pin feather in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pin feather in the English»Italian Dictionary

pin feather [Am ˈpɪnˌfɛðər] N (of bird)

pin feather

penna f immatura

Translations for pin feather in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] N

feather

piuma f

feather

penna f

feather before n boa, cushion, mattress

di piume

II.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] VB trans

1. feather (in rowing):

feather blade

spalare

2. feather AVIAT:

feather

mettere in bandiera

III.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər]

as light as a feather

leggero come una piuma

birds of a feather (flock together) prov

Dio li fa e poi li accoppia or chi si assomiglia si piglia

in full feather

in gran forma

that'll make the feathers fly

se ne vedranno delle belle

that's a feather in his cap

è il suo fiore all'occhiello

you could have knocked me down with a feather

= ero stupefatto, allibito

I.pin [Brit pɪn, Am pɪn] N

1. pin (for sewing, fastening cloth or paper):

pin

spillo m

2. pin ELEC (of plug):

pin

spina f

two-, three-pin plug

presa a due, tre spine

3. pin TECH:

pin (to attach wood or metal)

perno m

pin (machine part)

copiglia f

4. pin MED (in surgery):

pin

chiodo m

5. pin (brooch):

pin

spilla f

diamond pin

spilla di brillanti

6. pin (in bowling):

pin

birillo m

7. pin (in golf):

pin

bandierina f

II.pins N

pins npl inf (legs):

pins

gambe f

III.pin <forma in -ing pinning, pt, pp pinned> [Brit pɪn, Am pɪn] VB trans

1. pin (attach with pins):

pin dress, hem, curtain

puntare con degli spilli

to pin sth to

appuntare qc a

to pin sth on(to)

puntare qc su

to pin sth on(to) (with drawing pin) board, wall

affiggere qc su

to pin two things together

tenere due cose insieme con uno spillo or spillare due cose insieme

to pin sth with brooch, grip, pin

fissare qc con

2. pin (trap, press):

pin person, part of body

bloccare, immobilizzare

to pin sb against or to wall

bloccare qn contro

to pin sb against or to sofa

tener fermo qn su

to pin sb against or to floor

bloccare qn su

her arms were pinned to her sides

aveva le braccia immobilizzate lungo il corpo

to be pinned under fallen tree, wreckage

essere intrappolati sotto

3. pin (attribute, attach) inf:

to pin the blame on sb

dare la colpa a qn, incolpare qn

to pin the crime on sb

accusare qn di un crimine or addossare la colpa di un crimine a qn

4. pin:

pin MIL, SPORTS

bloccare

France were pinned in their own half

la Francia era costretta nella propria metà campo

5. pin (in chess):

pin piece

inchiodare

IV.pin [Brit pɪn, Am pɪn]

for two pins I would do

accetterei per due lire

you could have heard a pin drop

si sarebbe potuto sentire cadere uno spillo

to pin one's ears back inf

aprire bene le orecchie

to pin or one's hopes on doing

sperare di tutto cuore di fare

PIN [Brit pɪn, Am pɪn] N

PIN also PIN number → personal identification number

also PIN number

numero di identificazione personale

also PIN number

PIN m

pin feather in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pin feather in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.feather [ˈfe·ðɚ] N

feather

piuma f

Phrases:

to be a feather in sb's cap

esere un fiore all'occhiello di qu

as light as a feather

leggero come una piuma

to ruffle sb's feathers

dare fastidio a qu

II.feather [ˈfe·ðɚ] VB trans

to feather one's own nest

ingrassare le proprie tasche

PIN [pɪn] N

PIN abbreviation of personal identification number

PIN

pin m (codice numerico personale)

I.pin [pɪn] N

1. pin (needle):

pin

spillo m

pin MIL on grenade

linguetta f di sicurezza

tie pin

fermacravatta m inv

2. pin (brooch):

pin

spilla f

3. pin pl fig (legs):

pin

gambe f pl

Phrases:

to have pins and needles

avere un formicolio

you could have heard a pin drop

non si sentiva volare una mosca

II.pin <-nn-> [pɪn] VB trans

1. pin (attach using pin):

to pin sth on

appuntare qc con uno spillo

to pin back one's ears fig

aprire bene le orecchie

2. pin (associate with) crime:

to pin sth on sb

addossare la responsabilità di qc a qu