John Bull in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for John Bull in the English»Italian Dictionary

John Bull [Brit, Am ˌdʒɑn ˈbʊl] N

John Bull (Englishman)

= personificazione dell'inglese medio

John Bull (xenophobic)

= personificazione dell'inglese nazionalista

Translations for John Bull in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.john [Brit dʒɒn, Am dʒɑn] N Am inf

1. john (lavatory):

john

cesso m

2. john (prostitute's client, dupe):

john inf

gonzo m

II.John

John

Giovanni

(Saint) John the Baptist

(san) Giovanni Battista

(Saint) John of the Cross

(san) Giovanni della Croce

(Saint) John the Evangelist

(san) Giovanni (l')Evangelista

I.bull¹ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] N

1. bull ZOOL:

bull

toro m

2. bull (male of large animals):

bull

maschio m

bull before n elephant, whale

maschio

3. bull (large man):

bull

omone m

4. bull ASTROL:

the Bull

il Toro

to be (a) Bull

essere del Toro

5. bull ECON:

bull

rialzista mf

bull market

al rialzo

6. bull Brit:

bull

centro m

bull

barilotto m

II.bull¹ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] VB trans inf

bull person:

bull

prendere per il culo

III.bull¹ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] VB intr

1. bull ECON:

bull speculator:

speculare, giocare al rialzo

bull shares, stock:

essere in rialzo

2. bull inf:

bull

dire, sparare cazzate, stronzate, balle

IV.bull¹ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl]

to shoot the bull Am inf

dire cavolate

to go at sb, sth like a bull at a gate

gettarsi a testa bassa contro qn, qc

like a bull in a china shop

come un elefante in un negozio di porcellane

bull² [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] N REL

bull

bolla f

bull³ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] N inf

bull → bullshit

See also bullshit

I.bullshit [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] N inf

bullshit

cazzate fpl

bullshit

stronzate fpl

bullshit

balle fpl

to talk bullshit

dire cazzate, stronzate

II.bullshit [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] INTERJ

bullshit!

(sono tutte) cazzate, balle!

III.bullshit <forma in -ing bullshitting, pt, pp bullshitted> [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] VB trans inf

bullshit person:

bullshit

prendere per il culo

to bullshit one's way out of a tricky situation

tirarsi fuori da una situazione pericolosa bluffando

IV.bullshit <forma in -ing bullshitting, pt, pp bullshitted> [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] VB intr

bullshit

dire, sparare cazzate, stronzate, balle

John Bull in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for John Bull in the English»Italian Dictionary

John Bull N inf

John Bull

John Bull m (personificazione dell'inglese medio)

Translations for John Bull in the English»Italian Dictionary

john [dʒɑ:n] N inf (toilet)

john

gabinetto m

bull [bʊl] N

1. bull (male bovine):

bull

toro m

2. bull (male animal):

bull

macho m

bull elephant

elefante m maschio

bull whale

ballena f maschio

3. bull:

to take the bull by the horns

prendere il toro per le corna

to be like a red rag to a bull to sb

essere per qu come drappo rosso per i tori

4. bull inf (nonsense):

bull

stronzate f pl

5. bull FIN:

bull

toro m

bull market

mercato m rialzista

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Then off we'll go to face the foe, who laughs at old John Bull?

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He also wears a low topper (sometimes called a John Bull topper) on his head and is often accompanied by a bulldog.

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Hi-vis clothing, John Bull work boots and a hard hat, concrete dust and silicone.

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John Bull: How long are you going on making that noise outside?

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John Bull is visible in the illustration accompanying the foreword, on a matchbox on the comic's first page and in person at the bottom of the final panel.

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John Bull died in the spring of 1812.

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He was considered by many to be a personification of John Bull, indeed was normally accompanied by his trademark, a bulldog.

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It is critical of the economic politics of the day, which John Bull tries to make sense of.

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Her thoughts were influential to the works of John Bull.

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Additionally, the image used is claimed to be from a 1957 cover of John Bull magazine.

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