gear

I 1. [gɪə(r)]

nome

1) (equipment) equipaggiamento m.

climbing gear — attrezzatura da arrampicata

2) colloq. (possessions) cose f.pl.

3) (clothes) vestiti m.pl.

football gear — tenuta da calcio

4) aut. marcia f.

bottom o first gear prima (marcia); to be in third gear essere in terza; to put a car in gear ingranare la marcia; you're not in gear sei in folle; "keep in low gear" (on sign) "utilizzare il freno motore"; to get (oneself) into gear for sth. — fig. prepararsi per qcs

5) tecn. ruota f. dentata

2.

nome plurale gears

1) aut. cambio m.sing.

2) tecn. ingranaggio m.sing.

II [gɪə(r)]

verbo transitivo (tailor)

to be geared to o towards sb., sth. — [course, policy, tax] essere mirato a qcn., qcs

- gear up

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[ɡiə]

noun

1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) ingranaggio, cambio

2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) marcia

3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) meccanismo, dispositivo

4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) equipaggiamento

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- gearbox

- gear lever/change/stick

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I 1. [gɪə(r)]

nome

1) (equipment) equipaggiamento m.

climbing gear — attrezzatura da arrampicata

2) colloq. (possessions) cose f.pl.

3) (clothes) vestiti m.pl.

football gear — tenuta da calcio

4) aut. marcia f.

bottom o first gear prima (marcia); to be in third gear essere in terza; to put a car in gear ingranare la marcia; you're not in gear sei in folle; "keep in low gear" (on sign) "utilizzare il freno motore"; to get (oneself) into gear for sth. — fig. prepararsi per qcs

5) tecn. ruota f. dentata

2.

nome plurale gears

1) aut. cambio m.sing.

2) tecn. ingranaggio m.sing.

II [gɪə(r)]

verbo transitivo (tailor)

to be geared to o towards sb., sth. — [course, policy, tax] essere mirato a qcn., qcs

- gear up