tear-stained in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tear-stained in the English»Italian Dictionary

tear-stained [Brit ˈtɪəsteɪnd, Am ˈtɪrsteɪnd] ADJ

tear-stained face

rigato di lacrime

tear-stained pillow, letter

bagnato di lacrime

I.stained [Brit steɪnd] VB pp

stained → stain II, III

II.-stained COMP

oil, ink-stained

macchiato d'olio, d'inchiostro

tear-stained

rigato di lacrime

Translations for tear-stained in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.rigato [riˈɡato] VB pp

rigato → rigare

II.rigato [riˈɡato] ADJ

1. rigato (con righe):

rigato carta

lined

rigato carta

ruled

2. rigato (a strisce):

rigato tessuto, maglia

striped

3. rigato (graffiato):

rigato mobile

scratched

4. rigato fig:

rigato di lacrime

tear-stained

rigato di lacrime

tear-streaked

rigato di sudore

sweat-stained

5. rigato canna, fucile:

rigato

rifled

6. rigato FOOD:

rigato penne, pipe, conchiglie

= with a ridged surface

See also rigare

I.rigare [riˈɡare] VB trans

1. rigare TYPO:

rigare foglio

to rule

2. rigare (graffiare):

rigare macchina, disco

to scratch

rigare pavimento

to scuff

3. rigare fig:

le lacrime gli rigavano il volto

tears streamed down his face

4. rigare fucile, canna:

rigare

to rifle

rigare la canna di un'arma

to rifle a gun barrel

II.rigarsi VB refl

rigarsi

to become scratched

III.rigare [riˈɡare]

rigare dritto

to toe the line

far rigare dritto qn

to keep sb in line

lacrima [ˈlakrima] N f

1. lacrima:

lacrima

tear

in lacrime

in tears

avere le lacrime agli occhi

to have tears in one's eyes

le fece venire le lacrime agli occhi

it brought tears to her eyes

commuovere qn alle lacrime

to move sb to tears

trattenere o reprimere le lacrime

to hold back one's tears

non versare una lacrima

not to shed a tear

scoppiare o sciogliersi o rompere in lacrime

to burst or dissolve into tears

asciugarsi le lacrime

to wipe away one's tears

viso bagnato di lacrime

tear-stained face

ridere fino alle lacrime

to shed tears of laughter

lacrime di gioia

tears of joy

piangere a calde lacrime

to cry as though one's heart would break

avere la lacrima facile

to cry at the slightest thing, to cry easily

avere le lacrime in tasca

to be a bit weepy

piangere tutte le proprie lacrime

to cry one's eyes out

in questa valle di lacrime

in this vale of tears

versare lacrime amare

to cry salt tears

un fiume di lacrime

a flood of tears

2. lacrima (piccola quantità):

lacrima inf

drop di: of

3. lacrima (goccia di lampadario):

lacrima

drop

Phrases:

lacrime di coccodrillo

crocodile tears

versare lacrime di coccodrillo

to shed crocodile tears

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He sends a tear-stained letter to the board of directors.

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For all of the tear-stained cheeks and flashbacks to happier days, there's no escaping the fact that this is an advertisement for the band.

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I finally got a look at their faces - hers stoic, his tear-stained.

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For the months in between, he starred in many tear-stained diary entries.

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One relative daubed her tear-stained eyes with a tissue.

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The taxi driver, his face rumpled with concern, slid back the window and addressed the tear-stained heap in the back of his cab.

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Everyone was all awful and sad and tear-stained.

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They found me sprawled out in bed with my face buried in a tear-stained pillow.

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A heated conversation about their relationship ensued and the tear-stained alleged mistress stumbled into a drug store for a pregnancy test.

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Or to try to console me, a sweaty, tear-stained woman.

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