loss leader in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for loss leader in the English»Italian Dictionary

loss-leader [Brit ˈlɒsˌliːdə, Am ˈlɔs ˌlidər] N COMM

loss-leader

articolo m civetta

Translations for loss leader in the Italian»English Dictionary

articolo civetta

loss leader

Translations for loss leader in the English»Italian Dictionary

leader [Brit ˈliːdə, Am ˈlidər] N

1. leader:

leader (chief, head)

capo m

leader (chief, head)

guida f

leader (of nation)

capo m di Stato

leader (of group)

capo m

leader (of group)

capogruppo mf

leader (of team)

capo m

leader (of team)

caposquadra mf

leader (of council, club, association)

presidente m

leader (of party, opposition)

leader mf

leader (of trade union)

segretario m / segretaria f

leader (of army, troops)

comandante mf

2. leader (organizer, instigator):

leader (of expedition)

capo m

leader (of expedition)

guida f

leader (of strike, rebellion, movement)

leader mf

leader (of project, operation)

capo m

leader (of project, operation)

responsabile mf

leader (of project, operation)

direttore m / direttrice f

3. leader (one in front):

leader (in race or competition)

leader mf

leader (in race or competition)

primo m / prima f

leader (of procession, line of walkers)

capofila mf

leader (climber)

capocordata mf

leader (horse)

leader m

leader (horse)

cavallo m di testa

to be among the leaders

essere nel gruppo di testa

the leaders at the end of the first round are …

in testa alla classifica or alla fine del primo turno ci sono …

4. leader (in market, field):

leader

leader m

a world leader in car manufacturing

un leader mondiale nella produzione di automobili

5. leader MUS:

leader (in orchestra)

primo violino m

leader (conductor of band)

direttore m d'orchestra / direttrice f d'orchestra

6. leader JOURN:

leader

articolo m di fondo

leader

editoriale m

7. leader ZOOL (of pack):

leader

capobranco mf

8. leader LAW:

leader

avvocato m principale

9. leader AGR:

leader

germoglio m terminale

10. leader (on tape):

leader TECH, TELEC

linguetta f iniziale

loss [Brit lɒs, Am lɔs, lɑs] N

1. loss:

loss

perdita f (of di)

also COMM , POL heat loss

dispersione di calore

weight loss

perdita di peso

hair loss

caduta dei capelli

loss of blood

perdita di sangue

there was great loss of life

ci furono molte vittime

loss of income or earnings

mancati utili

loss of sound, vision TV

interruzione audio, video

with the loss of 200 jobs

con la perdita di 200 posti di lavoro

he is a great loss to the arts

è una grave perdita per il mondo dell'arte

he's no great loss

non è una gran perdita

a sense of loss

un senso di vuoto

to make a loss on sth COMM

registrare una perdita su qc

to sell at a loss COMM

vendere in perdita

to suffer losses COMM, MIL

subire delle perdite

the party suffered heavy losses in the elections

il partito ha perso molti voti alle elezioni

Phrases:

to be at a loss (puzzled)

essere perplesso

to be at a loss (helpless)

essere perso

to be at a loss as to what to do

non sapere assolutamente cosa fare

I'm at a loss to explain it

non riesco a spiegarlo

he was at a loss for words

era senza parole

she's never at a loss for words

sa sempre cosa dire

to cut one's losses

= ritirarsi da un cattivo affare prima che sia troppo tardi, limitare i danni

their loss is our gain

mors tua vita mea

loss leader in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for loss leader in the English»Italian Dictionary

loss leader N

loss leader

articolo m civetta

Translations for loss leader in the English»Italian Dictionary

leader [ˈli:·dɚ] N

1. leader of group:

leader

leader mf inv

2. leader (guide):

leader

guida f

3. leader MUS (conductor):

leader

direttore m

4. leader MUS (in section of orchestra):

leader

musicista mf principale

loss <-es> [lɔ:s] N

loss

perdita f

to be at a loss

essere spiazzato, -a

to be at a loss for words

non avere parole

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Loss leaders offer four pints for 99p -- less than the price of a bottle of mineral water.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Loss leaders may be nothing new, but it's a little different when you're losing money on the main thing you sell.

www.wired.com