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бюджета
rope
in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary
Italian
Italian
English
English
corda [ˈkɔrda] N f
1. corda:
corda (fune)
rope
corda (cordino)
string
corda di canapa
hemp (rope)
un gomitolo, un pezzo di corda
a ball, piece of string
tendere una corda
to stretch a rope
allentare una corda
to loosen or slacken a rope
afferrare una corda
to catch or grasp a rope
mollare una corda
to lose one's grip on or let go a rope
assicurare una corda
to make a rope secure
la corda tiene
the rope holds
scarpe con suole di corda
rope-soled shoes
scala di corda
rope ladder
2. corda (di arco, racchetta da tennis):
corda
string
si sono allentate le corde della racchetta
the racket came unstrung
rompere una corda
to break a string
corda per saltare SPORTS
skipping rope
corda per saltare SPORTS
jump rope Am
saltare la corda SPORTS
to skip
arrampicarsi sulla corda
to climb the rope
3. corda MUS:
corda (di strumenti)
string
corda (di arpa)
cord
strumento a corda
stringed instrument
a corde incrociate piano
overstrung
pizzicare le corde di uno strumento
to pluck the strings of an instrument
4. corda (nell'atletica, nella boxe):
corda
rope
correre alla corda corridore:
to be on the inside
correre alla corda cavallo:
to be on the rail
partire alla corda corridore:
to start in the inside lane
essere alle corde
to be on the ropes
stringere or mettere qn alle corde
to put sb against the ropes
5. corda (per alpinismo):
corda
rope
corda doppia
abseiling rope
discesa a corda doppia
abseiling, rappel
calarsi a corda doppia
to abseil da: from
6. corda (per stendere):
corda
washing line
corda
clothes line
stendere il bucato su una corda
to put the washing on a line
7. corda:
dare la corda a un orologio
to wind up a clock or watch
8. corda MATH:
corda
chord
9. corda ANAT:
corda
cord
10. corda HISTORY (supplizio):
corda
strappado
11. corda AVIAT:
corda alare
wing chord
tirare troppo la corda
to stretch to the limit, to go too far
non tirare troppo la corda
don't push me
essere giù di corda
to be on a downer
essere giù di corda
to be down-in-the-mouth
tagliare la corda
to clear off Brit
tagliare la corda
to flake off inf
tagliare la corda
to scarper Brit
dare corda a qn
to give sb plenty of rope
quando la corda è troppo tesa si spezza
= if you push a situation too far, something's got to give
mettere la corda al collo a qn
to make sb eat dirt
avere la corda al collo
to have one's back against the wall
mettersi la corda al collo
to hang oneself with one's own hands
toccare la corda giusta con qn
to touch on sth close to sb's heart, to strike the right note in sb, to pluck sb's heartstrings
toccare le -e del sentimento
to pluck sb's heartstrings
parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato
= to make a tactless remark
tenere or lasciare sulla corda
to keep sb dangling or guessing
essere teso come la corda di un violino
to be like a coiled spring
non essere nelle corde di qualcuno
not to be someone's style
non essere nelle corde di qualcuno
not to be someone's thing inf
non essere nelle corde di qualcuno
not to be up someone's street inf
no, non è nelle mie corde
no, that's not really up my street
Phrases:
corda dorsale
spinal cord
corda liscia SPORTS
climbing rope
corda a nodi SPORTS
knotted (climbing) rope
corde del timpano
chorda tympany
corde vocali
vocal c(h)ords
English
English
Italian
Italian
high wire
corda f tesa
sennit
corda f intrecciata
strappado
corda f
strappado
supplizio m della corda
strappado
sottoporre al supplizio della corda
oatmeal
(color) corda m
oatmeal
color corda
rope-length
lunghezza f della corda
skipping
(il) saltare (la corda)
skipping rope
corda f (per saltare)
naff off
tagliare la corda, andarsene
rope ladder
scala f di corda
in the PONS Dictionary
Italian
Italian
English
English
corda [ˈkɔr·da] N f
1. corda (fune):
corda
rope
dare corda a qu fig
to encourage
essere giù di corda fig
to be feeling down
tagliare la corda fig
to slip off
tenere qu sulla corda fig
to keep sb on tenterhooks
tirar troppo la corda fig
to push it inf
2. corda (per pacchi):
corda
string
3. corda SPORTS:
corda
rope
4. corda MUS:
corda
string
strumenti a corda
string(ed) instruments
essere teso come le -e di un violino fig
to be on edge
5. corda (di arco):
corda
string
6. corda ANAT:
-e vocali
vocal cords
English
English
Italian
Italian
bowstring
corda f dell'arco
catgut
corda f in budello
clothesline
corda f per il bucato
rope ladder
scala f di corda
fret
tasto m di strumento a corda
cord (rope)
corda f
to pay out the rope
lasciare scorrere la corda
rope
corda f
rope
corda f
rope
legare con una corda
skip
saltare la corda
to skip rope
saltare con la corda
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-i a corda
stringed instruments
dare corda a qu fig
to encourage
essere giù di corda fig
to be feeling down
tagliare la corda fig
to slip off
tenere qu sulla corda fig
to keep sb on tenterhooks
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Questo tipo di nodo può essere eseguito su qualsiasi tipo di cima o corda.
it.wikipedia.org
La sua corda si trova all'estremità di un bastoncino lungo.
it.wikipedia.org
Per via del numero di corde e del ponticello poco arcuato, la lyra viol si presta bene all'esecuzione di musica polifonica.
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Le corde utilizzate nell'arte dell'hojōjutsu erano di quattro colori, il cui significato è cambiato nel tempo.
it.wikipedia.org
Si organizza la fuga creando una corda con le lenzuola.
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