whiskers in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for whiskers in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.whisker [Brit ˈwɪskə, Am ˈ(h)wɪskər] N

1. whisker (of animal):

whisker

baffo m

2. whisker fig:

to lose, win by a whisker

perdere, vincere per un pelo

to come within a whisker of victory, of winning

essere a un passo dalla vittoria

II.whiskers N npl

1. whiskers (of animal):

whiskers

baffi m

2. whiskers (of man):

whiskers (side-whiskers)

favoriti m

whiskers (beard)

barba f

whiskers (moustache)

baffi m

side whiskers [Brit, Am saɪd ˈ(h)wɪskərz] N npl

side whiskers

favoriti m

cat's whisker [ˌkætsˈwɪskə(r)] N RADIO

cat's whisker

baffo m di gatto

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to think one is the cat's whiskers Brit , to think one is the cat's pajamas or meow Am

= credersi chissà chi

Translations for whiskers in the Italian»English Dictionary

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fedine

side-whiskers

basettone

side-whiskers pl

favoriti

(side-)whiskers

baffi posticci

false whiskers

baffo

whisker

per un pelo

by the skin of one's teeth, by a hair('s breadth), by a whisker

ci è mancato un pelo che facessi

I was within a whisker of doing

c'è mancato un pelo che la pallottola mi colpisse

the bullet missed me by a whisker

si credono chissà chi

they think they're somebody or the cat's whiskers

whiskers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whiskers in the English»Italian Dictionary

whisker [ˈhwɪs·kɚ] N

1. whisker:

whiskers (facial hair)

pelo m della barba

2. whisker pl (of animal):

whisker

baffi m pl

Phrases:

by a whisker

per un pelo

within a whisker of sth/doing sth

a un passo da qc/dal fare qc

muttonchops N pl, muttonchop whiskers N pl

muttonchops

scopettoni m pl

Translations for whiskers in the Italian»English Dictionary

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baffo (di animale)

whisker

whiskers Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

whiskers (facial hair)

pelo m della barba

by a whisker

per un pelo

within a whisker of sth/doing sth

a un passo da qc/dal fare qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Whiskers bend forward as the cat pounces.

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After oil is removed from the whiskers by the shaving soap and brush, water can more easily penetrate the whiskers.

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Their whiskers or vibrissae have ten times the innervation of terrestrial mammals, allowing them to effectively detect vibrations in the water.

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Zinc whiskers grow from galvanized (electroplated) metal surfaces at a rate of up to 1 mm per year with a diameter of a few micrometres.

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The men would also be dressed in dark clothing and hats and have muttonchop whiskers and a small beard under the chin.

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Cheeks as round as possible, and coming as near to the whiskers without touching.

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The head is small with a narrow, blunt snout, long whiskers and large eyes.

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It has few whiskers, and its ears are triangular, short, erect and broad at the base.

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The common name refers to their resemblance to otters with their flat face and stiff whiskers, and the tenrecs' overall superficial similarity to true shrews.

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Amorphous particles usually adopt a spherical shape (due to their microstructural isotropy), whereas the shape of anisotropic microcrystalline whiskers corresponds to their particular crystal habit.

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