrases:

tamburo avvolgitore

winding drum

tamburo ballerino TYPO

dandy roll

tamburo basco

tambourine

tamburo maggiore

drum major

tamburo maggiore MIL

sergeant drummer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A roll-top desk features in one room, while large country-style wardrobes are par for the course.

www.independent.co.uk

Directly below this, the floor, now emboldened, curves downward to become a long work surface that recalls the shape of an old roll-top desk.

www.theglobeandmail.com

By 1879, he was producing roll-top desks.

www.cleveland.com

For the sake of a scoop, and because they hate the mayor, they conceal him -- in a roll-top desk.

news.nationalpost.com