flak jacket in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for flak jacket in the English»Italian Dictionary

flak jacket [Brit, Am ˈflæk ˌdʒækət] N Brit

flak jacket

giubbotto m antiproiettile

Translations for flak jacket in the Italian»English Dictionary

giubbotto antiproiettile

flak jacket Brit

giubbotto antiproiettile

flak jacket, bulletproof jacket

Translations for flak jacket in the English»Italian Dictionary

flak [Brit flak, Am flæk] N U

1. flak MIL:

flak

fuoco m contraereo

flak

artiglieria f contraerea

2. flak (criticism):

flak inf, fig

critica f

flak inf, fig

opposizione f

I got or took a lot of flak from my boss

il mio capo mi ha fatto a pezzi

I.jacket [Brit ˈdʒakɪt, Am ˈdʒækət] N

1. jacket:

jacket (garment)

giacca f

jacket (short)

giubbotto m

jacket (short)

giacchetta f

jacket before n sleeve, pocket

della giacca

2. jacket (skin of a potato):

jacket

buccia f

potatoes (baked) in their jackets FOOD

patate cucinate al forno con la buccia

3. jacket (of book):

jacket, also dust jacket

sopraccoperta f

4. jacket Am (of record):

jacket

copertina f

jacket before n illustration

in copertina

jacket design

di copertina

5. jacket TECH (insulating):

jacket

rivestimento m isolante

jacket

guaina f

II.jacket [Brit ˈdʒakɪt, Am ˈdʒækət] VB trans

1. jacket (put a jacket on):

jacket person

mettere una giacca a

2. jacket TECH (cover with a casing):

jacket

rivestire con materiale isolante

flak jacket in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flak jacket in the English»Italian Dictionary

flak [flæk] N

1. flak MIL:

flak

fuoco m antiaereo

2. flak (criticism):

flak

critiche f pl

to give sb flak

criticare qu

jacket [ˈdʒæ·kɪt] N

1. jacket (short coat):

jacket

giacca f

2. jacket:

jacket of a book

sovraccoperta f

jacket of a record

copertina f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I saw our platoon sergeant in the field once, trussed up with a helmet, flak jacket and camouflage blouse, sleeves rolled down.

www.veteranstoday.com

You can take a flak jacket, which will reduce a lot of that damage.

venturebeat.com

Sometimes, donning a precautionary flak jacket, he pays unannounced visits with special constables late at night to get a feel for safety.

news.nationalpost.com

It's an emotional flak jacket any journalist can relate to.

www.motherjones.com

As far as humor, absolutely a flak jacket.

www.motherjones.com

He was not wearing a helmet or a flak jacket either.

news.nationalpost.com

A sense of humor is better than a flak jacket, that's for sure.

foreignpolicy.com

He was hit once during the episode, but his flak jacket protected him from injury.

journalstar.com

I see from your responses above that you have no need for a flak jacket.

dailyreview.com.au

Everyone had a spoon in their flak jacket.

www.truthdig.com