round-shouldered in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for round-shouldered in the English»Italian Dictionary

round-shouldered [Brit, Am ˈraʊnd ˈˌʃoʊldərd] ADJ

to be round-shouldered

avere le spalle curve

I.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] N

1. shoulder:

shoulder

spalla f

on or over one's shoulder

sulla spalla, in spalla

on or over one's shoulders

sulle spalle

this jacket is too tight across the shoulders

questa giacca è troppo stretta di spalle

to put one's shoulders back

tirare indietro le spalle

to straighten one's shoulders

raddrizzare or tirare su le spalle

to look over sb's shoulder

guardare da dietro le spalle di qn

to cry on sb's shoulder

piangere sulla spalla di qn

I am always there if you need a shoulder to cry on

se hai bisogno di una spalla su cui piangere, sai che io sono qui

his shoulders shook with laughter, sobs

era scosso dalle risate, dai singhiozzi

to have round shoulders

avere le spalle curve

to look (back) over one's shoulder

guardarsi alle spalle also fig

the burden, responsibility is or falls on my shoulders

il peso, la responsabilità cade sulle mie spalle

to stand shoulder to shoulder two people:

stare fianco a fianco

to work shoulder to shoulder

lavorare spalla a spalla

2. shoulder (on mountain):

shoulder

spalla f

3. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

spalla f

4. shoulder (on road):

shoulder

bordo m

5. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

spalla f

II.-shouldered COMP

to be round-shouldered

avere le spalle curve

to be narrow, square-shouldered

avere le spalle strette, quadrate

III.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] VB trans

1. shoulder bag, implement:

shoulder

mettere [qc] in spalla

to shoulder one's gun

mettersi il fucile in spalla

to shoulder arms MIL

eseguire lo spallarm

shoulder arms! MIL

spallarm!

2. shoulder fig:

shoulder burden, task

caricarsi di

shoulder responsibility, expense

addossarsi, sobbarcarsi

3. shoulder (push):

to shoulder one's way through crowd

farsi largo a spallate tra

to shoulder sb aside

spostare qn con una spallata

IV.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər]

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb

sorpassare qn di una buona testa

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb fig

lasciare indietro qn

to have a good head on one's shoulders

avere la testa sulle spalle

to have an old head on young shoulders

essere più maturo della propria età

to put one's shoulder to the wheel

mettersi all'opera

to rub shoulders with sb

frequentare qn

straight from the shoulder inf comment, criticism:

sincero

to give it to sb straight from the shoulder inf

dirla a qn senza peli sulla lingua

Translations for round-shouldered in the Italian»English Dictionary

curvo [ˈkurvo] ADJ

1. curvo (che descrive una curva):

curvo linea

curved

curvo linea

crooked

2. curvo (incurvato):

curvo persona

bent

curvo persona

stooping

curvo schiena

bowed

avere le spalle curve

to have round or stooping shoulders, to be round-shouldered

essere curvo per peso

to be bowed down by

stare curvo

to slouch forward

camminare curvo

to walk with a stoop

round-shouldered in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for round-shouldered in the English»Italian Dictionary

round-shouldered [ˌraʊnd·ˈʃoʊl·dɚd] ADJ

round-shouldered

incurvato, -a

to be round-shouldered

avere le spalle curve

Translations for round-shouldered in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.gobbo (-a) [ˈgob·bo] ADJ

1. gobbo (che ha la gobba):

gobbo (-a)

hunch-backed

2. gobbo (con le spalle curve):

gobbo (-a)

round-shouldered

diventare gobbo

to become round-shouldered

stare gobbo

to be bent over

3. gobbo fig, hum:

colpo gobbo

stab in the back

II.gobbo (-a) [ˈgob·bo] N m (f)

gobbo (-a)

hunchback

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The "frontier whiskey" comes in a round-shouldered, embossed glass bottle with a monochrome orange label.

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She was plump, round-shouldered, smiling.

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The exception was a slim, round-shouldered, clean-shaven tallish man who wore dark clothes and a large black hat on his rare visits.

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The body whorl is rather narrow, somewhat convex, grooved towards the base, somewhat round-shouldered, rather thin.

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The presence of ice belts, reticulated ice interlayers, and wide, round-shouldered ice wedges indicate that permafrost formed in these sediments as they accumulated.

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Baby is going to grow up round-shouldered, weak-chested, and bandy-legged, carrying on his spinal curvature an intolerable load of debt.

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The five to six whorls of the teleoconch are usually somewhat round-shouldered.

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It's a round-shouldered, possibly mid-green -- it's hard to say in black and white -- tweed-effect, slightly oversized, cheap, generic, lightweight coat, probably bought in 1950.

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If the cake is a little round-shouldered, cut the almond paste a little larger; pull away the extra bits and keep for later to make hearts or holly leaves.

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Billy (a pseudonym) is round-shouldered as he slumps into the sofa, his face heavy with stress.

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