high and dry in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for high and dry in the English»Italian Dictionary

high and dry [Brit ˌhʌɪ ən ˈdrʌɪ] ADJ

high and dry

abbandonato

to leave sb high and dry fig

abbandonare qn a se stesso

Translations for high and dry in the English»Italian Dictionary

a cut and blow-dry

taglio e piega

a cut and blow-dry

taglio e piega

“wash and drip-dry“

“lavare e asciugare appeso”

high and mighty

prepotente, arrogante

high and mighty

arrogante

high and mighty

presuntuoso

to be home and dry

avere la vittoria in pugno

Translations for high and dry in the Italian»English Dictionary

taglio e piega

cut and blow-dry

Translations for high and dry 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

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e : to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes. For more examples and other uses, see this entry.

1. and (joining words or clauses):

and

e

cups and plates

tazze e piatti

summer and winter

estate e inverno

there'll be singing and dancing

si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out

raccolse le sue carte e uscì

I think about you day and night

ti penso giorno e notte

2. and (in numbers):

two hundred and sixty-two

duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters

tre e tre quarti

five and twenty arch liter

venticinque

3. and (with repetition):

more and more interesting

sempre più interessante

faster and faster

sempre più veloce

it got worse and worse

andò di male in peggio or sempre peggio

I waited and waited

aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on

continuare a parlare

for days and days

per giorni e giorni

we laughed and laughed!

ridemmo a crepapelle!

there are friends and friends

ci sono amici e amici

4. and (for emphasis):

it's lovely and warm

fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early

vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you

e non disse nemmeno grazie

5. and (in phrases):

and all that

e tutto il resto

and that Brit inf

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! inf

eccome!

and?

e poi?

6. and (with negative):

I haven't got pen and paper

non ho né carta né penna

he doesn't like singing and dancing

non gli piace cantare né ballare

I.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADJ

1. high (tall):

high building, wall, hill, pile, table, forehead, heel

alto

high cheekbones

zigomi alti

how high is the cliff?

quanto è alta la scogliera?

it is 50 cm high

è alto 50 cm

a five-metre high wall

un muro alto cinque metri or di cinque metri (di altezza)

chest-, waist-high

all'altezza del petto, della vita

I've known him since he was so high

lo conosco da quando era piccolo or da quando era alto così

2. high (far from the ground):

high shelf, ceiling, tier, level, floor, cloud

alto

at high altitude

a grande altitudine

at high tide

con l'alta marea

with a high ceiling

con il soffitto alto

a dress with a high neck, neckline

un vestito a collo alto

how high (up) are we? (on top of building)

quanto siamo alti?

how high (up) are we? (on plane, mountain)

a che altezza siamo?

how high do you want the shelf?

a che altezza vuoi il ripiano?

3. high (numerically large):

high number, price, frequency

alto, elevato

high ratio, volume, playing card

alto

high wind

forte

this will lead to higher taxes

questo porterà ad un aumento delle tasse

at high speed

ad alta velocità

to have a high temperature

avere la febbre alta

high in fat, iron

ricco di

4. high (great, intense):

high degree, risk

alto, elevato

high intensity

elevato

high fever

alto

high heat, anxiety, excitement

forte

high tension

alto, forte

high hope, expectation

grande

cook on a high heat

cuocere a fuoco vivo

turn the grill to high

regola il grill al massimo

to have a high colour

avere un colorito acceso

that is high praise!

è un bel complimento!

a moment of high drama

un momento di forte drammaticità

the high seriousness of sth

la grande serietà di qc

the building is high Victorian, Gothic

l'edificio risale al pieno del periodo vittoriano, gotico

in high summer

in piena estate

feelings are running high

gli animi si stanno infiammando

5. high (important):

high quality, status, rank, class, authority

alto

high standard

elevato

to have a high priority

essere della massima priorità

a high place on the list

una delle prime posizioni della lista

a higher court

un tribunale di grado superiore

I have it on the highest authority

l'ho saputo da persone molto in alto

to have friends in high places

avere amicizi influenti

corruption in high places

corruzione agli alti livelli

to be high up

stare in alto

to go on to higher things (change)

passare a cose più importanti

to go on to higher things (make progress)

fare cose più importanti

6. high (noble):

high principle

alto, elevato

high ideal, character

grande, nobile

those are high words (indeed)! iron

sono (tutte) belle parole!

7. high (acute):

high pitch, sound, note

alto, acuto

high voice

acuto

to reach the high notes

arrivare alle note alte

8. high (mature):

high game

frollato

high fish

passato, andato a male

high cheese

invecchiato, maturo

high butter

rancido

I like my cheese really high

il formaggio mi piace molto maturo or stravecchio

9. high inf:

high (euphoric) (on drug)

sballato

high (happy)

su di giri

to be high on drug

essere sovreccitato per

she was high on success

il successo l'aveva esaltata

to get high (deliberately)

sballare

to get high (accidentally)

sovreccitarsi

10. high LING:

high vowel

chiuso

II.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADV

1. high (to a great height):

high climb, throw, rise, raise

in alto

high jump, fly

alto, in alto

build, pile high

erigere costruzioni, fare pile molto alte

the plane flew too high

l'aereo volava troppo alto

the desk was piled high with papers

la scrivania era coperta da alte pile di carte

write it higher up

scrivilo più in alto

to live high up on the 16th floor

abitare al sedicesimo piano

to climb higher and higher person, animal:

