ropes in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ropes in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rope [Brit rəʊp, Am roʊp] N

1. rope:

rope

corda f

rope

fune f

a piece of rope

un pezzo di corda

the rope (hanging)

il capestro, la forca

to bring back the rope

reintrodurre l'impiccagione

to be on the ropes (in boxing)

essere alle corde also fig

2. rope fig:

rope (of pearls)

filo m

rope (of hair)

treccia f

II.rope [Brit rəʊp, Am roʊp] VB trans

1. rope:

rope victim, animal

legare (to a)

rope climber

legare, mettere in cordata

rope trunk

assicurare con una corda

a roped party (of climbers)

una cordata (di alpinisti)

2. rope Am (lasso):

rope cattle

prendere al lazo

rope inf, fig husband

accalappiare

rope job

mettere le mani su

rope job

prendere al volo

III.rope [Brit rəʊp, Am roʊp]

give him enough rope and he'll hang himself

lascialo fare e si rovinerà con le sue mani

to give sb plenty of rope

dare corda a qn or lasciare fare qn

to know the ropes

essere pratico del mestiere

to show sb the ropes

iniziare qn a un mestiere

to be at the end of one's rope Am inf

essere allo stremo or aver perso la pazienza

rope in VB [rəʊp -] inf (rope [sb], rope in [sb])

1. rope in Brit (to help with task):

rope in

coinvolgere

2. rope in Am (by trickery):

rope in (into situation, deal)

irretire

rope in (into situation, deal)

invischiare

to get roped in

farsi trascinare in

rope-walk [Am ˈroʊpwɔk] N

rope-walk

corderia f

rope-dancer [ˈrəʊpˌdɑːnsə(r), -ˌdænsər] N

rope-dancer → rope-walker

See also rope-walker

rope-walker [Am ˈroʊpˌwɔkər] N

rope-walker

funambolo m / funambola f

rope-length [ˈrəʊpˌleŋθ] N (in climbing)

rope-length

lunghezza f della corda

rope up VB [rəʊp -] (in climbing)

rope up

mettersi in cordata

bush rope [ˈbʊʃˌrəʊp] N

bush rope

liana f

rope-walker [Am ˈroʊpˌwɔkər] N

rope-walker

funambolo m / funambola f

buoy rope [ˌbɔɪˈrəʊp] N

buoy rope

grippia f

guide rope [Am ˈɡaɪd ˌroʊp] N

guide rope

fune f di sicurezza

ropes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ropes in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rope [roʊp] N

1. rope (cord):

rope

corda f

rope of garlic

treccia f

rope of pearls

filo m

2. rope pl (in boxing):

rope

corde f pl

3. rope (for capital punishment):

rope

corda f

Phrases:

to know the ropes

saper il fatto suo

to learn the ropes

acquisire le basi

to show sb the ropes

mostrare a qn come procedere

to have sb on the ropes

mettere alle corde qn

II.rope [roʊp] VB trans

rope

legare con una corda

rope in VB trans

to rope sb in (to doing sth)

vincere le resistenze di qn (a fare qc)

rope off VB trans

rope off

delimitare con corde

rope up VB intr

rope up

legarsi in cordata

rope ladder N

rope ladder

scala f di corda

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tighten rope

tendere

to pay out the rope

lasciare scorrere la corda

strand of wool, rope, string

filo m

Translations for ropes in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fune

rope

cordone (di tenda)

rope

ropes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pay out the rope

lasciare scorrere la corda

to be at the end of one's rope

non poterne più

to know the ropes

saper il fatto suo

to learn the ropes

acquisire le basi

to show sb the ropes

mostrare a qn come procedere

to have sb on the ropes

mettere alle corde qn

to rope sb in (to doing sth)

vincere le resistenze di qn (a fare qc)

to take up the slack of rope

tendere la corda

to tug at the rope

tirare la fune

to skip rope

saltare con la corda

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For generations, schoolchildren were put through their paces on ropes and wall bars or the football, rugby and hockey fields.

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Probably had a 24-foot flywheel running at 67 rpm with 36 ropes.

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They are capable of all types of climbing including bouldering, which consists of no ropes and usually a crash pad.

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For normal, full circle, ringing the ropes are slackened to allow the hammers to drop away from the moving bells.

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The buildings which formerly manufactured the ropes for the shipbuilding industry are still there.

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The challenge for the racers is not become entangled in their own or other's ropes.

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They were suspended on elastic ropes and had to use ropes to climb down and retrieve the fuses.

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It is also remarkable that there are flight safety lamps near the ground end of the guy ropes, to make the span of the guy ropes more visible.

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Bring your own tie down ropes.

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She was the one who held the ropes, tarried by the stuff, sublimating her career to his.

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