Translations for wall-rock in the English»Italian Dictionary

wall rock [Am ˈwɔl ˌrɑk] N GEOL

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roccia f incassante

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roccia incassante GEOL

country rock, wall-rock

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I.wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

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1. wall:

wall

muro m also ENGINEER ARCHIT

wall

parete f also ENGINEER ARCHIT

on the wall (on vertical face)

al muro, sul muro

on the wall (on top)

the back wall (of house)

il muro posteriore

the front wall (of house)

my secret must not go beyond these four walls

il mio segreto non deve uscire di qui or da queste quattro mura

my secret must not go beyond these four walls before n heater, light

2. wall (of cave, tunnel):

wall

3. wall:

wall ANAT, BIOL

the cell, stomach wall

la parete cellulare, dello stomaco

4. wall MOTOR (of tyre):

wall

II.wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] VB trans

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wall

murare, cingere di mura

III.wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl]

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to be a fly on the wall

essere una mosca

to be off the wall inf person:

to be off the wall comments:

essere insensato

to drive sb up the wall inf

fare arrabbiare qn or fare saltare i nervi a qn

to go to the wall Brit

fallire or essere rovinato

to have one's back to the wall

avere le spalle al muro

to push, drive sb to the wall or to have sb up against the wall

mettere qn con le spalle al muro

walls have ears

i muri hanno orecchi

I.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

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3. rock (stone):

rock

“falling rocks”

“caduta massi”

4. rock Brit (sweet):

rock

= grossa caramella dura di forma cilindrica su cui è scritto il nome della località turistica in cui è venduta

5. rock gener. pl (diamond):

rock inf

6. rock inf:

rock (in drug addicts' slang) (crack)

II.rocks N

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rocks npl vulg sl (testicles):

to get one's rocks off

III.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk]

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I.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

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II.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB trans

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III.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB intr

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2. rock (shake):

rock earth, ground, building:

3. rock (dance):

to rock (away)

by midnight, the place is rocking inf

per mezzanotte, la serata si anima

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I.wall [wɔ:l] N

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II.wall [wɔ:l] VB trans

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wall garden

recintare con un muro

cintare di mura

rock¹ [rɑ:k] N

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1. rock GEO:

rock

rock in sea

2. rock (music):

rock

I.rock² [rɑ:k] VB trans

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1. rock (swing):

rock

2. rock (shock):

rock

II.rock² [rɑ:k] VB intr

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rock

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However, the widest use of the word is in describing the metasomatised zones of wall rock adjacent to granites. en.wikipedia.org

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