clothes horse in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for clothes horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

clothes horse [Brit, Am ˈkloʊ(ð)z ˌhɔrs] N

1. clothes horse:

clothes horse

stendibiancheria m a cavalletto

2. clothes horse (fashionable person):

clothes horse inf, pej

manichino m

clothes horse inf, pej

elegantone m / elegantona f

Translations for clothes horse in the Italian»English Dictionary

stenditoio

clothes horse

elegantone (elegantona)

clothes horse

stendibiancheria

clothes horse

manichino

clothes horse

stendibiancheria a cavalletto

airer, clothes horse

Translations for clothes horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.clothe [Brit kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

vestire

clothe

abbigliare

to feed and clothe family, refugees

nutrire e vestire

to be clothed in

essere vestito di

fully clothed

completamente vestito

II.to clothe oneself VB refl

to clothe oneself

vestirsi

to clothe oneself

abbigliarsi

clothes [Brit kləʊ(ð)z, Am kloʊ(ð)z] N npl

1. clothes (garments):

clothes

abiti m

clothes

vestiti m

clothes

indumenti m

children's, work clothes

abiti per bambini, da lavoro

to put on, take off one's clothes

vestirsi, svestirsi

to change one's clothes

cambiarsi

without any clothes on

nudo or senza niente addosso

to make one's own clothes

farsi i vestiti

2. clothes (washing):

clothes

bucato m

clothes before n basket, line

per il bucato

clothes peg, pin

da bucato

with only the clothes he stood up in

soltanto con i vestiti che aveva addosso

I.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

1. horse:

horse

cavallo m

the horses (horseracing) inf, fig

le corse dei cavalli

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cavallo m

horse (pommel)

cavallo m con maniglie

3. horse U MIL:

horse

cavalleria f

4. horse (heroin):

horse inf

ero(ina) f

5. horse Am (condom):

horse inf

preservativo m

II.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB trans

horse person

dare un cavallo a

horse chart

attaccare un cavallo a

III.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB intr

horse

andare a cavallo

IV.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs]

I could eat a horse

ho una fame da lupi

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo or per quattro

to flog a dead horse Brit inf , to beat a dead horse Am inf

pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

(straight) from the horse's mouth information:

di prima mano

to get on one's high horse

darsi delle arie or alzare la cresta

hold your horses! inf

calma!

it's horses for courses

= persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

non si può fare bere un asino per forza

that's a horse of a different colour

è un altro paio di maniche

to work like a horse

lavorare come un mulo

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

non te lo dico neanche morto

wild horses wouldn't drag me there!

non ci andrei per tutto l'oro del mondo!

clothes horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clothes horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

clothes [kloʊðz] N pl

clothes

abiti m pl

clothe [kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

vestire

clothe fig

rivestire di

horse [hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cavallo m

to ride a horse

andare [o montare] a cavallo

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

cavallo m

Phrases:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiare idea a metà strada

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

sapere qc da fonti dirette

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov

to flog a dead horse

perdere tempo (tentando qc)

to hold one's horses inf

non essere impaziente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She was the screen's first clothes horse and was becoming one of the most famous and photographed women in the world.

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To her husband directly, the near-billionaire clothes horse had her own words of encouragement.

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You walk into your living room and discover the clothes horse with the washing you left in front of the heater to dry is on fire.

www.sunlive.co.nz

A fashion designer has given new meaning to the term clothes horse -- by creating a three-piece suit fit for a stallion.

www.irishexaminer.com

He was never a clothes horse.

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But she was no mere clothes horse, and no token woman.

www.theage.com.au

For our readers, a style icon has to have an emotional connection, not just be a clothes horse or a pretty face.

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Despite the fact she was all over the place the clothes horse still look hot, a hot mess we'd say.

www.irishmirror.ie

More than that, however, the thought of working as a professional clothes horse horrifies her.

www.independent.ie

You'll find this reduces how tangled everything is at the end of the wash and means you spend less time loading up the clothes horse.

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