horse's in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for horse's in the English»Italian Dictionary

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!

horse about VB [hɔːs -] VB [hɔːs -]

horse about horse around

giocare in modo scatenato

horse vaulting [ˈhɔːsˌvɔːltɪŋ] N

horse vaulting

volteggio m (al cavallo)

pommel horse [Brit, Am ˈpɑməl ˌhɔrs] N (in gymnastics)

pommel horse

cavallo m con maniglie

horse laugh [Am ˈhɔrslæf] N

horse laugh

risata f cavallina

horse doctor [ˈhɔːsˌdɒktə(r)] N inf

horse doctor (vet)

veterinario m / veterinaria f

horse doctor (doctor) pej

ciarlatano m

horse-drawn [Brit ˈhɔːsdrɔːn, Am ˈhɔrs ˌdrɔn] ADJ

horse-drawn carriage, vehicle:

horse-drawn

trainato da cavalli

plough horse [ˈplaʊˌhɔːs] N

plough horse

cavallo m da tiro

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

horse trials [ˈhɔːsˌtraɪəlz] N npl

horse trials

gara f equestre

horse's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horse's in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

high horse N

to get (down) off one's high horse

scendere dal piedistallo

gift horse N

never look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov

dark horse N POL

dark horse

outsider mf inv

stalking-horse N POL

stalking-horse

candidato(-a) m (f) civetta

horse-drawn ADJ

horse-drawn

a cavalli

horse van N

horse van

rimorchio m per il trasporto dei cavalli

horse chestnut N

horse chestnut (tree)

ippocastano m

horse chestnut (nut)

castagna f d'India

one-horse ADJ

1. one-horse (using one horse):

one-horse

a un cavallo

2. one-horse (second-rate):

one-horse

irrilevante

a one-horse town

un paese sconosciuto

sea horse N

sea horse

cavalluccio m marino

horse's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put the cart before the horse

mettere il carro davanti ai buoi

this is where my horse was found

qui è dove hanno trovato il mio cavallo

never look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov

to get on a horse

montare a cavallo

to get (down) off one's high horse

scendere dal piedistallo

to dig one's spurs into a horse

speronare il cavallo

to ride on a horse

andare a cavallo

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

sapere qc da fonti dirette

to put the cart before the horse

mettere il carro davanti [o innanzi] ai buoi fig

weekly game of betting on horse races

totip