water cooler in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for water cooler in the English»Italian Dictionary

water cooler [Brit, Am ˈwɔdər] N

water cooler

distributore m di acqua fresca

Translations for water cooler in the English»Italian Dictionary

the water was deliciously cool

l'acqua era piacevolmente fredda

Translations for water cooler in the Italian»English Dictionary

lavare in acqua -a

wash in cool water

Translations for water cooler in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] ADJ

1. cool:

cool breeze, day, drink, water, weather

fresco

cool fabric, dress

fresco, leggero

cool colour

freddo

it's cool today

fa fresco oggi

the fan keeps the room cool

il ventilatore mantiene la stanza fresca

to feel cool surface, wine:

essere fresco

I feel cooler now

ho meno caldo adesso

your brow is cooler

hai la fronte più fresca

it's getting cool, let's go in

comincia a fare fresco, entriamo

2. cool (calm):

cool approach, handling

calmo, tranquillo

to stay cool

mantenere la calma

to keep a cool head

mantenere il sangue freddo or tenere la testa a posto

keep cool!

calma! rimani calmo!

3. cool (unemotional):

cool manner

freddo, distaccato

cool logic, reasoning, response

freddo

4. cool (unfriendly):

cool reception, welcome

freddo, distaccato, indifferente

to be cool with or towards sb

essere freddo verso qn

5. cool (casual):

cool person, attitude

disinvolto, spavaldo, sfacciato

she went up to him as cool as you please and slapped him

gli si è avvicinata spavaldamente e lo ha schiaffeggiato

he's a cool customer

è un tipo spavaldo

6. cool (for emphasis):

a cool million dollars

la bellezza di un milione di dollari

7. cool (fashionable):

cool inf

fico

cool inf

giusto

a cool guy

un tipo giusto or un fico

a cool car

una ficata di macchina

it's not cool to wear a tie

non fa fico mettersi la cravatta

he thinks it's cool to smoke

pensa che faccia fico fumare

cool, man! inf

grande!

8. cool Am (great) inf:

that's a cool idea!

è una ficata!

that's cool!

che ficata!

9. cool MUS inf:

cool jazz

cool

II.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] N

1. cool (coldness):

cool

fresco m

cool

frescura f

cool

freschezza f

2. cool (calm):

cool inf

calma f

cool inf

sangue m freddo

to keep one's cool

mantenere la calma

to lose one's cool

perdere la calma

III.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] VB trans

1. cool (lower the temperature of):

cool soup, pan

raffreddare

cool wine

mettere al fresco

cool fan: room

rinfrescare

cool air-conditioning: building

rinfrescare

to cool one's hands

rinfrescarsi le mani

2. cool fig anger, ardour, passion:

cool

calmare, raffreddare

IV.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] VB intr

1. cool (get colder):

cool iron, soup, water:

raffreddarsi

cool air:

rinfrescarsi

to leave sth to cool

lasciare raffreddare qc

2. cool (subside):

cool passion, enthusiasm, friendship:

raffreddarsi

relations between them have cooled

i rapporti tra loro si sono raffreddati

wait until tempers have cooled

aspetta che gli animi si calmino

V.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul]

to play it cool inf

restare calmo

cool it! (stay calm) inf

calmati!

OK guys, cool it! (stop fighting) inf

OK ragazzi, diamoci una calmata or calmatevi!

cooler [Brit ˈkuːlə, Am ˈkulər] N inf (prison)

cooler

gattabuia f

he got five years in the cooler

starà al fresco per cinque anni

I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water

acqua f

drinking, running water

acqua potabile, corrente

tap, washing-up water

acqua del rubinetto, dei piatti

by water

per or via mare

by water (on river)

per via fluviale

under water (submerged)

sott'acqua

under water (flooded)

inondato

at high, low water

con l'alta, la bassa marea

these shoes let in water

queste scarpe fanno passare l'acqua

this boat lets in water

entra l'acqua in questa barca

to make water ship:

fare acqua

to pass water

urinare or fare due gocce d'acqua

to turn the water on, off

aprire, chiudere il rubinetto

he lives across the water on the mainland

vive sulla terraferma

our English colleagues across the water

i nostri colleghi inglesi al di là della Manica

the wine was flowing like water

il vino scorreva a fiumi

to keep one's head above water

tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua

to keep one's head above water (financially) fig

stare a galla

to keep one's head above water before n glass

da acqua

to keep one's head above water jug

dell'acqua, per l'acqua

to keep one's head above water tank, filter

per l'acqua

to keep one's head above water snake, shrew, shortage

d'acqua

to keep one's head above water pump

idraulico

to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, industry

dell'acqua

II.waters N npl

1. waters NAUT:

