small arms fire in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for small arms fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

small arms fire [ˌsmɔːlˈɑːmzˌfaɪə(r)] N

small arms fire

fuoco m d'arma leggera

Translations for small arms fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

small arms

armi f leggere

Translations for small arms fire in the Italian»English Dictionary

armi leggere

small arms

Translations for small arms fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.arm¹ [Brit ɑːm, Am ɑrm] N

1. arm:

arm

braccio m

arm in arm

a braccetto

to give sb one's arm

dare il braccio a qn

to take sb's arm

prendere qn sottobraccio

to take, hold sb in one's arms baby

prendere, tenere in braccio

to take, hold sb in one's arms girlfriend, etc.

tenere tra le braccia, abbracciare

to have sth over, under one's arm

avere qc sul, sotto il braccio

to fold one's arms

incrociare le braccia

in or within arm's reach

a portata di mano

2. arm (sleeve):

arm

manica f

3. arm (influence):

to have a long arm

avere le mani lunghe

the long arm of the law

il braccio della legge

4. arm (of crane, robot, record player):

arm

braccio m

5. arm (of spectacles):

arm

asta f

arm

stanghetta f

6. arm (of chair):

arm

bracciolo m

7. arm (subsidiary):

arm POL, ECON

ramo m

arm POL, ECON

settore m

8. arm (of sea):

arm

braccio m

II.-armed COMP

hairy-armed, long-armed

dalle braccia pelose, lunghe

III.arm¹ [Brit ɑːm, Am ɑrm]

to cost an arm and a leg inf

costare un occhio della testa

to keep sb at arm's length

tenere qn a distanza

a list as long as my arm

una lista molto lunga, che non finisce più

to twist sb's arm

fare pressione su qn

with open arms

a braccia aperte

I would give my right arm for, to do

darei il mio braccio destro, farei di tutto per, per fare

I.arm² [Brit ɑːm, Am ɑrm] VB trans

1. arm (militarily):

arm troops, rebels, missile, warhead

armare

2. arm (equip):

to arm sb with sth

armare qn di qc

to arm sb with sth fig tool

munire qn di qc

to arm sb with sth information

fornire qc a qn

II.to arm oneself VB refl MIL

to arm oneself

armarsi

to arm oneself with weapon

armarsi di

to arm oneself with facts, statistics

fornirsi di

arms [Brit ɑːmz, Am ɑrmz] N npl

1. arms (weapons):

arms

armi f

arms

armamenti m

under arms

in armi, in assetto di guerra

to take up arms

prendere le armi

to take up arms fig

insorgere (against contro)

to be up in arms (in revolt)

ribellarsi (against contro)

to be up in arms (angry)

essere indignato

2. arms HERALD:

arms

arme f

coat of arms

stemma araldico

I.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADJ

1. small (not big):

small house, car, coin, dog, bag, mistake, proportion, quantity, stake, sum

piccolo

small change, increase

piccolo, lieve

small majority, number

esiguo, ridotto

a small book

un libricino or un libretto

a small job

un lavoretto

a small matter

una faccenda insignificante or una cosa da poco

the dress is too small for her

il vestito è troppo piccolo per lei

a small sweatshirt

una felpa piccola, (di taglia) small

the change was small

il cambiamento fu lieve

his influence was small

la sua influenza fu trascurabile

it would cost a small fortune inf

mi verrebbe a costare una piccola fortuna

the small matter of the £1, 000 you owe me iron

quella miseria delle 1.000 sterline che mi devi

it is written with a small letter

si scrive con la lettera minuscola

in his or her own small way

nel suo piccolo

to cut sth up small

tagliare qc a pezzettini

to fold sth up small

piegare ripetutamente qc

everybody, great and small, will be affected

tutti, senza distinzioni, saranno colpiti

the smallest room inf, euph

il gabinetto

it's a small world!

com'è piccolo il mondo!

