sands in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd] N

III.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd] VB trans

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shifting sands [Brit ʃɪftɪŋ ˈsandz] N npl

sand dune [ˈsændjuːn, -duːn] N

sand crack [Am ˈsænd ˌkræk] N VET

sand-hill → sand dune

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sand dune [ˈsændjuːn, -duːn] N

sand martin [Brit, Am ˈsæn(d) ˌmɑrtn] N

sand dollar [Am sænd ˈdɑlər] N

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sands in the PONS Dictionary

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shifting sands
sabbie mobili
coarse sand
grosso, -a
his footsteps indented the sand
i suoi passi hanno lasciato impronte sulla sabbia
drift sand, snow
accumularsi
a sand drift
un cumulo di sabbia

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sands Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fine/coarse sand
sabbia fina/grossa
grains of sand
granelli m pl di sabbia
the sands of time are running out
il tempo vola
a sand drift
un cumulo di sabbia
shifting sands
sabbie mobili
to bury one's head in the sand
fare come lo struzzo
his footsteps indented the sand
i suoi passi hanno lasciato impronte sulla sabbia

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Many companies employ both conventional strip mining and non-conventional in situ methods to extract the bitumen from the oil sands.
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Denser, dirtier and cheaper than coal, petcoke is the dregs of tar-sands refining.
www.rollingstone.com
Soils around the lake are mostly well drained or rapidly drained gravelly sandy loams or gravelly loamy sands with brown podzolic profile development.
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The oil sands deposit are estimated to hold 100 to 250 million barrels of oil.
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As the sands die down he is once more being chased by enemies.
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Our discussion focused on more than the oil sands issue; we discussed the need for aggressive research and development on renewable energy and conservation technology.
www.globalpost.com
In the east, loess derivatives and sandy loess dominate whilst, to the west, sands and quicksands are to the fore.
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Right now, we're currently involved in a pilot test in the oil sands.
www.theatlantic.com
Dune grasses and conifers were planted to stabilize the sands and these plantations became common after 1880.
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The red represents the Red Sea, whilst the gold was chosen to reflect desert sands.
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