wet nurse in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wet nurse in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wet nurse [Brit, Am ˈwɛt nərs] N

wet nurse

balia f

wet nurse

nutrice f

II.wet-nurse VB trans

1. wet-nurse baby:

wet-nurse

fare da balia a

2. wet-nurse fig:

wet-nurse person

fare da balia a

wet-nurse project

badare a

Translations for wet nurse in the Italian»English Dictionary

nutrice

wet-nurse

fare da balia a qn fig

to wet-nurse sb

fare da balia a un bambino

to wet-nurse a baby

Translations for wet nurse in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.nurse [Brit nəːs, Am nərs] N

1. nurse MED:

nurse

infermiere m / infermiera f

male nurse

infermiere

school nurse

=infermiera in servizio nella scuola

2. nurse → nursemaid

II.nurse [Brit nəːs, Am nərs] VB trans

1. nurse MED:

nurse person

curare, assistere

nurse cold

curare

to nurse sb through an illness

prendersi cura di qn durante una malattia

to nurse sb back to health

assistere qn fino alla sua guarigione

to nurse one's pride

curare il proprio orgoglio ferito

2. nurse (clasp):

nurse object

stringere

to nurse a baby in one's arms

cullare un bambino tra le braccia

to nurse one's drink

sorseggiare or centellinare una bevanda

3. nurse (suckle):

nurse baby

allattare

4. nurse (nurture):

nurse project, young company, constituency

coltivare

the economy needs nursing

l'economia ha bisogno di essere coltivata

5. nurse (foster):

nurse grievance, hatred, hope

nutrire

nurse dream

coltivare

III.nurse [Brit nəːs, Am nərs] VB intr

1. nurse (be a nurse):

nurse

fare l'infermiere, l'infermiera

2. nurse (feed):

nurse baby:

poppare

See also nursemaid

nursemaid [Brit ˈnəːsmeɪd, Am ˈnərsˌmeɪd] N

nursemaid

bambinaia f

I.wet [Brit wɛt, Am wɛt] ADJ

1. wet (damp):

wet clothing, hair, hand, grass, road, surface, patch

bagnato

wet with tea, rain, urine

bagnato di tè, di pioggia, di urina

wet with blood

intriso di sangue

wet with tears hanky

umido di lacrime

her face was wet with tears

aveva il viso bagnato dalle lacrime

wet with sweat

bagnato di sudore

to get wet

bagnarsi

to get one's feet, clothes wet

bagnarsi i piedi, i vestiti

to get the floor, the towel wet

bagnare il pavimento, l'asciugamano

wet through

fradicio

2. wet (freshly applied):

wet cement, clay, paint, plaster, varnish

fresco

“wet paint”

“vernice fresca”

the ink is still wet

l'inchiostro è ancora fresco

to keep sth wet

non fare asciugare qc

3. wet (rainy):

wet weather, climate, season, day, night, area

piovoso

wet conditions

di umidità

wet spell

di piogge

tomorrow, the North will be wet

domani pioverà al nord

when it's wet

quando piove

4. wet Brit pej:

wet person

debole di carattere

wet remark, action

poco convincente

don't be so wet!

un po' di grinta!

5. wet Brit POL:

wet Tory, minister, cabinet, MP

moderato

6. wet (where alcohol is sold) inf:

wet state, country

= dove è consentito acquistare alcolici

II.wet [Brit wɛt, Am wɛt] N

1. wet (dampness):

wet

umidità f

this plant is tolerant of the wet

questa pianta tollera l'umidità

ducks like the wet

le anatre amano l'acqua

the car won't start in the wet

l'auto non parte quando piove

the tyre performs well in the wet

questo pneumatico offre buone prestazioni sul bagnato

2. wet Brit (feeble person):

wet inf pej

debole mf

3. wet Brit POL:

wet

conservatore m moderato / conservatrice f moderata

III.wet <forma in -ing wetting, pt/pp wet> [Brit wɛt, Am wɛt] VB trans

1. wet (with water, blood, sweat, tea):

wet floor, object, clothes

bagnare

2. wet (urinate in or on):

to wet one's pants

farsela addosso

to wet the bed

bagnare il letto

IV.to wet oneself VB refl

to wet oneself <forma in -ing wetting, pt/pp wet>:

to wet oneself

farsela addosso

V.wet [Brit wɛt, Am wɛt]

he is wet behind the ears

ha ancora il latte alla bocca or gli puzza ancora la bocca di latte

to wet one's whistle

bagnarsi la bocca

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Translations for wet nurse in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wet nurse N HISTORY

wet nurse

balia f

II.wet nurse VB trans

wet nurse

fare da balia a

Translations for wet nurse in the Italian»English Dictionary

nutrice

wet nurse

balia

wet nurse

Translations for wet nurse in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.nurse [nɜ:rs] N

1. nurse MED:

nurse

infermiere(-a) m (f)

2. nurse:

nurse (nanny)

bambinaia f

nurse (wet nurse)

balia f

II.nurse [nɜ:rs] VB trans

1. nurse (care for):

nurse

curare

2. nurse (nurture):

nurse

coltivare

3. nurse (harbor):

nurse

nutrire

4. nurse (drink):

nurse

sorseggiare

5. nurse (hold a child):

nurse

cullare

6. nurse (breastfeed):

nurse

allattare

III.nurse [nɜ:rs] VB intr

nurse

poppare

I.wet <-tt-> [wet] ADJ

1. wet (soaked):

wet

bagnato, -a

to get wet

bagnarsi

to get sth wet

bagnare qc

wet through

bagnato fradicio

2. wet (not yet dried):

wet

umido, -a

wet paint

pittura fresca

3. wet (rainy):

wet

piovoso, -a

wet weather

tempo piovoso

Phrases:

to be wet behind the ears

avere la bocca che sa ancora di latte

to be all wet sl

sbagliarsi di grosso

II.wet <wet, wet> [wet] VB trans

1. wet (make damp):

wet

inumidire

2. wet (urinate on):

to wet oneself/one's pants

farsi la pipì addosso

to wet the bed

fare la pipì a letto

III.wet [wet] N

1. wet:

the wet (rain)

la pioggia

2. wet inf POL:

wet

antiproibizionista mf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is a modern continuation of the ancient concept of the wet nurse.

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He also stated that women who were breast feeding were not obliged to fast; only if a wet nurse could be employed is a woman allowed to fast.

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Women were told how long to breast-feed and when to hand the baby to a wet nurse.

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He also wanted to make the son of his wet nurse an official of the fifth rank.

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Inscriptions indicate that a woman who was a wet nurse "(nutrix)" would be quite proud of her occupation.

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Even though he has a phenomenal sense of smell, he has no odour of his own, which repelled every wet nurse in the cloister.

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As a result, he had to say goodbye to his wet nurse.

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It may also refer to professions that involve these functions: midwife and wet nurse.

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Milk kinship used the practice of breast feeding by a wet nurse to feed a child either from the same community, or a neighbouring one.

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I went to a friend's house and was really upset, she offered to wet nurse him.

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