air in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for air in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

1. air (substance):

air

aria f

in the open air

all'aria aperta

I need a change of air

ho bisogno di cambiare aria

to come up for air swimmer, animal:

risalire in superficie per respirare

to let the air out of a tyre, balloon

sgonfiare un pneumatico, una mongolfiera

2. air (atmosphere, sky):

air

aria f

he threw the ball up into the air

lanciò la palla in aria

the helicopter rose up into the air

l'elicottero si sollevò nell'aria

the birds of the air

i volatili

the swans took to the air

i cigni hanno preso il volo

to send sth, to travel by air

spedire qc per via aerea, viaggiare in aereo

Turin (seen) from the air

Torino vista dall'aereo

the battle was fought on the ground and in the air

la battaglia fu combattuta dalle forze di terra e dell'aria

to clear the air storm:

rinfrescare l'aria

to clear the air fig

chiarire la situazione

3. air RADIO, TV:

to be, go on the air broadcaster, interviewee:

essere, andare in onda

to go off the air

cessare le trasmissioni

while the programme was still on the air

mentre il programma era ancora in onda

the series will be back on the air in January

la serie sarà di nuovo in onda a gennaio

he went on the air to reassure the public

andò in onda per rassicurare la gente

off the air, she confided that …

durante un fuori onda, confidò che …

the channel goes off the air at midnight

la rete cessa le trasmissioni a mezzanotte

4. air (manner):

air (of person)

aria f

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

aspetto m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

atmosfera f

with an air of innocence, indifference

con aria innocente, indifferente

an air of mystery surrounds the project

un alone di mistero circonda il progetto

he has a certain air about him

ha un certo non so che

5. air MUS:

air

aria f

6. air (breeze):

air liter

brezza f

II.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] VB trans

1. air (dry):

air

(fare) asciugare

don't wear that shirt, it hasn't been aired

non metterti quella maglia, non è ancora asciutta

2. air (freshen by exposing to air):

air room

aerare, ventilare, arieggiare

air garment, bed

far prendere aria a

3. air (express):

air opinion, view

esprimere, far conoscere

to air one's grievances

far sentire il proprio malcontento

to air one's knowledge

sfoggiare la propria cultura

4. air Am (broadcast):

air

mandare in onda

III.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr]

there's something in the air

c'è qualcosa nell'aria

he could sense trouble in the air

sentiva aria di tempesta

there's a rumour in the air that …

corre voce che …

to put on airs, to give oneself airs pej

darsi delle arie

our plans are still totally up in the air

i nostri progetti sono ancora per aria

to be walking or treading on air

essere al settimo cielo

to disappear or vanish into thin air

svanire nel nulla

they produced or conjured these figures out of thin air

le loro statistiche erano completamente campate in aria, inventate

air-to-air [Brit ˌɛːtuːˈɛː, Am ˌɛrtəˈɛr] ADJ MIL

air-to-air missile

aria-aria

air-to-air refuelling

in volo

air inlet [ˈeəˌɪnlet], air intake [ˈeəˌɪnteɪk] N

air inlet

presa f d'aria

air bleeder [ˈeəˌbliːdə(r)] N

air bleeder

sfiatatoio m

air plant [Brit, Am ˈɛr plænt] N

air plant

epifita f

air lane [Brit, Am ˈɛr ˌleɪn] N

air lane

corridoio m aereo

air shaft [Am ˈɛr ʃæft] N (in mine)

air shaft

pozzo m di ventilazione

air commodore [Brit] N

air commodore

generale m di brigata aerea

open-air [Brit əʊp(ə)nˈɛː, Am ˌoʊpənˈɛr] ADJ

open-air swimming pool, market, stage:

open-air

all'aperto

air display N

air display

esibizione f aeronautica

air in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for air in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.air [er] N

1. air (earth's atmosphere):

air

aria f

2. air (space overhead, sky):

air

aria f

to fire into the air

sparare in aria

to be up in the air fig

essere ancora in alto mare

3. air AVIAT:

by air

in aereo

to travel by air

viaggiare in aereo

4. air TV, RADIO, CINE:

to be on the air

essere in onda

to be taken off the air

non essere più mandato in onda

5. air (aura, quality):

air

aria f

to have an air of confidence/danger

avere un aspetto sicuro/pericoloso

6. air MUS:

air

aria f

Phrases:

out of thin air

dal nulla

to disappear into thin air

svanire nel nulla

II.air [er] ADJ

air

aereo, -a

III.air [er] VB trans

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

trasmettere

the program will be aired on Saturday

il programma andrà in onda sabato

2. air (expose to air):

air

arieggiare

3. air (publicize):

to air one's grievances

esternare il proprio malcontento

IV.air [er] VB intr

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

andare in onda

2. air (be exposed to air):

air

prendere aria

air force N

air force

aeronautica f militare

air brake N

air brake

freno m pneumatico

air gun N

air gun

pistola f ad aria compressa

air pump N

air pump

pompa f per l'aria

air rifle N

air rifle

fucile m ad aria compressa

air piracy N

air piracy

pirateria f aerea

air conditioner N

air conditioner

climatizzatore m

air bubble N

air bubble

bolla f d'aria

air mattress N

air mattress

materassino m gonfiabile

air Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be up in the air fig

essere ancora in alto mare

to be taken off the air

non essere più mandato in onda

to have an air of confidence/danger

avere un aspetto sicuro/pericoloso

to build castles in the air

fare castelli in aria

with one's nose in the air

con aria di superiorità

to be full of hot air

essere campato in aria

to let the air out of

sgonfiare

there isn't a breath of air

non c'è un filo d'aria

to get a breath of fresh air

prendere una boccata d'aria

to go and get some air

andare a prendere una boccata d'aria fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although sporadic air attacks punctuated the night, she withheld her fire in accordance with instructions from the beachhead commander.

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There seems to be quite a lot of thought behind this look -- perhaps the fact that it's reminiscent of an air stewardess is deliberate.

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In those circumstances, the air traffic controller can not give authorization.

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Many effects are often mentioned in conjunction with the term compressibility, but regularly have little to do with the compressible nature of air.

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Preservatives also reduce spoilage from sources such as air, bacteria, fungi, and yeast.

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Rigid or flexible perforated piping, connected to fans, delivers the air.

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Since air passes over the wet sleeve, water is evaporated and cools the wet-bulb thermometer.

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The system turned on the heater, air conditioner or both, depending on the thermostat's setting and ambient temperature, automatically maintaining whatever temperature the driver selected.

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The young man with his spirit friends sat on the edge of a cliff while the old woman walked out into the thin air.

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The building was a large white frame structure built around an open-air garden complete with a goldfish pond.

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