grounding in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grounding in the English»Italian Dictionary

grounding [Brit ˈɡraʊndɪŋ, Am ˈɡraʊndɪŋ] N

1. grounding U (preparation):

grounding

preparazione f

grounding

basi fpl (in di)

to have a good or thorough grounding in sth

avere buone or solide basi di qc

2. grounding AVIAT (of plane, crew):

grounding

(l')essere costretto a rimanere a terra, all'atterraggio

3. grounding NAUT:

grounding

arenamento m

grounding

incagliamento m (on in)

4. grounding Am ELEC:

grounding

messa f a terra (of di)

I.ground¹ [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] N

1. ground (surface underfoot):

ground

suolo m

ground

terreno m

ground

terra f

to put, throw sth on the ground

mettere, buttare qc in or a terra

to sit, lie (down) on the ground

sedersi, coricarsi per terra

to fall to the ground

cadere in or a terra

to pick sth up off the ground

raccogliere qc da terra

get up off the ground

alzati da terra

to get off the ground plane:

decollare

to get off the ground fig idea:

decollare or prendere piede

to get sth off the ground plan, undertaking, campaign

fare decollare or mettere in moto

to burn to the ground

incenerire

above (the) ground

in superficie

below (the) ground

sottoterra

to prepare the ground

preparare il terreno also fig (for per)

to clear the ground

sgombrare il terreno also fig

on the ground

sul terreno or sul posto

2. ground (area, territory):

ground

terreno m also fig

ground

territorio m also fig

a piece of ground

un terreno

built on high, rocky ground

costruito in altura, su un'area rocciosa

holy, neutral ground

territorio sacro, neutrale

to cover a lot of ground

fare molta strada

to cover a lot of ground fig

andare molto avanti or trattare molti argomenti

to cover the same ground teachers, speakers, articles:

trattare gli stessi argomenti

to go over the same ground

ripetersi or trattare di nuovo gli stessi argomenti

to break fresh or new ground

fare importanti scoperte or aprire nuove strade (by or in doing facendo)

to break new political, legal ground

iniziare un nuovo percorso politico, legale or apportare innovazione in campo politico, legale

it breaks no new ground

non apporta alcuna innovazione

on neutral ground

in campo or in territorio neutro

on my, her own ground fig

sul mio, sul suo terreno

to be on sure or firm ground

essere su un terreno sicuro

to be on shaky ground

essere su un terreno pericoloso or in una posizione delicata

to be sure of one's ground

essere sicuro del fatto proprio or di ciò che si fa e si dice

(to be) on dangerous ground (in discussion)

(essere) su un terreno minato

(to be) on dangerous ground (in dealings)

(essere) in una posizione delicata

on safe ground

sul sicuro

the ground is shifting

il clima sta cambiando

familiar, new ground

situazione familiare, nuova

3. ground SPORTS (for specific activity):

ground

terreno m

ground

campo m

4. ground (reason):

ground

motivo m

ground

fondamento m

ground

ragione f also LAW

5. ground (in contest, discussion) fig:

to gain ground

guadagnare terreno (on, over su, nei confronti di)

to lose ground

perdere terreno (to nei confronti di)

to give or yield ground

cedere terreno (to a; on, over su)

to make up or regain lost ground

recuperare il terreno perduto

to hold or stand (one's) ground

tenere duro or non cedere

to change or shift one's ground

cambiare la propria posizione or cambiare le carte in tavola (on riguardo a)

6. ground Am ELEC:

ground

terra f

ground

massa f

7. ground ART:

ground

campo m

ground

sfondo m

8. ground NAUT:

to touch ground

toccare il fondo

9. ground:

ENGINEER also ground coat

mano f di fondo

II.grounds N npl

1. grounds (of house, institution):

grounds

terreno m

grounds

terreni m (of di)

private grounds

terreni privati or proprietà privata

2. grounds (reasons):

on ethical grounds

per motivi etici

on compassionate grounds

per motivi personali or familiari

grounds for divorce, appeal, extradition, arrest, opposition, criticism, hope

fondamenti or motivi per

to have grounds for complaint, for suspicion

avere motivo or ragione di lamentarsi, sospettare

to give sb grounds for anxiety

dare a qn motivi per agitarsi

grounds for doing

motivi per fare

there are reasonable grounds, there are no grounds for supposing that …

ci sono motivi ragionevoli, non c'è alcun motivo per supporre che …

to give sb good grounds for doing

dare a qn buone ragioni per fare

to have grounds to do

avere buone ragioni per fare

on (the) grounds of cost, public interest

a causa di or per motivi di

on (the) grounds of adultery, negligence, insufficient evidence

in ragione di or a causa di

on (the) grounds of ill health

per motivi di salute

to lodge an appeal on the grounds of insanity

fare ricorso in appello sostenendo l'infermità mentale

on the grounds that …

per il fatto che …

III.ground¹ [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] VB trans

1. ground AVIAT:

ground aircraft

impedire il decollo a

ground crew, pilot

tenere, costringere a terra

2. ground NAUT:

ground vessel

fare arenare, fare incagliare (on in)

to be grounded

arenarsi or incagliarsi

3. ground (base):

to ground sth on or in

basare or fondare qc su

to be grounded on principle, fact, experience

essere fondato su or essere motivato da

to be grounded in right, truth, understanding

essere basato or fondato su

4. ground (punish) inf:

ground teenager

proibire di uscire

5. ground Am ELEC:

ground

mettere a terra, a massa

6. ground MIL:

to ground arms

posare le armi a terra

ground arms!

pied'arm!

