ditch

ditch
I [dɪtʃ]
nome fosso m., fossato m.
II [dɪtʃ]
verbo transitivo colloq.
1) (get rid of) disfarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ally, machine]; abbandonare [system]; annullare [agreement]; piantare, mollare [girlfriend, boyfriend]
2) AE (evade) sfuggire a [police]
3) (crash-land)

to ditch a plane — compiere un ammaraggio di fortuna

4) AE (crash) distruggere (di proposito) [car]
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[di ] 1. noun
(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) fosso
2. verb
(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) abbandonare
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[dɪtʃ]
1. n
fosso, (irrigation channel) fosso or canale m d'irrigazione
2. vt
(fam: get rid of: car) abbandonare, mollare, (person) piantare, mollare

she's just ditched her boyfriend — ha appena mollato il suo ragazzo

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ditch /dɪtʃ/
n.
fosso; fossato: drainage ditch, canale di scolo; (mil.) anti-tank ditch, fosso anticarro
● (bot.) ditch moss (Elodea canadensis), elodea; peste d'acqua □ (bot.) ditch reed (Phragmites communis), canna di palude; cannuccia □ (fig.) to be as dull as ditch water, essere noioso da morire; far morire di noia □ to die in the last ditch, morire sull'ultima trincea; (fig.) difendersi disperatamente.
(to) ditch /dɪtʃ/
v. t. e i.
1 scavare fossi (o canali di scolo)
2 provvedere di fossi (o canali di scolo); prosciugare
3 (USA) mandare (o buttare) in un fosso: He ditched his car while learning to drive, è finito nel fosso con l'automobile mentre imparava a guidare
4 (fam.) abbandonare; mollare: She ditched him two weeks before the wedding, lo ha mollato a due settimane dal matrimonio; She ditched all her old friends during her rise to the top, ha mollato tutti i vecchi amici durante la sua ascesa al successo; They ditched the car and made their way across country, hanno mollato lì la macchina e attraversato a piedi la campagna; We decided to ditch the entire scheme and started again, abbiamo deciso di lasciar perdere tutto il progetto e abbiamo ricominciato
5 (gergo aeron.) fare un ammaraggio di fortuna: He ditched his plane moments before it crashed, ha ammarato pochi attimi prima di schiantarsi
6 (fam. USA) far deragliare (un treno)
7 (fam. USA) marinare: to ditch school [class], marinare la scuola [le lezioni].
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I [dɪtʃ]
nome fosso m., fossato m.
II [dɪtʃ]
verbo transitivo colloq.
1) (get rid of) disfarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ally, machine]; abbandonare [system]; annullare [agreement]; piantare, mollare [girlfriend, boyfriend]
2) AE (evade) sfuggire a [police]
3) (crash-land)

to ditch a plane — compiere un ammaraggio di fortuna

4) AE (crash) distruggere (di proposito) [car]

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