inset

inset
I ['ɪnset]
nome
1) riquadro m.; (photo) fotografia f. in un riquadro
2) (in sewing) entre-deux m., tramezzo m.
II [ɪn'set]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. -set) inserire [map, picture]
* * *
['inset]
noun
(a small map, picture etc that has been put in the corner of a larger one: In a map of a coastline, there may be an inset to show offshore islands.) riquadro
* * *
inset (1) /ˈɪnsɛt/
n.
1 inserto; riquadro (per es., un ingrandimento parziale inserito in una mappa)
2 foglio (o fascicolo) supplementare (inserito in un giornale, in un libro); supplemento
3 aggiunta; tramezzo; entre-deux (franc.): a lace inset, un entre-deux di pizzo (in un abito)
● inset photo, foto inserita nel testo.
inset (2) /ˈɪnsɛt/
a.
1 inserito; preinstallato: inset hob with extractor, piano di cottura preinstallato, con cappa aspirante
2 ornato; tempestato: a gold ring inset with diamonds, un anello d'oro tempestato di diamanti.
(to) inset /ˈɪnsɛt/
(pass. e p. p. inset, insetted), v. t.
1 inserire; introdurre; aggiungere
2 (sartoria) inserire un tramezzo in (un abito, ecc.)
3 (tipogr.) accavallare.
* * *
I ['ɪnset]
nome
1) riquadro m.; (photo) fotografia f. in un riquadro
2) (in sewing) entre-deux m., tramezzo m.
II [ɪn'set]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. -set) inserire [map, picture]

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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