short wave in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for short wave in the English»Italian Dictionary

short wave [Brit, Am ˈʃɔrtweɪv] N

1. short wave:

short wave

onda f corta

2. short wave before n:

short-wave radio

a onde corte

short-wave broadcast

su onde corte

Translations for short wave in the English»Italian Dictionary

short, long wave transmitter

trasmettitore a onde corte, lunghe

Translations for short wave in the Italian»English Dictionary

onda corta RADIO

short wave

trasmettitore a onde corte

short wave transmitter

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SW (short wave)

Translations for short wave in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wave [Brit weɪv, Am weɪv] N

1. wave (hand gesture):

wave

cenno m

wave

gesto m

to give sb a wave

fare un cenno di saluto con la mano a qn

she gave him a wave from the bus

gli fece un cenno di saluto con la mano dall'autobus

with a wave, she disappeared

fece un cenno con la mano e sparì

to greet sb with a wave

salutare qn con la mano

to dismiss objections with a wave

porre fine alle obiezioni con un gesto della mano

with a wave of her wand

con un movimento della bacchetta magica

2. wave (of water):

wave

onda f

a 10-metre wave

un'onda di dieci metri

to make waves wind:

fare delle onde

to make waves (cause a stir) fig

sollevare un polverone

to make waves (cause trouble) fig

piantare grane

3. wave (outbreak):

wave

ondata f

wave

impeto m

a wave of arrests, strikes

un'ondata di arresti, di scioperi

a wave of sympathy

una ventata di solidarietà

to occur in waves

succedere a ondate

4. wave (surge):

wave

ondata f

wave

ventata f

a wave of heat, settlers

un'ondata di caldo, di coloni

5. wave (in hair):

wave

ondulazione f

wave

onde fpl

6. wave PHYS:

wave

onda f

radio waves

onde radio or radioonde

light waves

onde luminose

7. wave (in sand):

wave

duna f

II.waves N

waves npl liter:

the waves

i flutti

III.wave [Brit weɪv, Am weɪv] VB trans

1. wave (move from side to side):

wave ticket, banknote, piece of paper, umbrella, handkerchief

agitare, sventolare

wave flag

sventolare

wave stick, gun

brandire

to wave sth at sb ticket, flag

sventolare [qc] davanti a qn

to wave sth at sb gun, stick

brandire [qc] verso qn

to wave one's magic wand

agitare la bacchetta magica (over su)

2. wave:

to wave goodbye to person

salutare [qn] con la mano

you can wave goodbye to your chances of winning fig

puoi dire addio alle tue speranze di vittoria

3. wave (direct):

they waved us on, away, through

ci hanno fatto cenno di continuare, di allontanarci, di passare

4. wave (at hairdresser's):

to have one's hair waved

farsi ondulare i capelli

IV.wave [Brit weɪv, Am weɪv] VB intr

1. wave (with hand):

to wave to, at sb

fare un cenno con la mano a qn

to wave to sb to do

fare segno a qn di fare

to wave frantically at sb

gesticolare freneticamente a qn

2. wave (move gently):

wave branches, corn:

ondeggiare

wave flag:

sventolare

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

breve

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

corto

a short time ago

poco tempo fa

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

2. short:

short (not of great length) animal's coat, fur, hair, dress, stick

corto

short (very short) animal's coat, fur, hair

raso

short distance

breve

the suit is too short in the sleeves

le maniche del vestito sono troppo corte

to have one's hair cut short

farsi tagliare i capelli corti

to win by a short head (riding)

vincere di mezza testa

3. short (not tall):

short person

basso

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

scarso

to be in short supply

essere a corto di riserve

food, coal is getting short

il cibo, il carbone comincia a scarseggiare

time is getting short

il tempo sta per finire

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insufficiente

we're short by three

ce ne mancano tre

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

mi ha fregato sul peso

6. short (lacking):

I am, he is short of sth

mi, gli manca qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

mancare di

to go short of clothes, money, food

essere a corto di

my wages are £30 short

ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I don't want you to go short

non voglio che ti manchi qualcosa

I'm running short of sth

sto esaurendo qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

8. short mai attrib. (abrupt):

short person, personality

brusco, burbero

short laugh

breve

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

breve

10. short ECON:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

frolla

II.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

short stop

improvvisamente

to stop short of doing

fermarsi un attimo prima di fare, stare quasi per fare

cut short sth, cut sth short holiday, visit, discussion

accorciare, abbreviare

to cut the conversation short

tagliare corto

cut sb short

interrompere qn

III.in short ADV

in short

in breve

in short

gbrevemente

IV.short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

poco meno di

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

short of

a meno di

short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving

a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso impedirgli di andarsene

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELEC:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINE:

short

cortometraggio m

4. short ECON (deficit):

short

ammanco m

short

deficit m

5. short ECON (on stock exchange):

short

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts N

shorts npl:

shorts

shorts m

shorts

pantaloncini m

shorts (underwear)

mutande f da uomo

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un paio di pantaloncini (da tennis)

VII.also short-circuit VB trans ELEC

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VB intr ELEC

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf , to have sb by the short and curlies Brit inf

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

sottovalutarsi

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

short wave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short wave in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wave [weɪv] N

1. wave:

wave (of water)

onda f

wave (on surface, of hair)

ondulazione f

to be on the crest of the wave fig

essere sulla cresta dell'onda

2. wave PHYS:

wave

onda f

3. wave (hand movement):

to give sb a wave

salutare qu con la mano

Phrases:

to make waves

creare problemi

II.wave [weɪv] VB intr

1. wave (make hand movement):

to wave at [or to] sb

salutare qu con la mano

2. wave (move from side to side):

wave

ondeggiare

III.wave [weɪv] VB trans

1. wave (signal):

to wave goodbye

fare ciao con la mano

to wave sb away

salutare qu con la mano

2. wave (move from side to side):

wave

agitare

3. wave (hair):

wave

arricciare

to wave one's hair

arricciarsi i capelli

I.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

corto, -a

2. short (not tall):

short

basso, -a

3. short (brief):

short

breve

short memory

corto, -a

4. short (not enough):

short

scarso, -a

to be short [or run] on time/money

aver poco tempo/pochi soldi

to be short on brains inf

aver poco cervello

to be short of breath

essere senza fiato

to be in short supply

scarseggiare

5. short LING:

short vowel

breve

6. short (brusque):

short

brusco, -a

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qu

II.short [ʃɔ:rt] N

1. short CINE:

short

cortometraggio m

2. short inf ELEC:

short

cortocircuito m

III.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADV

1. short (abruptly):

to cut short

interrompere di colpo

to stop sth/sb short

fermare qc/qu di colpo

2. short (below the standard):

to fall short

non essere sufficiente

to fall short of sth

essere al di sotto di qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This permitted the first complete theory of short wave radio propagation.

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On one side, a galena mixer picked up world-band short wave.

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Short wave macrotexture is a family of surface properties that can reduce road traffic noise; acoustic pores.

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It is very soluble in water and some specimens fluoresce under long and short wave ultraviolet light.

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Similar antennas with smaller dimensions are used also for short wave transmitters, if these send in the round spray enterprise.

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Under short wave ultraviolet light it fluoresces a rich orange color.

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Some ships, including almost all military ships, carry teletypewriters, and use them to communicate over short wave.

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The short wave bands are also used for various experiments, some continuing for years.

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Some short wave radios managed quite satisfactorily with these devices.

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Short wave frequencies vary according to time of day.

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