centre ground in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for centre ground in the English»Italian Dictionary

centre ground [ˌsentəˈɡraʊnd] N POL

centre ground

centro m

to occupy the centre ground of Italian politics

occupare una posizione di centro nella politica italiana

Translations for centre ground in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.grind [Brit ɡrʌɪnd, Am ɡraɪnd] N

1. grind (hard work):

grind inf

sfacchinata f

grind inf

sgobbata f

grind inf

faticaccia f

the daily grind

il solito tran tran

back to the grind!

si ritorna al solito tran tran!

marking exam papers is an awful grind

correggere gli esami è una gran rottura

it was a long hard grind cycling up the hill

è stata una bella faticata pedalare su per la collina

it'll be a long hard grind

sarà una bella sfacchinata

2. grind (harsh sound):

grind

stridore m

grind

stridio m

3. grind Am (hardworking student):

grind inf, pej

secchione m / secchiona f

grind inf, pej

sgobbone m / sgobbona f

II.grind <pt/pp ground> [Brit ɡrʌɪnd, Am ɡraɪnd] VB trans

1. grind (crush):

grind corn, coffee beans, pepper

macinare

grind seeds, grain

schiacciare, pestare

grind pebbles, stone

triturare, stritolare

grind meat

tritare

to grind sth to dust, to a powder

ridurre qc in polvere

to grind corn into flour

macinare il grano per fare la farina

to grind one's teeth

digrignare i denti

to grind sth into the ground

schiacciare qc per terra

2. grind:

grind (sharpen) knife, blade

affilare, arrotare

grind (polish) lenses

molare

grind gems

levigare

3. grind (turn):

grind handle

girare

grind MUS barrel organ

suonare

III.grind <pt/pp ground> [Brit ɡrʌɪnd, Am ɡraɪnd] VB intr

1. grind (make harsh sound):

grind machine, engine:

stridere

to grind to a halt vehicle, train:

fermarsi con stridore di ruote or di freni

to grind to a halt machine:

fermarsi or arrestarsi

to grind to a halt fig factory, economy, industry, production:

fermarsi

2. grind (be crushed):

grind corn, coffee beans:

macinarsi

3. grind Am (swot):

grind inf

sgobbare

grind inf

sfacchinare

4. grind Am inf dancer:

grind

ballare in modo provocante (muovendo le anche)

I.ground¹ [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] N

1. ground (surface underfoot):

ground

suolo m

ground

terreno m

ground

terra f

to put, throw sth on the ground

mettere, buttare qc in or a terra

to sit, lie (down) on the ground

sedersi, coricarsi per terra

to fall to the ground

cadere in or a terra

to pick sth up off the ground

raccogliere qc da terra

get up off the ground

alzati da terra

to get off the ground plane:

decollare

to get off the ground fig idea:

decollare or prendere piede

to get sth off the ground plan, undertaking, campaign

fare decollare or mettere in moto

to burn to the ground

incenerire

above (the) ground

in superficie

below (the) ground

sottoterra

to prepare the ground

preparare il terreno also fig (for per)

to clear the ground

sgombrare il terreno also fig

on the ground

sul terreno or sul posto

2. ground (area, territory):

ground

terreno m also fig

ground

territorio m also fig

a piece of ground

un terreno

built on high, rocky ground

costruito in altura, su un'area rocciosa

holy, neutral ground

territorio sacro, neutrale

to cover a lot of ground

fare molta strada

to cover a lot of ground fig

andare molto avanti or trattare molti argomenti

to cover the same ground teachers, speakers, articles:

trattare gli stessi argomenti

to go over the same ground

ripetersi or trattare di nuovo gli stessi argomenti

to break fresh or new ground

fare importanti scoperte or aprire nuove strade (by or in doing facendo)

to break new political, legal ground

iniziare un nuovo percorso politico, legale or apportare innovazione in campo politico, legale

it breaks no new ground

non apporta alcuna innovazione

on neutral ground

in campo or in territorio neutro

on my, her own ground fig

sul mio, sul suo terreno

to be on sure or firm ground

essere su un terreno sicuro

to be on shaky ground

essere su un terreno pericoloso or in una posizione delicata

to be sure of one's ground

essere sicuro del fatto proprio or di ciò che si fa e si dice

(to be) on dangerous ground (in discussion)

(essere) su un terreno minato

(to be) on dangerous ground (in dealings)

