bow compass in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bow compass in the English»Italian Dictionary

bow compass [Am ˈboʊ ˌkəmpəs] N

bow compass

balaustrino m

Translations for bow compass in the Italian»English Dictionary

balaustrino

bow compass

Translations for bow compass in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.compass [Brit ˈkʌmpəs, Am ˈkəmpəs] N

1. compass:

compass

bussola f

compass NAUT

bussola f magnetica

compass NAUT

compasso m

the points of the compass

i punti cardinali

2. compass:

compass (extent)

estensione f

compass (extent)

ambito m

compass (range, scope)

portata f

compass (range, scope)

competenza f

within the narrow compass of our research

nell'ambito ristretto della nostra ricerca

within the compass of this article, the law

nei limiti della trattazione di questo articolo, nei limiti consentiti dalla legge

the concept is beyond the compass of most minds

il concetto è al di fuori della portata della maggior parte delle persone

3. compass MUS:

compass

estensione f

II.compasses N

compasses npl:

a pair of compasses

un compasso

III.compass [Brit ˈkʌmpəs, Am ˈkəmpəs] VB trans liter

1. compass (encircle):

compass

circondare

compass

cingere

2. compass (comprehend):

compass

comprendere

compass

afferrare

3. compass (go around) arch:

compass earth, oceans

circumnavigare

I.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arco m

2. bow MUS:

bow (for violin, etc.)

archetto m

bow (passage)

arcata f

3. bow (knot):

bow

fiocco m

bow

nodo m

to tie a bow

fare un fiocco

II.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] VB intr MUS

bow

archeggiare

III.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ]

to have more than one string or several strings to one's bow

avere molte frecce al proprio arco

I.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N (forward movement)

bow

inchino m

to make a bow

fare un inchino

to take a bow THEAT

inchinarsi (per ringraziare il pubblico)

to make one's bow fig

debuttare

II.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB trans

bow head

abbassare

bow branch, tree

piegare

to bow the knee fig

piegarsi, sottomettersi (to a)

to bow one's head in prayer

chinare il capo in preghiera

III.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (bend forward):

bow

inchinarsi

to bow to

inchinarsi a or davanti a

2. bow (give way):

to bow to wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority

inchinarsi a, cedere (il passo) di fronte a

to bow to pressure

cedere alla pressione

to bow to sb's opinion

allinearsi all'opinione di qn

3. bow (sag):

bow plant, shelf:

piegarsi (under sotto)

IV.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ]

to bow and scrape

profondersi in inchini, essere servili (to con)

there was a lot of bowing and scraping

ci furono grandi inchini or furono tutti molto servili

bow³ [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

1. bow NAUT:

bow

prua f

bow

prora f

on the starboard bow

a dritta di prua

to go down by the bows

affondare di prua

2. bow SPORTS:

bow

vogatore m di punta / vogatrice f di punta

to fire a shot across sb's bows

= dare un avvertimento a, minacciare qn

bow compass in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bow compass in the English»Italian Dictionary

compass <-es> [ˈkʌm·pəs] N

1. compass a. NAUT:

compass

bussola f

2. compass form:

compass (range)

gamma f

compass (area)

ambito m

to be beyond the compass of sb's knowledge

andare al di là delle conoscenze di qu

bow¹ [boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arco m

2. bow MUS:

bow

archetto m

3. bow (knot):

bow

fiocco m

bow² [baʊ] N NAUT

bow

prua f

I.bow³ [baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (as greeting):

bow

fare un inchino

2. bow (yield):

to bow to sth

rassegnarsi a qc

Phrases:

to bow and scrape

leccare i piedi

II.bow³ [baʊ] VB trans

bow one's head

chinare

bow body

piegare

III.bow³ [baʊ] N

bow

inchino m

to take a bow

salutare con un inchino