horse sense in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for horse sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

horse sense [Am ˈhɔrs ˌsɛns] N inf

horse sense

buonsenso m

Translations for horse sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns] N

1. sense (faculty):

sense

senso m

sense of hearing

udito

sense of sight

vista

sense of smell

olfatto or odorato

sense of taste

gusto

sense of touch

tatto

to dull, sharpen the senses

offuscare, acuire i sensi

2. sense (ability to appreciate) fig:

a sense of

il senso di

a sense of direction, of rhythm

il senso dell'orientamento, del ritmo

a writer with a sense of history, the absurd

uno scrittore dotato di senso storico, con il gusto per l'assurdo

to have no sense of style, decency

essere privo di stile, di senso del pudore

to lose all sense of time

perdere completamente la cognizione del tempo

3. sense (feeling):

a sense of guilt, identity

un senso di

a sense of security, failure

un senso di or una sensazione di

his sense of having failed, being excluded

la sua sensazione di aver fallito, di essere escluso

he had the sense that something was wrong, that he had forgotten something

aveva la sensazione che ci fosse qualcosa che non andava, di aver dimenticato qualcosa

a sense of purpose

la sensazione di avere uno scopo

the town has a great sense of community

la città ha un forte senso di solidarietà

4. sense (practical quality):

sense

buonsenso m

to have the (good) sense to do

avere il buonsenso di fare

to have more sense than to do

avere abbastanza giudizio da non fare

5. sense (reason):

there's no sense in doing

non ha senso fare

what's the sense in getting angry, leaving now?

a che cosa serve arrabbiarsi, andarsene adesso?

to make sense of sth

capire (il senso di) qc

I can't make sense of this article, this sentence

non riesco a capire (il senso di) questo articolo, questa frase

it makes sense to do

ha senso fare

it makes good business sense to employ an accountant

è una decisione opportuna per l'impresa assumere un contabile

to make sense sentence, film, theory:

avere un senso

not to make any sense sentence, film, theory:

non avere (alcun senso) or essere senza senso

what he said didn't make much sense to me

quello che disse non mi sembrò molto sensato

6. sense (meaning):

sense

senso m also LING

sense

significato m also LING

in the literal, strict sense (of the word)

nel senso letterale (della parola), nel senso stretto (del termine)

in all senses or in every sense of the word

in tutti i sensi della parola

in the sense that …

nel senso che …

he is in a or one or some sense right to complain, but…

in un certo senso ha ragione a lamentarsi, ma…

they are in no sense democratic

non sono affatto democratici

7. sense (opinion):

sense form

opinione f comune

sense form

orientamento m

II.senses N

senses npl (sanity):

senses

ragione f

to bring sb to his senses

riportare or ridurre qn alla ragione or fare intendere ragione a qn

to come to one's senses

rinsavire or tornare in sé

to take leave of one's senses

perdere la ragione or uscire di senno

III.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns] VB trans

1. sense (be aware of):

sense

sentire, percepire, avvertire (that che)

he sensed her uneasiness, her anger, her sorrow

si accorse del suo disagio, della sua rabbia, del suo dolore

to sense where, how etc.

indovinare dove, come ecc.

to sense danger

intuire un pericolo

to sense hostility

percepire l'ostilità

to sense sb or sb's presence

avvertire la presenza di qn

2. sense (detect) machine:

sense heat, light

rilevare

3. sense COMPUT:

sense (detect) location

rilevare

sense (read) data

leggere

IV.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns]

to knock or hammer some sense into sb, to pound some sense into sb Am

riportare qn alla ragione or far rinsavire qn

to see sense

intendere ragione

to talk sense

parlare in modo sensato

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 sense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horse sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

horse sense N inf

horse sense

buonsenso m

Translations for horse sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sense [sents] N

1. sense (faculty):

sense

senso m

sense of hearing

udito m

sense of sight

vista f

sense of smell

olfatto m

sense of taste

gusto m

sense of touch

tatto m

2. sense (ability):

sense

senso m

to lose all sense of time

perdere la nozione del tempo

3. sense (way):

sense

senso m

in every sense

in tutti i sensi

in a sense

in un certo senso

in no sense

in nessun modo

4. sense (sensation):

sense

sensazione f

5. sense pl (clear mental faculties):

sense

giudizi m

to come to one's senses (see reason)

recuperare la ragione

to come to one's senses (recover consciousness)

recuperare i sensi

to bring sb to his/her senses

riportare qu alla ragione

to take leave of one's senses

uscire di senno

6. sense (good judgment):

(common) sense

buonsenso m

to have enough [or the good] sense to …

avere il buon senso di …

to talk sense

dire cose sensate

7. sense (feeling):

sense

senso m

to feel a sense of belonging

provare un senso di appartenenza

8. sense (meaning):

sense

senso m

to make sense

avere senso

in the full sense of the word

nel vero senso della parola

there's no sense in doing …

non ha senso fare …

what's the sense in doing …?

che senso ha fare …?

9. sense (opinion):

sense

opinione f (comune)

II.sense [sents] VB trans

sense

percepire

to sense that …

rendersi conto che…

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With a background in police intelligence and a good measure of horse sense, the cop successfully navigated his way through his 13-month tenure unscathed.

thenationonlineng.net

But before you think police services lack any kind of horse sense when it comes to sharing resources, think again.

www.wellandtribune.ca

With more than a century of collective farrier experience, the men are quick with horse sense anecdotes and witticisms.

www.yorkregion.com

And his is a narrative animated, not by horse sense, much less one straw of rural connection, but by the spirit of pure showbiz.

edmontonjournal.com

I have no study quantifying this but it's just horse sense.

www.waterloochronicle.ca

Which are you going to believe, rational science or intuitive horse sense?

business.financialpost.com

He credits them as providers of insect repellent, mosquito nets, atabrine tablets, and horse sense.

en.wikipedia.org

Good old-fashioned horse sense is becoming as extinct as the dinosaurs.

www.torontosun.com

A brilliant horse sense, but also fine commercial sense.

www.independent.co.uk

They have a very keen sense (a horse sense, even) of how humans behave.

www.independent.co.uk