(essere) in una posizione delicata

on safe ground

sul sicuro

the ground is shifting

il clima sta cambiando

familiar, new ground

situazione familiare, nuova

3. ground SPORTS (for specific activity):

ground

terreno m

ground

campo m

4. ground (reason):

ground

motivo m

ground

fondamento m

ground

ragione f also LAW

5. ground (in contest, discussion) fig:

to gain ground

guadagnare terreno (on, over su, nei confronti di)

to lose ground

perdere terreno (to nei confronti di)

to give or yield ground

cedere terreno (to a; on, over su)

to make up or regain lost ground

recuperare il terreno perduto

to hold or stand (one's) ground

tenere duro or non cedere

to change or shift one's ground

cambiare la propria posizione or cambiare le carte in tavola (on riguardo a)

6. ground Am ELEC:

ground

terra f

ground

massa f

7. ground ART:

ground

campo m

ground

sfondo m

8. ground NAUT:

to touch ground

toccare il fondo

9. ground:

ENGINEER also ground coat

mano f di fondo

II.grounds N npl

1. grounds (of house, institution):

grounds

terreno m

grounds

terreni m (of di)

private grounds

terreni privati or proprietà privata

2. grounds (reasons):

on ethical grounds

per motivi etici

on compassionate grounds

per motivi personali or familiari

grounds for divorce, appeal, extradition, arrest, opposition, criticism, hope

fondamenti or motivi per

to have grounds for complaint, for suspicion

avere motivo or ragione di lamentarsi, sospettare

to give sb grounds for anxiety

dare a qn motivi per agitarsi

grounds for doing

motivi per fare

there are reasonable grounds, there are no grounds for supposing that …

ci sono motivi ragionevoli, non c'è alcun motivo per supporre che …

to give sb good grounds for doing

dare a qn buone ragioni per fare

to have grounds to do

avere buone ragioni per fare

on (the) grounds of cost, public interest

a causa di or per motivi di

on (the) grounds of adultery, negligence, insufficient evidence

in ragione di or a causa di

on (the) grounds of ill health

per motivi di salute

to lodge an appeal on the grounds of insanity

fare ricorso in appello sostenendo l'infermità mentale

on the grounds that …

per il fatto che …

III.ground¹ [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] VB trans

1. ground AVIAT:

ground aircraft

impedire il decollo a

ground crew, pilot

tenere, costringere a terra

2. ground NAUT:

ground vessel

fare arenare, fare incagliare (on in)

to be grounded

arenarsi or incagliarsi

3. ground (base):

to ground sth on or in

basare or fondare qc su

to be grounded on principle, fact, experience

essere fondato su or essere motivato da

to be grounded in right, truth, understanding

essere basato or fondato su

4. ground (punish) inf:

ground teenager

proibire di uscire

5. ground Am ELEC:

ground

mettere a terra, a massa

6. ground MIL:

to ground arms

posare le armi a terra

ground arms!

pied'arm!

IV.ground¹ [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd]

to be thick on the ground Brit

essercene a bizzeffe or a iosa

to be thin on the ground

essercene pochissimi or essere più unico che raro

to go to ground

rintanarsi or nascondersi

to run sb, sth to ground

scovare or stanare qn, qc

to run or drive oneself into the ground

ammazzarsi or sfiancarsi di lavoro

to run sth into the ground business

mandare a rotoli

to run a car into the ground

usare una macchina finché non cade a pezzi

that suits me down to the ground method, job etc.:

questo mi si addice perfettamente or è perfetto per le mie esigenze

I.ground² [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] VB pt, pp

ground → grind II, III

II.ground² [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] ADJ

ground coffee, pepper:

ground

macinato

I.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] N

1. centre (middle):

centre

centro m (of di)

in the centre

nel centro

I live near the centre of London

vivo vicino al centro di Londra

town centre or city centre

centro (città)

sweets with soft centres

caramelle ripiene

sweets with soft centres before n aisle, lane, line, section

centrale

sweets with soft centres parting

in mezzo

2. centre (focus):

centre

centro m

to be at the centre of a campaign, row

essere al centro di una campagna, di una lite

to be the centre of attention

essere al centro dell'attenzione

3. centre (seat):

centre

centro m

centre

sede f

the centre of power, government

la sede del potere, del governo

4. centre (designated area):

centre

centro m

business centre

centro direzionale

shopping, sports, leisure centre

centro commerciale, sportivo, ricreativo

5. centre POL:

centre

centro m

to be left-of-centre, right-of-centre person, politics

essere di centrosinistra, di centrodestra

a centre-left party

un partito del centrosinistra

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre (in hockey)

centro m

centre (in basketball)

centro m

centre (in basketball)

pivot m

centre (in football)

centravanti m

II.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB trans

1. centre:

centre

centrare

2. centre (focus):

centre thoughts

incentrare (on su)

3. centre SPORTS:

to centre the ball

centrare (la palla) or fare un traversone

III.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB intr (focus)

centre

accentrarsi, concentrarsi (in in)

