camel hair in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for camel hair in the English»Italian Dictionary

camel hair [Brit, Am ˈkæməl hɛ(ə)r] N

camel hair

pelo m di cammello

camel hair before n coat, jacket

di (pelo di) cammello

Translations for camel hair in the Italian»English Dictionary

cammello

camel hair

coperta, cappotto di cammello

camel hair blanket, coat

Translations for camel hair in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.camel [Brit ˈkam(ə)l, Am ˈkæməl] N

1. camel:

camel

cammello m

camel (female)

cammella f

camel (for racing)

mehari m

2. camel (colour):

camel

cammello m

II.camel [Brit ˈkam(ə)l, Am ˈkæməl] ADJ

camel coat, dress:

camel

(color) cammello

III.camel [Brit ˈkam(ə)l, Am ˈkæməl]

that was the straw that broke the camel's back

è stata la goccia che ha fatto traboccare il vaso

I.hair [Brit hɛː, Am hɛr] N

1. hair U (collectively):

hair (human) (on head)

capelli mpl

hair (human) (on head)

capigliatura f

hair (human) (on head)

chioma f

hair (on body)

peli mpl

hair (of animal)

pelo m

hair (of animal)

pelame m

to have long, short hair person:

avere i capelli lunghi, corti

to have long, short hair cat, dog:

avere il pelo lungo, corto

blond, black hair

capelli biondi, neri

a fine head of hair

una bella capigliatura

to brush, wash one's hair

spazzolarsi, lavarsi i capelli

to get one's hair cut

farsi tagliare i capelli

to have one's hair done

farsi fare la messa in piega

2. hair (individually):

hair (human)

(on head) capello m

hair (on body)

pelo m

hair (animal)

pelo m

two blond hairs

due capelli biondi

II.-haired COMP

long, short-haired person

dai capelli lunghi, corti

long, short-haired animal

dal pelo lungo, corto

dark, curly-haired

dai capelli scuri, ricci

III.hair [Brit hɛː, Am hɛr]

by a hair, by a hair's breadth

per un pelo

to have a hair's breadth escape

salvarsi per un pelo or per il rotto della cuffia

he didn't turn a hair

non ha fatto una piega or non ha battuto ciglio

he was perfect, not a hair out of place

era perfetto, non aveva un solo capello fuori posto

it made my hair stand on end

mi ha fatto rizzare i capelli in testa

I won't let them touch or harm a hair of your head

gli impedirò di torcerti un solo capello

keep your hair on! Brit inf

stai calmo! non preoccuparti!

the thought made her hair curl

il pensiero le fece rizzare i capelli in testa

to get in sb's hair inf

stare tra i piedi di qn or dare fastidio a qn

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf

tenere qn in pugno, in propria balia

to let one's hair down inf

rilassarsi or lasciarsi andare

to split hairs

spaccare il capello in quattro

to tear one's hair out

strapparsi i capelli

you need a hair of the dog (that bit you)

= hai bisogno di un bicchierino di liquore per farti passare la sbronza

camel hair in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for camel hair in the English»Italian Dictionary

camel-hair [ˈkæ·məl·her] N

camel-hair

(pelo m di) cammello

Translations for camel hair in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.camel [ˈkæ·ml] N

1. camel ZOOL:

camel

cammello m

2. camel (color):

camel

color m cammello

II.camel [ˈkæ·ml] ADJ

1. camel (camel-hair):

camel

di cammello

2. camel (color):

camel

color cammello

hair [her] N

1. hair:

hair (on head)

capello m

hair (on head)

capelli m pl

hair (on chest, armpits, legs)

pelo m

to do one's hair

farsi i capelli

to have one's hair cut

tagliarsi i capelli

to wash one's hair

lavarsi la testa

to wear one's hair up/down

avere i capelli raccolti/sciolti

2. hair (on animal):

hair

pelo m

3. hair (on plant):

hair

peluzzo m

Phrases:

that'll put hair on your chest inf

questo ti rimetterà

to make sb's hair curl inf

far rizzare i capelli a qu

to get in sb's hair

seccare qu (standogli troppo tra i piedi)

to not harm a hair on sb's head

non torcere un capello a qu

to split hairs

spaccare il capello in quattro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their origin is similarly diverse, some made from plant fibres, sheep's wool, camel hair, as well as the bark of trees.

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And plenty of people will insist that high-quality dartboards are made with horse or camel hair, but it simply isn't true.

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Camel hair can produce a variety of different coarseness of yarn.

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Camel hair may be blended to create fabrics suitable for coats, sweaters outer and underwear.

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Other materials, such as cotton, camel hair, goat hair, and flax have been used to make these carpets.

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It can be single- or double-breasted, and has been popular in a wide variety of fabrics, typically heavier weight tweeds, or charcoal and navy, and even the camel hair classic.

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One style, a simple wrap coat, is made of camel hair.

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But he certainly didn't walk about in a trilby and a camel hair coat, as he does in the film.

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They mixed glue, water and radium powder, and then used camel hair brushes to apply the glowing paint onto dials.

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Pure camel hair is recorded as being used for western garments from the 17th century onwards, and from the 19th century a mixture of wool and camel hair was used.

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