hits in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hits in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hit [Brit hɪt, Am hɪt] N

1. hit (blow, stroke in sport, fencing):

hit

colpo m

to give the ball a tremendous hit

colpire la palla molto forte

2. hit (success):

hit (play, film, record etc.)

successo m

to be a big or smash hit (show, film)

avere un successo enorme

to be a hit with the public

riscuotere grande successo di pubblico

to make a hit with sb person:

fare colpo su qn or fare una buona impressione a qn

she's a big hit with my son

mio figlio impazzisce per lei

she's a big hit with my son before n song, play, musical, record

di successo

3. hit (dose):

hit inf

buco m

4. hit (murder):

hit inf

assassinio m

5. hit COMPUT:

hit

risultato m della ricerca

hit

hit m

II.hit <forma in -ing hitting, pt/pp hit> [Brit hɪt, Am hɪt] VB trans

1. hit (strike):

hit person

colpire, battere, picchiare

hit ball

colpire

hit head, arm: windscreen, wall

urtare contro

to hit one's head, knee on sth

battere la testa, il ginocchio contro qc

his father used to hit him

suo padre lo picchiava

to hit a good shot (in tennis, cricket)

tirare un bel colpo

to hit a nail with a hammer

piantare un chiodo col martello

to hit the brakes

frenare di colpo

2. hit (strike as target) bullet, assassin, torpedo:

hit victim, target, ship, enemy

colpire

3. hit (collide violently):

hit vehicle, wall

urtare, andare a sbattere contro

hit vehicle: person

investire

the plane hit the runway with a bump

l'aereo atterrò sobbalzando

4. hit (affect adversely):

hit group, incomes, industry

colpire

to be hit by strikes, bad weather

essere colpito dagli scioperi, dal brutto tempo

hardest or worst hit will be small businesses

le più colpite saranno le piccole imprese

his father's death hit him badly

la morte di suo padre lo afflisse molto

5. hit (become apparent to):

it suddenly hit me that …

improvvisamente mi sono reso conto che …

then it hit me!

improvvisamente ho capito!

6. hit (reach):

hit motorway, main road

raggiungere

hit fig figures, weight: level

toccare

7. hit (come upon):

hit traffic, bad weather

trovare

hit problem

imbattersi in

you'll hit the worst of the rush hour

capiterai proprio nell'ora di punta

8. hit (go to) inf:

to hit the town

andare a divertirsi

let's hit the pub, club

andiamo al pub, al club

9. hit (attack) inf robbers:

hit bank etc.

rapinare

10. hit (kill) inf:

hit person

uccidere, assassinare

11. hit (scrounge) inf:

to hit sb for sth

scroccare qc a qn

12. hit (in cards) inf:

“hit me!”

“dammi una carta!”

III.hit [Brit hɪt, Am hɪt]

to hit sb in the eye

saltare agli occhi di qn

a colour which hits you between the eyes

un colore che salta all'occhio

to hit the big time inf

farcela

to hit the ceiling or roof inf

andare su tutte le furie

to hit the jackpot

fare una grossa vincita

to hit it off with sb

andare d'accordo con qn

not to know what has hit one inf

rimanere frastornato

a beer would just hit the spot! inf

una birra è proprio quello che ci vuole!

I.hit back VB [hɪt -] (hit back)

hit back

contrattaccare

II.hit back VB [hɪt -] (hit [sb] back)

hit back

contrattaccare qn

well, if he hits you, hit him back!

beh, se ti colpisce, restituiscigli il colpo!

III.hit back VB [hɪt -] (hit [sth] back)

hit back ball:

hit back

ribattere

I.hit upon VB [hɪt -] VB [hɪt -] (hit (up)on [sth])

hit upon hit on idea

avere

hit upon hit on evidence, solution

trovare, escogitare

hit upon hit on present

trovare

hit upon hit on problem

imbattersi in

you've hit on a bad time

capiti in un brutto momento

II.hit upon VB [hɪt -] VB [hɪt -] (hit on [sb]) Am inf

hit upon person:

hit upon hit on

importunare, molestare

pinch-hit <forma in -ing pinch-hitting, pt/pp pinch-hit> [Brit, Am ˈpɪntʃ ˈˌhɪt] VB intr Am

