tow

tow
I [təʊ]
nome
1) aut.

to be on tow — essere rimorchiato

to give sb. a tow — rimorchiare qcn

2) fig. scherz. (following)

a father with two children in tow — un padre con due figli al seguito

II [təʊ]
verbo transitivo rimorchiare [trailer, caravan]
III [təʊ]
nome tess. stoppa f.
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[təu] 1. verb
(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) rimorchiare, trainare
2. noun
((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) rimorchio
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[təʊ]
1. n
rimorchio

to give sb a tow Auto — rimorchiare qn

to be on tow — essere a rimorchio

"on tow"; Am "in tow" — "veicolo rimorchiato"

he arrived with a friend in tow fig fam — si è portato dietro un amico

she had a child in tow — aveva un bimbo con sé

2. vt
(boat, car, caravan) rimorchiare

he towed my car to the nearest garage — mi ha rimorchiato la macchina fino all'officina più vicina

to tow a car away — portar via una macchina con il carro attrezzi

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tow (1) /təʊ/
n.
1 [u] (naut., autom.) rimorchio; il rimorchiare; l'essere rimorchiato: to take a ship in tow, prendere una nave a rimorchio; to be taken under (o in) tow, essere preso a rimorchio; farsi rimorchiare
2 (naut.) rimorchiatore
3 [u] (trasp.) alaggio
4 (= ski tow) sciovia
5 (volo a vela) traino
tow barge, chiatta □ (autom.) tow hook, gancio per rimorchio □ tow net, rete a strascico □ tow-off, traino (nel volo a vela) □ (volo a vela) tow release knob, pomello di sgancio del cavo di traino □ (autom., USA) tow truck, carro attrezzi; autogrù □ (fam., sport) to get a tow, farsi tirare (nella scia di un altro) □ (fam.) in tow, al seguito; a rimorchio; dietro: He arrived with wife and kids in tow, è arrivato seguito da moglie e figli; Who did he have in tow last night?, chi si tirava dietro ieri sera?; con chi era ieri sera?
tow (2) /təʊ/
n. [u] (ind. tess.)
1 stoppa (di lino o canapa, per far corde)
2 capecchio; lisca
tow-haired, dai capelli color stoppa □ tow-head, (persona dai) capelli color stoppa □ tow-headed, dai capelli di stoppa.
(to) tow /təʊ/
v. t.
1 (naut., autom.) rimorchiare; trainare: to tow a ship astern, rimorchiare una nave di poppa; to tow a car home, rimorchiare un'auto fino a destinazione; DIALOGO-Car problems 1- Last week I had a breakdown on the motorway and had to be towed home, la settimana scorsa sono rimasta in panne sull'autostrada e mi hanno rimorchiato l'auto fino a casa
2 (naut.) alare
3 tirarsi dietro (un bambino piccolo, ecc.); portarsi appresso; trascinare (per mano)
4 portare a strascico, strascinare (una rete da pesca)
5 (volo a vela) trainare
● (autom.) to tow away, rimuovere forzatamente (veicoli: con un'autogrù, ecc.); portare via (fam.) □ to tow off, (naut.) rimorchiare al largo; (volo a vela) trainare (un aliante) □ (mil.) towed artillery, artiglieria trainata.
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I [təʊ]
nome
1) aut.

to be on tow — essere rimorchiato

to give sb. a tow — rimorchiare qcn

2) fig. scherz. (following)

a father with two children in tow — un padre con due figli al seguito

II [təʊ]
verbo transitivo rimorchiare [trailer, caravan]
III [təʊ]
nome tess. stoppa f.

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