galla

f botany gall

a galla afloat

venire a galla (come to the) surface

fig come to light

tenersi a galla stay or keep afloat

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galla s.f. (bot.) gall: noce di galla, gall-nut; galla della quercia, oak-gall (o oak-apple).

galla , a locuz.avv. afloat, floating, on the surface: stare a galla, to float; tenere a galla qlcu., qlco., to keep s.o., sthg. afloat; tenersi a galla, to keep afloat (o to keep one's head above water) (anche fig.) // rimanere a galla, to stay afloat, (fig.) to get by: nonostante tutto riesce sempre a rimanere a galla, in spite of everything he always manages to keep his head above water // venire a galla, to surface (o to emerge o to come to the surface), (fig.) to come to light (o to emerge o to transpire): prima o poi la faccenda verrà a galla, sooner or later the matter will come to light.

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I ['ɡalla]

a galla avv — afloat

stare a galla — to float, fig to keep one's head above water

venire a galla — to surface, come to the surface, (fig : verità) to come out, come to light

II ['ɡalla] sf

Bot gall

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['galla]

sostantivo femminile

1)

stare a galla — to stay o remain afloat, to float; fig. [persona] to stay afloat

tornare a galla — to float back up to the surface

venire a galla — [emozioni] to come o rise to the surface; [segreti] to come spilling out

2) bot. gall

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galla

/'galla/

sostantivo f.

 1 stare a galla to stay o remain afloat, to float; fig. [persona] to stay afloat; tornare a galla to float back up to the surface; venire a galla [emozioni] to come o rise to the surface; [segreti] to come spilling out

 2 bot. gall.