Cos'è plumb? plumb è plomada
Cos'è plomada?
- A weight on the end of a line, used to determine water depth.
Un pes al final d'una línia, que s'utilitza per determinar la profunditat de l'aigua.
- A weight on the end of a line, used especially by masons and carpenters to establish a true vertical.
Un pes al final d'una línia, utilitzat especialment per maçons i fusters per establir una veritable vertical.
- In a vertical or perpendicular line.
En línia vertical o perpendicular.
- Informal Directly; squarely: fell plumb in the middle of the puddle.
Informal directament; quadradament: va caure la ploma al mig del bassal.
- Informal Utterly; completely: plumb worn out. See Note at right.
Totalment informal; completament: plomada desgastada. Vegeu Nota a la dreta.
- Exactly vertical. See Synonyms at vertical.
- Informal Utter; absolute; sheer: a plumb fool.
- To determine the depth of with a plumb; sound.
- To test the verticality or alignment of with a plumb.
- To straighten or make perpendicular: plumb up the wall.
- To examine closely or deeply; probe: "Shallow ideas are plumbed and discarded” ( Gilbert Highet).
- To seal with lead.
- To work as a plumber.
- out of Not vertical.