Dol�n in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Dol�n in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tool [Brit tuːl, Am tul] N

1. tool:

tool

attrezzo m

tool

utensile m

a set of tools

una cassetta per gli attrezzi

garden tools

attrezzi per il giardinaggio

2. tool (aid):

tool

strumento m

an essential tool in the classroom

uno strumento indispensabile in classe

management tools

strumenti di gestione or gestionali

3. tool COMPUT:

tool

strumento m

4. tool (puppet):

tool pej

strumento m

to be a mere tool in the hands of

essere un semplice strumento nelle mani di or essere solo una marionetta al servizio di

5. tool (penis):

tool inf

arnese m

II.tool [Brit tuːl, Am tul] VB trans

tool (work, shape) leather, metal

lavorare

tool (impress a design on) leather

fregiare

III.also tool along VB intr inf, rare

also tool along person:

guidare tranquillo

also tool along car:

procedere lentamente

IV.tool [Brit tuːl, Am tul]

the tools of the trade

i ferri, gli attrezzi del mestiere

to down tools Brit (go on strike)

incrociare le braccia, mettersi in sciopero

to down tools (take break from work)

interrompere il lavoro

I.fool about VB [fuːl -] VB [fuːl -] Brit inf (fool about, around)

1. fool about (waste time):

fool about fool around

perdere tempo

2. fool about (act stupidly):

fool about fool around

fare lo stupido (with con)

3. fool about (have affairs):

fool about fool around

fare lo scemo, il farfallone

II.fool about VB [fuːl -] VB [fuːl -] Brit inf (fool around with [sb, sth])

1. fool about (flirt):

fool about fool around lover

fare lo scemo con

2. fool about (mess around):

fool about fool around gadget, toy

gingillarsi, trastullarsi con

I.pool² [Brit puːl, Am pul] N

1. pool (kitty, in cards):

pool

piatto m

pool

posta f

2. pool (common supply):

pool (of money, resources, labour)

riserva f

pool (of experts)

pool m

pool (of ideas, experience)

serbatoio m

pool (of teachers, players, candidates)

gruppo m

3. pool SPORTS (billiards):

pool

pool m

4. pool Am COMM (monopoly trust):

pool

trust m

5. pool Am ECON (consortium):

pool

pool m

II.pool²

pool N npl Brit:

pools also football pools

totocalcio m

to do the pools

giocare al totocalcio or giocare la schedina

III.pool² [Brit puːl, Am pul] VB trans

pool information, money, resources, experience:

pool

mettere in comune

IV.pool² [Brit puːl, Am pul]

to play dirty pool Am inf

fare il gioco sporco

I.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] ADJ

1. cool:

cool breeze, day, drink, water, weather

fresco

cool fabric, dress

fresco, leggero

cool colour

freddo

it's cool today

fa fresco oggi

the fan keeps the room cool

il ventilatore mantiene la stanza fresca

to feel cool surface, wine:

essere fresco

I feel cooler now

ho meno caldo adesso

your brow is cooler

hai la fronte più fresca

it's getting cool, let's go in

comincia a fare fresco, entriamo

2. cool (calm):

cool approach, handling

calmo, tranquillo

to stay cool

mantenere la calma

to keep a cool head

mantenere il sangue freddo or tenere la testa a posto

keep cool!

calma! rimani calmo!

3. cool (unemotional):

cool manner

freddo, distaccato

cool logic, reasoning, response

freddo

4. cool (unfriendly):

cool reception, welcome

freddo, distaccato, indifferente

to be cool with or towards sb

essere freddo verso qn

5. cool (casual):

cool person, attitude

disinvolto, spavaldo, sfacciato

she went up to him as cool as you please and slapped him

gli si è avvicinata spavaldamente e lo ha schiaffeggiato

he's a cool customer

è un tipo spavaldo

6. cool (for emphasis):

a cool million dollars

la bellezza di un milione di dollari

7. cool (fashionable):

cool inf

fico

cool inf

giusto

a cool guy

un tipo giusto or un fico

a cool car

una ficata di macchina

it's not cool to wear a tie

non fa fico mettersi la cravatta

he thinks it's cool to smoke

pensa che faccia fico fumare

cool, man! inf

grande!

8. cool Am (great) inf:

that's a cool idea!

è una ficata!

that's cool!

che ficata!

9. cool MUS inf:

cool jazz

cool

II.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] N

1. cool (coldness):

cool

fresco m

cool

frescura f

cool

freschezza f

2. cool (calm):

cool inf

calma f

cool inf

sangue m freddo

to keep one's cool

mantenere la calma

to lose one's cool

perdere la calma

III.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] VB trans

1. cool (lower the temperature of):

cool soup, pan

raffreddare

cool wine

mettere al fresco

cool fan: room

rinfrescare

cool air-conditioning: building

rinfrescare

to cool one's hands

rinfrescarsi le mani

2. cool fig anger, ardour, passion:

cool

calmare, raffreddare

IV.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] VB intr

1. cool (get colder):

cool iron, soup, water:

raffreddarsi

cool air:

rinfrescarsi

to leave sth to cool

lasciare raffreddare qc

2. cool (subside):

cool passion, enthusiasm, friendship:

raffreddarsi

relations between them have cooled

i rapporti tra loro si sono raffreddati

wait until tempers have cooled

aspetta che gli animi si calmino

V.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul]

to play it cool inf

restare calmo

cool it! (stay calm) inf

calmati!

OK guys, cool it! (stop fighting) inf

OK ragazzi, diamoci una calmata or calmatevi!

