oncoming

oncoming
['ɒnkʌmɪŋ]
aggettivo [vehicle] proveniente dalla direzione opposta

"beware of oncoming traffic" — "circolazione a doppio senso di marcia"

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adjective (approaching: oncoming traffic.) (che si avvicina)
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oncoming /ˈɒnkʌmɪŋ/
A a.
1 che s'avvicina (nel tempo); prossimo; imminente; futuro: the oncoming spring, la primavera in arrivo
2 che s'avvicina (nello spazio); che viene nella mia (nostra, ecc.) direzione: There was a lot of oncoming traffic, il traffico in senso contrario (al nostro) era intenso
B n. [u]
l'avvicinarsi; l'approssimarsi: the oncoming of spring, l'approssimarsi della primavera
● (naut.) the oncoming tide, la marea che sale.
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['ɒnkʌmɪŋ]
aggettivo [vehicle] proveniente dalla direzione opposta

"beware of oncoming traffic" — "circolazione a doppio senso di marcia"


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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