dab at in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dab at in the English»Italian Dictionary

dab at VB [dab -] (dab at [sth])

dab at one's eyes

sfiorarsi

dab at stains, wound

tamponare

Translations for dab at in the English»Italian Dictionary

to be a dab hand at sth, at doing sth

essere un mago in qc, a fare qc

Translations for dab at in the Italian»English Dictionary

tamponare

to dab (at)

Translations for dab at in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dab¹ [Brit dab, Am dæb] N

1. dab:

dab

tocco m

a dab of paint, powder

un tocco di

a dab of glue

una goccia di

a dab of butter

un velo di

2. dab (blow):

dab

colpo m

dab

colpetto m

II.dabs N

dabs npl Brit inf (fingerprints):

dabs

impronte f digitali

III.dab¹ <forma in -ing dabbing, pt, pp dabbed> [Brit dab, Am dæb] VB trans

dab one's eyes, mouth

sfiorarsi

dab wound

tamponare

to dab sth on sth

applicare qc su qc con piccoli tocchi

to dab sth with sth

tamponare qc con qc

dab² [Brit dab, Am dæb] N (fish)

dab

platessa f

dab³ [Brit dab, Am dæb] N

dab → dab hand

See also dab hand

dab hand [Brit dab ˈhand, Am ˈdæb ˌhænd] N Brit inf

to be a dab hand at sth, at doing sth

essere un mago in qc, a fare qc

I.at full pelt N

at full pelt

a tutta velocità, a rotta di collo

II.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB trans

pelt

colpire ripetutamente, bersagliare

to pelt sb with sth stones

colpire qn con una raffica di

III.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB intr

1. pelt (fall):

pelt, also pelt down rain:

picchiare, scrosciare

it's pelting with rain

piove a dirotto or a catinelle

the pelting rain

la pioggia battente

2. pelt (run) inf:

pelt person:

correre a gambe levate, correre a rotta di collo

to pelt down, across the road

precipitarsi in strada, dall'altra parte della strada

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

1. at (place, distance etc.):

at

a

at school, the airport

a scuola, all'aeroporto

at the end of the corridor

alla fine del corridoio

2. at (at the house etc. of):

at

da

at David's place, the baker's

da David, dal panettiere

3. at (direction):

at

a, verso, contro

throw a stone at sth

tirare una pietra contro qc

4. at (point in time, age):

at

a

at two o'clock

alle due

at (the age of) 14

all'età di 14 anni, a 14 anni

at (the age of) 14 (moment, period of time)

a, di

at dawn

all'alba

at night

di notte

at Christmas

a Natale

5. at (activity):

at

a

at

in

at work

al lavoro

at war

in guerra

6. at (skill, ability):

at

a

at

in

to be good at sth, at doing

essere bravo in qc, a fare

7. at (measure, rate, speed etc.):

at

a

at 50 mph

a 50 miglia all'ora

at a low price

a basso prezzo

8. at (followed by superlative):

the garden is at its prettiest in June

giugno è il mese in cui il giardino è più bello

I'm at my best in the morning

di mattina sono al massimo delle mie possibilità

he was at his most irritating

era più irritante che mai

she was at her best at 50 (of musician, artist etc.)

è arrivata all'apice della carriera a 50 anni

9. at (cause):

at

di

laugh at sb

ridere di qn

show one's anger at being deceived

mostrare la propria rabbia per essere stato ingannato

10. at (harassing) inf:

he's been (on) at me to buy a new car

continua a tormentarmi perché io compri una nuova auto

I don't know where he's at inf

non so che cosa sta combinando

while we're at it inf

già che ci siamo

I've been (hard) at it all day

ci ho lavorato tutto il giorno

they're at it again inf

ecco che ricominciano!

AT N

AT → alternative technology

AT

tecnologia alternativa

See also alternative technology

alternative technology [ɔːlˌtɜːnətɪv tekˈnɒlədʒɪ] N

alternative technology

tecnologia f alternativa

dab at in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dab at in the English»Italian Dictionary

to dab at sth

tamponare qc

Translations for dab at in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dab <-bb-> [dæb] VB trans

dab

tamponare

to dab one's eys with a handkerchief

asciugarsi gli occhi con un fazzoletto

II.dab <-bb-> [dæb] VB intr

to dab at sth

tamponare qc

he dabed at his bleeding lip

si tamponava il labbro sanguinante

III.dab [dæb] N

1. dab (pat):

dab

tocco m

to give sth a dab (with sth)

dare a qc un tocco (di qc)

2. dab (tiny bit):

dab

pizzico m

dab of liquid

goccia f

a dab of paint

un velo di pittura

at¹ [ət, æt] PREP

1. at (place):

at

a

at the dentist's

dal dentista

at home/school

a casa/scuola

at the table

a tavola

at the office

in ufficio

at the window

alla finestra

2. at (time):

at Christmas

a Natale

at night

di notte

at once

subito

all at once

all'improvviso

at present

in questo momento

at the time

in quel momento

at the same time

nello stesso momento

at three o'clock

alle tre

while I am at it

già che ci sono

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

ridere di qn

to look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qn

to aim at sth/sb

mirare a qc/qn

to point at sb

indicare qn

to rush at sb/sth

avventarsi su qn/qc

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

su richiesta di qn

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

essere sbalordito/irritato da qc

to be mad at sb

essere arrabbiato con qn

to be unhappy at sth

essere scontento di qc

5. at (in amount of):

at all

per niente

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

at 120 mph

a 120 miglia orarie

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

nel migliore/peggiore dei casi

at first

all'inizio

at least

almeno

at war/peace

in guerra/pace

at 20

a vent'anni

I feel at ease

mi sento a mio agio

to be at a loss

essere un po' perso

a child at play

un bimbo che gioca

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

andare bene/male in francese

to be at an advantage

essere in vantaggio

8. at (repeatedly do):

to pull at sb's hair

tirare i capelli a qn

to tug at the rope

tirare la fune

to wear at sb's nerves

dare sui nervi a qn

Phrases:

at all

assolutamente

did you know the film at all?

conoscevi il film?

not at all!

per niente!

not at all!

niente affatto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

(di) niente

nobody at all

assolutamente nessuno

at² [æt] (in email address)

at

chiocciola f