plough horse in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for plough horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

plough horse [ˈplaʊˌhɔːs] N

plough horse

cavallo m da tiro

Translations for plough horse in the Italian»English Dictionary

cavallo da tiro

carthorse, draught-horse, plough horse

bue, cavallo aratore

plough ox, horse

Translations for plough horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.plough [Brit plaʊ, Am plaʊ] N Brit AGR

plough (implement)

aratro m

to come under the plough land

venire coltivato

II.Plough

Plough Brit ASTRON:

the Plough

il Grande Carro

III.plough [Brit plaʊ, Am plaʊ] VB trans

1. plough Brit AGR:

plough land, field

arare

plough furrow

fare

2. plough (invest):

to plough money into project, company

investire molti soldi in

3. plough (fail) rare, inf:

plough candidate: exam

farsi bocciare, essere bocciato a

plough examiner: candidate

bocciare

IV.plough [Brit plaʊ, Am plaʊ] VB intr Brit AGR

plough

arare

V.plough [Brit plaʊ, Am plaʊ]

to put one's hand to the plough

mettere mano a, intraprendere un lavoro

I.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

1. horse:

horse

cavallo m

the horses (horseracing) inf, fig

le corse dei cavalli

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cavallo m

horse (pommel)

cavallo m con maniglie

3. horse U MIL:

horse

cavalleria f

4. horse (heroin):

horse inf

ero(ina) f

5. horse Am (condom):

horse inf

preservativo m

II.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB trans

horse person

dare un cavallo a

horse chart

attaccare un cavallo a

III.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB intr

horse

andare a cavallo

IV.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs]

I could eat a horse

ho una fame da lupi

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo or per quattro

to flog a dead horse Brit inf , to beat a dead horse Am inf

pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

(straight) from the horse's mouth information:

di prima mano

to get on one's high horse

darsi delle arie or alzare la cresta

hold your horses! inf

calma!

it's horses for courses

= persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

non si può fare bere un asino per forza

that's a horse of a different colour

è un altro paio di maniche

to work like a horse

lavorare come un mulo

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

non te lo dico neanche morto

wild horses wouldn't drag me there!

non ci andrei per tutto l'oro del mondo!

plough horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plough horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

plough [plaʊ] N VB trans, intr

plough → plow

See also plow

I.plow [plaʊ] N

plow

aratro m

Phrases:

to put one's hand to the plow

mettersi all'opera

II.plow [plaʊ] VB trans

1. plow AGR:

plow

arare

2. plow (move through):

to plow one's way through sth

farsi strada attraverso qc

to plow one's way through sth (work through)

portare avanti a rilento

3. plow (invest):

to plow money into a project

investire molto denaro in un progetto

III.plow [plaʊ] VB intr

1. plow AGR:

plow

arare

Phrases:

to plow through sth (move through)

farsi strada attraverso qc

to plow through sth (work through)

portare avanti a rilento

horse [hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cavallo m

to ride a horse

andare [o montare] a cavallo

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

cavallo m

Phrases:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiare idea a metà strada

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

sapere qc da fonti dirette

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov

to flog a dead horse

perdere tempo (tentando qc)

to hold one's horses inf

non essere impaziente