IV.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər]

left, right and centre (everywhere)

da tutte le parti or a destra e a manca

left, right and centre (indiscriminately) criticize, spend money:

a destra e a manca

center

center → centre

See also centre

I.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] N

1. centre (middle):

centre

centro m (of di)

in the centre

nel centro

I live near the centre of London

vivo vicino al centro di Londra

town centre or city centre

centro (città)

sweets with soft centres

caramelle ripiene

sweets with soft centres before n aisle, lane, line, section

centrale

sweets with soft centres parting

in mezzo

2. centre (focus):

centre

centro m

to be at the centre of a campaign, row

essere al centro di una campagna, di una lite

to be the centre of attention

essere al centro dell'attenzione

3. centre (seat):

centre

centro m

centre

sede f

the centre of power, government

la sede del potere, del governo

4. centre (designated area):

centre

centro m

business centre

centro direzionale

shopping, sports, leisure centre

centro commerciale, sportivo, ricreativo

5. centre POL:

centre

centro m

to be left-of-centre, right-of-centre person, politics

essere di centrosinistra, di centrodestra

a centre-left party

un partito del centrosinistra

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre (in hockey)

centro m

centre (in basketball)

centro m

centre (in basketball)

pivot m

centre (in football)

centravanti m

II.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB trans

1. centre:

centre

centrare

2. centre (focus):

centre thoughts

incentrare (on su)

3. centre SPORTS:

to centre the ball

centrare (la palla) or fare un traversone

III.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB intr (focus)

centre

accentrarsi, concentrarsi (in in)

IV.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər]

left, right and centre (everywhere)

da tutte le parti or a destra e a manca

left, right and centre (indiscriminately) criticize, spend money:

a destra e a manca

centre ground in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for centre ground in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.ground¹ [graʊnd] N

1. ground (the Earth's surface):

ground

terra f

above/below ground

in superficie/sottoterra

2. ground (soil):

ground

suolo m

3. ground (area of land):

ground

terreno m

breeding ground

zona f di riproduzione

waste ground

terreno m abbandonato

4. ground (reason):

ground

motivo m

to have grounds to do sth

avere validi motivi per fare qc

on the grounds that …

perché …

5. ground (area of knowledge):

ground

argomento m

to be on one's own ground

essere nel proprio elemento

to give ground

cedere terreno

to stand one's ground

tenere duro

II.ground¹ [graʊnd] VB trans

1. ground AVIAT:

ground

tenere a terra

to be grounded

non poter decollare

2. ground (unable to move):

to be grounded

essere incagliato, -a

3. ground fig inf:

ground

non fare uscire (per punizione)

I.ground² [graʊnd] VB trans

ground pt of grind

II.ground² [graʊnd] ADJ (glass)

ground

tritato, -a

III.ground² [graʊnd] N pl

ground

sedimenti m pl

I.grind [graɪnd] N inf

grind

sgobbata f

to be a real grind

essere una bella sgobbata

the daily grind

il trantran quotidiano

II.grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB trans

1. grind:

grind (crush)

pestare

grind (mill)

macinare

to grind sth (in)to a powder

ridurre in polvere qc

2. grind (chop finely):

grind

tritare

3. grind (press firmly and twist):

to grind a cigarette into an ashtray

schiacciare una sigaretta nel posacenere

4. grind (sharpen):

grind

molare

III.grind [graɪnd] VB intr

1. grind (grate):

grind

stridere

2. grind inf (devote oneself to):

grind

sgobbare

to grind away at sth

sgobbare su qc

3. grind inf (dance seductively):

grind

ballare ruotando il bacino

4. grind (in skateboarding):

grind

grindare

I.center [ˈsen·t̬ɚ] N

1. center:

center

centro m

2. center SPORTS (in football):

center

centravanti m inv

II.center [ˈsen·t̬ɚ] VB trans

1. center a. SPORTS, TYPO:

center

centrare

2. center efforts:

center

concentrare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The grounds overlap one another, so when the centre ground is in use, neither of the grounds flanking it can be used.

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In the lower left centre ground is a face helmet in the form of a dolphins head.

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He is clearly aiming at what is traditionally called the centre ground.

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Having said that, the old-fashioned, vanilla flavoured centre ground does look bizarrely empty, and someone is presumably going to have to get those people's votes.

www.heraldscotland.com

In the centre of the lighted area directly in the centre ground level, there was a red light blinking on and off 5 to 10 sec intervals.

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Most people live their lives around the centre ground.

www.abc.net.au

Wingers often try to use pace to exploit extra space available on the flanks that can be made available by their team-mates dominating the centre ground.

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There are many good people on the left and in the centre ground of politics.

www.catholicherald.co.uk