grey wolf in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grey wolf in the English»Italian Dictionary

grey wolf <pl grey wolves> [Am ˌɡreɪ ˈwʊlf] N

grey wolf

lupo m (grigio)

Translations for grey wolf in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wolf <pl wolves> [Brit wʊlf, Am wʊlf] N

1. wolf:

wolf

lupo m

she-wolf

lupa

the Big Bad Wolf

il lupo cattivo

2. wolf (womanizer):

wolf inf, fig

donnaiolo m

II.wolf [Brit wʊlf, Am wʊlf] VB trans

wolf → wolf down

III.wolf [Brit wʊlf, Am wʊlf]

to cry wolf

gridare al lupo

to be a wolf in sheep's clothing BIBL

essere un lupo in veste di agnello

to keep the wolf from the door

sbarcare il lunario

a lone wolf

un lupo solitario

to throw sb to the wolves

gettare qn in pasto ai leoni

See also wolf down

wolf down VB [wʊlf -] (wolf down [sth], wolf [sth] down)

wolf down food:

wolf down

divorare

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 wolf in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grey wolf in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wolf <wolves> [wʊlf] N

1. wolf (animal):

wolf

lupo m

2. wolf inf (seducer):

wolf

dongiovanni m inv

Phrases:

to keep the wolf from the door

sbarcare il lunario

a wolf in sheep's clothing

un lupo in veste d'agnello

to cry wolf

gridare al lupo

to throw sb to the wolves

dare qu in pasto ai leoni

II.wolf [wʊlf] VB trans inf

wolf

ingollare

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