ball and chain w Słowniku włoskim Oxford-Paravia

Tłumaczenia dla hasła ball and chain w angielski»włoski słowniku

ball and chain [Am ˌbɔl (ə)n ˈtʃeɪn] RZ. (of convict)

ball and chain

palla r.ż.

ball and chain przen.

palla r.ż. al piede

Tłumaczenia dla hasła ball and chain w angielski»włoski słowniku

ball-and-socket joint

enartrosi r.ż. mobile

ball-and-socket joint

giunto r.m. sferico

Tłumaczenia dla hasła ball and chain w włoski»angielski słowniku

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

Tłumaczenia dla hasła ball and chain w angielski»włoski słowniku

I.ball¹ [Brit bɔːl, Am bɔl] RZ.

1. ball SPORT:

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

palla r.ż.

ball (in football, rugby)

pallone r.m.

ball (for children)

palla r.ż.

ball (for children)

pallone r.m.

tennis, golf ball

palla da tennis, da golf

2. ball (sphere):

ball

sfera r.ż.

3. ball (rolled-up object):

ball (of dough, clay)

palla r.ż. (of di)

ball (of wool, string)

gomitolo r.m. (of di)

a ball of fire

una palla di fuoco

a ball of fire przen.

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 WOJSK., TECHNOL.

palla r.ż.

ball WOJSK., TECHNOL.

pallottola r.ż.

ball WOJSK., TECHNOL.

proiettile r.m.

5. ball ANAT.:

the balls of one's feet

gli avampiedi

the ball of one's thumb

il tenar(e)

II.balls RZ. npl

1. balls (testicles):

balls pot.

balle r.ż.

balls pot.

palle r.ż.

2. balls pot., przen.:

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 WK

balls pot.:

balls

(e che) cazzo

IV.ball¹ [Brit bɔːl, Am bɔl] CZ. cz. przech. (clench)

ball fist

stringere, serrare

V.ball¹ [Brit bɔːl, Am bɔl] CZ. cz. nieprzech.

ball fist:

ball

stringersi, serrarsi

VI.ball¹ [Brit bɔːl, Am bɔl] CZ. cz. przech. Am pot. (have sex with)

ball

scoparsi

ball

scopare

VII.ball¹ [Brit bɔːl, Am bɔl] CZ. cz. nieprzech. Am pot. (have sex)

ball

scopare

VIII.ball¹ [Brit bɔːl, Am bɔl]

the ball is in your court

tocca a te, a te la prossima mossa

to be on the ball pot.

essere in gamba or attivo

to be on the ball (old person)

essere lucido or in gamba

to play ball pot.

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! Am

così va la vita

to carry the ball Am pot.

assumersi la responsabilità

ball² [Brit bɔːl, Am bɔl] RZ.

1. ball (dance):

ball

ballo r.m.

2. ball Am (sexual intercourse):

ball pot.

scopata r.ż.

to have a ball pot.

divertirsi come un matto

I.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] RZ.

1. chain (metal links):

chain

catena r.ż.

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 przen.

liberarsi dalle catene

2. chain (on lavatory):

chain

catena r.ż. (dello sciacquone)

to pull the chain

tirare l'acqua

3. chain (on door):

chain

catena r.ż.

to put the chain on (the door)

mettere la catena (alla porta)

4. chain HAND.:

chain

catena r.ż. (of di)

supermarket, hotel chain

catena di supermercati, di hotel

5. chain (series):

chain (of events)

catena r.ż.

chain (of events)

serie r.ż.

chain (of ideas)

concatenamento r.m.

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 BIOL., GEOG., FIZ.

catena r.ż.

7. chain:

chain

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

II.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] CZ. cz. przech.

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 [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] SPÓJ. 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 arch. lit.

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 Brit pot.

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! pot.

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 w słowniku PONS

Tłumaczenia dla hasła ball and chain w angielski»włoski słowniku

ball [bɔ:l] RZ.

1. ball:

ball for golf, tennis

palla r.ż.

ball for soccer, basketball

pallone r.m.

ball for football

pallone r.m. ovale

to play ball

giocare a palla

to play ball przen.

cooperare

2. ball (round form):

ball

palla r.ż.

3. ball (dance):

ball

ballo r.m.

zwroty:

to have a ball

divertirsi

to get the ball rolling

far partire le cose

I.chain [tʃeɪn] RZ.

1. chain:

chain

catena r.ż.

chain gang

gruppo di prigionieri incatenati insieme impegnati in lavori forzati

to be in chains

essere incatenato

2. chain (series):

chain

serie r.ż. ndm.

II.chain [tʃeɪn] CZ. cz. przech.

chain

incatenare

to chain sth/sb (up) to sth

incatenare qc/qu a qc

to be chained to a desk przen.

essere incollato alla scrivania

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] SPÓJ.

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

zwroty:

and so on [or forth]

e così via