hammer down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hammer down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hammer down VB [ˈhamə -] (hammer down [sth], hammer [sth] down)

hammer down

fissare, chiudere a colpi di martello

II.hammer down VB [ˈhamə -] (hammer down)

1. hammer down rain roof:

hammer down

battere con forza su

2. hammer down Am inf:

hammer down

andare a tutto gas

Translations for hammer down in the English»Italian Dictionary

he smashed the hammer down on the vase

ha fracassato il vaso a colpi di martello

to bring [sth] down on sb, sth cane, hammer

calare su qn, qc

Translations for hammer down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hammer [Brit ˈhamə, Am ˈhæmər] N

1. hammer (tool):

hammer

martello m

2. hammer (of piano):

hammer

martelletto m

3. hammer (gavel):

hammer

martello m

to come or go under the hammer

essere venduto all'asta

4. hammer SPORTS:

hammer (ball)

martello m

hammer (discipline)

lancio m del martello

to throw the hammer

lanciare il martello

5. hammer ANAT (in ear):

hammer

martello m

6. hammer (on firearm):

hammer

cane m

II.hammer [Brit ˈhamə, Am ˈhæmər] VB trans

1. hammer (beat):

hammer metal sheet, door, table

martellare

hammer piano keys

pestare su

to hammer sth into wall, fence, rock

piantare qc (col martello) in

to hammer sth into shape

forgiare qc a colpi di martello

they hammer the copper into pots

martellano il rame per ricavarne delle pentole

to hammer sth flat

battere qc, appiattire qc a martellate

she hammered her fists against the door

batté i pugni contro la porta or tempestò di pugni la porta

2. hammer (insist forcefully) fig:

to hammer sth into pupils, recruits

inculcare qc in or fare entrare qc in testa a

they had grammar, Latin hammered into them

gli hanno fatto entrare in testa la grammatica, il latino

to hammer home a message, warning

fare capire bene un messaggio, un avvertimento

3. hammer (criticize):

hammer government, policy, proposal

criticare aspramente

hammer book, film

stroncare

4. hammer SPORTS (defeat):

hammer inf

battere

hammer inf

stracciare

5. hammer (attack):

hammer artillery: enemy positions, target

martellare, bersagliare

hammer recession, unemployment: district, region

affliggere

III.hammer [Brit ˈhamə, Am ˈhæmər] VB intr

1. hammer (use hammer):

hammer

martellare, battere col martello

2. hammer (pound):

to hammer on or at person: door

battere a

to hammer on or at rain, hailstones: door, window

battere con forza contro

hailstones hammered against the window, on the roof

i chicchi di grandine battevano contro la finestra, sul tetto

3. hammer (thump):

hammer heart:

martellare, battere forte

IV.hammer [Brit ˈhamə, Am ˈhæmər]

to go at it hammer and tongs

battersi con impeto or violentemente

I.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

hammer down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hammer down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hammer [ˈhæ·mɚ] N

1. hammer (tool):

hammer

martello m

hammer blow

martellata f

the hammer and sickle POL, HISTORY

la falce e il martello

to go under the hammer a. fig painting

essere messo all'asta

2. hammer (of gun):

hammer

cane m

Phrases:

to go at it hammer and tongs inf (argue)

discutere animatamente

to go at it hammer and tongs (fight)

lottare con tutte le proprie forze

II.hammer [ˈhæ·mɚ] VB trans

1. hammer (hit with tool):

hammer metal

prendere a martellate

hammer nail

piantare

to hammer sth (into sth)

piantare qc (in qc)

to hammer sth into sb fig

inculcare qc in testa a qu

2. hammer inf SPORTS (beat easily):

hammer

battere

3. hammer (criticize):

hammer book, film

stroncare

to hammer sb for sth

criticare duramente qu per qc

4. hammer inf (become very drunk):

to get hammered (on sth)

prendersi una sbornia (di qc)

III.hammer [ˈhæ·mɚ] VB intr

1. hammer (use a hammer):

hammer

martellare

to hammer at sth

dare martellate a qc

2. hammer (beat heavily):

hammer

battere

hammer heart

battere forte

hammer head

martellare

to hammer on sth

insistere su qc

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's a smooth revving engine with plenty of torque if you need to keep the hammer down for high-speed highway overtakes.

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I brought the hammer down on 1.4m deals...

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Utilities will demand compensation for mandated retirement of coal-burning plants, and their spirited assertions may well deter officials from bringing the hammer down.

www.corporateknights.com

Everybody's in that mind set of really focusing and putting the hammer down to make it happen.

exclaim.ca

The rain started to hammer down to add a bit more zip to the surface.

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She puts the hammer down on the craziness we do from time to time.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

Until, having quietly collected all the evidence everyone else missed, he brings the hammer down.

www.latimes.com

This device was a dome studded with keys, each one pressing a hammer down on a piece of paper.

hackaday.com

I brought the hammer down, when the girl turned to face me.

en.wikipedia.org

Putting the hammer down only puts fear into companies and that trickles down to the employees.

www.ohscanada.com