wings in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wings in the English»Italian Dictionary

water wings [Brit, Am ˈwɔdər ˌwɪŋz] N npl

water wings

braccioli m

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

wing nut [Brit, Am ˈwɪŋ ˌnət] N TECH

wing nut

galletto m

wing mirror [Brit] N Brit

wing mirror

specchietto m laterale

wing half [ˈwɪŋhɑːf, -hæf] N (in soccer)

wing half

mezzala f

swept-wing [Am ˈswɛptˌwɪŋ] ADJ

swept-wing aircraft:

swept-wing

con ala a freccia positiva

gull wing [Am ˈɡəl ˌwɪŋ] N AVIAT

gull wing

ala f a gabbiano

remand wing [rɪˈmɑːndˌwɪŋ, rɪˈmænd-] N Brit

remand wing

= settore riservato ai detenuti in custodia cautelare

wing forward [ˈwɪŋfɔːwəd] N (in rugby)

wing forward

terza linea f laterale

swing-wing [Brit, Am ˈswɪŋ ˈˌwɪŋ] N AVIAT

swing-wing

ala f a geometria variabile

wings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wings in the English»Italian Dictionary

water wings N pl

water wings

braccioli m pl

to wear water wings

avere i braccioli

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

delta wing N AVIAT

delta wing

ala f a delta

right-wing [ˌraɪt·ˈwɪŋ] ADJ POL

right-wing

di destra

to be right-wing

essere di destra

wing chair N

wing chair

poltrona f con ampio poggiatesta

left-wing ADJ POL

left-wing

di sinistra

wing nut N TECH

wing nut

galletto m

wing commander N

wing commander

tenente m colonnello

left wing N POL

left wing

sinistra f

Translations for wings in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tarpare le ali a qu/qc

to clip the wings of sb/sth

wings Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wear water wings

avere i braccioli

to be right-wing

essere di destra

to take wing liter

prendere il volo

the west wing of the house

l'ala ovest della casa

to be waiting in the wings fig

aspettare il momento opportuno

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

to clip the wings of sb/sth

tarpare le ali a qu/qc

he [or she] took me under his [or her] wing

mi ha preso sotto la sua ala protettrice

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The fleet faces headlong wings for six straight days.

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It had low-set wings with a rectangular centre section, tapering outboard of the engines.

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It had three-bay wings without sweepback, dihedral or stagger, partly to facilitate wing folding.

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They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes.

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This fire is used to dry and toughen the young wings, which is necessary for flight.

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Early models had cycle-type mudguards that swivelled with the front wheels, later models had fixed wings.

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Two-spar wings were folding rearwards or could be detached.

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Additional wings were added in 1890 and 1891, and it was remodeled after a fire in 1894.

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In car mode, the wings fold completely into the body of the vehicle, which will fit into a single car garage and regular parking space.

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It was soon found that the royal family needed a more spacious residence, and the wings facing the garden were extended.

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