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[lænd]
1. n
1) terra, (soil, ground) terreno, (estate) terreni mpl, terre fpl

to go/travel by land — andare/viaggiare per via di terra

(dry) land — terraferma

to work on the land — lavorare la terra

fewer people work on the land now — oggi c'è meno gente che lavora la terra

to live off the land — vivere dei prodotti della terra

to own land — possedere dei terreni, avere delle proprietà (terriere)

to see how the land lies fig — tastare il terreno

2) (nation, country) paese m

throughout the land — in tutto il paese

to be in the land of the living — essere nel mondo dei vivi

2. vt
1) (cargo, goods) scaricare, (far) sbarcare, (passengers) (far) sbarcare, (aircraft) far atterrare, (catch: fish) tirare in secco, (fig: job, contract) accaparrarsi
2)

(fam: place) to land a blow on sb — assestare un colpo a qn

it landed him in jail — gli è costato la galera

to land sb in trouble — cacciare qn nei guai

to land sb in debt — far indebitare qn

I got landed with the job — è toccato a me fare il lavoro

I got landed with him — mi è toccato restare con lui, me lo sono dovuto sorbire io

3. vi
1) (plane, passenger) atterrare, (from boat, ship) sbarcare

the plane landed at five o'clock — l'aereo è atterrato alle cinque

2) (after fall, jump) atterrare, (fig: fall) cadere

to land on — (bird) posarsi su

to land on one's feet — (to be lucky) cadere in piedi

the hat landed in my lap — il cappello è finito sulle mie ginocchia

the bomb landed on the building — la bomba è caduta sul palazzo

the first man to land on the moon — il primo uomo a mettere piede sulla luna


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