whaling in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for whaling in the English»Italian Dictionary

whaling [Brit ˈweɪlɪŋ, Am ˈ(h)weɪlɪŋ] N

1. whaling (whale fishing):

whaling

caccia f alle balene

to go whaling

andare a caccia di balene

2. whaling Am (thrashing):

whaling inf

botte fpl

whaling fig

batosta f

whaling-master [ˈweɪlɪŋˌmɑːstə(r), ˈhweɪlɪŋˌmæstər] N

whaling-master

capitano m di baleniera

I.whale¹ [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] N

1. whale ZOOL:

whale

balena f

2. whale inf:

a whale of a difference, story

una gran bella differenza, storia

to have a whale of a time

divertirsi un mondo

II.whale¹ [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] VB intr

whale

andare a caccia di balene

whale² [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] VB trans Am inf (thrash)

whale

suonarle a also fig

whale oil [Am ˈ(h)weɪl ˌɔɪl] N

whale oil

olio m di balena

blue whale [Brit, Am ˌblu ˈ(h)weɪl] N

blue whale

balenottera f azzurra

whale watching [ˈweɪl wɒtʃɪŋ, ˈ(h)weɪl ˌwɑtʃɪŋ] N

whale watching

whale watching m

whale watching

osservazione f dei cetacei

killer whale [Brit, Am ˈkɪlər ˌ(h)weɪl] N

killer whale

orca f

whale watcher [ˈweɪl wɒtʃə, ˈ(h)weɪl ˌwɑtʃər] N

whale watcher

chi fa whale watching

sperm whale [Brit, Am ˈspərm ˌweɪl] N

sperm whale

capodoglio m

whaling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whaling in the English»Italian Dictionary

whaling N

whaling

caccia f alle balene

whale [hweɪl] N

whale

balena f

a beached whale

una balena spiaggiata

Phrases:

to have a whale of a time

divertirsi un mondo

a whale of a …

un(a) enorme…

a whale of a difference

una bella differenza

blue whale N

blue whale

balena f blu

sperm whale [ˈspɜ:rm·weɪl] N

sperm whale

capodoglio m

baleen whale [bə·ˈli:n hweɪl] N

baleen whale

misticeto m

killer whale N

killer whale

orca f

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bull whale

ballena f maschio

Translations for whaling in the Italian»English Dictionary

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orca

killer whale

balena

whale

whaling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a beached whale

una balena spiaggiata

to have a whale of a time

divertirsi un mondo

a whale of a …

un(a) enorme…

a whale of a difference

una bella differenza

bull whale

ballena f maschio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The site has scenes showing whaling activities in great detail.

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The mid-19th century whaling onslaught occurred before there was much scientific interest in whale behavior, and included no scientific observation.

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A house was built on that river for miners and a small whaling operation, but the mine produced nothing of value.

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Steam yachts were widely used in the whaling trade.

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His father was the captain of a whaling brig.

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The purpose of whaling was largely to collect blubber.

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The island supports a small population that has been whaling for hundreds of years.

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They located a wreck in both harbours which turned out to be 16th-century whaling ships.

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He later joined his father in the family timber business, which he expanded into coal, iron, shipping and whaling.

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Four years later the city's whaling industry had surpassed the island's in barrels produced.

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