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tassure
bridge
Italian
Italian
English
English
I. ponte [ˈponte] N m
1. ponte:
ponte ARCHIT, ENGINEER
bridge
attraversare un ponte
to cross a bridge
gettare un ponte
to build a bridge
ponte ferroviario
railway bridge
ponte a schiena d'asino
humpback(ed) bridge
2. ponte (congiunzione):
ponte fig
bridge
gettare un ponte fra due culture
to provide a link between two cultures
un ponte tra la scuola e l'università
a bridge between school and university
3. ponte (di imbarcazione):
ponte
deck
nave a due, tre ponti
two-decker, three-decker
ponte auto
car deck
salire sul ponte
to go (up or out) on deck
ponte di prima, terza classe
saloon, steerage
4. ponte (ponteggio):
ponte
scaffold(ing)
gru a ponte
overhead-travelling crane
5. ponte MOTOR:
ponte
axle
ponte anteriore, posteriore
front, rear axle
6. ponte (in odontoiatria):
ponte
bridge(work)
7. ponte SPORTS:
ponte
crab
fare il ponte
to do the crab
8. ponte ELEC:
ponte
bridge
9. ponte MIL:
testa di ponte
bridgehead, beachhead
10. ponte (festività):
ponte
long weekend
fare il ponte
to have a long weekend
II. ponte [ˈponte] ADJ inv
governo ponte
transitional government
legge ponte
bridge law, interim law
III. ponte [ˈponte]
tagliare or bruciare i ponti
to burn one's boats or bridges
tagliare i ponti col passato
to make a clean break with the past
riallacciare i ponti
to mend fences
dormire sotto i ponti
to sleep rough, to be a tramp
ne è passata di acqua sotto i ponti
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge
fare dei ponti d'oro a qn
to offer sb a gold mine
l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti
still waters run deep
IV. ponte [ˈponte]
ponte aereo
airlift
ponte aereo
airlift Brit
ponte bailey ENGINEER
Bailey bridge
ponte di barche ENGINEER
pontoon bridge
ponte a bilico ENGINEER
weighbridge
ponte di comando NAUT
bridge
ponte di coperta NAUT
upper deck
ponte di coperta NAUT
main deck
ponte galleggiante ENGINEER
pontoon bridge
ponte girevole ENGINEER
turn bridge
ponte girevole ENGINEER
swingbridge
ponte lance NAUT
boat deck
ponte levatoio
drawbridge
ponte levatoio
bascule bridge
ponte mobile ENGINEER
drawbridge
ponte di passeggiata NAUT
promenade deck
ponte a pedaggio
toll bridge
ponte di prua NAUT
foredeck
ponte radio RADIO
radio link
ponte sollevabile ENGINEER
lift-bridge
ponte sollevatore MOTOR
hydraulic ramp
ponte sospeso ENGINEER
suspension bridge
Ponte dei Sospiri
Bridge of Sighs
ponte tenda NAUT
shade deck
ponte trasbordatore
ferry bridge
ponte di Varolio ANAT
pons Varolii
ponte di volo (nelle portaerei)
flight deck
English
English
Italian
Italian
brig
ponte m
bridgework
ponte m
long weekend
ponte m
bridge loan
credito m ponte
bridge loan
finanziamento m ponte
drawbridge (over moat)
ponte m levatoio
drawbridge (over river)
ponte m mobile
bridging loan
credito m ponte
bridging loan
finanziamento m ponte
pontoon bridge
ponte m galleggiante
pontoon bridge
ponte m di barche
boat deck
ponte m lance
hydraulic ramp
(ponte) sollevatore m
Italian
Italian
English
English
ponte [ˈpon·te] N m
1. ponte (su fiume, strada, protesi):
ponte
bridge
ponte levatoio
drawbridge
ponte sospeso
suspension bridge
rompere [o tagliare] i -i fig
to sever all ties
2. ponte (collegamento):
ponte aereo
airlift
ponte radio
radio link
3. ponte (di nave):
ponte
deck
ponte di comando
bridge
4. ponte (impalcatura):
ponte
scaffold
5. ponte (in ginnastica):
ponte
crab
6. ponte (vacanza):
ponte
long weekend
fare il ponte
to make a long weekend of it
ponte levatoio
drawbridge
English
English
Italian
Italian
drawbridge
ponte m levatoio
railroad bridge
ponte m ferroviario
footbridge
ponte m pedonale
swing bridge
ponte m girevole
suspension bridge
ponte m sospeso
bridge loan
credito m ponte
poop deck
ponte m del casseretto
pontoon bridge
ponte m di barche
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
ponte di comando
bridge
fare il ponte
to make a long weekend of it
hanno costruito un ponte sopra il fiume
they've built a bridge over the river
saltare dal ponte
to jump off the bridge
bridge
ponte m (di comando)
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
La rocca fungeva solo come vedetta e non sono presenti forme di difesa come fossati o ponti levatoi.
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La postierla sarebbe stata collegata alla riva sud del fossato tramite un ponte levatoio e un lungo ponte di legno.
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Le notizie di alcuni lavori di manutenzione del 1495 rivelano che all'epoca la porta era dotata anche di un ponte levatoio.
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La piazza era collegata con l'esterno da un ponte levatoio, oggi sostituito con un collegamento in muratura.
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L'accesso avveniva da un torrione quadrato dotato di un ponte levatoio ora scomparso.
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