as soon as the plane was airborne — appena l'aereo ebbe decollato
suddenly we were airborne — in un attimo avevamo già preso quota
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
air·borne — /ˈeɚˌboɚn/ adj 1 : in the air : moving or being carried through the air Once the plane was airborne I loosened my seat belt. airborne dust particles 2 of soldiers : specially trained to jump from airplanes into enemy territory for battle… … Useful english dictionary
airborne — air·borne .bōrn adj carried or transported by the air <airborne allergens> <airborne bacteria> * * * air·borne (ārґborn) suspended in, transported by, or spread by air, as an infectious disease or a pathogen … Medical dictionary
airborne — air|borne [ˈeəbo:n US ˈerbo:rn] adj 1.) a plane that is airborne is in the air 2.) airborne soldiers are trained to fight in areas that they get to by jumping out of a plane 3.) carried through the air ▪ airborne pollutants … Dictionary of contemporary English
airborne — air•borne [[t]ˈɛərˌbɔrn, ˌboʊrn[/t]] adj. 1) carried by the air, as pollen or dust 2) in flight; aloft 3) mil (of military ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders • Etymology: 1635–45 … From formal English to slang
airborne — (adj.) 1640s, carried through the air, from AIR (Cf. air) (n.1) + BORNE (Cf. borne). Of military units, from 1937 … Etymology dictionary
airborne — /air bawrn , bohrn /, adj. 1. carried by the air, as pollen or dust. 2. in flight; aloft: The plane was airborne by six o clock. 3. Mil. (of ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders: airborne infantry. 4. Aeron. (of an aircraft) supported… … Universalium
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… … Universalium
Taoism — Taoist, n., adj. Taoistic, adj. /dow iz euhm, tow /, n. 1. the philosophical system evolved by Lao tzu and Chuang tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to… … Universalium
pine — pine1 pinelike, adj. /puyn/, n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Cf. pine family. 2. any of various similar coniferous… … Universalium
chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by … Universalium
