wind tunnel in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wind tunnel in the English»Italian Dictionary

wind tunnel [Brit ˈwɪndtʌnl, Am ˈwɪn(d) ˌtənl] N

1. wind tunnel TECH:

wind tunnel

galleria f del vento

wind tunnel

tunnel m aerodinamico

2. wind tunnel (windy gap or passage):

wind tunnel

passaggio m ventoso

Translations for wind tunnel in the Italian»English Dictionary

tunnel aerodinamico TECH

wind tunnel

galleria del vento TECH

wind tunnel

Translations for wind tunnel in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tunnel [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl] N

tunnel

tunnel m

tunnel

traforo m

to use a tunnel

usare or imboccare un tunnel

II.tunnel <forma in -ing ecc. tunnelling, tunnelled Brit tunneling, tunneled Am> [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl] VB trans

tunnel

traforare, scavare un tunnel in

III.tunnel <forma in -ing ecc. tunnelling, tunnelled Brit tunneling, tunneled Am> [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl] VB intr

tunnel

scavare un tunnel

IV.tunnel [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl]

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel

vedere la fine del tunnel

I.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] N

1. wind METEO:

wind

vento m

North, East wind

vento del nord, dell'est

the wind is blowing

sta soffiando il vento

which way is the wind blowing?

in che direzione soffia il vento?

a high wind

un forte vento

to have the wind at one's back, to have the wind behind one

avere il vento alle spalle

2. wind NAUT:

wind

vento m

fair wind

vento favorevole

to sail or run before the wind

avere il vento in poppa also fig

to sail into the wind

navigare controvento

to sail close to the wind NAUT

stringere il vento, navigare di bolina

to sail close to the wind fig

stare sul filo del rasoio

3. wind (breath):

wind

fiato m

wind

respiro m

to knock the wind out of

mozzare il fiato a qn

to get one's wind

riprendere fiato

to get one's second wind fig

riprendere fiato

4. wind (current):

wind fig

aria f

wind fig

sentore m

the wind of change

l'aria di cambiamento

the cold winds of recession

le avvisaglie della recessione

there is something in the wind

c'è qualcosa nell'aria

5. wind (flatulence):

wind

vento m

wind

peto m

to break wind

petare

to suffer from wind

soffrire di flatulenza

to bring up wind

ruttare

that's a lot of wind! inf

è solo aria fritta!

6. wind MUS:

the wind(s)

i fiati

II.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (make breathless):

wind blow, punch:

togliere il fiato, mozzare il fiato

wind climb, exertion:

lasciare senza fiato

2. wind (burp):

wind baby

far fare il ruttino a

3. wind HUNT (scent):

wind

fiutare

III.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd]

to get wind of

avere sentore di or fiutare

to get the wind up inf

prendersi una strizza (about per)

to put the wind up sb inf

fare prendere una strizza a qn

to go, run like the wind

andare, correre come il vento

it's (like) pissing inf, whistling in the wind

è come parlare al vento

to see which way the wind blows

fiutare il vento or sentire che aria tira

you'll be stuck like that if the wind changes! (to child pulling faces)

= se non fai attenzione rimarrai con quella faccia!

I.wind² [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] N

1. wind (bend):

wind

(of road) curva f

2. wind (movement):

wind

(of handle) giro m

to give a clock a wind

caricare un orologio

II.wind² <pt/pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (coil up):

wind hair, rope, string, tape, wire

avvolgere (on, onto su; round intorno a)

he wound a scarf round his neck

si avvolse una sciarpa attorno al collo

she wound her arms around him

lo cinse con le braccia or lo strinse fra le braccia

to wind wool

aggomitolare la lana

2. wind (set in motion):

wind, also wind up watch, clock, toy

caricare

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

girare

4. wind (move sinuously):

to wind one's or its way procession:

snodarsi

to wind one's or its way road, river:

serpeggiare, snodarsi

III.wind² <pt/pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB intr

wind road, river:

serpeggiare, snodarsi

wind procession:

snodarsi (along lungo)

wind stairs:

salire, inerpicarsi

a queue winding round the theatre

una coda che faceva il giro intorno al teatro

wind tunnel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wind tunnel in the English»Italian Dictionary

wind tunnel N TECH

wind tunnel

tunnel m aerodinamico

Translations for wind tunnel in the Italian»English Dictionary

galleria del vento

wind tunnel

Translations for wind tunnel in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tunnel [ˈtʌ·nl] N

1. tunnel ARCHIT:

tunnel

tunnel m inv

2. tunnel MIN:

tunnel

galleria f

II.tunnel [ˈtʌ·nl] VB intr

tunnel

scavare una galleria

III.tunnel [ˈtʌ·nl] VB trans

tunnel

scavare una galleria in

to tunnel one's way out

scappare scavandosi una galleria

I.wind¹ [wɪnd] N

1. wind (current of air):

wind

vento m

a breath of wind

un po' di vento

gust of wind

raffica f di vento

2. wind (breath):

wind

fiato m

to get [or catch] one's wind

riprendere fiato

to have the wind knocked out of sb

far rimanere qu senza fiato

3. wind MED:

wind

aria f

to break wind

passare aria

Phrases:

to take the wind out of sb's sails

scoraggiare qu

he who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind prov

chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta prov

to sail close to the wind

navigare di bolina

to get wind of sth

fiutare qc

to go [or run] like the wind

andare come il vento

there's sth in the wind

c'è qc nell'aria

II.wind¹ [wɪnd] VB trans

wind

mozzare il fiato a

I.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (coil):

wind

arrotolare

wind

aggomitolare

wool to wind sth around sth

arrotolare qc intorno a qc

2. wind (wrap):

wind

avvolgere

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

girare

wind clock, watch

caricare

4. wind film:

wind

far avvolgere

II.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB intr

wind

serpeggiare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After wind tunnel tests, original structural system was revised because of the wind load.

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By 1983 they had developed the custom airfoil section and tested it in a wind tunnel.

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In a simple sense, these supersonic inlets had to be carefully designed like a supersonic wind tunnel.

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He studied and trained human aerodynamics for four months in a wind tunnel.

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The wind tunnel is not only known for its supersonic combustion capabilities, but also for its unique design.

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Other notable campus facilities include a pressurized wind tunnel and a towing tank for testing ship and ocean structure designs.

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By 1973 airframes were being tested for their aerodynamic configuration through a wind tunnel.

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This becomes difficult for drafting cases, if only because a very large wind tunnel is needed.

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Wind tunnel tests of a wooden model confirmed that the aerodynamics were sound.

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Additionally, the wind tunnel is capable of operating for an indefinite period of time, allowing unlimited duration scramjet testing.

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