smoke screen in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for smoke screen in the Italian»English Dictionary

cortina -a

smoke screen

cortina fumogena

smoke screen

creare una cortina fumogena also fig

to create or throw up a smoke screen

Translations for smoke screen in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.smoke [Brit sməʊk, Am smoʊk] N

1. smoke (fumes):

smoke

fumo m

full of tobacco smoke

pieno di fumo (di sigaretta)

a cloud, a wisp of smoke

una nuvola, un filo di fumo

to go up in smoke inf

bruciare completamente

to go up in smoke fig

andare in fumo

to vanish in a puff of smoke

sparire in una nuvola di fumo

2. smoke (cigarette):

smoke inf

sigaretta f

smoke inf

sigaro m

to have a smoke

farsi una fumata

she went out for a quick smoke

uscì a farsi una fumatina

Phrases:

the smoke inf

la grande città

the big Smoke Brit

= Londra

II.smoke [Brit sməʊk, Am smoʊk] VB trans

1. smoke (use):

smoke cigarette, pipe, marijuana

fumare

2. smoke FOOD:

smoke fish, meat

affumicare

III.smoke [Brit sməʊk, Am smoʊk] VB intr

1. smoke (use tobacco, substances):

smoke

fumare

when did you start smoking?

quando hai incominciato a fumare?

2. smoke (be smoky):

smoke fire, lamp, fuel:

fumare

IV.smoke [Brit sməʊk, Am smoʊk]

there's no smoke without fire or where there's smoke there's fire

= non c'è effetto senza causa

stick that in your pipe and smoke it!

prendi su e porta a casa!

to smoke like a chimney inf

fumare come un turco

I.screen [Brit skriːn, Am skrin] N

1. screen:

screen CINE, COMPUT, TV

schermo m

computer, television screen

schermo del computer, della televisione

on screen COMPUT

a video

on screen CINE, TV

su schermo

the big screen fig

il grande schermo

the small screen fig

il piccolo schermo

the screen fig

il cinema

a star of stage and screen

una stella del teatro e del cinema

he writes for the screen CINE

scrive per il cinema

he writes for the screen TV

scrive per la televisione

he writes for the screen before n CINE star

del cinema

he writes for the screen CINE actor, appearance, debut, performance

cinematografico

2. screen (panel):

screen (decorative or for getting changed)

paravento m

screen (partition)

muro m divisorio

screen (partition)

parete f divisoria

screen (to protect)

schermo m

bulletproof screen

schermo blindato

the hedge formed a screen which hid the house from the road

la siepe faceva sì che la casa non si potesse vedere dalla strada

the properties were divided by a screen of trees

le proprietà erano separate da una fila di alberi

3. screen (cover):

screen fig

copertura f

to act as a screen for illegal activity

servire da copertura a

4. screen MED:

screen

esame m diagnostico

5. screen MIL:

screen

truppa f di copertura

6. screen (sieve):

screen

crivello m

screen

vaglio m

7. screen Am (in door):

screen

grata f

II.screen [Brit skriːn, Am skrin] VB trans

1. screen (show on screen):

screen CINE film

proiettare

screen TV programme, film, event

trasmettere

2. screen person, house:

screen (shield, conceal)

coprire

screen (protect)

proteggere, riparare (from da)

she wore a hat to screen her eyes from the sun

portava un cappello per ripararsi gli occhi dal sole

to screen sth from sight or view

nascondere qc

3. screen:

screen (subject to test) ADMIN applicants, candidates

selezionare

screen refugees

vagliare la richiesta di

screen (at airport) baggage

controllare

screen MED person, patient

sottoporre a esame diagnostico

to be screened staff:

essere sottoposto a dei controlli

to screen sb for cancer

sottoporre qn a degli esami diagnostici per accertare la presenza di un tumore

to screen sb for Aids

fare fare a qn il test dell'AIDS

4. screen (sieve):

screen

vagliare

smoke screen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smoke screen in the English»Italian Dictionary

smoke screen N a. fig

smoke screen

cortina f di fumo

Translations for smoke screen in the Italian»English Dictionary

parafumo

smoke screen

Translations for smoke screen in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.smoke [smoʊk] N

1. smoke (from fire):

smoke

fumo m

2. smoke inf (cigarette):

smoke

fumo m

Phrases:

where there's smoke, there's fire prov

non c'è fumo senza arrosto prov

to go up in smoke

andare in fumo

II.smoke [smoʊk] VB trans

1. smoke cigarette, tobacco:

smoke

fumare

to smoke a pipe

fumare la pipa

2. smoke FOOD:

smoke

fumare

Phrases:

to smoke the peace pipe

fumare il calumet della pace

put that in your pipe and smoke it!

prendi e porta a casa!

III.smoke [smoʊk] VB intr

1. smoke (produce smoke):

smoke

fumare

2. smoke (smoke tobacco):

smoke

fumare

I.screen [skri:n] N

1. screen a. TV, CINE, COMPUT:

screen

schermo m

split/touch screen

schermo diviso/tattile

2. screen:

screen (framed panel)

paravento m

screen (for protection)

schermo m

screen (in front of fire)

grata f

glass screen

vetrata f

3. screen (thing that conceals):

screen

schermo m

II.screen [skri:n] VB trans

1. screen (conceal):

screen

coprire

2. screen (shield):

screen

proteggere

3. screen (examine):

screen

esaminare

4. screen:

screen TV

trasmettere

screen CINE

proiettare

5. screen (put through a sieve):

screen

setacciare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Subjected to frequent air alerts, she completed her unloading under cover of a smoke screen late the following afternoon.

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He used hidden magic lanterns that threw pictures on a smoke screen in a darkly lit room.

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Spotting two planes emerging from a smoke screen, her gunners opened fire with the 40-millimeter battery before a sharp-eyed lookout noted that the planes were friendly.

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The cops said it was a smoke screen.

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Well-placed salvoes managed to keep the enemy away, while six smoke floats dropped over the side produced a dense, impenetrable smoke screen that shielded the tanker for some 20 minutes.

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When deployed, the smoke screen forms a wide blanket of dense smoke across the road.

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The smoke screen device consisted of a sulphonic acid reservoir located over the exhaust pipe.

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He intends to set up a smoke screen, hide behind it, and then emerge to launch a torpedo salvo.

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That afternoon, the cruisers made contact, attacked, and retired under cover of a smoke screen.

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The tank is also equipped with a smoke screen generator that is triggered by the driver.

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