smack of in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for smack of in the English»Italian Dictionary

a smack of garlic

un gusto d'aglio

to smack of

sapere di

smack in front of

proprio davanti a

Translations for smack of in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.smack¹ [Brit smak, Am smæk] N

1. smack (blow):

smack (with hand) (on face)

schiaffo m

smack (with hand) (on face)

ceffone m

smack (with bat)

colpo m

2. smack (sound):

smack (of blow)

colpo m

smack (of lips, whip)

schiocco m

smack (of waves)

sciabordio m

3. smack (loud kiss):

smack

bacio m con lo schiocco

smack

bacione m

II.smack¹ [Brit smak, Am smæk] INTERJ

smack

paf

III.smack¹ [Brit smak, Am smæk] VB trans

1. smack (on face):

smack person

schiaffeggiare, prendere a schiaffi

she smacked him (on the bottom) or smacked his bottom

lo sculacciò

2. smack:

smack object

battere, sbattere (on su; against contro)

smack car, aeroplane

sfasciare (on su; against contro)

3. smack lips, whip:

smack

(fare) schioccare

IV.smack¹ [Brit smak, Am smæk] VB intr (hit)

to smack into or against sth

sbattere contro qc

V.also smack bang, smack dabAm ADV inf

also smack bang, smack dabAm

violentemente, in pieno

smack in the middle of

proprio in mezzo a

smack in front of

proprio davanti a

VI.smack¹ [Brit smak, Am smæk]

a smack in the eye

uno smacco or una delusione (for per)

to smack one's lips

avere l'acquolina in bocca (at sth all'idea di qc)

I.smack² [Brit smak, Am smæk] N

1. smack (flavour):

smack

sapore m

smack

gusto m

a smack of garlic

un gusto d'aglio

2. smack (suggestion, hint):

smack

sentore m

II.smack² [Brit smak, Am smæk] VB intr (have suggestion of)

to smack of

sapere di

it smacks of incompetence

sa or puzza di incompetenza

smack³ [Brit smak, Am smæk] N NAUT

smack

peschereccio m

smack⁴ [Brit smak, Am smæk] N inf (heroin)

smack

ero f

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

1. of (in most uses):

of

di

the leg of the table

la gamba del tavolo

the difficulty of the work

la difficoltà del lavoro

the king of beasts

il re degli animali

2. of (made or consisting of):

a ring (made) of gold

un anello d'oro

a plaque (made) of grey marble

una targa di marmo grigio

a will of iron fig

una volontà di ferro

a heart of stone fig

un cuore di pietra

3. of (indicating an agent):

that's kind of you, him

è molto gentile da parte tua, sua

4. of (indicating a proportion or fraction):

some of us stayed for dinner

alcuni di noi si fermarono a cena

several of them were rotten

parecchi di essi erano marci

of the twelve of us only nine could swim

su dodici di noi solo nove sapevano nuotare

5. of Brit (in expressions of time):

of an evening

la sera or di sera

of a morning

il mattino, al mattino, (al)la mattina, di mattina

I like to play golf of an afternoon

mi piace giocare a golf il or di pomeriggio

smack of in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smack of in the English»Italian Dictionary

smack of VB intr

smack of

puzzare di

Translations for smack of in the Italian»English Dictionary

avere sapore di qc

to smack of sth

smack

smack the sound of a loud kiss

Translations for smack of in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.smack [smæk] VB trans

1. smack (slap):

smack

dare un ceffone a

2. smack (hit noisily):

smack

battere

to smack one's lips

far schioccare le labbra per il disappunto

II.smack [smæk] N

1. smack inf:

smack (slap)

ceffone m

smack (soft blow)

pacca f

2. smack inf (kiss):

smack

bacio m

3. smack (loud noise):

smack

fragore m

III.smack [smæk] ADV

1. smack (with a loud noise):

smack

fragorosamente

2. smack (directly):

smack

in pieno

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of:

of

di

2. of (belonging to):

of

di

the works of Twain

le opere di Twain

a friend of mine/theirs

un mio/loro amico

3. of (done by):

it's kind of him

è gentile da parte sua

4. of (representing):

of

di

a drawing of Paul/the sun

un disegno di Paul/del sole

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un albero spoglio

free of charge

gratis

free of tax

non soggetto a imposta

to cure sb of a disease

guarire qu da una malattia

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un uomo coraggioso

a man of no importance

un uomo senza importanza

a city of wide avenues

una città dai grandi viali

7. of (away from):

to be north of Atlanta

essere a nord di Atlanta

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

il 4 (di) maggio

in May of 2005

nel maggio del 2005

9. of (to):

it is ten/(a) quarter of two

sono le due meno dieci/un quarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

di

a ring of gold

un anello d'oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

sapere di formaggio

to consist of six parts

essere composto di sei parti

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la pazienza di un santo

this idiot of a plumber

questo idiota di idraulico

doctor of medicine

dottore in medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

la sua passione per il jazz

to know sth of sb's past

sapere qc del passato di qu

to approve of sb's idea

essere d'accordo con l'idea di qu

what has become of him?

che cosa ne è stato di lui?

what do you think of him?

cosa pensi di lui?

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa di qc/qu

to die of grief

morire di dolore

it happened of itself

è accaduto da sé

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

ce n'è molto

one of the best

uno dei migliori

the best of friends

grandi amici

many of them came

molti di loro sono venuti

there are five of them

ce ne sono cinque

he knows the five of them

conosce tutti e cinque

two of the five

due dei cinque

he of all people knows that

lui dovrebbe saperlo meglio di tutti

today of all days

proprio oggi

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 anni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But it delivered such a smack of satisfaction, most other niggles could be forgiven.

en.wikipedia.org

It will be a short-term fix and will smack of desperation.

www.stuff.co.nz

The familiar denunciations echoed around his ears, but it was hard not to feel a smack of sympathy for the aging bounder.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It doesn't smack of artifice, instead the numbers flow with a more realistic sensibility.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The complaints smack of special pleading and, frankly, they sound selfish.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

People say our demands smack of communalism.

en.wikipedia.org

Sometimes midseason moves and late additions to rosters smack of desperation and the urge for a team to do something, anything.

sports.abs-cbn.com

Even the authors comments about evolution smack of profound arrogance.

e360.yale.edu

But often they smack of the past -- the immediate, the forgotten and the distant.

www.thehindu.com

Now, in an ideal world, this temporary allegiance wouldn't smack of creative indecision.

www.vulture.com