dumb animals in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dumb animals in the English»Italian Dictionary

dumb animals N npl

dumb animals

gli animali mpl

Translations for dumb animals in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.animal [Brit ˈanɪm(ə)l, Am ˈænəməl] N

1. animal (creature, genus):

animal

animale m

domestic, farm animal

animale domestico, da allevamento

animal, vegetable and mineral

animali, vegetali e minerali

2. animal (brutish person):

animal

animale m

animal

bestia f

to behave like animals people:

comportarsi come animali

to bring out the animal in sb

risvegliare la bestia or l'animale che è in qn

3. animal (entity) fig:

man is a political animal

l'uomo è un animale politico

there's no such animal

non esiste niente di simile

the new company is a very different animal

la nuova compagnia è di un genere molto diverso

II.animal [Brit ˈanɪm(ə)l, Am ˈænəməl] ADJ before n

1. animal (of animals):

animal welfare

degli animali

animal feed

per animali

animal behaviour, fat

animale

2. animal (basic):

animal nature, instinct, pleasure, desires

animale, animalesco

animal nature, instinct, pleasure, desires

pej bestiale

animal needs

primario

I.dumb [Brit dʌm, Am dəm] ADJ Although speech impaired is often used in English instead of dumb, the Italian translation is muto for both English expressions.

1. dumb (handicapped):

dumb dated or offens

muto

a dumb person

un muto

2. dumb (temporarily):

dumb

ammutolito (with per)

to be struck dumb

ammutolire

3. dumb (stupid) inf:

dumb person

ottuso, stupido

dumb question, action, idea

sciocco

to act dumb

fare il finto tonto

II.dumb [Brit dʌm, Am dəm] VB trans (make dumb)

dumb

fare ammutolire

III.also dumb up VB intr arch (become dumb)

also dumb up

ammutolire

dumb animals in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dumb animals in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.animal [ˈæ·nɪ·ml] N

1. animal ZOOL:

animal

animale m

animal fat

grasso m animale

2. animal fig (person):

animal

animale m

II.animal [ˈæ·nɪ·ml] ADJ

animal instincts, desires:

animal

animale

dumb [dʌm] ADJ

1. dumb (mute):

dumb

muto, -a

deaf and dumb

sordomuto, -a

to be struck dumb

ammutolire di colpo

2. dumb inf (stupid):

dumb

stupido, -a

to play dumb

fare il finto tonto