| inglese > italiano | |
| cove | |
| 1. sost. baia, cala, insenatura | |
| inglese > inglese | |
| cove | |
| 1. subst. (now uncommon) A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. |  |
| 2. subst. (architecture) A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling. |  |
| 3. subst. A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds. |  |
| 4. subst. (US) A strip of prairie extending into woodland. |  |
| 5. subst. A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain. |  |
| 6. subst. (nautical) The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship. |  |
| 7. subst. (nautical) A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level. |  |
| 8. v. (architecture) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove. |  |
| 9. subst. (UK, dated, informal) A fellow; a man. |  |
| 10. subst. (Australia, and Polari) A friend; a mate. |  |
| 11. v. To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs. |  |
| italiano > inglese | |
| cala | |
| 1. subst. inlet, cove |  |
| 2. subst. (nautical) hold |  |