road hog in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for road hog in the English»Italian Dictionary

road hog [Brit, Am ˈroʊd ˌhɔɡ] N inf

road hog

pirata m della strada

Translations for road hog in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hog [Brit hɒɡ, Am hɔɡ, hɑɡ] N

1. hog Brit (castrated pig):

hog

porco m castrato

2. hog Am (pig):

hog

porco m

hog

maiale m

hog

verro m

3. hog (person):

hog inf

porco m

hog inf

maiale m

4. hog Am (car):

hog inf

macchinone m

II.hog <forma in -ing hogging, pt, pp hogged> [Brit hɒɡ, Am hɔɡ, hɑɡ] VB trans inf (monopolize)

hog

monopolizzare

III.hog [Brit hɒɡ, Am hɔɡ, hɑɡ]

to go the whole hog inf (be extravagant)

fare le cose in grande

to go the whole hog (go to extremes)

andare fino in fondo

road [Brit rəʊd, Am roʊd] N

1. road (between places):

road

strada f (from da; to a)

the road to Leeds, the Leeds road

la strada per Leeds

the road north, inland

la strada che porta a nord, verso l'interno

the road home

la strada di casa

the road back to sth

la strada che riporta a qc

are we on the right road for Oxford?

è questa la strada giusta per Oxford?

follow the road round to the right

segua la strada che gira a destra

follow the road ahead

prosegua dritto lungo la strada

a dog in the road

un cane per strada

after three hours on the road

dopo tre ore di strada

across the road

dall'altra parte della strada

along the road

lungo la strada, per la strada

it's just along the road

è appena un po' più avanti (lungo la strada)

down the road

più in giù (lungo la strada)

by road

su strada

transported by road

trasportato su strada

to hit the road inf, to take (to) the road

mettersi in viaggio, in cammino

a bargain at £5, 000 on the road

un affare da 5.000 sterline chiavi in mano

to be on the road car:

essere funzionante

to be on the road car:

essere in grado di circolare

to be on the road driver, person:

essere in viaggio

to be on the road driver, person:

essere sulla or per strada

to be on the road band, performers:

essere in tour or in tournée

to be or get back on the road

essere nuovamente in viaggio, rimettersi in viaggio or in cammino

I've been on the road all night

ho viaggiato tutta la notte

to go on the road with a show

andare in tournée per presentare uno spettacolo

to go off the road vehicle:

finire fuori strada

to go off the road before n bridge, congestion, junction, layout, network, map, safety, surface, traffic, accident

stradale

to go off the road building, construction, maintenance, repair, resurfacing

della sede stradale

road condition

viabilità

2. road (in built-up area):

road

strada f

road

via f

at the top or end of my road

al termine della via

he lives just along or down the road

abita appena un po' più avanti (nella via)

Tom from down the road

Tom che abita più in là (lungo la strada)

3. road (way):

road fig

strada f

road fig

via f

a difficult road to follow

una strada difficile da seguire

to be on the road to success, disaster

essere sulla strada del successo, andare incontro al disastro

we think we're on the right road

crediamo di essere sulla strada giusta

we don't want to go down that road

non vogliamo seguire quella strada

they are further down or along the road to union

hanno fatto passi avanti sulla strada dell'unione

somewhere along the road she learned

nel corso della vita ha imparato

to reach the end of the road

arrivare alla fine or arrivare al limite

it's the end of the road for us

è la fine per noi

(get) out of my road! inf

fuori dai piedi! togliti di mezzo!

4. road NAUT:

road

rada f

any road (up) Brit inf

in qualsiasi modo, comunque

let's get this show on the road!

cominciamo!

let's have one for the road!

beviamo il bicchiere della staffa!

road hog in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for road hog in the English»Italian Dictionary

road hog N inf

road hog

pirata m della strada

Translations for road hog in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hog [hɑ:g] N

1. hog (pig):

hog

porco m

2. hog inf (person):

hog

ingordo(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

to live high on the hog

fare una vita da nababbo

II.hog <-gg-> [hɑ:g] VB trans inf (keep for oneself)

hog

monopolizzare

to hog sb/sth all to oneself

tenersi qu/qc tutto per sé

road [roʊd] N

1. road in town:

road (between towns)

strada f

road (between towns)

via f

road (route)

percorso m

by road

su strada

to be on the road (fit for driving)

essere in circolazione

to be on the road (traveling by road)

essere in viaggio (su strada)

to be on the road (performing on tour)

fare un tour

2. road fig:

road

strada f

to be on the road to recovery

essere sulla strada della ripresa

Phrases:

all roads lead to Rome prov

tutte le strade portano a Roma prov

let's hit the road! inf

mettiamoci in moto!

to get sth on the road inf

far partire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If you're stuck behind a road hog, tailgating is not the way to get them to move over.

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The road hog on the fixie is so cool, so above lesser forms of mobility, that he need not slow down for the drudges piling off the streetcar.

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At the other end of the scale, driving slowly and being a road hog also causes potentially dangerous problems for other road users.

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Why don't the police enforce some laws against road hog cyclists.

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The road hog cyclist was like that, but there are many others like him.

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