round-faced in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for round-faced in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Brit Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, get round, pass round etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, gather, get, pass etc.). For go round, see both the entry go, and II2 in this entry.

1. round (on all sides):

all round

tutt'intorno

whisky all round!

whisky per tutti!

there were smiles all round

tutti sorridevano

to go all the way round fence, wall, moat:

fare tutto il giro

2. round (in circular movement):

to go round and round wheel, carousel:

girare

to go round and round person:

girare in tondo

to go round and round fig

girare intorno

the tune was going round and round in my head

non riuscivo a togliermi la musichetta dalla testa

3. round (to specific place, home):

to be or go round to office, school

passare da

to ask sb (to come) round

chiedere a qn di passare

she's coming round today

passerà oggi

to invite sb round for lunch

invitare qn a casa per pranzo

I'm just going round to Sandra's

faccio solo un salto da Sandra

I'll be round in a minute

arrivo subito

4. round (in circumference):

three metres round tree trunk

di tre metri di circonferenza

5. round (as part of cycle):

all year round

tutto l'anno

this time round

questa volta

as summer comes round

quando arriva l'estate

my birthday will soon be round again

presto sarà di nuovo il mio compleanno

II.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] PREP Brit

1. round (expressing location):

round table, garden etc.

intorno a

let's sit round the table

sediamoci intorno al tavolo

to sit round the fire

sedersi intorno al fuoco

the wall goes right round the house

il muro gira tutt'intorno alla casa

he had a scarf round his neck

aveva una sciarpa intorno al collo

what do you measure round the waist?

quanto hai di vita?

2. round (expressing direction):

to go round the corner

girare l'angolo

to go round a bend (in road)

svoltare

the baker's is just round the corner

il panificio è subito dietro l'angolo

to go round a roundabout

fare la rotonda

to go round an obstacle

aggirare un ostacolo

3. round (on tour, visit):

shall I take you round the house?

vuoi che ti faccia vedere la casa?

her sister took us round Oxford

sua sorella ci ha fatto vedere Oxford

to go round the shops

andare per negozi

III.round about ADV

1. round about (approximately):

round about

pressapoco

round about

circa

round about 50 people

più o meno 50 persone

round about 9 am

intorno alle nove

it happened round about here

è successo più o meno qui

2. round about (vicinity):

the people round about

la gente qui intorno

the streets round about

le strade nelle vicinanze, nei paraggi

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

1. round (circular):

round object, face

rotondo

round building

circolare

round head, glasses

tondo

her eyes grew round

sgranò gli occhi

2. round (rounded, curved):

round arch

a tutto sesto

round handwriting

rotondeggiante

round breasts

tondo

round cheeks

paffuto, pieno

to have round shoulders

avere le spalle curve

3. round (spherical):

round

rotondo

4. round (complete):

round figure

tondo

in round figures

in cifre tonde

in round figures, that's £100

arrotondando, sono cento sterline

a round dozen

un'intera dozzina

a nice round sum

una bella sommetta

V.round- COMP

round-cheeked

con le guanciotte

round-eyed

con gli occhioni

round-faced

col viso paffuto

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

1. round (set, series):

round

serie f (of di)

the social round

i ricevimenti mondani

the daily round of activities

il trantran quotidiano

2. round (in competition):

round

turno m

qualifying round (in football, rugby, tennis)

turno di qualificazione

3. round:

round (game of golf, cards)

giro m (of di)

round (in boxing, wrestling)

round m

round (in boxing, wrestling)

ripresa f

4. round RIDING (in event):

round

percorso m

5. round POL (in election):

round

turno m

6. round (of drinks):

round

giro m (of di)

it's my round!

pago io (da bere)! offro io!

to pay for a round

pagare da bere (per tutti)

7. round MIL (unit of ammunition):

round

pallottola f

a round of ammunition

un colpo

to fire round after round

sparare un colpo dopo l'altro

8. round MIL (shot fired):

round

colpo m

rounds of machine-gun fire

raffiche di mitragliatrice

9. round (burst):

round of applause

applauso

to get a round of applause

essere applaudito

let's have a round of applause for David!

facciamo un bell'applauso per David!

10. round FOOD (of bread):

a round of toast

una fetta di pane tostato

a round of ham sandwiches

panini (imbottiti) al prosciutto

11. round (regular route):

round

giro m

12. round (circular shape):

round

cerchio m

round

tondino m (of di)

13. round MUS (canon):

round

canone m

14. round THEAT:

theatre in the round

= teatro in cui gli spettatori sono disposti tutt'intorno al palcoscenico centrale

15. round ART:

in the round sculpture

a tuttotondo

16. round (dance):

round

rondò m

17. round (of cheese):

round

forma f

18. round FOOD:

round of beef

girello

VII.rounds N

rounds npl:

to do one's rounds doctor:

fare il giro di visite

to do one's rounds postman, refuse collector:

fare il giro

to do one's rounds security guard:

fare la ronda

to be out on one's rounds doctor:

fare visite a domicilio

to do or go or make the rounds rumour, joke, document:

fare il giro

to do or go or make the rounds flu:

girare

to go the rounds of story: village, office

fare il giro di

to go the rounds of garment, book: relations, family

passare per

to do the rounds of employment agencies, relations

fare il giro di

VIII.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] VB trans

1. round (go round):

round point, headland

doppiare

also NAUT to round the corner

girare l'angolo

to round a bend

svoltare

2. round (make round):

round lips

sporgere

3. round PHON:

round vowels

arrotondare

See also clear round

clear round [ˌklɪəˈraʊnd] N RIDING

clear round

(percorso) netto m

Translations for round-faced in the Italian»English Dictionary

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avere un volto tondo, quadrato

to be round-faced, square-faced

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Pugs are a popular breed: their small, big-eyed, snub-nosed, round-faced appearance ranks them high in the cuteness stakes.

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It shows him on her lap, a round-faced, bright-eyed boy with a mischievous grin.

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