shire horse nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di shire horse nel dizionario inglese»italiano

shire horse [ingl brit, ingl am ˈʃaɪ(ə)r hɔrs] SOST

shire horse

grosso cavallo m da tiro

Traduzioni di shire horse nel dizionario inglese»italiano

shire [ingl brit ˈʃʌɪə, ingl am ˈʃaɪ(ə)r] SOST ingl brit

1. shire arc:

shire

contea f (inglese)

2. shire POL:

the shires

le contee dell'Inghilterra centrale

the shires before sost county, politician

di provincia

I.horse [ingl brit hɔːs, ingl am hɔrs] SOST

1. horse:

horse

cavallo m

the horses (horseracing) colloq, fig

le corse dei cavalli

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cavallo m

horse (pommel)

cavallo m con maniglie

3. horse U MILIT:

horse

cavalleria f

4. horse (heroin):

horse colloq

ero(ina) f

5. horse ingl am (condom):

horse colloq

preservativo m

II.horse [ingl brit hɔːs, ingl am hɔrs] VB vb trans

horse person

dare un cavallo a

horse chart

attaccare un cavallo a

III.horse [ingl brit hɔːs, ingl am hɔrs] VB vb intr

horse

andare a cavallo

IV.horse [ingl brit hɔːs, ingl am hɔrs]

I could eat a horse

ho una fame da lupi

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo or per quattro

to flog a dead horse ingl brit colloq , to beat a dead horse ingl am colloq

pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

(straight) from the horse's mouth information:

di prima mano

to get on one's high horse

darsi delle arie or alzare la cresta

hold your horses! colloq

calma!

it's horses for courses

= persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

non si può fare bere un asino per forza

that's a horse of a different colour

è un altro paio di maniche

to work like a horse

lavorare come un mulo

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

non te lo dico neanche morto

wild horses wouldn't drag me there!

non ci andrei per tutto l'oro del mondo!

shire horse nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di shire horse nel dizionario inglese»italiano

shire horse SOST

shire horse

cavallo m da tiro

Traduzioni di shire horse nel dizionario inglese»italiano

shire [ˈʃa·ɪɚ] SOST

shire

contea f

horse [hɔ:rs] SOST

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cavallo m

to ride a horse

andare [o montare] a cavallo

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo

2. horse SPORT:

horse

cavallo m

locuzioni:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiare idea a metà strada

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

sapere qc da fonti dirette

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov

to flog a dead horse

perdere tempo (tentando qc)

to hold one's horses colloq

non essere impaziente

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

The demonstration used 16 shire horses and 24-inch-diameter hemispheres.

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A shiny fake shire horse trundles across the view, gently mocking the landscape's picturesqueness; while an enormous fat gorilla sits squarely in the middle of the lake.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Prince the shire horse leans his head over the stable door.

www.telegraph.co.uk

In keeping with this sense of history and tradition, the brewery keeps a small team of dapple-grey shire horses.

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Among other projects, his shire horses have partnered with charities working with children being bullied and people with autism.

www.express.co.uk

In the 1920s however, most breweries decided to put their shire horses out to grass and switch to motor transport.

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The industrial revolution couldn't have started if shire horses had not been working on the docks.

www.express.co.uk

It's the shire horse in this paddock, with heaps of power for more demanding users.

www.wired.co.uk

He is determined to show that shire horses can be just as relevant today.

www.express.co.uk

From 1980 the company owned a famous prize winning shire horse team.

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