rag in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rag in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rag¹ [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ] N

1. rag (cloth):

rag

brandello m

rag

cencio m

rag

straccio m

a bit of rag

uno straccio

2. rag:

rag (newspaper) inf (local)

giornale m locale

rag (tabloid) pej

giornalaccio m

rag (tabloid) pej

giornale m di scarsa qualità

II.rags N

rags npl (old clothes):

rags

stracci m

rags

abiti m vecchi

in rags

cencioso or vestito di stracci

III.rag¹ [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ]

it's like a red rag to a bull

gli fa vedere rosso or lo fa andare in bestia

to be on the rag Am (menstruate) vulg sl

= avere le mestruazioni

to feel like a wet rag

sentirsi uno straccio

to go from rags to riches

passare dalle miseria alla ricchezza

a rags-to-riches story

una storia che racconta il passaggio dalla povertà alla ricchezza

to lose one's rag Am inf

uscire dai gangheri

I.rag² <forma in -ing ragging, pt, pp ragged> [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ] VB trans inf

to rag sb

prendere in giro or punzecchiare qn (about per)

II.rag² [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ] N (in GB)

rag UNIV

= manifestazioni organizzate da studenti universitari per raccogliere fondi per opere di beneficenza

rag³ [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ] N CONSTR

rag

lastra f di ardesia (per tetti)

rag⁴ [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ] N

rag also ragtime:

also ragtime

ragtime m

rag week [ˈræɡwiːk] N Brit UNIV

rag week

= settimana di manifestazioni organizzate da studenti universitari per raccogliere fondi per opere di beneficenza

rag trade [Brit, Am ˈræɡ ˌtreɪd] N inf

the rag trade

l'industria dell'abbigliamento

nose rag [ˈnəʊzræɡ] N inf

nose rag

fazzoletto m (da naso)

wash-rag [Brit ˈwɒʃraɡ, Am ˈwɔʃˌræɡ, ˈwɑʃˌræɡ] N Am

wash-rag → facecloth

See also facecloth

facecloth [Brit ˈfeɪsklɒθ, Am ˈfeɪsˌklɔθ] N Brit

facecloth

piccolo asciugamano m per il viso

rag rug [Brit, Am ˈræɡ rəɡ] N

rag rug

pezzotto m

rag bolt [ˈræɡbəʊlt] N

rag bolt

bullone m di fondazione

rag in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rag in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rag [ræg] N

1. rag (old cloth):

rag

straccio m

2. rag pl (worn-out clothes):

rag

stracci m pl

3. rag pej sl (newspaper):

rag

giornalaccio m

4. rag MUS:

rag

ragtime m

II.rag <-gg-> [ræg] VB trans inf

rag

prendere in giro

rag trade N inf

rag trade

industria f dell'abbigliamento

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to be like a red rag to a bull to sb

essere per qu come drappo rosso per i tori

Translations for rag in the Italian»English Dictionary

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bamboccio

rag doll

cencio

rag

ridurre uno straccio

to leave like a wet rag

rag Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be like a red rag to a bull to sb

essere per qu come drappo rosso per i tori

to leave like a wet rag

ridurre uno straccio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After learning some ragtime by ear, he started composing his own rags.

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Ancient coral used for construction is known as coral rag.

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Till 1850 paper was exclusively made from rags.

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The steward stripped him naked, gave him rags, and sent him out to beg service.

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Rags was presented with a number of medals and awards.

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He considers the group a rag tag band of possible delinquents.

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The family had little furniture and no bed and slept on bundles of rags at night.

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We also have here a tearing machine used for woolen rags, from which reclaimed fibers to produce low-quality yarn were obtained.

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One thing remained to you in your defeat some rags of common honour; and these you have made haste to cast away.

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Syncope-like epileptic seizures (ictal syncope) with the child becoming completely unresponsive and flaccid like a rag doll occur in one fifth of the seizures.

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