throb

throb
I [θrɒb]
nome
1) (of engine, machine) vibrazione f.

the throb of the loudspeakers — il tum tum delle casse

2) (of heart, pulse) battito m.; (of pain) (il) pulsare
II [θrɒb]
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -bb-)
1) [heart, pulse] battere

my head is throbbing — mi martellano le tempie, sembra che la testa mi si spacchi

2) [motor] vibrare; [music, building] risuonare

throbbing with life — brulicante di vita

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[Ɵrob] 1. past tense, past participle - throbbed; verb
1) ((of the heart) to beat: Her heart throbbed with excitement.) battere, palpitare
2) (to beat regularly like the heart: The engine was throbbing gently.) pulsare
3) (to beat regularly with pain; to be very painful: His head is throbbing (with pain).) pulsare
2. noun
(a regular beat: the throb of the engine / her heart / her sore finger.) battito, palpito, pulsazione
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[θrɒb]
1. n
(of heart) palpito, battito, (of pain) fitta, (of music) battito, (of engine) vibrazione f , (of drum) rullio
2. vi
(heart) palpitare, battere forte, (wound) pulsare, (engine) vibrare

my head is throbbing — mi martellano le tempie

my arm is throbbing — ho delle fitte al braccio

throbbing with life — (fig: town) pullulante di vita

a throbbing pain — un dolore lancinante

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throb /ɵrɒb/
n.
battito; palpito; pulsazione; vibrazione; fremito; sussulto: heart-throbs, i battiti del cuore; il batticuore; a throb of pain, un sussulto di dolore.
(to) throb /ɵrɒb/
v. i.
battere; palpitare; pulsare; (fig.) fremere, vibrare: My heart throbbed in a strange way, il cuore mi batteva in modo strano; The machinery throbbed quietly, c'era un sommesso vibrare di macchinari
● My head is throbbing (with pain), ho un terribile mal di testa; sembra che la testa mi si spacchi.
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I [θrɒb]
nome
1) (of engine, machine) vibrazione f.

the throb of the loudspeakers — il tum tum delle casse

2) (of heart, pulse) battito m.; (of pain) (il) pulsare
II [θrɒb]
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -bb-)
1) [heart, pulse] battere

my head is throbbing — mi martellano le tempie, sembra che la testa mi si spacchi

2) [motor] vibrare; [music, building] risuonare

throbbing with life — brulicante di vita


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