keel

keel
I [kiːl]
nome mar. aer. chiglia f.

to be on an even keel — essere stabile (anche fig.)

II [kiːl]
verbo intransitivo (anche keel over) [boat] ribaltarsi, capovolgersi; [person, tree] cadere, crollare a terra
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[ki:l]
noun
(the long supporting piece of a ship's frame that lies lengthwise along the bottom: The boat's keel stuck in the mud near the shore.) chiglia
- be/keep on an even keel
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keel (1) /ki:l/
n.
1 (naut.) chiglia
2 (poet.) nave
3 (zool.) carena
4 (bot.) carena; costola
5 (archit.) costola, costolone
6 (aeron.) chiglia (di aerostato)
● (naut.) keel-block, taccata □ false keel, falsachiglia □ on an even keel, (naut.) di pescaggio uniforme; (fig.) (in modo) regolare (dopo un periodo di difficoltà), (di nuovo) in sesto: to get back on an even keel, ritrovare l'equilibrio; rimettersi in sesto; riprendersi; ritornare alla normalità.
keel (2) /ki:l/
n.
(naut.) chiatta; maona; barcone (a fondo piatto).
(to) keel /ki:l/ (naut.)
A v. t.
carenare, abbattere in carena (un'imbarcazione)
B v. i.
(di nave) capovolgersi; rovesciarsi
● to keel over, (di nave) capovolgersi, rovesciarsi; (fig. fam.) cadere, piegarsi su un fianco, crollare di lato, stramazzare.
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I [kiːl]
nome mar. aer. chiglia f.

to be on an even keel — essere stabile (anche fig.)

II [kiːl]
verbo intransitivo (anche keel over) [boat] ribaltarsi, capovolgersi; [person, tree] cadere, crollare a terra

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