shoulder in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shoulder in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.cold shoulder [ˌkəʊldˈʃəʊldə(r)] N

to give sb the cold shoulder

trattare qn con freddezza

to get the cold shoulder

essere trattato con freddezza

II.cold shoulder [ˌkəʊldˈʃəʊldə(r)] VB trans

cold shoulder

trattare con freddezza

shoulder pad [Brit, Am ˈʃoʊldər ˌpæd] N FASHION

shoulder pad

spallina f

shoulder joint [Am ˈʃoʊldər dʒɔɪnt] N

shoulder joint

articolazione f della spalla

soft shoulder [Brit, Am sɔft ˈʃoʊldər] N

soft shoulder

banchina f non transitabile

shoulder blade [Brit, Am ˈʃoʊldər ˌbleɪd] N

shoulder blade

scapola f

shoulder knot [Am ˈʃoʊldər nɑt] N

shoulder knot

= nodo di cordoncino sulla spallina di un'uniforme

padded shoulder [ˌpædɪdˈʃəʊldə(r)] N

padded shoulder

spalla f imbottita

padded shoulder

spalla f ovattata

padded shoulder

spallina f

hard shoulder [Brit] N Brit

hard shoulder

corsia f d'emergenza

shoulder-high [Brit, Am ˈˌʃoʊldər ˈhaɪ] ADJ

shoulder-high crop:

shoulder-high

che arriva alle spalle

to carry sb shoulder-high

portare qn in trionfo

shoulder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shoulder in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

shoulder blade N

shoulder blade

scapola f

shoulder bag N

shoulder bag

borsa f a tracolla

shoulder strap N

shoulder strap

bretella f

shoulder pad N

shoulder pad

spallina f

Translations for shoulder in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tracolla

shoulder strap

borsa a tracolla

shoulder bag

spallina

shoulder strap

spallina

shoulder pad

paraspalle

shoulder pad

scapola

shoulder blade

shoulder Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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 stand shoulder to shoulder with sb

spalleggiare qu

to put out one's shoulder

slogarsi una spalla

to look over sb's shoulder

guardare da dietro le spalle di qu

to have a chip on one's shoulder inf

avere la coda di paglia

to put sth on sb's shoulder/finger

mettere qc sulle spalle/al dito di qu

he [or she] leaned his [or her] arm on my shoulder.

ha appoggiato il braccio sopra la mia spalla

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The team attributed his absence to a shoulder injury, later adding that he was experiencing headaches.

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A nice wine list, too, which isn't surprising in this shoulder of the woods.

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Shoulder tags are only worn on dress uniforms, on the left shoulder attached to the shoulder strap.

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Headroom was up slightly and shoulder room gains were by.

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She, like many other players, believed the league gave very little protection to the women by providing them with weak shoulder pads and weak helmets.

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Riders can put on the over the shoulder restraint but a ride operator will push down the lap bar.

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The horse should first and foremost stay straight through his whole body, without dropping a shoulder or haunch inward.

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When the material described in 1985 is added, the main missing elements are the shoulder girdle and the thighbone.

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There are shoulder lapels on the shirt/blouse.

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Betting, shoulder-barging, Vaseline, throwing, match-fixing have all found a place on the field.

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