feather bed in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for feather bed in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.feather bed [Brit ˈfɛðəbɛd, Am ˈfɛðərˌbɛd] N

feather bed

letto m di piume

II.feather-bed VB intr

feather-bed <forma in -ing feather bedding, pt, pp feather bedded> COMM:

feather-bed

= offrire situazioni di lavoro agevolate

Translations for feather bed in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] N

feather

piuma f

feather

penna f

feather before n boa, cushion, mattress

di piume

II.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] VB trans

1. feather (in rowing):

feather blade

spalare

2. feather AVIAT:

feather

mettere in bandiera

III.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər]

as light as a feather

leggero come una piuma

birds of a feather (flock together) prov

Dio li fa e poi li accoppia or chi si assomiglia si piglia

in full feather

in gran forma

that'll make the feathers fly

se ne vedranno delle belle

that's a feather in his cap

è il suo fiore all'occhiello

you could have knocked me down with a feather

= ero stupefatto, allibito

BEd [Brit biːˈɛd, Am biˈɛd] N

BEd → bachelor of education

BEd

= (diploma di dottore) in pedagogia (con laurea breve)

I.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] N

1. bed (place to sleep):

bed

letto m

double bed

letto a due piazze or matrimoniale

to get into bed

mettersi a letto

to get out of bed

alzarsi dal letto

to go to bed

andare a letto or a dormire

it's time for bed

è ora di andare a letto or a dormire

to send, put sb to bed

mandare, mettere qn a letto

to be in bed

essere a letto

to take to one's bed

mettersi a letto or allettarsi

a 40 bed ward, hotel

un reparto, un albergo con 40 letti

I need a bed for the night

ho bisogno di un letto per la notte

to give sb a bed for the night

dare un letto a or ospitare qn per la notte

to sleep in separate beds

dormire in letti separati

her bed of pain liter

il suo letto di dolore

the dog makes his bed in the hall

il cane ha la cuccia nell'atrio

2. bed (sex) inf:

to go to bed with

andare a letto con

what's he like in bed?

com'è a letto?

to catch sb in bed with

sorprendere qn a letto con

to get into bed with person

andare a letto con

to get into bed with fig company, group, lobby

entrare in società con

3. bed:

bed (of flowers)

aiuola f

bed (of manure, compost)

letto m (di semina)

bed (of produce)

appezzamento m (di terreno)

bed (of produce)

pezzo m (di terreno)

a rose bed

un'aiuola di rose

4. bed (bottom):

bed (of sea)

fondo m

bed (of sea)

letto m

bed (of river)

letto m

bed (of river)

alveo m

the sea bed

il fondo del mare

5. bed GEOL:

bed

letto m

bed

strato m

6. bed TECH (of machine tool):

bed

banco m

bed

basamento m

bed

bancale m

7. bed JOURN, TYPO:

to put a newspaper to bed

chiudere or mandare in stampa un giornale

8. bed MOTOR:

bed (of car)

telaio m

bed (of truck)

pianale m

9. bed ENGINEER:

bed (of wall)

basamento m

bed (of road)

fondo m stradale

II.bed <forma in -ing bedding, pt, pp bedded> [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] VB trans

1. bed AGR:

bed, also bed out seedlings

trapiantare

bed, also bed out plants

mettere a dimora, piantare

2. bed (sleep with) rare:

bed person

dormire con

III.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd]

to be brought to bed of child

partorire

to get out of bed on the wrong side

alzarsi col piede sinistro

her life is a bed of nails

la sua vita è un letto di spine or di Procuste

life is not a bed of roses

la vita non è un letto di rose or non è tutta rose e fiori

you've made your bed, now you must lie in it prov

hai voluto la bicicletta, e ora pedala

feather bed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for feather bed in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.feather [ˈfe·ðɚ] N

feather

piuma f

Phrases:

to be a feather in sb's cap

esere un fiore all'occhiello di qu

as light as a feather

leggero come una piuma

to ruffle sb's feathers

dare fastidio a qu

II.feather [ˈfe·ðɚ] VB trans

to feather one's own nest

ingrassare le proprie tasche

BEd [bi:·ˈed]

BEd abbreviation of Bachelor of Education

BEd

laureato, -a m, f in Scienze dell'educazione

I.bed [bed] N

1. bed (furniture):

bed

letto m

to get out of bed

alzarsi

to go to bed

andare a letto

to go to bed with sb

andare a letto con qu

to make the bed

(ri)fare il letto

to put sb to bed

mettere qu a letto

always brush your teeth before bed (bedtime)

lavati sempre i denti prima di andare a letto

2. bed (for vegetables, flowers):

bed

aiuola f

bed of clams, oysters

banco m

3. bed (base):

bed

base f

4. bed (bottom):

bed of the ocean

fondo m

bed of a river

letto m

5. bed (layer):

bed

strato m

Phrases:

a bed of nails

un calvario

life is not a bed of roses

la vita non è tutte rose e fiori

to get up on the wrong side of the bed

alzarsi con il piede sbagliato

you have made your bed and now you have to lie in it

bisogna accettare le conseguenze delle proprie azioni

II.bed <-dd-> [bed] VB trans

1. bed form (have sex with):

bed

fare l'amore con

2. bed (embed):

bed plants

piantare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Limited's call for any feather beds wives might be throwing out.

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The master could not sleep on a feather bed and have the servant sleep on straw.

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They tied feather beds and bolts of cloth to their horses, and dragged them.

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During this period, each room in the hotel contained two feather beds, a table and chairs, and a washstand and looking glass.

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Imports began to include a wider group of luxury goods, such as beer, spices, wine, altarpieces, picture, iron, salt, soap and feather beds.

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No one will serve the opponents a feather bed to feast on...

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Sometimes an unfolded feather bed mattress was brought for cushioning the ride in the wagon if there were pregnant women or young children along.

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He left instructions that he was to be buried wearing his dancing shoes and lying on his feather bed, which was to be interred with him.

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Other differences amongst versions can be seen in various amounts of mattresses as well as feather beds.

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Each has a mouth the size of a king-sized feather bed.

www.independent.co.uk