- wire
- I ['waɪə(r)]
nome1) (length of metal) filo m. metallico
copper, electric wire — filo di rame, filo elettrico
2) AE (telegram) telegramma m.••down to the wire — AE fino all'ultimo momento
to pull wires — AE manovrare nell'ombra
II ['waɪə(r)]to get one's wires crossed — capirsi male
verbo transitivo1)to wire a house — installare l'impianto elettrico in una casa
to wire a plug — collegare una spina
2) (send telegram to) mandare un telegramma a3) (stiffen) fissare con un filo metallico•- wire up* * *1. noun1) ((also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) filo; rete metallica2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) filo3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) telegrafo4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegramma2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) (installare l'impianto elettrico)2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) telegrafare3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafare•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting* * *I ['waɪə(r)]nome1) (length of metal) filo m. metallicocopper, electric wire — filo di rame, filo elettrico
2) AE (telegram) telegramma m.••down to the wire — AE fino all'ultimo momento
to pull wires — AE manovrare nell'ombra
II ['waɪə(r)]to get one's wires crossed — capirsi male
verbo transitivo1)to wire a house — installare l'impianto elettrico in una casa
to wire a plug — collegare una spina
2) (send telegram to) mandare un telegramma a3) (stiffen) fissare con un filo metallico•- wire up
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.