faro

m nautical term lighthouse

civil aviation beacon

motoring headlight

fari pl fendinebbia fog lamps or lights

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faro s.m.

1 (mar.) lighthouse: faro a luce fissa, fixed light lighthouse; faro galleggiante, floating lighthouse; faro girevole, revolving light; guardiano del faro, lighthouse man (o lighthouse keeper)

2 (aer.) beacon, light: faro d'aeroporto, airport beacon; faro d'atterraggio, landing beacon (o landing light); faro girevole, rotating beacon; faro di rotta, airway beacon

3 (aut.) headlight, headlamp

4 (fig.) beacon; guiding light, guide: Atene fu un faro di civiltà per il mondo antico, Athens was a beacon of civilization in the ancient world.

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['faro]

sostantivo maschile

1) aut. (head)lamp, (head)light

2) (riflettore) floodlight

3) mar. lighthouse; aer. beacon

4) fig. (guida) beacon, light

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faro antinebbia, fendinebbia — foglamp

-i abbaglianti — headlights on full beam BE, high beam AE, brights AE colloq.

-i anabbaglianti — dipped BE o dimmed AE headlights

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faro

/'faro/

sostantivo m.

 1 aut. (head)lamp, (head)light

 2 (riflettore) floodlight

 3 mar. lighthouse; aer. beacon

 4 fig. (guida) beacon, light

COMPOUNDS

faro antinebbia, fendinebbia foglamp; -i abbaglianti headlights on full beam BE, high beam AE, brights AE colloq.; -i anabbaglianti dipped BE o dimmed AE headlights.