♦ spark

♦ spark
♦ spark (1) /spɑ:k/
n.
1 scintilla (anche fig.); favilla: an electric spark, una scintilla elettrica; the spark of genius, la scintilla del genio
2 (fig.) barlume; traccia; sprazzo; (un) po': Not a spark of life remained in her, non v'era più traccia di vita in lei; if you had a spark of intelligence in you, se ci fosse un barlume d'intelligenza in te
3 (pl.) (slang) (cinem.) elettricista; (naut.) marconista, radiotelegrafista
● (mecc.) spark arrester, parascintille □ (elettr., autom.) spark coil, bobina d'accensione; rocchetto d'induzione □ (elettr.) spark gap, spinterometro □ (mecc.) spark knock, detonazione normale (di motore) □ (autom., elettr.) spark lead, anticipo dell'accensione □ (fig.) spark out, svenuto, senza conoscenza; (anche) che dorme della grossa □ (autom., elettr.; USA) spark plug, candela (d'accensione) (cfr. ingl. sparking plug, sotto plug, def. 4) □ (mecc.) to advance [to retard] the spark, anticipare [ritardare] l'accensione □ not a spark, neanche un po'; neppure un pizzico □ (fig.) to strike sparks off each other, stimolarsi a vicenda □ Whenever the two teams meet, sparks fly, ogni volta che le due squadre si affrontano, sono scintille.
spark (2) /spɑ:k/
n.
1 elegantone; damerino; tipo alla moda
2 (arc.) corteggiatore; innamorato
3 (di solito bright spark; spesso iron.) tipo in gamba; furbacchione, furbo; drittone (fam.).
(to) spark (1) /spɑ:k/
A v. i.
scintillare; mandare (o sprizzare) scintille
B v. t.
1 incitare; stimolare; infiammare
2 (USA) = to spark off ► sotto
to spark off, accendere, dar fuoco a; (fig.) scatenare; provocare; far esplodere (tumulti, ecc.) □ (slang USA) to spark up, accendere (una sigaretta, uno spinello).
(to) spark (2) /spɑ:k/ (raro)
A v. i.
fare il damerino
B v. t.
corteggiare; far la corte a.

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