shower

shower
I ['ʃaʊə(r)]
nome
1) (for washing) doccia f.

to have o take a shower fare una doccia; in the shower — sotto la doccia

2) meteor. acquazzone m., rovescio m., temporale m.
3) (of confetti, sparks) pioggia f.; (of praise, gifts) valanga f.
4) AE

bridal, baby shower — = festa in cui ogni invitato porta un regalo alla futura sposa, al bebè

5) BE colloq. spreg. (gang) banda f., branco m.
II 1. ['ʃaʊə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (wash) lavare [dog]; fare la doccia a [child]
2)

to shower sth. on o over sb., sth. to shower sb., sth. with sth. — [fire, volcano] fare piovere qcs. su qcn., qcs.; [person] spruzzare qcn., qcs. di qcs

3) fig.

to shower sb. with [sth.] to shower [sth.] on sb. — coprire qcn. di [gifts, compliments]

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [person] fare la doccia
2)

ash showered down — cadeva una pioggia di cenere

* * *
1. noun
1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) acquazzone
2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) pioggia; raffica
3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) doccia
4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) doccia
2. verb
1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) inondare
2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) fare la doccia
- showerproof
* * *
shower (1) /ˈʃəʊə(r)/
n.
1 chi mostra, indica, ecc. (► to show)
2 (comm.) espositore.
♦ shower (2) /ˈʃaʊə(r)/
n.
1 acquazzone; rovescio, scroscio (di pioggia): a heavy shower, un forte acquazzone; un diluvio (fig.); scattered showers, piogge sparse
2 (fig.) pioggia, gragnola; nugolo; raffica; scarica, tempesta, valanga: a shower of gifts, una pioggia di doni; a shower of snowballs, una gragnola (o una tempesta) di palle di neve; a shower of insults, una tempesta d'insulti; a shower of arrows, un nugolo di frecce; a shower of letters, una valanga di lettere
3 (USA) festa con consegna di doni: a wedding shower, una festa di matrimonio, con doni alla sposa; a baby shower, una festa con doni per il neonato
4 (= shower-bath) doccia: to have a shower, fare la (o una) doccia; shower cubicle (o shower stall) box doccia; shower tray, piatto della doccia
5 (astron.) sciame; pioggia: meteor shower, sciame meteorico; pioggia meteorica
6 (fis. nucl.) sciame
7 (fam. spreg. ingl.) branco di stupidi (o d'imbecilli); gentaglia
shower gel, gel per la doccia □ a shower of dust, una nube di polvere; un polverone □ a shower of hail, una grandinata □ a shower of honours, un cumulo d'onori; onori in quantità.
(to) shower /ˈʃaʊə(r)/
A v. t.
1 inondare (anche fig.); coprire, riempire, colmare di: The newly-married couple was showered with rice, gli sposini sono stati inondati di riso; to shower gifts on sb. (o to shower sb. with gifts) colmare q. di doni; to shower blessings upon sb., coprire q. di benedizioni
2 lanciare (o rovesciare, scagliare) in gran quantità: They showered stones on the besiegers, hanno fatto piovere una grandinata di pietre sugli assedianti
B v. i.
1 piovere a rovesci; diluviare
2 fare la doccia.
* * *
I ['ʃaʊə(r)]
nome
1) (for washing) doccia f.

to have o take a shower fare una doccia; in the shower — sotto la doccia

2) meteor. acquazzone m., rovescio m., temporale m.
3) (of confetti, sparks) pioggia f.; (of praise, gifts) valanga f.
4) AE

bridal, baby shower — = festa in cui ogni invitato porta un regalo alla futura sposa, al bebè

5) BE colloq. spreg. (gang) banda f., branco m.
II 1. ['ʃaʊə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (wash) lavare [dog]; fare la doccia a [child]
2)

to shower sth. on o over sb., sth. to shower sb., sth. with sth. — [fire, volcano] fare piovere qcs. su qcn., qcs.; [person] spruzzare qcn., qcs. di qcs

3) fig.

to shower sb. with [sth.] to shower [sth.] on sb. — coprire qcn. di [gifts, compliments]

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [person] fare la doccia
2)

ash showered down — cadeva una pioggia di cenere


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