grey seal in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grey seal in the English»Italian Dictionary

grey seal [Am ˌɡreɪ ˈsi(ə)l] N

grey seal

foca f grigia

Translations for grey seal in the Italian»English Dictionary

foca grigia

grey seal

Translations for grey seal in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.seal¹ [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] N ZOOL

seal

foca f

seal before n hunting

alla foca

seal meat

di foca

seal population

di foche

II.seal¹ [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] VB intr (hunt)

seal

cacciare foche

to go sealing

andare a caccia di foche

I.seal² [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] N

1. seal (insignia):

seal

sigillo m also LAW

to set one's seal on document

mettere il proprio sigillo su

to set one's seal on fig championship, match

concludere

to set the seal on friendship

suggellare

to set the seal on trend, regime

confermare

I need your seal of approval

ho bisogno della tua approvazione

to give sth one's seal of approval

dare la propria approvazione a qc

look for our seal of quality

controllate che ci sia il nostro marchio di qualità

2. seal (integrity mechanism):

seal (on container, door)

guarnizione f

seal (on package, letter)

sigillo m

3. seal (closing mechanism):

seal

chiusura f

the cork provides a tight seal

il tappo chiude ermeticamente

cheap envelopes have a poor seal

le buste che costano poco si chiudono male

an airtight, watertight seal

chiusura a tenuta d'aria, d'acqua

the rubber strip forms a seal around the door

la striscia di gomma forma una guarnizione intorno alla porta

II.seal² [Brit siːl, Am ˈsi(ə)l] VB trans

1. seal (authenticate):

seal document, letter

sigillare

the letter was sealed with a kiss

la lettera è stata sigillata con un bacio

2. seal (close):

seal envelope, package

sigillare

seal container, lorry

piombare

seal oil well, pipe

chiudere

seal gap

riempire

3. seal (make airtight, watertight):

seal jar, tin

chiudere ermeticamente

seal plaster

applicare

seal roof

rendere impermeabile

seal window frame

isolare

4. seal (settle definitively):

seal alliance, friendship

suggellare (with con)

seal deal

concludere (with con)

to seal sb's fate

decidere della sorte di qn

I.grey, gray [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] ADJ

1. grey (colour):

grey

grigio

light, dark grey

grigio chiaro, scuro

to go or turn grey

diventare or farsi grigio

2. grey (with grey hair):

grey person

grigio, dai capelli grigi, brizzolato

he has gone or turned grey

i suoi capelli sono diventati grigi or è ingrigito

3. grey existence, life, day:

grey

grigio, monotono

4. grey pej character, town:

grey

spento, incolore

II.grey, gray [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] N

1. grey (colour):

grey

grigio m

a shade of grey

una sfumatura di grigio

2. grey (horse):

grey

cavallo m grigio, bigio

III.grey, gray [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] VB trans

grey age, worry hair, person:

grey

rendere grigio

IV.grey, gray [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] VB intr

grey

diventare grigio

to be greying at the temples

avere i capelli che diventano grigi sulle tempie

the population is greying

la popolazione invecchia

V.grey, gray [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ]

all cats are grey in the dark

al buio tutti i gatti sono bigi

grey seal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grey seal in the English»Italian Dictionary

seal¹ [si:l] N ZOOL

seal

foca f

I.seal² [si:l] N

1. seal (wax mark, stamp):

seal

sigillo m

given under my hand and seal

da me sottoscritto e sigillato

2. seal (to prevent opening):

seal

sigillo m

Phrases:

seal of approval

approvazione f

II.seal² [si:l] VB trans

1. seal (put a seal on):

seal

sigillare

2. seal (prevent opening):

seal

sigillare

3. seal (block access):

seal

bloccare l'accesso a

seal border, port

chiudere

grey [greɪ] ADJ N VB

grey → gray

See also gray

I.gray [greɪ] ADJ

1. gray a. fig:

gray

grigio

dressed in gray

vestito di grigio

to go gray

ingrigire

he has started to go gray

ha incominciato a ingrigire

2. gray (pale):

gray

smorto, -a

II.gray [greɪ] N

gray

grigio m

III.gray [greɪ] VB intr

gray

invecchiare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Spot the difference between the harbour or common seal (left) and the grey seal.

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