manky in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for manky in the English»Italian Dictionary

manly [Brit ˈmanli, Am ˈmænli] ADJ

manly

virile, da uomo

hanky-panky [Brit haŋkɪˈpaŋki, Am ˌhæŋkiˈpæŋki] N inf, hum (sexual, political)

hanky-panky

porcherie fpl

mankind [Brit manˈkʌɪnd, Am ˌmænˈkaɪnd] N

mankind

umanità f

mankind

genere m umano

hanky [Brit ˈhaŋki, Am ˈhæŋki], hankie N inf

hanky

fazzoletto m

swanky [Brit ˈswaŋki, Am ˈswæŋki] ADJ inf

1. swanky (posh):

swanky car, hotel

alla moda, sciccoso

2. swanky (boastful):

swanky person

borioso, sbruffone

lanky [Brit ˈlaŋki, Am ˈlæŋki] ADJ

lanky

(alto e) magro, allampanato

cranky [Brit ˈkraŋki, Am ˈkræŋki] ADJ inf

1. cranky (grumpy):

cranky

irritabile

2. cranky (eccentric):

cranky

eccentrico

cranky

strambo

3. cranky machine:

cranky

scassato

I.many [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] more most ADJ

many

molti

many

tanti

many people, cars

molta gente, molte macchine

many times

molte volte or spesso

for many years

per molti anni

in many ways

in molti modi

his many friends

i suoi numerosi amici

the many advantages of city life

i numerosi vantaggi della vita cittadina

how many people, times?

quanta gente, quante volte?

too many people, times

troppa gente, troppe volte

a great many people

moltissima gente

for a great many years

per moltissimi anni

a good many people, times

parecchia gente, parecchie volte

like so many other women, Anne…

come molte altre donne, Anne…

I have as many books as you (do)

ho tanti libri quanto te

five exams in as many days

cinque esami in altrettanti giorni

many a man would be glad of such an opportunity

più di un uomo sarebbe felice di avere un'occasione così

I spent many a night there

ho passato molte notti lì

I've been there many a time, many's the time I've been there

ci sono stato molte volte, più di una volta

II.many [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] more most PRON

many

molti m pl / molte f pl

not many

pochi, non molti

too many

troppi

how many?

quanti?

as many as you like

quanti ne vuoi

I didn't know there were so many

non sapevo che ce ne fossero così tanti

we don't need many more

non ce ne servono ancora molti

many of them were killed

molti di loro furono uccisi

there were too many of them

ce n'erano troppi or erano troppo numerosi

a good many of the houses were damaged

parecchie case furono danneggiate

one, two too many

uno, due di troppo

you've set one place too many

hai preparato un posto di troppo

III.many [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] more most N

the many (the masses)

la folla

the many (the masses)

le masse

to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many

sacrificare gli interessi di pochi a favore di molti

the many who loved her

le molte persone che le volevano bene

IV.many [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] more most

to have had one too many inf

avere bevuto un bicchiere di troppo

wonky [Brit ˈwɒŋki, Am ˈwɑŋki] ADJ Brit inf

1. wonky (crooked):

wonky

storto

2. wonky (wobbly):

wonky furniture

traballante, instabile

wonky legs

gambe malferme or che fanno giacomo giacomo

3. wonky (faulty):

the television is a bit wonky

la televisione non va tanto (bene)

he has a wonky knee

ha un ginocchio malmesso

kinky [Brit ˈkɪŋki, Am ˈkɪŋki] ADJ

1. kinky inf:

kinky person, behaviour, clothes

stravagante, bizzarro, eccentrico

kinky sex

da pervertito

2. kinky hair:

kinky

ricciuto

kinky

crespo

manky in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for manky in the English»Italian Dictionary

manly <-ier, -iest> [ˈmæn·li] ADJ

manly of man:

manly

virile

manly

maschile

hanky-panky [ˌhæŋ·ki·ˈpæŋ·ki] N inf

hanky-panky

intrallazzi m pl

mankind [ˌmæn·ˈkaɪnd] N

mankind

umanità f

lanky [ˈlæŋ·ki] ADJ

lanky

allampanato, -a

swanky [ˈswæŋ·ki] ADJ

swanky

sciccoso, -a

cranky <-ier, -iest> [ˈkræŋ·ki] ADJ inf

cranky

strano, -a

dinky [ˈdɪŋ·ki] ADJ

1. dinky (insignificant):

dinky

misero, -a

2. dinky (shabby):

dinky

squallido, -a

funky <-ier, -iest> [ˈfʌŋ·ki] ADJ inf

1. funky (musty):

a funky taste/smell

un odore/sapore di muffa

2. funky (cool):

funky

fico, -a

3. funky music:

funky

funky

kinky <-ier, -iest> [ˈkɪŋ·ki] ADJ

1. kinky (twisted):

kinky

attorcigliato, -a

2. kinky (with tight curls):

kinky

crespo, -a

3. kinky:

kinky (unusual)

bizzarro, -a

kinky (involving unusual sexual acts)

pervertito, -a

inky <-ier, -iest> [ˈɪŋ·ki] ADJ

1. inky (stained):

inky

macchiato, -a d'inchiostro

2. inky (black):

inky

nero, -a come l'inchiostro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Manky shower curtains are also unforgivable.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Manky said that the company has more than 100 researchers worldwide who monitor network activity.

www.govtech.com

Either way, looking at it with the lights up, it paints us as a nation of pretty manky cinema goers.

www.todayfm.com

We can't even tell what nationality she is thanks to her manky festering face.

metro.co.uk

Sounds manky, but you have to do it in order to avoid food poisoning.

www.joe.ie

And that dog is running carrying a frisbee or maybe one of those manky old tug-of-war toys that dogs love so much.

www.abc.net.au

I have done the same to my manky pittosporums too, but expect the recovery to be quite slow.

www.telegraph.co.uk

He stuck my manky tape on a ghettoblaster.

www.straight.com

You noticed that one or two eejits had taken to including photos of their manky kids in these emails.

www.independent.ie

Lecher, moist, grunge, chops, and mucous - all of them manky.

www.odt.co.nz