spur track in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for spur track in the English»Italian Dictionary

spur track [ˈspɜːtræk] N RAIL

spur track

binario m di raccordo

Translations for spur track in the English»Italian Dictionary

spur, also spur track

binario m di raccordo

Translations for spur track in the Italian»English Dictionary

binario di raccordo

crossover, feeder (line), sidetrack, spur (track)

Translations for spur track in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.spur [Brit spəː, Am spər] N

1. spur (stimulus):

spur fig

sprone m

spur fig

stimolo m

to be the spur for or of sth

essere da sprone per qc

to act as a spur to crime, action

essere un incitamento a

2. spur (for horse, on dog's or cock's leg):

spur

sperone m

to wear spurs

avere gli speroni agli stivali

to dig in one's spurs

dar di sprone

3. spur GEOL:

spur

contrafforte m

4. spur RAIL:

spur, also spur track

binario m di raccordo

II.spur <forma in -ing spurring, pt, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB trans fig

1. spur (stimulate):

spur economic growth, increase, advance

stimolare, incoraggiare

spur action

esortare a, incitare a

spur reaction, response

sollecitare

to spur sb to sth, to do

incitare qn a qc, a fare

to spur sb into action

spronare qn all'azione

spurred by this event, …

incoraggiato da questo avvenimento, …

2. spur rider horse:

spur

spronare, incitare

to spur one's horse into a gallop

lanciare il cavallo al galoppo

III.spur <forma in -ing spurring, pt, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB intr liter (ride hard)

to spur towards sth

cavalcare a spron battuto verso qc

IV.spur [Brit spəː, Am spər]

on the spur of the moment

lì per lì or sul momento or d'impulso

a spur-of-the-moment decision

una decisione impulsiva or presa su due piedi

to win one's spurs

= affermarsi, distinguersi

I.track [Brit trak, Am træk] N

1. track (print):

track (of animal, person)

orma f

track (of animal, person)

impronta f

track (of vehicle)

tracce fpl

we followed his track(s) to the bank of the river

seguimmo le sue impronte fino alla riva del fiume

the (tyre) tracks led to the lake

le tracce (di pneumatici) conducevano al lago

2. track (course, trajectory):

track (of missile, aircraft)

traiettoria f

track (of missile, aircraft)

rotta f

track (of storm)

movimento m

track (of storm)

percorso m

track (of person) fig

traccia f

track (of person) fig

pista f

to be on the track of person

essere sulla pista di

to be on the track of discovery

essere vicini a

she knew the police were on her track

sapeva che la polizia era sulle sue tracce

to cover one's tracks

fare perdere le proprie tracce

the negotiations were on track

i negoziati procedevano regolarmente or come da programma

to be on the right track

essere or sulla pista or strada giusta

to put sb on the right track

mettere qn sulla strada giusta

to be on the wrong track

essere fuori pista or strada

to set sb on the wrong track

depistare or sviare qn

to keep track of person: developments, events

seguire or tenersi aggiornato su

to keep track of conversation

seguire

to keep track of company: customer

tenersi informato sulle abitudini di

to keep track of police: criminal

seguire gli spostamenti di

to keep track of race official, authority: competitor, taxpayer

controllare

to keep track of computer: bank account, figures

tenere aggiornato

to keep track of person

mantenere aggiornati i dati relativi a

we have to keep track of the houses we rent out

dobbiamo tenerci aggiornati sulla situazione delle case che abbiamo dato in affitto

it's hard to keep track of all one's old colleagues

è difficile mantenere tenersi informati su tutti i vecchi colleghi

I must keep track of the time

non devo perdere la nozione del tempo or devo tenere d'occhio l'orologio

to lose track of friend

perdere le tracce di or perdere di vista

to lose track of document, aircraft, suspect

perdere le tracce di

to lose track of conversation

perdere il filo di

to lose track of (the) time

perdere la cognizione del tempo

to make tracks for sth

andare or dirigersi verso qc

we'd better be making tracks

faremmo bene a filarcela

to stop dead in one's tracks

fermarsi di colpo

3. track (path, rough road):

