clung in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for clung in the English»Italian Dictionary

clung [Brit klʌŋ, Am kləŋ] VB pt, pp

clung → cling

See also cling

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 <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

to cling to sb like a leech

attaccarsi a qn come una sanguisuga

Translations for clung in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pesca -a

cling peach Brit

abbarbicarsi

to cling

abbarbicarsi a qc, qn

to cling to sb, sth

abbrancarsi a

to grasp at, to cling to, to clutch at also fig

clung in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clung in the English»Italian Dictionary

clung [klʌŋ] VB

clung pp, pt of cling

See also cling

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

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 clung in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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 yet, the nobles clung stubbornly to power, and they, not the bourgeois, continued to be the model that everyone wanted to imitate.

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Eighty people were in the lifeboat the rest clung to flotsam or floated in the sea.

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He noted the nails of his shoes and the iron ferrule of his staff clung to a rock.

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The two soldiers clung to their overturned boat, but the boy was lost in the icy water.

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Although in intense pain, he gallantly clung to the shell to prevent its explosion.

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Orthodoxy has clung fast to the principle of authority, but has in our own and recent generations rejected the right to any but minor interpretations.

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A sphere of fire surrounded the air around the earth and had originally clung to it like the bark round a tree.

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Psychologically speaking, these infants were slightly strange: they were reclusive and had definite social deficits, and they clung to their cloth diapers.

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The children clung to their parents in fear.

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To this faith he clung with earnest devotion and persistence until his death.

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