grass roots in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grass roots in the English»Italian Dictionary

grass roots [Brit ɡrɑːsˈruːts, Am ˈɡræsˌruts] N npl

1. grass roots:

the grass roots

la base popolare

2. grass roots before n:

grass-roots candidate

scelto dal popolo

grass-roots movement

popolare, di base

grass-roots opinion, support

della base

at grass-roots level

a un livello di base

Translations for grass roots in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.root¹ [Brit ruːt, Am rut] N

1. root BOT:

root fig

radice f

to take root plant:

attecchire

to take root plant:

radicare

to take root plant:

mettere (le) radici

to take root idea, value, system, feeling:

attecchire

to take root idea, value, system, feeling:

radicarsi

to take root idea, value, system, feeling:

mettere (le) radici

to take root idea, value, system, feeling:

prendere piede

to take root company, industry:

installarsi

to take root company, industry:

aprire

to pull sth up by the roots

sradicare, svellere qc

to pull sb's hair out by the roots

strappare i capelli a qn

to destroy, reject sth root and branch

distruggere completamente qc or rifiutare radicalmente qc

root and branch review, opposition

esame completo, opposizione radicale

root and branch review, opposition before n growth

delle radici

root and branch review, opposition system

radicale

2. root (origin):

root (of problem, matter)

radice f

root (of unhappiness, evil)

radice f

root (of unhappiness, evil)

causa f

root (of unhappiness, evil)

origine f

root (of unhappiness, evil)

fonte f

to get to the root of the problem

andare alla radice del problema or affrontare un problema alla radice

to be at the root of sth

essere all'origine di qc

to be at the root of sth before n cause

principale, profondo

to be at the root of sth problem

di fondo

3. root LING:

root

radice f

4. root MATH:

root

radice f

the fourth root of sth

la radice quarta di qc

II.roots N npl

1. roots (of dyed hair):

roots

radici f

roots

ricrescita f

2. roots fig:

roots

radici f

to try to get back to one's roots

andare alla riscoperta delle proprie origini

she has no roots

non ha radici

to pull up one's roots

sradicarsi

to put down new roots

mettere radici or radicarsi in un nuovo posto

III.root¹ [Brit ruːt, Am rut] VB trans

1. root fig:

to be rooted in sth music, film:

affondare le radici in qc

to be rooted in sth person:

essere radicato a qc

2. root BOT:

root plant

fare attecchire

IV.root¹ [Brit ruːt, Am rut] VB intr BOT

root

attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici

root² [Brit ruːt, Am rut] VB intr (search)

root pig:

grufolare

root person:

frugare, rovistare (in, through in)

I.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] N

1. grass U (wild):

grass

erba f also AGR

in the grass

nell'erba

a blade, a tuft of grass

un filo, ciuffo d'erba

a blade, a tuft of grass before n field, slope

erboso

2. grass U (lawn):

grass

prato m

on the grass

sul prato or sull'erba

keep off the grass!

vietato calpestare l'erba!

to mow or cut the grass

falciare, tagliare l'erba

to mow or cut the grass before n verge

erboso

3. grass U (in tennis):

grass

erba f

to play, to beat sb on grass

giocare, battere qn su erba

4. grass C BOT:

grass

graminacea f

5. grass U (marijuana):

grass inf

erba f

6. grass Brit (informer):

grass inf

informatore m / informatrice f

II.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB trans

1. grass:

grass field

coprire d'erba

grass part of garden

seminare a erba

2. grass Am AGR:

grass cattle

fare pascolare

III.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB intr Brit inf (inform)

grass

fare una soffiata

to grass on sb

fare una soffiata su qn

IV.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs]

the grass is greener (on the other side of the fence)

l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde

he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet

non perde tempo

it was so quiet you could hear the grass growing

non si sentiva volare una mosca

to put out to grass hum

dare il benservito

grass roots in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grass roots in the English»Italian Dictionary

root [ru:t] N

1. root a. BOT, LING, MATH:

root

radice f

to take root a. fig

mettere radici

2. root (source):

root

causa f

the root of all evil

la fonte di tutti i mali

the root of the problem is that …

il nocciolo del problema è che …

I.grass <-es> [græs] N

1. grass:

grass

erba f

wild grasses

erbe selvatiche

2. grass (area of grass):

grass

prato m

3. grass inf (marijuana):

grass

erba f

Phrases:

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perdere tempo

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) prov

l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde

II.grass [græs] VB trans

grass

coprire d'erba