line in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.line1 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] N

1. line:

line (mark)
linea f
line (mark)
riga f
line (mark)
segno m
line (shorter, thicker)
tratto m
line ART
tratto m
line SPORTS (on pitch, court)
linea f
line MATH
linea f
line and colour ART
il tratto e il colore
a straight, curved line
una linea retta, una linea curva
a solid, broken line
una linea continua, linea spezzata
a single, double line
una linea singola, linea doppia
to draw or rule a line
tirare or tracciare una linea
to draw a line down the middle of the page
tirare una linea verticale a metà della pagina
to put a line through sth
tirare una linea sopra qc or barrare qc
to cross the line SPORTS athlete:
tagliare il traguardo
to cross the line ball:
passare la linea
the starting line SPORTS
la linea di partenza
finishing line
linea d'arrivo or del traguardo
the line AB (in geometry)
il segmento AB
the thin line of his mouth
la sua bocca stretta

2. line (row):

line (of people, cars)
fila f (of di)
line (of trees)
fila f
line (of trees)
filare m (of di)
line (of footprints, hills)
serie f (of di)
in straight lines plant, arrange, sit
in file dritte
to stand in a line
essere or stare in fila
get into (a) line!
mettetevi in fila! mettetevi in riga!
to form a line people:
formare una fila or una coda
to form a line hills, houses, trees:
formare una fila or essere uno in fila all'altro
please form a line
per favore, formate una fila
she is fifth in line
è la quinta della fila
to be in line buildings:
essere allineato
put the desks in line
allineate i banchi
to be in line with shelving, cooker: cupboard
essere allineato con
to be in line with mark, indicator: number
essere sul or essere allineato a
to be out of line picture:
essere storto or non essere allineato

12. line (in genealogy):

line
linea f
line
discendenza f
the male, female line
il ramo maschile, femminile
the Tudor line
la stirpe dei Tudor
to found or establish a line
fondare una stirpe
the line died out
la famiglia or la stirpe si estinse
to come from a long line of scientists
provenire da una famiglia con una lunga tradizione di scienziati
to trace one's line back to sb
far risalire le proprie origini a qn
to trace a line down to sb
fare risalire le origini or la discendenza a qn
to trace a line through sb
fare risalire le origini dalla parte or dal ramo di qn
the title passes to the next in line
il titolo è trasmesso in ordine di successione
she is second in line to the throne
è seconda nell'ordine di successione al trono

14. line (conformity):

to fall into line
conformarsi or uniformarsi
to make sb fall into line
mettere in riga qn
to fall into line with person: view
allinearsi, conformarsi a
to fall into line with group, body: practice, policy
allinearsi a, essere d'accordo con
China fell into line with the other powers
la Cina si è allineata alle altre potenze
to bring sb into line
mettere in riga qn or ridurre qn all'obbedienza
to bring regional laws into line with federal laws
rendere le leggi regionali conformi alle leggi federali
to bring working conditions into line with European standards
conformare le condizioni di lavoro agli standard europei
to keep sb in line
fare rigare dritto qn
his statement is out of line with their account
la sua dichiarazione non è allineata con quanto affermato da loro
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors
i nostri prezzi non coincidono con quelli dei nostri concorrenti
to be (way) out of line objection, remark:
essere completamente fuori luogo
you're way out of line! inf
stai esagerando! hai proprio passato il limite!

II.line1 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] VB trans

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line2 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] VB trans (add layer)

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line3 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] N

line4 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] VB trans rare (copulate)

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isoseismal line [ˌaɪsəˈsaɪzməlˌlaɪn], isoseismic line [ˌaɪsə-ˈsaɪzmɪkˌlaɪn] N

laughter line [ˈlɑːftəˌlaɪn, ˈlæf-], laugh line [ˈlɑːfˌlaɪn, ˈlæf-] N

bar line [Brit, Am ˈbɑr ˌlaɪn] N MUS

telephone line [ˈtelɪfəʊnˌlaɪn] N

dotted line [Brit, Am ˌdɑdəd ˈlaɪn] N

line in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for line in the English»Italian Dictionary

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line1 <-ning> [laɪn] VB trans

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II.line2 <-ning> [laɪn] VB trans

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line Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a (long) line of disasters/kings
una (lunga) serie di catastrofi/re
to be/stay on the line
essere/restare in linea
to be the last line of defense fig
essere l'ultimo baluardo
to come up with a line about sb/sth
uscirsene con un commento su qu/qc
to come out with a new line
produrre una nuova linea
to do a line of cocaine
farsi una striscia
what line of business are you in?
in che settore lavori?
to lay one's life on the line
mettere a rischio la propria vita
the bottom line line is that … fig
il succo della questione è che …
to go on the front line
andare sulle -e fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In 1929, he assumed the role of player-coach, still playing the line on both offense and defense and dropping back to punt.
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The rail line exited the city in a southwesterly direction.
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Through the years, the band has experienced many line-up changes.
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However, the line has higher operating costs and a significantly higher carbon footprint than if it were electrified.
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The line of demarcation between legitimate ruses and forbidden acts of perfidy is sometimes indistinct.
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However, especially since the advent of widespread word processing, there is a broad consensus on these operational definitions (and hence the bottom-line integer result).
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The assembly line system greatly improved efficiency, both in this and other industries.
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The story line is telegraphed from word one and the meticulous unfolding plot plods ahead inexorably without the slightest bit of suspense.
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Guests lie on their stomach on the toboggan style mat as they race to the finish line.
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Third, the longer and more discontinuous a line of reasoning, the weaker our belief in the conclusion.
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