cock-and-bull story in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cock-and-bull story in the English»Italian Dictionary

cock and bull story [Brit, Am ˌkɑk ən ˈbəl ˌstɔri] N

cock and bull story

storia f inverosimile

cock and bull story

panzana f

cock and bull story

fandonia f

they told some cock and bull story about being burgled

hanno raccontato una storia inverosimile secondo la quale sarebbero stati svaligiati

Translations for cock-and-bull story in the English»Italian Dictionary

he fell for the story hook, line and sinker

si è bevuto la mia storia interamente

Translations for cock-and-bull story in the Italian»English Dictionary

panzana

cock-and-bull story

storia inverosimile

cock-and-bull story

dovresti saldare meglio la prima e la seconda parte del racconto

you should create a better link between the first part of the story and the second

Translations for cock-and-bull story in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cock¹ [Brit kɒk, Am kɑk] N

1. cock (rooster):

cock

gallo m

2. cock (male bird):

cock

maschio m (d'uccello)

cock before n pheasant, sparrow

maschio

cock bird

uccello maschio

3. cock (penis):

cock vulg sl

uccello m

cock vulg sl

cazzo m

4. cock Brit (nonsense):

cock inf

cavolate fpl

cock inf

cazzate fpl

that's a load of old cock

sono tutte cavolate

5. cock Brit (term of address) inf:

well, old cock?

allora, vecchio mio?

6. cock (weather vane):

cock

banderuola f

7. cock (of gun):

cock

cane m

at full, half cock pistol, gun

col cane sollevato in posizione di sparo, sollevato a metà

II.cock¹ [Brit kɒk, Am kɑk] VB trans

1. cock (raise):

to cock an eyebrow

sollevare le sopracciglia

the dog cocked its leg

il cane ha alzato la zampa

to cock an ear or to keep an ear cocked

tendere l'orecchio

he cocked an eye at the clock

diede un'occhiata all'orologio

2. cock (tilt):

cock head

reclinare

to cock one's hat

mettersi il cappello sulle ventitré

3. cock MIL:

cock gun

alzare il cane di, armare

III.cock¹ [Brit kɒk, Am kɑk]

to be cock of the walk pej

essere il gallo della Checca

to go off at half cock inf (be hasty)

= cominciare qc prima che i preparativi siano terminati, cosicché il risultato o l'effetto non è soddisfacente

to go off at half cock (be disappointing)

andare a vuoto or fare un buco nell'acqua

to live like fighting cocks

vivere da pascià, avere ogni ben di Dio

cock² [Brit kɒk, Am kɑk] N (of hay, straw)

cock dated

covone m

I.bull¹ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] N

1. bull ZOOL:

bull

toro m

2. bull (male of large animals):

bull

maschio m

bull before n elephant, whale

maschio

3. bull (large man):

bull

omone m

4. bull ASTROL:

the Bull

il Toro

to be (a) Bull

essere del Toro

5. bull ECON:

bull

rialzista mf

bull market

al rialzo

6. bull Brit:

bull

centro m

bull

barilotto m

II.bull¹ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] VB trans inf

bull person:

bull

prendere per il culo

III.bull¹ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] VB intr

1. bull ECON:

bull speculator:

speculare, giocare al rialzo

bull shares, stock:

essere in rialzo

2. bull inf:

bull

dire, sparare cazzate, stronzate, balle

IV.bull¹ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl]

to shoot the bull Am inf

dire cavolate

to go at sb, sth like a bull at a gate

gettarsi a testa bassa contro qn, qc

like a bull in a china shop

come un elefante in un negozio di porcellane

bull² [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] N REL

bull

bolla f

bull³ [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] N inf

bull → bullshit

See also bullshit

I.bullshit [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] N inf

bullshit

cazzate fpl

bullshit

stronzate fpl

bullshit

balle fpl

to talk bullshit

dire cazzate, stronzate

II.bullshit [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] INTERJ

bullshit!

(sono tutte) cazzate, balle!

III.bullshit <forma in -ing bullshitting, pt, pp bullshitted> [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] VB trans inf

bullshit person:

bullshit

prendere per il culo

to bullshit one's way out of a tricky situation

tirarsi fuori da una situazione pericolosa bluffando

IV.bullshit <forma in -ing bullshitting, pt, pp bullshitted> [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] VB intr

bullshit

dire, sparare cazzate, stronzate, balle

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e : to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes. For more examples and other uses, see this entry.

1. and (joining words or clauses):

and

e

cups and plates

tazze e piatti

summer and winter

estate e inverno

there'll be singing and dancing

si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out

raccolse le sue carte e uscì

I think about you day and night

ti penso giorno e notte

2. and (in numbers):

two hundred and sixty-two

duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters

tre e tre quarti

five and twenty arch liter

venticinque

3. and (with repetition):

more and more interesting

sempre più interessante

faster and faster

sempre più veloce

it got worse and worse

andò di male in peggio or sempre peggio

I waited and waited

aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on

continuare a parlare

for days and days

per giorni e giorni

we laughed and laughed!

ridemmo a crepapelle!

there are friends and friends

ci sono amici e amici

4. and (for emphasis):

it's lovely and warm

fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early

vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you

e non disse nemmeno grazie

5. and (in phrases):

and all that

e tutto il resto

and that Brit inf

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! inf

eccome!

and?

e poi?

