floors in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for floors in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] N

1. floor:

floor (of room)

pavimento m

floor (of car)

pianale m

dance floor

pista da ballo

to polish the floor

lucidare il pavimento

to fall, sit, sleep on the floor

cadere, sedersi, dormire sul pavimento or per terra

to take the floor dancer:

scendere in pista

2. floor (of sea, tunnel, valley):

floor

fondo m

the forest floor

il sottobosco

3. floor:

floor (of stock exchange)

recinto m alle grida

floor (of stock exchange)

corbeille f

floor (of stock exchange)

parquet m

floor (of debating Chamber)

= parte riservata ai deputati

floor (of factory)

officina f

floor (of factory)

reparto m

questions from the floor

= domande provenienti dall'uditorio

to have, hold, take the floor

avere, mantenere, prendere la parola

the floor is yours

a lei la parola

to be elected from the floor

essere eletto con votazione palese

4. floor (storey):

floor

piano m

on the first floor Brit

al primo piano

on the first floor Am

al piano terra

the top floor

l'ultimo piano

ground floor, bottom floor Brit

piano terra, pianterreno

we're six floors up (on the sixth storey)

stiamo al sesto piano

we're six floors up (six storeys above this storey)

stiamo sei piani più su

5. floor ECON (of prices, charges):

floor

(livello) minimo m (on su)

II.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] VB trans

1. floor room:

floor

pavimentare

an oak-floored room

una stanza con il pavimento in quercia

2. floor (knock over):

floor attacker

stendere, atterrare

floor boxer

mandare al tappeto

3. floor fig:

floor (silence) person, critic

fare ammutolire, fare rimanere senza parole

floor (stump) question: candidate

sbalordire, mettere in difficoltà

the news floored me

la notizia mi ha lasciato di stucco

4. floor Am MOTOR inf:

floor accelerator

spingere a fondo

to floor it inf

andare a tutto gas, andare a tavoletta

III.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr]

to wipe the floor with sb

dare una bella lezione a qn

to cross the floor

cambiare partito

floor rate [ˈflɔːˌreɪt] N ECON

floor rate

interesse m minimo

floor plan [Brit, Am ˈflɔ(ə)r ˌplæn] N ARCHIT

floor plan

pianta f

floor polisher [ˈflɔːˌpɒlɪʃə(r)] N

floor polisher

lucidatrice f

floor-length [Am ˈflɔrlɛŋ(k)θ, ˈflɔrlɛnθ] ADJ

floor-length

che arriva fino al pavimento, a terra

first floor [Brit, Am ˈˌfərs(t) ˈflɔ(ə)r] N

1. first floor:

first floor Brit

primo piano m

first floor Am

pianterreno m

2. first floor before n room, apartment etc.:

first-floor Brit

al primo piano

first-floor Am

al pianterreno

floor covering [ˈflɔːˌkʌvərɪŋ] N

floor covering

pavimentazione f

shop floor [Brit, Am ˈʃɑp ˌflɔ(ə)r] N

1. shop floor:

problems on the shop floor

problemi con gli operai

conditions on the shop floor

le condizioni degli operai

2. shop floor before n:

shop-floor opinion

l'opinione degli operai

floor-through [ˈflɔːˌθruː] N

floor-through

= appartamento che occupa un intero piano

floor manager [Brit, Am ˈflɔ(ə)r ˌmænədʒər] N

1. floor manager TV:

floor manager

direttore m artistico, di scena

2. floor manager COMM (in a large shop):

floor manager

caporeparto mf

floors in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for floors in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.floor [flɔ:r] N

1. floor (of room):

floor

pavimento m

dance floor

pista f da ballo

to take the floor in debate

prendere la parola

to take the floor (start dancing)

scendere in pista

2. floor (level in building):

floor

piano m

first floor (floor on ground level)

piano terra

sea floor

fondo m del mare

3. floor FIN (lowest limit):

floor

livello m minimo

Phrases:

to wipe the floor with sb (defeat)

annientare qu

to go through the floor prices

crollare

II.floor [flɔ:r] VB trans (knock down)

floor

stendere

the question floored her

la domanda l'ha spiazzata

floor polish N

floor polish

cera f per pavimenti

ground floor N

ground floor

pianterreno m

on the ground floor

a pianterreno

ground floor apartment

appartamento a pianterreno m

Phrases:

to get in on the ground floor

cominciare dal basso

first floor N

first floor

primo piano m

floor lamp N

floor lamp

lampada f a stelo

floor model N

floor model

modello m per dimostrazione

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tile for walls, floors

piastrella f

tile wall, floor

piastrellare

Translations for floors in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pavimento

floor

lucidatrice

floor polisher

strofinaccio

floor cloth

floors Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I could hear him pounding the floor upstairs

potevo sentirlo camminare a passi pesanti al piano di sopra

the floor was littered with clothes

il pavimento era ricoperto di vestiti

to take the floor in debate

prendere la parola

to go through the floor prices

crollare

to get in on the ground floor

cominciare dal basso

to pick oneself up off the floor

risollevarsi

to drip paint/water/blood on the floor

far gocciolare la pittura/l'acqua/il sangue sul pavimento

to lie prone on the floor/table

essere steso a faccia in giù sul pavimento/tavolo

to add a floor to a building

elevare un edificio di un piano

to live on the second floor

abitare al primo piano