Achilles heel in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Achilles heel in the English»Italian Dictionary

Achilles heel [Brit əkɪliːz ˈhiːl, Am əˌkɪliz ˈhil] N

Achilles heel

tallone m d'Achille

Achilles heel

punto m debole

Translations for Achilles heel in the Italian»English Dictionary

tallone di Achille fig

Achilles' heel

tallone d'Achille

Achilles' heel

Translations for Achilles heel in the English»Italian Dictionary

Achilles [Brit əˈkɪliːz, Am əˈkɪliz]

Achilles

Achille

I.heel¹ [Brit hiːl, Am hil] N

1. heel ANAT (of foot):

heel

tallone m

heel

calcagno m

to turn on one's heel

girare i tacchi

a puppy at his heel(s)

un cucciolo alle calcagna

to bring a dog to heel

condurre il cane al piede

“heel boy!”

“al piede!”

to bring [sb] to heel fig rebel

ridurre all'obbedienza

to bring [sb] to heel dissident, child, employee

riportare all'ordine

to come to heel dog:

venire al piede

to come to heel fig person:

essere obbediente, sottostare

2. heel:

heel (of sock)

calcagno m

heel (of sock)

tallone m

heel (of shoe)

tacco m

to click one's heels

battere i tacchi

3. heel (of hand):

heel

= parte del palmo della mano in prossimità del polso

4. heel (of loaf):

heel

cantuccio m

5. heel (of plant cutting):

heel

tallone m

6. heel TECH (of saw, golf club, ski):

heel

tallone m

7. heel (power) fig:

under the heel of the enemy

sotto il tallone or il dominio del nemico

8. heel Brit (person):

heel inf, rare

carogna f

II.heel¹

heel N npl:

heels also high heels

scarpe f con i tacchi (alti)

III.heel¹ [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB trans

1. heel (repair):

heel shoe

rifare il tacco a

2. heel SPORTS:

heel

colpire di tacco

heel (in rugby) ball

tallonare

IV.heel¹ [Brit hiːl, Am hil]

to cool one's heels, kick one's heels

(re)stare ad aspettare, girarsi i pollici

we left him to cool his heels for an hour

l'abbiamo lasciato ad aspettare or a fare anticamera per un'ora

to dig in one's heels, to dig one's heel in (mulishly)

puntare i piedi or impuntarsi

I'm prepared to dig my heels in on or over this

non sono disposto a fare concessioni su questo

to fall or go head over heels (tumble)

fare un capitombolo

to fall, be head over heels in love with sb

innamorarsi perdutamente or essere innamorato cotto di qn

to be hard or close on sb's heels

essere alle calcagna di qn

to be hot on sb's heels

tallonare qn

to come or follow hard on the heels of sb

stare alle calcagna di qn

to kick up one's heels

sfogarsi or togliersi la voglia

to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels hum

darsela a gambe

I.heel² [Brit hiːl, Am hil] N

heel (of ship)

ingavonamento m

heel (of object)

inclinazione f

II.heel² [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB trans

heel ship

ingavonare

heel object

inclinare

III.heel² [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB intr

heel ship:

ingavonarsi

heel object:

inclinarsi

Achilles heel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Achilles heel in the Italian»English Dictionary

tallone d'Achille fig

Achilles heel

Translations for Achilles heel in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.heel [hi:l] N

1. heel (of foot):

heel

tallone m

to be at sb's heels

stare alle calcagna di qu

2. heel (of shoe):

heel

tacco m

3. heel (of the hand):

heel

base f della mano

4. heel (of loaf of bread):

heel

cantuccio m

5. heel inf (unfair person):

heel

carogna f

Phrases:

to be down at the heels

essere male in arnese

to follow close on the heels of sth

seguire immediatamente qc

to be hard on sb's heels

stare alle calcagna a qu

under the heel of sb/sth

sotto a qu/qc

to bring sb to heel

ridurre all'obbedienza qu

to come to heel

finire per obbedire

to dig one's heels in

puntare i piedi

to take to one's heels inf

alzare i tacchi

to turn on one's heel

girare sui tacchi

II.heel [hi:l] INTERJ (to dogs)

heel

vieni

III.heel [hi:l] VB intr

heel dog:

this dog won't heel

il cane non viene quando si chiama