IV.ground¹ [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd]

to be thick on the ground Brit

essercene a bizzeffe or a iosa

to be thin on the ground

essercene pochissimi or essere più unico che raro

to go to ground

rintanarsi or nascondersi

to run sb, sth to ground

scovare or stanare qn, qc

to run or drive oneself into the ground

ammazzarsi or sfiancarsi di lavoro

to run sth into the ground business

mandare a rotoli

to run a car into the ground

usare una macchina finché non cade a pezzi

that suits me down to the ground method, job etc.:

questo mi si addice perfettamente or è perfetto per le mie esigenze

I.ground² [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] VB pt, pp

ground → grind II, III

II.ground² [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] ADJ

ground coffee, pepper:

ground

macinato

ground almonds [ˌɡraʊndˈaːməndz] N npl

ground almonds

mandorle f tritate

training ground [ˈtreɪnɪŋˌɡraʊnd] N SPORTS

training ground

campo m di allenamento

training ground fig

palestra f

middle ground [Brit, Am ˈmɪdl ɡraʊnd] N

middle ground

compromesso m

middle ground (in argument, disagreement)

neutralità f

middle ground (in argument, disagreement)

compromesso m

middle ground POL

area f moderata

ground rent [Brit] N

ground rent

canone corrisposto al proprietario di un suolo su cui si edifica

ground plan [Brit, Am ˈɡraʊn(d) ˈˌplæn] N

1. ground plan ARCHIT:

ground plan

pianta f del pianterreno

2. ground plan fig:

ground plan

schema m di base, di massima

Translations for grounding in the Italian»English Dictionary

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grounding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grounding in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.ground¹ [graʊnd] N

1. ground (the Earth's surface):

ground

terra f

above/below ground

in superficie/sottoterra

2. ground (soil):

ground

suolo m

3. ground (area of land):

ground

terreno m

breeding ground

zona f di riproduzione

waste ground

terreno m abbandonato

4. ground (reason):

ground

motivo m

to have grounds to do sth

avere validi motivi per fare qc

on the grounds that …

perché …

5. ground (area of knowledge):

ground

argomento m

to be on one's own ground

essere nel proprio elemento

to give ground

cedere terreno

to stand one's ground

tenere duro

II.ground¹ [graʊnd] VB trans

1. ground AVIAT:

ground

tenere a terra

to be grounded

non poter decollare

2. ground (unable to move):

to be grounded

essere incagliato, -a

3. ground fig inf:

ground

non fare uscire (per punizione)

I.ground² [graʊnd] VB trans

ground pt of grind

II.ground² [graʊnd] ADJ (glass)

ground

tritato, -a

III.ground² [graʊnd] N pl

ground

sedimenti m pl

common ground N

common ground

punti m pl in comune

to be on common ground with sb

concordare con qu

stamping ground N

stamping ground → stomping ground

See also stomping ground

stomping ground N

stomping ground

posto m preferito

ground speed N

ground speed

velocità f a terra

parade ground N MIL

parade ground

piazza f d'armi

proving ground N

proving ground

terreno m di prova

ground rules N pl

1. ground rules (guidelines):

ground rules

principi m di base pl

2. ground rules (in baseball):

ground rules

regole f del gioco pl

ground crew N

ground crew

personale m di terra

ground ball N SPORTS

ground ball

palla f rimbalzante

grounding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on one's own ground

essere nel proprio elemento

to plant one's feet on the ground

piantare i piedi per terra

to fall to the ground

cadere a terra

to worship the ground sb walks on

baciare la terra su cui qu cammina

to get in on the ground floor

cominciare dal basso

to have both feet on the ground

avere i piedi per terra

to be on common ground with sb

concordare con qu

to be fertile ground for sth fig

essere terreno fertile per qc

to sink to the ground

cadere al suolo

to throw oneself down on the ground

gettarsi a terra

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is deeply linked with the problem of the emergence of symbols, sometimes referred as the symbol grounding problem when it comes to language acquisition.

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You will obtain a thorough grounding in engineering sciences and skills, including intermediate to advanced computer-assisted design and manufacturing, as used in the industry.

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The grounding system of the long wave transmitter is very large.

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These wires are also called radials, ground radials, grounding radials, or earthing radials.

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The meeting follows criticism from the airline industry that governments took an over-cautious approach to the ash cloud crisis last month, grounding flights unnecessarily.

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New grounding technologies, the use of conducting materials, and the addition of anti-static additives help to prevent or safely dissipate the buildup of static electricity.

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However, grounding one channel may also be dangerous to the equipment if the result is to short circuit the output of the right channel amplifier.

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I find that with that kind of grounding substantive fields are fairly easy to take up and put down.

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They let us develop our own vision while grounding us in the fundamentals - drawing, anatomy, techniques, and materials.

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Corrective measures included better grounding of the components, improved film rollers that did not generate static electricity, improved temperature controls, and a cleaner internal environment.

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