soft shoulder in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for soft shoulder in the English»Italian Dictionary

soft shoulder [Brit, Am sɔft ˈʃoʊldər] N

soft shoulder

banchina f non transitabile

Translations for soft shoulder in the Italian»English Dictionary

banchina non transitabile

soft shoulder, soft verge

Translations for soft shoulder in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] N

1. shoulder:

shoulder

spalla f

on or over one's shoulder

sulla spalla, in spalla

on or over one's shoulders

sulle spalle

this jacket is too tight across the shoulders

questa giacca è troppo stretta di spalle

to put one's shoulders back

tirare indietro le spalle

to straighten one's shoulders

raddrizzare or tirare su le spalle

to look over sb's shoulder

guardare da dietro le spalle di qn

to cry on sb's shoulder

piangere sulla spalla di qn

I am always there if you need a shoulder to cry on

se hai bisogno di una spalla su cui piangere, sai che io sono qui

his shoulders shook with laughter, sobs

era scosso dalle risate, dai singhiozzi

to have round shoulders

avere le spalle curve

to look (back) over one's shoulder

guardarsi alle spalle also fig

the burden, responsibility is or falls on my shoulders

il peso, la responsabilità cade sulle mie spalle

to stand shoulder to shoulder two people:

stare fianco a fianco

to work shoulder to shoulder

lavorare spalla a spalla

2. shoulder (on mountain):

shoulder

spalla f

3. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

spalla f

4. shoulder (on road):

shoulder

bordo m

5. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

spalla f

II.-shouldered COMP

to be round-shouldered

avere le spalle curve

to be narrow, square-shouldered

avere le spalle strette, quadrate

III.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] VB trans

1. shoulder bag, implement:

shoulder

mettere [qc] in spalla

to shoulder one's gun

mettersi il fucile in spalla

to shoulder arms MIL

eseguire lo spallarm

shoulder arms! MIL

spallarm!

2. shoulder fig:

shoulder burden, task

caricarsi di

shoulder responsibility, expense

addossarsi, sobbarcarsi

3. shoulder (push):

to shoulder one's way through crowd

farsi largo a spallate tra

to shoulder sb aside

spostare qn con una spallata

IV.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər]

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb

sorpassare qn di una buona testa

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb fig

lasciare indietro qn

to have a good head on one's shoulders

avere la testa sulle spalle

to have an old head on young shoulders

essere più maturo della propria età

to put one's shoulder to the wheel

mettersi all'opera

to rub shoulders with sb

frequentare qn

straight from the shoulder inf comment, criticism:

sincero

to give it to sb straight from the shoulder inf

dirla a qn senza peli sulla lingua

I.soft [Brit sɒft, Am sɔft] ADJ

1. soft (yielding, not rigid or firm):

soft ground, soil, clay

molle

soft rock

tenero

soft iron, steel

dolce

soft snow

soffice

soft bed, cushion, pillow, fur, hair, mixture, dough, butter

morbido, soffice

soft fabric, skin, hand, cheek, brush, leather

morbido

soft muscle

molle, flaccido

soft pencil

morbido, a punta morbida

to get soft butter, mixture:

ammorbidirsi

to get soft mattress, soil, ground:

diventare molle

to get soft muscle:

diventare flaccido

to make sth soft ground

fare diventare molle

to make sth soft butter, mixture

fare ammorbidire

to make sth soft fabric

rendere morbido

to make sth soft hard water

addolcire, rendere meno calcareo

to make sth soft skin

ammorbidire

soft to the touch

morbido al tatto

soft ice cream

= gelato industriale prodotto al momento da una apposita macchina e generalmente servito in cono

2. soft (muted):

soft colour, glow, light

tenue

soft tone, sound, laugh, music, note, voice, accent

sommesso

soft step, knock

leggero

soft lighting

luce smorzata

3. soft (gentle, mild):

soft air, breeze, rain

leggero

soft climate

mite

soft look, word, reply, heart

tenero

soft impact

morbido

soft pressure, touch

leggero

soft eyes

dolce

soft approach

diplomatico

soft POL

moderato

the soft left

la sinistra moderata

to take a soft line with sb

adottare la linea morbida con qn

4. soft (not sharp):

soft outline, shape, fold

morbido

5. soft ECON:

soft market, prices

debole

soft loan

agevolato

6. soft (lenient):

soft parent, teacher

(troppo) permissivo

to be soft on sb, sth

essere troppo indulgente con qn, qc

7. soft (in love) inf:

to be soft on sb

avere un debole per qn

8. soft CHEM:

soft water

dolce

9. soft (idle, agreeable):

soft life

comodo

soft job

di tutto riposo

10. soft (cowardly):

soft inf

rammollito

11. soft (stupid):

soft inf

sciocco

soft inf

stupido

to be soft in the head

essere stupido or rimbecillito

12. soft LING:

soft consonant

dolce

II.soft [Brit sɒft, Am sɔft] ADV

soft → softly

See also softly

softly [Brit ˈsɒftli, Am ˈsɔf(t)li] ADV

softly speak, laugh

in modo sommesso

softly touch

delicatamente

softly play, tread, blow, shine, shut

con delicatezza

softly fall

morbidamente

softly softly catchee monkey hum, arch

= con cautela, con discrezione

soft shoulder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soft shoulder in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.shoulder [ˈʃoʊl·dɚ] N

1. shoulder ANAT:

shoulder

spalla f

shoulder to shoulder

fianco a fianco

to glance over one's shoulder

guardare al di sopra delle spalle di qu

to sling sth over one's shoulder

mettersi qc sulle spalle

to be sb's shoulder to cry on

offrire a qu una spalla su cui piangere

to lift a burden off one's shoulders fig

togliersi un peso

2. shoulder (piece of meat):

shoulder

spalla f

3. shoulder (side of road):

shoulder

area f di sosta

4. shoulder (shoulder-like part of sth):

shoulder

spalla f

Phrases:

to rub shoulders with sb

frequentare qu

to stand shoulder to shoulder with sb

spalleggiare qu

II.shoulder [ˈʃoʊl·dɚ] VB trans

1. shoulder:

shoulder

spingere

to shoulder one's way

farsi largo a spinte

to shoulder sb aside

spingere qu da una parte con una spallata

2. shoulder (place on one's shoulders):

shoulder

caricarsi in spalla

3. shoulder (accept):

shoulder responsibility

sobbarcarsi

shoulder N (on road)

shoulder

corsia f d'emergenza

soft [sɑft] ADJ

1. soft (not hard):

soft ground

molle

soft sand, contact lenses, metal

morbido, -a

soft pillow, sofa

soffice

soft tissue MED

tessuti m pl molli

2. soft (smooth):

soft cheeks, skin, landing

morbido, -a

soft hair

soffice

soft as silk

morbido come la seta

3. soft (mild):

soft

leggero, -a

4. soft (not bright):

soft

tenue

5. soft (quiet):

soft voice

soave, -a

soft music

di sottofondo

6. soft (lenient):

soft

indulgente

to go soft on sb

essere troppo indulgente con qu

7. soft (easy):

soft

facile

a soft target

un bersaglio facile

8. soft FIN:

soft currency

debole

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That can easily happen, he adds, when a farm vehicle gets too close to a ditch while driving on a soft shoulder.

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