plug

I [plʌg]

nome

1) el. (on appliance) spina f.

to pull out the plug — staccare la spina

to pull the plug on — colloq. abbandonare [scheme, project]

2) inform. elettron. (connecting device) spina f., spinotto m.

3) el. (socket) presa f.

a mains plug — una presa di corrente

4) (in bath, sink) tappo m.

to pull out the plug — togliere il tappo

5) edil. (for screw) tassello m.

6) (in barrel) zaffo m.; (for leak) tampone m., tappo m.; (for medical purpose) tampone m.

7) aut. (anche spark plug) candela f.

8) rad. telev. colloq.

to give sth. a plug put in a plug for sth. — fare pubblicità a qcs

II 1. [plʌg]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)

1) (block) tamponare, tappare, chiudere [leak, hole]

2) rad. telev. colloq. fare pubblicità a, pubblicizzare, promuovere [product, show]

3) el. (insert)

to plug sth. into — inserire qcs. in [socket]; collegare qcs. a [computer]

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)

to plug into — collegarsi a [TV, computer]

- plug away

- plug in

- plug up

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1. noun

1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) spina

2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) tappo

2. verb

(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) tappare

- plug in

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[plʌɡ]

1. n

1) (of bath, basin, barrel, volcano) tappo, (for stopping a leak) tampone m

2) Elec spina, Auto , (also: spark(ing) plug) candela

the plug is faulty — la spina è difettosa

3) (fam: piece of publicity) pubblicità f inv, réclame f inv

to give sb/sth a plug — fare pubblicità a qn/qc

2. vt

1) (also: plug up) (hole) tappare, (tooth) otturare

2) (insert) infilare, cacciare

to plug a lead into a socket — inserire un filo (elettrico) in una presa di corrente

3) (fam: publicize) fare pubblicità a, (push, put forward) fare propaganda a

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- plug away

- plug in

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I [plʌg]

nome

1) el. (on appliance) spina f.

to pull out the plug — staccare la spina

to pull the plug on — colloq. abbandonare [scheme, project]

2) inform. elettron. (connecting device) spina f., spinotto m.

3) el. (socket) presa f.

a mains plug — una presa di corrente

4) (in bath, sink) tappo m.

to pull out the plug — togliere il tappo

5) edil. (for screw) tassello m.

6) (in barrel) zaffo m.; (for leak) tampone m., tappo m.; (for medical purpose) tampone m.

7) aut. (anche spark plug) candela f.

8) rad. telev. colloq.

to give sth. a plug put in a plug for sth. — fare pubblicità a qcs

II 1. [plʌg]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)

1) (block) tamponare, tappare, chiudere [leak, hole]

2) rad. telev. colloq. fare pubblicità a, pubblicizzare, promuovere [product, show]

3) el. (insert)

to plug sth. into — inserire qcs. in [socket]; collegare qcs. a [computer]

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-)

to plug into — collegarsi a [TV, computer]

- plug away

- plug in

- plug up