hoof in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hoof in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hoof <pl hoofs, hooves> [Brit huːf, Am hʊf, huf] N (of horse, cow)

hoof

zoccolo m

cattle bought on the hoof

bestiame acquistato ancora vivo

II.hoof [Brit huːf, Am hʊf, huf] VB trans inf

to hoof it

farsela a piedi

III.hoof [Brit huːf, Am hʊf, huf]

to think up a policy on the hoof

ideare una politica su due piedi or improvvisare una politica

hoof pick [ˈhuːfˌpɪk] N RIDING

hoof pick

= strumento utilizzato per togliere le pietre dagli zoccoli dei cavalli

hoof-and-mouth disease [Am] N Am

hoof-and-mouth disease

afta f epizootica

cloven foot [ˌkləʊvnˈfʊt], cloven hoof [ˌkləʊvnˈhʊːf] N

cloven foot (of animal)

zoccolo m fesso

cloven foot (of devil)

piede m biforcuto, caprino

Translations for hoof in the Italian»English Dictionary

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unghione

hoof

afta -a

hoof-and-mouth disease Am

afta epizootica

hoof-and-mouth disease Am

balzana

in horses, the white stocking above the hoof

piede caprino

cloven foot or hoof

zoccolo

hoof

hoof in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hoof in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hoof <hooves [or hoofs]> [hʊf] N

hoof

zoccolo m

on the hoof cattle

ancora vivo

II.hoof [hʊf] VB trans inf

to hoof it

andare a piedi

Translations for hoof in the Italian»English Dictionary

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zoccolo

hoof

hoof Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on the hoof cattle

ancora vivo

to hoof it

andare a piedi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As a general rule, hoof boots are not kept on horses full-time, rather they are put on and taken off as needed.

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Zinc is important to maintaining the skin and hooves of cattle.

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Tar was often carried to help repair an injured ox's hoof.

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They may also be used to manicure elephants' hooves.

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Additionally, humans sometimes favor certain traits over hoof quality (such as speed), and will breed horses with poor hoof quality if they are exceptional athletes.

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Ideally, the advancing rear hoof oversteps the spot where the previously advancing front hoof touched the ground.

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But the laminitis soon worsened, and the mare began to shed her hooves.

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The legs are well-muscled and long, with good joints and tough hooves.

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His left rear hoof was gradually improving from laminitis.

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Modern day farriers usually specialize in horseshoeing, focusing their time and effort on the care of the horse's hoof.

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