water flow in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for water flow in the Italian»English Dictionary

mandare le acque in un fossato

to make water flow into a ditch

Translations for water flow in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.flow [Brit fləʊ, Am floʊ] N

1. flow (movement):

flow (of liquid)

flusso m

flow (of liquid)

corso m

flow (of refugees)

flusso m

flow (of words)

fiume m

flow (of information)

flusso m

flow (of information)

circolazione f

flow (of time)

(il) fluire, flusso m

to go with the flow inf

seguire la corrente

the flow of oil to the West

il rifornimento di petrolio all'Occidente

to be in full flow fig

essere nel bel mezzo del discorso

2. flow (circulation):

flow (of blood)

circolazione f

flow (of blood)

flusso m

flow (of water, electricity)

flusso m

flow (of water, electricity)

corrente f

to impede traffic flow

bloccare il flusso del traffico or la circolazione

to increase the flow of adrenalin

aumentare il flusso di adrenalina

3. flow GEOG (of tide):

flow

flusso m

II.flow [Brit fləʊ, Am floʊ] VB intr

1. flow (move):

flow liquid, gas:

fluire (into in)

to flow south

scorrere verso sud

to flow in, back

affluire, rifluire

to flow upwards, downwards

scorrere verso l'alto, il basso

to flow past sth

oltrepassare qc

to flow from

sgorgare da

to flow from (follow) fig

derivare da, provenire da

the river flows into the sea

il fiume si getta or sfocia in mare

2. flow (be continuous):

flow conversation, words:

fluire, scorrere

flow wine, beer:

scorrere a fiumi

the days flowed past

i giorni passavano

money is flowing in

sta affluendo del denaro

3. flow (move within a system):

flow blood:

circolare, scorrere

flow water, adrenalin:

fluire, scorrere

flow electricity:

passare (through, round in)

pleasure flowed through her

un fremito di piacere la percorse

4. flow (move gracefully):

flow hair:

ricadere morbidamente

flow dress:

ondeggiare

flow pen:

scorrere (across su)

5. flow GEOG:

flow tide:

salire, montare

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 flow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water flow in the English»Italian Dictionary

to cut the flow of oil/water

interrompere le forniture f di petrolio/acqua inv

Translations for water flow in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.flow [floʊ] VB intr

flow

fluire

flow

scorrere

II.flow [floʊ] N

flow of water, ideas, goods:

flow

flusso m

to cut the flow of oil/water

interrompere le forniture f di petrolio/acqua inv

flow of blood

circolazione f del sangue

Phrases:

in full flow

nel bel mezzo di un discorso

to go against the flow

andare contro corrente

to go with the flow

seguire la corrente

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