down at heel in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for down at heel in the English»Italian Dictionary

down at heel [Brit] ADJ

down at heel

scalcagnato, male in arnese

Translations for down at heel in the English»Italian Dictionary

to stare down at sb, sth

fissare qn, qc dall'alto

his mouth turns down at the corners

ha gli angoli della bocca rivolti all'ingiù

Translations for down at heel in the Italian»English Dictionary

scalcagnato scarpe

down-at-heel

male in arnese

down-at-heel

sedersi a mensa

to sit down at table

giù in fondo

right or down at the bottom

piantarsi in casa di qn

to settle down at sb's house

sedersi attorno a un tavolo fig

to sit down at the negotiating table

rallentare in curva

to slow down at a bend

Translations for down at heel in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.heel¹ [Brit hiːl, Am hil] N

1. heel ANAT (of foot):

heel

tallone m

heel

calcagno m

to turn on one's heel

girare i tacchi

a puppy at his heel(s)

un cucciolo alle calcagna

to bring a dog to heel

condurre il cane al piede

“heel boy!”

“al piede!”

to bring [sb] to heel fig rebel

ridurre all'obbedienza

to bring [sb] to heel dissident, child, employee

riportare all'ordine

to come to heel dog:

venire al piede

to come to heel fig person:

essere obbediente, sottostare

2. heel:

heel (of sock)

calcagno m

heel (of sock)

tallone m

heel (of shoe)

tacco m

to click one's heels

battere i tacchi

3. heel (of hand):

heel

= parte del palmo della mano in prossimità del polso

4. heel (of loaf):

heel

cantuccio m

5. heel (of plant cutting):

heel

tallone m

6. heel TECH (of saw, golf club, ski):

heel

tallone m

7. heel (power) fig:

under the heel of the enemy

sotto il tallone or il dominio del nemico

8. heel Brit (person):

heel inf, rare

carogna f

II.heel¹

heel N npl:

heels also high heels

scarpe f con i tacchi (alti)

III.heel¹ [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB trans

1. heel (repair):

heel shoe

rifare il tacco a

2. heel SPORTS:

heel

colpire di tacco

heel (in rugby) ball

tallonare

IV.heel¹ [Brit hiːl, Am hil]

to cool one's heels, kick one's heels

(re)stare ad aspettare, girarsi i pollici

we left him to cool his heels for an hour

l'abbiamo lasciato ad aspettare or a fare anticamera per un'ora

to dig in one's heels, to dig one's heel in (mulishly)

puntare i piedi or impuntarsi

I'm prepared to dig my heels in on or over this

non sono disposto a fare concessioni su questo

to fall or go head over heels (tumble)

fare un capitombolo

to fall, be head over heels in love with sb

innamorarsi perdutamente or essere innamorato cotto di qn

to be hard or close on sb's heels

essere alle calcagna di qn

to be hot on sb's heels

tallonare qn

to come or follow hard on the heels of sb

stare alle calcagna di qn

to kick up one's heels

sfogarsi or togliersi la voglia

to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels hum

darsela a gambe

I.heel² [Brit hiːl, Am hil] N

heel (of ship)

ingavonamento m

heel (of object)

inclinazione f

II.heel² [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB trans

heel ship

ingavonare

heel object

inclinare

III.heel² [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB intr

heel ship:

ingavonarsi

heel object:

inclinarsi

I.at full pelt N

at full pelt

a tutta velocità, a rotta di collo

II.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB trans

pelt

colpire ripetutamente, bersagliare

to pelt sb with sth stones

colpire qn con una raffica di

III.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB intr

1. pelt (fall):

pelt, also pelt down rain:

picchiare, scrosciare

it's pelting with rain

piove a dirotto or a catinelle

the pelting rain

la pioggia battente

2. pelt (run) inf:

pelt person:

correre a gambe levate, correre a rotta di collo

to pelt down, across the road

precipitarsi in strada, dall'altra parte della strada

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

1. at (place, distance etc.):

at

a

at school, the airport

a scuola, all'aeroporto

at the end of the corridor

alla fine del corridoio

2. at (at the house etc. of):

at

da

at David's place, the baker's

da David, dal panettiere

3. at (direction):

at

a, verso, contro

throw a stone at sth

tirare una pietra contro qc

4. at (point in time, age):

at

a

at two o'clock

alle due

at (the age of) 14

all'età di 14 anni, a 14 anni

at (the age of) 14 (moment, period of time)

