bocconi in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bocconi in the Italian»English Dictionary

bocconi [bokˈkoni]

bocconi ADV:

bocconi

flat on one's face

bocconi

flat on one's stomach

bocconi

face down

stendersi, dormire bocconi

to lie, to sleep flat on one's stomach

cadere bocconi

to fall flat on one's face

See also Bocconi

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Bocconi

With its headquarters in Milan, the Bocconi commercial university is an extremely prestigious private university, with only one faculty – Economics. Established in 1902, the Bocconi university grants BAs, MBAs and PhDs in Management, Economics, Statistics, and other disciplines. It also administers hundreds of advanced courses to managers and professionals in all realms of private and public management.

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Bocconi

With its headquarters in Milan, the Bocconi commercial university is an extremely prestigious private university, with only one faculty – Economics. Established in 1902, the Bocconi university grants BAs, MBAs and PhDs in Management, Economics, Statistics, and other disciplines. It also administers hundreds of advanced courses to managers and professionals in all realms of private and public management.

boccone [bokˈkone] N m

1. boccone:

boccone (boccata)

mouthful

boccone (pezzo)

bite

boccone (pezzo)

morsel

un boccone di pane

a morsel of bread

inghiottire un boccone

to swallow a mouthful

parlare col boccone in bocca

to speak with one's mouth full

mangiare, divorare qc in un (sol) boccone

to swallow sth in one mouthful or bite, to gulp down sth

un boccone prelibato

a tasty morsel, a titbit

2. boccone (pasto frugale):

mangiare, mandare giù un boccone

to have a bite to eat, to grab a snack

abbiamo mangiato un boccone (veloce)

we just grabbed a quick bite

3. boccone (esca):

un boccone avvelenato

a poison bait

col boccone in gola

= immediately after eating

quello me lo mangio in un boccone!

I could have him for breakfast!

è un boccone amaro da mandare giù

it's a bitter pill to swallow

ingoiare il boccone amaro

to swallow hard

levarsi, togliersi il boccone di bocca per qn

to take the bread out of one's mouth for sb

a pezzi e -i

bit by bit

Phrases:

boccone del prete

parson's or pope's nose

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ingoiare boccone

to gobble (down)

ingoiare boccone

to swallow

ingoiare un boccone amaro

to swallow hard

Translations for bocconi in the English»Italian Dictionary

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gobbet

boccone m

grovel, also grovel about, grovel around

strisciare per terra, camminare bocconi

parson's nose

boccone m del prete

morsel

boccone m

bite-sized

delle dimensioni di un boccone

swallow (of food)

boccone m

in one swallow eat

in un (solo) boccone

to swallow hard

ingoiare un boccone amaro

bocconi in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bocconi in the Italian»English Dictionary

bocconi [bok·ˈko:·ni] ADV

bocconi

face down

stare bocconi

to lie face down

boccone [bok·ˈko:·ne] N m

1. boccone (piccolo pezzo):

boccone

mouthful

2. boccone (pasto):

boccone

light meal

mangiare un boccone

to have a bite to eat

col boccone in gola fig inf

with one's mouth full

3. boccone (phrase):

un boccone amaro

bitter pill

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giacere bocconi

to lie on one's face

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piecemeal

a pezzi e bocconi

morsel of food

boccone m

prone

bocconi inv

pope's nose

boccone m del prete

mouthful (of food)

boccone m

nibble

boccone m

this guy is fresh meat

questo ce lo mangiamo in un boccone

bocconi Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mangiare un boccone

to have a bite to eat

col boccone in gola fig inf

with one's mouth full

un boccone amaro

bitter pill

giacere bocconi

to lie on one's face

stare bocconi

to lie face down

buttare giù un boccone

to have a quick bite

questo ce lo mangiamo in un boccone

this guy is fresh meat

boccone m del prete

pope's nose

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Italian

John subisce il proprio destino, e dopo pochi bocconi stramazza a terra morto.

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I due "canini" allungati potrebbero essere stati utili nell'insorgere di dispute territoriali o per strappare grandi bocconi.

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