escort

escort
I 1. ['eskɔːt]
nome
1) mil. mar. scorta f.

armed escort — scorta armata

to put under escort — scortare

2) (companion) accompagnatore m.; (to a dance) cavaliere m.; (in agency) accompagnatore m. (-trice)
2.
modificatore

escort agency — agenzia di accompagnatori

escort duty — mar. mil. servizio di scorta

escort vessel — avviso scorta

II [ɪ'skɔːt]
verbo transitivo
1) mil. scortare

to escort sb. in, out — scortare qcn. dentro, fuori

2) accompagnare
* * *
1. ['esko:t] noun
(person(s), ship(s) etc accompanying for protection, guidance, courtesy etc: He offered to be my escort round the city; The transport supplies were under military/police escort.) scorta
2. [i'sko:t] verb
(to accompany or attend as escort: He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route.) scortare
* * *
escort /ˈɛskɔ:t/
n.
1 scorta; accompagnamento; accompagnatore, accompagnatrice; gruppo d'accompagnatori
2 cavaliere: Philip was her escort at the dance, il suo cavaliere al ballo era Philip
3 (mil.) scorta: an escort of five cruisers, una scorta di cinque incrociatori; (naut.) escort vessel, avviso scorta
escort agency, agenzia che procura accompagnatori o accompagnatrici □ (naut.) escort carrier, portaerei di scorta.
(to) escort /ɪˈskɔ:t/
v. t.
scortare (anche mil.); accompagnare: The king's plane was escorted by two jets, l'aeroplano del re era scortato da due reattori; John escorted the girl home, John ha accompagnato la ragazza a casa.
* * *
I 1. ['eskɔːt]
nome
1) mil. mar. scorta f.

armed escort — scorta armata

to put under escort — scortare

2) (companion) accompagnatore m.; (to a dance) cavaliere m.; (in agency) accompagnatore m. (-trice)
2.
modificatore

escort agency — agenzia di accompagnatori

escort duty — mar. mil. servizio di scorta

escort vessel — avviso scorta

II [ɪ'skɔːt]
verbo transitivo
1) mil. scortare

to escort sb. in, out — scortare qcn. dentro, fuori

2) accompagnare

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