a, di

at dawn

all'alba

at night

di notte

at Christmas

a Natale

5. at (activity):

at

a

at

in

at work

al lavoro

at war

in guerra

6. at (skill, ability):

at

a

at

in

to be good at sth, at doing

essere bravo in qc, a fare

7. at (measure, rate, speed etc.):

at

a

at 50 mph

a 50 miglia all'ora

at a low price

a basso prezzo

8. at (followed by superlative):

the garden is at its prettiest in June

giugno è il mese in cui il giardino è più bello

I'm at my best in the morning

di mattina sono al massimo delle mie possibilità

he was at his most irritating

era più irritante che mai

she was at her best at 50 (of musician, artist etc.)

è arrivata all'apice della carriera a 50 anni

9. at (cause):

at

di

laugh at sb

ridere di qn

show one's anger at being deceived

mostrare la propria rabbia per essere stato ingannato

10. at (harassing) inf:

he's been (on) at me to buy a new car

continua a tormentarmi perché io compri una nuova auto

I don't know where he's at inf

non so che cosa sta combinando

while we're at it inf

già che ci siamo

I've been (hard) at it all day

ci ho lavorato tutto il giorno

they're at it again inf

ecco che ricominciano!

AT N

AT → alternative technology

AT

tecnologia alternativa

See also alternative technology

alternative technology [ɔːlˌtɜːnətɪv tekˈnɒlədʒɪ] N

alternative technology

tecnologia f alternativa

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

down at heel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for down at heel in the English»Italian Dictionary

to be down at the heels

essere male in arnese

Translations for down at heel in the Italian»English Dictionary

sedere a tavola

to sit (down) at the table

sedersi a tavola

to sit (down) at the table

Translations for down at heel in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.heel [hi:l] N

1. heel (of foot):

heel

tallone m

to be at sb's heels

stare alle calcagna di qu

2. heel (of shoe):

heel

tacco m

3. heel (of the hand):

heel

base f della mano

4. heel (of loaf of bread):

heel

cantuccio m

5. heel inf (unfair person):

heel

carogna f

Phrases:

to be down at the heels

essere male in arnese

to follow close on the heels of sth

seguire immediatamente qc

to be hard on sb's heels

stare alle calcagna a qu

under the heel of sb/sth

sotto a qu/qc

to bring sb to heel

ridurre all'obbedienza qu

to come to heel

finire per obbedire

to dig one's heels in

puntare i piedi

to take to one's heels inf

alzare i tacchi

to turn on one's heel

girare sui tacchi

II.heel [hi:l] INTERJ (to dogs)

heel

vieni

III.heel [hi:l] VB intr

heel dog:

this dog won't heel

il cane non viene quando si chiama

at¹ [ət, æt] PREP

1. at (place):

at

a

at the dentist's

dal dentista

at home/school

a casa/scuola

at the table

a tavola

at the office

in ufficio

at the window

alla finestra

2. at (time):

at Christmas

a Natale

at night

di notte

at once

subito

all at once

all'improvviso

at present

in questo momento

at the time

in quel momento

at the same time

nello stesso momento

at three o'clock

alle tre

while I am at it

già che ci sono

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

ridere di qn

to look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qn

to aim at sth/sb

mirare a qc/qn

to point at sb

indicare qn

to rush at sb/sth

avventarsi su qn/qc

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

su richiesta di qn

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

essere sbalordito/irritato da qc

to be mad at sb

essere arrabbiato con qn

to be unhappy at sth

essere scontento di qc

5. at (in amount of):

at all

per niente

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

at 120 mph

a 120 miglia orarie

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

nel migliore/peggiore dei casi

at first

all'inizio

at least

almeno

at war/peace

in guerra/pace

at 20

a vent'anni

I feel at ease

mi sento a mio agio

to be at a loss

essere un po' perso

a child at play

un bimbo che gioca

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

andare bene/male in francese

to be at an advantage

essere in vantaggio

8. at (repeatedly do):

to pull at sb's hair

tirare i capelli a qn

to tug at the rope

tirare la fune

to wear at sb's nerves

dare sui nervi a qn

Phrases:

at all

assolutamente

did you know the film at all?

conoscevi il film?

not at all!

per niente!

not at all!

niente affatto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

(di) niente

nobody at all

assolutamente nessuno

at² [æt] (in email address)

at

chiocciola f

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada