poor mouth in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poor mouth in the English»Italian Dictionary

poor mouth [ˈpɔːmaʊθ, pʊərmaʊθ] VB intr Am inf

poor mouth

piangere miseria

Translations for poor mouth in the Italian»English Dictionary

piangere miseria

to make a poor mouth Am

piangere miseria

to poor-mouth Am inf

Translations for poor mouth in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr] ADJ

1. poor (not wealthy):

poor person, country

povero (in di)

I ended up £100 the poorer

mi sono ritrovato con cento sterline di meno

to become or get poorer

impoverirsi

2. poor:

poor (inferior) quality, performance, work, worker, factory

scadente

poor result, student, pupil

scarso

poor English

stentato

poor health

cagionevole

poor eyesight, memory

debole

poor soil, harvest

povero

poor meal (insufficient)

magro

poor (lacking quality) start, record

scadente

poor advice, communication, soldier

brutto

poor manager

cattivo

poor planning

incapace

poor education, lightning, appetite, chance, attendance, visibility

scadente

poor weather, forecast

scarso

poor consolation

brutto

poor consolation

cattivo

poor consolation

magro

to be poor at person: maths, French

essere scarso in

to be a poor sailor

non essere un granché come marinaio

I'm a poor traveller

non sono nato per viaggiare

3. poor (deserving pity):

poor

povero

the poor little boy

il povero piccolo

poor Eric!

povero Eric!

poor you!

povero te!

you poor (old) thing!

poveretto!

she's got a cold, poor thing

ha il raffreddore, poverina

4. poor (sorry, pathetic):

poor attempt, creature

patetico

poor excuse

che non regge

II.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr] N

the poor + verbo pl

i poveri

III.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr]

as poor as a church mouse

povero in canna

the poor man's caviar

il caviale dei poveri

I.mouth [Brit maʊθ, Am maʊθ] N

1. mouth (of human, animals):

mouth

bocca f

in one's mouth

in bocca

to open, shut one's mouth

aprire, chiudere la bocca

with my, his etc. mouth open

a bocca aperta

why did you have to open your (big) mouth? inf

non potevi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia?

he's got a big mouth inf

è un chiacchierone

me and my big mouth! inf

accidenti alla mia boccaccia!

to have five mouths to feed

avere cinque bocche da sfamare

2. mouth:

mouth (of cave, tunnel)

imbocco m

mouth (of cave, tunnel)

ingresso m

mouth (of river)

foce f

mouth (of river)

bocca f

mouth (of geyser, volcano)

bocca f

mouth (of valley)

imboccatura f

mouth (of jar, bottle, decanter)

imboccatura f

mouth (of jar, bottle, decanter)

bocca f

mouth (of bag, sack)

apertura f

mouth (of bag, sack)

bocca f

3. mouth (talk) inf:

he's all mouth (and no action)

è tutto chiacchiere (e niente fatti)

that's enough mouth from you!

hai già detto abbastanza!

to watch one's mouth

fare attenzione a quello che si dice

II.mouth [Brit maʊθ, Am maʊθ] VB trans

1. mouth (move lips silently):

mouth word, lyrics, answer

= formare [qc] con le labbra senza emettere suoni

2. mouth (say insincerely) pej:

to mouth platitudes

riempirsi la bocca di luoghi comuni

to mouth rhetoric

fare della retorica

III.mouth [Brit maʊθ, Am maʊθ] VB intr

1. mouth (mime):

mouth

= muovere la bocca senza emettere suoni

2. mouth (speak pompously):

mouth

declamare

IV.mouth [Brit maʊθ, Am maʊθ]

by word of mouth

a voce

don't put words in my mouth

non farmi dire cose che non ho detto

his heart was in his mouth

aveva il cuore in gola

to be down in the mouth

essere giù di morale

to leave a bad or nasty taste in one's or the mouth fig

lasciare l'amaro in bocca

to put one's foot in one's mouth

fare una gaffe

to shoot one's mouth off

sparare cazzate

to take the words right out of sb's mouth

togliere le parole di bocca a qn

wash your mouth out!

lavati la bocca col sapone!

I'll wash your mouth out with soap!

guarda che ti lavo la bocca col sapone!

poor mouth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poor mouth in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.poor [pʊr] ADJ

1. poor (lacking money):

poor

povero, -a

2. poor:

poor attendance, harvest

scarso, -a

poor memory, performance

cattivo, -a

poor soil

terreno m povero

poor visibility

visibilità f scarsa

to be poor at sth

non essere bravo in qc

to be in poor health

non stare bene di salute

to be a poor loser

non saper perdere

to give a poor account of oneself

dare cattiva prova di sé

to cut a poor figure (as sth)

fare una brutta figura (come qc)

to be a poor excuse for sth

essere la brutta copia di qc

to have poor eyesight

avere la vista debole

to have poor hearing

non sentirci bene

to do a poor job of (doing) sth

fare male qc

3. poor (deserving of pity):

poor

povero, -a

you poor thing!

poverino!

II.poor [pʊr] N

the poor

i poveri

mouth¹ [maʊθ] N

1. mouth of person, animal:

mouth

bocca f

to shut one's mouth inf

stare zitto

to shut one's mouth inf

tacere

2. mouth (opening):

mouth

apertura f

mouth of bottle, jar

bocca f

mouth of cave

imboccatura f

mouth of river

foce f

Phrases:

to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

essere nato con la camicia

it made her mouth water

le ha fatto venire l'acquolina in bocca

to be down in the mouth

essere depresso

to shoot off one's mouth about sth inf (indiscreetely)

raccontarne delle belle

to shoot off one's mouth about sth (brag)

spararne delle grosse

mouth² [maʊð] VB trans

1. mouth (form words silently):

mouth

muovere le labbra senza articolare le parole

2. mouth (say insincerely):

mouth

dire senza sincerità

to mouth an excuse

tirare fuori la solita scusa