2. small (petty):

small person, act

meschino, piccolo

3. small (not much):

to have small cause or reason for worrying or to worry

avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione

it is small comfort or consolation to sb

è una misera consolazione per qn

it is of small consequence

è irrilevante or di poca importanza

it is of no small consequence

non è affatto irrilevante

small wonder he left!

non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!

4. small (quiet):

small sound

debole

a small voice

una vocina

a small noise

un rumorino

5. small (humiliated):

to feel or look small

sentirsi or farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna)

to make sb feel or look small

umiliare qn

“I did it, ” she said in a small voice

“sono stata io”, disse con voce fioca

II.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADV

small write:

small

piccolo

III.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] N

the small of the back

la parte bassa della schiena or le reni

to feel a pain in the small of one's back

avere male alle reni

IV.smalls N

smalls npl Brit inf, euph:

smalls

indumenti m intimi

V.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl]

he's small beer or potatoes Am inf

non conta niente

it's small beer or potatoes Am inf

è roba da poco

I.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] N

1. fire (element):

fire

fuoco m

to set fire to sth, to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc, appiccare il fuoco a qc

to be on fire

essere in fiamme

to be destroyed by fire

essere distrutto dal fuoco

to catch fire

prendere fuoco

to be on fire with love, desire

bruciare d'amore, dal desiderio

2. fire (blaze):

fire

incendio m

to start a fire

provocare un incendio

a fire broke out

scoppiò un incendio

the fire is out

l'incendio è spento

3. fire (for warmth):

fire

fuoco m

to make or build a fire

fare or accendere un fuoco

to sit by the fire

sedersi accanto al fuoco

a lovely fire

un bel fuoco

a roaring fire

un gran fuoco

4. fire U (shots):

fire

fuoco m

fire

tiro m

to open fire on sb

aprire il fuoco or fare fuoco su, contro qn

to exchange fire

ingaggiare uno scontro a fuoco

to be, come under enemy fire

essere, finire sotto il fuoco, tiro del nemico

the police, passersby came under fire

i poliziotti, alcuni passanti sono finiti sotto il fuoco

to be under fire fig

essere fortemente criticato (from da)

to draw sb's fire fig

attirarsi le critiche di qn

to hold one's fire (refrain)

non sparare

to hold one's fire (stop)

smettere di sparare, cessare il fuoco

to return sb's fire

rispondere al fuoco di qn

a burst of machine-gun fire

una raffica di mitragliatrice

5. fire (verve):

fire

foga f

fire

entusiasmo m

II.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] INTERJ

1. fire (raising alarm):

fire

al fuoco

2. fire (order to shoot):

fire!

fuoco!

III.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

1. fire MIL:

fire gun, weapon

scaricare

fire shot

sparare

fire arrow

tirare

fire rock, missile

lanciare

to fire a shot at sb, sth

sparare un colpo su, contro qn, qc

2. fire (ceremonially):

to fire a (21 gun) salute

sparare una salva (di 21 colpi di cannone) in segno di saluto

3. fire (shoot) fig:

to fire questions at sb

bombardare qn di domande or sottoporre qn a un fuoco di fila di domande

4. fire (inspire):

to be fired with enthusiasm

essere acceso d'entusiasmo, entusiasmarsi (for per)

to fire sb's imagination

accendere la fantasia di qn

5. fire (dismiss):

fire person

licenziare

you're fired!

lei è licenziato

6. fire TECH:

fire ceramics

cuocere

IV.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r] VB intr

1. fire MIL:

fire

sparare, fare fuoco (at, on su, contro)

2. fire MECH:

fire engine:

accendersi

V.fire [Brit ˈfʌɪə, Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r]

to hang fire MIL firearm:

essere lento a sparare

to hang fire plans, project:

andare per le lunghe

to hang fire person:

indugiare, tirarla per le lunghe

to hold fire

aspettare, restare in attesa

to play with fire

scherzare col fuoco

he' ll never set the world on fire inf

non farà mai nulla di eccezionale

I'd go through fire and water for you

mi butterei nel fuoco per te

he went through fire and water for her

ne ha passate di cotte e di crude a causa sua

to get on like a house on fire

andare d'amore e d'accordo or intendersela a meraviglia

fire away!

