ducks and drakes nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di ducks and drakes nel dizionario inglese»italiano

ducks and drakes [ingl brit, ingl am ˌdəks əŋ ˈdreɪks] SOST GIOCHI

to play ducks and drakes

giocare a rimbalzello

to play ducks and drakes fig

buttare via i soldi, sperperare denaro

Traduzioni di ducks and drakes nel dizionario italiano»inglese

giocare a rimbalzello

to play ducks and drakes

buttare il denaro dalla finestra

to play ducks and drakes

Traduzioni di ducks and drakes nel dizionario inglese»italiano

drake¹ [ingl brit dreɪk, ingl am dreɪk] SOST

drake

maschio m dell'anatra

drake² [ingl brit dreɪk, ingl am dreɪk] SOST

1. drake (bait):

drake

= insetto usato come esca

2. drake ZOOL:

drake

efemera f

duck¹ <pl ducks, duck> [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] SOST

duck ZOOL, GASTR

anatra f

he took to it like a duck to water

lo fece con estrema naturalezza

(there's no point in telling him off) it's like water off a duck's back

(rimproverarlo non serve a nulla) è solo fiato sprecato

I.duck² [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] VB vb trans

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head

chinare, piegare la testa

2. duck (dodge):

duck punch, ball

schivare, scansare

3. duck (avoid) fig:

duck issue, question

evitare

duck responsibility

sottrarsi a, evitare

4. duck (push under water):

duck person

immergere nell'acqua, cacciare sott'acqua

II.duck² [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] VB vb intr

duck person:

chinare la testa

duck boxer:

scansare, schivare un colpo

I ducked into a side street to avoid meeting her

mi infilai in una strada laterale per evitare di incontrarla

to duck behind sth

nascondersi, cacciarsi dietro qc

duck³ [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] SOST ingl brit colloq

duck also ducks (form of address):

also ducks (to child)

cocco m / cocca f

also ducks (to child)

amore m

also ducks (to woman)

tesoro m

also ducks (to woman)

cara f

I.duck⁴ [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] SOST (fabric)

duck

tela f olona

II.ducks SOST

ducks npl MODA:

ducks

pantaloni m in tela olona

duck⁵ [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] SOST (in cricket)

to be out for or to make a duck

non segnare un punto

to break one's duck

segnare il primo punto

to break one's duck fig

riportare la prima vittoria

and [ingl brit ənd, (ə)n, and, ingl am ænd, (ə)n] CONG When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e : to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes. For more examples and other uses, see this entry.

1. and (joining words or clauses):

and

e

cups and plates

tazze e piatti

summer and winter

estate e inverno

there'll be singing and dancing

si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out

raccolse le sue carte e uscì

I think about you day and night

ti penso giorno e notte

2. and (in numbers):

two hundred and sixty-two

duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters

tre e tre quarti

five and twenty arc letter

venticinque

3. and (with repetition):

more and more interesting

sempre più interessante

faster and faster

sempre più veloce

it got worse and worse

andò di male in peggio or sempre peggio

I waited and waited

aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on

continuare a parlare

for days and days

per giorni e giorni

we laughed and laughed!

ridemmo a crepapelle!

there are friends and friends

ci sono amici e amici

4. and (for emphasis):

it's lovely and warm

fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early

vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you

e non disse nemmeno grazie

5. and (in phrases):

and all that

e tutto il resto

and that ingl brit colloq

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! colloq

eccome!

and?

e poi?

6. and (with negative):

I haven't got pen and paper

non ho né carta né penna

he doesn't like singing and dancing

non gli piace cantare né ballare

ducks and drakes nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di ducks and drakes nel dizionario inglese»italiano

drake [dreɪk] SOST

drake

anatra f maschio

I.duck [dʌk] SOST

1. duck (bird):

duck

anatra f

2. duck (lowering of head):

duck

schivata f abbassando la testa

locuzioni:

to take to sth like a duck to water colloq

imparare qc con grande naturalezza

II.duck [dʌk] VB vb intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

abbassare la testa

2. duck (go under water):

duck

tuffarsi

3. duck (hide):

duck

nascondersi

to duck out of sth colloq

schizzar fuori da qc

III.duck [dʌk] VB vb trans

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

abbassare la testa

to duck one's head under water

andare sott'acqua con la testa

2. duck (avoid):

duck

schivare

duck fig

eludere

to duck an issue

eludere un tema

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONG

1. and:

and (also)

e

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)

ed

black and white

bianco e nero

food and drink

cibo e bevande

parents and children

genitori e figli

2. and MAT:

2 and 3 is 5

2 più 3 fa 5

four hundred and twelve

quattrocentododici

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved

quando se n'è andato tutti han tirato un respiro di sollievo

4. and (increase):

more and more

sempre più

better and better

sempre meglio

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried

ho provato e riprovato

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried

continuava a piangere

locuzioni:

and so on [or forth]

e così via

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

I don't have a history of playing ducks and drakes with selection.

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A bit of ducks and drakes.

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Slipper not my race, find it very hard to line form up and always some ducks and drakes with the trainers.

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Perhaps a few games of ducks and drakes.

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Let them go play ducks and drakes with that.

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