6. and (with negative):

I haven't got pen and paper

non ho né carta né penna

he doesn't like singing and dancing

non gli piace cantare né ballare

story¹ [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N

1. story (account):

story

storia f (of di)

to tell a story

raccontare una storia

the story of Elvis Presley

la storia di Elvis Presley

it's a true story

è una storia vera

based on a true story

basato su una storia vera

to stick to, change one's story

attenersi alla, cambiare la propria versione dei fatti

what is the real story?

qual è la verità?

they all have similar stories or they all tell the same story

hanno storie simili

2. story (tale):

story

storia f (about, of di)

story LIT

racconto m

story LIT

favola f (of di)

to tell an entertaining story

raccontare una storia divertente

a detective, ghost story

un racconto poliziesco, una storia di fantasmi

tell us a story about when you lived in London during the war

raccontaci di quando vivevi a Londra durante la guerra

read us a (bedtime) story!

leggici una favola!

3. story JOURN:

story

articolo m

story

servizio m (on, about su)

exclusive story

servizio in esclusiva

to carry or run a story

pubblicare una storia, un articolo

to kill a story

non (fare) pubblicare un articolo

a front-page story

un articolo di prima pagina

the inside story

la storia segreta, i retroscena

4. story (lie):

story

storia f

story

bugia f

story

frottola f

to make up a story

inventare una storia (about su)

she made up some story about her train being late

ha tirato fuori la storia che il treno era in ritardo

5. story (rumour):

story

diceria f

story

voce f (about su)

all sorts of stories are going round the office

ogni sorta di pettegolezzo gira in ufficio

6. story:

story, also story line (of novel, play)

trama f

story, also story line (of novel, play)

intreccio m

story, also story line (of film)

trama f

the story was taken from a Russian novel

la storia è tratta da un romanzo russo

there was no story!

la trama era inesistente!

7. story (unfolding of plot):

story

storia f

story

azione f

the story is set in Normandy

la storia è ambientata in Normandia

but that's another story

ma questa è un'altra storia or un altro paio di maniche

to cut a long story short

per farla breve

that's not the whole story or that's only half the story

e non è tutto

that's the story of my life!

capitano tutte a me!

it's always the same story or it's the same old story

è sempre la stessa storia

a likely story!

ma va là, bella scusa!

the story goes, has it that …

corre voce che … or si dice che …

or so the story goes

o è almeno ciò che si dice

what's the story? inf

che succede?

there are two sides to every story

= ci sono sempre due versioni dei fatti

story² [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N Am

story → storey

See also storey

I.storey, story [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N <pl. storeys Brit stories Am>

storey

piano m

on the top storey

all'ultimo piano

on the third storey Brit

al terzo piano

on the third storey Am

al quarto piano

single-storey building

edificio di un piano

II.-storeyedBritstoriedAm COMP

a three-storeyed building Brit, a three storied building Am

un edificio di tre piani

III.storey, story [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri]

to be a bit weak in the top storey inf

essere scemo or deficiente

cock-and-bull story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cock-and-bull story in the English»Italian Dictionary

cock-and-bull story <-ies> N

cock-and-bull story

panzana f

Translations for cock-and-bull story in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cock [kɑ:k] N

1. cock (male chicken):

cock

gallo m

2. cock vulg (penis):

cock

uccello m

II.cock [kɑ:k] VB trans

1. cock (turn):

cock

piegare

2. cock (ready gun):

cock

armare

III.cock [kɑ:k] ADJ (in ornitology)

cock

maschio

bull [bʊl] N

1. bull (male bovine):

bull

toro m

2. bull (male animal):

bull

macho m

bull elephant

elefante m maschio

bull whale

ballena f maschio

3. bull:

to take the bull by the horns

prendere il toro per le corna

to be like a red rag to a bull to sb

essere per qu come drappo rosso per i tori

4. bull inf (nonsense):

bull

stronzate f pl

5. bull FIN:

bull

toro m

bull market

mercato m rialzista

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

1. and:

and (also)

e

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)

ed

black and white

bianco e nero

food and drink

cibo e bevande

parents and children

genitori e figli

2. and MATH:

2 and 3 is 5

2 più 3 fa 5

four hundred and twelve

quattrocentododici

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved

quando se n'è andato tutti han tirato un respiro di sollievo

4. and (increase):

more and more

sempre più

better and better

sempre meglio

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried

ho provato e riprovato

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried

continuava a piangere

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]

e così via

story¹ <-ies> [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

1. story:

story (account)

storia f

story (fictional)

racconto m

to tell a story

raccontare una storia

to tell stories (lie)

raccontare delle storie

so the story goes

così si dice

2. story (news report):

story

articolo m

Phrases:

that's another story

questa è(tutta) un'altra storia

it's the same old story

è sempre la stessa storia

a tall story

una storia inverosimile

story² [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

story

piano m