steer

steer
I [stɪə(r)]
nome agr. zool. giovenco m., manzo m.
II [stɪə(r)]
nome AE colloq. (tip) dritta f., suggerimento m.

a bum steer — un suggerimento strampalato

III 1. [stɪə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (control direction of) guidare, condurre, pilotare [car]; governare, pilotare [boat]
2) (guide) dirigere, guidare [person]; fig. dirigere, pilotare [conversation]

to steer a course through — fig. farsi largo attraverso

to steer a bill through parliament — fare passare un progetto di legge in parlamento

2.
verbo intransitivo
1)

to steer towards — dirigersi o incamminarsi verso

2) aut.

the car steers well — la macchina si manovra bene o risponde bene ai comandi

3) mar. manovrarsi, governarsi

to steer towards o for — fare rotta verso

••

to steer clear of sth., sb. — tenersi o girare alla larga da qcs., qcn.

to steer a middle course — seguire una via di mezzo

* * *
I [stiə] noun
(a young ox raised to produce beef.)
II [stiə] verb
(to guide or control the course of (eg a ship, car etc): He steered the car through the narrow streets; I steered out of the harbour; She managed to steer the conversation towards the subject of her birthday.)
- steering-wheel
- steer clear of
* * *
I [stɪə(r)]
1. vt
1) (car) guidare, (fig: conversation, person) dirigere, condurre, (ship, boat) dirigere

my father let me steer the car — mio padre mi ha lasciato guidare la macchina

he steered us into the nearest seats — ci ha guidati fino ai posti più vicini

2) (handle controls of: ship) governare, (boat) portare
2. vi
(in car) sterzare, (on ship) dirigere

to steer towards or for sth — dirigersi verso qc

to steer clear of sb/sth fig — tenersi alla larga da qn/qc

II [stɪə(r)] n
(animal) manzo
* * *
steer (1) /stɪə(r)/
n.
(zool.) giovenco; manzo.
steer (2) /stɪə(r)/
n.
(fam. USA) indicazione; informazione; consiglio; dritta (fam.): to give sb. a bum steer, dare a q. un'indicazione sbagliata; tirare un bidone a q. (fig. fam.).
(to) steer /stɪə(r)/
A v. t.
1 (naut.) governare; manovrare; pilotare: to steer a ship, governare una nave; (naut.) to steer the course, governare in rotta
2 (autom.) guidare; condurre; pilotare: to steer a car, guidare un'automobile
3 (canottaggio) pilotare
4 (fig.) dirigere; indirizzare; rivolgere: He steered my efforts in the right direction, ha indirizzato i miei sforzi nella giusta direzione
5 (fig.) guidare; accompagnare: Who's steering Russia now?, chi guida la Russia ora?; The usherette steered me to my seat, la maschera mi ha accompagnato al mio posto
B v. i.
1 governare una nave; stare al timone: to steer by the wind, governare una nave secondo il vento
2 (autom.) guidare; stare al volante
3 (di nave, ecc.) fare rotta; governarsi; manovrarsi; rispondere al timone: to steer westing, fare rotta verso ovest; This boat steers well, questa barca risponde bene al timone
4 (d'automobile, ecc.) rispondere allo sterzo: This car steers easily, quest'automobile possiede una buona sterzatura
5 (fig.: di persone) dirigersi; andare verso; incamminarsi: We steered for the pub, ci siamo incamminati verso il pub
● (autom.) to steer the car round a corner, prendere una curva; fare una curva □ to steer one's course, (naut.) fare rotta; (fig.) volgere il corso (o il cammino), dirigersi; (anche) muoversi con destrezza, destreggiarsi bene □ (fig.) to steer a middle course, tenere (o seguire) una via di mezzo.
* * *
I [stɪə(r)]
nome agr. zool. giovenco m., manzo m.
II [stɪə(r)]
nome AE colloq. (tip) dritta f., suggerimento m.

a bum steer — un suggerimento strampalato

III 1. [stɪə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (control direction of) guidare, condurre, pilotare [car]; governare, pilotare [boat]
2) (guide) dirigere, guidare [person]; fig. dirigere, pilotare [conversation]

to steer a course through — fig. farsi largo attraverso

to steer a bill through parliament — fare passare un progetto di legge in parlamento

2.
verbo intransitivo
1)

to steer towards — dirigersi o incamminarsi verso

2) aut.

the car steers well — la macchina si manovra bene o risponde bene ai comandi

3) mar. manovrarsi, governarsi

to steer towards o for — fare rotta verso

••

to steer clear of sth., sb. — tenersi o girare alla larga da qcs., qcn.

to steer a middle course — seguire una via di mezzo


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