rang in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rang in the English»Italian Dictionary

rang [Brit raŋ, Am ræŋ] VB pt

rang → ring II, III

I.ring¹ [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] N

1. ring (metal hoop):

ring (for ornament, gymnast, attaching rope)

anello m

to have a ring in one's or its nose

portare un anello al naso

a diamond, engagement ring

un anello di diamanti, di fidanzamento

she wasn't wearing a (wedding) ring

non portava la fede

2. ring (circle):

ring (of people, on page)

cerchio m

to form a ring

formare or fare un cerchio, disporsi in cerchio

to put a ring round name, ad

cerchiare or fare un cerchio intorno a

to have rings under one's eyes

avere gli occhi cerchiati

3. ring SPORTS:

ring (for horses, circus)

pista f

ring (for boxing)

ring m

to retire from the ring aged 35

abbandonare il ring all'età di 35 anni

4. ring:

ring (of smugglers, pornographers)

rete f

ring (of smugglers, pornographers)

organizzazione f

ring (of dealers, speculators)

sindacato m

drugs ring

rete di trafficanti di droga

5. ring ZOOL (on swan, bird):

ring

collare m

6. ring ASTRON:

ring

anello m

Saturn's rings

gli anelli di Saturno

7. ring (on cooker):

ring (electric)

fornello m elettrico

ring (electric)

piastra f elettrica

ring (gas)

fornello m a gas

three-ring hob

piano di cottura a tre fornelli

II.ring¹ <pt/pp ringed> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (encircle):

ring trees, buildings:

circondare, cingere

ring police, troops, protesters:

circondare, accerchiare

to be ringed in black

essere contornato di nero

to be ringed by cliffs

essere cinto dalle scogliere

2. ring AGR:

ring tree

cercinare

3. ring (put a ring on):

ring swan, bird

inanellare

III.ring¹ [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ]

to run rings round

surclassare, stracciare

I.ring² [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] N

1. ring (sound):

ring (at door)

squillo m (di campanello)

ring (at door)

scampanellata f

ring (of phone)

squillo m

ring (of crystal)

tintinnio m

hang up after three rings

metti giù dopo tre squilli

to have a hollow ring

avere un suono falso also fig

to have the ring of truth

suonare vero or dare l'impressione di essere vero

to have a nice ring to it

suonare bene

that story has a familiar ring (to it)

questa storia non è nuova or suona familiare

2. ring Brit (phone call):

ring

telefonata f

ring

colpo m di telefono

to give sb a ring

fare uno squillo a qn or dare un colpo di telefono a qn

3. ring (set of bells):

ring

serie f di campane

ring

concerto m di campane (of di)

II.ring² <pt rang, pp rung> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (cause to sound):

ring bell

suonare

to ring the doorbell or bell

suonare il campanello

2. ring Brit TELEC:

ring number

chiamare

ring person, station

chiamare, telefonare a

III.ring² <pt rang, pp rung> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB intr

1. ring (sound):

ring bell, telephone:

squillare

the doorbell rang

suonò il campanello or suonarono alla porta

it or the number is ringing

suona

2. ring (sound bell):

ring person:

suonare

to ring at the door

suonare alla porta

to ring for sb

chiamare qn suonando

you rang, Sir?

ha chiamato, signore?

“please ring for service”

“si prega di telefonare per il servizio in camera”

3. ring (resonate):

ring footsteps, laughter, words:

risuonare, riecheggiare

his words were still ringing in my ears

le sue parole mi risuonavano ancora nelle orecchie

their steps rang down the corridor

il rumore dei loro passi risuonava lungo il corridoio

the house rang with laughter

la casa risuonava di risate

that noise makes my ears ring

quel rumore mi fa ronzare le orecchie

to ring true

suonare vero or dare l'impressione di essere vero

to ring false or hollow fig

suonare falso or dare l'impressione di essere falso

4. ring Brit TELEC:

ring

telefonare

to ring for taxi, ambulance

chiamare

IV.ring² [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ]

to ring down, up the curtain

abbassare, alzare il sipario

to ring down the curtain on an era

porre fine a un'epoca or segnare la fine di un'epoca

to ring in the New Year

festeggiare l'arrivo del nuovo anno

ring out the old, ring in the new

= buttarsi dietro le spalle il passato e confidare nel futuro

ring-a-ring-a-roses [ˌrɪŋəˌrɪŋəˈrəʊzɪz] N

ring-a-ring-a-roses

girotondo m

I.ring back VB [rɪŋ -] Brit (ring back)

