hit man in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hit man in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

Translations for hit man in the Italian»English Dictionary

non colpite mai un avversario a terra

never hit a man when he's down

Translations for hit man in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hit [Brit hɪt, Am hɪt] N

1. hit (blow, stroke in sport, fencing):

hit

colpo m

to give the ball a tremendous hit

colpire la palla molto forte

2. hit (success):

hit (play, film, record etc.)

successo m

to be a big or smash hit (show, film)

avere un successo enorme

to be a hit with the public

riscuotere grande successo di pubblico

to make a hit with sb person:

fare colpo su qn or fare una buona impressione a qn

she's a big hit with my son

mio figlio impazzisce per lei

she's a big hit with my son before n song, play, musical, record

di successo

3. hit (dose):

hit inf

buco m

4. hit (murder):

hit inf

assassinio m

5. hit COMPUT:

hit

risultato m della ricerca

hit

hit m

II.hit <forma in -ing hitting, pt/pp hit> [Brit hɪt, Am hɪt] VB trans

1. hit (strike):

hit person

colpire, battere, picchiare

hit ball

colpire

hit head, arm: windscreen, wall

urtare contro

to hit one's head, knee on sth

battere la testa, il ginocchio contro qc

his father used to hit him

suo padre lo picchiava

to hit a good shot (in tennis, cricket)

tirare un bel colpo

to hit a nail with a hammer

piantare un chiodo col martello

to hit the brakes

frenare di colpo

2. hit (strike as target) bullet, assassin, torpedo:

hit victim, target, ship, enemy

colpire

3. hit (collide violently):

hit vehicle, wall

urtare, andare a sbattere contro

hit vehicle: person

investire

the plane hit the runway with a bump

l'aereo atterrò sobbalzando

4. hit (affect adversely):

hit group, incomes, industry

colpire

to be hit by strikes, bad weather

essere colpito dagli scioperi, dal brutto tempo

hardest or worst hit will be small businesses

le più colpite saranno le piccole imprese

his father's death hit him badly

la morte di suo padre lo afflisse molto

5. hit (become apparent to):

it suddenly hit me that …

improvvisamente mi sono reso conto che …

then it hit me!

improvvisamente ho capito!

6. hit (reach):

hit motorway, main road

raggiungere

hit fig figures, weight: level

toccare

7. hit (come upon):

hit traffic, bad weather

trovare

hit problem

imbattersi in

you'll hit the worst of the rush hour

capiterai proprio nell'ora di punta

8. hit (go to) inf:

to hit the town

andare a divertirsi

let's hit the pub, club

andiamo al pub, al club

9. hit (attack) inf robbers:

hit bank etc.

rapinare

10. hit (kill) inf:

hit person

uccidere, assassinare

11. hit (scrounge) inf:

to hit sb for sth

scroccare qc a qn

12. hit (in cards) inf:

“hit me!”

“dammi una carta!”

III.hit [Brit hɪt, Am hɪt]

to hit sb in the eye

saltare agli occhi di qn

a colour which hits you between the eyes

un colore che salta all'occhio

to hit the big time inf

farcela

to hit the ceiling or roof inf

andare su tutte le furie

to hit the jackpot

fare una grossa vincita

to hit it off with sb

andare d'accordo con qn

not to know what has hit one inf

rimanere frastornato

a beer would just hit the spot! inf

una birra è proprio quello che ci vuole!

I.man <pl men> [Brit man, Am mæn] N

1. man (adult male):

man

uomo m

middle-aged man

uomo di mezza età

married man

uomo sposato

as one man to another

da uomo a uomo

he's not a man to do

non è uomo or tipo da fare

a blind man

un cieco

an old man

un vecchio

a single man

uno scapolo

a ladies' man

un gran conquistatore

a beer, whisky man

un gran bevitore di birra, whisky

a leg, bum man inf

= uno cui piacciono le belle gambe, i bei sederi

a man of God, the people

un uomo di chiesa, del popolo

a man of iron, steel

un uomo di ferro, d'acciaio

they've arrested the right man

hanno arrestato l'uomo giusto

he's your man

è l'uomo che fa per te

he has worked for the party, man and boy Brit

ha lavorato per il partito fin da ragazzo

man of the match

l'uomo partita

good man! (well done)

bravo!

my good man!

vecchio mio!

