penny whistle nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di penny whistle nel dizionario inglese»italiano

penny whistle [ingl brit, ingl am ˈpɛni ˌ(h)wɪsəl] SOST

penny whistle

piffero m

penny whistle

flautino m

Traduzioni di penny whistle nel dizionario italiano»inglese

flautino

penny whistle

Traduzioni di penny whistle nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.whistle [ingl brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] SOST

1. whistle:

whistle (small pipe)

fischietto m

whistle (siren)

sirena f

the factory whistle goes at 5 pm

la sirena della fabbrica suona alle 5

to blow the or one's whistle

fischiare, dare un colpo di fischietto

to blow the whistle for half-time

fischiare la fine del primo tempo

2. whistle (sound):

whistle

(made by mouth, kettle, train, wind, with a small pipe) fischio m

to give a whistle of surprise

fischiare per la sorpresa

3. whistle MUS:

whistle

zufolo m

II.whistle [ingl brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VB vb trans

whistle

fischiare

whistle (casually) tune, melody

fischiettare

III.whistle [ingl brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VB vb intr

1. whistle (make noise):

whistle bird, person, kettle, train, wind:

fischiare

to whistle at sb, sth

fischiare a qn, qc

to whistle for dog

fischiare a

he whistled to us to come

ci ha fischiato per farci venire

2. whistle (move fast):

to whistle past or by arrow, bullet:

passare sibilando

to whistle past or by train:

passare fischiando

the arrows whistled past our heads, through the air

le frecce sibilavano sulle nostre teste, nell'aria

IV.whistle [ingl brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪsəl]

to blow the whistle on sb

denunciare qn

to blow the whistle on sth

fare la spia su qc

(as) clean as a whistle

tutto lustro

to wet one's whistle colloq

bagnarsi la bocca, il becco

you can whistle for it! colloq

ti attacchi al tram (e fischi in curva)!

to whistle in the dark

= cercare di farsi coraggio

penny [ingl brit ˈpɛni, ingl am ˈpɛni] SOST

1. penny <pl pennies> (small amount of money):

penny

soldo m

penny

centesimo m

it won't cost you a penny!

non ti costerà niente!

not a penny more!

non un soldo di più!

when he died she didn't get a penny

quando è morto lei non ha ricevuto niente

not to have a penny to one's name or two pennies to rub together

essere al verde or non avere un soldo

2. penny ingl brit <pl pence, pennies> (unit of currency):

penny

penny m

fifty pence or p

cinquanta penny

a five pence or five p piece

una moneta da cinque penny

a 25 pence or 25p stamp

un francobollo da 25 penny

3. penny ingl am <pl pennies>:

penny

centesimo m

penny

cent m

a penny for your thoughts or for them colloq

a che cosa stai pensando?

a penny saved is a penny gained or earned

un soldo risparmiato è un soldo guadagnato

a pretty penny colloq

una bella sommetta

in for a penny in for a pound

quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno

take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov

il risparmio comincia dal centesimo

the penny dropped colloq

finalmente ci sei arrivato

they are two or ten a penny

te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a dozzine or a bizzeffe

to be penny wise pound foolish

= essere oculato nelle piccole spese ma non in quelle grandi

to earn or turn an honest penny

guadagnarsi one-stamente da vivere

to spend a penny ingl brit colloq, eufem

andare al gabinetto or fare un po' d'acqua

to turn up like a bad penny

saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo

penny whistle nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di penny whistle nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.whistle <-ling> [ˈhwɪ·sl] VB vb intr

whistle

fischiare

to whistle at sb/sth

fischiare a qu/qc

to whistle in admiration

fare fischi di approvazione

II.whistle <-ling> [ˈhwɪ·sl] VB vb trans

whistle

fischiettare

III.whistle [ˈhwɪ·sl] SOST

1. whistle (blowing sound):

whistle

fischio m

the whistle of the wind

il fischiare del vento

2. whistle (musical device):

whistle

fischio m

referee's whistle

fischio m dell'arbitro

to blow a whistle

fischiare

locuzioni:

to blow the whistle on sb

denunciare qu

to wet one's whistle

bagnarsi la bocca

penny [ˈpe·ni] SOST

penny

centesimo m

locuzioni:

a penny for your thoughts

a cosa stai pensando?

to earn/cost a pretty penny

guadagnare/costare mica male

to earn a quick penny

fare dei guadagni facili

they're a penny a dozen

è roba da due soldi

a penny saved is a penny earned prov

soldo risparmiato soldo guadagnato prov

to pinch pennies

essere tirchio

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

The song includes penny whistle and accordion.

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He taught himself to play the guitar and bass guitar, as well as playing saxophone, recorders and penny whistles.

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Unlike earlier kwela groups, they added guitar and vocal harmonies to the penny whistle sound.

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His songs were already kid friendly with catchy lyrics and simple melodies punctuated with penny whistles and ship bell sound effects.

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Their kit: one acoustic guitar, one tambourine, one penny whistle, two belting voices.

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He is a multi-instrumentalist who is most often heard playing alto and soprano saxophones, penny whistle and bass clarinet.

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Accordion, percussion instrumentpercussion and penny whistle "pithiavli" are also used.

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It is said that when leaving the town they were playing the pipes of the organ like penny whistles.

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The tin whistle (or penny whistle) is a 6 holed instruments with two octave range that is also used to make music.

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Along with the breath blown into it, appreciate the fingers that tab the holes of the penny whistle that has been barred into the music.

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