horns in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for horns in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.horn [Brit hɔːn, Am hɔrn] N

1. horn ZOOL fig:

horn (of animal)

corno m

horn (of snail)

antenna f

horn (of owl)

ciuffo m

horn (on moon, anvil)

corno m

horn (of devil)

corna fpl

2. horn MUS:

horn

corno m

to play the horn

suonare il corno

to learn the horn

imparare a suonare il corno

for horn

per corno

the horns

i corni

the horns before n player, teacher, solo

di corno

the horns concerto, part

per corno

3. horn:

horn (of car)

clacson m

horn (of ship)

sirena f

to sound one's horn car:

suonare il clacson

to sound one's horn ship:

fare suonare la sirena

4. horn U (substance):

horn

corno m

made of horn

in, di corno

5. horn (for drinking):

horn

corno m

II.horn [Brit hɔːn, Am hɔrn] VB trans

horn animal person, thing:

horn

incornare, dare cornate a

III.horn [Brit hɔːn, Am hɔrn]

to blow one's own horn Am

darsi delle arie

to draw or pull in one's horns (feeling hurt)

ritirarsi nel proprio guscio

to draw or pull in one's horns (financially)

tagliare sulle spese

to lock horns with sb

scontrarsi (violentemente) con qn

to take the bull by the horns

prendere il toro per le corna

horn rims [ˌhɔːnˈrɪmz] N npl

horn rims

occhiali m dalla montatura di corno

French horn [Brit, Am ˈˌfrɛntʃ ˈhɔrn] N

French horn

corno m francese

basset horn [Brit ˈbasɪt ˌhɔːn, Am ˈbæsət ˌhɔrn] N

basset horn

corno m di bassetto

hunting horn [Am ˈhən(t)ɪŋ ˈˌhɔrn] N

hunting horn

corno m da caccia

horn-rimmed [Brit, Am ˈhɔrn ˌrɪmd] ADJ

horn-rimmed spectacles

con la montatura di corno

horn-rimmed frames

di corno

post horn [Am ˈpoʊst ˌhɔrn] N

post horn

= corno suonato anticamente per annunciare l'arrivo della posta

horn in VB [hɔːn -] Am inf

to horn in (on a conversation)

mettere il becco in una conversazione

stop horning in

smettila di intrometterti

powder horn [Am ˈpaʊdər hɔrn] N HISTORY

powder horn

corno m per la polvere da sparo

bass horn [beɪsˈhɔːŋ] N MUS

bass horn

serpentone m

bass horn

serpente m

horns in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horns in the English»Italian Dictionary

horn [hɔ:rn] N

1. horn ZOOL, MUS:

horn

corno m

2. horn AUTO:

horn

clacson m inv

3. horn (material):

horn

corno m

Phrases:

to be on the horns of a dilemma

trovarsi fra l'incudine e il martello

to draw in one's horns

stringere la cinghia

to lock horns (over sth)

scontrarsi (su qc)

to toot [or blow] one's own horn

darsi delle arie

horn in VB intr

to horn in on sth

intromettersi in qc

French horn N

French horn

corno m da caccia

horn-rimmed ADJ

horn-rimmed glasses:

horn-rimmed

con montatura di corno

Translations for horns in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

corno (di toro)

horn

prendere il toro per le -a fig

to take the bull by the horns fig

corno

horn

corno

horn

clacson

horn

suonare il clacson

to sound one's horn

prendere il toro per le corna fig

to take the bull by the horns

avvisatore acustico

horn

cornetto

horn-shaped amulet

horns Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on the horns of a dilemma

trovarsi fra l'incudine e il martello

to draw in one's horns

stringere la cinghia

to lock horns (over sth)

scontrarsi (su qc)

to toot [or blow] one's own horn

darsi delle arie

to horn in on sth

intromettersi in qc

to take the bull by the horns

prendere il toro per le corna

to take the bull by the horns

prendere il toro per le corna fig

to take the bull by the horns fig

prendere il toro per le -a fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Horns are used for defence from predators, and during fights among males for dominance in the breeding season.

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