brass neck nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di brass neck nel dizionario inglese»italiano

brass neck [ˈbrɑːsˌnek, ingl amˈbræs-] SOST ingl brit colloq

brass neck

faccia f tosta

Traduzioni di brass neck nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.neck [ingl brit nɛk, ingl am nɛk] SOST

1. neck ANAT:

neck

collo m

to wear sth round one's neck

portare qc (intorno) al collo

to fling one's arms around sb's neck

gettare le braccia al collo di qn

to drip or run down sb's neck liquid:

colare giù per il collo

the back of the neck

la nuca

2. neck ZOOL (of horse, donkey):

neck

collo m

3. neck MODA:

neck (collar)

collo m

neck (collar)

colletto m

neck (neckline)

scollatura f

with a high neck

col collo alto

with a low neck

scollato

4. neck GASTR (of lamb, beef):

neck

collo m

5. neck (narrowest part):

neck (of bottle, flask, vase)

collo m

6. neck MUS (of instrument):

neck

manico m

7. neck GEOG:

neck

istmo m

8. neck MED:

neck (of womb)

collo m

neck (dental)

colletto m

9. neck GEOL (of volcano):

neck

camino m vulcanico

II.-necked COMP

long-necked, short-necked

dal collo lungo, corto

high-necked

accollato

low-necked

scollato

III.neck [ingl brit nɛk, ingl am nɛk] VB vb intr colloq

neck

sbaciucchiarsi

neck

pomiciare

IV.neck [ingl brit nɛk, ingl am nɛk]

to be a pain in the neck colloq

essere un rompiscatole

to be neck and neck

essere testa a testa

he's up to his neck in it colloq

c'è dentro fino al collo

he's up to his neck in debt colloq

è indebitato fino al collo

to get or catch it in the neck colloq

prendersi una lavata di capo

to risk one's neck colloq

rischiare l'osso del collo

to stick one's neck out colloq

esporsi (alle critiche)

to win by a neck horse:

vincere di un'incollatura

to win by a neck person:

vincere con un distacco minimo or per un pelo

in this neck of the woods colloq

da queste parti or nei paraggi

to be dead from the neck up colloq

essere una testa vuota

I.brass [ingl brit brɑːs, ingl am bræs] SOST

1. brass (metal):

brass

ottone m

brass before sost button, candlestick, plaque

di ottone

2. brass + verbo sing (fittings, objects):

brass

ottoni mpl

3. brass + verbo sing o pl MUS:

brass, also brass section

ottoni mpl

4. brass (in church):

brass

targa f commemorativa

5. brass (nerve):

brass colloq

sfacciataggine f

brass colloq

faccia f tosta

brass colloq

faccia f di bronzo

6. brass ingl brit (money):

brass colloq

quattrini mpl

brass colloq

grana f

7. brass + verbo pl MILIT colloq:

the top brass

gli alti ufficiali

the top brass fig

i pezzi grossi

II.brass [ingl brit brɑːs, ingl am bræs] VB vb trans

brass → brass off

III.brass [ingl brit brɑːs, ingl am bræs]

to get down to brass tacks

venire al sodo

it's not worth a brass farthing

non vale un soldo (bucato)

to be as bold as brass

avere la faccia tosta or di bronzo

Vedi anche: brass off

brass off VB [brɑːs -] ingl brit colloq

to brass sb off

rompere le scatole a qn

brass neck nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di brass neck nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.neck [nek] SOST

1. neck ANAT:

neck

collo m

to fling one's arms around sb's neck

gettare le braccia al collo di qu

2. neck MODA:

neck

scollo m

round neck sweater

maglione (a) girocollo

3. neck (of bottle, violin):

neck

collo m

locuzioni:

to be up to one's neck in sth colloq

essere dentro fino al collo in qc

to be breathing down sb's neck

stare alle costole di qu

II.neck [nek] VB vb intr colloq

neck

pomiciare

brass [bræs] SOST

1. brass (metal):

brass

ottone m

2. brass + sing/pl vb MUS:

the brass

gli ottoni

3. brass (plaque):

brass in a church

targa f commemorativa (di ottone)

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

There's another phrase for it too of course: brass neck.

www.express.co.uk

I never thought a brass neck could be broken.

www.independent.ie

He has a brass neck that man.

forargyll.com

Some brass neck on this fella, but it worked a treat.

www.joe.ie

The remainder will quack and splutter at your capriciousness and your brass neck.

www.independent.co.uk

We had the brass neck to ask if they could help us design a simulated test event we could use to help create a decision-making framework for our coaches.

www.independent.ie

Yet woe betide anyone in the media with the brass neck to point out that this peer-reviewed guff has proved to be nonsense.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

Growing a brass neck was half the battle.

www.irishexaminer.com

The 29-year-old has spent over $1,000 creating her own brass neck ring, which is held together with special glue.

www.irishmirror.ie

Brass neck goes a long way in the cut-throat world of the stock market.

www.independent.ie