sweet bay in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sweet bay in the English»Italian Dictionary

sweet bay [ˌswiːtˈbeɪ] N

sweet bay

alloro m

sweet bay

lauro m

Translations for sweet bay in the Italian»English Dictionary

lauro

sweet bay

alloro

sweet bay

Translations for sweet bay in the English»Italian Dictionary

bay¹ [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] N GEOG

bay

baia f

the Bay of Biscay, of Bengal

il golfo di Biscaglia, del Bengala

the Bay of Pigs

la Baia dei Porci

bay² [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] N

bay BOT also bay tree:

also bay tree

alloro m

also bay tree

lauro m

bay³ [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] N

1. bay (parking area):

bay

area f di sosta

loading bay

zona per il carico e lo scarico delle merci

2. bay ARCHIT:

bay (section of building)

campata f

bay (recess)

recesso m

bay (recess)

alcova f

bay (window)

bay-window m

bay (window)

bow-window m

bay (window)

bovindo m

3. bay (compartment):

bay AVIAT, NAUT

scomparto m

bomb bay

vano bombe

I.bay⁴ [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] N (horse)

bay

baio m

II.bay⁴ [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] ADJ

bay horse:

bay

baio

I.bay⁵ [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] N

1. bay (barking):

bay

abbaio m

bay

latrato m

2. bay (in hunting):

to be at bay

essere costretto a far fronte ai cani

to be at bay fig

essere con le spalle al muro

to bring to bay animal

intrappolare con i cani

to bring to bay fig

mettere con le spalle al muro

to hold or keep at bay fig attacker, opponent

tenere a bada or a distanza

to hold or keep at bay famine

fermare

to hold or keep at bay unemployment, inflation etc.

contenere

II.bay⁵ [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] VB intr

bay dog:

bay

abbaiare (at a, contro)

to bay at the moon

abbaiare alla luna

to bay for sb's blood fig

volere la rovina di qn

I.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit] ADJ

1. sweet:

sweet food, tea, taste

dolce

sweet fruit (not bitter)

dolce

sweet fruit (sugary)

zuccherino

sweet wine, cider (not dry)

dolce

sweet wine, cider (sugary)

zuccherino

sweet scent, perfume (pleasant)

dolce, buono

sweet scent, perfume (sickly)

stucchevole, nauseante

to like sweet things

amare le cose dolci

to have a sweet tooth

essere goloso di dolci

2. sweet (kind, agreeable):

sweet person

dolce, gentile

sweet nature

dolce, tenero

sweet face, smile, voice

dolce

to be sweet to

essere gentile or dolce con

it was sweet of him, you to do

è stato gentile da parte sua, tua fare

3. sweet (pure, fresh):

sweet water

dolce

sweet breath

fresco

sweet smell

buono, dolce

sweet sound, song, note

dolce, soave, melodioso

4. sweet (pretty, cute):

sweet baby, animal, old person

dolce, adorabile

sweet cottage

grazioso, adorabile

5. sweet (pleasurable):

sweet certainty, hope, solace

dolce

6. sweet (for emphasis) iron:

to go one's own sweet way

seguire la propria strada

he'll do it in his own sweet time

lo farà quando gli tornerà comodo

all he cares about is his own sweet self

pensa solo a se stesso

II.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit] ADV

to taste sweet

avere un gusto dolce or essere dolce

to smell sweet

avere un buon profumo or un profumo dolce

III.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit] N

1. sweet Brit:

sweet (candy)

caramella f

sweet (dessert)

dolce m

sweet (dessert)

dessert m

2. sweet (term of endearment):

sweet inf

caro m / cara f

sweet inf

tesoro m

IV.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit]

sweet f. a., sweet Fanny Adams inf

un tubo, un fico

sweet f. a., sweet Fanny Adams vulg sl

un cazzo

to be sweet on sb arch

avere una cotta per qn

to keep sb sweet

tenersi buono qn

to whisper sweet nothings into sb's ear

sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qn

sweet bay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sweet bay in the English»Italian Dictionary

bay¹ [beɪ] N GEO

bay

baia f

bay² [beɪ] N BOT

bay

lauro m

bay³ [beɪ] N ARCHIT

bay between columns

camapta m

bay in a house

saliente m

bay for car, boat

parcheggio m

bay for boat

posto m barca

bay for bus

pensilina f

bay⁴ [beɪ] N ZOOL

bay

baio m

I.bay⁵ [beɪ] VB intr

bay dog, wolf:

bay

ululare

II.bay⁵ [beɪ] N

bay (howling):

bay

ululato m

Phrases:

to be at bay

essere ridotto agli estremi

to bring sth/sb to bay

mettere alle strette

to hold sth/sb at bay

tenere a bada qc/qu

I.sweet <-er, -est> [swi:t] ADJ

1. sweet (like sugar):

sweet

dolce

2. sweet (pleasant):

sweet

dolce

to go one's own sweet way

andare dritto per la propria strada

3. sweet (cute):

sweet

adorabile

4. sweet (kind):

sweet gentile

dolce

to be sweet on sb

essere innamorato di qu

II.sweet [swi:t] N pl (candy)

sweet

caramella f