knock together in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for knock together in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.knock together VB [nɒk -] (knock together)

knock together knees:

tremare

knock together objects:

sbattere, battere l'uno contro l'altro

II.knock together VB [nɒk -] (knock [sth] together, knock together [sth])

1. knock together (create) inf:

knock together furniture, shelter

montare alla meglio

knock together meal, reception

preparare in fretta, mettere insieme alla meglio

knock together show

mettere su, improvvisare

2. knock together (bang together):

knock together

battere l'uno contro l'altro

those boys need their heads knocking together fig

bisognerebbe dare una bella lezione a quei ragazzi

Translations for knock together in the English»Italian Dictionary

to knock about together inf adults:

frequentarsi

Translations for knock together in the Italian»English Dictionary

mettere insieme cena

to knock together

arrangiare inf

to knock together

frequentarsi persone, amici:

to knock about together inf

Translations for knock together in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.together [Brit təˈɡɛðə, Am təˈɡɛðər] ADV Together in its main adverbial senses is almost always translated by insieme. - Together frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations (get together pull together put together tie together etc.): for translations for these, see the appropriate verb entry (get, pull, put, tie etc.). - For examples and further uses, see this entry.

1. together (as a pair or group):

together

insieme

they're always together

sono sempre insieme

we were in school together

siamo stati a scuola insieme

let's go there together

andiamoci insieme

they're not married but they're living together

non sono sposati ma vivono insieme

to get back together again

rimettersi insieme

to be close together objects, trees, plants etc.:

essere molto vicini

his eyes are too close together

i suoi occhi sono troppo ravvicinati

she's cleverer than all the rest of them put together

è più intelligente di tutti gli altri messi insieme

acting together they could have prevented the invasion

agendo insieme or congiuntamente, avrebbero potuto impedire l'invasione

she kept the family together during the war

ha tenuto insieme la famiglia durante la guerra

we're all in this together

ci siamo dentro tutti quanti

they belong together (objects)

vanno insieme

they belong together (people)

sono fatti l'uno per l'altro

these two documents, taken together provide crucial evidence

questi due documenti, messi insieme, forniscono una prova determinante

these findings, taken together indicate that …

queste scoperte, considerate congiuntamente, indicano che …

2. together (so as to be joined):

together

insieme

he nailed the two planks together

inchiodò le due assi insieme

his argument doesn't hold together very well

la sua argomentazione non regge granché

3. together (in harmony):

those colours don't go together

quei colori non vanno bene insieme or non si abbinano bene

the talks brought the two sides closer together

i colloqui riavvicinarono le due parti

the soprano and the orchestra weren't quite together

il soprano e l'orchestra non andavano all'unisono

4. together (at the same time):

together

insieme

together

contemporaneamente

they were all talking together

parlavano tutti insieme

all my troubles seem to come together

sembra che i miei problemi arrivino tutti insieme

all together now!

tutti insieme adesso!

5. together (without interruption):

together

di fila

for four days, three weeks together

per quattro giorni, tre settimane di fila

6. together (as well as):

together with

insieme a, con

he put his wallet, together with his passport, in his pocket

mise il portafoglio, insieme con il passaporto, nella tasca

I went there together with Sara

ci sono andato insieme a Sara

taken together with the rest of the evidence, this proves that he is guilty

messo insieme al resto delle prove, questo prova che è colpevole

II.together [Brit təˈɡɛðə, Am təˈɡɛðər] ADJ inf

together

posato

he's a very together guy

è un tipo molto posato, equilibrato

III.together [Brit təˈɡɛðə, Am təˈɡɛðər]

to get one's act together to get it together inf

organizzarsi

I.knock [Brit nɒk, Am nɑk] N

1. knock (blow):

knock

colpo m

knock

botta f

knock

urto m

a knock on the head

un colpo sulla, in testa

to take a knock

prendere un colpo

a knock with a hammer

un colpo di martello

2. knock (at door):

a knock at the door

un colpo alla porta

I'll give you a knock at 7.30

ti verrò a bussare alle 7.30

I thought I heard a knock

mi è sembrato di sentire bussare

knock! knock!

toc! toc!