I.tool up VB [tuːl -] (tool up)

tool up factory, plant:

tool up

attrezzarsi (to do per fare)

II.tool up VB [tuːl -] (tool up [sth], tool [sth] up)

tool up plant, factory:

tool up

attrezzare

I.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful] N

1. fool (silly person):

fool

sciocco m / sciocca f

fool

stupido m / stupida f

the poor fool

il povero stupido

you stupid fool! inf

pezzo di cretino!

don't be (such) a fool!

non fare l'idiota!

I was a fool to believe him

sono stato uno stupido a credergli

I was fool enough to believe him

sono stato così scemo da credergli

to make sb look a fool

far fare a qn la figura dello scemo

to make a fool of sb

prendersi gioco di qn or prendere in giro qn

to be fool enough to agree

essere abbastanza sciocco da accettare

she's no fool, she's nobody's fool

è tutt'altro che stupida

any fool could do that inf

chiunque saprebbe farlo

(the) more fool you! inf

bravo scemo!

to act or play the fool

fare lo scemo

2. fool HISTORY (jester):

fool

buffone m

fool

giullare m

II.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful] ADJ before n Am inf

fool politician:

fool

stupido

that's a fool thing to do, say

è una cosa sciocca da fare, dire

III.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB trans

fool

ingannare

fool

imbrogliare

you don't fool anybody

non prendi in giro nessuno

don't let that fool you!

non cascarci!

who are you trying to fool?

chi stai cercando di imbrogliare?

you don't fool me for a minute

non ti credo neanche un po'

to fool sb into doing

convincere (con l'inganno) qn a fare

to fool sb into or believing that …

fare credere a qn che …

to fool sb out of money

sottrarre [qc] a qn con l'inganno

to be fooled

farsi imbrogliare or beffare (by da)

don't be fooled!

non farti abbindolare!

you really had me fooled!

ci ero proprio cascato!

IV.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful] VB intr (joke, tease)

fool

scherzare, fare lo stupido

no fooling! iron

dici davvero?

V.to fool oneself VB refl

to fool oneself

illudersi

to fool oneself into doing sth

illudersi di poter fare qc

VI.fool¹ [Brit fuːl, Am ful]

a fool and his money are soon parted prov

= le persone stupide sprecano presto il loro denaro

there is no fool like an old fool

= nessuno è più imbecille di un vecchio imbecille

you could have fooled me! inf

a chi vuoi darla a bere!

gaol

gaol → jail

See also jail

I.jail [Brit dʒeɪl, Am dʒeɪl] N

jail

prigione f

jail

carcere m

to be in, go to jail

essere, andare in prigione (for sth per qc)

to go to jail for 10 years

fare 10 anni di prigione

sentenced to 14 days in jail

condannato a 14 giorni di reclusione

[before n] jail sentence

condanna al carcere, alla reclusione

II.jail [Brit dʒeɪl, Am dʒeɪl] VB trans

jail

imprigionare, incarcerare (for sth per qc)

jailed for life

condannato all'ergastolo

col [Brit kɒl, Am kɑl] N

col

colle m

col

valico m

cotton wool [Brit, Am ˌkɑtn ˈwʊl] N

cotton wool

bambagia f

cotton wool

ovatta f

absorbent cotton wool

cotone idrofilo

to wrap sb in cotton wool

tenere qn nella bambagia

machine tool [Brit, Am məˈʃin ˌtul] N

machine tool

macchina f utensile

Dol�n in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Dol�n in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fool [fu:l] N

fool

sciocco(-a) m (f)

to be a big enough fool to do sth

essere così stupido da fare qc

to act like a fool

comportarsi da stupido, -a

to make a fool of sb

rendersi ridicolo, -a

any fool

chiunque

II.fool [fu:l] VB trans

fool

ingannare

you could have fooled me! inf

non l'avrei mai detto!

III.fool [fu:l] VB intr (joke around)

fool

scherzare

IV.fool [fu:l] ADJ inf (silly)

fool

sciocco, -a

I.cool [ku:l] ADJ

1. cool (slightly cold):

cool

fresco, -a

2. cool (calm):

cool

tranquillo, -a

keep cool

mantieni la calma

3. cool inf (impudent):

cool

sfacciato, -a

to be a cool one

essere uno sfacciato

4. cool (unfriendly):

cool

freddo, -a

5. cool inf (fashionable):

to be cool

essere trendy

II.cool [ku:l] INTERJ inf

cool

grande!

III.cool [ku:l] N

1. cool (coolness):

cool

fresco m

2. cool (calm):

cool

calma f

IV.cool [ku:l] VB trans

cool

rinfrescare

just cool it inf

calma!

V.cool [ku:l] VB intr (become colder)

cool

rinfrescare

to cool down [or off] (become cooler)

rinfrescare

to cool down [or off] food

freddarsi

to cool down [or off] (become calmer)

calmarsi

Col. N

Col. abbreviation of colonel

Col.

Col.

See also colonel

colonel [ˈkɜ:r·nl] N

colonel

colonnello m

dyed-in-the-wool ADJ

dyed-in-the-wool

convinto, -a

dyed-in-the-wool opinions

ferme opinioni

vol.

vol. abbreviation of volume

vol.

vol.

See also volume

volume [ˈvɑ:l·ju:m] N

volume (all senses):

volume

volume m

volume of sales COMM

volume delle vendite

to turn the volume up/down

alzare/abbassare il volume

Phrases:

to speak volumes for sth

dirla lunga su qc

machine tool N

machine tool

macchina f utensile

kiddie pool N

kiddie pool

piscina f per bambini

swimming pool N

swimming pool

piscina f

pool¹ [pu:l] N

1. pool of water, blood:

pool

pozza f

a pool of oil

una sacca di petrolio

a rock pool

una zona di mare tra gli scogli

a pool of light

una zona di luce

2. pool (pond):

pool

laghetto m

swimming pool

piscina f

col. [kɑ:l] N

col. abbreviation of column

col.

col.