salire sempre più in alto

to climb higher and higher fig figures, rate, unemployment:

aumentare sempre di più

interest rates may go as high as 15%

i tassi d'interesse possono arrivare fino al 15%

don't go any higher than £5, 000

non andare oltre or non superare le 5.000 sterline

2. high (at a high level):

high set, turn on

alto

to turn sth up high

alzare qc

don't turn it up too high

non alzarlo troppo

3. high sing, play:

high

in una tonalità alta

sing an octave higher

canta un'ottava sopra

III.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] N

1. high (high level):

high

livello m massimo

high

massimo m

high

picco m

an all-time, a record high

un massimo assoluto, un livello record

to rise to or hit or reach a new high

raggiungere un nuovo picco

a high of 35°

un picco di 35°

a ten-year high of three million

una cifra record di tre milioni in dieci anni

2. high (euphoric feeling) inf:

to give sb a high drug:

fare sballare qn

to give sb a high success, compliment:

dare alla testa a qn

to be on a high

essere su di giri or eccitatissimo

3. high METEO:

high

zona f di alta pressione

4. high Am inf SCHOOL:

high

scuola f (media) superiore

5. high:

on high

in alto

from on high

dall'alto

6. high REL:

on high

in Cielo

from on high

dal Cielo

IV.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ]

it's high time that sb did

è proprio ora che qn faccia

to have a high (old) time

divertirsi da matti

to hold one's head (up) high

tenere la testa alta

to search or hunt high and low for sth

cercare qc in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti

high and dry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for high and dry in the English»Italian Dictionary

one meter high and three meters wide

alto una iarda e largo tre

to leave sb high and dry

lasciare qu abbandonato a se stesso

to search for sth high and low

cercare qc in lungo e in largo

to be high and mighty

credersi chissacchì

to search high and low (for sth)

cercare qc dovunque

Translations for high and dry in the Italian»English Dictionary

cercare qc col lanternino

to search high and low for sth

tangentopoli

Tangentopoli (city of bribes) was the name given by journalists to the corruption scandal of the early 1990s which involved numerous politicians, government ministers, high-profile industrialists and businessmen. Judicial investigations uncovered an extensive network of bribery, paid for from both private and public funds. The scandal emerged in Milan, and the city was therefore known as Tangentopoli .

pasta

In ancient times fresh noodles were made from flour, water, and salt. It was in the Middle Ages, during the Arab rule of Sicily, that people first began to dry and store noodle dough, a process which suddenly allowed pasta to spread first throughout Italy and then all over the world. The dozens of types of pasta known today include not only spaghetti and maccheroni, but also penne, tubetti, lumaconi, conchiglie, bucatini, fusilli, capelli d'angelo, rigatoni, linguine, ziti, and vermicelli.

Translations for high and dry in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.high [haɪ] ADJ

1. high:

high

alto, -a

one meter high and three meters wide

alto una iarda e largo tre

knee/waist-high

fino al ginocchio/alla cintura

to fly at high altitude

volare ad alta quota

high cheekbones

zigomi alti

to do a high dive

fare un tuffo dall'alto

to have high hopes for sb/sth

riporre molte aspettative in qu/qc

to have a high opinion of sb

stimare molto qu

to have high praise for sb/sth

parlare molto bene di qu/qc

of the highest caliber

del migliore livello

high blood-pressure/fever

pressione/febbre alta

a high caliber gun

un'arma di grosso calibro

of high rank

di alto rango

to have friends in high places

avere amicizie che contano

an order from on high

un ordine dall'alto

to be high and mighty

credersi chissacchì

with a high neckline/waistline

a collo alto/vita alta

2. high (under influence of drugs):

high

fatto, -a

3. high (of high frequency, shrill):

high voice

acuto, -a

a high note

una nota alta

4. high (at peak, maximum):

high noon

mezzogiorno in punto

high priority

massima importanza

Phrases:

to leave sb high and dry

lasciare qu abbandonato a se stesso

II.high [haɪ] ADV

1. high (at or to a great point or height):

high

(in) alto

2. high (rough or strong):

high

intensamente

the sea runs high

il mare è agitato

Phrases:

to search for sth high and low

cercare qc in lungo e in largo

III.high [haɪ] N

1. high (high(est) point):

high

massimo m

an all-time high

un picco massimo

to reach a high

raggiungere un picco massimo

2. high inf (from drugs):

to be on a high

essere fatto

3. high (heaven):

on high

in cielo

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

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

1. and:

and (also)

e

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)

ed

black and white

bianco e nero

food and drink

cibo e bevande

parents and children

genitori e figli

2. and MATH:

2 and 3 is 5

2 più 3 fa 5

four hundred and twelve

quattrocentododici

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved

quando se n'è andato tutti han tirato un respiro di sollievo

4. and (increase):

more and more

sempre più

better and better

sempre meglio

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried

ho provato e riprovato

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried

continuava a piangere

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]

e così via

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As athletic as she is, her attitude and aggression towards her teammates leave her high and dry for the summer.

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Having run out of money, he was left high and dry -- having to make a nerve-wrecking decision between continuing to pursue his passion or giving it all up.

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Resistance leaders haven't made any institutions for the victims of the conflict and have left them high and dry after being used as cannon fodder?

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