fall guy in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fall guy in the English»Italian Dictionary

fall guy [Brit, Am ˈfɔl ˌɡaɪ] N inf

fall guy (scapegoat)

capro m espiatorio

fall guy (dupe)

pollo m

fall guy (dupe)

sempliciotto m / sempliciotta f

Translations for fall guy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.guy¹ [Brit ɡʌɪ, Am ɡaɪ] N inf

1. guy (man):

guy

individuo m

guy

tipo m

a good, bad guy (in films etc.)

un buono, un cattivo

her guy (boyfriend)

il suo ragazzo

you guys

voi

hey, you guys! (to men, mixed group)

hey, ragazzi!

hey, you guys! (to women)

hey, ragazze!

2. guy Brit:

guy

fantoccio di Guy Fawkes che si brucia il 5 novembre

II.guy¹ [Brit ɡʌɪ, Am ɡaɪ] VB trans

guy

prendere in giro, mettere in ridicolo

I.guy² [Brit ɡʌɪ, Am ɡaɪ] N

guy → guyrope

II.guy² [Brit ɡʌɪ, Am ɡaɪ] VB trans

guy radio mast etc.:

guy

assicurare con un cavo, controventare

See also guyrope

guyrope [Brit ˈɡʌɪrəʊp, Am ˈɡaɪ roʊp] N (on tent)

guyrope

tirante m

Guy [Brit ɡʌɪ, Am ɡaɪ]

Guy

Guido

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

1. fall:

fall (of person, horse, rocks)

caduta f (from da)

fall (of snow, hail)

caduta f

fall (of earth, soot)

caduta f

fall (of axe, hammer)

colpo m

a fall of 20 metres or a 20-metre fall

una caduta di 20 metri

a heavy fall of rain

un forte rovescio di pioggia

to have a fall

cadere, fare una caduta

curtain fall THEAT

il calar del sipario

2. fall:

fall (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity)

diminuzione f

fall (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity)

calo m (in di)

fall (more drastic)

crollo m (in di)

the pound has suffered a sharp fall, a slight fall

la sterlina ha subito un forte, un leggero ribasso

a fall in value

un deprezzamento

to have a fall of 10% to 125

arrivare a 125 con un ribasso del 10%

3. fall:

fall (of leader, fortress, town)

caduta f

fall (of regime, empire, monarchy)

crollo m

fall (of regime, empire, monarchy)

caduta f

fall (of seat)

perdita f

the government's fall from power

la caduta del governo

4. fall:

fall from grace or favour

caduta in disgrazia, perdita del favore

the Fall REL

la caduta (di Adamo)

5. fall Am (autumn):

fall

autunno m

in the fall of 1992

nell'autunno del 1992

6. fall (in pitch, intonation):

fall

abbassamento m

7. fall:

fall (in wrestling)

schienata f

fall (in judo)

caduta f

II.falls N

falls npl:

falls

cascata f

III.fall <pt fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

fall

cadere

fall rocks, materials:

franare

to fall 10 metres

cadere per 10 metri

five centimetres of snow fell

sono caduti cinque centimetri di neve

to fall from or out of boat, nest, bag, hands

cadere da

to fall off or from chair, table, roof, bike, wall

cadere da

the skirt falls well

la gonna cade bene

to fall on person, town

cadere su

it fell on my head

mi è caduto sulla testa

to fall on the floor

cadere per terra

to fall on one's back

cadere sulla schiena

to fall in or into bath, river, sink

cadere in

to fall down hole, shaft

cadere in

to fall down stairs

cadere giù da

to fall under table

cadere sotto

to fall under bus, train

cadere, andare sotto

to fall through ceiling, hole

cadere attraverso

to fall through the air

cadere nel vuoto

to fall to earth

cadere sulla terra

to fall to the floor or to the ground

cadere per terra

falling rain

la pioggia che cade

he was hurt by falling masonry

è stato ferito dal crollo di un pezzo di muro

2. fall:

fall (drop) volume, quality, standard:

diminuire

fall speed, level, temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance:

scendere, diminuire

fall morale:

scendere

fall morale: (more dramatically)

crollare

to fall (by) amount, percentage

diminuire, scendere di

to fall to amount, place

scendere a

to fall from

scendere da

to fall below zero, below 5%

scendere sotto lo zero, sotto il 5%

to fall in the charts

perdere posizioni in classifica

3. fall (yield position):

fall

cadere

to fall from power

perdere il potere

to fall to enemy, allies

cadere nelle mani di

the seat fell to Labour

il seggio è caduto in mano ai laburisti

4. fall (die):

fall euph

cadere

to fall on the battlefield

cadere sul campo di battaglia

5. fall (descend) fig:

fall darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze:

cadere (on su)

fall blame:

ricadere (on su)

fall shadow:

cadere (over su)

suspicion fell on her husband

i sospetti sono caduti su suo marito

6. fall (occur):

fall stress:

cadere (on su)

