punch in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for punch in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.punch¹ [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] N

1. punch (blow):

punch

pugno m

to give sb a punch

dare un pugno a qn

she gave him a punch on the nose, on the chin

gli diede un pugno sul naso, sul mento

to hit sb in the face with a punch

colpire in faccia qn con un pugno

2. punch fig:

punch (forcefulness) (of person)

grinta f

punch (forcefulness) (of person)

slancio m

punch (forcefulness) (of person)

energia f

punch (of style, performance)

energia f

punch (of style, performance)

vigore m

it lacks punch

manca di vigore

a slogan with a bit more punch

uno slogan un po' più grintoso

II.punch¹ [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] VB trans

1. punch (hit):

to punch sb in the face

dare un pugno in faccia a qn or colpire qn in faccia con un pugno

to punch sb on the nose, on the chin

dare un pugno sul naso, sul mento a qn

to punch sb hard

dare un gran pugno or forti pugni qn

he was punched and kicked

fu preso a pugni e a calci

2. punch:

punch COMPUT, TELEC key

schiacciare, premere

III.punch¹ [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] VB intr

punch

tirare, dare pugni

IV.punch¹ [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ]

to pack a punch inf boxer:

essere un picchiatore

to pack a punch book, film:

avere un forte impatto

to pull no punches

non risparmiare i colpi or andarci pesante

this cocktail packs a punch

questo cocktail ti stende

I.punch² [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] N

punch (tool) (for leather)

lesina f

punch (for metal)

punzone m

punch COMPUT

perforatore m

ticket punch

obliteratrice

II.punch² [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] VB trans

1. punch:

punch COMPUT, RADIO cards, tape

perforare

2. punch (make hole in):

punch (manually)

bucare, punzonare

punch (in machine) ticket

obliterare

to punch holes in sth (in paper, leather)

fare dei buchi in or punzonare or bucare qc

to punch holes in sth (in metal)

perforare qc

punch³ [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] N (drink)

punch

punch m

punch

ponce m

punch clock [ˈpʌntʃˌklɒk] N

punch clock

orologio m marcatempo

air punch N

air punch

l'alzare il pugno in segno di trionfo o di gioia

rabbit-punch [ˈræbɪtpʌntʃ] VB trans

rabbit-punch

colpire alla nuca

ticket punch [ˈtɪkɪtpʌntʃ] N

ticket punch

obliteratrice f

punch-up [Brit ˈpʌntʃʌp, Am ˈpən(t)ʃəp] N Brit inf

punch-up

zuffa f

rabbit punch [Am ˈræbət ˌpəntʃ] N

rabbit punch

colpo m alla nuca

punch out VB [pʌn(t)ʃ -] (punch out [sth], punch [sth] out) (shape)

punch out

tagliare qc con la perforatrice

punch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for punch in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.punch¹ [pʌntʃ] VB trans

1. punch (hit):

punch

dare un pugno a

to punch sb out sl

riempire qu di botte

2. punch (push):

punch button, key

premere

3. punch (pierce):

punch

forare

punch ticket

forare

to punch holes in sth

fare/praticare fori in qc

to punch the clock [or card]

timbrare il cartellino

4. punch AGR:

punch cattle

pungolare

II.punch¹ [pʌntʃ] VB intr

1. punch (hit):

punch

colpire

2. punch employee:

to punch in/out

timbrare (il cartellino) in entrata/in uscita

III.punch¹ <-es> [pʌntʃ] N

1. punch (hit):

punch

pugno m

punch in boxing

pugno m

to give sb a punch

dare un pugno a qu

2. punch (tool for puncturing):

punch

punzone m

punch for metal, leather

punteruolo m

(hole) punch

perforatore (da ufficio) m

(ticket) punch

punzone m per forare i biglietti

3. punch fig (strong effect):

punch

forza f

with punch

con efficacia

Phrases:

to beat sb to the punch

battere qu sul tempo

to pull one's punches

andarci leggero

to roll with the punches

incassare i colpi

punch² [pʌntʃ] N (beverage)

punch

punch m

punch line N

punch line

battuta f finale (di una barzelletta)

punch-drunk [ˈpʌntʃ·drʌŋk] ADJ a. fig

punch-drunk

suonato, a

to be punch-drunk

essere rintronato, -a inf

punch bowl N

punch bowl

(grande) coppa f per il punch

punch card N

punch card

scheda f perforata

Translations for punch in the Italian»English Dictionary

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punch

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punch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to punch sb out sl

riempire qu di botte

to punch holes in sth

fare/praticare fori in qc

to punch the clock [or card]

timbrare il cartellino

to punch in/out

timbrare (il cartellino) in entrata/in uscita

to give sb a punch

dare un pugno a qu

(hole) punch

perforatore (da ufficio) m

to beat sb to the punch

battere qu sul tempo

to be punch-drunk

essere rintronato, -a inf

hard cider/punch

sidro/punch forte

to land a punch on sb

mollare un pugno a qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lighter moments punch through like rays in a storm cloud, creating a spectacular and varied soundscape.

clashmusic.com

The word is a play on chop suey, combining chop (as in karate chop; a strike with the edge of the hand) and sock (as in a punch).

en.wikipedia.org

In the 1920s there were children's talent competitions, magicians then known as conjurers, and Punch and Judy shows.

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She became a bit of a punch bag and a bit of a bad gag.

www.rte.ie

A range of finishing options, such as in-cave stapler stacker, hole punch, high capacity staple/stack and booklet makers are available.

channellife.co.nz

Those who are health conscious can drink low fat yogurt or skimmed milk for a powerful nutritional punch.

www.thehindu.com

A sugar free version of the winter melon punch is made for patients suffering from nephropathy and diabetes.

en.wikipedia.org

Therefore, during the 1960s, the punch card was replaced by magnetic tape.

cloudtweaks.com

This machine handled data punch cards, used for information storage and retrieval.

en.wikipedia.org

The alert concerned a punch-up involving around 50 people.

www.irishmirror.ie