cat in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cat in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.cat1 [Brit kat, Am kæt] N

II.cat1 <forma in -ing catting, pt, pp catted> [Brit kat, Am kæt] VB intr

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cat → cat around

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it was enough to make a cat laugh inf
faceva ridere i polli
there are more ways than one to kill or skin a cat
= c'è più di un modo di affrontare le cose
to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or on hot bricks
stare sui carboni ardenti
to fight like cat and dog
essere come cane e gatto
to grin like a Cheshire cat
= avere un largo sorriso fisso sulle labbra
to let the cat out of the bag
lasciarsi scappare un segreto
the cat's out of the bag
il segreto è stato rivelato
to look like something the cat brought or dragged in
essere malconcio or malandato
to rain cats and dogs
piovere a catinelle
there's hardly enough room to swing a cat
non c'è neppure lo spazio per girarsi
to think one is the cat's whiskers Brit , to think one is the cat's pajamas or meow Am
= credersi chissà chi
to (wait and) see which way the cat jumps
stare a vedere come si mettono le cose
when the cat's away, the mice will play
quando il gatto non c'è i topi ballano
to play cat and mouse with sb
giocare con qn come il gatto con il topo

See also cat around

cat2 [Brit kat, Am kæt] N inf

See also catalytic converter

catalytic converter [Brit katəˌlɪtɪk kənˈvəːtə, Am kædəˌlɪdɪk kənˈvərdər] N

See also catalogue

I.catalogue, catalog [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] N

II.catalogue, catalog [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] VB trans

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scaredy-cat [Brit ˈskɛːdɪkat, Am ˈskɛrdiˌkæt] N inf, child language

mountain cat [ˈmaʊntɪnˌkæt, -ntn-] N

fraidy-cat [Brit ˈfreɪdɪkat, Am ˈfreɪdiˌkæt] N Am childspeak

Abyssinian cat [ˌæbɪˈsɪnɪənˌkæt] N

cat's whisker [ˌkætsˈwɪskə(r)] N RADIO

cat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cat in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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cat's cradle [ˌkæts·ˈkreɪ·dl] N

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pussy (cat)
micio(-a) m (f)
pussy (cat)
gatto(-a) m (f)

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cat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the cat hurt its head
il gatto si è fatto male alla testa
curiosity killed the cat prov
tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
the cat licks itself
il gatto si lecca
to pounce on sth cat
balzare su qc
to let the cat out of the bag
rivelare un segreto
to play cat and mouse with sb
giocare come il gatto col topo con qu
has the cat got your tongue?
ti sei fatto mangiare la lingua dal gatto?
it's your cat, give it something to eat
il gatto è tuo, dagli qualcosa da mangiare
to rub against sth cat
strofinarsi contro qc
when the cat's away the mice will play prov
quando il gatto non c'è i topi ballano prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Sixteen aisles of groceries feature everything from laundry detergent to cat food.
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Early radio receivers, called crystal radios, used a cat's whisker of fine wire pressing on a crystal of galena (lead sulfide) to serve as a point-contact rectifier or crystal detector.
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Then the cat gets back up, but the ape chomps on her shoulder, making her roaring in pain.
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Our ship was nothing but a mass of hides, from the cat-harpins to the water's edge, and from the jib-boom-end to the taffrail.
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However, they weren't forgotten in the design of the home, as a cat flap leads off the kitchen.
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Farm cat colonies can be subject to inbreeding, as a closed population may mate with one another's siblings, parents, or offspring.
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That cat's cradle will resolve itself in time.
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The dog warns the cat to stay away from his bone angrily.
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Whilst at the crime scene, her children play with a dead body, on which they paint cat whiskers and poke it with sticks.
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Charlie, a 14-year-old domestic short-hair cat, was living as a stray before a woman adopted him, fed him and took him to the vets for surgery.
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