hot potato in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hot potato in the English»Italian Dictionary

hot potato [Brit, Am ˌhɑt pəˈteɪdoʊ] N inf

hot potato

patata f bollente

to drop sb like a hot potato

mollare qn da un giorno all'altro

Translations for hot potato in the Italian»English Dictionary

patata bollente

hot potato

Translations for hot potato in the English»Italian Dictionary

potato <pl potatoes> [Brit pəˈteɪtəʊ, Am pəˈteɪdoʊ] N

potato

patata f

a little more potato?

ancora un po' di patate?

I.hot [Brit hɒt, Am hɑt] ADJ

1. hot (very warm):

hot season, country, bath, plate, hands, feet, sun

caldo

hot food, drink

caldo, bollente

it's hot here

fa caldo qui

the weather is hot in July

a luglio fa caldo

it was a hot day

è stata una giornata calda

to be or feel hot person:

avere caldo

to get hot person:

cominciare ad avere caldo

to get hot parked car:

riscaldarsi, diventare caldo

to get hot engine, iron, oven, radiator:

riscaldarsi

to get hot weather:

cominciare a essere caldo

sometimes it gets hot in this office

qualche volta fa troppo caldo in questo ufficio

the room feels hot

fa caldo nella stanza

the sun felt hot on his back

il sole gli scaldava la schiena

your forehead feels hot

hai la fronte calda

digging is hot work

vangare è un lavoro che fa venire caldo

the sun is at its hottest at this time of day

questa è l'ora in cui il sole è più caldo

how hot should I have the oven, iron?

a quale temperatura deve essere il forno, il ferro?

to be hot from the oven bread, cake:

essere appena sfornato

to go hot and cold (with fever, fear)

sudare freddo

it's terribly hot!

si muore di caldo!

2. hot FOOD:

hot mustard, spice, chili powder

forte

hot curry, sauce, dish

piccante

3. hot (new, fresh):

hot trail

recente

hot news

appena arrivato, fresco

hot gossip

gli ultimi pettegolezzi

4. hot (newly arrived):

Dr Mayer, hot from the New York conference

il dott. Mayer, appena tornato dalla conferenza di New York

hot from or off the press book

fresco di stampa

5. hot (fierce, keen):

hot competition

accanito

hot pace

veloce

the pace got too hot for him

l'andatura diventò troppo veloce per lui

6. hot (short):

to have a hot temper

avere un temperamento focoso

7. hot (in demand) Am inf:

to be hot entertainer, show, film:

spopolare

to be a hot property

essere molto richiesto

8. hot (good) inf:

a hot tip

una buona soffiata

the team is hot Am

la squadra va alla grande

a hot streak Am

un momento fortunato

to be the hot favourite

essere il grande favorito

if you think you are so hot, try it yourself!

se pensi di essere così bravo, provaci da solo!

to be hot on sth (knowledgeable)

essere ferrato in qc

to be hot on sth (keen, insistent)

essere entusiasta di qc

not so hot

non un granché

9. hot (difficult, unpleasant) inf:

to make it or things hot for sb

rendere le cose difficili a qn

10. hot (stolen):

hot inf

che scotta

11. hot (bright):

hot colour

caldo

12. hot MUS:

hot jazz

hot

13. hot (radioactive):

hot

radioattivo

14. hot (close):

to be hot on sb's trail

essere sulle tracce di qn

to be hot on the trail of sth

seguire una buona pista per trovare qc

to set off in hot pursuit of sb

lanciarsi all'inseguimento di qn

a truck with two police cars in hot pursuit

un camion con due auto della polizia alle calcagna

you're getting hot (in guessing games)

fuocherello

15. hot Am inf:

hot (erotic) movie, scene

spinto, piccante

hot (feeling excitement) person

eccitato

16. hot (sexually attractive):

hot inf

fico

hot inf

sexy

II.hot <forma in -ing hotting, pt, pp hotted> [Brit hɒt, Am hɑt] VB trans, intr

hot → hot up

III.hot [Brit hɒt, Am hɑt]

to be in, get into hot water

essere, cacciarsi nei pasticci or nei guai

to blow hot and cold

essere una banderuola al vento

to be, get all hot and bothered

essere agitato or eccitato, agitarsi or eccitarsi

when you're hot you're hot, and when you're not you're not Am

ci sono giorni sì e giorni no

See also hot up

I.hot up VB [hɒt -] (hot up)

1. hot up (become exciting):

hot up match:

riscaldarsi

hot up election campaign:

intensificarsi

things are hotting up

la situazione diventa sempre più calda

2. hot up (get faster):

the pace is hotting up

il ritmo si fa incalzante

3. hot up (intensify):

hot up raids, war:

intensificarsi

II.hot up VB [hɒt -] (hot [sth] up)

hot up pace

forzare

hot up broadcast

fare del sensazionalismo in

hot up campaign, music

intensificare

hot potato in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hot potato in the English»Italian Dictionary

hot potato <-oes> N fig

hot potato

patata f bollente

Translations for hot potato in the English»Italian Dictionary

potato <-es> [pə·ˈteɪ·t̬oʊ] N

potato

patata f

sweet potato

patata f americana

baked potato

patata al forno

mashed potatoes

puré m di patate

fried/roast(ed) potatos

patate fritte/arrosto

I.hot [hɑ:t] ADJ

1. hot (very warm):

hot

caldo, -a

it's hot

fa caldo

2. hot (spicy):

hot

piccante

3. hot inf (skillful):

hot

bravo, -a

to be hot stuff

essere un asso

4. hot inf (demanding):

to be hot for sth

dare molta importanza a qc

5. hot (dangerous):

hot

rischioso, -a

to be too hot to handle fig

essere troppo difficile da gestire

6. hot inf (sexually attractive):

to be hot

essere sexy

7. hot (exciting):

hot music, party

animato, -a

hot news

notizie fresche

8. hot sl (stolen):

to be hot

scottare

Phrases:

to be all hot and bothered

essere agitato

II.hot [hɑ:t] N

he has the hots for her

gli piace un sacco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But it has been a political hot potato for seven years.

news.bbc.co.uk

Now, suddenly, boycotts are a party political hot potato.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

Perhaps it's time to make the needs of this group a political hot potato.

www.stuff.co.nz

Faced with such a hot potato, many managers will tough it out and hope the problem goes away.

www.stuff.co.nz

But immigration is another political hot potato, not to mention the possible outcry over limiting immigration by age.

www.stuff.co.nz

That will make any takeover a political hot potato.

www.afr.com

This is -- can be politically a hot potato here, why are we gon na reopen this case?

www.cbsnews.com

But by being belligerently truculent she has singlehandedly turned herself into a political hot potato.

www.firstpost.com

The player who is holding the hot potato when the music stops is out.

en.wikipedia.org

Pretty soon these properties are going to be a hot potato.

www.salon.com