principal boy in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for principal boy in the English»Italian Dictionary

principal boy [Brit] N THEAT

principal boy

= in una pantomima, ruolo maschile principale, di solito affidato a una ragazza

Translations for principal boy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.principal [Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l, Am ˈprɪnsəpəl] ADJ

1. principal (main):

principal

principale

2. principal MUS, THEAT:

principal violin, clarinet

primo violino, clarinetto

principal dancer

primo ballerino

3. principal LING:

principal clause

principale

the principal parts of a verb

il paradigma di un verbo

II.principal [Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l, Am ˈprɪnsəpəl] N

1. principal (headteacher):

principal (of senior school, college)

preside mf

principal (of junior school)

direttore m / direttrice f

2. principal THEAT:

principal

primo attore m / prima attrice f

3. principal MUS:

principal

solista mf

4. principal (client):

principal

mandante m

principal

preponente m

5. principal ECON (interest-bearing sum):

principal

capitale m

6. principal LAW:

principal

autore m principale di un crimine / autrice f principale di un crimine

7. principal (civil servant):

principal

funzionario m

I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

1. boy:

boy (child)

bambino m

boy (teenager, young male)

ragazzo m

a boy's bike

una bicicletta da bambino

the boys' toilet

i bagni dei maschi

come here boy!

vieni qui ragazzo!

be polite boys!

comportatevi bene ragazzi!

when I was a boy

quando ero ragazzo, bambino

the big boys

i ragazzi grandi

a new boy SCHOOL

un ragazzo nuovo, un bambino nuovo, uno nuovo

there's a good boy!

bravo!

look boys and girls

guardate ragazzi

boys will be boys!

i ragazzi sono ragazzi! sono solo ragazzi!

2. boy before n (young):

boy detective, genius

piccolo detective, genio

boy soprano

voce bianca di soprano

3. boy (son):

boy

figlio m (maschio)

the Smith boy

il figlio degli Smith

4. boy Brit (man):

boy inf

ragazzo m

boy inf

tipo m

to be a local boy

essere uno del posto

to be one of the boys

fare parte del gruppo

to have a drink with the boys

bere un bicchiere con i compagni, gli amici, i colleghi

an old boy SCHOOL

un ex allievo

an old boy (old man)

un vecchio

the old boy inf

il vecchio

how are you old boy?

come va vecchio mio?

my dear boy

mio caro (ragazzo), caro mio

5. boy (colonial servant):

boy offens, dated

boy m

6. boy (male animal):

down boy!

giù! buono!

easy boy!

calmo! buono!

7. boy Am (black man):

boy inf, offens

negro m

II.boys N

boys npl inf (experts, soldiers):

boys

ragazzi m

the legal boys

i ragazzi della sezione giuridica

our brave boys at the front

i nostri coraggiosi ragazzi al fronte

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

boy, it's cold here!

accidenti! che freddo fa qui!

boy oh boy, was I scared!

sapessi, caro mio, com'ero spaventato!

IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

to sort out the men from the boys inf

decidere chi sono i veri uomini

the boys in blue Brit inf

i poliziotti

the boys uptown Am inf

i pezzi grossi

principal boy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for principal boy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.principal [ˈprɪn·tsə·pl] ADJ

principal

principale

II.principal [ˈprɪn·tsə·pl] N

1. principal:

principal (head of a primary school)

direttore(-trice) m (f)

principal (head of a secondary school)

preside mf

2. principal FIN:

principal

capitale m

I.boy [bɔɪ] N

1. boy (child):

boy

bambino m

2. boy (young man):

boy

ragazzo m

country/city boy

ragazzo di campagna/città

3. boy (son):

boy

figlio m

4. boy pej (servant):

boy

servo m

5. boy (boyfriend):

boy

ragazzo m

Phrases:

the old boy network

rete di interessi che lega gli ex alunni di una scuola privata

the boys in blue inf

la polizia

boys will be boys

i maschi son fatti così

II.boy [bɔɪ] INTERJ

(oh) boy!

capperi!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Today the ritual survives in the form of pantomime dames (above) and principal boys played by girls.

now-here-this.timeout.com

She also played in pantomime as a principal boy.

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The principal boy is traditionally played by a young woman.

www.express.co.uk

A master at his craft, he made for a brilliant principal boy, charming the crowd from the outset and raising plenty of belly laughs throughout.

www.expressandstar.com

Principal boys galore are bestriding our nation.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The principal boy always used to be played by a woman, always a girl with good legs.

www.express.co.uk

She also played the principal boy in many pantomimes.

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She also played the principal boy in a number of pantomimes.

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She is tall, rangy and fine featured, with a coronet of auburn hair that gives her a hint of the principal boy.

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Later, she played the principal boy roles.

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