four-leaf clover in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for four-leaf clover in the English»Italian Dictionary

four-leaf clover [Am ˈfɔr ˌlif ˈˌkloʊvər], four-leaved clover [ˌfɔːliːvdˈkləʊvə(r)] N

four-leaf clover

quadrifoglio m

Translations for four-leaf clover in the Italian»English Dictionary

quadrifoglio

four-leaf clover

Translations for four-leaf clover in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.leaf <pl leaves> [Brit liːf, Am lif] N

1. leaf (of plant):

leaf

foglia f

dock, oak, lettuce leaf

foglia di romice, quercia, d'insalata

autumn leaves

foglie autunnali

to come into leaf tree:

mettere le foglie or germogliare

2. leaf:

leaf (of paper)

foglio m

leaf (of book)

pagina f

leaf (of book)

foglio m

3. leaf (of gold, silver):

leaf

foglia f

4. leaf (of table):

leaf (sliding, removable)

prolunga f

leaf (hinged)

ribalta f

II.-leafed, -leaved COMP

red-leafed, -leaved

dalle, con le foglie rosse

broad-leafed, -leaved

dalle or con le foglie grandi

III.leaf [Brit liːf, Am lif] VB trans

leaf → leaf through

IV.leaf [Brit liːf, Am lif] VB intr

leaf tree:

leaf

mettere le foglie, fogliare

V.leaf [Brit liːf, Am lif]

to shake like a leaf

tremare come una foglia

to take a leaf out of sb's book

prendere esempio or trarre ispirazione da qn

to turn over a new leaf

voltare pagina

See also leaf through

leaf through VB [liːf -] (leaf through [sth])

leaf through pages, papers, book, magazine

sfogliare

leaf through introduction

scorrere

I.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr] DET

four

quattro

four people, pages

quattro persone, pagine

II.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr] PRON

four

quattro

there are four of them

ce ne sono quattro

III.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr] N

1. four:

four

quattro m

to multiply by four

moltiplicare per quattro

to make up a four

fare il quarto

2. four (rowing team):

four

quattro m

IV.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr]

on all fours

a quattro zampe or a carponi

to the four winds

ai quattro venti

clover [Brit ˈkləʊvə, Am ˈkloʊvər] N

clover

trifoglio m

to be, live in clover or to be, live like a pig in clover

vivere nel lusso or nuotare nell'abbondanza

four-leaf clover in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for four-leaf clover in the English»Italian Dictionary

four-leaf clover N

four-leaf clover

quadrifoglio m

Translations for four-leaf clover in the Italian»English Dictionary

quadrifoglio

four-leaf clover

Translations for four-leaf clover in the English»Italian Dictionary

leaf <leaves> [li:f] N

1. leaf of plant:

leaf

foglia f

2. leaf (foliage):

leaf

fogliame m

to be in [or come into] leaf

mettere le foglie

3. leaf (piece of paper):

leaf

foglio m

leaf of paper

foglio di carta

4. leaf (thin layer):

gold/silver leaf

foglia f d'oro/d'argento

5. leaf of table:

leaf

prolunga f

Phrases:

to take a leaf from sb's book

seguire l'esempio di qu

to shake like a leaf

tremare come una foglia

to turn over a new leaf

voltare pagina

I.four [fɔ:r] ADJ

four

quattro

II.four [fɔ:r] N

1. four:

four

quattro m

2. four (group of four):

four

quattro m

Phrases:

to go on all fours

camminare carponi

clover [ˈkloʊ·vɚ] N

clover

trifoglio m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the scale of luckiness, hers is equivalent to a 40-leaf clover (compared with only a four-leaf clover).

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It has leaves divided into four and has been called lucky leaf and even four-leaf clover, but it is not a true clover.

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Considered a symbol of good luck, the four-leaf clover is a rare find.

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So to this day, it's still a mystery where exactly this four-leaf clover gene is actually located, and how it really works.

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Common names include water clover and four-leaf clover because the long-stalked leaves have four clover-like lobes and are either held above water or submerged.

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A cave in the shape of a four-leaf clover was discovered in its interior.

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It's said that only by finding one accidentally is a four-leaf clover lucky, he said, but the reason for the extra leaf is pure science.

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The book is a veritable four-leaf clover of academia: a witty work of political science written from a defiantly rural populist point of view.

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Almost a century later, it still has a four-leaf clover pressed between its fading pages.

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A four-leaf clover was consistently believed to be a lucky charm.

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