♦ button

♦ button
♦ button /ˈbʌtn/
n.
1 bottone; bottoncino (per colletto): One of the buttons has come off my jacket, mi si è staccato un bottone della giacca; to do up a button, abbottonare un bottone; She undid her blouse buttons, lei si è sbottonata la camicetta
2 (= push button) pulsante; bottone: rewind button, pulsante di riavvolgimento; to press a button, premere un bottone (o un pulsante)
3 (comput.) pulsante: button face, superficie del pulsante
4 (alim.) pastiglia: chocolate buttons, pastiglie di cioccolato
5 (bot.) gemma; bocciolo; bottone
6 (bot., = button mushroom) fungo non ancora maturo
7 (scherma) bottone (del fioretto)
8 (USA) distintivo (da occhiello)
9 (al pl.) (fam. antiq. GB) Buttons, paggio in livrea; fattorino
10 (slang USA) (punta del) mento
11 (slang USA) clitoride; grilletto (pop.)
button-back, (di sedia, poltrona, ecc.) capitonné □ button-down, (di colletto) con i bottoni sulle punte, button-down; (di camicia) che ha il colletto con i bottoni sulle punte; (USA, di persona) conformista; tradizionalista; conservatore □ (sci) button-lift (o button-tow), ski-lift □ (slang USA) button man, piccolo mafioso; picciotto; (anche) assassino prezzolato, sicario □ (moda) button-through (agg.), (di indumento) abbottonato da cima a fondo □ (moda) button-through (dress), chemisier (franc.) □ (fam.) to be a button short, essere corto di comprendonio □ (fig.) to have all one's buttons, avere tutte le rotelle a posto; esserci tutto □ (fig.) to have some buttons missing, mancare di qualche venerdì (o di qualche rotella); non esserci tutto □ (fam.) I don't to give a button, non me ne importa un fico; me ne sbatto □ (fam.) on the button, esattamente; in perfetto orario; (anche) azzeccato, centrato □ panic button ► panic (2) □ (fam.) to press buttons, usare la propria influenza; rivolgersi a qualcuno che conta □ to press the button, dare il via □ (fam. USA) to press (o to push) sb.'s button, far scattare una reazione in q.; eccitare q.; provocare q. □ (fig.) to take sb. by the button, fermare q. (per parlargli) □ not worth a button, che non vale niente
buttonless
a.
senza bottoni.
(to) button /ˈbʌtn/
A v. t.
1 abbottonare: to button sb. into a coat, abbottonare il cappotto a q.
2 fornire (o ornare) di bottoni
3 (scherma) toccare
B v. i.
abbottonarsi: This blouse buttons down the back, questa camicetta si abbottona dietro
● (slang) Button it!, chiudi la bocca!; cuciti la bocca! □ (fam.) to button one's lips, tacere; zittirsi; cucirsi la bocca
buttoning
n. [u]
abbottonatura.

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