tower in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tower in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] N

tower

torre f

II.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] VB intr

1. tower (dominate):

to tower above or over village, countryside

torreggiare su or dominare

to tower above or over sb

torreggiare su or sovrastare qn

to tower above or over sb (menacingly)

sovrastare qn dall'alto della propria statura

2. tower (outstrip):

to tower above rival, peer

dominare

III.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r]

to be a tower of strength

essere saldo come una torre

she's been a tower of strength to me

per me è stata un vero sostegno

signal tower [ˈsɪɡnlˌtaʊə(r)] N Am

signal tower → signal box

See also signal box

signal box [Brit, Am ˈsɪɡnəl ˌbɑks] N RAIL

signal box

cabina f di blocco

signal box

cabina f di manovra

control tower [Brit, Am kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊ(ə)r] N AVIAT

control tower

torre f di controllo

ivory tower [Brit, Am ˈˌaɪv(ə)ri ˈˌtaʊ(ə)r] N fig

ivory tower

torre f d'avorio

conning tower [Brit ˈkɒnɪŋ ˌtaʊə, Am ˈkɑnɪŋ ˌtaʊ(ə)r] N NAUT

conning tower

torretta f (di sommergibile)

fire tower [ˈfaɪəˌtaʊə(r)] N

fire tower

torre m di vigilanza antincendio

clock tower [Brit, Am ˈklɑk ˌtaʊ(ə)r] N

clock tower

torre f dell'orologio

observation tower [ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃnˌtaʊə(r)] N

observation tower

torre f panoramica

cooling tower [Brit, Am ˈkulɪŋ ˌtaʊ(ə)r] N

cooling tower

torre f di raffreddamento

tower block [Brit] N Brit

tower block

torre f

tower block

caseggiato m a torre

tower in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tower in the English»Italian Dictionary

tower [ˈta·ʊɚ] N

tower

torre f

Phrases:

a tower of strength

un pilastro

tower above VB intr, tower over VB intr

to tower above sth/sb

torreggiare su qn/qc

water tower N

water tower

cisterna f (dell'acqua) sopraelevata

control tower N

control tower

torre f di controllo

observation tower N

observation tower

torre f d'avvistamento

cooling tower N

cooling tower

torre f di raffreddamento

ivory tower N fig

ivory tower

torre f d'avorio

Translations for tower in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

torre

tower

torre di controllo

control tower

torreggiare

to tower

casello

signal tower

tower Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a tower of strength

un pilastro

to tower above sth/sb

torreggiare su qn/qc

fortified tower in a castle or city walls

torrione

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During the second approach VHF communications were lost for a short time due to the tower transmitter's failure.

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On the tower wall are a benefactions board and two peal boards.

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By the end of the 16th century the river had silted up and the tower was landlocked.

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Investigating and keen to head off accusations of demonic possession, the protagonists discover and explore a labyrinthine library in the abbey's forbidden principal tower.

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One of the replacements considered was a three-lane single-tower cable suspension bridge.

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The battlemented three-storey west tower has a double-door, circular and round-headed windows and a belfry.

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Rebuilding, including the dumpy tower, took place in the early 17th century.

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Steel components were replaced and the tower was seismically upgraded.

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The means of cooling would be a hybrid cooling tower of about 60 metres in height with plume abatement.

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The central tower octagon supports several automated figures.

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