three-legged in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for three-legged in the English»Italian Dictionary

three-legged [Brit ˌθriːˈlɛɡɪd, Am ˌθriˈlɛɡəd] ADJ

three-legged object

a tre piedi

three-legged animal

a tre zampe

three-legged race

a tre gambe

I.leg [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ] N

1. leg ANAT:

leg (of person)

gamba f

leg (of animal)

zampa f

to have a bad leg inf

essere zoppo da una gamba

to stand on one leg

stare su una gamba sola

my legs can't go any further

le mie gambe non ce la fanno più

my legs can't go any further before n movement, muscle

della gamba

my legs can't go any further pain

alla gamba

my legs can't go any further exercises

per le gambe

2. leg (of furniture):

leg

gamba f

table leg

gamba del tavolo

3. leg FOOD:

leg (of lamb)

cosciotto m

leg (of veal, pork, venison)

coscio m

leg (of poultry, game, frog)

coscia f

4. leg (of trousers):

leg

gamba f

these trousers are too long in the leg

questi pantaloni sono troppo lunghi di gamba

5. leg (of journey, race):

leg

tappa f

6. leg SPORTS (in football):

leg

tempo m

II.-legged COMP

three-legged furniture

a tre gambe

four-, six-legged animal

a quattro, sei zampe

long-legged person

dalle gambe lunghe

long-legged animal

dalle zampe lunghe

bare-legged

a gambe nude

III.leg <forma in -ing legging, pt, pp legged> [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ] VB trans inf

to leg it (walk)

camminare

to leg it (walk fast)

camminare in fretta, correre

to leg it (run away)

darsela a gambe

IV.leg [Brit lɛɡ, Am lɛɡ]

break a leg! THEAT inf

in bocca al lupo!

break a leg! Am (get lost)

lasciami stare!

shake a leg!

datti una mossa!

she doesn't have a leg to stand on

non ha nessuna ragione che tenga

show a leg! inf

scendi dal letto

to be all legs

essere tutto gambe

to be on its last legs machine, car:

essere agli ultimi colpi

to be on its last legs regime:

stare per cadere

to be on its last legs company:

stare per chiudere i battenti

he is on his last legs

è allo stremo

to cost an arm and a leg

costare un occhio della testa

to get one's leg over inf

scopare or trombare

to give sb a leg up inf

dare una mano a qn a salire

to give sb a leg up fig

dare una spinta a qn

to pull sb's leg

prendere in giro qn

Translations for three-legged in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tavolino parlante

= three legged table used in a séance

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English

A three-legged design is optimal because it eliminates wobbling on uneven surfaces.

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The dairymaid and her three-legged stool was inevitably romanticised in paintings as much as prose.

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The contest featured events such as tug-of-war, three-legged races and talent shows.

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The activities include crab walking, three-legged race, water balloon toss, water spoon relay, watermelon seed-spitting, bubble gum blowing, and watermelon eating.

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The evolution of the chair is from the simple backless stool, commonly three-legged for stability.

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