lap and shoulder belt in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lap and shoulder belt in the English»Italian Dictionary

lap and shoulder belt [ˌlæpənˈʃəʊldəˌbelt] N

lap and shoulder belt MOTOR, AVIAT

cintura f di sicurezza (a tre attacchi)

Translations for lap and shoulder belt in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

cintura f

he had a gun in his belt

aveva una pistola al cinturone

2. belt:

belt MOTOR, AVIAT

cintura f

safety or seat belt

cintura di sicurezza

3. belt (area):

belt

cintura f

a belt of industry

una cintura industriale

a belt of poverty around the inner city

una cintura di povertà attorno al centro della città

a belt of trees

una cintura di alberi

mountain, earthquake belt

zona montana, sismica

4. belt METEO:

belt

zona f

belt

area f

a belt of rain, of low pressure

un'area di piogge, di bassa pressione

5. belt TECH:

belt

cinghia f

6. belt SPORTS (in boxing, judo):

belt

cintura f

to be a black belt

essere cintura nera

the world heavyweight belt

il titolo mondiale dei pesi massimi

7. belt (blow):

belt inf

colpo m

to give sb a belt

dare un colpo a qn

I gave the ball a good belt

ho dato un bel colpo alla palla

II.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB trans

1. belt (hit) inf:

belt person

menare

belt ball

tirare un bel colpo a

he belted him in the mouth, across the face

lo ha colpito sulla bocca, in faccia

2. belt (as punishment):

belt

prendere a cinghiate

3. belt inf → belt down

III.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB intr inf (go fast)

he belted home

si è fiondato a casa

to belt along or down person: street

andare forte per

to belt along or down car: motorway

sfrecciare su

IV.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt]

to tighten one's belt

tirare la cinghia

to hit sb below the belt

tirare un colpo basso a qn

that remark was a bit below the belt

quel commento è stato un colpo basso

she has 15 years' experience, two tournaments under her belt

ha 15 anni di esperienza, due tornei al suo attivo

a belt and braces job inf

= un lavoro per il quale è richiesta molta prudenza

See also belt down

belt down VB [bɛlt -] (belt down [sth], belt [sth] down) Am

belt down drink:

belt down

mandare giù

lap¹ [Brit lap, Am læp] N (area of body)

lap

grembo m

to have sth in one's lap

tenere qc in grembo

to be in or on sb's lap

stare in grembo a qn

to spill sth in sb's lap

rovesciare qc sui pantaloni or sulla gonna di qn

I spilled coffee in his lap

gli rovesciai il caffè sui pantaloni

in the lap of the gods

nelle mani degli dei or in balia della sorte

in the lap of luxury

nel lusso più sfrenato

to drop or dump a problem in sb's lap

scaricare un problema sulle spalle di qn

to fall into sb's lap

cadere nelle mani di qn

I.lap² [Brit lap, Am læp] N

1. lap SPORTS (of track):

lap

giro m (di pista)

to run a lap

fare un giro di pista

a ten-lap race

una gara di dieci giri

on the first lap

al primo giro

a lap of honour

un giro d'onore

to be on the last lap

essere all'ultimo giro

to be on the last lap fig

essere nella fase finale or vicino al traguardo

2. lap (part of journey):

lap

tappa f

II.lap² <forma in -ing lapping, pt, pp lapped> [Brit lap, Am læp] VB trans

1. lap SPORTS:

lap person

doppiare

2. lap (overlap):

lap

sovrapporre

III.lap² <forma in -ing lapping, pt, pp lapped> [Brit lap, Am læp] VB intr (overlap)

to lap over

sovrapporsi

I.lap³ [Brit lap, Am læp] N

lap

(il) lappare

II.lap³ <forma in -ing lapping, pt, pp lapped> [Brit lap, Am læp] VB trans (drink)

lap water, milk

lappare, leccare

III.lap³ <forma in -ing lapping, pt, pp lapped> [Brit lap, Am læp] VB intr (splash)

lap water:

sciabordare (against, at contro; on su)

