cramp

cramp
I [kræmp]
nome (pain) crampo m.

to have cramp — BE o

a cramp — AE avere un crampo

a cramp in one's foot — un crampo al piede

stomach cramps — crampi allo stomaco

writer's cramp — crampo degli scrivani

II [kræmp]
verbo transitivo bloccare, paralizzare [progress]
••

to cramp sb.'s style — colloq. soffocare qcn., stare addosso a qcn

III [kræmp]
nome clamp I
* * *
[kræmp] 1. noun
((a) painful stiffening of the muscles: The swimmer got cramp and drowned.) crampo
2. verb
1) (to put into too small a space: We were all cramped together in a tiny room.) stipare
2) (to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts.) limitare
* * *
[kræmp]
1. n
Med

cramp (in) — crampo (a)

2. vt
(hinder: person) impacciare, inibire, (progress) ostacolare, frenare

you're cramping my style — mi inibisci

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cramp (1) /kræmp/
n.
1 [u] crampo; spasmo muscolare; crampi: to get cramp (USA: to get a cramp), avere un crampo (o i crampi)
2 (al pl.) crampi allo stomaco
3 (al pl.) (USA) dolori mestruali
swimmer's [writer's] cramp, crampo del nuotatore [dello scrivano].
cramp (2) /kræmp/
n.
1 (edil., = cramp iron) grappa
2 morsa; morsetto
3 (fig.) impedimento; ostacolo
4 forma (per tomaia di scarpa).
(to) cramp (1) /kræmp/
v. t.
1 procurare un crampo a (una parte del corpo)
2 ostacolare, rendere (qc.) difficile; impedire (i movimenti, ecc.)
3 (fig.) bloccare; impacciare; rendere (q.) goffo
● (fam.) to cramp sb.'s style, bloccare, rendere (q.) impacciato (anche solo con la propria presenza).
(to) cramp (2) /kræmp/
v. t.
1 bloccare con una grappa
2 stringere con un morsetto.
* * *
I [kræmp]
nome (pain) crampo m.

to have cramp — BE o

a cramp — AE avere un crampo

a cramp in one's foot — un crampo al piede

stomach cramps — crampi allo stomaco

writer's cramp — crampo degli scrivani

II [kræmp]
verbo transitivo bloccare, paralizzare [progress]
••

to cramp sb.'s style — colloq. soffocare qcn., stare addosso a qcn

III [kræmp]
nome clamp I

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