ragged in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ragged in the English»Italian Dictionary

ragged [Brit ˈraɡɪd, Am ˈræɡəd] ADJ

1. ragged (tatty):

ragged garment, cloth

logoro, stracciato, a brandelli

ragged cuff, collar

sfilacciato

ragged person

cencioso

2. ragged (uneven):

ragged lawn, hedgerow, fringe

irregolare

ragged beard

ispido

ragged outline

scabro, dentellato

ragged cloud

frastagliato

3. ragged (motley):

ragged group, community

disparato, eterogeneo

4. ragged (in quality):

ragged performance, race

diseguale, discontinuo

to run sb ragged inf

spompare qn

ragged-lady [ˌræɡɪdˈleɪdɪ] N BOT

ragged-lady

fanciullaccia f

ragged robin [ˌræɡɪdˈrɒbn] N

ragged robin

fiore m di cuculo

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)

ragged in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ragged in the English»Italian Dictionary

ragged [ˈræ·gɪd] ADJ

1. ragged (torn):

ragged clothes

sbrindellato, -a

2. ragged (wearing worn clothes):

ragged

vestito, -a di stracci

3. ragged (rough):

ragged

rozzo, -a

ragged hair

ispido, -a

4. ragged (irregular):

ragged

irregolare

ragged wound

lacero, -a

ragged rocks, clouds

frastagliato, -a

ragged performance

discontinuo, -a

Phrases:

to run sb ragged

sfinire qualcuno

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 ragged in the Italian»English Dictionary

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lacero (-a)

ragged

bamboccio

rag doll

cencio

rag

ridurre uno straccio

to leave like a wet rag

ragged Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to run sb ragged

sfinire qualcuno

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

The flowers have five narrow petals deeply divided into four lobes giving the flower an untidy, ragged appearance, hence its common name.

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She is dressed in a washed-out blue dress with ragged sleeves.

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Ivory-bills have a prominent crest, although in juveniles it is ragged.

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He telegraphed his second-last boneshaker first time and was again ragged over the same set of fences down the back straight.

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His head is bald and gray-skinned, save for tufts of ragged hair hanging from his jowls.

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They were all on parade; the ragged urchins, the brawling and the free-fisted characters of the waterfront.

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Today, ripped jeans, saggy jeans, exposed bra straps, ragged short-shorts, and tights (sans skirts) are almost de rigueur.

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Ragged holes in individual grains, similar to damage caused by the rice weevil and granary weevil, may indicate infestation.

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The system rapidly deepened and quickly developed a ragged eye and mesoscale anticyclone aloft generating an exceptionally excellent all-around outflow.

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He eased his schedule in the 1970s, explaining later that he had grown ragged from overwork.

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