knife in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for knife in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.knife <pl knives> [Brit nʌɪf, Am naɪf] N

1. knife (implement):

knife

coltello m

2. knife (blade of machine):

knife

lama f

II.knife [Brit nʌɪf, Am naɪf] VB trans

knife person:

knife

accoltellare, dare una coltellata a (in in)

to be knifed

essere accoltellato

III.knife [Brit nʌɪf, Am naɪf]

an accent you could cut with a knife

un accento molto marcato

before you could say knife inf

in men che non si dica or in un batter d'occhio

to be under the knife inf

essere sotto i ferri

to have one's knife into sb inf

avercela con qn

to put the knife in

colpire nel vivo

to twist the knife in the wound

rigirare il coltello nella piaga

the knives are out!

siamo ai ferri corti!

clasp knife <pl clasp knives> [Am ˈklæsp ˈˌnaɪf] N

clasp knife

coltello m a serramanico

sheath knife <pl sheath knives> [Brit, Am ˈʃiθ ˌnaɪf] N

sheath knife

coltello m con fodero

dinner knife <pl dinner knives> [ˈdɪnənaɪf] N

dinner knife

coltello m da tavola

bread knife <pl bread knives> [Am ˈbrɛd ˌnaɪf] N

bread knife

coltello m da pane

chopping knife <pl chopping knives> [ˈtʃɒpɪŋˌnaɪf] N

chopping knife

mezzaluna f

knife box [ˈnaɪfbɒks] N

knife box

coltelliera f

hunting knife <pl hunting knives> [ˈhʌntɪŋˌnaɪf] N

hunting knife

coltello m da caccia

knife grinder [ˈnaɪfˌɡraɪndə(r)] N

knife grinder

arrotino m

knife rest [ˈnaɪfrest] N

knife rest

reggiposata m

knife in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for knife in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.knife <knives> [naɪf] N

1. knife:

knife

coltello m

2. knife (dagger):

knife

pugnale m

to wield a knife

brandire un coltello elev

3. knife (in a machine):

knife

lama f

Phrases:

to turn the knife (in the wound)

rigirare il coltelo nella piaga

to be under the knife MED

essere sotto i ferri

II.knife <knives> [naɪf] VB trans

knife

accoltellare

fruit knife N

fruit knife

coltello m da frutta

knife sharpener N

knife sharpener

affilacoltelli m inv

clasp knife <knives> N

clasp knife

coltello m a serramanico

paring knife <knives> N

paring knife

coltello m sbucciatore

carving knife <knives> N

carving knife

trinciante m

knife-edge N

knife-edge

filo m del coltello

to be (balanced) on a knife-edge fig

essere appeso a un filo

putty knife <-knives> N

putty knife

spatola f

Translations for knife in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

lanciatore di coltelli m

knife thrower

trincetto

cobbler's knife

knife Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be (balanced) on a knife-edge fig

essere appeso a un filo

this knife cuts well

questo coltello taglia bene

to wield a knife

brandire un coltello elev

to turn the knife (in the wound)

rigirare il coltelo nella piaga

to be under the knife MED

essere sotto i ferri

just pass me that knife, will you?

mi passi il coltello?

the man had pointed a knife at him

l'uomo gli aveva puntato contro il coltello

to produce a knife

estrarre un coltello

to plunge a knife into sth

affondare il coltello in qc

I opened it with a knife

l'ho aperto con un coltello