shell suit in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shell suit in the English»Italian Dictionary

shell suit [Brit] N

shell suit

tuta f da ginnastica impermeabile

Translations for shell suit in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.suit [Brit suːt, Am sut] N

1. suit (clothes):

suit (man's)

completo m

suit (man's)

abito m da uomo

suit (woman's)

tailleur m

three-piece suit

abito con gilè

to be wearing a suit and tie

essere in or indossare giacca e cravatta

a suit of clothes

un completo

a suit of armour

un'armatura

2. suit LAW (lawsuit):

suit

azione f legale

civil, libel suit

causa civile, per diffamazione

to file a suit against

intentare causa a, contro

to file a suit for damages

intentare causa per danni

3. suit (in cards):

suit

seme m

suit

colore m

long or strong suit

sequenza di quattro o più carte dello stesso seme

to be sb's strong suit fig

essere il punto forte di qn

to follow suit

rispondere con lo stesso seme

to follow suit fig

seguire l'esempio

II.suit [Brit suːt, Am sut] VB trans

1. suit (flatter):

suit colour: person

stare bene a, addirsi a

suit outfit: person

andare bene a

does it suit me?

mi sta bene?

red doesn't suit your complexion

il rosso non si addice alla tua carnagione

short hair really suited her

stava proprio bene con i capelli corti

to suit sb down to the ground inf garment:

stare benissimo a qn

to suit sb down to the ground arrangement:

andare benissimo a qn

to suit sb down to the ground job:

fare proprio al caso di qn

2. suit (be convenient) date, arrangement:

suit person

andare bene a, convenire a

does Sunday suit you?

domenica ti va bene?

it suits me fine

mi sta bene or mi va bene

suits me! inf

va benissimo!

she's liberal when it suits her

è tollerante quando le fa comodo

we'll go when it suits us!

andremo quando ci farà comodo!

we stay here because it suits us

stiamo qui perché ci va

it suits us to do

ci va di fare

it suits him to live alone

a lui piace vivere da solo

it suits me that …

mi va bene che …

3. suit (be appropriate) part, job:

suit person

addirsi, essere adatto a

the role didn't suit me

il ruolo non era adatto a me

a loan that suits your needs

un prestito che soddisfa i vostri bisogni or che risponde perfettamente alle vostre esigenze

you should find something to suit you

dovresti trovare qualcosa che sia adatto a te

the house suited me fine

la casa faceva proprio al caso mio

4. suit (be beneficial) sea air, change:

suit person

fare bene a

5. suit (adapt):

to suit sth to need, occasion

adattare qc a

to suit the action to the word

adattare i gesti alle parole

III.suit [Brit suːt, Am sut] VB intr

suit

convenire, andare bene

does that suit?

va bene?

IV.to suit oneself VB refl

to suit oneself

fare come si vuole

suit yourself!

fai come vuoi!

they twist the facts to suit themselves

manipolano i fatti come fa comodo a loro or a loro piacimento

I.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl] N

1. shell:

shell (of egg, nut, sea creature, snail)

guscio m

shell (of crab, tortoise, shrimp)

corazza f

sea shell

conchiglia

to develop a hard shell fig person:

costruirsi una corazza

2. shell MIL:

shell (bomb)

granata f

shell (cartridge)

cartuccia f

shell (cartridge)

proiettile m

to fire shells at sb

tirare granate, sparare proiettili a qn

3. shell:

shell (of vehicle)

scocca f

shell (of building)

armatura f

shell (of machine)

carcassa f

shell (of machine)

intelaiatura f

shell (of nuclear plant)

guscio m protettivo del core

body shell MOTOR

carrozzeria

4. shell (remains):

shell (of building)

scheletro m

5. shell NAUT (boat):

shell

piccola imbarcazione f da competizione

II.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl] VB trans

1. shell MIL:

shell town, installation

bombardare

2. shell FOOD:

shell peas

sgranare, sbaccellare

shell prawn, nut

sgusciare

shell oyster

aprire

III.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl]

to come out of, go back into one's shell

uscire dal, richiudersi nel proprio guscio

it's as easy as shelling peas

è facile come bere un bicchier d'acqua

she'll [Brit ʃiːl, ʃɪl, Am ʃil, ʃɪl] contr.

she'll → she will

shell suit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shell suit in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.suit [su:t] VB trans

1. suit (be convenient):

suit

andare bene a

to suit sb

andare bene a qu

that suits me fine

mi va benissimo

2. suit (be right):

suit

addirsi

they are well suited (to [or for] each other)

stanno bene insieme

this lifestyle seems to suit her

sembra che questo stile di vita le si addica

3. suit (look attractive with):

suit

stare bene

this dress suits you

questo vestito ti sta bene

4. suit (choose at will):

to suit oneself

fare come si vuole

suit yourself!

fai pure come vuoi!

II.suit [su:t] N

1. suit:

suit (jacket and pants)

completo m

suit (jacket and skirt)

tailleur m (gonna)

bathing [or swim] suit

costume m (da bagno)

2. suit LAW:

suit

azione f legale

to bring [or file] a suit

intentare un'azione legale

3. suit GAMES:

suit

seme m

to follow suit

giocare lo stesso seme

to follow suit fig

seguire l'esempio

I.shell [ʃel] N

1. shell:

shell of nut, egg, snail, tortoise

guscio m

shell of shellfish

conchiglia f

shell of crab

corazza f

2. shell TECH:

shell of vehicle

scocca f

shell of house

armatura f

shell of ship

carcassa f

3. shell (projectile):

shell

proiettile m

Phrases:

to come [or bust] out of one's shell

uscire dal proprio guscio

to crawl into one's shell

chiudersi nel proprio guscio

II.shell [ʃel] VB trans

1. shell (remove shell):

shell nut

togliere il guscio a

shell peas

sgusciare

2. shell MIL:

shell

bombardare

III.shell [ʃel] VB intr

shell

bombardare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Stunt doubles, dressed in the legendry shell suit and classic cigar demonstrate a range of these skills.

singletrackworld.com

I do actually, do you still wear your shell suit?

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

We're taking glowsticks, legwarmers, and shell suits.

www.dailyedge.ie

As crowds grew around us, so did the presence of men in shell suits shadowing us, talking on telephones, listening in.

www.bbc.co.uk

The shell suited and hoodie element with attack dogs should be made very uncomfortable.

www.southwalesargus.co.uk

Perhaps it's all the shell suits.

www.denofgeek.com

It is enough to make people want to dig into the closet for their old shell suits.

www.dailymail.co.uk

A descendant of the tracksuit, the shell suit, which arrived in the late 1980s, was popular with the hip hop and breakdancing scene of the era.

en.wikipedia.org

This fashion faux pas was closely followed by shell suits and velour tracksuits, both totting up 37 per cent each.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

Just no shell suit please.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk