missionary position in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for missionary position in the English»Italian Dictionary

missionary position [Brit, Am ˈˌmɪʃəˌnɛri pəˈzɪʃən] N

missionary position

posizione f del missionario

Translations for missionary position in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.position [Brit pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n, Am pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. position (situation, state):

position

posizione f

position

situazione f

to be in an awkward, impossible position

trovarsi in una posizione imbarazzante, impossibile

the management is in a strong position

la direzione è in posizione di forza

to be in a position to do

essere nella condizione di fare

to be in a good position to do

essere nella condizione ideale per fare

to be in no position to do

non essere nella posizione giusta per, non potersi permettere di fare

to undertake sth from a position of strength

intraprendere qc da una posizione di forza or avvantaggiata

to be or find oneself in the happy position of doing

avere la fortuna di fare

to be or find oneself in the unhappy position of having to do

trovarsi nella malaugurata situazione di dover fare

if I were in your position

se fossi al tuo posto

put yourself in my position!

mettiti nei miei panni!

well, what's the position?

allora, com'è la situazione?

2. position (attitude, stance):

position

atteggiamento m

position

posizione f

I understand your position, but

capisco il tuo punto di vista, ma

the official, British position

la posizione ufficiale, britannica

there has been a change in their negotiating position

la loro posizione nelle trattative è cambiata

3. position (place, location):

position

posizione f

to be in position (in place)

essere in posizione

to be in position (ready)

essere pronti

to get into position

mettersi in posizione

to hold sth in position glue, string:

tenere qc a posto

please put everything back in its original position

per favore rimettete ogni cosa al suo posto

I can't see anything from this position

non vedo niente da questa posizione

the house is in a good position

la casa si trova in un'ottima posizione

4. position (posture, attitude of body):

position

posizione f

the sitting position

la posizione seduta

to be in a sitting, kneeling position

essere seduto, inginocchiato

5. position (of lever, switch):

position

posizione f

in the on, off position

sull'on, sull'off

6. position:

position (ranking)

posto m in classifica

position (in sport, competitive event)

posto m

position (in sport, competitive event)

posizione f

can the airline retain its position among the leaders?

la compagnia aerea potrà mantenere salda la sua posizione tra i leader del settore?

to be in third position

essere al terzo posto

7. position SPORTS:

position

ruolo m

his usual position as goalkeeper

il suo ruolo abituale di portiere

what position does he play?

in che posizione gioca?

8. position (job):

position

carica f

position

posto m

to hold or occupy a senior position

rivestire una carica direttiva

her position as party leader

la sua carica di leader del partito

a position of responsibility

una posizione di responsabilità

9. position (place in society):

position

condizione f (sociale)

10. position MIL:

position

appostamento m

position

postazione f

11. position (counter):

position

sportello m

“position closed”

“sportello chiuso”

II.position [Brit pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n, Am pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] VB trans

1. position (station):

position policemen, soldiers

piazzare

2. position (situate):

position flowerbed, house extension

collocare

3. position (get correct angle):

position telescope, lamp, aerial

posizionare

III.to position oneself VB refl

to position oneself

mettersi

to position oneself

sistemarsi

missionary [Brit ˈmɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri, Am ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri] N REL

missionary

missionario m / missionaria f

missionary before n role

di missionario

missionary vocation

missionario

missionary sect, settlement

di missionari

to be filled with missionary zeal

avere spirito missionario

missionary position in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for missionary position in the English»Italian Dictionary

missionary position N iron

missionary position

posizione f del missionario

Translations for missionary position in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.position [pə·ˈzɪ·ʃən] N

1. position a. MIL, SPORTS:

position

posizione f

from this position you can see the whole beach

da questa posizione si può vedere tutta la spiaggia

the position of a house

l'ubicazione di una casa

they took up their positions

occuparono i propri posti

to be in position

essere in posizione

to be out of position

non essere in posizione

yoga position

posizione f yoga

2. position:

position (rank)

posizione f

position (rank)

posto m

position (social)

rango m

position (job)

posto

the position of director

il posto di direttore

a position of responsibility/trust

un posto di responsabilita/fiducia

3. position (opinion):

position

posizione f

to take a position on sth

adottare una posizione riguardo a qc

4. position (situation):

position

situazione f

financial position

condizione economica

to be in the fortunate position of …

avere la fortuna di …

to be in a position to do sth

essere in grado di fare qc

to be in no position to do sth

non essere in grado di fare qc

to put sb in a difficult position

mettere qu in una situazione difficile

II.position [pə·ˈzɪ·ʃən] VB trans

position (place)

sistemare

position MIL

schierare

I.missionary <-ies> [ˈmɪ·ʃə·ne·ri] N

missionary

missionario(-a) m (f)

II.missionary [ˈmɪ·ʃə·ne·ri] ADJ

missionary

missionario, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If the girl is in the missionary position, the camera is looking down at her as you would be if you were actually there with her.

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Missionary position is pretty intimate even though you probably think otherwise.

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This is a missionary position indeed.

www.spiked-online.com

In the missionary position, for example, the male is using all the muscles in his upper body to support his weight.

www.irishexaminer.com

There are not a lot of people who strongly dislike the flavor vanilla, as there are not a lot of people who dislike the missionary position.

dailynexus.com

A man who prefers extension can use the missionary position, with the woman bending her knees toward her chest.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Two heterosexuals naked in the missionary position?

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It's also subjective: while some people would be perturbed by anything more adventurous than the missionary position, objectophiles have relationships with things.

www.irishexaminer.com

But these varieties are vinous equivalent of the missionary position.

www.canberratimes.com.au

It is commonly acceptable to say any other position but the missionary position is one's preference.

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