Bible Belt in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Bible Belt in the English»Italian Dictionary

Bible Belt [Brit, Am ˈbaɪbəl bɛlt] N

Bible Belt

= regioni del sud degli Stati Uniti e dell'ovest del Canada nelle quali il fondamentalismo protestante è dominante

Translations for Bible Belt in the English»Italian Dictionary

Bible [Brit ˈbʌɪb(ə)l, Am ˈbaɪbəl] N

Bible

Bibbia f

it's his bible fig

è la sua bibbia

it's his bible before n reading

della Bibbia

it's his bible study

biblico

I.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

cintura f

he had a gun in his belt

aveva una pistola al cinturone

2. belt:

belt MOTOR, AVIAT

cintura f

safety or seat belt

cintura di sicurezza

3. belt (area):

belt

cintura f

a belt of industry

una cintura industriale

a belt of poverty around the inner city

una cintura di povertà attorno al centro della città

a belt of trees

una cintura di alberi

mountain, earthquake belt

zona montana, sismica

4. belt METEO:

belt

zona f

belt

area f

a belt of rain, of low pressure

un'area di piogge, di bassa pressione

5. belt TECH:

belt

cinghia f

6. belt SPORTS (in boxing, judo):

belt

cintura f

to be a black belt

essere cintura nera

the world heavyweight belt

il titolo mondiale dei pesi massimi

7. belt (blow):

belt inf

colpo m

to give sb a belt

dare un colpo a qn

I gave the ball a good belt

ho dato un bel colpo alla palla

II.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB trans

1. belt (hit) inf:

belt person

menare

belt ball

tirare un bel colpo a

he belted him in the mouth, across the face

lo ha colpito sulla bocca, in faccia

2. belt (as punishment):

belt

prendere a cinghiate

3. belt inf → belt down

III.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB intr inf (go fast)

he belted home

si è fiondato a casa

to belt along or down person: street

andare forte per

to belt along or down car: motorway

sfrecciare su

IV.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt]

to tighten one's belt

tirare la cinghia

to hit sb below the belt

tirare un colpo basso a qn

that remark was a bit below the belt

quel commento è stato un colpo basso

she has 15 years' experience, two tournaments under her belt

ha 15 anni di esperienza, due tornei al suo attivo

a belt and braces job inf

= un lavoro per il quale è richiesta molta prudenza

See also belt down

belt down VB [bɛlt -] (belt down [sth], belt [sth] down) Am

belt down drink:

belt down

mandare giù

Bible Belt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Bible Belt in the English»Italian Dictionary

Bible [ˈbaɪ·bl] N

the Bible

la Bibbia

I.belt [belt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

cintura m

to fasten one's belt

allacciarsi la cintura

2. belt TECH:

belt

cinghia f

3. belt (area):

belt industrial, green

cintura f

4. belt inf (punch):

belt

sventola f

Phrases:

to tighten one's belt

tirare la cinghia

to have some experience under one's belt

avere un po' di esperienza alle spalle

II.belt [belt] VB trans

1. belt (secure with a belt):

belt

fissare (con una cinghia)

2. belt inf (hit):

belt

picchiare

III.belt [belt] VB intr inf

belt

correre a tutta velocità

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Over 85 per cent of executions in the last 40 years have been in the Bible belt.

www.christiantoday.com

There are cities in the bible belt where people have walked out.

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Most of us came from the "bible belt region" and were not used to examining faith from a logical perspective.

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How's this going to be played in the Bible belt?

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The area was sometimes nicknamed the Bible belt.

en.wikipedia.org

That could explain all those tornadoes and hurricanes in the bible belt.

religion.blogs.cnn.com