campati in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for campati in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.campato [kamˈpato] VB pp

campato → campare

II.campato [kamˈpato] ADJ

campato in aria progetto, idea

impracticable

campato in aria progetto, idea

airy-fairy inf

See also campare², campare¹

campare² [kamˈpare] VB trans ART

campare

to set off

campare figura

to bring into relief

campare¹ [kamˈpare] VB intr aux essere inf

campare (vivere)

to live

campare (tirare avanti)

to struggle along

campare con qc

to scrape a living with sth

campare del proprio lavoro

to earn a or one's living

campare alle spalle di qn

to live off sb's back

neanche se campassi cent'anni

not (even) if I lived to be a hundred

campare alla giornata

to live from hand to mouth

campare d'aria

to live on air

tirare a campare

to get by

campa cavallo!

that'll be the day!

campare¹ [kamˈpare] VB intr aux essere inf

campare (vivere)

to live

campare (tirare avanti)

to struggle along

campare con qc

to scrape a living with sth

campare del proprio lavoro

to earn a or one's living

campare alle spalle di qn

to live off sb's back

neanche se campassi cent'anni

not (even) if I lived to be a hundred

campare alla giornata

to live from hand to mouth

campare d'aria

to live on air

tirare a campare

to get by

campa cavallo!

that'll be the day!

campare² [kamˈpare] VB trans ART

campare

to set off

campare figura

to bring into relief

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tirare avanti or campare stentatamente (in ristrettezze)

barely to scrape a living, to live on a shoestring

sono solo discorsi campati in aria!

it's just so much hot air!

campato in aria progetto, idea:

airy-fairy Brit

tirare a campare

to get by

Translations for campati in the English»Italian Dictionary

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it's just so much hot air!

sono solo discorsi campati in aria!

airy-fairy idea, scheme

bislacco, campato in aria

campati in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for campati in the Italian»English Dictionary

campato (-a) [kam·ˈpa:·to] ADJ

campato in aria

unrealistic

campare [kam·ˈpa:·re] VB intr +essere inf

campare

to live

campare alla giornata

to live from day to day

campare di qc

to live on sth

campare di aria fig

to live on nothing

tirare a campare

to get by

campa, cavallo (che l'erba cresce) prov

you'll have to wait a long time

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un discorso campato in aria

a load of nonsense

campato in aria fig (discorso, idea)

unsound

tirare a campare

The expression tirare a campare (to get by) expresses a certain philosophy of life that involves avoiding getting worked up or worrying about things, especially in difficult situations. The art of getting through difficulties without getting too caught up in them is found also in the political and administrative arenas.

Translations for campati in the English»Italian Dictionary

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hot air

discorsi m pl campati in aria

to be full of hot air

essere campato in aria

campati Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

campare alla giornata

to live from day to day

campare di qc

to live on sth

campare di aria fig

to live on nothing

tirare a campare

to get by

tirare a campare

The expression tirare a campare (to get by) expresses a certain philosophy of life that involves avoiding getting worked up or worrying about things, especially in difficult situations. The art of getting through difficulties without getting too caught up in them is found also in the political and administrative arenas.

un discorso campato in aria

a load of nonsense

campato in aria

unrealistic

campato in aria fig (discorso, idea)

unsound

discorsi m pl campati in aria

hot air