hobby horse in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hobby horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

hobby horse [Brit, Am ˈhɑbiˌhɔrs] N

1. hobby horse (toy):

hobby horse

cavalluccio m di legno

hobby horse

cavallo m a dondolo

2. hobby horse (obsession):

hobby horse

chiodo m fisso

hobby horse

pallino m

Translations for hobby horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

ride broomstick, hobby horse

cavalcare

Translations for hobby horse in the Italian»English Dictionary

fissa

hobby horse

idea -a, chiodo fisso fig

hobby horse

cavalluccio

hobby horse

Translations for hobby horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

hobby¹ [Brit ˈhɒbi, Am ˈhɑbi] N

hobby

hobby m

hobby

passatempo m

hobbies and interests (on cv)

interessi personali

hobby² [Brit ˈhɒbi, Am ˈhɑbi] N (bird)

hobby

lodolaio m

I.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

1. horse:

horse

cavallo m

the horses (horseracing) inf, fig

le corse dei cavalli

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cavallo m

horse (pommel)

cavallo m con maniglie

3. horse U MIL:

horse

cavalleria f

4. horse (heroin):

horse inf

ero(ina) f

5. horse Am (condom):

horse inf

preservativo m

II.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB trans

horse person

dare un cavallo a

horse chart

attaccare un cavallo a

III.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB intr

horse

andare a cavallo

IV.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs]

I could eat a horse

ho una fame da lupi

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo or per quattro

to flog a dead horse Brit inf , to beat a dead horse Am inf

pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

(straight) from the horse's mouth information:

di prima mano

to get on one's high horse

darsi delle arie or alzare la cresta

hold your horses! inf

calma!

it's horses for courses

= persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

non si può fare bere un asino per forza

that's a horse of a different colour

è un altro paio di maniche

to work like a horse

lavorare come un mulo

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

non te lo dico neanche morto

wild horses wouldn't drag me there!

non ci andrei per tutto l'oro del mondo!

hobby horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hobby horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

hobby <-ies> [ˈhɑ:·bi] N

hobby

hobby m inv

horse [hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cavallo m

to ride a horse

andare [o montare] a cavallo

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

cavallo m

Phrases:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiare idea a metà strada

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

sapere qc da fonti dirette

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov

to flog a dead horse

perdere tempo (tentando qc)

to hold one's horses inf

non essere impaziente