waters

acque f

enemy, international waters

acque nemiche, internazionali

2. waters (spa water):

to take the waters

fare una cura termale

to drink the waters

passare le acque

3. waters MED (in obstetrics):

waters

acque f

her waters have broken

le si sono rotte le acque

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

water

annaffiare, innaffiare

water AGR crop, field

irrigare

water AGR horse, livestock

abbeverare

a country watered by many rivers liter

un paese bagnato da molti fiumi

IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

the smell of cooking makes my mouth water

l'odore di cucina mi fa venire l'acquolina in bocca

the smoke, onion made her eyes water

il fumo, la cipolla le ha fatto lacrimare gli occhi

V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

to spend money like water

avere le mani bucate or spendere e spandere

not to hold water theory, argument:

non stare in piedi or non reggere or fare acqua

I can't walk on water!

non posso fare miracoli!

he's a cheat, liar of the first water

è un truffatore, un bugiardo della più bell'acqua or di prima categoria

water cooler in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water cooler in the English»Italian Dictionary

cooler [ˈku:·lɚ] N

1. cooler (box):

cooler

borsa f termica

2. cooler (drink):

cooler

bevanda f rinfrescante

I.cool [ku:l] ADJ

1. cool (slightly cold):

cool

fresco, -a

2. cool (calm):

cool

tranquillo, -a

keep cool

mantieni la calma

3. cool inf (impudent):

cool

sfacciato, -a

to be a cool one

essere uno sfacciato

4. cool (unfriendly):

cool

freddo, -a

5. cool inf (fashionable):

to be cool

essere trendy

II.cool [ku:l] INTERJ inf

cool

grande!

III.cool [ku:l] N

1. cool (coolness):

cool

fresco m

2. cool (calm):

cool

calma f

IV.cool [ku:l] VB trans

cool

rinfrescare

just cool it inf

calma!

V.cool [ku:l] VB intr (become colder)

cool

rinfrescare

to cool down [or off] (become cooler)

rinfrescare

to cool down [or off] food

freddarsi

to cool down [or off] (become calmer)

calmarsi

I.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] N

1. water (liquid):

water

acqua f

bottled water

acqua in bottiglia

a bottle of water

una bottiglia d'acqua

a drink/a glass of water

un po'/un bicchier d'acqua

hot and cold running water

acqua corrente calda e fredda

2. water (area of water):

the waters of the Mississippi

le acque del Mississippi

coastal waters

acque costiere

territorial waters

acque territoriali

unchartered waters fig

territorio m sconosciuto

by water

via mare

3. water MED:

water on the brain

idrocefalia f

water on the knee

versamento m al ginocchio

Phrases:

to be water under the bridge

essere acqua passata

it's like water off a duck's back

è fiato sprecato

to spend money like water

avere le mani bucate

to pour cold water on sth

scoraggiare qc

to be in deep water

essere nei guai

still waters run deep prov

essere più profondo di quel che sembri

to get into hot water

finir in cattive acque

to hold water explanation

filare

to muddy the waters

intorpidire le acque

II.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] VB trans

water plants

annaffiare

water livestock

abbeverare

III.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] VB intr

1. water (produce tears):

water

lacrimare

2. water (salivate):

water

secernere saliva

it makes my mouth water

mi fa venire l'acquolina in bocca

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The storyline was referred to as a water cooler topic.

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As a hypothetical, he asks if an employee would be protected in a case where the opposition was expressed in an informal water cooler chat.

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Once upon a time overachievers would casually, on purpose, drop into water cooler conversations how late they worked.

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Reality shows, especially, require audience engagement to generate water cooler moments.

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To put that in perspective, the typical office water cooler holds 5 gallons, or about 1.4 percent of the studys estimated daily average household use.

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Finally, you can catch all of these water cooler conversation starters in one convenient place.

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Idle chatter at the water cooler or the loading dock is at best neutral.

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The water cooler effect of the two-step flow was a means of assigning messages meaning, leading to the development of opinion dynamics.

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It was said casually, with a smile and a patronizing back-rub over a water cooler conversation.

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Let's say each hour the office workers congregate around the water cooler.

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