knot

knot
[nɒt] I
nome
1) (tied part, tangle) nodo m.

to tie sth. in a knot — annodare qcs., fare il nodo a qcs.

to have a knot in one's stomach — fig. avere una stretta allo stomaco

2) (in wood) nodo m., nodosità f.
3) (group) gruppo m.
4) mar. nodo m.
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to do sth. at a rate of knots — fare qcs. in fretta e furia

to get tied up in knots — cadere in contraddizione

to tie the knot — sposarsi

II 1.
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-) annodare, legare [strings, ends] (together insieme); fare un nodo a [scarf, handkerchief]

to knot one's tie — farsi il nodo alla cravatta

2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-) [stomach] chiudersi; [muscles] contrarsi
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[not] 1. noun
1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) nodo
2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) nodo
3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) capannello
4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) nodo
2. verb
(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) annodare
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[nɒt]
1. n
(in rope, wood), (also), (Naut: speed) nodo, (group: of people) capannello

to tie a knot — fare un nodo

to tie o.s. up in knots fig — ingarbugliarsi

2. vt
fare un nodo a, annodare

to knot together — annodare insieme

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knot (1) /nɒt/
n.
1 nodo: to tie a knot, fare un nodo; to undo a knot, disfare un nodo; overhand knot, nodo semplice; nodo a 8; running knot, nodo scorsoio
2 nodo; groviglio; viluppo: to comb out the knots in one's hair, sbrogliare i nodi dei capelli col pettine
3 crocchia (di capelli)
4 (fig.) nodo; legame; vincolo: the marriage knot (o the wedding knot) il nodo coniugale
5 (fig.) nodo; intoppo; difficoltà: to cut the knot, eliminare le difficoltà
6 (fig.) groppo; nodo: a knot (of tension) in the stomach, un nodo allo stomaco
7 (naut., aeron.) nodo: a ship that does (o makes) thirty knots, una nave che fa trenta nodi
8 crocchio; capannello; assembramento
9 (bot.) nodo; nocchio
10 (anat.) nodulo
11 coccarda; rosetta
knot garden, complesso di aiuole ornamentali; parterre (franc.) □ (bot.) knot-grass (Polygonum aviculare), centinodia; correggiola □ (fam. GB) at a rate of knots, a grande velocità; a tutta birra (fam.) □ (iron., scherz.) to tie the knot, sposarsi; convolare a giuste nozze □ (fig.) to tie oneself (up) in knots, confondersi; essere sconcertato (o disorientato).
knot (2) /nɒt/
n.
(zool., Calidris canutus) piovanello maggiore.
(to) knot /nɒt/
A v. t.
1 annodare; fare un nodo a; legare: to knot a scarf round one's throat, annodarsi al collo una sciarpa; to knot one's necktie, annodarsi la cravatta; fare il nodo alla cravatta; to knot together, annodare insieme; unire con un nodo; to knot a bundle, legare un fagotto
2 fare (una frangia, un tappeto, ecc.) annodando fili
3 tendere (un muscolo)
B v. i.
1 formare un nodo; annodarsi: This rope knots easily and holds the knots well, questa corda si annoda facilmente e tiene bene i nodi
2 aggrovigliarsi; ingarbugliarsi; formare nodi
3 (di muscolo) tendersi
4 (di stomaco) contrarsi; stringersi: The sound made my stomach knot, a quel suono sentii una stretta allo stomaco.
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[nɒt] I
nome
1) (tied part, tangle) nodo m.

to tie sth. in a knot — annodare qcs., fare il nodo a qcs.

to have a knot in one's stomach — fig. avere una stretta allo stomaco

2) (in wood) nodo m., nodosità f.
3) (group) gruppo m.
4) mar. nodo m.
••

to do sth. at a rate of knots — fare qcs. in fretta e furia

to get tied up in knots — cadere in contraddizione

to tie the knot — sposarsi

II 1.
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-) annodare, legare [strings, ends] (together insieme); fare un nodo a [scarf, handkerchief]

to knot one's tie — farsi il nodo alla cravatta

2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-) [stomach] chiudersi; [muscles] contrarsi

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