♦ sheet

♦ sheet
♦ sheet /ʃi:t/
n.
1 lenzuolo: as white as a sheet, bianco come un lenzuolo
2 foglio (di carta, ecc.): fact sheet, foglio informativo
3 pubblicazione; giornale
4 lastra; lastrone: a sheet of glass, una lastra di vetro; a sheet of ice, un lastrone di ghiaccio
5 (metall.) lamiera; lamina; foglio; lamierino: corrugated sheet, lamiera ondulata; a sheet of tin, una lamina di latta; a sheet of copper, un foglio di rame
6 (naut.) scotta
7 distesa; specchio d'acqua
8 (geol.) coltre; falda; copertura basaltica
9 (geol.) filone
10 (filatelia) foglio
11 lastra da forno: baking sheet, piastra per biscotti
12 scroscio (di pioggia): The rain came down in sheets, pioveva a scrosci
13 (= rap sheet) fedina penale; dossier di un delinquente; precedenti penali
14 (slang) biglietto da una sterlina (o da un dollaro)
● (naut.) sheet anchor, ancora di tonneggio (o di speranza); (fig.) ancora di salvezza □ (naut.) sheet bend, nodo di scotta □ sheet brass, lamierino d'ottone □ sheet copper, lamierino di rame □ (tipogr.) sheet feeder, mettifoglio □ sheet glass, lastra di vetro; cristallo in lastra □ sheet ice, ghiaccio in lastre (sulla strada) □ (naut.) sheet lead, passascotte □ sheet lightning, lampo diffuso; bagliore di fulmini □ sheet-metal, lamiera sottile; lamierino; lastra □ sheet-metal work, fabbricazione di lamiere □ sheet-metal worker, lamierista; battilastra; lattoniere □ sheet-metal works, fabbrica di lamiere; lattoneria □ sheet music, musica stampata su fogli sciolti (o volanti) □ a sheet of colour, uno strato di colore □ sheet of flame, cortina di fuoco □ (edil.) sheet piling, palancolata □ sheet rubber, gomma in fogli □ sheet steel, lamiera d'acciaio □ (legatoria) a book in sheets, un libro non rilegato □ clean sheet, pagina bianca: (fig.) to start with a clean sheet, (ri)cominciare da zero; fare tabula rasa □ to get between the sheets, mettersi fra le lenzuola; (fig.) andare a letto □ (fam.) to have three sheets to the wind, essere ubriaco fradicio □ (fam. USA) to hit the sheets, andare a letto □ (naut.) to let a sheet fly, mollare una scotta.
(to) sheet /ʃi:t/
A v. t.
1 avvolgere in (o coprire con) un lenzuolo
2 provvedere (un letto, ecc.) di lenzuola
3 (tecn.) foderare; rivestire; proteggere: to sheet a gallery with timber, rivestire di legno una galleria
4 (fig.) coprire, rivestire, ricoprire: Fog sheeted the valley, la valle era coperta da una coltre di nebbia; The pond was sheeted with ice, una lastra di ghiaccio ricopriva lo stagno
5 (naut.) assicurare, fissare con una scotta
B v. i.
1 (della pioggia) cadere a scrosci
2 (della neve) cadere fitta
to sheet down, piovere a dirotto; (naut.) alare abbasso, serrare (le vele) □ (naut.) to sheet home, bordare (o tesare) a segno (una scotta); stringere il vento (con una vela quadra) alando le scotte; (fam. USA) far capire (qc. di difficile) □ (naut.) to sheet in, alare abbasso, serrare (una vela).

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