umbilical cord
US /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
UK /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
1.
cordone ombelicale
a flexible cordlike structure containing blood vessels and attaching a human or other mammalian fetus to the placenta during gestation
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The doctor clamped and cut the umbilical cord after the baby was born.
Il medico ha clampato e tagliato il cordone ombelicale dopo la nascita del bambino.
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The umbilical cord provides nutrients and oxygen to the developing fetus.
Il cordone ombelicale fornisce nutrienti e ossigeno al feto in via di sviluppo.
2.
cordone ombelicale (figurato), legame vitale
a connection or link that is essential or that provides support, especially one that is difficult to break
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He still has an umbilical cord to his mother, calling her for every decision.
Ha ancora un cordone ombelicale con sua madre, chiamandola per ogni decisione.
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The company's dependence on that single client was like an umbilical cord, making them vulnerable.
La dipendenza dell'azienda da quel singolo cliente era come un cordone ombelicale, rendendoli vulnerabili.