edging in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for edging in the English»Italian Dictionary

edging [Brit ˈɛdʒɪŋ, Am ˈɛdʒɪŋ] N

1. edging (border):

edging

bordo m

2. edging (making a border):

edging (in garden)

(il) rifilare i bordi (del prato)

edging (on fabric)

orlatura f

edging shears [ˈedʒɪŋˌʃɪəz] N npl

edging shears

cesoie f (da siepe)

I.edge [Brit ɛdʒ, Am ɛdʒ] N

1. edge (outer limit):

edge (of table, field)

bordo m

edge (of coin)

contorno m

edge (of road)

ciglio m

edge (of lake)

sponda f

edge (of wood, clearing)

margine m

edge (of wood, clearing)

limitare m

at the water's edge

sulla riva

on the edge of the city

ai limiti or all'estrema periferia della città

the film had us on the edge of our seats

il film ci ha tenuto col fiato sospeso

2. edge (sharp side):

edge

taglio m

edge

filo m

a blade with a sharp edge

una lama ben affilata

to put an edge on blade

affilare

3. edge (side):

edge (of book, plank)

taglio m

4. edge (sharpness):

to give an edge to appetite

stimolare

to take the edge off pleasure

rovinare, guastare

to take the edge off anger, appetite

placare, calmare

to take the edge off pain

ottundere, lenire

there was an edge to his voice

aveva la voce un po' alterata

to lose one's edge writing, style:

perdere la propria incisività or il proprio mordente

to lose one's edge person:

perdere il proprio smalto

5. edge (advantage):

to have the edge over or on competitor, rival

essere in vantaggio rispetto a

to give sb the edge over

concedere a qn un vantaggio su

to have a slight edge

avere un leggero vantaggio (over su)

6. edge (on edge):

to be on edge person:

essere nervoso

my nerves are on edge

ho i nervi tesi

that sound sets my teeth on edge

quel suono mi urta

7. edge (extremity) fig:

to live on the edge

vivere pericolosamente

the news pushed him over the edge

la notizia lo ha sconvolto

II.edge [Brit ɛdʒ, Am ɛdʒ] VB trans

1. edge (move slowly):

to edge sth towards

spostare lentamente qc verso

he edged the car closer to the kerb

accostò l'auto al bordo del marciapiede

to edge one' s way along cliff, parapet

procedere costeggiando

2. edge (trim):

edge collar, handkerchief

bordare, orlare

3. edge AGR:

edge lawn

fiancheggiare

III.edge [Brit ɛdʒ, Am ɛdʒ] VB intr (advance)

to edge forward

procedere lentamente

to edge up to

salire a poco a poco a

to edge out of a parking space

uscire lentamente da un parcheggio

to edge closer to victory, independence

avvicinarsi a

to edge towards door, victory

procedere lentamente verso

leading edge [Brit, Am ˌlidɪŋ ˈɛdʒ] N

1. leading edge AVIAT:

leading edge

bordo m d'attacco, d'entrata

2. leading edge fig:

at the leading edge of technology

all'avanguardia di

3. leading edge before n organization, technology:

leading-edge

all'avanguardia, di punta

edge up VB [ɛdʒ -] (edge up)

1. edge up prices, figure:

edge up

aumentare lentamente

Phrases:

to edge up to sb

avvicinarsi a poco a poco a qn

edge course [ˈedʒkɔːs] N CONSTR

edge course

accoltellato m

edge out VB [ɛdʒ -] (of space, of side street)

edge out car, driver:

uscire piano piano, lentamente (of da)

I edged out of the room, door

scivolai fuori dalla stanza, porta

to edge sb out of job

scalzare qn da

we've edged our competitors out of the market

abbiamo estromesso dal mercato i nostri concorrenti

fore-edge [Brit ˈfɔːrɛdʒ, Am ˈfɔrˌɛdʒ] N (of pages)

fore-edge

margine m esterno

Translations for edging in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bordino

edging

listatura

edging

edging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for edging in the English»Italian Dictionary

edging [ˈe·dʒɪŋ] N

edging

bordo m

I.edge [edʒ] N sing

1. edge (limit):

edge

bordo m

edge of a lake, pond

sponda f

edge of a mountain

cresta f

edge of a page

margine m

to bring sth to the edge of disaster

portare qc sull'orlo del disastro

to take the edge off one's appetite/hunger

placare l'appetitito/la fame

to take the edge off an argument

sottrarre forza a un argomento

2. edge (cutting part):

edge

filo m

to put an edge on sth

affilare qc

3. edge (anger):

to be on edge

avere i nervi a fior di pelle

there's a definite edge in her voice

ha un tono decisamente irritato

4. edge SPORTS:

to have the edge over sb

essere avvantaggiato rispetto a qn

Phrases:

to be (balanced) on a razor's edge

stare sul filo del rasoio

to set sb's teeth on edge

dare sui nervi a qn

to live on the edge

vivere pericolosamente

II.edge [edʒ] VB trans

1. edge (border):

edge

delimitare

2. edge (in sewing):

edge

orlare

3. edge (move slowly):

to edge one's way through sth

farsi strada tra qc

she’s edging her party towards extremism

a poco a poco sta spingendo il suo partito verso l'estremismo

4. edge (skis):

edge

mettere di taglio

III.edge [edʒ] VB intr

to edge closer to sth

accostarsi a qc

to edge away from danger

allontanarsi dal pericolo

to edge forward

avanzare progressivamente

leading-edge ADJ

leading-edge

di punta

leading-edge technology

tecnologia f d'avanguardia

cutting-edge ADJ

cutting-edge

d'avanguardia

knife-edge N

knife-edge

filo m del coltello

to be (balanced) on a knife-edge fig

essere appeso a un filo

Translations for edging in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ciglio

edge

labbro

edge

tagliente

edge

listare

to edge

sponda

edge

edging Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be (balanced) on a knife-edge fig

essere appeso a un filo

to bring sth to the edge of disaster

portare qc sull'orlo del disastro

to take the edge off one's appetite/hunger

placare l'appetitito/la fame

to take the edge off an argument

sottrarre forza a un argomento

there's a definite edge in her voice

ha un tono decisamente irritato

to have the edge over sb

essere avvantaggiato rispetto a qn

to be (balanced) on a razor's edge

stare sul filo del rasoio

she’s edging her party towards extremism

a poco a poco sta spingendo il suo partito verso l'estremismo

to be on the cutting edge

essere all'avanguardia fig

to be on a razor's edge

camminare sul filo del rasoio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Around her neck she is wearing a starched linen figure-eight collar, and over her hair she is wearing a diadem cap with lace edging.

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Railings were affixed to the access ladder, and safety chains edging the deck were replaced.

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In most of this species range, their wings are blackish-brown with rufescent edging to the remiges, and white or buff wing-bars (often appears rather spotty).

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Fore and hind wings: termen narrowly edged with fuscous black on which the jet-black anticiliary line on each wing is obscurely visible, the edging of fuscous black slightly widened anteriorly.

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Armrests and seat frame were strengthened by gilt wood edging too and continued from the armrests up to the back of the chair.

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One of the primary early uses of pinking shears was the formation of decorative edging for patchwork quilting squares.

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Edging is one of the fundamental skills of kitesurfing and is one of the ways kitesurfing is different from windsurfing or wakeboarding.

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This edging of ice revealed is peculiarly green by contrast with the snow methinks.

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They offered much greater edging control, and were quickly copied by many other companies.

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A diagonal red stripe with silver edging was placed on the outer half of the jacket sleeves.

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