ossigenare

ossigenare v.tr.

1 to oxygenate, to oxygenize: ossigenare il sangue, to oxygenate the blood; ossigenare una stanza, to oxygenate a room

2 (capelli) to peroxide

3 (sollevare da una crisi) to revive, to revitalize: ossigenare un'azienda in crisi, to revive (o to revitalize) a firm in financial difficulties.

◘ ossigenarsi v.rifl.

1 (respirare aria ricca di ossigeno) to get* some fresh air

2 (capelli) to peroxide, to bleach.

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[ossidʒe'nare]

1. vt

1) Chim to oxygenate, (decolorare: capelli) to bleach

ossigenare i polmoni — to get some fresh air (into one's lungs)

2) fig to inject new life into

2. vr (ossigenarsi)

1) (decolorarsi) to bleach one's hair

2) (ritemprarsi) to get some fresh air

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[ossidʒe'nare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) chim. med. to oxygenate

2) (decolorare) to bleach with peroxide [capelli]

2.

verbo pronominale ossigenarsi

1) colloq.

andare in montagna a -rsi — to go to the mountains to get some fresh air

2) (decolorarsi)

-rsi i capelli — to bleach one's hair with peroxide

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ossigenare

/ossidʒe'nare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 chim. med. to oxygenate

 2 (decolorare) to bleach with peroxide [capelli]

II ossigenarsi verbo pronominale

 1 colloq. andare in montagna a -rsi to go to the mountains to get some fresh air

 2 (decolorarsi) -rsi i capelli to bleach one's hair with peroxide.