wear and tear in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wear and tear in the English»Italian Dictionary

wear and tear

logorio

fair or normal wear and tear

normale logoramento

wash-and-wear

wash-and-wear

to be in or wear sackcloth and ashes

cospargersi il capo di cenere

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear m

Translations for wear and tear in the Italian»English Dictionary

logorio

wear and tear

usura (di tessuto)

wear and tear

cospargersi il capo di cenere

to be in or wear sackcloth and ashes

-rsi il capo di cenere

to be in or wear sackcloth and ashes

cospargersi il capo di cenere

to be in or wear sackcloth and ashes

Translations for wear and tear in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wear¹ [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] N U

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vestiti mpl

wear

abiti mpl

children's, beach wear

abbigliamento per bambini, mare

in beach, sports wear

in tenuta da spiaggia, sportiva

2. wear (use):

for everyday wear

da tutti i giorni

for summer wear

per l'estate

to stretch with wear shoes:

allargarsi con l'uso

I've had three years' wear out of these boots

questi stivali mi sono durati tre anni

there's some wear left in these tyres

questi pneumatici sono ancora buoni

there's still a few months' wear in this shirt

questa camicia può ancora essere usata per qualche mese

3. wear (damage):

wear

consumo m

wear

logoramento m (on di)

wear and tear

logorio

fair or normal wear and tear

normale logoramento

to stand up to wear

resistere al consumo

a toddler's trousers get heavy wear

i pantaloni dei bimbi si consumano tantissimo

there are signs of wear on the brake linings

le guarnizioni dei freni sono leggermente consumate

to show signs of wear

mostrare segni d'uso

to look the worse for wear (damaged)

essere rovinato

to be somewhat the worse for wear (drunk)

essere ubriaco

to be somewhat the worse for wear (tired)

essere sfinito

II.wear¹ <pt wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB trans

1. wear (have on one's body):

wear garment, jewellery

indossare, portare

wear earphones

avere

to wear blue

essere vestito di blu

to wear a moustache, beard

avere i baffi, la barba

to wear one's hair long, short

portare i capelli lunghi, corti

to wear one's hair in a bun

avere lo chignon

to wear a ribbon in one's hair

portare un nastro nei capelli

to wear one's skirts long

portare gonne lunghe

to wear one's clothes loose

indossare abiti ampi

2. wear (put on):

wear garment, jewellery etc.

mettere, mettersi

what are you wearing tonight?

che cosa ti metti stasera?

what should I wear?

cosa devo mettermi?

I haven't got a thing to wear

non ho niente da mettermi

3. wear (use):

wear perfume, sun-cream

usare

to wear make-up

truccarsi

she's wearing make-up

è truccata

4. wear (display):

he or his face wore a puzzled frown

aggrottò le sopracciglia con un'aria perplessa

her face wore a smug expression

aveva un'aria compiaciuta

5. wear (damage by use):

wear carpet, clothes, clutch, component

consumare

to be worn to a thread

essere logoro

to wear a hole in garment, sheet

farsi un buco in

to wear a track, a groove in

aprire un passaggio, un solco in

6. wear (accept) inf:

wear behaviour, attitude

sopportare

wear excuse

accettare

III.wear¹ <pt wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB intr

1. wear (become damaged):

wear carpet, garment, shoes:

consumarsi

my patience is wearing thin

comincio a perdere la pazienza

2. wear (withstand use):

a carpet, fabric that will wear well

un tappeto, una stoffa resistente or che resiste all'uso

he's worn very well fig

li porta bene gli anni

I.wear² <pt/pp wore> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB trans

wear

fare virare

II.wear² <pt/pp wore> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB intr

wear

virare

I.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] N

1. tear:

tear (from strain)

strappo m (in in)

tear (done on nail, hook etc.)

rottura f (in di)

