drone

drone
I [drəʊn]
nome
1) (of engine, insects) ronzio m.
2) zool. fuco m.; fig. (parasite) fannullone m. (-a), parassita m. e f.
3) mus. bordone m.
II [drəʊn]
verbo intransitivo [engine, insect] ronzare; [person] parlare con voce monotona
* * *
[drəun] 1. noun
1) (the male of the bee.) fuco
2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) poltrone, fannullone
3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) brusio
2. verb
1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) ronzare, fare brusio
2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) parlare in modo monotono, borbottare
* * *
[drəʊn]
1. n
1) (male bee) fuco, pecchione m
2) (noise: of bees, aircraft) ronzio, (of voices) brusio
2. vi
(bee, engine, aircraft) ronzare, (person), (also: drone on) continuare a parlare (in modo monotono), (voice) continuare a ronzare
* * *
drone /drəʊn/
n.
1 (zool.) fuco; pecchione
2 (fig.) scroccone (fam.); parassita
3 persona che fa un lavoro ripetitivo
4 (gergo mil.) aereo spia (senza pilota)
5 (naut.) nave teleguidata; missile teleguidato
6 ronzio: the drone of traffic, il ronzio del traffico
7 (mus.) bordone
8 (fig. fam.) discorso barboso, lagna
9 (mus.) canna dei toni bassi (di cornamusa).
(to) drone /drəʊn/
A v. i.
1 ronzare; Traffic droned in the distance, si sentiva in lontananza il brusio del traffico
2 fare una tiritera: He was droning on about his job again, ha rifatto tutta una tiritera sul suo lavoro
B v. t.
dire (qc.) con voce monotona.
* * *
I [drəʊn]
nome
1) (of engine, insects) ronzio m.
2) zool. fuco m.; fig. (parasite) fannullone m. (-a), parassita m. e f.
3) mus. bordone m.
II [drəʊn]
verbo intransitivo [engine, insect] ronzare; [person] parlare con voce monotona

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