ankle-deep in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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caviglia [kaˈviʎʎa] N f

I.fino1 [ˈfino] PREP

1. fino (nello spazio):

fino
as far as
fino
up to
fino a qui, là
up to here, there
andare fino a Londra
to go as far as London
resta sul pullman fino a Dublino
stay on the bus until Dublin
ha camminato fino a me
he walked up to me
l'hanno seguito fino a casa sua
they followed him all the way home
scendere fino a 100 metri di profondità
to go down to a depth of 100 metres
fin dove avete intenzione di andare?
how far do you intend to go? also fig
ufficialmente la notizia non è giunta fino a noi
the news hasn't reached us officially
viene fin dall'Africa
he comes all the way from Africa
fin sul tetto
up to the roof
un vestito lungo fino alle caviglie
an ankle-length dress
i capelli le arrivavano fino alla vita
her hair reached down to her waist

2. fino (nel tempo):

fino
up to
fino
until
fino
till
fino a martedì, agli anni sessanta, a un anno fa
until Tuesday, the sixties, a year ago
fino al 1975
up to 1975
fino a ora, allora
until or up to now, until then
fin d'ora
here and now
fin verso le dieci
until about ten o'clock
fino alla fine, a oggi
to the end, this day
fino al calare della notte
until dark
fino a lunedì compreso
up to and including Monday
la festa durò fino a tarda notte
the party lasted well on into the night
ho dormito fino a mezzogiorno
I slept through until midday
fino a qualche, poco tempo fa
up until recently, until lately
fino al giorno d'oggi
up to the present day
fino all'ultimo momento
up to, until the last moment
fino a nuovo ordine
until further orders also MIL
fino a quando ti fermi a Oxford?
how long are you staying in Oxford?
fin da allora
from then on
fin dall'età di otto anni
since he was eight, from the time he was eight
fin da principio or dall'inizio
from the very start or beginning

4. fino (per indicare un limite):

fino
as far as
fino
up to
non arriverò fino a questo punto
I won't go as far as that, I won't go that far
conterò fino a tre
I'll give you a count of three
leggere un libro fino alla fine
to read a book right through
fino a 20 persone, 50 euro
up to 20 people, 50 euros
può sollevare fino a dieci chili
it can lift up to ten kilos
ha speso fino all'ultimo centesimo
he spent every last penny of the money
affondare nell'acqua fino alle caviglie
to be ankle-deep in water
riempire qc fino al bordo
to fill sth to the brim or the gunwales
adesso dovrai andare fino in fondo fig
you'll have to go through with it
lo seguirò fino in fondo fig
I'll follow him to the (very) end

5. fino (con una nozione di esagerazione):

fino a un certo punto
up to a point
non lo credevo stupido fino a questo punto
I didn't think he was that stupid
fino a fare, fino al punto di fare
to the point or extent of doing
ridere fino alle lacrime
to cry with laughter
spingere la crudeltà fino al sadismo
to carry cruelty to the point of sadism
bere qc fino all'ultima goccia
to drink sth (down) to the dregs or to the very last drop
inglese fino al midollo
English to the core
bagnato fino all'osso
drenched or soaked to the skin, wet or soaked through
commosso fino alle lacrime
moved to tears
armato fino ai denti
armed to the teeth
fino alla nausea
ad nauseam
fino alla nausea
up to here inf
rimpinzarsi fino alla nausea
to eat oneself sick inf
fino alla morte
to one's dying day
fino all'ultimo
to the last

II.fino1 [ˈfino] ADV

III.fino1 [ˈfino]

ankle-deep in the PONS Dictionary

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English
The shaft entrance suffers from bad drainage, filling with ankle-deep water during wet periods.
en.wikipedia.org
Pedestrians were bundled up in winter parkas and toques and tried to avoid being splashed by ankle-deep slush on streets.
news.nationalpost.com
Ultimately, three homes were damaged by ankle-deep water, and three cars all-but disappeared into the abyss.
www.pedestrian.tv
Before we know it, it's time to slosh through the ankle-deep muck back to the tent.
www.irishcentral.com
When they were able to continue, they had taken only about 30 steps from the hut when they had to wade through ankle-deep water.
www.odt.co.nz
Sometimes they had to work ankle-deep in water, using only wrenches and screwdrivers.
en.wikipedia.org
Predictably, after moving in they discovered that they were now doomed to live in a dangerous biohazard filled with faulty wiring and ankle-deep sewage.
news.nationalpost.com
At times, it looks like workers are reaping some giant plastic harvest, especially when women stand on roadsides raking ankle-deep "fields" of plastic chips.
www.thefifthestate.com.au
Water crept in through the roof, flooding the main ticket hall and sending an ankle-deep torrent down the escalators.
londonist.com
We've had to go back to ankle-deep baths; some days there is enough for a shower.
www.news24.com

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