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in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

English
English
Italian
Italian

string-pulling [Brit ˈstrɪŋˌpʊlɪŋ, Am ˈstrɪŋpʊlɪŋ] N inf

string-pulling
maneggi mpl
string-pulling
intrallazzi mpl
Italian
Italian
English
English

spintarella [spintaˈrɛlla] N f

1. spintarella (piccola spinta):

spintarella
light push

2. spintarella (raccomandazione):

spintarella fig
leg up
spintarella fig
backing uncountable
spintarella fig
string-pulling uncountable
ottenere un posto grazie a una spintarella
to be helped along in landing a job

spintone [spinˈtone] N m

1. spintone (grossa spinta):

spintone
push
spintone
jog
spintone
jostle
spintone
thrust shove
dare uno spintone a qn
to give sb a push or shove
farsi largo a spintoni tra la folla
to push oneself or press through a crowd

2. spintone (raccomandazione):

spintone fig
leg up
spintone fig
backing uncountable
spintone fig
string-pulling uncountable

spinta [ˈspinta] N f

1. spinta (spintone):

spinta
push
spinta
jog
spinta
jostle
spinta
thrust
spinta
shove
dare una spinta a qn, qc
to give sb, sth a push
mi hanno fatto cadere con una spinta
they pushed me over
dare una spinta a qn per passare
to push past sb
diedi una forte spinta alla porta
I gave the door a hard push

2. spinta:

spinta TECH, MECH
load
spinta TECH, MECH
thrust also ARCHIT
spinta verso l'alto
upthrust
spinta inversa, contraria AVIAT
reverse thrust

3. spinta (impulso):

spinta fig
boost
spinta fig
push
spinta fig
uplift
dare una spinta a qc
to give sth a boost or push
mi ha dato la spinta di cui avevo bisogno
this gave me the push I needed
la sua spinta a raggiungere la perfezione
her drive for perfection
ha bisogno di una piccola spinta
he needs a gentle prod

4. spinta (raccomandazione):

spinta fig
leg up
spinta fig
backing uncountable
spinta fig
string-pulling uncountable
dare una spinta a qn
to give sb a leg up, to pull strings for sb
è andato avanti a spinte
somebody's always been there to pull strings for him

Phrases:

spinta di Archimede
buoyancy
spinta idrostatica, spinta inflazionistica
inflationary trend