peg leg in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for peg leg in the English»Italian Dictionary

peg leg [Brit, Am ˈpɛɡ ˌlɛɡ] N

peg leg

gamba f di legno

Peg Leg Pete [ˌpeɡleɡˈpiːt]

Peg Leg Pete

(Pietro) Gambadilegno

Translations for peg leg in the Italian»English Dictionary

gamba di legno

peg leg

Gambadilegno

Peg Leg Pete

Translations for peg leg in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.leg [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ] N

1. leg ANAT:

leg (of person)

gamba f

leg (of animal)

zampa f

to have a bad leg inf

essere zoppo da una gamba

to stand on one leg

stare su una gamba sola

my legs can't go any further

le mie gambe non ce la fanno più

my legs can't go any further before n movement, muscle

della gamba

my legs can't go any further pain

alla gamba

my legs can't go any further exercises

per le gambe

2. leg (of furniture):

leg

gamba f

table leg

gamba del tavolo

3. leg FOOD:

leg (of lamb)

cosciotto m

leg (of veal, pork, venison)

coscio m

leg (of poultry, game, frog)

coscia f

4. leg (of trousers):

leg

gamba f

these trousers are too long in the leg

questi pantaloni sono troppo lunghi di gamba

5. leg (of journey, race):

leg

tappa f

6. leg SPORTS (in football):

leg

tempo m

II.-legged COMP

three-legged furniture

a tre gambe

four-, six-legged animal

a quattro, sei zampe

long-legged person

dalle gambe lunghe

long-legged animal

dalle zampe lunghe

bare-legged

a gambe nude

III.leg <forma in -ing legging, pt, pp legged> [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ] VB trans inf

to leg it (walk)

camminare

to leg it (walk fast)

camminare in fretta, correre

to leg it (run away)

darsela a gambe

IV.leg [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ]

break a leg! THEAT inf

in bocca al lupo!

break a leg! Am (get lost)

lasciami stare!

shake a leg!

datti una mossa!

she doesn't have a leg to stand on

non ha nessuna ragione che tenga

show a leg! inf

scendi dal letto

to be all legs

essere tutto gambe

to be on its last legs machine, car:

essere agli ultimi colpi

to be on its last legs regime:

stare per cadere

to be on its last legs company:

stare per chiudere i battenti

he is on his last legs

è allo stremo

to cost an arm and a leg

costare un occhio della testa

to get one's leg over inf

scopare or trombare

to give sb a leg up inf

dare una mano a qn a salire

to give sb a leg up fig

dare una spinta a qn

to pull sb's leg

prendere in giro qn

I.peg [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ] N

1. peg (to hang garment):

peg

attaccapanni m

peg

gancio m

2. peg Brit:

peg, also clothes peg

molletta f da bucato

peg, also clothes peg

pinzetta f da bucato

3. peg:

peg (to mark place in ground, game)

piolo m

peg (to mark place in ground, game)

paletto m

peg (for surveying)

picchetto m

4. peg (in carpentry):

peg

cavicchio m

peg

piolo m

5. peg (for tuning):

peg

bischero m

6. peg ECON:

peg

indice m

7. peg (barrel stop):

peg

zipolo m

8. peg (piton):

peg

chiodo m da roccia

9. peg Brit (small drink):

peg

goccio m

II.peg <forma in -ing pegging, pt, pp pegged> [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ] VB trans

1. peg:

to peg [sth] on or onto a line washing

stendere, appendere [qc] (al filo)

to peg sth down or in place fabric

fissare, puntare

to peg sth down or in place tent

fissare con dei picchetti, piantare

2. peg wood:

peg

incavigliare (to a; together insieme)

3. peg ECON:

peg price, currency, rate

sostenere, stabilizzare (to a)

to peg sth at 10%, at present levels

fissare qc al 10%, ai valori attuali

to peg sth for 12 months

congelare qc per 12 mesi

4. peg Am (characterize):

peg person

classificare, catalogare (as come)

5. peg Brit inf:

to peg it (run away)

scappare

III.peg [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ]

to be a square peg (in a round hole)

essere un pesce fuor d'acqua

to be taken or brought down a peg (or two) inf

essere ridimensionato

to take or bring sb down a peg (or two) inf

fare abbassare la cresta a qn

to use sth as a peg (to hang a discussion, a theory on)

usare qc come un pretesto, appiglio (per introdurre un discorso, per esporre una teoria)

Peg [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ]

Peg

diminutivo di Margaret

peg leg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peg leg in the English»Italian Dictionary

peg leg N inf

peg leg

gamba f di legno

Translations for peg leg in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.leg [leg] N

1. leg:

leg of person, pants

gamba f

leg of animal, furniture

zampa f

2. leg FOOD:

leg of lamb, chichen

coscio m

3. leg (segment of journey):

leg

tappa f

Phrases:

to be on one's last legs

averne per poco

to give sb a leg up inf

dare una mano a qu

break a leg!

in bocca al lupo!

to pull sb's leg inf

prendere in giro qu

to shake a leg inf

darsi una mossa

II.leg <-gg-> [leg] VB trans inf

to leg it (go by foot)

camminare

to leg it (run fast)

correre

I.peg [peg] N

1. peg for coat:

peg

gancio m dell'attaccapanni

2. peg:

peg in furniture

piolo m

peg for tent

picchetto m

peg for clothes

molletta f

peg on guitar

bischero m

peg on guitar

pirolo m

to buy clothes off the peg

comprarsi abiti confezionati (in serie)

Phrases:

to take sb down a peg or two

ridimensionare qu

to feel like a square peg in a round hole

sentirsi come un pesce fuor d'acqua

II.peg <-gg-> [peg] VB trans

1. peg (hold down tent):

peg

ancorare

2. peg ECON:

peg

fissare

to peg prices

stabilizzare i prezzi

3. peg (link):

to peg sth to sth

agganciare qc a qc

4. peg inf (throw):

peg

lanciare

5. peg fig inf (guess correctly):

to peg sb as sth

imbroccarla nel classificare qu come qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With a long coat, mechanical parrot, and peg leg, he also upholds many old traditions of classic pirates, including walking the plank and keelhauling.

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They used to call me peg leg and wooden leg.

www.bbc.co.uk

The other option entails peg legs, eye patches and shoulder sitting parrots, in this option no one gets paid.

www.abc.net.au

Computer wizardry will replace the sock with a digitally generated peg leg when the filming is complete.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The parrot has a peg leg, with a pirate hat on.

arstechnica.com

We have supplies to combat scurvy; we have peg legs that are all handmade and fitted.

www.ft.com

Benches were made out of puncheons with large peg legs.

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He was very poor and it is said that he was twice saved from the punishment of the treadmill due to his peg leg.

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They resemble small pouch-wearing penguins with disproportionately small bat wings and two peg legs for feet.

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I was like a pirate with no peg leg or eyepatch.

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