ring road in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ring road in the English»Italian Dictionary

ring road [Brit, Am ˈrɪŋ ˌroʊd] N Brit

ring road

circonvallazione f

ring road

tangenziale f

inner ring road

circonvallazione interna

Translations for ring road in the Italian»English Dictionary

raccordo anulare

ring road Brit

Translations for ring road in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.ring¹ [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] N

1. ring (metal hoop):

ring (for ornament, gymnast, attaching rope)

anello m

to have a ring in one's or its nose

portare un anello al naso

a diamond, engagement ring

un anello di diamanti, di fidanzamento

she wasn't wearing a (wedding) ring

non portava la fede

2. ring (circle):

ring (of people, on page)

cerchio m

to form a ring

formare or fare un cerchio, disporsi in cerchio

to put a ring round name, ad

cerchiare or fare un cerchio intorno a

to have rings under one's eyes

avere gli occhi cerchiati

3. ring SPORTS:

ring (for horses, circus)

pista f

ring (for boxing)

ring m

to retire from the ring aged 35

abbandonare il ring all'età di 35 anni

4. ring:

ring (of smugglers, pornographers)

rete f

ring (of smugglers, pornographers)

organizzazione f

ring (of dealers, speculators)

sindacato m

drugs ring

rete di trafficanti di droga

5. ring ZOOL (on swan, bird):

ring

collare m

6. ring ASTRON:

ring

anello m

Saturn's rings

gli anelli di Saturno

7. ring (on cooker):

ring (electric)

fornello m elettrico

ring (electric)

piastra f elettrica

ring (gas)

fornello m a gas

three-ring hob

piano di cottura a tre fornelli

II.ring¹ <pt/pp ringed> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (encircle):

ring trees, buildings:

circondare, cingere

ring police, troops, protesters:

circondare, accerchiare

to be ringed in black

essere contornato di nero

to be ringed by cliffs

essere cinto dalle scogliere

2. ring AGR:

ring tree

cercinare

3. ring (put a ring on):

ring swan, bird

inanellare

III.ring¹ [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ]

to run rings round

surclassare, stracciare

I.ring² [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] N

1. ring (sound):

ring (at door)

squillo m (di campanello)

ring (at door)

scampanellata f

ring (of phone)

squillo m

ring (of crystal)

tintinnio m

hang up after three rings

metti giù dopo tre squilli

to have a hollow ring

avere un suono falso also fig

to have the ring of truth

suonare vero or dare l'impressione di essere vero

to have a nice ring to it

suonare bene

that story has a familiar ring (to it)

questa storia non è nuova or suona familiare

2. ring Brit (phone call):

ring

telefonata f

ring

colpo m di telefono

to give sb a ring

fare uno squillo a qn or dare un colpo di telefono a qn

3. ring (set of bells):

ring

serie f di campane

ring

concerto m di campane (of di)

II.ring² <pt rang, pp rung> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (cause to sound):

ring bell

suonare

to ring the doorbell or bell

suonare il campanello

2. ring Brit TELEC:

ring number

chiamare

ring person, station

chiamare, telefonare a

III.ring² <pt rang, pp rung> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB intr

1. ring (sound):

ring bell, telephone:

squillare

the doorbell rang

suonò il campanello or suonarono alla porta

it or the number is ringing

suona

2. ring (sound bell):

ring person:

suonare

to ring at the door

suonare alla porta

to ring for sb

chiamare qn suonando

you rang, Sir?

ha chiamato, signore?

“please ring for service”

“si prega di telefonare per il servizio in camera”

3. ring (resonate):

ring footsteps, laughter, words:

risuonare, riecheggiare

his words were still ringing in my ears

le sue parole mi risuonavano ancora nelle orecchie

their steps rang down the corridor

il rumore dei loro passi risuonava lungo il corridoio

the house rang with laughter

la casa risuonava di risate

that noise makes my ears ring

quel rumore mi fa ronzare le orecchie

to ring true

suonare vero or dare l'impressione di essere vero

to ring false or hollow fig

suonare falso or dare l'impressione di essere falso

4. ring Brit TELEC:

ring

telefonare

to ring for taxi, ambulance

chiamare

IV.ring² [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ]

to ring down, up the curtain

abbassare, alzare il sipario

to ring down the curtain on an era

porre fine a un'epoca or segnare la fine di un'epoca

to ring in the New Year

festeggiare l'arrivo del nuovo anno

ring out the old, ring in the new

= buttarsi dietro le spalle il passato e confidare nel futuro

road [Brit rəʊd, Am roʊd] N

1. road (between places):

road

strada f (from da; to a)

the road to Leeds, the Leeds road

la strada per Leeds

the road north, inland

la strada che porta a nord, verso l'interno

the road home

la strada di casa

the road back to sth

la strada che riporta a qc

are we on the right road for Oxford?