2. tear MED:

tear

lacerazione f

perineal tear

lacerazione del perineo

II.tear¹ <pt tore, pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB trans

1. tear (rip):

tear garment, paper

strappare (on contro)

tear flesh, prey

dilaniare, lacerare

to tear sth from or out of book, notepad

strappare qc da

to tear a hole in sth

fare uno strappo or un buco in qc

I've torn a hole in my coat

ho fatto uno strappo or un buco nel cappotto

to tear sth in half or in two

strappare qc in due

to tear sth in(to) pieces or strips

fare a pezzi qc

to tear [sth]. to pieces or bits or shreds fig proposal, argument, book, film

demolire

to tear [sth]. to pieces or bits or shreds fabric

strappare

to tear [sth]. to pieces or bits or shreds object

demolire

to tear sb to pieces fig

fare a pezzi or distruggere qn

to tear one's hair (out)

strapparsi i capelli also fig

to tear a muscle, ligament

strapparsi un muscolo, un legamento

“tear along the dotted line”

“strappare lungo la linea tratteggiata”

2. tear (remove by force):

to tear sth from or off roof

scoperchiare

to tear sth from or off surface, object

strappare qc da

to tear sth from sb's hands or grasp

strappare di mano qc a qn

he was torn from his mother's arms

fu strappato dalle braccia della madre

to tear sth out of ground

strappare qc da

you nearly tore my arm out of its socket!

mi hai quasi lussato la spalla!

3. tear sempre passivo (emotionally):

to be torn between options, persons

essere combattuto tra

she's torn between keeping on her job and going to college

non sa se continuare a lavorare o iscriversi all'università

4. tear (divided):

to be torn by war, racism

essere dilaniato dalla guerra, dal razzismo

III.tear¹ <pt tore, pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB intr

1. tear (rip):

tear

strapparsi

to tear into flesh, cloth

fare un buco in

2. tear (rush):

to tear out, off, past

uscire, andarsene, passare di corsa

to tear up, down the stairs

salire, scendere le scale di corsa

she came tearing into the yard, house

entrò di corsa nel cortile, in casa

she went tearing (off) down the road

corse velocemente giù per la strada

they were tearing along at 150 km/h

filavano a 150 km/h

the car came tearing around the corner

l'auto prese la curva a tutta birra

they're tearing around the streets

stanno scorrazzando per le vie a tutta birra

I tore through the book in two days

ho divorato il libro in due giorni

3. tear (pull forcefully):

to tear at animal: flesh, prey

dilaniare

to tear at person: rubble

trascinare

4. tear (criticize) inf:

to tear into person, play, film, book

criticare duramente, distruggere (about per)

IV.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr]

that's torn it! Brit inf

ci mancava solo questa!

tear² [Brit tɪə, Am tɪr] N gener. pl

tear

lacrima f

close to tears

sul punto di piangere

in tears

in lacrime

to burst or dissolve into tears

scoppiare in lacrime

to reduce sb to tears

fare piangere qn

to shed tears of rage

versare lacrime di rabbia

to shed tears of laughter

ridere fino alle lacrime

it brings tears to the eyes

fa venire le lacrime agli occhi

it brought tears to her eyes or it moved her to tears

le fece venire le lacrime agli occhi

there were tears in his eyes

aveva le lacrime agli occhi

French, gardening without tears

il francese, il giardinaggio per tutti

to end in tears game, party:

finire in lacrime

to end in tears campaign, experiment:

finire male

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e : to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes. For more examples and other uses, see this entry.

1. and (joining words or clauses):

and

e

cups and plates

tazze e piatti

summer and winter

estate e inverno

there'll be singing and dancing

si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out

raccolse le sue carte e uscì

I think about you day and night

ti penso giorno e notte

2. and (in numbers):

two hundred and sixty-two

duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters

tre e tre quarti

five and twenty arch liter

venticinque

3. and (with repetition):

more and more interesting

sempre più interessante

faster and faster

sempre più veloce

it got worse and worse

andò di male in peggio or sempre peggio

I waited and waited

aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on

continuare a parlare

for days and days

per giorni e giorni

we laughed and laughed!

ridemmo a crepapelle!

there are friends and friends

ci sono amici e amici

4. and (for emphasis):

it's lovely and warm

fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early

vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you

e non disse nemmeno grazie

5. and (in phrases):

and all that

e tutto il resto

and that Brit inf

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! inf

eccome!

and?

e poi?

