dog in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dog in the English»Italian Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.dog [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ] N

5. dog Am (poor quality machine, object etc.) inf:

it's a dog
è una schifezza! è una baracca!

III.dog <forma in -ing dogging, pt, pp dogged> [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ] VB trans

View verb table

IV.dog [Brit dɒɡ, Am dɔɡ]

View verb table
it's dog eat dog
mors tua vita mea
every dog has its day
per tutti arriva il momento giusto or ognuno ha il suo momento di gloria
give a dog a bad name (and hang him) prov
= nulla è più dannoso della calunnia
to put on the dog Am inf
darsi delle arie, avere la puzza sotto il naso
love me, love my dog
bisogna prendermi come sono
to go and see a man about a dog (relieve oneself) euph, hum
andare in bagno, andare in quel posto
to go and see a man about a dog (go on unspecified business)
= avere un affare urgente da sbrigare
they don't have a dog's chance
non hanno la benché minima possibilità (di successo)
it's a dog's life
è una vita da cani
to lead a dog's life
fare una vita da cani
to lead sb a dog's life
far fare a qn una vita da cani
there's life in the old dog yet (of oneself)
sono ancora in circolazione, non sono ancora morto
there's life in the old dog yet (of sb else)
è ancora in circolazione, non è ancora morto
to go to the dogs inf
andare in malora, in rovina
to treat sb like a dog
trattare qn come un cane
to be dressed or got up like a dog's dinner inf
essere vestito come un pagliaccio
it's a real dog's breakfast! inf
è un vero casino, pasticcio!
you wouldn't put a dog out on a night like this!
fa un tempo da cani stasera!
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
= è impossibile fare cambiare idee o abitudini a persone che le hanno ormai da tempo

dog-paddle [Brit ˈdɒɡpad(ə)l]

dog-paddle → doggy-paddle

See also doggy-paddle

I.doggy-paddle [Brit ˈdɒɡɪˌpad(ə)l] N

II.doggy-paddle [Brit ˈdɒɡɪˌpad(ə)l] VB intr

View verb table

dog-leg [Brit, Am ˈdɑɡlɛɡ] N MOTOR

police dog [Brit, Am pəˈlis dɔɡ] N

dog-faced [ˈdɒɡfeɪst, Amˈdɔːɡ-] ADJ

dog-headed [ˈdɒɡˌhedɪd, Amˈdɔːɡ-] ADJ

dog-catcher [Am ˈdɔɡˌkætʃər] N

dog-end [Brit, Am ˈdɔɡ ˌɛnd] N inf

dog in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dog in the English»Italian Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

II.dog <-gg-> [dɔ:g] VB trans a. fig (pursue)

View verb table

sniffer dog [ˈsnɪ·fɚ·ˌdɑ:g] N

dog Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he doesn't have a dog's chance inf
non ha la benché minima possibilità
to be a dog in the manger
essere una persona che, pur non volendo una cosa, non permette ad altri di averla
to give a dog a bad name prov
attribuire una cattiva reputazione (a qn)
it's a dog eat dog world
è una giungla
he called off his dog
ha richiamato il cane
to keep a dog on a leash
tenere un cane al guinzaglio
his dog is out of control
il suo cane è indisciplinato
the dog worries the bone
il cane gioca con l'osso
to give a child/dog a bath
fare il bagno al bambino
the dog wagged its tail
il cane scodinzolò

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
A figure of a dog which symbolized fidelity was also seen together with the world.
en.wikipedia.org
He owns a computer company and has a German shepherd dog.
en.wikipedia.org
A gentleman, who was standing on the beach with a large Newfoundland dog by his side, thought he saw how it could be managed.
www.thetelegram.com
These traits served the dog well in its role as a personal defense dog, police dog, or war dog, but were not ideally adapted to a companionship role.
en.wikipedia.org
In addition, they can cause the dog to have loose bowel movements and even cause them to throw up from time to time.
en.wikipedia.org
The dog warns the cat to stay away from his bone angrily.
en.wikipedia.org
By now his relations with his daughter have normalized, and she gets him a dog.
en.wikipedia.org
He doesn't arrive every afternoon to cuddle, nuzzle, hug and roll around with a dog.
www.npr.org
Ergo, walking the dog is an example of an interactive process.
en.wikipedia.org
The tympanum of the south doorway contains a pair of lions with dog-like features surrounded by foliage.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add a word, a phrase or a translation?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "dog" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | български | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular