cradle

cradle
I ['kreɪdl]
nome
1) (for baby) culla f. (anche fig.)

from the cradle — fin dalla culla o dall'infanzia

from the cradle to the grave — dalla culla alla tomba, dalla nascita alla morte

2) (platform) piattaforma f. sollevabile
II ['kreɪdl]
verbo transitivo cullare [baby]; tenere con delicatezza [object]
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['kreidl] 1. noun
1) (a child's bed especially one in which it can be rocked.) culla
2) (a frame of similar shape, eg one under a ship that is being built or repaired.) invasatura
2. verb
(to hold or rock as if in a cradle: She cradled the child in her arms.) cullare
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cradle /ˈkreɪdl/
n.
1 culla (anche fig.): from the cradle, fin dalla culla; fin dall'infanzia; Athens was the cradle of the arts, Atene fu la culla delle arti
2 (mecc., aeron., naut.) culla; intelaiatura di sostegno
3 (autom.) carrello (da meccanico)
4 (agric.) rastrello (di falce); falce a rastrello
5 crivello di legno (per vagliare sabbie aurifere)
6 (tecn.) ponteggio mobile, gabbia (per muratori, imbianchini, ecc.)
7 (mil.) culla (di un cannone: per il rinculo)
8 (ind. tess.) culla; carrellino; selletta
9 (telef.) forcella portamicrofono
10 (arte) intelaiatura
11 (med.) alzacoperte, gabbia (per un degente)
12 (comput., = docking cradle), base d'espansione (dei palmari); supporto da tavolo
● (med.) cradle cap, crosta lattea □ (ind. min.) cradle dump, rovesciatore di vagonetti □ (fam.) cradle robber (o cradle-snatcher), chi ha rapporti con (o sposa) un partner molto più giovane □ (fam.) cradle-snatching, relazione amorosa (o matrimonio) con una persona assai più giovane □ cradle-to-grave (agg.), dalla culla alla tomba.
(to) cradle /ˈkreɪdl/
v. t.
1 stringere con delicatezza (tra le braccia o tra le mani): She was cradling a mug of coffee in her hands, stringeva tra le mani una tazza di caffè
2 (fig.) essere la culla di: Italy cradled Etruscan civilization, l'Italia fu la culla della civiltà etrusca
3 (fig.) allevare; aver cura di: cradled in luxury, allevato nel lusso
4 (telef.) posare (il microtelefono) sulla forcella; riagganciare
5 (agric.) mietere (il grano, ecc.) con falce a rastrello
6 (ind. min.) vagliare (sabbie aurifere)
7 (tecn.) sollevare (o sostenere) con un'intelaiatura.
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I ['kreɪdl]
nome
1) (for baby) culla f. (anche fig.)

from the cradle — fin dalla culla o dall'infanzia

from the cradle to the grave — dalla culla alla tomba, dalla nascita alla morte

2) (platform) piattaforma f. sollevabile
II ['kreɪdl]
verbo transitivo cullare [baby]; tenere con delicatezza [object]

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