my little man (to a child) inf

il mio ometto

2. man:

man (husband)

marito m

man (partner)

uomo m

her man

il suo uomo

he is the right man for her

è l'uomo giusto per lei

her young man arch

il suo fidanzato

man and wife

marito e moglie

to live as man and wife

vivere come marito e moglie

3. man (person):

man

uomo m

no man could have done more

nessuno avrebbe potuto fare di più

as good as the next man

uno come un altro

the common man

l'uomo comune

primitive Man

l'uomo primitivo

4. man (person of courage):

man

uomo m

be a man

sii uomo

to be man enough to do

essere abbastanza uomo da fare

to make a man of sb

fare di qn un uomo

5. man (mankind):

man, also Man

uomo m

man, also Man

umanità f

6. man SPORTS (team member):

man

uomo m

man

giocatore m

7. man GAMES (piece):

man (in chess)

pezzo m

man (in draughts)

pedina f

8. man (servant):

man arch

valletto m

II.men N

men npl MIL (subordinates):

men

uomini m

to address the men

rivolgersi alla truppa

“now men…”

“soldati…”

officers and men MIL

ufficiali e truppa

officers and men (in Navy)

ufficiali e marinai

III.man [Brit man, Am mæn] INTERJ

1. man (expressing surprise):

man inf

oddio

2. man (addressing somebody):

hey man!

ehi tu!

IV.man <forma in -ing manning, pt, pp manned> [Brit man, Am mæn] VB trans

1. man switchboard, desk:

man

stare a

will the telephone be manned?

ci sarà qualcuno (addetto) al telefono?

2. man MIL:

man ship

equipaggiare

man barricade

presidiare

“man the guns!”

“uomini ai pezzi!”

who is manning the barricades?

chi presidia le barricate?

to man the pumps

azionare le pompe

V.man [Brit man, Am mæn]

every man for himself

ciascuno per sé

Man proposes, God disposes

l'uomo propone e Dio dispone

to a man

tutti, senza eccezioni

as one man

all'unanimità or come un sol uomo

to sort out the men from the boys

= distinguere chi, in un gruppo, è più maturo or competente

he took it like a man

si è comportato da uomo

to be a man's man

= essere un uomo che ama frequentare in prevalenza i propri amici maschi

to be one's own man

essere padrone di se stesso

to be the man of the moment

essere l'uomo del momento

hit man in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hit man in the English»Italian Dictionary

hit man <-men> [ˈhɪt·mæn] N

hit man

sicario m

Translations for hit man in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hit [hɪt] N

1. hit (blow, stroke):

hit

colpo m

2. hit inf (shot):

hit

centro m

3. hit (bomb):

hit

impatto m

4. hit SPORTS:

hit

punto m

to score a hit

segnare un punto

5. hit (success):

hit

successo m

6. hit inf (murder):

hit

omicidio m

II.hit <-tt-, hit, hit> [hɪt] VB trans

1. hit:

hit

colpire

to hit sb hard

colpire qc con forza

to hit sb hard fig

colpire qc duramente

to hit sb where it hurts

toccare qu nel vivo

2. hit (crash into):

hit

sbattere contro

to hit one's head on a shelf

sbattere la testa nella mensola

to hit a reef/a sandbank

incagliarsi/arenarsi

3. hit:

hit (arrive at, reach target)

raggiungere

hit (reach)

toccare

to hit rock bottom fig

toccare il fondo

to hit 100 mph inf

fare 100 m/h

4. hit (encounter):

hit

trovare

to hit a lot of resistance

trovare grande opposizione

to hit a traffic jam

rimanere intrappolato in un ingorgo

III.hit [hɪt] VB intr

1. hit (strike):

to hit against sth

scontrarsi con qc

to hit at sb/sth

dare un colpo a qu/qc

2. hit (attack):

to hit at sth

attaccare qc

I.man <men> [mæn] N

1. man (male human):

man

uomo m

2. man (the human race):

man

genere m umano

3. man (in games):

man

pedina f

man

pezzo m

Phrases:

to talk (as) man to man

parlare da uomo a uomo

as one man

come un sol uomo

II.man <-nn-> [mæn] VB trans (operate)

man ship

equipaggiare

to man a factory

dotare di personale uno stabilimento

some volunteers man the phones

alcuni volontari sono addetti ai telefoni

III.man [mæn] INTERJ

man, was that cake good!

accidenti, se era buono il dolce!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was indicted for attempting to hire a hit man, but he claimed he was set up by political enemies, and the charges were dropped.

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When they are taken to the police car, a mob hit man takes them out, before they can talk.

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He is greeted in his office by one of the tourists, who introduces himself as the mob hit man.

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Harry ducked down under the dash board and the hit man only succeeded in shattering glass.

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He served as bodyguard and hit man for his master.

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He allegedly was a robber and a hit man.

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He pled guilty to counselling to commit an offence for offering a hit man $40,000.

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At that point, we understood that this idea of economic hit man was an extremely good one.

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Before becoming a hit man, he used to work at a church/orphanage.

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Later that same night, she provided an address and a picture of her husband to the hit man.

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