Holy Land in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Holy Land in the English»Italian Dictionary

Holy Land [Am ˈhoʊli ˈˌlænd] N

Holy Land

Terra f Santa

Translations for Holy Land in the Italian»English Dictionary

terra santa

Holy Land

Terra Santa

Holy Land

Translations for Holy Land in the English»Italian Dictionary

holy [Brit ˈhəʊli, Am ˈhoʊli] ADJ

holy writings, place, well

sacro

holy water, person

santo

holy community

comunità dei fedeli

holy picture

immagine sacra

to lead a holy life

vivere santamente

on holy ground

su terreno consacrato

holy cow! holy smoke! or holy mackerel! holy shit! inf

porca miseria!

I.land [Brit land, Am lænd] N

1. land:

land ENGINEER, LAW (terrain, property)

terra f

land ENGINEER, LAW (terrain, property)

terreno m

land (very large)

terre fpl

building land

terreno edificabile

the lie Brit or lay Am of the land

la configurazione del terreno

the lie Brit or lay Am of the land fig

lo stato delle cose or la situazione

get off my land!

fuori dalla mia terra!

private, public land

proprietà privata, pubblica

private, public land before n clearance, drainage, development

del terreno

private, public land purchase, sale

di terreno

private, public land prices

del terreno

private, public land deal, tax

fondiario

private, public land law, tribunal

agrario

2. land AGR (farmland):

land

terra f

barren, fertile land

terra sterile, fertile

to live off, work the land

vivere dei frutti della terra, lavorare la terra

a movement back to the land

un ritorno alla terra

a movement back to the land before n worker

della terra, agricolo

3. land (countryside):

land

terra f

land

campagna f

to live on, leave the land

vivere in campagna, lasciare la campagna

4. land (country):

land

terra f

land

paese m

foreign, tropical land

terra straniera, paese tropicale

from many lands

da molti paesi

throughout the land

in tutto il paese

the land of dreams, opportunity

il paese di

5. land (not sea):

land

terra f

land

terraferma m

I can see land

vedo (la) terra

to reach or make land

toccare terra

to remain on land

rimanere a terra

by land

per via di terra

land was sighted

la terra fu avvistata

land ahoy! NAUT

terra (in vista)!

the war on (the) land

la guerra di terra or terrestre

the war on (the) land before n battle, forces, transport

di terra, terrestre

the war on (the) land animal

terrestre

II.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB trans

1. land AVIAT pilot:

land aircraft, spacecraft

fare atterrare

land passengers, astronaut

sbarcare

land cargo, luggage

sbarcare, scaricare (a terra)

NASA landed a space capsule on Mars

la NASA fece atterrare una navicella spaziale su Marte

2. land NAUT:

land person

sbarcare (on su)

land cargo, luggage

sbarcare, scaricare (a terra) (on su)

3. land FISH:

land fish

prendere, tirare a riva

4. land (secure) inf, fig:

land job, contract, prize

assicurarsi, riuscire a procurarsi

I landed myself a job at the palace

mi sono trovato un lavoro al palazzo

5. land (saddle with problem) inf:

to land sb with task

affibbiare or rifilare a qn

he landed me with washing the car

mi rifilò la macchina da lavare

to be landed with sb, sth

ritrovarsi con qn, qc sulla groppa

I was landed with the children, with cleaning the equipment

mi hanno sbolognato i bambini, scaricato il materiale da pulire

now you've really landed her in it or in a fine mess!

l'hai messa proprio in un bel pasticcio!

he landed us in court

siamo finiti in tribunale per colpa sua

6. land (deliver) inf:

land blow, punch

mollare, appioppare

she landed him one (in the eye)

gliene ha mollato uno (in un occhio)

III.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB intr

1. land AVIAT:

land aircraft, balloon, passenger:

atterrare

land spacecraft: (on earth)

atterrare

land spacecraft: (on moon)

atterrare sulla luna, allunare

land spacecraft: (on planet)

atterrare, posarsi

land passengers, crew:

sbarcare

as the plane came in to land

quando l'aereo atterrò

2. land NAUT:

land passenger:

sbarcare

land ship:

approdare

3. land:

land sportsman, gymnast, animal, insect, bird:

atterrare

land object, substance:

cadere

land object, substance: hum

atterrare

land ball:

cadere, toccare terra

he fell and landed at the bottom of the stairs

cadde atterrando in fondo alle scale

did you see where it landed?

hai visto dove è caduto?

most of the paint landed on me

praticamente tutta la vernice mi è finita addosso

the petition landed on my desk fig

la petizione finì sulla mia scrivania

the punch landed on his chin

il pugno gli arrivò sul mento

only one of the darts landed on the board

solo una freccetta finì sul bersaglio

IV.to land oneself VB refl

to land oneself in difficult situation

ritrovarsi in

to land oneself with inf task, problem

ritrovarsi con

V.land [Brit land, Am lænd]

to find out how the land lies

tastare il terreno

Holy Land in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Holy Land in the Italian»English Dictionary

la terra -a

the Holy Land

Translations for Holy Land in the English»Italian Dictionary

holy <-ier, -iest> [ˈhoʊ·li] ADJ

1. holy (sacred):

holy

santo, -a

holy water

benedetto, -a

2. holy fig:

to be a holy terror

essere una peste

I.land [lænd] N

1. land GEO, AGR:

land

terra f

on land

sulla terraferma

to travel by land

viaggiare via terra

to work (on) the land

lavorare la terra

to have dry land under one's feet

essere sulla terraferma

2. land for building:

land

terreno m

3. land a.fig (country):

land

paese m

Phrases:

to see how the land lies

tastare il terreno

II.land [lænd] VB intr

1. land plane, bird:

land

atterrare

to land on the moon

allunare

2. land (arrive by boat):

land

sbarcare

3. land (set down, fall on):

land

posarsi

4. land person, ball:

land

finire

if they catch you, you'll land in trouble

se ti scoprono, finisci nei guai

III.land [lænd] VB trans

1. land (bring onto land):

land aircraft

far atterrare

land boat

approdare

2. land (unload):

land

sbarcare

3. land (obtain):

land

ottenere

land fish

prendere

to land a job

beccarsi un impiego

4. land (cause):

to land sb with a problem

creare un problema a qu

to land sb in trouble

mettere qu nei guai

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He lived for some years in the Holy Land.

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It was during this time period that he first visited the Holy Land.

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Having returning from the Holy Land, he went directly to this priest and told him what he had seen.

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However, such a plan would take the Holy Land without major military conflict.

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He was encouraged by the fact that the local landscape resembled that of the Holy Land.

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A trip to the Holy Land in 1881 made him into a passionate restorationist.

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Throughout his life he was able to visit the Holy Land eleven times.

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In 1264 there was a home for pilgrims to the Holy Land; later it was transformed into a convent.

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She made her second visit to the Holy Land at age 16, and her third in early 1937.

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It started as a religious order which cared for the sick, and later looked after pilgrims to the Holy Land.

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