è questa la strada giusta per Oxford?

follow the road round to the right

segua la strada che gira a destra

follow the road ahead

prosegua dritto lungo la strada

a dog in the road

un cane per strada

after three hours on the road

dopo tre ore di strada

across the road

dall'altra parte della strada

along the road

lungo la strada, per la strada

it's just along the road

è appena un po' più avanti (lungo la strada)

down the road

più in giù (lungo la strada)

by road

su strada

transported by road

trasportato su strada

to hit the road inf, to take (to) the road

mettersi in viaggio, in cammino

a bargain at £5, 000 on the road

un affare da 5.000 sterline chiavi in mano

to be on the road car:

essere funzionante

to be on the road car:

essere in grado di circolare

to be on the road driver, person:

essere in viaggio

to be on the road driver, person:

essere sulla or per strada

to be on the road band, performers:

essere in tour or in tournée

to be or get back on the road

essere nuovamente in viaggio, rimettersi in viaggio or in cammino

I've been on the road all night

ho viaggiato tutta la notte

to go on the road with a show

andare in tournée per presentare uno spettacolo

to go off the road vehicle:

finire fuori strada

to go off the road before n bridge, congestion, junction, layout, network, map, safety, surface, traffic, accident

stradale

to go off the road building, construction, maintenance, repair, resurfacing

della sede stradale

road condition

viabilità

2. road (in built-up area):

road

strada f

road

via f

at the top or end of my road

al termine della via

he lives just along or down the road

abita appena un po' più avanti (nella via)

Tom from down the road

Tom che abita più in là (lungo la strada)

3. road (way):

road fig

strada f

road fig

via f

a difficult road to follow

una strada difficile da seguire

to be on the road to success, disaster

essere sulla strada del successo, andare incontro al disastro

we think we're on the right road

crediamo di essere sulla strada giusta

we don't want to go down that road

non vogliamo seguire quella strada

they are further down or along the road to union

hanno fatto passi avanti sulla strada dell'unione

somewhere along the road she learned

nel corso della vita ha imparato

to reach the end of the road

arrivare alla fine or arrivare al limite

it's the end of the road for us

è la fine per noi

(get) out of my road! inf

fuori dai piedi! togliti di mezzo!

4. road NAUT:

road

rada f

any road (up) Brit inf

in qualsiasi modo, comunque

let's get this show on the road!

cominciamo!

let's have one for the road!

beviamo il bicchiere della staffa!

ring road in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ring road in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.ring¹ [rɪŋ] N

1. ring (small circle):

ring

anello m

ring of people

cerchio m

ring around eyes

occhiaia f

2. ring (jewelery):

ring

anello m

3. ring (arena):

ring

arena f

ring in boxing

ring m inv

ring in circus

pista f

II.ring¹ [rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (surround):

ring

circondare

to be ringed by sth

essere circondato da qc

2. ring bird:

ring

inanellare

I.ring² [rɪŋ] N

1. ring (metallic sound):

ring

squillo m

2. ring (telephone call):

ring

colpo m di telefono

to give sb a ring

fare uno squillo m a qn

II.ring² <rang, rung> [rɪŋ] VB trans

ring bell

suonare

ring alarm

far suonare

III.ring² <rang, rung> [rɪŋ] VB intr

ring telephone, bell:

ring

squillare

to ring false/true

suonare falso/vero

road [roʊd] N

1. road in town:

road (between towns)

strada f

road (between towns)

via f

road (route)

percorso m

by road

su strada

to be on the road (fit for driving)

essere in circolazione

to be on the road (traveling by road)

essere in viaggio (su strada)

to be on the road (performing on tour)

fare un tour

2. road fig:

road

strada f

to be on the road to recovery

essere sulla strada della ripresa

Phrases:

all roads lead to Rome prov

tutte le strade portano a Roma prov

let's hit the road! inf

mettiamoci in moto!

to get sth on the road inf

far partire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The city's outward growth has made a second ring road necessary, and the project is under construction.

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The master plan included nine: four adjacent to the town centre and inside an inner ring road and five beyond this.

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The 2nd ring road was completed in the 1980s.

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The construction of a ring road reduced traffic within the city.

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In 1964, on its completion, it was signposted as part of ring road 5, replaced by state route 55 in 1974.

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It can be reached by using the sixth ring road.

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Many office blocks and large estates were built, including a ring road.

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All linkages are direct and there is no separate ring road.

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The campus, too, is surrounded by a ring road.

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The country has an extensive road network, and a ring road follows the coast, making it theoretically possible to traverse the entire island.

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