dry land in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dry land in the English»Italian Dictionary

dry land N U

dry land

terraferma f

Translations for dry land in the English»Italian Dictionary

on dry land

sulla terraferma

Translations for dry land in the Italian»English Dictionary

terra

(dry) land

sulla terraferma

on dry land, ashore

terraferma

dry land

Translations for dry land in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] ADJ

1. dry (not wet or moist):

dry clothing, ground, hair, hand, paint, crackle

asciutto

dry skin, hair, throat, mouth, cough

secco

dry rustle, riverbed, well

arido, secco

to run dry river, funds, supplies:

prosciugarsi

dry bread

pane asciutto

to be or feel dry (thirsty) person:

essere assetato

to keep sth dry

tenere qc all'asciutto, al riparo dall'umidità

to keep (oneself) dry

rimanere asciutto

to get dry

seccarsi, asciugarsi

to get sth dry

fare asciugare qc

to wipe sth dry

asciugare qc

the kettle has boiled dry

l'acqua nel pentolino è evaporata bollendo

on dry land

sulla terraferma

2. dry (not rainy):

dry climate, month, heat

secco

dry weather, season

asciutto

dry day, spell

senza pioggia

it will be dry tomorrow

domani farà bel tempo, non pioverà

3. dry (not sweet):

dry wine, sherry etc.

secco

4. dry:

dry (ironic) wit, person, remark

pungente, ironico

dry (cold) person, remark

freddo, caustico

5. dry (dull):

dry book, reading, subject matter

arido, noioso

6. dry (forbidding alcohol):

dry state, country

proibizionista

7. dry Brit POL:

dry view, minister

ultraconservatore

a dry Tory

un Tory convinto, accanito

II.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] N Brit POL

dry

ultraconservatore m / ultraconservatrice f

III.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB trans

dry clothes, washing

fare asciugare

dry fruit, meat, flowers

seccare, fare seccare

to dry the dishes

asciugare i piatti

to dry sb's hair

asciugare i capelli a qn

to dry one's hair, hands

asciugarsi i capelli, le mani

to dry one's eyes

asciugarsi gli occhi, le lacrime

IV.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB intr

dry sheet, clothes, hair, paint, concrete:

asciugarsi

dry blood:

seccarsi

V.to dry oneself VB refl

to dry oneself

asciugarsi

VI.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ]

(as) dry as a bone

completamente asciutto, secco

(as) dry as dust

noioso da morire

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

dry land in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dry land in the English»Italian Dictionary

dry land N (not sea)

dry land

terraferma f

Translations for dry land in the English»Italian Dictionary

to set foot on dry land

mettere piede sulla terra ferma

to have dry land under one's feet

essere sulla terraferma

Translations for dry land in the Italian»English Dictionary

terraferma

dry land

Translations for dry land in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.dry <-ier [or -er], -iest [or -est]> [draɪ] ADJ

1. dry (not wet):

dry

asciutto, -a

to go dry

asciugarsi

dry red wine

vino rosso secco

2. dry climate, soil:

dry

arido, -a

3. dry:

dry bread, toast

asciutto, -a

dry (without alcohol) state, county

proibizionista

4. dry (uninteresting):

dry

noioso, -a

5. dry (brief):

dry

laconico, -a

dry (sense of) humor

(senso dell')umorismo pungente

Phrases:

to run dry

prosciugarsi

II.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB trans

dry

asciugare

dry tears

asciugarsi

III.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB intr

dry

asciugare

to put sth out to dry

metter qc fuori ad asciugare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They usually ran downhill so that they included both wet and dry land, helping to offset some of the problems of extreme weather conditions.

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Shallow water blackouts can happen in extremely shallow water; greyouts can be induced even on dry land following hyperventilation and apnoea.

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Most crops must rely on snow fall and seasonal rains for dry land farming.

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Within just twenty years, 30,000 acres (120 km) of dry land was converted into fertile farmland.

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The idea was that they would be launched near to the invasion shore and then drive to dry land on the sea bottom.

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Some dry land was present however, but it is uncertain how extensive or connected the several terranes were.

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Hunger is a growing epidemic and the dry land does not provide a plentiful bounty.

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The people on them are so used to the springy surface they have difficulty walking on dry land.

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He then proceeded to spend many training hours on dry land sitting out on the bench at home.

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The slower melting is explained by the glacier being completely on dry land.

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