short covering in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for short covering in the English»Italian Dictionary

short covering [Am ˈˌʃɔrt ˈkəv(ə)rɪŋ] N ECON

short covering

copertura f di vendita allo scoperto

Translations for short covering in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] N

1. cover:

cover (protective lid, sheath)

copertura f

cover (for duvet, cushion)

fodera f

cover (for duvet, cushion)

rivestimento m

cover (for table)

copritavolo m

cover (for furniture)

protezione f

cover (for furniture)

copertura f

cover (for umbrella, blade, knife)

fodero m

cover (for umbrella, blade, knife)

guaina f

cover (for typewriter, record player, pan, bowl)

coperchio m

cover (for mobile phone)

cover f

2. cover (blanket):

cover

coperta f

3. cover:

cover (of book, magazine)

copertina f

cover (of book, magazine)

rilegatura f

cover (of record)

copertina f

on the cover (of book)

sulla copertina

on the cover (of magazine)

in copertina

she's made the cover of “Time”

è apparsa sulla copertina di “Time”

from cover to cover

dalla prima all'ultima pagina

from cover to cover before n design, illustration, text

di copertina

4. cover (shelter):

cover

rifugio m

cover

riparo m

to provide cover

offrire rifugio (for a)

to take cover

mettersi al riparo

to run for cover

correre in cerca di riparo

take cover!

al riparo!

to break cover

uscire allo scoperto

under cover

al riparo or al coperto

under cover of darkness

col favore delle tenebre

under cover of the confusion he escaped

approfittando della confusione fuggì

open land with no cover

terreno aperto che non offre ripari

5. cover (for spy, agent, operation, crime):

cover

copertura f (for per)

that's her cover

è la sua copertura

to work under cover

lavorare sotto falsa identità or sotto copertura

under cover of sth

con il pretesto di qc

under cover of doing

con il pretesto di fare

to blow sb's cover inf

fare saltare la copertura di qn

6. cover MIL:

cover

copertura f

air cover

copertura aerea

to give sb cover

dare riparo a qn or coprire qn

I gave cover as he advanced

lo coprivo mentre avanzava

7. cover (replacement):

cover (for teacher, doctor)

sostituto m temporaneo

to provide emergency cover

garantire una sostituzione d'emergenza

8. cover Brit:

cover

copertura f assicurativa (for per; against contro)

to give, provide cover against

offrire una copertura contro or garantire contro

she has cover for fire and theft

ha una copertura assicurativa contro l'incendio e il furto

9. cover ECON (collateral):

cover

garanzia f

10. cover (table setting):

cover

coperto m

11. cover MUS → cover version

II.cover [Brit ˈkʌvə, Am ˈkəvər] VB trans

1. cover (to conceal or protect):

cover table, bed, pan, legs, wound, corpse

coprire (with con)

cover cushion, sofa

rivestire, ricoprire (with con)

cover hole

coprire, chiudere (with con)

we had the sofa covered

abbiamo fatto rivestire il divano

cover your mouth when you yawn

metti la mano davanti alla bocca quando sbadigli

cover one eye and read the chart

si copra un occhio e legga

to cover one's ears

tapparsi le orecchie

2. cover (coat) dust, snow, water, layer:

cover ground, surface, cake

coprire, ricoprire (with di)

the ground was covered with snow, snow covered the ground

la neve ricopriva il terreno

everything got covered with or in sand

tutto fu coperto dalla sabbia

the animal is covered in scales

l'animale è ricoperto di scaglie

to cover one's face with cream

spalmarsi la crema sul viso

to be covered in glory

essere carico di gloria

3. cover (be strewn over):

cover litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises, scratches:

coprire

the tree was covered with blossom, blossom covered the tree

l'albero era ricoperto di fiori

to cover sb's face with kisses

riempire di baci il viso di qn

4. cover:

cover (travel over) distance, area

coprire, percorrere

cover (extend over) distance, area

estendersi per, occupare

we covered a lot of miles on holiday

abbiamo percorso molte miglia durante le vacanze

5. cover (deal with, include):

cover article, book, speaker: subject, field

trattare

cover word, term, item: meaning, aspect

comprendere, includere

cover teacher: chapter

affrontare, spiegare

cover rule, law: situation, person, organization

applicarsi a

cover department, office: area, region, activity

essere competente per

cover rep: area

essere responsabile per

that price covers everything

è tutto incluso nel prezzo

we will cover half the syllabus this term

svolgeremo metà del programma durante questo trimestre

6. cover (report on) journalist, reporter, station:

cover event, story, subject, match

seguire

the game will be covered live on BBC1

la partita sarà trasmessa in diretta dalla BBC1

7. cover (pay for) amount, salary, company, person:

cover costs, outgoings

coprire

cover loss, deficit

colmare

£20 should cover it inf

20 sterline dovrebbero bastare

to cover one's costs

coprire le proprie spese

8. cover:

cover person, possession

coprire, assicurare (for, against contro; for doing per fare)

cover guarantee: costs, parts

coprire

are you adequately covered?

è assicurato in modo adeguato?

