livery
- livery
- ['lɪvərɪ]
nome
1) (uniform) livrea f.
2) (boarding horses) stallaggio m.
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livery (1) /ˈlɪvərɪ/
n.
1 livrea: a waiter in livery, un cameriere in livrea
2 [u] (fig. o poet.) veste, aspetto, aria; (d'alberi) fogliame; (d'uccelli) piumaggio
3 livrea, costume (di una corporazione cittadina)
4 [u] stallaggio; stallatico; noleggio (di cavalli): livery horse, cavallo da noleggio
5 (sport: ipp., autom., motociclismo) scuderia
● livery company, (stor.) corporazione (d'arti e mestieri); (ora) associazione professionale (ve ne sono 83, a Londra) □ (stor.) livery fine, tassa d'iscrizione a una corporazione □ livery servant, domestico in livrea □ (di cavallo) at livery, tenuto nello stallaggio □ (di domestico) out of livery, senza livrea; in abito borghese □ (stor.) to take up one's livery, entrare a far parte d'una corporazione.
livery (2) /ˈlɪvərɪ/
a.
1 che ha la consistenza (o il colore) del fegato; marrone rossiccio
2 fegatoso; bilioso; irritabile
3 (di terreno) tenace; duro.
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['lɪvərɪ]
nome
1) (uniform) livrea f.
2) (boarding horses) stallaggio m.
English-Italian dictionary.
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