I.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] N

1. shoulder:

shoulder

spalla f

on or over one's shoulder

sulla spalla, in spalla

on or over one's shoulders

sulle spalle

this jacket is too tight across the shoulders

questa giacca è troppo stretta di spalle

to put one's shoulders back

tirare indietro le spalle

to straighten one's shoulders

raddrizzare or tirare su le spalle

to look over sb's shoulder

guardare da dietro le spalle di qn

to cry on sb's shoulder

piangere sulla spalla di qn

I am always there if you need a shoulder to cry on

se hai bisogno di una spalla su cui piangere, sai che io sono qui

his shoulders shook with laughter, sobs

era scosso dalle risate, dai singhiozzi

to have round shoulders

avere le spalle curve

to look (back) over one's shoulder

guardarsi alle spalle also fig

the burden, responsibility is or falls on my shoulders

il peso, la responsabilità cade sulle mie spalle

to stand shoulder to shoulder two people:

stare fianco a fianco

to work shoulder to shoulder

lavorare spalla a spalla

2. shoulder (on mountain):

shoulder

spalla f

3. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

spalla f

4. shoulder (on road):

shoulder

bordo m

5. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

spalla f

II.-shouldered COMP

to be round-shouldered

avere le spalle curve

to be narrow, square-shouldered

avere le spalle strette, quadrate

III.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] VB trans

1. shoulder bag, implement:

shoulder

mettere [qc] in spalla

to shoulder one's gun

mettersi il fucile in spalla

to shoulder arms MIL

eseguire lo spallarm

shoulder arms! MIL

spallarm!

2. shoulder fig:

shoulder burden, task

caricarsi di

shoulder responsibility, expense

addossarsi, sobbarcarsi

3. shoulder (push):

to shoulder one's way through crowd

farsi largo a spallate tra

to shoulder sb aside

spostare qn con una spallata

IV.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər]

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb

sorpassare qn di una buona testa

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb fig

lasciare indietro qn

to have a good head on one's shoulders

avere la testa sulle spalle

to have an old head on young shoulders

essere più maturo della propria età

to put one's shoulder to the wheel

mettersi all'opera

to rub shoulders with sb

frequentare qn

straight from the shoulder inf comment, criticism:

sincero

to give it to sb straight from the shoulder inf

dirla a qn senza peli sulla lingua

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

lap and shoulder belt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lap and shoulder belt in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.belt [belt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

cintura m

to fasten one's belt

allacciarsi la cintura

2. belt TECH:

belt

cinghia f

3. belt (area):

belt industrial, green

cintura f

4. belt inf (punch):

belt

sventola f

Phrases:

to tighten one's belt

tirare la cinghia

to have some experience under one's belt

avere un po' di esperienza alle spalle

II.belt [belt] VB trans

1. belt (secure with a belt):

belt

fissare (con una cinghia)

2. belt inf (hit):

belt

picchiare

III.belt [belt] VB intr inf

belt

correre a tutta velocità

lap¹ [læp] N

lap

grembo m

Phrases:

to live in the lap of luxury

vivere nel lusso

I.lap² [læp] SPORTS N

lap

giro m

lap of honor

giro d'onore

II.lap² <-pp-> [læp] SPORTS VB trans

lap

doppiare

I.lap³ <-pp-> [læp] VB trans

1. lap (drink):

lap

leccare

2. lap waves:

lap

lambire

II.lap³ <-pp-> [læp] VB intr (hit gently)

to lap against sth

lambire qc

I.shoulder [ˈʃoʊl·dɚ] N

1. shoulder ANAT:

shoulder

spalla f

shoulder to shoulder

fianco a fianco

to glance over one's shoulder

guardare al di sopra delle spalle di qu

to sling sth over one's shoulder

mettersi qc sulle spalle

to be sb's shoulder to cry on

offrire a qu una spalla su cui piangere

to lift a burden off one's shoulders fig

togliersi un peso

2. shoulder (piece of meat):

shoulder

spalla f

3. shoulder (side of road):

shoulder

area f di sosta

4. shoulder (shoulder-like part of sth):

shoulder

spalla f

Phrases:

to rub shoulders with sb

frequentare qu

to stand shoulder to shoulder with sb

spalleggiare qu

II.shoulder [ˈʃoʊl·dɚ] VB trans

1. shoulder:

shoulder

spingere

to shoulder one's way

farsi largo a spinte

to shoulder sb aside

spingere qu da una parte con una spallata

2. shoulder (place on one's shoulders):

shoulder

caricarsi in spalla

3. shoulder (accept):

shoulder responsibility

sobbarcarsi

shoulder N (on road)

shoulder

corsia f d'emergenza

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