quilting bee in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for quilting bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

quilting bee [ˈkwɪltɪŋˌbiː] N Am

quilting bee

= gruppo di donne che si riuniscono per fare una trapunta

Translations for quilting bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.quilt¹ [Brit kwɪlt, Am kwɪlt] N

1. quilt Brit (duvet):

quilt

piumino m

2. quilt (bed cover):

quilt

trapunta f

II.quilt¹ [Brit kwɪlt, Am kwɪlt] VB trans

1. quilt (stitch as a quilt):

quilt

trapuntare

2. quilt:

quilt (from inside)

foderare

quilt (from outside)

rivestire

quilting [Brit ˈkwɪltɪŋ, Am ˈkwɪltɪŋ] N

1. quilting (technique):

quilting

(il) trapuntare

2. quilting:

quilting (from inside)

(il) foderare

quilting (from outside)

(il) rivestire

3. quilting (fabric):

quilting

tessuto m trapuntato

quilt² [Brit kwɪlt, Am kwɪlt] VB trans Aus inf

quilt

picchiare

quilt

battere

I.bee [Brit biː, Am bi] N

1. bee (insect):

bee

ape f

2. bee Am (meeting):

bee

riunione f (di donne per lavorare a maglia, cucire una trapunta ecc.)

II.bee [Brit biː, Am bi] N arch

bee

anello m di metallo

III.bee [Brit biː, Am bi]

to think one is the bee's knees inf

credersi (di essere) chissà chi

the birds and the bees hum

come nascono i bambini

to be as busy as a bee

essere molto indaffarato

to have a bee in one's bonnet

avere un'idea fissa

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

essere fissato per qc

quilting bee in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quilting bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.quilt [kwɪlt] N

quilt

trapunta f

II.quilt [kwɪlt] VB trans

quilt

trapuntare

bee [bi:] N

1. bee ZOOL:

bee

ape f

2. bee (group):

bee

gruppo m

they have a sewing bee on Fridays

si trovano a cucire tutti i venerdì

spelling bee

gara orale f di ortografia

Phrases:

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

avere la fissazione di qc

to be a busy bee iron

essere molto indaffarato

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Often a group of women will work on sewing a quilt together (much like the western quilting bee).

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She seemed to have an air of aloofness and was not the type to attend a quilting bee or gossip around the bridge table.

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The party would be a combination open house and old-fashioned work party, like a quilting bee or barn raising.

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The tops were prepared in advance, and a quilting bee was arranged, during which the actual quilting was completed by multiple people.

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