caved in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for caved in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cave¹ [Brit keɪv, Am keɪv] N

cave

grotta f

underwater caves

grotte sottomarine

II.cave¹ [Brit keɪv, Am keɪv] VB intr

cave

esplorare grotte

cave² [Brit ˈkeɪvi, Am keɪv] INTERJ Brit

cave SCHOOL inf:

cave (as a warning cry)

attenzione

I.cave in VB [keɪv -] (cave in)

1. cave in:

cave in tunnel, roof, building:

crollare

cave in beam:

cedere, piegarsi

his ribs caved in under the impact

l'urto gli ha sfondato la cassa toracica

2. cave in fig person:

cave in

cedere, crollare

II.cave in VB [keɪv -] (cave [sth] in, cave in [sth])

cave in roof

fare crollare

cave in skull, rib cage

schiacciare, sfondare

Aladdin's cave [Brit əˌladɪnz ˈkeɪv, Am əˌlæd(ə)nz ˈkeɪv] N fig

Aladdin's cave

= luogo pieno di ricchezze

cave painting [Brit, Am ˈkeɪv ˌpeɪn(t)ɪŋ] N

cave painting

pittura f rupestre

cave dweller [Am keɪv ˈdwɛlər] N

cave dweller

uomo m delle caverne

cave dweller

troglodita m

cave-in [Brit, Am ˈkeɪvˌɪn] N

cave-in

cedimento m

cave-in

crollo m

Translations for caved in the Italian»English Dictionary

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antro

cave

l'antro della Sibilla

the Sybil's cave

spelonca

cave

grotta (caverna)

cave

caved in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for caved in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cave [keɪv] N

cave

grotta f

cave

caverna f

II.cave [keɪv] VB intr

1. cave (hollow out):

cave

scavare

2. cave SPORTS:

cave

praticare speleologia

cave painting N

cave painting

pittura f rupestre

cave-in N

cave-in

cedimento m

cave dweller N

cave dweller

cavernicolo m

cave in VB intr

cave in

cedere

Translations for caved in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

grotta

cave

antro

cave

caverna

cave

spelonca

cave

cavità

cave

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She was covered with pustules, gray and hard like pearls, her toothless mouth caved in, and dyed red hair wild.

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In town, some buildings bear the spattered pockmarks of shrapnel damage, while others have a caved-in wall or roof from a direct hit by a shell, or a rocket.

uk.news.yahoo.com

Some of the residents were alerted by the commotion and evacuated seconds before the entire building caved in.

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The former had part of its ceiling caved in and was filled with silt from flash floods, but contained 280 potsherds.

en.wikipedia.org

This was the forerunner of the classic 1950s model pose: chest caved-in and hipbones jutting forward.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

Although the bridge had been repaired after being damaged in smaller floods of 1950 but was undercut again and caved in without causing any injuries.

en.wikipedia.org

I was queueing at the cash desk when the roof suddenly caved in.

www.thejournal.ie