crest

crest
[krest]
nome
1) cresta f. (anche zool.)
2) arald. cimiero m.
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to be on the crest of a wave — essere sulla cresta dell'onda

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[krest]
noun
1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) cresta
2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) cresta; cima
3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) cimiero
4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) insegna nobiliare
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crest /krɛst/
n.
1 cresta (del gallo, d'un monte, dell'onda, ecc.); ciuffo di penne; cima; cimiero; pennacchio
2 criniera (di cavallo, leone, ecc.)
3 (ind. costr., edil.) corona (di una diga, ecc.) linea di displuvio (d'un tetto, ecc.)
4 (anat.) cresta
5 (mecc.) cresta (di vite)
6 (arald.) cimiero
7 (= family crest) stemma gentilizio
8 (econ.) picco (di una congiuntura)
9 (motociclismo) dosso, rampa (della pista)
crest gate, paratia di coronamento (di un bacino idrico) □ (anche fig.) to be on the crest of the wave, essere sulla cresta dell'onda.
(to) crest /krɛst/
A v. t.
1 munire di cresta (o di pennacchio)
2 ornare di stemma gentilizio
3 raggiungere la cima di: to crest a hill [a wave], raggiungere la cima d'un colle [di un'onda]
4 (fig.) coronare: A castle crests the hill, un castello corona il colle
5 (ciclismo) scalare; scavalcare
B v. i.
(d'onda) sollevarsi formando creste
● (di un fiume in piena) to crest at, raggiungere il livello di (un certo numero di metri, ecc.) □ (ciclismo) to crest the hill, scollinare.
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[krest]
nome
1) cresta f. (anche zool.)
2) arald. cimiero m.
••

to be on the crest of a wave — essere sulla cresta dell'onda


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