quack grass in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for quack grass in the English»Italian Dictionary

quack grass [Am ˈkwæk ˌɡræs] N Am

quack grass → couch grass

See also couch grass

couch grass [Am ˈkutʃ ˌɡræs] N

couch grass

gramigna f dei medici

couch grass

dente m canino

Translations for quack grass in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.quack¹ [Brit kwak, Am kwæk] N (cry of duck)

quack

qua qua m

II.quack¹ [Brit kwak, Am kwæk] VB intr

quack duck:

quack

fare qua qua, schiamazzare

I.quack² [Brit kwak, Am kwæk] N

1. quack (impostor):

quack

ciarlatano m / ciarlatana f

2. quack Brit (doctor):

quack inf

dottore m / dottoressa f

II.quack² [Brit kwak, Am kwæk] VB intr

quack

fare il ciarlatano

I.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] N

1. grass U (wild):

grass

erba f also AGR

in the grass

nell'erba

a blade, a tuft of grass

un filo, ciuffo d'erba

a blade, a tuft of grass before n field, slope

erboso

2. grass U (lawn):

grass

prato m

on the grass

sul prato or sull'erba

keep off the grass!

vietato calpestare l'erba!

to mow or cut the grass

falciare, tagliare l'erba

to mow or cut the grass before n verge

erboso

3. grass U (in tennis):

grass

erba f

to play, to beat sb on grass

giocare, battere qn su erba

4. grass C BOT:

grass

graminacea f

5. grass U (marijuana):

grass inf

erba f

6. grass Brit (informer):

grass inf

informatore m / informatrice f

II.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB trans

1. grass:

grass field

coprire d'erba

grass part of garden

seminare a erba

2. grass Am AGR:

grass cattle

fare pascolare

III.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB intr Brit inf (inform)

grass

fare una soffiata

to grass on sb

fare una soffiata su qn

IV.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs]

the grass is greener (on the other side of the fence)

l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde

he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet

non perde tempo

it was so quiet you could hear the grass growing

non si sentiva volare una mosca

to put out to grass hum

dare il benservito

quack grass in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quack grass in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.quack¹ [kwæk] N (duck's sound)

quack

qua qua m

II.quack¹ [kwæk] VB intr

quack

fare qua qua

quack

schiamazzare

I.quack² [kwæk] pej N

1. quack pej (doctor):

quack

scalzacane mf inv

2. quack (charlatan):

quack

ciarlatano(-a) m (f)

II.quack² [kwæk] pej ADJ

quack

fasullo, -a

I.grass <-es> [græs] N

1. grass:

grass

erba f

wild grasses

erbe selvatiche

2. grass (area of grass):

grass

prato m

3. grass inf (marijuana):

grass

erba f

Phrases:

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perdere tempo

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) prov

l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde

II.grass [græs] VB trans

grass

coprire d'erba

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unlike quack grass, crab grass is an annual.

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Quite often the name is confused with quack grass, but the two are quite different.

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