water table in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for water table in the English»Italian Dictionary

water table [Brit, Am ˈwɔdər ˌteɪbəl] N GEOG

water table

superficie f freatica

water table

falda f freatica

Translations for water table in the Italian»English Dictionary

falda -a

water table

falda freatica

water table

Translations for water table in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.table [Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l, Am ˈteɪbəl] N

1. table (piece of furniture):

table

tavolo m

table

tavola f

garden, kitchen table

tavolo da giardino, tavolo da cucina

at table

a tavola

to lay or set the table

preparare la tavola

to put sth on the table fig Brit (propose) proposal, offer

avanzare

to put sth on the table Am (postpone) proposal, offer

rinviare, aggiornare

the proposal is now on the table Brit

si sta vagliando la proposta

the offer is still on the table

l'offerta è ancora valida

the UN is trying to get the warring parties round the table

l'ONU sta cercando di fare sedere i partiti in conflitto attorno al tavolo dei negoziati

he keeps a good table fig

da lui si mangia bene

2. table (list):

table

tavola f

table

tabella f

to present sth in table form

presentare qc in forma di tabella

3. table MATH:

table

tabellina f

the six-times table

la tabellina del sei

to learn one's tables

imparare le tabelline

conversion table

tavola di conversione

multiplication table

tavola pitagorica

4. table SPORTS:

table, also league table

classifica f

to be at the top, bottom of the table

essere in cima, in fondo alla classifica

5. table GEOG:

table

tavoliere m

table

tavolato m

6. table HISTORY (tablet):

table

tavola f

the Tables of the Law

le Tavole della Legge

II.table [Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l, Am ˈteɪbəl] VB trans

1. table Brit (present):

table bill, amendment, proposal

presentare

to table sth for discussion

mettere qc in discussione

2. table Am (postpone):

table motion, bill, amendment

rinviare, aggiornare

III.table [Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l, Am ˈteɪbəl]

I can drink you under the table

reggo l'alcol meglio di te

she drank everyone under the table

ha bevuto tantissimo, ma alla fine era l'unica che si reggeva ancora in piedi

to do sth under the table

fare qc sottobanco

to turn the tables on sb

cambiare le carte in tavola a danno di qn

to lay or put one's cards on the table

mettere le carte in tavola

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 table in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water table in the English»Italian Dictionary

water table N

water table

falda f freatica

Translations for water table in the Italian»English Dictionary

falda freatica

water table

Translations for water table in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.table [ˈteɪ·bl] N

1. table:

table

tavolo m

table (for meals)

tavola f

to clear/set the table

sparecchiare/apparecchiare (la tavola)

2. table MATH:

table

tabellina f

multiplication table

tavola f pitagorica

3. table (list):

table

lista f

table of contents

indice m

Phrases:

the tables have turned

son cambiate le carte in tavola

II.table [ˈteɪ·bl] VB trans (postpone discussion of)

table

posporre

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

Once digging reached the water table, groundwater ran into the hole.

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Irrigation is typically carried out periodically by piping water into small spud ditches, which spread water over large areas and raise the local water table.

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These savannas can survive through droughts because the oaks and the prairie plants have taproots that reach down to the water table.

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Once built, the water stored behind the dam raises the water table and is then extracted with wells.

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Avoiding sites with a high water table is crucial.

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When digging hit the water table, the gravel pit flooded and the lake was formed.

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Long-term groundwater pumping has lowered the water table, thereby increasing pumping lifts, reducing well efficiency, and causing land subsidence.

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It is restricted to marsh forest, that is, forest with a high water table year round but no significant flooding.

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This would have caused the water table to sink so low as to dry out the lime tree.

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The water table of the area is as low as 250 ft. slowly and cumulatively each year.

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