glue ear in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for glue ear in the English»Italian Dictionary

glue ear [Brit] N

glue ear

otite f sierosa

Translations for glue ear in the Italian»English Dictionary

otite -a

glue ear

Translations for glue ear in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.glue [Brit ɡluː, Am ɡlu] N

1. glue:

glue

colla f

to sniff glue

inalare or sniffare colla

2. glue fig:

glue

cemento m

II.glue [Brit ɡluː, Am ɡlu] VB trans

glue

incollare

glue

appiccicare

to glue sth on or down

incollare qc

to glue sth back on

rincollare qc

to glue two things together

incollare due cose insieme

to glue two things back together

rincollare insieme due cose

to glue sth (on) to sth

incollare qc a qc

III.glue [Brit ɡluː, Am ɡlu]

to stick like glue to sb

incollarsi or essere incollato a qn

ear¹ [Brit ɪə, Am ɪr] N

1. ear:

ear ANAT, ZOOL

orecchio m

ear ANAT, ZOOL

orecchia f

inner, middle, outer ear

orecchio interno, medio, esterno

to be deaf in one ear

essere sordo da un orecchio

to be deaf in one ear before n infection, operation (of one ear)

all'orecchio

to be deaf in one ear infection, operation (of both ears)

alle orecchie

2. ear (hearing, perception):

ear

orecchio m

pleasant to the ear

gradevole all'orecchio

to the trained, untrained ear

all'orecchio esercitato, non esercitato

to sound odd to the English ear

suonare strano all'orecchio di un inglese

to play music by ear

suonare a orecchio

to have a good ear for languages

avere orecchio per le lingue

to have an ear for music

avere orecchio per la musica

to have a good ear for accents

(riuscire a) riconoscere bene gli accenti

to have good ears

avere l'udito fine

he is wet behind the ears

ha ancora il latte alla bocca

it has come to my ears that …

mi è giunto all'orecchio che …

about or around one's ears

tutto intorno a sé

my ears are burning

mi fischiano le orecchie

to be all ears inf

essere tutto orecchi

to be on one's ear inf Irish (drunk)

essere sbronzo

to bend sb's ear

importunare qn con troppe chiacchiere

to be out on one's ear inf (from job)

essere licenziato su due piedi or messo alla porta

to be out on one's ear (from home)

essere cacciato or mandato via

to be up to one's ears in debt, work

essere indebitato, pieno di lavoro fin sopra ai capelli or fino al collo

to get a thick ear inf

prendersi uno schiaffone

to give sb a thick ear inf

dare uno schiaffone a qn

to have a word in sb's ear

dire una parola all'orecchio di qn

to close or shut one's ear(s) to sth, sb

tapparsi le orecchie per non sentire qc, qn or non voler sentire qc, qn

to go in one ear and out the other

entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro

to have or keep one's ear to the ground

stare all'erta

to have the ear of sb

avere ascolto presso qn

I'll keep my ears open

terrò le orecchie bene aperte

to lend or give a sympathetic ear to sb

porgere orecchio benigno a qn

to listen with (only) half an ear

ascoltare con un orecchio solo or distrattamente

to play it, sth by ear fig

improvvisare

to set or put sb on his, her ear Am inf

fare arrabbiare qn

I.ear² [Brit ɪə, Am ɪr] N

ear BOT (of wheat)

spiga f

ear (of corn)

pannocchia f

II.ear² [Brit ɪə, Am ɪr] VB intr

ear

spigare, fare la spiga

glue ear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for glue ear in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.glue [glu:] N

glue

colla f

to sniff glue

sniffare colla

II.glue [glu:] VB trans

glue

incollare

to glue sth together

incollare qc

to glue sth on

incollare qc

to be glued to sth fig

stare incollato a qc

to keep one's eyes glued to sth/sb fig

tenere gli occhi incollati a qc/qu

ear¹ [ɪr] N

ear ANAT:

ear

orecchio m

ear, nose and throat specialist

otorinolaringoiatra mf

to have a good ear

avere orecchio

to have an ear for music

avere orecchio per la musica

to smile from ear to ear

sorridere da un orecchio all'altro

Phrases:

to be up to one's ears in debt inf

essere indebitato fino al collo

to have [or keep] an [or one's] ear to the ground inf

stare in campana

to be all ears inf

essere tutto orecchi

to keep one's eyes and ears open inf

tenere gli occhi e le orecchie ben aperti

to fall on deaf ears

rimanere inascoltato

to turn a deaf ear (to sth)

fare orecchie da mercante (riguardo a qc)

he'll be out on his ear inf

si ritroverà per strada

to be wet behind the ears

puzzare ancora di latte

it goes in one ear and out the other inf

entra da un orecchio ed esce dall'altro

to lend sb an ear

prestare ascolto a qn

to play it by ear inf

decidere al momento

ear² [ɪr] N BOT

ear

spiga f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Over weeks and months, middle-ear fluid can become very thick and glue-like (thus the prior name glue ear), which increases the likelihood of its causing conductive hearing impairment.

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Glue ear is a condition in children where fluid collects near the ear drum and interferes with transmission of sound waves to the brain.

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Conductive hearing loss happens when sounds are unable to pass from your outer ear to your inner ear, often because of a blockage such as earwax or glue ear.

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Panorama implied that glue ear is unquestionably caused by smoking.

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There could be other factors explaining the onset of glue ear.

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The operation usually performed in instances of glue ear is called a tympanostomy.

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A number of other treatments have been tested for glue ear including antibiotics and decongestants but this appears to be the most effective so far.

www.dailymail.co.uk

A bilateral conductive hearing loss is apparent in the characteristic audiogram of a child with bilateral glue ear.

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Therefore, even in households with smokers, most cases of glue ear are not caused by smoking.

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Glue ear typically occurs in children who are between one and six years old and is a common occurrence.

www.irishexaminer.com