cingersi in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cingersi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.cingere [ˈtʃindʒere] VB trans

1. cingere:

cingere (attorniare, circondare) recinto, mura:

to encircle

cingere (attorniare, circondare) recinto, mura:

to enclose

cingere (attorniare, circondare) recinto, mura:

to surround

cingere giardino, città

to encompass

cingere alberi, edifici:

to ring

cingere alberi, edifici:

to encircle

cingere fossato: castello

to moat

cingere (con palizzata)

to stockade

cingere d'assedio

to lay siege

2. cingere (abbracciare):

cingere qn alla vita, con un braccio

to put or have one's arm around sb's waist

3. cingere (indossare):

cingere spada

to buckle on

cingere la fascia tricolore

to put on the mayoral sash

cingere la fascia tricolore fig

to become mayor

cingere la corona fig

to assume the crown

cingere qn d'alloro

to crown sb with laurel

II.cingersi VB refl

cingersi con un perizoma

to put a loincloth on

cingersi la testa con una benda

to put a headband on

cingersi le reni

to gird (up) one's loins

cingersi in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cingersi in the Italian»English Dictionary

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cingersi il collo con qc

to put sth around one's neck

cingersi Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cingersi il collo con qc

to put sth around one's neck