stalking horse in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for stalking horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

stalking horse [Brit, Am ˈstɔkɪŋ ˌhɔrs] N

1. stalking horse (horse):

stalking horse

= cavallo dietro cui si apposta il cacciatore

2. stalking horse (expedient):

stalking horse

pretesto m

stalking horse fig

specchietto m per le allodole

3. stalking horse POL:

stalking horse

candidato m civetta / candidata f civetta

Translations for stalking horse in the Italian»English Dictionary

candidato civetta POL

stalking horse

candidato civetta

stalking horse

specchietto per le allodole

stalking horse, lure

Translations for stalking horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

stalk¹ [Brit stɔːk, Am stɔk] N

1. stalk:

stalk BOT, FOOD (of grass)

stelo m

stalk (of rose)

stelo m

stalk (of rose)

gambo m

stalk (of cabbage, broccoli, mushroom)

gambo m

stalk (of leaf, apple, pepper)

picciolo m

stalk (of grape)

raspo m

2. stalk ZOOL (organ):

stalk

peduncolo m

my eyes were out on stalks inf

avevo gli occhi fuori dalle orbite

I.stalk² [Brit stɔːk, Am stɔk] N

1. stalk (stalking gait):

stalk

andatura f altezzosa

2. stalk (act of stalking):

stalk

caccia f in appostamento

II.stalk² [Brit stɔːk, Am stɔk] VB trans

1. stalk (hunt):

stalk hunter, animal:

avvicinarsi furtivamente a

stalk murderer, rapist:

seguire

2. stalk (affect, haunt):

stalk fear, danger:

dilagare in

stalk disease, famine:

diffondersi in, propagarsi in

stalk killer: place

aggirarsi in

3. stalk (in takeover bid):

stalk COMM, ECON company

tentare di prendere il controllo di

4. stalk (harass):

stalk

molestare (ossessivamente), perseguitare

III.stalk² [Brit stɔːk, Am stɔk] VB intr

1. stalk (walk):

to stalk up, down the corridor (stiffly)

camminare impettito per il corridoio

to stalk out of the room (angrily)

andarsene dalla stanza infuriato

2. stalk (prowl):

to stalk through countryside, streets

aggirarsi per

I.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

1. horse:

horse

cavallo m

the horses (horseracing) inf, fig

le corse dei cavalli

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cavallo m

horse (pommel)

cavallo m con maniglie

3. horse U MIL:

horse

cavalleria f

4. horse (heroin):

horse inf

ero(ina) f

5. horse Am (condom):

horse inf

preservativo m

II.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB trans

horse person

dare un cavallo a

horse chart

attaccare un cavallo a

III.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB intr

horse

andare a cavallo

IV.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs]

I could eat a horse

ho una fame da lupi

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo or per quattro

to flog a dead horse Brit inf , to beat a dead horse Am inf

pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

(straight) from the horse's mouth information:

di prima mano

to get on one's high horse

darsi delle arie or alzare la cresta

hold your horses! inf

calma!

it's horses for courses

= persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

non si può fare bere un asino per forza

that's a horse of a different colour

è un altro paio di maniche

to work like a horse

lavorare come un mulo

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

non te lo dico neanche morto

wild horses wouldn't drag me there!

non ci andrei per tutto l'oro del mondo!

stalking horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stalking horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

stalking-horse N POL

stalking-horse

candidato(-a) m (f) civetta

Translations for stalking horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

stalk¹ [stɔ:k] N

stalk of plant:

stalk

gambo m

her eyes were out on stalks

aveva gli occhi fuori dalle orbite

I.stalk² [stɔ:k] VB trans (follow)

stalk

seguire ossessivamente

II.stalk² [stɔ:k] VB intr

to stalk off

allontanarsi offeso, -a

horse [hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cavallo m

to ride a horse

andare [o montare] a cavallo

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

cavallo m

Phrases:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiare idea a metà strada

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

sapere qc da fonti dirette

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov

to flog a dead horse

perdere tempo (tentando qc)

to hold one's horses inf

non essere impaziente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The stalking horse of low alcohol is increasingly being exposed as just that.

insidescoopsf.sfgate.com

Very often, like many talking points, the headline conflict is really a stalking horse that conceals the true source of conflict.

www.cio.com

The stalking horse candidate has some advantage for making the opening bid.

www.cleveland.com

If the idea is viable and/or popular, the stalking horse person will lose out because the anonymous figure will discard him or her and take over the concept themselves.

en.wikipedia.org

In business, the strategy is sometimes called a stalking horse bid, but the same principles apply.

www.cbc.ca

The stalking horse appears to be acting for and as themselves, but there are others in the shadows.

en.wikipedia.org

In some cases it has replaced the idiom stalking horse.

en.wikipedia.org

None of the presumed front-runners has emerged as a stalking horse for one or other of the two factions.

www.thestar.com

But there was resistance to the move and initial suspicion that her candidacy was just a stalking horse for keeping his options open.

en.wikipedia.org

It will be interesting to see if it is a stalking horse for the rest of the industry or simply out there on its own.

www.thestar.com