heels in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for heels in the English»Italian Dictionary

high heels [Brit, Am ˌhaɪ ˈhilz] N npl (shoes, heels)

high heels

tacchi m alti

I.heel¹ [Brit hiːl, Am hil] N

1. heel ANAT (of foot):

heel

tallone m

heel

calcagno m

to turn on one's heel

girare i tacchi

a puppy at his heel(s)

un cucciolo alle calcagna

to bring a dog to heel

condurre il cane al piede

“heel boy!”

“al piede!”

to bring [sb] to heel fig rebel

ridurre all'obbedienza

to bring [sb] to heel dissident, child, employee

riportare all'ordine

to come to heel dog:

venire al piede

to come to heel fig person:

essere obbediente, sottostare

2. heel:

heel (of sock)

calcagno m

heel (of sock)

tallone m

heel (of shoe)

tacco m

to click one's heels

battere i tacchi

3. heel (of hand):

heel

= parte del palmo della mano in prossimità del polso

4. heel (of loaf):

heel

cantuccio m

5. heel (of plant cutting):

heel

tallone m

6. heel TECH (of saw, golf club, ski):

heel

tallone m

7. heel (power) fig:

under the heel of the enemy

sotto il tallone or il dominio del nemico

8. heel Brit (person):

heel inf, rare

carogna f

II.heel¹

heel N npl:

heels also high heels

scarpe f con i tacchi (alti)

III.heel¹ [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB trans

1. heel (repair):

heel shoe

rifare il tacco a

2. heel SPORTS:

heel

colpire di tacco

heel (in rugby) ball

tallonare

IV.heel¹ [Brit hiːl, Am hil]

to cool one's heels, kick one's heels

(re)stare ad aspettare, girarsi i pollici

we left him to cool his heels for an hour

l'abbiamo lasciato ad aspettare or a fare anticamera per un'ora

to dig in one's heels, to dig one's heel in (mulishly)

puntare i piedi or impuntarsi

I'm prepared to dig my heels in on or over this

non sono disposto a fare concessioni su questo

to fall or go head over heels (tumble)

fare un capitombolo

to fall, be head over heels in love with sb

innamorarsi perdutamente or essere innamorato cotto di qn

to be hard or close on sb's heels

essere alle calcagna di qn

to be hot on sb's heels

tallonare qn

to come or follow hard on the heels of sb

stare alle calcagna di qn

to kick up one's heels

sfogarsi or togliersi la voglia

to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels hum

darsela a gambe

I.heel² [Brit hiːl, Am hil] N

heel (of ship)

ingavonamento m

heel (of object)

inclinazione f

II.heel² [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB trans

heel ship

ingavonare

heel object

inclinare

III.heel² [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB intr

heel ship:

ingavonarsi

heel object:

inclinarsi

spike heel [Brit, Am ˌspaɪk ˈhil] N

spike heel

tacco m a spillo

Achilles heel [Brit əkɪliːz ˈhiːl, Am əˌkɪliz ˈhil] N

Achilles heel

tallone m d'Achille

Achilles heel

punto m debole

heel bar [Brit ˈhiːl bɑː] N

heel bar

negozio m di risuolatura rapida

stiletto heel [stɪˈletəʊˌhiːl] N

stiletto heel (shoe)

scarpa f con tacco a spillo

stiletto heel (heel)

tacco m a spillo

Cuban heel [Brit, Am ˌkjubən ˈhil] N

Cuban heel

tacco m di media altezza

heel in VB [hiːl -] (heel [sth] in, heel in [sth]) AGR

heel in plant, cutting

piantare in vivaio

heel over VB [hiːl -]

heel over boat:

ingavonarsi

heel over object:

inclinarsi

heels in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for heels in the English»Italian Dictionary

high heels N pl

high heels

tacchi m pl alti

I.heel [hi:l] N

1. heel (of foot):

heel

tallone m

to be at sb's heels

stare alle calcagna di qu

2. heel (of shoe):

heel

tacco m

3. heel (of the hand):

heel

base f della mano

4. heel (of loaf of bread):

heel

cantuccio m

5. heel inf (unfair person):

heel

carogna f

Phrases:

to be down at the heels

essere male in arnese

to follow close on the heels of sth

seguire immediatamente qc

to be hard on sb's heels

stare alle calcagna a qu

under the heel of sb/sth

sotto a qu/qc

to bring sb to heel

ridurre all'obbedienza qu

to come to heel

finire per obbedire

to dig one's heels in

puntare i piedi

to take to one's heels inf

alzare i tacchi

to turn on one's heel

girare sui tacchi

II.heel [hi:l] INTERJ (to dogs)

heel

vieni

III.heel [hi:l] VB intr

heel dog:

this dog won't heel

il cane non viene quando si chiama

stiletto heel N

stiletto heel

tacco m a spillo

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click of one's heels

ticchettio m

click heels

battere

Translations for heels in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

calcagno

heel

avere qu alle -a fig

to have sb at one's heels

tacco

heel

tacco alto/basso

high/low heel

-cchi alti (scarpe)

high heels

stare alle -e di qu

to be hot on sb's heels

tallone

heel

tallone d'Achille fig

Achilles heel

tallonare

to be (hot) on the heels of

tallonare il pallone

to heel the ball

fare anticamera fig

to cool one's heels

heels Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to kick up one's heels

darsi alla pazza gioia

to be down at the heels

essere male in arnese

to follow close on the heels of sth

seguire immediatamente qc

to be head over heels in love

essere innamorato pazzo

to drag one's heels [or feet]

strascicare i piedi

to drag one's heels [or feet] fig

tirarla per le lunghe

to be (hot) on the heels of

tallonare

to be hot on sb's heels

stare alle -e di qu

to have sb at one's heels

avere qu alle -a fig

to fall head over heels for sb

perdersi dietro a qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

First, she decided that the best way to fix her marriage was to buy a pair of come-hither heels.

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Inherently ill-fitting or stiffer shoes, such as high heels and dress shoes, present a larger risk of blistering.

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If she wears high heels and a garter belt, it's because it's what she wants.

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In humans, excessive forces caused by sudden bending upwards of the big toe, high heels, or a stumble can contribute to sesamoiditis.

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Bishop, in her designer suits and stiletto heels, cuts a striking figure on the world stage.

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She wears a sleeveless dress, high heels and has short, straight hair.

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She wore a red, fringed cocktail dress with small cut-outs in the waist and the silver heels featured in the music video.

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The red carpet was also being rolled out - regarded as a stabiliser for the women planning to wear stiletto heels around the cobbled precinct.

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This exercise was told later that it will help the girls walk easily on any high heels.

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Pairing the look with strappy stiletto heels, she gave us a very athletic yet high fashion moment.

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