Christmas falls on a Monday

Natale cade di lunedì

to fall into, outside a category

rientrare, non rientrare in una categoria

to fall under the heading of…

trovarsi alla voce…

7. fall (be incumbent on):

it falls to sb to do

tocca a qn fare

8. fall (throw oneself):

to fall into bed, into a chair

lasciarsi cadere nel, crollare sul letto, su una sedia

to fall to or on one's knees

cadere in ginocchio

to fall at sb's feet

gettarsi, cadere ai piedi di qn

to fall into sb's, each other's arms

cadere nelle braccia di qn, l'uno dell'altro

to fall on each other

abbracciarsi or cadere nelle braccia l'uno dell'altro

to fall on sb's neck

gettarsi al collo di qn

9. fall ground:

fall

digradare

10. fall (become):

to fall ill

ammalarsi or cadere malato

to fall asleep

addormentarsi

to fall silent room:

farsi silenzioso

to fall silent person:

tacere

to fall in love with

innamorarsi di

11. fall REL:

fall

cadere (nel peccato)

12. fall Brit (get pregnant):

fall inf

rimanere incinta

IV.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl]

did he fall or was he pushed? hum

= l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

the bigger you are or the higher you climb, the harder you fall

più sali in alto (nella scala sociale), più ti fai male quando cadi

to stand or fall on sth

= farsi giudicare in base a qc, dipendere da qc

fall guy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall guy in the English»Italian Dictionary

fall guy N inf

fall guy

capro m espiatorio

Translations for fall guy in the English»Italian Dictionary

guy [gaɪ] N inf

1. guy (man):

guy

tipo m

hi guys

ciao ragazzi

2. guy (for tent: guy rope):

guy

tirante m

I.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] VB intr

1. fall (drop down):

fall rain, snow

scendere

fall tree

cadere

fall THEAT curtain

calare

to fall flat joke

non far ridere

to fall flat plan

fallire

to fall flat suggestion

cadere nel vuoto

to fall down the stairs

cadere dalle scale

to fall (down) dead

cadere morto

to fall flat on one's face

cadere faccia a terra

2. fall:

to fall to one's knees

cadere in ginocchio

3. fall (land):

fall bomb, missile

cadere

4. fall (decrease):

fall prices, demand

scendere

to fall sharply

calare bruscamente

5. fall temperature:

fall

scendere

6. fall accent, stress:

fall

cadere

7. fall in rank, on charts:

fall

scendere

8. fall (be defeated):

fall

cadere

to fall under sb's power

cadere sotto il dominio di qu

the prize fell to him

il premio toccò a lui

9. fall liter (die in battle):

fall

cadere

10. fall REL:

fall

peccare

11. fall (occur):

to fall on a Monday

cadere di lunedì

12. fall darkness, silence:

fall

calare

night was falling

stava calando la notte

13. fall (belong):

to fall into a category

rientrare in una categoria

14. fall (hang down):

fall hair, cloth

ricadere

15. fall (go down):

fall cliff, ground, road

scendere

16. fall + adj (become):

to fall asleep

addormentarsi

to fall due

scadere

to fall afoul of the law

avere problemi con la legge

to fall ill

ammalarsi

17. fall (enter a particular state):

to fall madly in love (with sb/sth)

innamorarsi perdutamente (di qu/qc)

to fall out of favor

cadere in disgrazia

to fall under the influence of sb/sth

cadere sotto l'influenza di qu/qc

to fall to pieces fig person

crollare

to fall to pieces plan, relationship

andare in pezzi

II.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] N

1. fall (drop from a height):

fall

caduta f

2. fall (decrease):

fall

calo m

fall in temperature

calo della temperatura

3. fall (defeat):

fall

caduta f

4. fall (autumn):

fall

autunno m

5. fall pl (waterfall):

fall

cascata f

Niagara Falls

le cascate pl del Niagara

6. fall REL:

the Fall

il peccato m originale

III.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] ADJ

fall

autunnale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To their credit, they wanted a fast black driver, not just a fall guy to look foolish.

en.wikipedia.org

The phrase fall guy here refers, apparently, to a sucker who makes bets at bad odds.

en.wikipedia.org

The initial reaction from the government was to just make the driver a fall guy.

www.firstpost.com

I'm happy to be the fall guy for the shenanigans.

www.gizmodo.com.au

However, four slightly different usages for fall guy survive and their origins are probably different.

en.wikipedia.org

Yet now he finds himself the fall guy, negating the very argument that divisions and tensions have been buried for good.

www.insideworldfootball.com

Her co-star, looking bloated and inert, appears to have settled into the role of the fall guy rather than even attempt to be an active participant.

en.wikipedia.org

We're naturally -- and perhaps wisely -- suspicious of things that are new, which means technology often becomes the fall guy.

motherboard.vice.com