ring back

ritelefonare

II.ring back VB [rɪŋ -] (ring [sb] back)

ring back caller:

ring back

richiamare

setting ring [ˈsetɪŋrɪŋ] N

setting ring

anello m di regolazione

teething ring [Am ˈtiðɪŋ ˌrɪŋ] N

teething ring

dentaruolo m

teething ring

massaggiagengive m

retaining ring [rɪˈteɪnɪŋˌrɪŋ] N

retaining ring

anello m di ritenuta

shrink ring [ˈʃrɪŋkrɪŋ] N

shrink ring

anello m di forzamento

anchor ring [Brit ˈaŋkə rɪŋ] N MATH

anchor ring

toro m

rang in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rang in the English»Italian Dictionary

rang [ræŋ] VB

rang pt of ring

See also ring², ring¹

I.ring² [rɪŋ] N

1. ring (metallic sound):

ring

squillo m

2. ring (telephone call):

ring

colpo m di telefono

to give sb a ring

fare uno squillo m a qn

II.ring² <rang, rung> [rɪŋ] VB trans

ring bell

suonare

ring alarm

far suonare

III.ring² <rang, rung> [rɪŋ] VB intr

ring telephone, bell:

ring

squillare

to ring false/true

suonare falso/vero

I.ring¹ [rɪŋ] N

1. ring (small circle):

ring

anello m

ring of people

cerchio m

ring around eyes

occhiaia f

2. ring (jewelery):

ring

anello m

3. ring (arena):

ring

arena f

ring in boxing

ring m inv

ring in circus

pista f

II.ring¹ [rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (surround):

ring

circondare

to be ringed by sth

essere circondato da qc

2. ring bird:

ring

inanellare

I.ring¹ [rɪŋ] N

1. ring (small circle):

ring

anello m

ring of people

cerchio m

ring around eyes

occhiaia f

2. ring (jewelery):

ring

anello m

3. ring (arena):

ring

arena f

ring in boxing

ring m inv

ring in circus

pista f

II.ring¹ [rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (surround):

ring

circondare

to be ringed by sth

essere circondato da qc

2. ring bird:

ring

inanellare

I.ring² [rɪŋ] N

1. ring (metallic sound):

ring

squillo m

2. ring (telephone call):

ring

colpo m di telefono

to give sb a ring

fare uno squillo m a qn

II.ring² <rang, rung> [rɪŋ] VB trans

ring bell

suonare

ring alarm

far suonare

III.ring² <rang, rung> [rɪŋ] VB intr

ring telephone, bell:

ring

squillare

to ring false/true

suonare falso/vero

ring binder N

ring binder

raccoglitore m ad anelli

key ring N

key ring

portachiavi m inv

boxing ring N

boxing ring

ring m inv

ring out VB intr

ring out

risuonare

signet ring [ˈsɪg·nɪt·ˌrɪŋ] N

signet ring

anello m con sigillo

piston ring N

piston ring

fascia f elastica

ring finger N

ring finger

anulare m

rang Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to ring in the New Year

festeggiare l'Anno Nuovo

to ring up sb up [or to ring up up sb]

battere il prezzo in cassa

to give sb a ring

fare uno squillo m a qn

to ring false/true

suonare falso/vero

a ring of gold

un anello d'oro

no sooner had I put the phone down than it rang again

avevo appena messo gi il telefono quando èsquillato di nuovo

to ring true

suonare vero

you can keep your precious ring! iron

tieniti il tuo maledetto anello!

a gold ring

un anello d'oro

this ring is very valuable

quest'anello è preziosissimo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For example, some water clocks rang bells and gongs, while others opened doors and windows to show figurines of people, or moved pointers, and dials.

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A tense voice on the phone rang alarm bells with the courier company employees.

www.thebarrieexaminer.com

Every week, something similar was shown to the viewers who rang in to guess what it was the golden rule was it had to rhyme.

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The first day, it vanished, and he rang the bell.

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I rang my bank this morning even the rigmarole that we have to go through there to even try make a claim.

www.independent.ie

Pre-recorded boos, which rang throughout the arena, were quickly replaced by cheers and applause.

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Sure enough their vow not to come unglued rang true.

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Rang be rang shodan (going from one color to another, changing colors, turning red and white in the face) connotes embarrassment and coyness.

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The phone booth rang while the nominated melted their icecubes.

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Organisers rang him repeatedly but cagily, to insist (without saying why) that he should attend the award ceremony.

www.goodfood.com.au