bed in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bed in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] N

1. bed (place to sleep):

bed

letto m

double bed

letto a due piazze or matrimoniale

to get into bed

mettersi a letto

to get out of bed

alzarsi dal letto

to go to bed

andare a letto or a dormire

it's time for bed

è ora di andare a letto or a dormire

to send, put sb to bed

mandare, mettere qn a letto

to be in bed

essere a letto

to take to one's bed

mettersi a letto or allettarsi

a 40 bed ward, hotel

un reparto, un albergo con 40 letti

I need a bed for the night

ho bisogno di un letto per la notte

to give sb a bed for the night

dare un letto a or ospitare qn per la notte

to sleep in separate beds

dormire in letti separati

her bed of pain liter

il suo letto di dolore

the dog makes his bed in the hall

il cane ha la cuccia nell'atrio

2. bed (sex) inf:

to go to bed with

andare a letto con

what's he like in bed?

com'è a letto?

to catch sb in bed with

sorprendere qn a letto con

to get into bed with person

andare a letto con

to get into bed with fig company, group, lobby

entrare in società con

3. bed:

bed (of flowers)

aiuola f

bed (of manure, compost)

letto m (di semina)

bed (of produce)

appezzamento m (di terreno)

bed (of produce)

pezzo m (di terreno)

a rose bed

un'aiuola di rose

4. bed (bottom):

bed (of sea)

fondo m

bed (of sea)

letto m

bed (of river)

letto m

bed (of river)

alveo m

the sea bed

il fondo del mare

5. bed GEOL:

bed

letto m

bed

strato m

6. bed TECH (of machine tool):

bed

banco m

bed

basamento m

bed

bancale m

7. bed JOURN, TYPO:

to put a newspaper to bed

chiudere or mandare in stampa un giornale

8. bed MOTOR:

bed (of car)

telaio m

bed (of truck)

pianale m

9. bed ENGINEER:

bed (of wall)

basamento m

bed (of road)

fondo m stradale

II.bed <forma in -ing bedding, pt, pp bedded> [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] VB trans

1. bed AGR:

bed, also bed out seedlings

trapiantare

bed, also bed out plants

mettere a dimora, piantare

2. bed (sleep with) rare:

bed person

dormire con

III.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd]

to be brought to bed of child

partorire

to get out of bed on the wrong side

alzarsi col piede sinistro

her life is a bed of nails

la sua vita è un letto di spine or di Procuste

life is not a bed of roses

la vita non è un letto di rose or non è tutta rose e fiori

you've made your bed, now you must lie in it prov

hai voluto la bicicletta, e ora pedala

camp bed [Brit] N

camp bed

letto m da campo

rock-bed [ˈrɒkbed] N

rock-bed

fondo m roccioso

I.feather bed [Brit ˈfɛðəbɛd, Am ˈfɛðərˌbɛd] N

feather bed

letto m di piume

II.feather-bed VB intr

feather-bed <forma in -ing feather bedding, pt, pp feather bedded> COMM:

feather-bed

= offrire situazioni di lavoro agevolate

strawberry bed [ˈstrɔːbrɪbed, -berɪ] N

strawberry bed

fragoleto m

bed-warmer [ˈbedwɔːmə(r)] N

bed-warmer

scaldaletto m

I.bed down VB [bɛd -] (bed down)

bed down

coricarsi, mettersi a dormire

II.bed down VB [bɛd -] (bed [sth] down, bed down [sth])

bed down horse:

bed down

fare il letto a

bed linen [Brit ˈbɛd lɪnɪn, Am bɛd ˈlɪnɪn] N

bed linen

biancheria f da letto

Z-bed [Brit ˈzɛdbɛd] N Brit

Z-bed

letto m pieghevole

trundle bed [Am ˈtrəndl bɛd] N Am

trundle bed → truckle bed

See also truckle bed

truckle bed [Am ˈtrəkəl bɛd] N Brit

truckle bed

letto m estraibile

truckle bed

letto m a carriola

bed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bed in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bed [bed] N

1. bed (furniture):

bed

letto m

to get out of bed

alzarsi

to go to bed

andare a letto

to go to bed with sb

andare a letto con qu

to make the bed

(ri)fare il letto

to put sb to bed

mettere qu a letto

always brush your teeth before bed (bedtime)

lavati sempre i denti prima di andare a letto

2. bed (for vegetables, flowers):

bed

aiuola f

bed of clams, oysters

banco m

3. bed (base):

bed

base f

4. bed (bottom):

bed of the ocean

fondo m

bed of a river

letto m

5. bed (layer):

bed

strato m

Phrases:

a bed of nails

un calvario

life is not a bed of roses

la vita non è tutte rose e fiori

to get up on the wrong side of the bed

alzarsi con il piede sbagliato

you have made your bed and now you have to lie in it

bisogna accettare le conseguenze delle proprie azioni

II.bed <-dd-> [bed] VB trans

1. bed form (have sex with):

bed

fare l'amore con

2. bed (embed):

bed plants

piantare

bed down VB intr

bed down

andare a dormire

double bed N

double bed

letto m matrimoniale

day bed N

day bed

divano m letto

bed linen N

bed linen

lenzuola f pl

river bed N

river bed

letto m del fiume

sofa bed N

sofa bed

divano m letto

coal bed N

coal bed

strato m di carbone

filter bed N

filter bed

letto m filtrante

bunk bed N

bunk bed

letto m a castello

bed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

at the foot of one's bed

ai piedi del letto

always brush your teeth before bed (bedtime)

lavati sempre i denti prima di andare a letto

life is not a bed of roses

la vita non è tutte rose e fiori

he languished in bed for weeks

fu costretto a letto per settimane

(state of being confined) his confinement to bed really annoyed him

essere costretto a letto lo seccava molto

I mainly go to bed at midnight

di solito vado a letto a mezzanotte

at the head of the bed

in capo al letto

exposed part of the river bed

greto

to sleep in a comfortable bed

dormire in un letto comodo

at the foot of the bed

ai -i del letto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He died in 2008, aged 83, having been confined to bed for a few months following a heart attack and a stroke.

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Patients are recommended to sit up on the edge of the bed and walk short distances for several times a day.

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At low tide, it was shallow enough for people to walk across on the sea bed.

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A nice cosy bed to cuddle up in or a crate where they can tuck themselves away in and relax.

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Flanking the other side of the house are six bedrooms, including a charming parents' retreat set under the home's turret with a built-in day bed, en suite and private verandah.

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Rig up a bed of crushed dry ice.

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Common side effects include extreme constipation, bed-wetting, night-time drooling, muscle stiffness, sedation, tremors, orthostatic hypotension, hyperglycemia, and weight gain.

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They had to share a single bed, plate and spoon.

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The travel industry's custom of selling the same seat or bed more than once is not an example of unashamed greed.

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The main sitting area has a television and a sofa that opens into a double bed and a chair with ottoman that converts into two single beds.

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