kluge in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for kluge in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.also kedge anchor N NAUT

also kedge anchor

ancora f di tonneggio

II.kedge [Brit kɛdʒ, Am kɛdʒ] VB trans

kedge

tonneggiare

III.kedge [Brit kɛdʒ, Am kɛdʒ] VB intr

kedge

tonneggiarsi

I.deluge [Brit ˈdɛljuːdʒ, Am ˈdɛlju(d)ʒ] N

1. deluge:

deluge

diluvio m also fig

Phrases:

the Deluge BIBL

il diluvio universale

II.deluge [Brit ˈdɛljuːdʒ, Am ˈdɛlju(d)ʒ] VB trans

deluge

sommergere (with di)

also fig to be deluged with

essere sommerso da

klutz [Brit klʌts, Am kləts] N Am inf

klutz

persona f impacciata, goffa, maldestra

luge [Brit luːʒ, Am luʒ] N SPORTS

luge

slittino m

narrow-gauge railway [ˌnærəʊɡeɪdʒˈreɪlweɪ] N

narrow-gauge railway

ferrovia f a scartamento ridotto

feeler gauge [Am ˈfilər ɡeɪdʒ] N

feeler gauge

calibro m a spessori

huge [Brit hjuːdʒ, Am (h)judʒ] ADJ

huge country, city, garden, room

molto grande, vasto, immenso, enorme

huge building, person, animal, portion

enorme

huge appetite

smisurato

huge debts, profits, sum of money

ingente

huge success

enorme, grandissimo

narrow-gauge engine [ˌnærəʊɡeɪdʒˈendʒɪn] N

narrow-gauge engine

locomotiva f a scartamento ridotto

strain gauge [Am ˈstreɪn ˌɡeɪdʒ] N

strain gauge

estensimetro m

petrol gauge [ˈpətrəlˌɡeɪdʒ] N Brit

petrol gauge

indicatore m (del livello) della benzina

kluge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for kluge in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.deluge [ˈde·lju:dʒ] N a. fig

deluge

diluvio m

II.deluge [ˈde·lju:dʒ] VB trans a. fig

deluge

inondare

to be deluged with tears

essere inondato di lacrime

she is deluged with offers

è sommersa dalle offerte

klutz [klʌts] N sl

klutz

imbranato(-a) m (f)

gas gauge N

gas gauge

indicatore m del livello di benzina

huge [hju:dʒ] ADJ (extremely big, impressive)

huge

enorme

rouge [ru:ʒ] N

rouge

fard m

pressure gauge N

pressure gauge

manometro m

I.gouge [gaʊdʒ] VB trans

1. gouge (pierce):

gouge

scavare

to gouge a hole into sth

scavare un buco in qc

2. gouge inf (overcharge):

gouge

spennare

II.gouge [gaʊdʒ] N

gouge

buca f

I.gauge [geɪdʒ] N

1. gauge (measure):

gauge of bullet

calibro m

gauge of wire

spessore m

gauge of rails

scartamento m

2. gauge (instrument):

gauge

indicatore m

rain gauge

pluviometro m

tyre gauge

manometro m

3. gauge fig:

gauge

misura f

II.gauge [geɪdʒ] VB trans

1. gauge (measure):

gauge

misurare

2. gauge (assess):

gauge

valutare

it's difficult to gauge what his response will be

è difficile prevedere come reagirà 

I.plug [plʌg] N

1. plug ELEC:

plug (connector)

spina f

plug (socket)

presa f (di corrente)

2. plug (stopper):

plug

tappo m

3. plug inf (publicity):

to give sth a plug

reclamizzare qc

4. plug (spark plug):

plug

candela f

5. plug (chunk):

plug of tobacco

tavoletta f di tabacco da masticare

II.plug <-gg-> [plʌg] VB trans

1. plug (connect):

plug

collegare

plug ELEC

collegare (alla rete)

2. plug (stop up, close):

to plug a hole

tappare un buco

to plug a leak

tamponare una perdita

3. plug (publicize):

plug

propagandare

4. plug sl (shoot):

plug

imbottire di piombo

I.plug in VB trans

plug in

collegare

plug in ELEC

collegare (alla rete)

II.plug in VB intr

plug in

collegare

plug in ELEC

collegare (alla rete)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Kluge was born into a family of means and some status.

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Kluge installed himself as chairman, and later increased his holdings to 75 percent.

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Kluge responded by proposing to raise his stake to 57 percent.

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A kluge is a patched-together solution for a problem, clumsily assembled from whatever materials are immediately available.

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