cenciaia in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cenciaia in the Italian»English Dictionary

cenciaio (cenciaia, cenciaiola) <pl cenciai> [tʃenˈtʃajo], cenciaiolo (cenciaia, cenciaiola) [tʃentʃaˈjɔlo] (cenciaia, cenciaiola) N m (f)

cenciaio (cenciaia, cenciaiola)

rag picker

cenciaio (cenciaia, cenciaiola) (uomo)

ragman

I.cencioso [tʃenˈtʃoso] ADJ

cencioso persona

in rags

cencioso persona

in tatters

cencioso persona

ragged

cencioso persona

tattered

cencioso abito

ragged

cencioso abito

tattered

II.cencioso (cenciosa) [tʃenˈtʃoso] N m (f)

cencioso (cenciosa)

pauper

cencioso (cenciosa)

beggar

acciaiare [attʃaˈjare] VB trans

acciaiare

to steel

cencio <pl cenci> [ˈtʃentʃo] N m

1. cencio:

cencio (pezzo di stoffa)

rag

cencio (per spolverare)

duster

cencio (per pavimenti)

floor cloth

cappello a cencio

soft felt hat

2. cencio (vestito logoro):

coperto di -ci

in rags, in tatters

3. cencio region FOOD:

cencio

= fried and sugared slice of pastry typical at Carnival time

bianco or pallido come un cencio

as white as chalk or as a sheet

essere ridotto (a) un cencio

to be the shadow of one's former self

sentirsi un cencio

to feel like a wet rag

cenciaia in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cenciaia in the Italian»English Dictionary

cencio <-ci> [ˈtʃen·tʃo] N m (straccio, abito)

cencio

rag

bianco come un cencio fig

white as a sheet