leg in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.leg [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ] N

III.leg <forma in -ing legging, pt, pp legged> [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ] VB trans inf

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IV.leg [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ]

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break a leg! THEAT inf
in bocca al lupo!
break a leg! Am (get lost)
lasciami stare!
shake a leg!
datti una mossa!
she doesn't have a leg to stand on
non ha nessuna ragione che tenga
show a leg! inf
scendi dal letto
to be all legs
essere tutto gambe
to be on its last legs machine, car:
essere agli ultimi colpi
to be on its last legs regime:
stare per cadere
to be on its last legs company:
stare per chiudere i battenti
he is on his last legs
è allo stremo
to cost an arm and a leg
costare un occhio della testa
to get one's leg over inf
scopare or trombare
to give sb a leg up inf
dare una mano a qn a salire
to give sb a leg up fig
dare una spinta a qn
to pull sb's leg
prendere in giro qn

dog-leg [Brit, Am ˈdɑɡlɛɡ] N MOTOR

peg leg [Brit, Am ˈpɛɡ ˌlɛɡ] N

leg-pulling [Brit ˈlɛɡpʊlɪŋ, Am ˈlɛɡ ˌpʊlɪŋ] N

leg iron [Am lɛɡ ˈaɪ(ə)rn] N

milk leg [Am ˈmɪlk ˌlɛɡ] N MED

leg warmers [Brit ˈlɛɡ ˌwɔːməz, Am ˈlɛɡ ˌwɔrmərz] N npl

leg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leg in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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II.leg <-gg-> [leg] VB trans inf

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leg Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fracture one's leg
fratturarsi la gamba
to cost an arm and a leg inf
costare un occhio della testa
to give sb a leg up inf
dare una mano a qu
break a leg!
in bocca al lupo!
to pull sb's leg inf
prendere in giro qu
to shake a leg inf
darsi una mossa
to leg it (go by foot)
camminare
to lose the feeling in one's leg
perdere la sensibilità ad una gamba
to cost an arm and a leg
costare un occhio della testa
to cost an arm and a leg
costare l'ira di Dio fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He was carried off the field, and the remainder of his leg was amputated.
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He began swimming regularly at age eight as part of his rehabilitation from a serious leg injury incurred after running through a plate glass window.
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The inside hind leg remains engaged throughout the half-pass, and the horse should not lose its rhythm.
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After that, the floors were dished to provide more leg room and the twin bonnet latches moved to inside the car.
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It is at his hipbone when the shredded, burnt flesh appears, the only evidence of where a leg was.
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He has shrapnel embedded in the back of his leg and suffered flash burns.
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He broke his leg and missed the 1993 season and in the spring of 1994, lost 40 pounds because of a bout with mononucleosis.
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Examples: wooden leg, hook for lost hand, armor, false teeth, etc.
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He is short (1.58m tall) and limps on his left leg.
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Halfway across the leg the angle of attack was eased and it became a short reach to bear down on the mark.
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