ball and chain στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

Μεταφράσεις για ball and chain στο λεξικό Αγγλικά»Ιταλικά

ball and chain [αμερικ ˌbɔl (ə)n ˈtʃeɪn] ΟΥΣ (of convict)

ball and chain

palla θηλ

ball and chain μτφ

palla θηλ al piede

Μεταφράσεις για ball and chain στο λεξικό Αγγλικά»Ιταλικά

ball-and-socket joint

enartrosi θηλ mobile

ball-and-socket joint

giunto αρσ sferico

Μεταφράσεις για ball and chain στο λεξικό Ιταλικά»Αγγλικά

palla al piede

ball and chain

giunto sferico

ball-and-socket joint

enartrosi

ball-and-socket joint

fare melina

= in football, to keep possession of the ball and use time-wasting tactics to prevent the opponent from scoring

concatenazione delle cause e degli effetti

chain of cause and effect

Μεταφράσεις για ball and chain στο λεξικό Αγγλικά»Ιταλικά

I.ball¹ [βρετ bɔːl, αμερικ bɔl] ΟΥΣ

1. ball ΑΘΛ:

ball (in tennis, golf, billiards, croquet, cricket)

palla θηλ

ball (in football, rugby)

pallone αρσ

ball (for children)

palla θηλ

ball (for children)

pallone αρσ

tennis, golf ball

palla da tennis, da golf

2. ball (sphere):

ball

sfera θηλ

3. ball (rolled-up object):

ball (of dough, clay)

palla θηλ (of di)

ball (of wool, string)

gomitolo αρσ (of di)

a ball of fire

una palla di fuoco

a ball of fire μτφ

una persona iperattiva

to curl up into a ball person, cat:

raggomitolarsi

to knead dough into a ball

fare una palla con l'impasto

to wind sth into a ball

aggomitolare qc

4. ball:

ball ΣΤΡΑΤ, ΤΕΧΝΟΛ

palla θηλ

ball ΣΤΡΑΤ, ΤΕΧΝΟΛ

pallottola θηλ

ball ΣΤΡΑΤ, ΤΕΧΝΟΛ

proiettile αρσ

5. ball ΑΝΑΤ:

the balls of one's feet

gli avampiedi

the ball of one's thumb

il tenar(e)

II.balls ΟΥΣ npl

1. balls (testicles):

balls οικ

balle θηλ

balls οικ

palle θηλ

2. balls οικ, μτφ:

that's a lot or load of balls

sono tutte palle

to have sb by the balls

tenere qn in pugno

she's got balls

è una con le palle or ha le palle

to have the balls to do

avere le palle per fare or avere fegato per fare

to break one's balls to do

farsi il culo or il mazzo per fare

III.balls ΕΠΙΦΏΝ

balls οικ:

balls

(e che) cazzo

IV.ball¹ [βρετ bɔːl, αμερικ bɔl] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ (clench)

ball fist

stringere, serrare

V.ball¹ [βρετ bɔːl, αμερικ bɔl] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

ball fist:

ball

stringersi, serrarsi

VI.ball¹ [βρετ bɔːl, αμερικ bɔl] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ αμερικ οικ (have sex with)

ball

scoparsi

ball

scopare

VII.ball¹ [βρετ bɔːl, αμερικ bɔl] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ αμερικ οικ (have sex)

ball

scopare

VIII.ball¹ [βρετ bɔːl, αμερικ bɔl]

the ball is in your court

tocca a te, a te la prossima mossa

to be on the ball οικ

essere in gamba or attivo

to be on the ball (old person)

essere lucido or in gamba

to play ball οικ

collaborare (with con)

to set the ball rolling (for conversation)

iniziare la conversazione

to set the ball rolling (for activity)

cominciare un'attività

to keep the ball rolling (in conversation)

tenere viva la conversazione

to keep the ball rolling (in activity)

mandare avanti senza interruzione

he has the ball at his feet

ha l'occasione buona a portata di mano or ha la strada del successo aperta

that's the way the ball bounces! αμερικ

così va la vita

to carry the ball αμερικ οικ

assumersi la responsabilità

ball² [βρετ bɔːl, αμερικ bɔl] ΟΥΣ

1. ball (dance):

ball

ballo αρσ

2. ball αμερικ (sexual intercourse):

ball οικ

scopata θηλ

to have a ball οικ

divertirsi come un matto

I.chain [βρετ tʃeɪn, αμερικ tʃeɪn] ΟΥΣ

1. chain (metal links):

chain

catena θηλ

a length of chain

una catena

a gold chain

una catena d'oro

to put or keep sb in chains

incatenare qn or mettere, tenere qn in catene

to keep a dog on a chain

tenere un cane alla catena

to break free of or from one's chains μτφ

liberarsi dalle catene

2. chain (on lavatory):

chain

catena θηλ (dello sciacquone)

to pull the chain

tirare l'acqua

3. chain (on door):

chain

catena θηλ

to put the chain on (the door)

mettere la catena (alla porta)

4. chain ΕΜΠΌΡ:

chain

catena θηλ (of di)

supermarket, hotel chain

catena di supermercati, di hotel

5. chain (series):

chain (of events)

catena θηλ

chain (of events)

serie θηλ

chain (of ideas)

concatenamento αρσ

chain of causation

rapporto di causa ed effetto

he's only a link in the chain

è solo un anello della catena

to make or form a (human) chain

fare, formare una catena umana

6. chain:

chain ΒΙΟΛ, ΓΕΩΓΡ, ΦΥΣ

catena θηλ

7. chain:

chain

= unità di misura di lunghezza pari a 20, 12 m

II.chain [βρετ tʃeɪn, αμερικ tʃeɪn] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

chain person:

chain

incatenare, mettere, tenere in catene

to chain sb's legs, wrists

incatenare le gambe, i polsi di qn

to chain two people together

incatenare due persone l'una all'altra

to chain a dog, a bicycle to sth

legare con la catena un cane, una bicicletta a qc

and [βρετ ənd, (ə)n, and, αμερικ ænd, (ə)n] ΣΎΝΔ 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 αρχαϊκ λογοτεχνικό

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 βρετ οικ

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! οικ

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

ball and chain στο λεξικό PONS

Μεταφράσεις για ball and chain στο λεξικό Αγγλικά»Ιταλικά

ball [bɔ:l] ΟΥΣ

1. ball:

ball for golf, tennis

palla θηλ

ball for soccer, basketball

pallone αρσ

ball for football

pallone αρσ ovale

to play ball

giocare a palla

to play ball μτφ

cooperare

2. ball (round form):

ball

palla θηλ

3. ball (dance):

ball

ballo αρσ

ιδιωτισμοί:

to have a ball

divertirsi

to get the ball rolling

far partire le cose

I.chain [tʃeɪn] ΟΥΣ

1. chain:

chain

catena θηλ

chain gang

gruppo di prigionieri incatenati insieme impegnati in lavori forzati

to be in chains

essere incatenato

2. chain (series):

chain

serie θηλ αμετάβλ

II.chain [tʃeɪn] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

chain

incatenare

to chain sth/sb (up) to sth

incatenare qc/qu a qc

to be chained to a desk μτφ

essere incollato alla scrivania

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] ΣΎΝΔ

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 ΜΑΘ:

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

ιδιωτισμοί:

and so on [or forth]

e così via