♦ dot

♦ dot
♦ dot /dɒt/
n.
1 (scrittura, mus., ecc.) punto: (telegr.) dots and dashes, punti e linee
2 puntino; macchietta: a red tie with tiny white dots, una cravatta rossa con piccoli puntini bianchi; The house was now a mere dot on the horizon, la casa ormai non era che un puntino all'orizzonte
3 (mat.) punto (nei numeri decimali, equivalente alla virgola, o segno di moltiplicazione)
4 (elettron.) punto: dot generator, generatore di punti; dot-matrix printer, stampante ad aghi
● (fam.; Internet, market.) dot com, dot-com (agg.) ► dotcom □ a dot of a child, un bambino minuscolo □ (fam.) on the dot, all'ora spaccata; puntualmente: The train left on the dot of 12, il treno è partito alle 12 in punto (o spaccate); to pay on the dot, pagare puntualmente □ since (o from) the year dot, da secoli; da una vita.
(to) dot /dɒt/
v. t.
1 mettere il puntino su (qc.)
2 punteggiare: The sea was dotted with sails, il mare era punteggiato di vele
3 to dot st. with st., cospargere qc. di qc.: Dot the surface of the pie with butter, cospargere la superficie della torta di burro
4 (mus.) punteggiare
to be dotted about, essere sparso qua e là: Beach umbrellas were dotted about, degli ombrelloni da sole erano sparsi qua e là □ (fig.) to dot one's (o the) i's and cross one's (o the) t's, essere meticoloso (o pignolo) □ to dot a line, tratteggiare una linea.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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