♦ chest

♦ chest
♦ chest /tʃɛst/
n.
1 (anat.) torace; petto: a broad chest, un ampio torace; chest pains, dolori al petto; He crossed his arms over his chest, incrociò le braccia sul petto
2 (med., fam.) petto; polmoni (pl.): He's got a weak chest, è delicato di polmoni; chest trouble, disturbo alle vie respiratorie; malattia polmonare
3 cassa; cassapanca: an oak chest, una cassa di quercia; treasure chest, forziere; medicine chest, cassetta dei medicinali
4 (fig., GB) cassa; fondi (pl.); tesoro: the community chest, la cassa della comunità
● (med.) chest cold, tracheobronchite □ (ginnastica) chest expander, estensore □ chest freezer, congelatore a bancone □ chest of drawers, cassettone □ (baseball) chest protection, armatura protettiva del tronco; corazza □ (moda) chest size, circonferenza del torace; busto □ chest voice, voce di petto □ (mus.: di nota) from the chest, di petto □ (fam.) to get st. off one's chest, levarsi un peso dallo stomaco; sfogarsi □ to throw out one's chest, sporgere il petto in fuori; impettirsi NOTA D'USO: -thoracic o chest?-.
(to) chest /tʃɛst/
v. t.
(sport) colpire (o arrestare: la palla) con il petto
to chest the ball down, mettere la palla a terra stoppandola con il petto.

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