9. cover (protect):

cover MIL, SPORTS person, advance, retreat, exit, area of pitch

coprire, proteggere

I'll cover you

ti copro io

I've got you covered! (threat)

ti tengo sotto tiro!

keep him covered

marcalo

to cover one's back fig

coprirsi

10. cover (conceal):

cover emotion

nascondere, dissimulare

cover ignorance

nascondere

cover noise, smell

coprire

11. cover MUS (make version of):

cover song

fare una cover di

12. cover ZOOL (mate with):

cover

coprire

cover

montare

III.to cover oneself VB refl

to cover oneself

coprirsi

to cover oneself

proteggersi (against contro; by doing facendo)

to cover oneself with glory, praise, shame

coprirsi di

See also cover version

cover version [ˈkʌvəˌvɜːʃn, -ʒn] N MUS

cover version

cover f

covering [Brit ˈkʌv(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈkəv(ə)rɪŋ] N

1. covering:

covering (for wall, floor)

rivestimento m

covering (wrapping)

copertura f

you'll need some sort of covering for your head

avrai bisogno di qualcosa per coprirti la testa

2. covering (layer of snow, dust, moss etc.):

covering

strato m

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

breve

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

corto

a short time ago

poco tempo fa

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

2. short:

short (not of great length) animal's coat, fur, hair, dress, stick

corto

short (very short) animal's coat, fur, hair

raso

short distance

breve

the suit is too short in the sleeves

le maniche del vestito sono troppo corte

to have one's hair cut short

farsi tagliare i capelli corti

to win by a short head (riding)

vincere di mezza testa

3. short (not tall):

short person

basso

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

scarso

to be in short supply

essere a corto di riserve

food, coal is getting short

il cibo, il carbone comincia a scarseggiare

time is getting short

il tempo sta per finire

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insufficiente

we're short by three

ce ne mancano tre

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

mi ha fregato sul peso

6. short (lacking):

I am, he is short of sth

mi, gli manca qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

mancare di

to go short of clothes, money, food

essere a corto di

my wages are £30 short

ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I don't want you to go short

non voglio che ti manchi qualcosa

I'm running short of sth

sto esaurendo qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

8. short mai attrib. (abrupt):

short person, personality

brusco, burbero

short laugh

breve

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

breve

10. short ECON:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

frolla

II.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

short stop

improvvisamente

to stop short of doing

fermarsi un attimo prima di fare, stare quasi per fare

cut short sth, cut sth short holiday, visit, discussion

accorciare, abbreviare

to cut the conversation short

tagliare corto

cut sb short

interrompere qn

III.in short ADV

in short

in breve

in short

gbrevemente

IV.short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

poco meno di

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

short of

a meno di

short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving

a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso impedirgli di andarsene

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELEC:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINE:

short

cortometraggio m

4. short ECON (deficit):

short

ammanco m

short

deficit m

5. short ECON (on stock exchange):

short

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts N

shorts npl:

shorts

shorts m

shorts

pantaloncini m

shorts (underwear)

mutande f da uomo

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un paio di pantaloncini (da tennis)

VII.also short-circuit VB trans ELEC

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VB intr ELEC

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf , to have sb by the short and curlies Brit inf

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

sottovalutarsi

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

short covering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short covering in the English»Italian Dictionary

covering N

covering

rivestimento m

I.cover [ˈkʌ·vɚ] N

1. cover (top):

cover

rivestimento m

2. cover (outer sheet):

cover

copertina f

3. cover (bedding):

cover

copriletto m

4. cover (concealment):

cover

copertura f

to break cover

uscire allo scoperto

5. cover (shelter):

cover

riparo m

to take cover

ripararsi

6. cover (insurance):

cover

copertura f

7. cover (provision):

cover

sostituzione f

8. cover (envelope):

first day cover

busta col timbro del primo giorno d'emissione del francobollo

9. cover MUS:

cover

cover f

II.cover [ˈkʌ·vɚ] VB trans

1. cover (hide):

cover eyes, ears

tappare

cover head

coprire

2. cover (put over):

cover

coprire

cover book

rivestire

3. cover (keep warm):

cover

coprire

4. cover (travel):

cover

percorrere

5. cover (deal with):

cover

riguardare

6. cover (include):

cover

includere

7. cover (report on):

cover

fare un servizio su

8. cover (insure):

cover

assicurare

9. cover (give armed protection):

cover

coprire

10. cover MUS:

cover song

fare una cover di

11. cover sl:

to cover one's ass

pararsi il culo vulg

III.cover [ˈkʌ·vɚ] VB intr

cover

sostituire

I.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

corto, -a

2. short (not tall):

short

basso, -a

3. short (brief):

short

breve

short memory

corto, -a

4. short (not enough):

short

scarso, -a

to be short [or run] on time/money

aver poco tempo/pochi soldi

to be short on brains inf

aver poco cervello

to be short of breath

essere senza fiato

to be in short supply

scarseggiare

5. short LING:

short vowel

breve

6. short (brusque):

short

brusco, -a

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qu

II.short [ʃɔ:rt] N

1. short CINE:

short

cortometraggio m

2. short inf ELEC:

short

cortocircuito m

III.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADV

1. short (abruptly):

to cut short

interrompere di colpo

to stop sth/sb short

fermare qc/qu di colpo

2. short (below the standard):

to fall short

non essere sufficiente

to fall short of sth

essere al di sotto di qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is also a lot of buying on market orders and short covering at the opening.

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