water wings in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for water wings in the English»Italian Dictionary

water wings [Brit, Am ˈwɔdər ˌwɪŋz] N npl

water wings

braccioli m

Translations for water wings in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ] N

1. wing ZOOL (of bird, insect):

wing

ala f

to be on the wing

essere in volo

to catch insects on the wing

prendere gli insetti in volo

2. wing:

wing (of building, plane)

ala f

wing (of car)

parafango m

wing (of armchair)

orecchione m

wing (of armchair)

poggiatesta m

3. wing:

wing MIL, POL (of army, party)

ala f

wing (unit in air force)

stormo m

4. wing SPORTS:

wing (player)

ala f

wing (side of pitch)

fascia f laterale

to play on the right wing

giocare (all')ala destra, sulla fascia destra

5. wing (on sanitary towel):

wing

ala f

II.wings N npl

1. wings THEAT:

the wings

le quinte

to be waiting in the wings THEAT

aspettare dietro le quinte

to be waiting in the wings fig

attendere nell'ombra

2. wings AVIAT:

to get one's wings

ottenere il brevetto di pilota

III.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ] VB trans

1. wing:

to wing one's way to plane, letter:

volare verso

to wing one's way to passenger:

volare in aereo fino

2. wing (injure) bullet:

wing bird

ferire all'ala

IV.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ] VB intr (fly)

wing

volare

the geese are winging into the estuary, back to their winter home

le oche stanno volando verso l'estuario, stanno trasmigrando per svernare

V.wing [Brit wɪŋ, Am wɪŋ]

to clip sb's wings

tarpare le ali a qn

to spread one's wings (entering adult life)

spiccare il volo, camminare con le proprie gambe

to spread one's wings (entering wider career)

sviluppare le proprie capacità

to take sb under one's wings

prendere qn sotto le proprie ali

to take wing liter thoughts:

levarsi, volare

to wing it Am inf

improvvisare

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 wings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water wings in the English»Italian Dictionary

water wings N pl

water wings

braccioli m pl

to wear water wings

avere i braccioli

Translations for water wings in the Italian»English Dictionary

bracciale

water wing

Translations for water wings in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wing [wɪŋ] N

1. wing ZOOL, AVIAT, ARCHIT, POL:

wing

ala f

to take wing liter

prendere il volo

the west wing of the house

l'ala ovest della casa

left/right wing

ala sinistra/destra

2. wing SPORTS (side of field):

wing

fascia f

wing player

ala f

3. wing pl THEAT:

wing

quinte f pl

to be waiting in the wings fig

aspettare il momento opportuno

4. wing pl MIL (pilot's badge):

wing

gradi m pl

Phrases:

to spread one's wings

prendere il volo

to stretch one's wings

spiegare le ali

to take sb under one's wing

prendere qu sotto le proprie ali

II.wing [wɪŋ] VB trans

1. wing (wound):

wing bird

ferire all'ala

wing person

ferire superficialmente

2. wing (fly):

wing

volare

Phrases:

wing it inf

improvvisare

III.wing [wɪŋ] VB intr

wing

volare

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

Can someone please toss us our water wings?

www.macleans.ca

Inflatable toys and swimming aids, such as water wings, also carry risks.

www.sunlive.co.nz

So grab your rubber duckies and water wings, it's time for everybody to get into the pool for this week's recap.

www.ew.com

At least it can be done without water wings.

www.independent.co.uk

When someone can not swim safely on their own, make sure that the appropriate life jacket, water wings and other safety flotation device is worn.

www.netnewsledger.com

Flotation devices such as inner tubes, inflatable boats, and water wings are not allowed.

en.wikipedia.org

For that purpose, they made water wings from stolen rubber gloves which they blew up.

en.wikipedia.org

They express this by screaming, en masse and in unison, running in barefoot circles and punching each other with water wings.

www.theglobeandmail.com

To dive into the mini-game, just put the water wings on a pygmy.

appadvice.com