bag lady in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bag lady in the English»Italian Dictionary

bag lady [Brit, Am ˈbæɡ ˌleɪdi] N inf

bag lady

bag-lady f (barbona che ha l'abitudine di portarsi dietro tutti i propri averi in sacchetti di plastica)

Translations for bag lady in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bag [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ] N

1. bag (container):

bag

borsa f

bag

sacchetto m (of di)

to put sth in a bag

mettere qc in una borsa

20 pence a bag

20 pence al sacchetto

2. bag (in hunting):

to get a good bag

fare una buona caccia or riportare un buon carniere

3. bag (woman):

bag inf, pej

strega f

bag inf, pej

megera f

II.bags N npl

1. bags (baggage):

bags

bagaglio m

bags

bagagli mpl

to pack one's bags

fare le valigie also fig

2. bags Brit (lots) inf:

bags of money, time

un sacco di

I've got bags left

ne ho ancora un sacco

III.bag <forma in -ing bagging, pt, pp bagged> [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ] VB trans

1. bag (save, get) inf:

bag seat, table

prendere, accaparrarsi

bag medal

beccarsi

to bag sth for sb, to bag sb sth

prendere qc per qn

2. bag SPORTS inf:

bag goal, point

segnare

3. bag (catch) inf:

bag hare, bird, fish

prendere

4. bag Am (capture):

bag inf

catturare

5. bag (put in bags) → bag up

IV.bag <forma in -ing bagging, pt, pp bagged> [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ] VB intr

bag garment:

bag

essere sformato, fare difetto

to bag at the knees

fare le borse alle ginocchia

V.bag [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ]

a mixed bag

un misto di buono e di cattivo

bags Iinf , bags me Brit inf

(prima) a me, io

it's in the bag inf

è già in tasca, è cosa fatta

it's not my bag Am inf (not my field)

non è il mio campo

it's not my bag (not my favourite thing)

non fa per me

the whole bag of tricks inf

tutto quanto or tutto l'armamentario

to be left holding the bag Am

essere lasciato nei guai

to have bags under one's eyes

avere le borse sotto gli occhi

See also bag up

bag up VB [baɡ -] (bag [sth] up, bag up [sth])

bag up

mettere nel sacco, intascare

I.lady <pl ladies> [Brit ˈleɪdi, Am ˈleɪdi] N

1. lady (woman):

lady

signora f

lady

dama f

ladies first

prima le signore

ladies and gentlemen

signore e signori

the young lady at the desk

la signorina al banco

behave yourself, young lady! (to child)

comportati bene, signorina!

his young lady rare

la sua bella

your good lady rare

tua, sua moglie

my old lady inf

mia moglie or madre

a little old lady

una vecchietta

my dear lady

mia cara signora

look here, lady! inf

ascolti or guardi, signora!

she's a real lady fig

è una vera signora

the lady of the house

la padrona di casa

a lady by birth

una nobile di nascita

[before n] a lady doctor, writer

una dottoressa, scrittrice

2. lady Brit (in titles):

Lady Churchill

Lady Churchill

II.Ladies N

Ladies npl (on toilets):

Ladies

donne f

Ladies

signore f

where's the Ladies?

dove sono i servizi per le signore?

bag lady in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bag lady in the English»Italian Dictionary

bag lady N inf

bag lady

barbona f

Translations for bag lady in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bag [bæg] N

1. bag:

bag (container)

borsa f

bag (handbag)

borsetta f

bag (sack)

sacchetto m

to pack one's bags a. fig

fare le valigie

2. bag (under eyes):

to have bags under one's eyes

avere le occhiaie

3. bag inf (ugly woman):

bag

racchia f

4. bag (in hunting: catch):

bag

preda f

Phrases:

to be a bag of bones inf

essere pelle e ossa

the whole bag of tricks inf

tutto il repertorio

a mixed bag

una mistura

II.bag <-gg-> [bæg] VB trans

1. bag (put in bag):

bag

insacchettare

2. bag inf (obtain):

bag

appropriarsi

3. bag (capture):

bag

prendere

lady <-ies> [ˈleɪ·di] N

lady

signora f

lady (aristocratic)

dama f

young lady

signorina f

the lady of the house

la padrona di casa

to be a real lady

essere una vera signora

cleaning lady

donna f delle pulizie

ladies and gentlemen!

signore e signori!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But even dressed like a bag lady, among a host of women in spectacular dresses, she succeeded in looking individual rather than merely ridiculous.

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Just a bag lady asleep, she told herself, and kept on going.

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This way, you will avoid boarding the plane like a bag lady, dressed in the five pieces of outerwear you couldn't fit inside your check-in.

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It will only result in frumpy, bag lady with nothing chic about it.

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She even does her own stand up comedy routine where she plays a character called the bag lady.

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The bag lady then grabbed the banker by the legs, dragged him into his office, and shut the door.

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We have a bag lady syndrome as well... it's that mindset that we're going to somehow be left with nothing.

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People do not like seeing someone who was once successful and elegant turning into a bag lady.

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Will she end up a bag lady?

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Off to one side in the alley, in the shadows, stood what we would now call a bag lady.

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