scruff in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for scruff in the English»Italian Dictionary

scruff [Brit skrʌf, Am skrəf] N

1. scruff (nape):

by the scruff of the neck

per la collottola

2. scruff Brit (untidy person) inf:

he's a bit of a scruff

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Translations for scruff in the Italian»English Dictionary

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collottola

scruff

afferrare or prendere qn per la collottola

to seize by the scruff of the neck

cuticagna

scruff

afferrare, prendere qn per la cuticagna

to seize sb by the scruff of the neck

scruff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scruff in the English»Italian Dictionary

scruff [skrʌf] N

scruff

collottola f

to grab sb by the scruff of the neck

prendere qu per la collottola

scruff Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grab sb by the scruff of the neck

prendere qu per la collottola

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He took the race by the scruff of the neck.

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The talented star sported facial scruff and a pair of sunglasses as he pushed his daughter's stroller through the streets.

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An explicit, high-profile movie about two ordinary-looking scruff-pots?

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He has to take games by the scruff of the neck.

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She is an example of someone who took life by the scruff of the neck and lived it.

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A cat is carried by the scruff of its neck by a teenage boy.

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Cats with the condition can not be grasped by the scruff, as this may tear away.

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We're waiting for someone to just grab this game by the scruff of the neck and make something happen.

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It was a match crying out for someone to take it by the scruff of the neck, but that never really happened.

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And it instantly gives that rugged scruff face that the ladies love.

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