boring in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for boring in the English»Italian Dictionary

boring¹ [Brit ˈbɔːrɪŋ, Am ˈbɔrɪŋ] ADJ

boring person, place, activity, event

noioso

boring colour, food

monotono

it's boring being, doing

è noioso essere, fare

boring² [Brit ˈbɔːrɪŋ, Am ˈbɔrɪŋ] N (drilling)

boring (in wood)

perforazione f

boring (in rock)

trivellazione f

boring bar [ˈbɔːrɪŋbɑː] N

boring bar

barra f alesatrice

I.bore¹ [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] N

1. bore:

bore, also borehole

foro m

2. bore (diameter):

bore (of gun barrel, pipe)

calibro m

small-bore rifle

fucile di piccolo calibro

12-bore shotgun

fucile calibro 12

II.bore¹ [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] VB trans

bore (drill) person, machine, insect:

bore hole, tunnel, well

scavare

III.bore¹ [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] VB intr

to bore into or through person, machine:

(per)forare or trivellare

to bore into or through insect:

(per)forare

her eyes bored into me

mi penetrò con lo sguardo

I.bore² [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] N

1. bore (person):

bore

noioso m / noiosa f

bore

seccatore m / seccatrice f

car, football bore

noioso che non parla altro che di automobili, di calcio

he's such a è bore

così noioso

2. bore (situation):

bore

noia f

what a bore!

che noia!

it's an awful bore having to wait

è proprio una barba dover aspettare

II.bore² [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] VB trans (weary)

bore

annoiare (with con)

III.bore² [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr]

to bore sb stiff or to death or to tears

annoiare a morte qn

to bore the pants off sb inf

fare morire di noia qn

bore³ [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] N (wave)

bore

mascheretto m

bore⁴ [Brit bɔː, Am bɔr] VB pt

bore → bear

See also bear², bear¹

I.bear² [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] N

1. bear ZOOL:

bear

orso m

2. bear (man):

bear inf, pej

orso m

bear inf, pej

persona f scontrosa

3. bear ECON:

bear

speculatore m al ribasso / speculatrice f al ribasso

bear

ribassista mf

II.bear² [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB trans ECON

bear shares, stock exchange

provocare il ribasso di

III.bear² [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB intr

bear

speculare al ribasso

I.bear¹ <pt bore, pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB trans

1. bear (carry):

bear person, animal: load

portare

bear vehicle: load

trasportare

2. bear (bring):

bear person: gift, message

portare, recare

bear wind, water: seed, sound

portare, trasportare

borne on the wind

portato dal vento

3. bear (show visibly):

bear envelope, shield:

portare, recare, avere

bear fig scar, mark

mostrare

envelopes bearing the company logo

buste che hanno il logo della società

he still bears the scars fig

ne porta ancora i segni

to bear a resemblance to

assomigliare a

to bear no relation to

non avere alcun rapporto con

to bear no comparison with

non essere paragonabile a

to bear witness to sth, to the fact that …

testimoniare, deporre su qc, testimoniare sul fatto che …

4. bear (have) person, company:

bear name, title

portare, avere

5. bear (keep, remember):

to bear sth in mind suggestion, information

ricordare or ricordarsi di

to bear sth in mind (take into account) factors

tener conto di

to bear in mind that …

ricordare che …

bearing in mind his inexperience, …

tenuto conto della sua inesperienza…

6. bear (support):

to bear the weight of structure, platform: person, object

reggere, sopportare, sostenere

to bear the weight of body part: person

sopportare il peso di

7. bear (endure, tolerate) fig:

bear illness, hardship, suspense, pressure, smell, person

sopportare, tollerare

it's more than I can bear

è più di quanto possa sopportare

I can't bear the thought of him going to prison

non posso sopportare l'idea che vada in prigione

she can't bear doing the housework

non sopporta di fare le faccende di casa

I can't bear his preaching to me

non sopporto che mi faccia la predica

I can't bear to watch

non riesco a guardare

how can you bear to drink it?

come fai a berlo?

“after a long illness bravely borne” (in obituary)

“dopo lunga malattia affrontata con dignità e coraggio”

8. bear (accept) fig:

bear cost, responsibility, blame

sopportare, accettare

9. bear (stand up to):

bear scrutiny, inspection

reggere a, superare

the plan won't bear close scrutiny

il progetto non supererà un esame approfondito

that story, joke doesn't bear repeating

non vale la pena di raccontare di nuovo quella storia, quella barzelletta

the consequences don't bear thinking about

meglio non pensare alle conseguenze

10. bear (nurture):

bear love

portare, avere

the love she bore her father

l'amore che aveva per suo padre

to bear sb ill will

avere del malanimo verso qn or serbare rancore a qn

to bear a grudge against sb

avercela con qn or portare or serbare rancore a qn

he bore her nothing but resentment

provava solo risentimento nei suoi confronti

11. bear (yield):

bear tree, land: fruit, blossom, crop

dare, produrre

bear ECON account, investment: interest

dare, fruttare

to bear fruit tree:

dare frutto

to bear fruit fig idea, investment:

