two-edged in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for two-edged in the English»Italian Dictionary

two-edged [Brit ˈtuːɛdʒd, Am ˈtu ˈˌɛdʒd] ADJ

two-edged

a doppio taglio also fig

sword [Brit sɔːd, Am sɔrd] N

sword

spada f

to put sb to the sword

passare qn a fil di spada

to put up one's sword

rimettere la spada nel fodero

to put up one's sword before n blade, hilt

della spada

to be a double-edged or two-edged sword

essere un'arma a doppio taglio

he who lives by the sword will die by the sword

chi di spada ferisce di spada perisce

to cross swords with sb

incrociare le armi con qn

Translations for two-edged in the Italian»English Dictionary

bipenne [biˈpɛnne, biˈpenne] N f

bipenne

two-edged axe

I.arma <pl armi> [ˈarma] N f

1. arma:

arma (oggetto)

weapon

arma (da fuoco)

gun

portare un'arma

to carry a weapon

puntare un'arma contro qn

to point a weapon at sb

caricare un'arma

to load a gun

usare qc come arma

to use sth as a weapon

tenere qn sotto la minaccia di un'arma (da fuoco)

to hold sb at gunpoint

porto d'armi

gun licence Brit

porto d'armi

gun license Am

traffico d'armi

arms trade

trafficante d'armi

arms dealer or smuggler, gunrunner

fatto d'armi

feat of arms

2. arma fig:

arma

weapon

la calunnia è un'arma temibile

slander is a formidable weapon

usare qc come un'arma contro qn

to use sth as a weapon against sb

3. arma MIL (corpo dell'esercito):

arma

arm

arma

branch (of the army)

in quale arma hai fatto il servizio militare?

which branch of the army did you do your military service in?

II.armi N fpl MIL (servizio militare)

chiamare alle i (in tempo di pace)

to call up (for military service)

chiamare alle i (in caso di guerra)

to call to arms

andare sotto le i

to go into the army

compagno d'armi

companion in arms, comrade-in-arms

piazza d'armi

parade ground

piazza d'armi fig

= very big room or house

III.arma <pl armi> [ˈarma]

essere un'arma a doppio taglio

to be a double-edged or two-edged sword

in -i popolo, soldati, insorti

armed

all'armi!

to arms!

-i e bagagli

bag and baggage, trappings

ad -i pari combattere

on equal terms

alle prime -i artista, avvocato

fledg(e)ling

levarsi in -i

to rise up in revolt

prendere le -i

to take up arms

gettare le -i

to throw down one's arms

deporre le -i

to lay down one's arms

affilare le -i

= to get ready to fight

passare qn per le -i

to execute sb by firing squad

battere qn con le sue, loro stesse -i

to beat sb at his, their own game

IV.arma <pl armi> [ˈarma]

arma automatica

automatic

arma automatica

self-loader

arma atomica, l'arma azzurra

= the Italian air force

arma bianca

cold steel

arma chimica

chemical weapon

arma del delitto

murder weapon

arma da fianco

side arm

arma da fuoco

firearm

arma impropria LAW

= an object which, though not conventionally a weapon, can be employed as one

arma nucleare

nuclear weapon

arma nucleare

nuke inf

arma d'ordinanza

service gun

arma a ripetizione

repeating firearm

arma a ripetizione

repeater

arma segreta

secret weapon

arma semiautomatica

semiautomatic

armi convenzionali

conventional weapons

armi di distruzione di massa

weapons of mass destruction

armi di distruzione di massa

WMD

armi leggere

small arms

armi da offesa

weapons of offence Brit

armi da offesa

weapons of offense Am

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essere un'arma a doppio taglio fig

to be a double-edged or two-edged sword

essere un'arma a doppio taglio

to be a double-edged, two-edged sword also fig

two-edged in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for two-edged in the English»Italian Dictionary

two-edged ADJ

two-edged

a doppio taglio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Now, as they reach retirement, the word "lucky" has become two-edged.

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There is a strange two-edged effect here.

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Each radiole has paired side branches making a two-edged comb for filter feeding.

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It also creates a sort of two-edged cultural imperialism.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It has flattened stems that are two-edged and can grow up to 1.5 ft tall.

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