horse van in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for horse van in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.van¹ [Brit van, Am væn] N

1. van MOTOR:

van (small, for deliveries etc.)

furgoncino m

van (small, for deliveries etc.)

camioncino m

van (larger, for removals etc.)

furgone m

2. van Am (camper):

van

camper m

II.van¹ <forma in -ing vanning, pt, pp vanned> [Brit van, Am væn] VB trans

van goods:

van

trasportare [qc] con un furgone

III.van¹ <forma in -ing vanning, pt, pp vanned> [Brit van, Am væn] VB intr

van

viaggiare su un furgone

van² [Brit van, Am væn] N

van short for vanguard

van

avanguardia f

to be in the van of

essere all'avanguardia in

See also vanguard

vanguard [Brit ˈvanɡɑːd, Am ˈvænˌɡɑrd] N MIL

vanguard

avanguardia f also fig

to be in the vanguard

essere all'avanguardia (of di)

I.van³ [Brit van, Am væn] N

1. van (shovel for testing ore):

van

vaglio m

2. van (sail of windmill):

van

pala f

3. van arch, liter:

van

vanno m

van

ala f

II.van³ <forma in -ing vanning, pt, pp vanned> [Brit van, Am væn] VB trans

van ore:

van

vagliare

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 van in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horse van in the English»Italian Dictionary

horse van N

horse van

rimorchio m per il trasporto dei cavalli

Translations for horse van in the English»Italian Dictionary

van¹ [væn] N

van

furgone m

delivery van

furgone delle consegne

moving van

furgone per traslochi

van² [væn] N inf

van abbreviation of vanguard

van

avanguardia f

See also vanguard

vanguard [ˈvæn·gɑ:rd] N

vanguard

avanguardia f

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

Along this corridor was huge horse vans loaded with horses in full tack (bridles and saddles) in case there was going to be a riot.

www.princegeorgecitizen.com

Also, from the mid-19th century, horse vans were employed to transfer racing horses from stations on country branch lines, to the nearest racecourse.

en.wikipedia.org

Another unusual behavior is that he will not walk forward out of horse vans designed for a forward exit; he will only back out.

en.wikipedia.org