♦ lap

♦ lap
♦ lap (1) /læp/
n.
1 grembo: to sit on sb.'s lap, stare in grembo a q.
2 lembo; falda; risvolto: the lap of a skirt, il lembo d'una gonna
3 (sport) giro (di pista); (ciclismo) tappa; frazione: lap of honour, giro d'onore
4 avvolgimento; giro (di corda, ecc.)
5 (ind. tess.) falda, tela (d'ovatta, cotone, ecc.)
6 (edil., metall.) sovrapposizione
7 (tecn.) abrasivo per lappatura
8 (tecn.) disco (o piattello) per lappare
● (autom., USA) lap belt, cintura (di sicurezza) addominale □ (sport) lap counter, (nelle corse) misuratore dei giri compiuti □ lap dance, lap dance (tipo di danza erotica eseguita da ballerine seminude) □ (cinem., TV) lap dissolve, dissolvenza incrociata □ (mecc.) lap joint, giunto a sovrapposizione □ (ind. tess.) lap machine, avvolgitore □ (anat.) the lap of the ear, il lobo dell'orecchio □ (USA) lap robe, plaid; coperta da viaggio □ (ind. tess.) lap roll, rullo avvolgitore □ lap-top ► laptop □ (mecc.) lap-welding, saldatura a sovrapposizione □ half lap = lap joint ► sopra □ to be (o to sit) in Fortune's lap, essere il beniamino della fortuna □ (fig.) to be in the lap of the gods, essere in grembo a Giove; essere nelle mani di Dio □ (fig.) to be in the lap of luxury, vivere nel lusso □ (sport e fig.) to be on the last lap, essere all'ultimo giro.
lap (2) /læp/
n.
1 il lappare; leccata: The cat drank the milk in a few laps, il gatto bevve il latte in poche leccate
2 broda, pappa (per cani o gatti)
3 (d'acqua) sciabordio: the lap of the waves, lo sciabordio delle onde.
(to) lap (1) /læp/
A v. t.
1 (lett.) avvolgere; avviluppare; piegare; ripiegare
2 tenere in grembo; coccolare; vezzeggiare
3 sovrapporre (parzialmente); fare sporgere: The second board must lap (over) the first, parte della seconda asse deve essere sovrapposta alla prima (o sporgere rispetto alla prima)
4 (tecn.) lappare, lapidare (gemme, vetri)
5 (sport) doppiare: He has just lapped two rivals, ha appena doppiato due avversari
B v. i.
1 essere piegato; rientrare: Rough edges must lap under, i margini grezzi devono rientrare
2 to lap over, essere parzialmente sovrapposto a; coprire in parte; sporgere
3 estendersi, andare oltre un limite (nello spazio e nel tempo)
4 (falegn., mecc.) fare giunti a sovrapposizione
5 (sport) fare un giro di pista; girare: She lapped in under two minutes, ha girato in meno di due minuti
to lap one's arm in a bandage, bendarsi un braccio □ (fig.) to be lapped in luxury, vivere nel lusso.
(to) lap (2) /læp/
v. t. e i.
1 leccare (per bere); lappare; bere (o mangiare) avidamente; papparsi; ingollare: The dog lapped (up) the broth, il cane ha lappato il brodo; to lap up (o down) a plate of soup, papparsi un piatto di zuppa
2 (d'acqua) lambire; sciabordare: The waves were lapping at our feet, le onde lambivano i nostri piedi
to lap up sb.'s praise, bearsi degli elogi di q.

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