track

sentiero m

4. track SPORTS:

track

pista f

16 laps of the track

16 giri di pista

athletics, speedway track

pista di atletica, da speedway

(motor-)racing track

autodromo or racing track (per corse automobilistiche)

cycling track

velodromo

dog-racing track

cinodromo

dog-racing track before n championship, race

su pista

track event

gara podistica

5. track RAIL Am:

track

binario m

track

rotaia f

track (platform)

binario m

to leave the track(s) train:

deragliare

6. track MUS:

track (of record)

solco m

track (of tape)

pista f magnetica

track (of CD)

traccia f

track (song)

brano m

a 16-track CD

un CD con 16 tracce

7. track COMPUT (band):

track

traccia f

track

pista f

8. track MOTOR:

track (on wheel of tank, tractor)

cingolo m

track (distance between wheels)

carreggiata f

9. track (rail):

track (for curtain)

bastone m

track (for curtain)

bacchetta f

track (for sliding door)

scanalatura f

10. track Am SCHOOL (stream):

track

= gruppo di studenti dello stesso livello

the top, middle, bottom track

= il gruppo di allievi del livello avanzato, intermedio, di base

the first track

= il gruppo di studenti di livello avanzato

to place students in tracks

suddividere gli studenti in gruppi di diverso livello

II.track [Brit trak, Am træk] VB trans (follow path of)

track person

inseguire, essere sulle tracce di

track animal

seguire le orme di

track storm, hurricane

seguire la progressione di

track rocket, plane

seguire la traiettoria di

track comet, satellite

seguire l'orbita di

the police tracked the terrorists to their hideout

la polizia ha seguito le tracce dei terroristi fino al loro nascondiglio

III.track [Brit trak, Am træk] VB intr CINE

track

fare una carrellata

IV.track [Brit trak, Am træk]

to come from the wrong side of the tracks

venire dai quartieri poveri

three years down the track (in future)

fra tre anni

three years down the track (in present)

negli ultimi tre anni

See also athletics meet

athletics meet, track meet Brit Am N

athletics meet

meeting d'atletica

spur track in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spur track in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.spur <-rr-> [spɜ:r] VB trans a. fig

spur

spronare

II.spur [spɜ:r] N

1. spur (device):

spur

sperone m

2. spur GEO:

spur

sperone m

3. spur (encouragement):

spur

sprone m

Phrases:

on the spur of the moment inf

d'impulso

I.track [træk] N

1. track (path):

track

sentiero m

2. track (rails):

track

binari m pl

3. track in station:

track

binario m

4. track (mark):

track

traccia f

track of animal

orma f

track of bullet

traiettoria f

to cover one's tracks

nascondere le proprie tracce

to leave tracks

lasciare tracce

to be on the track of sb

essere sulle tracce di qn

5. track (path):

track

pista f

to be on the right/wrong track a. fig

essere sulla strada giusta/sbagliata

6. track (logical course):

track

corso m

the track of an argument

il filo di un discorso

to get off the track

uscire dal tema

to be on track (to do sth)

essere sulla buona strada (per fare qc)

7. track (career path):

track

indirizzo m

to change track

cambiare strada

8. track SPORTS:

track

pista f

9. track (song):

track

brano m

Phrases:

to live on the wrong side of the tracks inf

vivere nei quartieri poveri

to keep track (of sth/sb)

tenersi informato su qc/qn

to lose track (of sth/sb)

perdere di vista (qc/qn)

to make tracks inf

levare le tende

to stop sb (dead) in his tracks

fermarsi di colpo

to throw sb off the track

mettere qn fuori strada

II.track [træk] VB trans

1. track (pursue):

track

seguire le tracce di

to track sth/sb

seguire qc/qn

2. track (trace):

track

seguire la traiettoria di

III.track [træk] VB intr CINE

track

fare una carrellata

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It also features a short spur track to the northeast that is occasionally used to park stranded or dead trolleys.

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