glass

glass
[glɑːs] [AE glæs] 1.
nome
1) (substance) vetro m.

a piece of glass — un pezzo di vetro; (tiny) un frammento di vetro

2) (drinking vessel) bicchiere m.

wine glass — bicchiere da vino

a glass of wine — un bicchiere di vino

3) U (anche glassware) cristalleria f.
4) ant. (mirror) specchio m.
5) (barometer) barometro m.
2.
modificatore [bottle, ornament, shelf] di vetro
3.
nome plurale glasses
1) (spectacles) occhiali m.

a pair of glasses — un paio di occhiali

he wears reading glasses — porta gli occhiali (da vista) per leggere

2) (binoculars) binocolo m.sing.
* * *
noun
1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; (also adjective) a glass bottle.) vetro; di vetro
2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) bicchiere
3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) specchio
4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) barometro
•
- glassful
- glassy
- glassiness
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[glɑːs] [AE glæs] 1.
nome
1) (substance) vetro m.

a piece of glass — un pezzo di vetro; (tiny) un frammento di vetro

2) (drinking vessel) bicchiere m.

wine glass — bicchiere da vino

a glass of wine — un bicchiere di vino

3) U (anche glassware) cristalleria f.
4) ant. (mirror) specchio m.
5) (barometer) barometro m.
2.
modificatore [bottle, ornament, shelf] di vetro
3.
nome plurale glasses
1) (spectacles) occhiali m.

a pair of glasses — un paio di occhiali

he wears reading glasses — porta gli occhiali (da vista) per leggere

2) (binoculars) binocolo m.sing.

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