hover

hover
['hɒvə(r)]
verbo intransitivo
1) [bird] librarsi; [helicopter] volare a punto fisso (over, above su, sopra)

to hover around sb. — ronzare intorno a qcn

2) (vacillate)

countries hovering on the brink of war — paesi sull'orlo della guerra

to be hovering between life and death — essere sospeso tra la vita e la morte

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verb
1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) librarsi
2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) gironzolare
3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) esitare
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hover /ˈhɒvə(r)/
n. [u]
1 il librarsi; l'essere sospeso (anche fig.)
2 (fig.) indecisione; pencolamento
3 (aeron. e zool.: di elicottero, falco, ecc.) volo a punto fisso; volo stazionario
4 (comput.) passaggio del mouse: hover button, pulsante attivato al passaggio del mouse.
(to) hover /ˈhɒvə(r)/
v. i.
1 librarsi; librarsi a volo; volteggiare; incombere (anche fig.): An eagle hovered over the rock, un'aquila volteggiava sopra la rupe
2 (fig.) essere sospeso; essere indeciso; pencolare; essere in bilico: to hover between life and death, esser sospeso fra la vita e la morte
3 (aeron. e zool.: di elicottero, falco, ecc.) volare a punto fisso
to hover about (o around), aggirarsi; gironzolare (intorno); attardarsi; indugiare □ to hover about (o around) sb., ronzare (o aggirarsi) intorno a q. □ (fig., con cifre) to hover around st., aggirarsi su (o fluttuare intorno a) qc.: The inflation rate will hover around 2% this year, quest'anno il tasso di inflazione si aggirerà sul 2%.
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['hɒvə(r)]
verbo intransitivo
1) [bird] librarsi; [helicopter] volare a punto fisso (over, above su, sopra)

to hover around sb. — ronzare intorno a qcn

2) (vacillate)

countries hovering on the brink of war — paesi sull'orlo della guerra

to be hovering between life and death — essere sospeso tra la vita e la morte


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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