spara! fuori il rospo!

small arms fire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for small arms fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

small arms

armi f pl leggere

Translations for small arms fire in the English»Italian Dictionary

arm¹ [ɑ:rm] N

1. arm ANAT, GEO:

arm

braccio m

to put one's arms around sb

abbracciare qn

to hold sb in one's arms

tenere qn tra le braccia

arm in arm

sottobraccio

2. arm (sleeve):

arm

manica f

3. arm (division):

arm

ramo m

Phrases:

to welcome sth with open arms

accogliere qc con entusiasmo

the (long) arm of the law

il braccio della legge

to cost an arm and a leg inf

costare un occhio della testa

to keep sb at arm's length fig

tenere qn a distanza

I.arm² [ɑ:rm] MIL VB trans

1. arm (supply with weapons):

arm

armare

to arm oneself against sth

armarsi contro qc

2. arm (prepare for detonation):

arm

armare

II.arm² [ɑ:rm] MIL N

arm (weapon):

arm

arma f

under arms

in armi

to bear arms

portare armi

to lay down one's arms

deporre le armi

to take up arms (against sb/sth)

insorgere (contro qn/qc)

Phrases:

to be up in arms about …

essere sul piede di guerra per …

I.small [smɔ:l] ADJ

1. small (not large):

small

piccolo, -a

small person

basso, -a

2. small (young):

small

piccolo, -a

3. small (insignificant):

small

piccolo, -a

on a small scale

su scala ridotta

in his/her own small way

nel suo piccolo

4. small TYPO:

small letter

minuscola

with a small ‘c’

con la ‘c’ minuscola

Phrases:

it's a small world prov

il mondo è piccolo prov

II.small [smɔ:l] N

the small of the back

le reni

I.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] N

1. fire:

fire (flames)

fuoco m

fire (in fireplace)

fuoco f

fire (accidental)

incendio m

to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc

to catch fire

incendiarsi

forest fire

incendio forestale

2. fire (stove):

fire

stufa f

3. fire MIL:

to open fire on sb

aprire il fuoco su qu

to be under fire MIL

essere sotto il fuoco (nemico)

to be under fire fig

essere sotto tiro

4. fire (passion):

fire

fuoco m

Phrases:

there's no smoke without fire prov

non c'è fumo senza arrosto prov

to go through fire and water

farsi in quattro

to set the world on fire

fare fuoco e fiamme

to hang fire

attendere

to play with fire

giocare col fuoco

II.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] VB trans

1. fire (burn):

fire

incendiare

fire ceramics

cucinare

2. fire (weapon):

fire

sparare

to fire questions at sb

bombardare qu di domande

3. fire inf (dismiss):

fire

licenziare

4. fire (inspire):

fire

accendere

III.fire [ˈfa·ɪɚ] VB intr

1. fire with gun:

fire

sparare

to fire at sb

sparare a qu

2. fire AUTO:

fire

accendersi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During the operation small arms fire from the shore wounded four men.

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These operatives infiltrate areas known to harbor targeted individuals, and eliminate their assigned targets with small arms fire or use of explosives.

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These missions often came under small arms fire and the threat of improvised explosive devices was constant.

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Small arms fire harried the first serial but did not seriously endanger it.

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The defenders also discover that the aliens are vulnerable to small arms fire once they leave the immediate force fields of their saucers.

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The fuselage is armoured and was developed to withstand small arms fire and 23 mm cannon rounds.

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The soldiers disappeared after reporting they had been surrounded and had come under small arms fire.

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If tank crewmen unbutton for better visibility they become vulnerable to small arms fire.

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This gives it protection against 7.62 mm small arms fire and small artillery shell fragments.

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It burns rather than explodes and detonates only with a detonator, being unaffected even by small arms fire.

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