costole in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for costole in the Italian»English Dictionary

costola [ˈkɔstola] N f

1. costola ANAT:

costola

rib

dare una gomitata nelle costole a qn

to give sb a dig or poke in the ribs

2. costola FOOD:

costola

rib

3. costola:

costola (di libro)

spine

costola (di coltello)

back

4. costola NAUT (di imbarcazione):

costola

rib

rompere le -e a qn

to break sb's bones

gli si contano le -e

he's nothing but skin and bone, he's so thin you can see his ribs

stare, mettersi alle -e di qn (stare vicino)

to stick to sb's side

stare, mettersi alle -e di qn (pedinare)

to tail or to chase sb, to dog sb's footsteps

avere qn alle -e

to be tailed by sb

la polizia gli sta alle -e

the police are onto him or are hot on his heels

Phrases:

costola fluttuante

false or floating rib

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saracco a costola

backsaw

fiaccare le ossa, le costole a qn

to break sb's bones, to beat sb up

Translations for costole in the English»Italian Dictionary

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chase up

stare alle costole di, scovare

floating rib

costola f fluttuante

backsaw

saracco m a costola

false rib

costola f fluttuante

best end

= taglio di carne d'agnello corrispondente alla parte del collo più vicina alle costole

rib

costola f

broken rib

costola rotta or fratturata

to give sb a dig in the rib

dare a qn una gomitata nelle costole

rib NAUT

costola f

the police are onto him inf

la polizia gli sta alle costole

costole in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for costole in the Italian»English Dictionary

costola [ˈkɔs·to·la] N f ANAT, BOT

costola

rib

stare alle -e di qu

to be hot on sb's heels

Translations for costole in the English»Italian Dictionary

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rib

costola f

to dig sb in the ribs

dare una gomitata nelle costole a qn

to be breathing down sb's neck

stare alle costole di qu

costole Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dare una gomitata nelle costole a qn

to dig sb in the ribs