sau in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sau in the English»Italian Dictionary

eau de cologne [Brit ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn, Am ˌoʊ də kəˈloʊn] N

eau de cologne

acqua f di Colonia

OAU N

OAU → Organization of African Unity

OAU

Organizzazione per l'Unità Africana

OAU

OAU f

See also Organization of African Unity

Organization of African Unity [Am ˌɔrɡənəˈzeɪʃən, ˌɔrɡəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃən əv, ə ˈæfrəkən ˈjunədi] N

Organization of African Unity

Organizzazione f per l'unità africana

tau cross N

tau cross

croce f a tau

tau [Brit tɔː, taʊ, Am taʊ, tɔ] N

tau

tau mf

Esau [Brit ˈiːsɔː, Am ˈisɔ]

Esau

Esaù

beau compass [ˌbəʊˈkʌmpəs] N

beau compass

compasso m a verga

beau <pl beaux> [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. beau (suitor):

beau liter or hum

spasimante m

beau liter or hum

corteggiatore m

2. beau (dandy):

beau arch

damerino m

beau arch

bellimbusto m

I.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] N

1. salt:

salt CHEM, FOOD

sale m

there's too much salt in the rice

il riso è troppo salato

I don't like a lot of salt on my food

non mi piace mangiare salato

salt and pepper

sale e pepe

to put salt on food

salare il cibo

to put salt on a road

spargere il sale su una strada

to put salt on a road before n molecule, crystal, production, factory

di sale

to put salt on a road industry, refining

del sale

to put salt on a road solution

salino

2. salt (sailor) inf, arch:

an old salt

un vecchio lupo di mare

II.salts N

salts npl PHARM:

salts

sali m

III.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] ADJ before n

salt water, lake

salato

salt beef, pork

sotto sale

IV.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] VB trans

salt meat, fish

salare

salt road, path

spargere il sale su

V.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt]

to cry salt tears liter

versare lacrime amare

to be the salt of the earth

essere il sale della terra

you should take his remarks with a grain or a pinch of salt

prendi i suoi commenti cum grano salis, non prendere i suoi commenti per oro colato

any teacher worth his salt knows that

ogni insegnante che si rispetti lo sa

I.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] N

1. sail (on boat):

sail

vela f

to take in sail

serrare le vele

2. sail (navigation):

to set sail (hoist)

issare le vele

to set sail (start on a sea voyage)

salpare or alzare le vele

to set sail from, for

salpare da, per

to be under sail

essere sottovela

to cross the ocean under sail

attraversare l'oceano in barca a vela

a ship in full sail

una nave a vele spiegate

the age of sail

l'era della (navigazione a) vela

3. sail (on windmill):

sail

pala f

4. sail (journey):

to go for a sail

fare un giro in barca

it's two days' sail from here

ci vogliono due giorni di navigazione da qui

II.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] VB trans

1. sail:

sail (be in charge of) ship, yacht

essere al comando di

sail model boat

fare navigare

sail (steer) ship, yacht

governare, pilotare

to sail a ship between two islands, into the port

condurre una nave tra due isole, in porto

2. sail (travel across):

sail ocean, channel

attraversare

3. sail (own):

sail yacht

avere

I used to sail a catamaran

un tempo avevo un catamarano

III.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] VB intr

1. sail (travel by boat):

sail person:

navigare, viaggiare per mare

to sail from… to

andare in barca da… a

to sail around the world

fare il giro del mondo in barca a vela

to sail north

navigare verso nord

we flew there and sailed back

ci siamo arrivati in aereo e siamo ritornati in barca

2. sail (move across water) ship:

to sail across ocean

attraversare

to sail into port

entrare in

the ship sailed into Plymouth

la barca è arrivata al porto di Plymouth

to sail at 15 knots

procedere a 15 nodi

to sail under the Danish flag

battere bandiera danese

3. sail (leave port, set sail):