3. knock (setback):

knock fig

colpo m

to take a knock

ricevere un brutto colpo

it gave his confidence a knock

gli ha fatto perdere notevolmente la fiducia

I've had worse knocks

ho ricevuto colpi peggiori di questo

you must learn to take the knocks

devi imparare a incassare (i colpi)

II.knock [Brit nɒk, Am nɑk] VB trans

1. knock (strike):

knock object

colpire, urtare

to knock one's head, arm on sth

battere la testa, il braccio contro qc

to knock sb on the head, arm with sth

colpire qn alla testa, al braccio con qc

to knock sb, sth into, across

colpire qn, qc in, attraverso

to knock sb, sth against

fare battere qn, qc contro

to knock sb unconscious or senseless or silly inf person, object, blow:

fare perdere i sensi a qn

to knock a hole in sth

fare un buco in qc

to knock sth straight, flat

raddrizzare, appiattire qc con un colpo

to knock two rooms into one

buttare giù un muro divisorio tra due stanze

2. knock (cause to move):

to knock sth off or out of sth

fare cadere qc da qc

to knock sb, sth over sth

buttare giù qn, qc da qc

to knock sb, sth to the ground

fare cadere a terra or abbattere qn, qc

she knocked the ball into the pond

ha mandato la palla nello stagno

to knock a nail, peg into sth

piantare un chiodo, un paletto in qc

to knock the handle off the jug

rompere il manico della brocca

to knock sb off his feet blast, wave:

sollevare qn

to knock sb, sth out of the way

eliminare qn, qc

to knock sb flat

atterrare or stendere a terra qn

3. knock (beat):

to knock the enthusiasm, spirit out of sb

fare perdere l'entusiasmo, l'allegria a qn

I'll knock that stupid smile off his face

gli farò passare quel sorrisino stupido

that will knock a bit of sense into him

questo gli farà venire un po' di buonsenso

4. knock (criticize) inf:

knock method, opposition, achievement, person

criticare

don't knock it! hum

non criticare!

III.knock [Brit nɒk, Am nɑk] VB intr

1. knock (make sound deliberately):

knock person:

bussare (at, on a)

2. knock (make sound involuntarily):

knock branch, object:

urtare, sbattere (on, against contro)

knock engine:

battere in testa

knock water pipes:

= produrre la caratteristica serie di colpi secchi dovuti per lo più a bolle d'aria

3. knock (collide):

to knock into or against sth

urtare contro qc

to knock into each other

scontrarsi

IV.knock [Brit nɒk, Am nɑk]

his knees were knocking

gli tremavano le ginocchia (dalla paura)

to knock sth on the head inf

mandare a monte qc

to be knocking on a bit inf

cominciare a invecchiare

it must be knocking on 30 years since… inf

devono essere passati quasi trent'anni da quando…

I'll knock your heads together!

vi farò intendere ragione!

knock together in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for knock together in the English»Italian Dictionary

knock together VB trans

knock together

montare alla meno peggio

to knock together something to eat

mettere insieme qualcosa da mangiare

Translations for knock together in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.together [tə·ˈge·ðɚ] ADV

1. together (jointly):

together

insieme

all together

tutti insieme

together with sb/sth

insieme a qn/qc

to live together

vivere insieme

to get together

riunirsi

to get it together inf

organizzarsi

2. together (at the same time):

together

insieme

together

allo stesso tempo

II.together [tə·ˈge·ðɚ] ADJ inf

together

equilibrato, -a

I.knock [nɑ:k] N

1. knock (blow):

knock

colpo m

2. knock (sound):

knock

colpo m

to give a knock at the door

bussare alla porta

3. knock fig inf (criticism):

knock

strigliata f

to take a knock (damage)

ricevere una mazzata

II.knock [nɑ:k] VB intr

1. knock (hit):

knock

urtare

to knock on the window/at the door

bussare alla finestra/porta

2. knock TECH:

knock engine

battere in testa

III.knock [nɑ:k] VB trans

1. knock (hit):

knock

colpire

to knock sb

colpire qu

to knock a hole into the wall

fare un buco nella parete

to knock the bottom out of sth

sfondare qc

to knock the bottom out of sth fig

mettere in crisi qc

2. knock inf (criticize):

knock

dare addosso a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the same time, if all the styles have to be very contrasted, they knock together by fusing.

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My knees would knock together even thinking about it.

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It also has the same advantage, that anyone can knock together a working application in a few minutes, and is still popular in schools and business for this reason.

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These stunningly beautiful steel "poppies" not only sway in the breeze, but collect water for bees and butterflies to sip, and create a pretty chime when they gently knock together.

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