hair shirt in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hair shirt in the English»Italian Dictionary

hair shirt [Brit, Am ˈhɛ(ə)r ˌʃərt] N

hair shirt

cilicio m

Translations for hair shirt in the Italian»English Dictionary

portare il cilicio

to wear a hair shirt

cilicio

hair shirt

Translations for hair shirt in the English»Italian Dictionary

shirt [Brit ʃəːt, Am ʃərt] N

shirt (man's)

camicia f da uomo

shirt (woman's)

camicetta f di foggia maschile

shirt (for sport)

maglia f

long-, short-sleeved shirt

camicia a maniche lunghe, corte

open-necked shirt

camicia a collo aperto

open-necked shirt before n button, collar, cuff

di camicia

keep your shirt on! inf

stai calmo!

to lose one's shirt inf

perdere la camicia

to put one's shirt on sth inf

giocarsi la camicia su qc

to sell the shirt off one's back

vendersi (anche) la camicia

I.hair [Brit hɛː, Am hɛr] N

1. hair U (collectively):

hair (human) (on head)

capelli mpl

hair (human) (on head)

capigliatura f

hair (human) (on head)

chioma f

hair (on body)

peli mpl

hair (of animal)

pelo m

hair (of animal)

pelame m

to have long, short hair person:

avere i capelli lunghi, corti

to have long, short hair cat, dog:

avere il pelo lungo, corto

blond, black hair

capelli biondi, neri

a fine head of hair

una bella capigliatura

to brush, wash one's hair

spazzolarsi, lavarsi i capelli

to get one's hair cut

farsi tagliare i capelli

to have one's hair done

farsi fare la messa in piega

2. hair (individually):

hair (human)

(on head) capello m

hair (on body)

pelo m

hair (animal)

pelo m

two blond hairs

due capelli biondi

II.-haired COMP

long, short-haired person

dai capelli lunghi, corti

long, short-haired animal

dal pelo lungo, corto

dark, curly-haired

dai capelli scuri, ricci

III.hair [Brit hɛː, Am hɛr]

by a hair, by a hair's breadth

per un pelo

to have a hair's breadth escape

salvarsi per un pelo or per il rotto della cuffia

he didn't turn a hair

non ha fatto una piega or non ha battuto ciglio

he was perfect, not a hair out of place

era perfetto, non aveva un solo capello fuori posto

it made my hair stand on end

mi ha fatto rizzare i capelli in testa

I won't let them touch or harm a hair of your head

gli impedirò di torcerti un solo capello

keep your hair on! Brit inf

stai calmo! non preoccuparti!

the thought made her hair curl

il pensiero le fece rizzare i capelli in testa

to get in sb's hair inf

stare tra i piedi di qn or dare fastidio a qn

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf

tenere qn in pugno, in propria balia

to let one's hair down inf

rilassarsi or lasciarsi andare

to split hairs

spaccare il capello in quattro

to tear one's hair out

strapparsi i capelli

you need a hair of the dog (that bit you)

= hai bisogno di un bicchierino di liquore per farti passare la sbronza

hair shirt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hair shirt in the Italian»English Dictionary

cilicio

hair shirt

Translations for hair shirt in the English»Italian Dictionary

shirt [ʃɜ:rt] N

shirt man's, woman's:

shirt

camicia f

Phrases:

to give sb the shirt off one's back

togliersi la camicia di dosso per qu

to have the shirt off sb's back

lasciare qu in mutande

to lose one's shirt inf

rimanere in mutande

keep your shirt on! inf

non scaldarti!

hair [her] N

1. hair:

hair (on head)

capello m

hair (on head)

capelli m pl

hair (on chest, armpits, legs)

pelo m

to do one's hair

farsi i capelli

to have one's hair cut

tagliarsi i capelli

to wash one's hair

lavarsi la testa

to wear one's hair up/down

avere i capelli raccolti/sciolti

2. hair (on animal):

hair

pelo m

3. hair (on plant):

hair

peluzzo m

Phrases:

that'll put hair on your chest inf

questo ti rimetterà

to make sb's hair curl inf

far rizzare i capelli a qu

to get in sb's hair

seccare qu (standogli troppo tra i piedi)

to not harm a hair on sb's head

non torcere un capello a qu

to split hairs

spaccare il capello in quattro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Hair shirts, iron chains, and metal plates with sharp points almost covered his entire body.

en.wikipedia.org

A kind of plainchant and hair shirt psychedelia.

thequietus.com

It is the hat equivalent of a hair shirt, requiring constant vigilance.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

Why aren't more people wearing hair shirts, taking vows of silence and putting dried chickpeas in their shoes?

www.huffingtonpost.com.au

Hermit -- gloomy and you get to wear a hair shirt.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Yet it's hard to believe our failings are so egregious -- and our sense of guilt so pervasive -- that we'd willingly don these newfangled hair shirts every day in penance.

www.slate.com

It was like a hair shirt for our foreheads...

www.her.ie

It's not a hair shirt, either.

www.telegraph.co.uk

There is a tendency to view travel with young children as the modern equivalent of a hair shirt, a penance preferably avoided, or at best, endured.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Talk about donning the hair shirt.

www.standard.co.uk