6. and (with negative):

I haven't got pen and paper

non ho né carta né penna

he doesn't like singing and dancing

non gli piace cantare né ballare

wear and tear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wear and tear in the English»Italian Dictionary

wear and tear N

wear and tear

logoramento m

to take some/a lot of wear and tear

essere parecchio/molto resistente

Translations for wear and tear in the English»Italian Dictionary

wash-and-wear

lava e metti

Translations for wear and tear in the Italian»English Dictionary

logorio

wear and tear

wash-and-wear

wash-and-wear

Translations for wear and tear in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wear <wore, worn> [wer] VB trans

1. wear (have on body):

wear clothes, jewelry

portare

wear clothes, jewelry

indossare

to wear one's hair loose/tied back

portare i capelli sciolti/raccolti

2. wear (deteriorate):

wear

logorare

II.wear <wore, worn> [wer] VB intr (spoil)

wear clothes, machine parts

logorarsi

to wear thin fig

cominciare a essere un po' vecchio

III.wear <wore, worn> [wer] N

1. wear (clothing):

wear

abbigliamento f

casual/sports wear

abbigliamento casual/sportivo

2. wear (amount of use):

wear

consumo m

to be the worse for wear person

essere ubriaco

to be the worse for wear thing

essere rovinato

I.tear¹ [tɪr] N

tear

lacrima f

to bring tears to sb's eyes

far venire le lacrime agli occhi a qn

to burst into tears

scoppiare a piangere

to have tears in one's eyes

avere le lacrime agli occhi

to not shed (any) tears

non versare una (sola) lacrima

II.tear¹ [tɪr] VB intr

tear

lacrimare

I.tear² [ter] N

tear

strappo m

II.tear² <tore, torn> [ter] VB trans

1. tear:

tear (rip)

strappare

tear (ruin)

rompere

to tear a hole in sth

fare un buco in qc

to be torn between two possibilities

essere combattuto tra due possibilità

2. tear (strain):

tear muscle

strappare

III.tear² <tore, torn> [ter] VB intr

1. tear (rip):

tear

strapparsi

2. tear (rush wildly):

tear

lanciarsi

to tear down the stairs

precipitarsi giù per le scale

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

1. and:

and (also)

e

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)

ed

black and white

bianco e nero

food and drink

cibo e bevande

parents and children

genitori e figli

2. and MATH:

2 and 3 is 5

2 più 3 fa 5

four hundred and twelve

quattrocentododici

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved

quando se n'è andato tutti han tirato un respiro di sollievo

4. and (increase):

more and more

sempre più

better and better

sempre meglio

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried

ho provato e riprovato

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried

continuava a piangere

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]

e così via

wear VB

User Entry

sth wears on sb (makes tired)

qc stanca qu

sth wears on sb (annoys)

qc da a qu sui nervi inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The vast expanse of the front, the wear and tear of machines constantly advancing eastward took its toll.

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This crater has taken a moderate amount of wear and tear as a result of subsequent impacts.

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Traditional rail is subject to the wear and tear of miles of friction on mechanical systems and increases exponentially with speed, unlike maglev systems.

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Fair shows wear and tear but all the text pages and illustrations or maps are present.

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By the mid-1930s, project facilities began to show a significant amount of wear and tear.

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A gradual climb improves forward visibility over the nose of the aircraft and decreases wear and tear on engines that rely on air cooling.

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Often wear and tear over time can leave an engine totally unusable.

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Platelets alone are responsible for stopping the bleeding of unnoticed wear and tear of our skin on a daily basis.

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Metal was only used for parts where wear and tear make it unavoidable, such as the film pressure plate and the film transport cogwheels.

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By that time, the aircraft had flown so many hours that the engines were showing serious wear and tear.

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