wearing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wearing in the English»Italian Dictionary

wearing [Brit ˈwɛərɪŋ, Am ˈwɛrɪŋ] ADJ

1. wearing (exhausting):

wearing day

faticoso

wearing job, journey

stancante

it can be wearing doing

può essere stancante fare

2. wearing (irritating):

wearing behaviour, person

fastidioso

hard-wearing [Brit ˌhɑːdˈwɛːrɪŋ, Am ˈhɑrdˌwɛrɪŋ] ADJ

hard-wearing

resistente

wearing course [ˈweərɪŋˌkɔːs] N

wearing course

manto m stradale

wearing plate [ˈweərɪŋˌpleɪt] N

wearing plate

lastra f di protezione

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.wear out VB [wɛː -] (wear out)

wear out clothes, shoes, equipment:

wear out

consumarsi

my patience is beginning to wear out

comincio a perdere la pazienza

II.wear out VB [wɛː -] (wear out [sth], wear [sth] out)

wear out clothes, shoes, mechanism:

wear out

consumare, logorare

to wear out one's welcome

non essere più gradito come ospite

III.wear out VB [wɛː -] (wear [sb] out)

wear out

spossare

I.wear away VB [wɛː -] (wear away)

wear away inscription:

cancellarsi

wear away tread:

consumarsi

wear away cliff, façade:

erodersi

II.wear away VB [wɛː -] (wear away [sth], wear [sth] away)

wear away water:

erodere

wear away footsteps, friction, rubbing:

consumare

I.wear off VB [wɛː -] (wear off)

1. wear off (lose effect):

wear off effect:

svanire

wear off feeling, sensation:

passare

when the drug wears off

quando finisce l'effetto del medicinale

the novelty will soon wear off

presto non sarà più una novità

2. wear off (come off):

wear off paint, gold plate:

consumarsi, andare via

II.wear off VB [wɛː -] (wear [sth] off, wear off [sth])

wear off paint, varnish

fare andare via

wear off inscription

cancellare

wear on VB [wɛː -]

wear on day, evening:

wear on

passare lentamente

as the evening wore on

col trascorrere della serata

wearing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wearing in the English»Italian Dictionary

wearing [ˈwe·rɪŋ] ADJ

wearing

stancante

hard-wearing ADJ

hard-wearing

resistente

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

wear off VB intr

wear off

sparire

I.wear out VB intr

wear out

logorarsi

II.wear out VB trans

wear out

logorare

wear out patience

far perdere

I.wear away VB trans

wear away

consumare

II.wear away VB intr

wear away

consumarsi

wear on VB intr

wear on time:

wear on

passare lentamente

wear down VB trans

1. wear down fig:

wear down (reduce)

diminuire

wear down (tire)

sfinire

2. wear down (make weak and useless):

wear down

logorare

leisure wear N

leisure wear

abbigliamento m per il tempo libero

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

wearing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she wouldn't be seen dead wearing that inf

neanche morta lo indosserebbe

to wear one's hair loose/tied back

portare i capelli sciolti/raccolti

to be the worse for wear person

essere ubriaco

to be the worse for wear thing

essere rovinato

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

essere franco

to wear one's hair in a crop

portare i capelli tagliati cortissimi

to not have a thing to wear

non avere uno straccio di vestito inf

she was wearing too few clothes

si è scoperta troppo

to be wearing too few clothes

essere troppo scoperto

to wear one's hat to one side

portare il cappello sulle ventitré

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For an hour every night she stands on stage telling jokes wearing a white babydoll nightie and white high heels.

www.independent.co.uk

She was portrayed as a young woman with a joyous air, crowned with ivy, wearing boots and holding a comic mask in her hand.

en.wikipedia.org

She is described as having long, dark hair, wearing what looks like a white nightgown and a white bonnet.

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The subject of this painting is wearing a chaperon.

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She works as the head of dream department wearing a black suit and skirt and carrying a red toolbox and an orange-redess ladybug phone.

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Citizens are urged to exercise safety and caution when returning to property by wearing items such as long pants, a long-sleeved shirt and rubber boots.

www.innisfailprovince.ca

The yakuza are in a restaurant when the bank robber (wearing a vest covered with explosives) bursts in and threatens to blow the place up.

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There, a little old man dressed in tight leggings and a thin shirt wearing a cap with a feather approached him.

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The character is depicted as wearing a domino mask either with a green suit and bowler hat, or a green unitard with question mark prints.

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In fact, the quality of insulated fabric was so effective that we ended up wearing it directly over a bra top on warmer autumn runs.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk