sit-down strike in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sit-down strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

sit-down strike [ˌsɪtdaʊnˈstraɪk] N

sit-down strike

= sciopero con occupazione del posto di lavoro

strike down VB [strʌɪk -] (strike [sb] down, strike down [sb])

strike down person:

strike down

abbattere, mettere a terra

to be struck down by (affected) illness

essere colpito da

to be struck down by (incapacitated) illness, bullet

essere abbattuto da

Translations for sit-down strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

to work down the pit strike

dei minatori

Translations for sit-down strike in the Italian»English Dictionary

sciopero a braccia incrociate

sit-down strike

fulminare (folgorare) albero

to strike down

stroncare malattia:

to strike down

mettere a terra (privare delle forze) fig malattia, caldo:

to strike down

mettere qn KO fig malattia:

to strike sb down

Translations for sit-down strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

I.sit [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] N

1. sit (period of sitting):

sit

seduta f

sit

attesa f

2. sit (of clothing):

sit

modo m di cadere

II.sit <forma in -ing sitting, pt/pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] VB trans

1. sit (put):

to sit sb in, on, near sth

sedere or mettere a sedere qn in, su, vicino a qc

to sit sth in, on, near sth

mettere qc in, su, vicino a qc

2. sit Brit candidate:

sit SCHOOL, UNIV exam

sostenere, dare

III.sit <forma in -ing sitting, pt/pp sat> [Brit sɪt, Am sɪt] VB intr

1. sit (take a seat):

sit

sedersi (at a; in in; on su)

to sit on the floor

sedersi per terra

2. sit (be seated):

sit person, animal:

essere seduto (around attorno a; at a; in in; on su)

sit bird:

essere appollaiato (on su)

to be sitting reading, knitting

essere seduto a leggere, a lavorare a maglia

I like to sit and read, watch TV

mi piace stare seduto a leggere, guardare la tivù

to sit over sth accounts, books

essere chino su

to sit for two hours

rimanere seduto per due ore

to sit quietly, comfortably

stare tranquillamente, comodamente seduto

to sit still

stare fermo e composto

to sit at home

rimanere a casa

don't just sit there!

non rimanere lì con le mani in mano!

3. sit (meet):

sit committee, court:

riunirsi

4. sit (hold office):

to sit for MP: constituency

rappresentare

to sit as judge, magistrate

essere

to sit on committee, jury

fare parte di

5. sit (fit):

to sit well, badly (on sb) suit, jacket:

cadere bene, male (addosso a qn)

the jacket sits well across the shoulders

la giacca cade bene sulle spalle

success, power sits lightly on her fig

il successo, il potere non le pesa

6. sit (remain untouched):

the books were still sitting on the desk

i libri erano ancora posati sul banco

the keys were still sitting on the table

le chiavi erano ancora posate sul tavolo

the car is sitting rusting in the garage

la macchina rimane ad arrugginire nel garage

7. sit Brit LAW:

to sit for the Bar

dare un esame per esercitare l'avvocatura

8. sit ZOOL:

to sit on bird: eggs

covare

I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

1. strike (at a workplace):

strike

sciopero m

to be on strike

essere in or fare sciopero

to come out on strike

entrare or mettersi in sciopero

to come out on strike before n committee, notice

di sciopero

to come out on strike leader

degli scioperanti

2. strike (attack):

strike

attacco m (on, against contro)

also MIL air, pre-emptive strike

attacco aereo, preventivo

3. strike MIN (discovery):

strike

scoperta f (di un giacimento)

to make a strike

trovare or scoprire un giacimento

diamond strike

scoperta di un giacimento di diamanti

4. strike (clock mechanism):

strike

suoneria f

5. strike SPORTS:

strike (in baseball)

palla f buona

strike (in baseball)

strike m

strike (in tenpin bowling)

strike m

6. strike FISH:

strike

ferrata f

II.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB trans

1. strike (hit):

strike person, stick, bat: person, object, ball

colpire

strike torpedo, missile: target, vessel

colpire, centrare

strike ship, car, person: rock, tree, pedestrian

colpire, urtare

to strike sb on the head, in the face person:

colpire qn sulla testa, in faccia

to strike sb on the head, in the face object:

urtare qn sulla testa, in faccia

to strike sth with stick, hammer

battere qc con

she struck the table with her fist (deliberately)

ha picchiato il pugno sul tavolo

he struck his head on the table

ha dato una testata sul tavolo

his head struck the table

picchiò la testa contro il tavolo

lightning struck the house, struck him

un fulmine si è abbattuto sulla casa, su di lui

to be struck by lightning tree, house, person:

essere colpito da un fulmine

to strike sb to the ground (with fist)

abbattere qn con un pugno

to strike sb to the ground (with stick)

abbattere qn con una bastonata

to strike sb a blow

dare un colpo a qn

to strike the first blow

dare il primo colpo

to strike the first blow fig

fare la prima mossa

to strike sb dead lightning, God:

fulminare qn

to strike sb dead person:

colpire qn a morte

to be struck blind, dumb

diventare improvvisamente cieco, muto

to be struck dumb with amazement

ammutolire per lo stupore

2. strike (afflict) quake, famine, disease, storm, disaster:

strike area, people

abbattersi su, colpire

“earthquake strikes San Francisco” JOURN

“San Francisco colpita dal terremoto”

the pain strikes when I bend down

mi viene una fitta di dolore ogni volta che mi piego

to strike terror into sb or sb's heart

terrorizzare qn

3. strike (make impression on):

strike idea, thought: person

venire in mente a

strike resemblance: person

colpire

to be struck by

essere colpito da

an awful thought struck me

mi venne in mente un pensiero orribile

a terrible sight struck my eyes

mi si presentò davanti agli occhi un quadro terribile

it strikes me as funny, stupid that …

mi sembra divertente, stupido che …

it strikes me as mean of them to do

penso che sia meschino da parte loro fare

to strike sb as odd, absurd

sembrare or parere strano, assurdo a qn

he strikes me as an intelligent man

mi sembra una persona intelligente

it strikes me as a good idea to do

mi pare or sembra una buona idea fare

did anything strike you as odd?

hai notato qualcosa di strano?

how does the idea strike you?

che cosa ne pensi or te ne pare di questa idea?

how did he strike you?

che impressione ti ha fatto?

it strikes me (that)

mi colpisce (il fatto che)

it struck him that here was the opportunity

all'improvviso capì che questa era la sua occasione

I was struck with him, it inf

mi ha colpito

she wasn't very struck with it inf

non (ne) è rimasta particolarmente colpita

to be struck on Brit inf

essere innamorato di

4. strike (discover, come upon):

strike oil, gold

scoprire, trovare

strike road

finire su, trovare

strike rock, concrete, obstacle

scontrarsi, sbattere contro

to strike a rich vein of humour

scoprire una gran vena umoristica

5. strike (achieve):

strike accord, bargain

concludere

to strike a balance

trovare il giusto equilibrio (between tra)

6. strike (ignite):

strike match

accendere

to strike a spark from a flint

produrre una scintilla sfregando una pietra focaia

7. strike clock time:

strike

battere

the clock struck six

l'orologio ha battuto le sei

it had just struck two

erano appena suonate le due

8. strike (delete):

strike word, sentence, comment

cancellare

to order sth to be struck from the record

ordinare che qc venga cancellato dal verbale

9. strike (dismantle):

strike tent, scaffolding

smontare

to strike camp

levare il campo or togliere le tende

to strike one's colours MIL

ammainare la bandiera

to strike the set THEAT

smontare il palco

10. strike ECON (mint):

strike coin

battere

11. strike AGR:

strike cutting

fare attecchire

to strike root

mettere radici

12. strike FISH:

strike fisherman: fish

ferrare

strike fish: bait

abboccare a

III.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB intr

1. strike:

strike (deliver blow) person:

colpire

strike (collide) bomb, shell:

colpire, cadere

to strike short of the target

mancare di poco il bersaglio

my head struck against a beam

ho sbattuto la testa contro una trave

to strike at

attaccare

2. strike (attack):

strike army, animal, snake:

attaccare

strike killer, rapist:

aggredire

strike disease, storm:

colpire

the terrorists have struck again

i terroristi hanno colpito ancora or di nuovo

disaster struck

è successo un disastro

“when pain strikes, take Calmaways”

“quando il dolore vi assale, prendete Calmaways”

to strike at target

attaccare

this strikes at the heart of the democratic system

questo mira al cuore del sistema democratico

to strike at the root of the problem

andare alla radice del problema

Henry strikes again! inf, hum

Henry colpisce or ha colpito ancora!

3. strike (at a workplace):

strike

scioperare, fare sciopero

to strike for, against

scioperare per, contro

4. strike match:

strike

accendersi

5. strike clock, time:

strike

battere, suonare

six o'clock struck

sono suonate le sei

6. strike (proceed):

to strike north, inland

dirigersi a nord, verso l'interno

to strike across field

prendere per

to strike across country

attraversare

7. strike AGR:

strike cutting, plant:

attecchire, mettere radici

8. strike FISH:

strike fish:

abboccare

IV.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

to have two strikes against one Am

essere in svantaggio

sit-down strike in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sit-down strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

strike down VB trans

1. strike down:

she was struck down by cancer

è stata stroncata dal cancro

2. strike down LAW:

strike down

invalidare

Translations for sit-down strike in the Italian»English Dictionary

fulminare

to strike down

Translations for sit-down strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sit <sat, sat> [sɪt] VB intr

1. sit:

sit

sedere

sit (be in seated position)

essere seduto, -a

sit! (to dog)

cuccia!

2. sit ART:

sit

posare

to sit for one's portrait

posare per un ritratto

3. sit inf (babysit):

to sit for sb

fare la baby-sitter da qu

4. sit:

sit (perch)

posarsi

sit (incubate eggs)

covare

5. sit:

sit (be placed)

essere

sit (be placed)

stare

sit (rest unmoved)

stare fermo

to sit on the shelf

essere sul ripiano

6. sit (be in session):

sit

riunirsi

7. sit POL (be in office):

to sit in Congress

sedere in Congresso

8. sit (fit):

to sit well/badly

cadere bene/male

9. sit (be agreeable):

the idea doesn't sit well with any of them

l'idea non va a genio a nessuno di loro

Phrases:

to be sitting pretty

esser messo bene

to sit tight (not move)

non muoversi

to sit tight (not change opinion)

tenere duro

II.sit <sat, sat> [sɪt] VB trans

sit

mettere a sedere

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

I.strike [straɪk] N

1. strike (military attack):

strike

attacco m

2. strike (withdrawal of labor):

strike

sciopero m

3. strike (discovery):

strike

scoperta f

4. strike (in baseball):

strike

strike m inv

5. strike LAW:

strike

reato m

II.strike <struck, struck [or stricken]> [straɪk] VB trans

1. strike (collide with):

strike

colpire

to strike a match

accendere un fiammifero

to be struck by lightning

essere colpito da un fulmine

to strike a blow against sb

assestare un colpo a qu

2. strike (achieve):

strike

trovare

to strike a balance

trovare un equilibrio

to strike a bargain with sb

concludere un accordo con qu

3. strike (seem):

strike

sembrare

it strikes me that …

mi sembra che …

4. strike (impress):

strike

colpire

to be struck by sth

essere colpito da qc

5. strike (engender):

to strike fear into sb

mettere paura a qu

6. strike:

strike (discover)

scoprire

strike (find)

trovare

to strike gold (have financial fortune)

fare fortuna

to strike gold (win gold medal)

vincere l'oro

7. strike (adopt):

to strike an attitude

assumere un atteggiamento

8. strike (sound the time):

strike clock

battere

the clock struck three

l'orologio ha battuto le tre

9. strike (manufacture):

strike coin

coniare

10. strike (delete):

strike

depennare

Phrases:

to strike a chord with sb

toccare il tasto giusto con qu

to strike the right note

trovare la formula giusta

to strike sb dumb

lasciare qu a bocca aperta

to strike it rich inf

fare fortuna

III.strike <struck, struck [or stricken]> [straɪk] VB intr

1. strike:

strike (hit hard)

colpire

strike (attack)

attaccare

to strike at sth

colpire qc

to strike at the heart of sth

colpire qc al cuore

to strike home

centrare il bersaglio

2. strike (withdraw labor):

strike

scioperare

the right to strike

il diritto allo sciopero

to strike for sth

scioperare per qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lawyers who have been on a sit-down strike for two months now are demanding better conditions of service and the implementation of their pension scheme.

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Staff of the company who on are on a three-day sit-down strike across the country says they will persist until the citizenry joins them in the fight.

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Pioneering use of the sit-down strike, the strikers successfully closed the mills.

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It is not entitled to conduct a constitutional sit-down strike.

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This is known as a sit-down strike.

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Along with their nag's sit-down strike, this marks an end to life on the farm, such as it was.

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Students held sit-down strikes, blocking cars from entering the universities.

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There were sit-down strikes in 170 occupations, involving 167,210 workers.

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By the next day, there was hope that the six-weeks-long sit-down strike was about over.

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We are therefore embacking on a sit-down strike to press home the need for serenity in the company and expeditious resolution of the standoff.

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