ala

Definitions of ala
  1. noun
    a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
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    organo
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
  2. noun
    an addition that extends a main building
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    aggiunta, ammennicolo, ampliamento, giunta
    a component that is added to something to improve it
  3. noun
    a feeling of excitement
    synonyms: eccitazione, entusiasmo, esaltazione, foga, impeto, infervoramento, invasamento, slancio, trasporto
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    avidità
    a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
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    sentimento, stato d'animo
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  4. noun
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
    synonyms: eccitazione, entusiasmo, esaltazione, estasi, impeto, infervoramento, invasamento, rapimento, slancio, trasporto
  5. noun
    one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
  6. noun
    a stage area out of sight of the audience
    synonyms: quinta, retroscena
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    type of:
    palco, palcoscenico
    a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
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