dare frutti

12. bear arch, liter <p.pass. attivo borne, pp passivo born> (give birth to):

bear woman:

partorire

to bear sb a child

dare un figlio a qn

II.bear¹ <pt bore, pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB intr

1. bear:

to bear left, right person:

girare or voltare or prendere a sinistra, destra

to bear east, west person:

andare a est, ovest

to bear east, west road:

andare verso est, ovest

2. bear NAUT (lie):

there is land bearing south-south-east

terraferma segnalata a sud-sud-est

3. bear (weigh):

to bear heavily, hardest on sb tax, price increase:

gravare su qn

to bring influence, pressure to bear on person, system

esercitare influenza, pressioni su

to bring all one's energies to bear on sth

mettere tutte le proprie energie in qc

III.to bear oneself VB refl

to bear oneself <pt bore, pp borne> (behave):

to bear oneself

comportarsi

he bore himself bravely

si è comportato coraggiosamente

bear yourself with pride

siate(ne) orgogliosi

smooth-bore [Am ˈsmuðbɔr] ADJ

smooth-bore gun:

smooth-bore

a canna liscia

small-bore [Brit, Am ˈˌsmɔl ˈˌbɔ(ə)r] ADJ

small-bore

di piccolo calibro also fig

Translations for boring in the Italian»English Dictionary

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alesatura

boring

boring in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boring in the English»Italian Dictionary

boring [ˈbɔ:·rɪŋ] ADJ

boring

noioso, -a

to find sth boring

trovare qc noioso

I.bore¹ [bɔ:r] N

1. bore (thing):

bore

noia f

what a bore!

che noia!

2. bore (person):

bore

persona f noiosa

II.bore¹ <bored> [bɔ:r] VB trans

bore

annoiare

to bore sb to death inf

annoiare qu a morte

I.bore² [bɔ:r] N

bore of a gun:

bore

calibro m

II.bore² [bɔ:r] VB trans

bore

perforare

to bore a hole

fare un buco

bore³ [bɔ:r]

bore pp of bear

See also bear², bear¹

I.bear² <bore, borne> [ber] VB trans

1. bear (carry):

bear

portare

2. bear (display):

to bear a resemblance to …

somigliare a …

3. bear (have, possess):

bear

avere

to bear a scar

avere una cicatrice

4. bear (conduct):

to bear oneself

comportarsi

5. bear (support):

bear weight

sostenere

6. bear (accept):

bear cost

sostenere

bear responsibility

assumere

7. bear (endure):

bear hardship, pain

sopportare

bear blame

portare

8. bear (be fit for):

what might have happened doesn't bear thinking about

meglio non pensare a ciò che sarebbe successo

9. bear (tolerate):

bear

sopportare

10. bear (harbor):

to bear sb a grudge

serbare rancore a qu

she bears him no ill will

non ce l'ha con lui

11. bear (keep):

to bear sth/sb in mind

tener presente qc/qu

12. bear (give birth to):

bear

dare la luce a

she bore him a daughter

gli ha dato una bambina

13. bear AGR, BOT:

bear fruit

dare

to bear fruit fig

dare dei frutti

14. bear FIN, ECON:

bear interest

fruttare

15. bear (give):

to bear testimony [or witness] to sth

testimoniare qc

II.bear² <bore, borne> [ber] VB intr (tend)

to bear east

dirigersi a est

to bear left/right

prendere a sinistra/destra

bear¹ [ber] N

1. bear ZOOL:

bear

orso(-a) m (f)

2. bear FIN:

bear

ribassista mf

3. bear sl (sth difficult):

bear

lavoraccio m

Translations for boring in the Italian»English Dictionary

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barboso (-a)

boring

tedioso (-a)

boring

noioso (-a)

boring

cantilena

boring speech

tediare

to bore

annoiare

to bore

boring Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what a bore!

che noia!

to bore sb to death inf

annoiare qu a morte

to bore a hole

fare un buco

she bore him a daughter

gli ha dato una bambina

it would have been very boring to do that

sarebbe stato molto noioso farlo

to find sth boring

trovare qc noioso

what a bore that guy is!

che barba quel tipo! fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This resulted in players selling off their boring "blue" engrams, without realising they may contain something wonderfully rare.

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The challenges multiboxing presents in multi-tasking as well as in rewards, usually reserved for group play, can make an otherwise tedious or boring game a rewarding experience.

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Also, by no mean these people would live a boring live, with shops that closes at 10-11pm at night monday to sunday, window shopping is jsut as fun.

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Most seaweed boring gribbles attack holdfasts and their activities can cause the seaweed to come adrift especially during storms.

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The novel makes the seemingly boring task of auditing understandable and delves into the hearts of those who make business their life's work.

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Rounding out the overall poorness are boring and repetitive fist fights with main villains that usually punctuate the chapters.

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They are the straight-laced and boring choice for official opposition and official they were.

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The plausibility of such machines has declined with the advent of the real-world tunnel boring machines, which demonstrate the reality of the boring task.

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The century old traditions of suits during the week, and Bermuda shorts and polos on the weekend are rapidly fading into memories of a more boring past.

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I am a boring suburban dad in inverted commas.

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