beaver in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for beaver in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.beaver¹ N [Brit ˈbiːvə, Am ˈbivər]

1. beaver:

beaver (animal, fur)

castoro m

beaver (hat)

cappello m di castoro

beaver before n garment

di castoro

beaver lamb coat

giacca di castorino

2. beaver:

eager beaver

stacanovista or gran lavoratore

3. beaver Am (female genitals):

beaver vulg sl

fica f

beaver vulg sl

passera f

4. beaver Am (woman):

beaver inf

= donna

II.beaver¹ VB intr [Brit ˈbiːvə, Am ˈbivər]

beaver → beaver away

III.beaver¹

to work like a beaver

lavorare per dieci or lavorare sodo

See also beaver away

beaver away VB

beaver away

lavorare sodo (at a)

beaver² [Brit ˈbiːvə, Am ˈbivər] N HISTORY

beaver (part of helmet)

= parte dell'elmo che copre il mento

eager beaver [Brit ˌiːɡə ˈbiːvə, Am ˈˌiɡər ˈbivər] N inf

to be an eager beaver

essere uno sgobbone

beaver away VB

beaver away

lavorare sodo (at a)

Translations for beaver in the Italian»English Dictionary

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castoro

beaver

(pelliccia di) castoro

beaver

giacca di castoro

beaver jacket

è castoro

it's beaver

castoro di montagna

mountain beaver

passera

beaver Am

pelliccia di castoro

beaver (fur)

formica fig

beaver

lavorare per dieci

to work like a beaver

lavorare per due

to work like a beaver

beaver in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beaver in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.beaver [ˈbi:·vɚ] N

1. beaver ZOOL:

beaver

castoro m

2. beaver (fur):

beaver

castoro m

3. beaver fig inf (person):

(eager) beaver

stacanovista mf

4. beaver vulg (female genitals):

beaver

figa f

II.beaver [ˈbi:·vɚ] VB intr inf

to beaver away

lavorare di grn lena

eager beaver N inf

he is an eager beaver

è un lavoratore instancabile

Translations for beaver in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

castoro

beaver

beaver Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he is an eager beaver

è un lavoratore instancabile

(eager) beaver

stacanovista mf

to beaver away

lavorare di grn lena

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Beavers, which were once prevalent, were nearly eliminated.

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The wide variety of mammals inhabiting the park include beaver, nutria, river otter, cottontail rabbit, raccoon, muskrat, mule deer, mink, and coyote.

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To be successful, a beaver dam pipe must eliminate the sound and feel of water flowing into the pipe.

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Flow devices are relatively cost-effective, low-maintenance solutions that regulate the water level of beaver dams and keep culverts open.

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By 1820, the company was issuing coinage, each coin representing the value of one beaver pelt.

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However, it is positively associated with the number of beaver flowages, watershed length, and average shoreline diversity.

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During winter, the river otters heavily use openings in the ice, and may excavate passages in beaver dams for accessing open water.

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His hat is wide- brimmed and made of beaver pelt, which was weather resistant and good for snowy and rainy conditions.

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