ply in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ply in the English»Italian Dictionary

ply¹ [Brit plʌɪ, Am plaɪ] N (thickness)

ply

strato m

two, three ply paper

carta a due, tre strati

two ply wool

lana a due capi

three, five ply wood

compensato a tre, cinque strati

I.ply² [Brit plʌɪ, Am plaɪ] VB trans

1. ply (sell):

ply wares

vendere

2. ply (perform):

ply trade

esercitare

3. ply (manipulate):

ply pen, oars

maneggiare

to ply one's needle

cucire

4. ply (travel) boat:

ply sea

solcare

to ply the route between two ports

fare servizio di linea tra due porti

5. ply (press):

to ply sb for information

tormentare qn per ottenere

to ply sb with questions

assillare qn di or incalzare qn con

to ply sb with food

rimpinzare qn di cibo

to ply sb with drink

offrire di continuo or insistentemente da bere a qn

II.ply² [Brit plʌɪ, Am plaɪ] VB intr

ply boat, bus:

ply

fare servizio di linea (between tra)

three-ply [Am ˈθriˌplaɪ], three-ply wool [ˌθriːplaɪˈwʊl] N

three-ply

lana f a tre capi

four-ply [Brit, Am ˈfɔrˌplaɪ] ADJ

four-ply wool:

four-ply

a quattro fili

I.cross-ply [Brit ˈkrɒsplʌɪ, Am ˈkrɔsplaɪ] N MOTOR

cross-ply

pneumatico m a tele incrociate

II.cross-ply [Brit ˈkrɒsplʌɪ, Am ˈkrɔsplaɪ] ADJ MOTOR

cross-ply tyre

a tele incrociate

two-ply [Brit, Am ˈtu ˌplaɪ] ADJ

two-ply rope, yarn

doppio

two-ply wool

a due capi

two-ply wood

a due strati

bias ply tyre, bias ply tire [ˌbaɪəsplaɪˈtaɪə(r)] N MOTOR

bias ply tyre

cinturato m

Translations for ply in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pneumatico cinturato

radial-ply tyre Brit

pneumatico cinturato

radial-ply tire Am

agucchiare

to ply one's needle

assediare qn di domande

to besiege or ply sb with questions

ply in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ply in the English»Italian Dictionary

ply¹ [plaɪ] N

1. ply (thickness):

ply of cloth, wood

capa f

2. ply (strand of rope):

I.ply² <-ie-> [plaɪ] VB trans

1. ply (utilize):

ply needle, tool

usare

to ply one's trade

svolgere la propria attività

2. ply:

to ply sb with questions

assillare qu di domande

to ply sb with wine

offrire vino a qu in continuazione

3. ply (sell):

to ply drugs

spacciare droghe

to ply one's wares

vendere le proprie mercanzie

4. ply (travel):

ply ship

navigare su

to ply a route

fare una rotta

II.ply² <-ie-> [plaɪ] VB intr

to ply between Paris and Lyon

fare la spola tra Parigi e Lione

three-ply [ˈθri:·plaɪ] ADJ

three-ply wood

a tre strati

three-ply wool

a tre capi

Translations for ply in the Italian»English Dictionary

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filo doppio

two-ply

ply Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to ply one's trade

svolgere la propria attività

to ply sb with questions

assillare qu di domande

to ply sb with wine

offrire vino a qu in continuazione

to ply drugs

spacciare droghe

to ply one's wares

vendere le proprie mercanzie

to ply a route

fare una rotta

to ply between Paris and Lyon

fare la spola tra Parigi e Lione

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This leaves few local residents for the soldiers to ply with counterinsurgency techniques.

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The cedar panels continue in the central pavilion, and a kitchen of cedar and ply with a black basalt bench top, with polished concrete floor.

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Nearly 20,000 people ply from here daily to and fro through the bus facilities.

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There was also extra ply skinning inboard of the airbrakes, forward of the oblique, internal drag strut.

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The name of this is sometimes a bit confusing, as it is 50 moves by each player, and therefore 100 half-moves, or ply.

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Hairdressers and barber shops, and a vets still ply their trade in the town.

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Pasta needs a bigger pot -- about 7 to 15 litres -- and they run anywhere from $60 to $80 for heavy-duty aluminum pot to $400 for three-ply stainless, he says.

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The fuselage of the Mg 9 was entirely ply covered and, pylon apart, had an ovoid cross-section.

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Some kits can be mostly foam or plastic, or may be all balsa and ply wood.

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He would ply women with chocolates and flowers, and the attacks often followed rejection.

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