coat-tails in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for coat-tails in the English»Italian Dictionary

coat-tails [Brit ˈkəʊtteɪlz] N npl

coat-tails

falde f del frac

to be always hanging on sb's coat-tails

stare sempre appiccicato a qn

to ride on sb's coat-tails pej

andare a rimorchio

Translations for coat-tails in the Italian»English Dictionary

rimorchio <pl rimorchi> [riˈmɔrkjo, ki] N m

1. rimorchio (azione):

rimorchio

towage

rimorchio

tow

rimorchio

towing

cavo di rimorchio

towline

barra di rimorchio

tow bar

prendere un'auto a rimorchio

to tow a car

andare a rimorchio di qn fig

to ride on sb coat-tails

avere qn a rimorchio fig

to have sb in tow

2. rimorchio (veicolo trainato):

rimorchio

trailer

camion con rimorchio

truck with trailer

camion con rimorchio ribaltabile

tipper lorry Brit

camion con rimorchio ribaltabile

dump truck

I.appiccicato [appittʃiˈkato] VB pp

appiccicato → appiccicare

II.appiccicato [appittʃiˈkato] ADJ

1. appiccicato (attaccato):

ho qualcosa di nero appiccicato alla scarpa

there's some black stuff stuck to my shoe

2. appiccicato (di persona):

stare sempre appiccicato a qn

to be always hanging on sb's coat-tails or onto sb

mi sta sempre appiccicato

he clings to me all the time

stare sempre appiccicati

to live in each other's pockets

See also appiccicare

I.appiccicare [appittʃiˈkare] VB trans

1. appiccicare (attaccare):

appiccicare

to glue

appiccicare carta, legno

to paste

appiccicare un francobollo su una busta, un pacco

to stick a stamp on an envelope, a parcel

2. appiccicare (appioppare) inf:

appiccicare uno schiaffo a qn

to slap sb across the face

3. appiccicare (attribuire):

appiccicare

to give

appiccicare un'etichetta a qn

to label sb

appiccicare un soprannome a qn

to pin a nickname on sb

4. appiccicare (rifilare):

appiccicare

to palm off

II.appiccicare [appittʃiˈkare] VB intr aux avere

1. appiccicare (attaccare):

questa colla non appiccica

this glue doesn't stick

2. appiccicare (essere appiccicoso):

appiccicare

to be sticky

il miele appiccica

honey is sticky

III.appiccicarsi VB refl

1. appiccicarsi (attaccarsi):

appiccicarsi sostanza, pasta:

to stick

appiccicarsi alle scarpe, alle mani

to stick to one's shoes, hands

la T-shirt bagnata le si appiccicava addosso

her wet T-shirt was clinging to her body

2. appiccicarsi fig:

appiccicarsi a qn persona:

to latch on to sb

coat-tails in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coat-tails in the English»Italian Dictionary

coattails N pl

coattails

falde f pl (di un frac, ecc.)

Phrases:

to ride on sb's coattails

fare strada grazie a qu

coat-tails Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to ride on sb's coattails

fare strada grazie a qu