agganciare

hook

cintura, collana fasten

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agganciare v.tr.

1 to hook, to clasp // agganciare i salari al costo della vita, to link wages to the cost of living

2 (ferr.) to couple (up): agganciare la locomotiva, to couple up the engine

3 (fig.) to get* onto (s.o.)

4 (sport) (raggiungere) to catch* up on (s.o.) // (calcio) agganciare la palla, to stop the ball (with one's foot).

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[aggan'tʃare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) to hook

2) to couple, to hitch (up) [vagone]; to dock [veicolo spaziale]

3) to fasten [vestito, collana]

4) (riattaccare il telefono) to hang* up

5) colloq. fig. (contattare) to get* in touch with; (abbordare) to pick up, to chat up [ragazza]

2.

verbo pronominale agganciarsi

1) to hook on

2) [vestiti, collana] to fasten

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agganciare

/aggan't∫are/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 to hook

 2 to couple, to hitch (up) [ vagone]; to dock [ veicolo spaziale]

 3 to fasten [ vestito, collana]

 4 (riattaccare il telefono) to hang* up

 5 colloq. fig. (contattare) to get* in touch with; (abbordare) to pick up, to chat up [ragazza]

II agganciarsi verbo pronominale

 1 to hook on

 2 [vestiti, collana] to fasten.