ranks in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ranks in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rank¹ [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] N

1. rank:

rank (in military, police)

grado m

rank (in company, politics)

grado m

rank (in company, politics)

livello m

rank (social status)

ceto m (sociale)

rank (social status)

rango m

of high, low rank

di alto, basso rango

to pull rank

far pesare il proprio grado, la propria autorità

2. rank (line):

rank (of people)

fila f

rank (of people)

riga f

rank (of objects)

fila f

rank upon rank of soldiers

file e file di soldati

to arrange [sth] in ranks toy soldiers

mettere [qc] in fila

to break ranks soldiers:

rompere le file

to break ranks fig politician:

uscire dai ranghi

to close ranks

serrare le file, i ranghi also fig

3. rank Brit (for taxis):

rank

posteggio m

taxi rank

stazione di taxi

4. rank LING:

rank

rango m

5. rank (in chess):

rank

traversa f

II.ranks N npl

1. ranks:

ranks MIL

truppa f

ranks POL

base f

to be in the ranks MIL

essere un militare di truppa

to rise through the ranks

diventare ufficiale (da soldato semplice)

to rise through the ranks fig

venire dalla gavetta

a leader chosen from the ranks of the party

un leader scelto tra le fila del partito

to join the ranks of the unemployed, of the homeless

andare a ingrossare le file dei disoccupati, dei senza tetto

to be reduced to the ranks MIL

essere degradato a soldato semplice

2. ranks (echelons):

to rise through the ranks of the civil service

salire i gradini dell'amministrazione statale

III.rank¹ [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] VB trans

1. rank (classify) person:

rank player, novel, restaurant

reputare, considerare (among tra; above superiore a; below inferiore a)

to be ranked third in the world

essere classificato terzo a livello mondiale

2. rank Am (be senior to) officer, colleague:

rank person

avere un grado più elevato di

IV.rank¹ [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] VB intr

1. rank (rate):

rank

collocarsi

rank

classificarsi

how do I rank compared to her?

dove mi colloco rispetto a lei?

to rank as a great composer

essere considerato un grande compositore

to rank among or with the champions

essere considerato un campione

to rank above, below sb

venir prima di, dopo qn (per grado, importanza)

to rank alongside sb

essere uguale a qn (per grado, importanza)

this has to or must rank as one of the worst films I've ever seen

lo considero uno dei peggiori film che abbia mai visto

that doesn't rank very high on my list of priorities

quella per me non è una delle cose più importanti

2. rank Am MIL (be most senior):

rank admiral, general:

avere il grado più alto

I.rank² [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] ADJ

1. rank (absolute) (for emphasis):

rank beginner

vero e proprio

rank favouritism, injustice

bell'e buono

rank stupidity

totale

2. rank (foul):

rank odour

sgradevole, cattivo

3. rank (exuberant):

rank ivy, weeds

rigoglioso

to be rank with weeds garden:

essere infestato dalle or pieno di erbacce

II.rank² [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] ADV

to smell rank

essere maleodorante

class rank [ˌklɑːsˈræŋk, ˌklæs-] N Am

class rank SCHOOL, UNIV

livello m

social rank [ˈsəʊʃlrænk] N

social rank

rango m

social rank

estrazione f sociale

cab rank [ˈkæbræŋk], cabstand [ˈkæbstænd] N

cab rank

posteggio m di taxi

rank and file [Brit, Am ˈˌræŋk ən ˈfaɪl] N + verbo sing o pl

1. rank and file:

rank and file MIL

truppa f

rank and file POL

base f

2. rank and file before n:

rank-and-file opinion, member, socialist

della base

rank-and-file committee

di base

rank-and-file membership

alla base

taxi rank [Brit], taxi stand [ˈtæksɪstænd] N

taxi rank

posteggio m dei taxi

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in ordered ranks

in, a ranghi ordinati

Translations for ranks in the Italian»English Dictionary

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rango

rank also MIL

fare disporre i soldati su due -ghi

to draw up soldiers in two ranks

silenzio nei -ghi!

silence in the ranks!

i -ghi di un esercito

the rank and file, the ranks

serrare i -ghi

to close ranks also fig

uscire dai -ghi

to break ranks

uscire dai -ghi fig

to break ranks, to step out of line

rango

rank

rango inferiore, subalterno

lower rank

di alto, basso rango

of high, low rank

rango

rank

fare la gavetta, venire dalla gavetta

to rise through the ranks

ranks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ranks in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rank¹ [ræŋk] N

1. rank (status):

rank

rango m

2. rank MIL:

rank

grado m

the ranks

la truppa

to break ranks

rompere le righe

II.rank¹ [ræŋk] VB intr

rank

classificarsi

to rank as sth

collocarsi come qc

to rank above sb

collocarsi al di sopra di qn

III.rank¹ [ræŋk] VB trans

1. rank (classify):

rank

classificare

2. rank (arrange):

rank

sistemare

rank² [ræŋk] ADJ

1. rank (smelling unpleasant):

rank

maleodorante

2. rank (absolute):

rank

completo, -a

rank beginner

assoluto, -a

rank among VB intr

rank among

collocarsi tra

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exalted rank

alto rango

rise in the ranks

salire

to be beneath sb in rank

essere di rango inferiore a qu

Translations for ranks in the Italian»English Dictionary

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venire dalla gavetta

to come up through the ranks

rango

rank

base

rank-and-file

grado

rank

ranks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be beneath sb in rank

essere di rango inferiore a qu

of high rank

di alto rango

the ranks

la truppa

to break ranks

rompere le righe

to rank as sth

collocarsi come qc

to rank above sb

collocarsi al di sopra di qn

to be below sb in rank

essere di rango inferiore a qu

exalted rank

alto rango

to come up through the ranks

venire dalla gavetta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, their ranks were thinned by withering enfilading enemy fire and their advance was halted.

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Perhaps identifying this development as analogous to a castration, any remnant warrior spirit within our ranks is prone to hanker after that forgotten heroism.

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Recognised as didactic in character, they mainly described life in the upper middle class and the lower ranks of the aristocracy.

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Over the next 20 years, he rose steadily through the ranks, serving on the paddle steamer warship (1876), corvette (1876), (1878), (1879), (1880), and (1881).

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The rear ranks held their spears underarm, and raised their shields upwards at increasing angles.

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The line of authority from top management to the lowest ranks represents the scalar chain.

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Each career path also has several options for certain ranks, each path specializing in a different branch of the career.

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After the salvo, the cavalry rapidly accelerated and joined up the ranks.

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The 2007 season saw the return of representative players from overseas as well as several new players bolstering the teams ranks.

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The reaction, formally a rearrangement, ranks under the elimination reactions as already observed by the original authors.

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