sail

salpare

the Titanic sailed on 10 April

il Titanic è salpato il 10 aprile

we sail, the boat sails at 10 am

salpiamo, la nave salpa alle 10

4. sail (as hobby):

sail

fare vela

to go sailing

andare in barca a vela or fare vela

5. sail (move smoothly):

to sail past sb

passare con grazia davanti a qn

to sail into a room

entrare con leggerezza in una stanza

the ball sailed over the fence

la palla è andata al di là della staccionata

IV.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl]

to take the wind out of sb's sails

smontare qn or fare abbassare la cresta a qn

to sail close to the wind

trovarsi sul filo del rasoio

I.save up VB [seɪv -] (save up)

save up

risparmiare, fare economie (to do per fare)

to save up for or towards car, house, holiday, trip

risparmiare, mettere da parte dei soldi per

II.save up VB [seɪv -] (save up [sth], save [sth] up)

1. save up money:

save up

risparmiare, mettere da parte (to do per fare)

2. save up stamps, newspapers:

save up

collezionare, fare collezione di

sau in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sau in the English»Italian Dictionary

eau de Cologne [ˌoʊ də kə·ˈloʊn] N

eau de Cologne

acqua f di colonia

I.say <said, said> [seɪ] VB trans

1. say (speak):

say

dire

to say sth to sb's face

dire qc a qu in faccia

say no more!

non dire altro!

2. say (state information):

to say (that) …

dire che…

to have something/nothing to say (to sb)

avere qualcosa/non aver niente da dire (a qu)

to say goodbye to sb

salutare qu

3. say (express):

say

dire

4. say (think):

say

dire

people say that …

si dice che…

to say to oneself

dirsi

5. say (recite):

say

dire

6. say (indicate):

say

dire

to say sth about sb/sth

dire qc su qu/qc

the clock says it's 6 o'clock

l'orologio fa le sei

the said sb/sth … form

detto qu/qc …

7. say (convey meaning):

say

significare

8. say inf (suggest):

say

dire

9. say (tell):

say

dire

to say where/when

dire dove/quando

it's not for me to say …

non sta a me dire …

10. say (for instance):

(let's) say …

diciamo …

Phrases:

when all is said and done

in fin dei conti

having said that, …

detto ciò, …

to say when

dire basta

you don't say (so)!

sul serio?

you said it! inf

a chi lo dici!

II.say <said, said> [seɪ] VB intr

I'll say! inf

eccome!

I must say …

devo ammettere che …

not to say …

per non dire …

that is to say …

cioè …

III.say [seɪ] N

say

parere m

to have one's say

esprimere il proprio parere

to have a say in sth

aver voce in capitolo in qc

IV.say [seɪ] INTERJ (positive reaction)

say

ottimo!

say, that's a great idea!

benissimo, è un'ottima idea!

cul-de-sac <-s [or culs-de-sac]> [ˈkʌl·də·sæk] N a. fig

cul-de-sac

vicolo m cieco

SALT [sɔ:lt] N

SALT abbreviation of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SALT

SALT m pl

SALT

negoziati m pl per la limitazione delle armi strategiche

sap¹ [sæp] N

1. sap BOT:

sap

linfa f

2. sap (vitality):

to feel the sap rising

sentirsi rinvigorito

sane [seɪn] ADJ

1. sane (of sound mind):

sane

sano, -a di mente

2. sane (sensible):

sane

sensato, -a

SAM [sæm] N

SAM abbreviation of surface-to-air missile

SAM

missile m terra-aria

See also surface-to-air missile

surface-to-air missile N MIL

surface-to-air missile

missile m terra-aria

SAT N

SAT abbreviation of scholastic aptitude test

SAT

esame m attitudinale al termine delle scuole superiori (utilizzato dalle università come criterio di ammissione)

fail-safe device N

fail-safe device

meccanismo m di sicurezza

salt-and-pepper ADJ

salt-and-pepper hair:

salt-and-pepper

sale e pepe