clinging in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for clinging in the English»Italian Dictionary

clinging [Brit ˈklɪŋɪŋ, Am ˈklɪŋɪŋ] ADJ

clinging plant

rampicante

clinging fig person

appiccicoso

cling <pt/pp clung> [Brit klɪŋ, Am klɪŋ] VB intr

1. cling (physically):

to cling (on) to person, rail, raft etc.

aggrapparsi a

to cling together

aggrapparsi l'uno all'altro

to cling on to sth for dear life

aggrapparsi con tutte le proprie forze a qc

2. cling (emotionally):

to cling to parent, beliefs, myth, hope

aggrapparsi a

to cling to habit, lifestyle, power

restare attaccato a

he clings to me all the time

mi sta sempre appiccicato

she clings to people for support

si aggrappa alle persone per riceverne il sostegno or si appoggia agli altri

3. cling (adhere):

cling leaf, moss:

aderire (to a)

the smell clung to his clothes

l'odore gli impregnò i vestiti

the road clung to the mountain

la strada seguiva il fianco della montagna

cling film [Brit ˈklɪŋ fɪlm, Am ˈklɪŋ ˌfɪlm] N Brit

cling film

pellicola f protettiva

cling on VB [klɪŋ -]

1. cling on custom, myth:

cling on

resistere

Phrases:

to cling on to sth

tenersi stretto a qc

cling peach [ˈklɪŋˌpiːtʃ], clingstone peach [ˈklɪŋstəʊnˌpiːtʃ] N

cling peach

(pesca) duracina f

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to cling like a limpet

stare attaccato come una mignatta

Translations for clinging in the Italian»English Dictionary

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attaccaticcio

clinging

mignatta fig

clinging person

pesca -a

cling peach Brit

abbarbicarsi

to cling

abbarbicarsi a qc, qn

to cling to sb, sth

clinging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clinging in the English»Italian Dictionary

clinging ADJ

1. clinging (clothes):

clinging

attillato, -a

2. clinging (person):

clinging

appiccicoso, -a

cling <clung, clung> [klɪŋ] VB intr

1. cling (embrace):

cling

abbracciarsi

2. cling (hold):

cling

aggrapparsi

3. cling (stick):

cling

aderire

4. cling (stay close):

cling

stare addosso

5. cling (follow closely):

cling

seguire

Translations for clinging in the Italian»English Dictionary

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abbarbicarsi a

to cling to

abbrancarsi a qc

to cling to sth

avvinghiarsi a qu/qc

to cling to sb/sth

aggrapparsi (a qu/qc)

to cling onto

appigliarsi a qc (speranza, cavillo, pretesto)

to cling onto sth

fasciare

to cling to

afferrarsi a qc

to cling to sth

ancorarsi (a qc)

to cling (onto sth)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And he remains independent, unsustained by (not clinging to) anything in the world...

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From clinging/sustenance as a requisite condition comes becoming.

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They keep finding themselves accidentally at the epicenter of tumultuous events and immense change, so they're kind of clinging to each other.

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Some specimens of frescoed plaster were found still clinging to the remains of interior walls.

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After the sinking, he was seen again, clinging to a broken deck chair in the freezing water, using a loud whistle to call the boats.

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The plan of the temple incorporates five large apses, with traces of the plaster that once covered the irregular wall still clinging between the blocks.

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The temples clinging to the steep rocky hillsides are picturesque and unusual.

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The long finger and strongly recurved claw bones with large attachment points for flexor muscles may be adaptations for clinging to tree bark.

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Adults like to sip drops of dew clinging to leaves and almost exclusively nectar on their host plant, cranberries.

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When the carpenter is pulled up, the second starving outlaw is clinging to him, and even biting at him.

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