♦ seal

♦ seal
♦ seal (1) /si:l/
n.
1 (zool., Phoca) foca
2 [u] (= sealskin) pelle di foca
seal rookery, colonia di foche □ (zool.) eared seal (Otaria), otaria.
♦ seal (2) /si:l/
n.
1 sigillo; bollo, timbro; (fig.) suggello, simbolo, stemma, garanzia, pegno, promessa: to affix the seals, apporre i sigilli; to set one's seal to st., mettere il proprio sigillo a qc.; (fig.) approvare qc.; (relig.) under the seal (of confession), sotto il sigillo della confessione; Our handshake was a seal of friendship, la nostra stretta di mano è stata una promessa d'amicizia; seal of love, pegno d'amore
2 (fig.) impronta; marchio; segno: He had the seal of death on his face, aveva sul volto il marchio (o il segno premonitore) della morte
3 (mecc.) guarnizione; dispositivo di tenuta; giunto a tenuta
4 (nelle tubazioni) sifone a tenuta idraulica
seal ring, anello munito di sigillo □ (leg.) deed under seal, atto solenne, recante la firma e il sigillo di chi lo redige; (spesso) atto notarile □ (leg.: in calce a un documento) Given under my hand and seal, redatto, firmato e sigillato (da me notaio, ecc.) □ (fig.) to give one's seal of approval, dare la propria approvazione □ (fig. lett.) to set (o to put) the seal on, suggellare.
(to) seal (1) /si:l/
v. i.
cacciare le foche; andare a caccia di foche.
(to) seal (2) /si:l/
v. t.
1 sigillare; apporre i sigilli a (anche leg.); (fig.) suggellare, approvare, sancire; chiudere (ermeticamente): to seal (up) an envelope [a door], sigillare (apporre i sigilli a) una busta [una porta]; Windows must be sealed up, bisogna chiudere ermeticamente le finestre; Sleep sealed his eyes, il sonno gli chiuse le palpebre; to seal a pact, suggellare un patto
2 fissare irrevocabilmente; segnare: This decision sealed our fate, questa decisione ha segnato il nostro destino
3 (= to seal with lead) piombare; sigillare con piombini
4 mettere un marchio su; segnare
5 fissare
to seal a bargain, concludere un affare □ (fig.) to seal sb.'s doom (o fate), decidere la sorte di q.; firmare la condanna di q. □ (fig.) to seal sb.'s lips, mettere il sigillo alle labbra di q.; fare tacere q. □ (sport) to seal the result, chiudere la partita.

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