1. pinch-hit (in baseball):

pinch-hit

sostituire il battitore

2. pinch-hit (deputize):

to pinch-hit for sb

fare le veci di qn, sostituire qn

hit out VB [hɪt -] (hit out)

hit out

attaccare violentemente

fig to hit out at neglect, complacency

sparare a zero contro

hit squad [Brit, Am ˈhɪt ˌskwɑd] N

hit squad

squadra f omicida

hit squad

commando m omicida

direct hit [daɪˌrektˈhɪt, dɪ-] N

direct hit MIL

colpo m messo a segno

direct hit MIL

centro m

direct hit (in archery, game)

centro m

to make a direct hit MIL

fare centro, centrare l'obiettivo

the hospital received or sustained a direct hit

l'ospedale è stato centrato (da una bomba)

hit list [Brit, Am ˈhɪt ˌlɪst] N

hit list

lista f nera

hit parade [Brit, Am ˈhɪt pəˌreɪd] N

hit parade

hit-parade f

free hit [ˌfriːˈhɪt] N (in polo)

free hit

tiro m libero, di punizione

hits in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hits in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hit [hɪt] N

1. hit (blow, stroke):

hit

colpo m

2. hit inf (shot):

hit

centro m

3. hit (bomb):

hit

impatto m

4. hit SPORTS:

hit

punto m

to score a hit

segnare un punto

5. hit (success):

hit

successo m

6. hit inf (murder):

hit

omicidio m

II.hit <-tt-, hit, hit> [hɪt] VB trans

1. hit:

hit

colpire

to hit sb hard

colpire qc con forza

to hit sb hard fig

colpire qc duramente

to hit sb where it hurts

toccare qu nel vivo

2. hit (crash into):

hit

sbattere contro

to hit one's head on a shelf

sbattere la testa nella mensola

to hit a reef/a sandbank

incagliarsi/arenarsi

3. hit:

hit (arrive at, reach target)

raggiungere

hit (reach)

toccare

to hit rock bottom fig

toccare il fondo

to hit 100 mph inf

fare 100 m/h

4. hit (encounter):

hit

trovare

to hit a lot of resistance

trovare grande opposizione

to hit a traffic jam

rimanere intrappolato in un ingorgo

III.hit [hɪt] VB intr

1. hit (strike):

to hit against sth

scontrarsi con qc

to hit at sb/sth

dare un colpo a qu/qc

2. hit (attack):

to hit at sth

attaccare qc

hit off VB trans

to hit it off (with sb)

andare d'accordo (con qu)

hit parade N HISTORY

hit parade (top forty)

hit parade f

to be at the top of the hit parade

essere in testa alla classifica

direct hit N

direct hit

centro m

hit up VB intr always sep

to hit sb up for sth

chiedere qc a qu

hit back VB intr

hit back

contrattaccare

to hit back at sb

restituire il colpo a qu

hit on VB trans

1. hit on (show sexual interest):

hit on

cercare di rimorchiare

2. hit on (think of):

hit on

avere

hard-hit ADJ

hard-hit

duramente colpito, -a

to be hard-hit by sth

essere duramente colpito da qc

hit list N

hit list

lista nera

hit out VB intr

hit out

lanciare un attacco

to hit out at sb

colpire qu

to hit out at sb fig

criticare qu

hits Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hit the nail on the head

cogliere nel segno

when the shit hits the fan

quando scoppia il casino

he hit me plumb on the nose

mi ha colpito in pieno sul naso

to hit one's head on a shelf

sbattere la testa nella mensola

to expose [or to hit] a (raw) nerve

toccare un nervo scoperto

to hit it off (with sb)

andare d'accordo (con qu)

to hit the nail on the head

colpire nel segno fig

to hit the nail on the head

colpire nel segno fig

to hit the nail on the head

cogliere nel segno

to hit one's fingers with a hammer

darsi una martellata sulle dita

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, a snowstorm hits while he is driving through the mountains.

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When drifting fish hits a pole, a fisherman feels this and pulls the catch out.

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The wolf bites him and when he hits it, he smells human blood on its breath, which makes him wonder who its owner is.

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When a photon hits an exciton, it forms a polariton and emits an identical photon.

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The bridge collapses as the third car hits its pylons, the remaining cars and the rear power unit jackknife into the pile.

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She hits him over the head with a tennis racket.

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After all the planning, politics and promises, the old monkey wrench hits the gears again.

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A second brick hits a passer-by equally losing him a tooth.

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As offensive units are tackled, they wear down, finally issuing smoke and then flames after a number of hits.

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The album follows the concept of a tribute to the great crooners of the 1950s and their most famous hits.

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