| inglese > italiano | |
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| drum | |
| 1. sost. (musica) tamburo | |
| to play the drum - suonare il tamburo | |
| the sound of a drum - il suono di un tamburo | |
| 2. sost. (al plurale, the drums) (musica) tamburi, batteria | |
| he plays the drums in a band - suona la batteria in un gruppo | |
| 3. sost. (per estensione) fusto, bidone, barile | |
| a 50-gallon drum - un bidone da 50 galloni | |
| 4. sost. (parte di un macchinario) cilindro, tamburo | |
| a rotating drum - un cilindro rotante | |
| 5. verb. tamburellare, tambureggiare | |
| he was drumming his fingers on the table - stava tamburellando le dita sul tavolo | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| drum | |
| 1. subst. A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone. |  |
| 2. subst. Any similar hollow, cylindrical object. | |
| 3. subst. In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage. | |
| The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums. | |
| 4. subst. (obsolete or historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. | |
| 5. subst. (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola | |
| 6. subst. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar | |
| 7. subst. A drumfish. | |
| 8. subst. (slang) A person's home. | |
| 9. subst. (AU slang) A tip, a piece of information. | |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To beat a drum. | |
| 11. v. To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. | |
| The ruffed grouse drums with his wings. | |
| 12. v. To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization. | |
| He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head. | |
| 13. v. To throb, as the heart. | |
| 14. v. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for. | |
| 15. subst. A small hill or ridge of hills. | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| tamburo | |
| 1. subst. drum | |
| 2. subst. brake drum | |
