concertina wire in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for concertina wire in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.concertina [Brit ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə, Am ˌkɑnsərˈtinə] N

concertina

concertina f

II.concertina [Brit ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə, Am ˌkɑnsərˈtinə] VB intr Brit

concertina vehicle, part of vehicle:

concertina

accartocciarsi (a fisarmonica)

three carriages had concertinaed (together)

tre vagoni si erano accartocciati

I.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] N

1. wire (length of metal):

wire

filo m metallico

electric, telephone wire

filo elettrico, telefonico

a length, coil of wire

un pezzo, una bobina di filo

loose wires (from wall, on floor)

fili volanti

loose wires (from plug)

fili che pendono

2. wire Am (telegram):

wire

telegramma m

to get a wire from sb

ricevere un telegramma da qn

to send sb a wire

mandare un telegramma a qn

3. wire Am (in horseracing):

wire

linea f di traguardo

II.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

1. wire ELEC:

to wire a house

installare l'impianto elettrico in una casa

to wire a plug, a lamp

collegare una spina, una lampada

the oven had been incorrectly wired

il forno non è stato collegato in modo corretto

the house is wired for television

la casa ha gli attacchi per l'antenna TV

2. wire (send telegram to):

wire person

mandare un telegramma a

he wired us his answer immediately

ci telegrafò immediatamente la risposta

3. wire (stiffen):

wire stem, flower

fissare con un filo metallico

wire bodice

rinforzare (con un'armatura metallica)

III.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r]

down to the wire Am

fino all'ultimo momento

to get in under the wire Am (arrive)

arrivare al pelo

to get in under the wire (accomplish sth)

finire appena in tempo

to pull wires Am

manovrare nell'ombra

to get one's wires crossed

capirsi male

concertina wire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for concertina wire in the English»Italian Dictionary

concertina wire N

concertina wire

filo m spinato arrotolato

Translations for concertina wire in the English»Italian Dictionary

concertina [ˌkɑ:n·sɚ·ˈti:·nə] N

concertina

concertina f

I.wire [ˈwa·ɪɚ] N

1. wire (metal thread):

wire

filo m di ferro

2. wire ELEC:

wire

cavo m

3. wire (telegram):

wire

telegramma m

4. wire (hidden microphone):

wire

microspia f

5. wire (prison camp fence):

wire

filo m spinato

Phrases:

to get one's wires crossed inf

fraintendere

to get in under the wire inf

arrivare all'ultimo minuto

to go (down) to the wire the elections will go (down) to the wire inf

si vedrà solo all'ultimo come andranno le elezioni

II.wire [ˈwa·ɪɚ] VB trans

1. wire (fasten with wire):

wire

attaccare col filo di ferro

to wire sth to the door

attaccare qc alla porta col filo di ferro

2. wire ELEC:

wire

collegare

to be wired for cable TV

avere l'attacco per la televisione via cavo

3. wire (fit with concealed microphone):

wire

mettere una microspia a/in

to be wired person

avere indosso una microspia

4. wire (send telegram to):

to wire sb

inviare un telegramma a qu

to wire sb money

inviare denaro a qu con trasferimento telegrafico/telematico

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Concertina wire packs flat for ease of transport and can then be deployed as an obstacle much more quickly than ordinary barbed wire.

en.wikipedia.org

The first three months the prisoners worked fixing up the camp itself: sheet-iron roofs, corrugated metal walls, and cement floors, all surrounded by concertina wire and security forces.

en.wikipedia.org

However, locals alleged that the accident took place due to the concertina wire put up by the police.

www.tribuneindia.com

Troops installed tall concrete barriers, unrolled concertina wire, lodged machine-gunners on the roof.

www.oregonlive.com

Government sealed the area by erecting tall tin sheets and spreading concertina wire.

www.greaterkashmir.com

With electrified fencing and concertina wire, it includes a 15-foot-wide trench and a high berm.

en.wikipedia.org

The poor parish is bordered by a printing plant, an industrial bakery and blocks of high-walled warehousing protected by concertina wire.

www.latimes.com

Forces had placed spools of concertina wire on roads to prevent youth from taking out pro-freedom rallies.

www.greaterkashmir.com

I stood there, looking across at the rows of concertina wire and all the police on the other side of the two-lane bridge.

www.rollingstone.com

The first group cut through the concertina wire at a bend in the fence on the edge of the perimeter.

www.gq.com