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sleeves
in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary
Italian
Italian
English
English
manica <pl maniche> [ˈmanika, ke] N f
1. manica FASHION:
manica
sleeve
manica corta, tre quarti
short, three-quarter sleeve
vestito a -che corte, lunghe
short-sleeved, long-sleeved dress
senza -che
sleeveless
in -che di camicia
in one's shirt-sleeves
mezze -che (maniche corte)
short sleeves
mezze -che (manichette)
oversleeves
tirare qn per la manica
to pull or tug at sb's sleeve
rimboccarsi le -che
to roll up one's sleeves also fig
2. manica (banda, gruppo):
una manica di delinquenti
a gang of delinquents
essere nelle -che di qn
to be in sb's good books
avere un asso nella manica
to have an ace or a card up one's sleeve or in the hole
questo è un altro paio di -che
that's a whole new or completely different, that's a horse of a different colour, that's a different kettle of fish
essere di manica larga (generoso)
to be generous
essere di manica larga (indulgente)
to be easygoing, to be softie
essere di manica stretta (avaro)
to be mean
essere di manica stretta (severo)
to be strict
Phrases:
manica a chimono
kimono sleeve
manica a gigot
leg-of-mutton
manica a giro
fitted or tailored sleeve
manica a palloncino
puff sleeve
manica a pipistrello
dolman sleeve
manica alla raglan
raglan sleeve
manica a sbuffo, manica a vento AVIAT
air sock
manica a sbuffo, manica a vento AVIAT
(wind) sock
manica a sbuffo, manica a vento AVIAT
wind cone
manica a sbuffo, manica a vento AVIAT
wind-sleeve
Manica [ˈmanika] f
la Manica
the Channel
il canale della Manica
the English Channel
il tunnel della Manica
the Channel Tunnel, Eurotunnel
il tunnel della Manica
the Chunnel Brit inf
a(lla) raglan maniche, taglio
raglan
svasato gonna, maniche
flared
English
English
Italian
Italian
sleeveless
senza maniche
slipover
pullover m senza maniche
shirtsleeve
manica f di camicia
in one's shirtsleeves
in maniche di camicia
to roll up one's shirtsleeves
rimboccarsi le maniche (della camicia) also fig
body warmer
= gilet imbottito senza maniche
short-sleeved
con le, a maniche corte
long-sleeved
con le, a maniche lunghe
in the PONS Dictionary
Italian
Italian
English
English
manica <-che> [ˈma:·ni·ka] N f
1. manica (di indumento):
manica
sleeve
a -che corte/lunghe
short/long -sleeved
a mezze -che
short-sleeved
senza -che
sleeveless
in -che di camicia
in one's shirt sleeves
rimboccarsi [o tirarsi su] le -che a. fig
to roll one's sleeves up
essere di manica larga fig
to be indulgent
2. manica pej (gruppo):
manica
gang
Manica [ˈma:·ni·ka] N f
la Manica
the English Channel
il canale della Manica
the English Channel
rimboccarsi le maniche fig
to roll up one's sleeves
maniche a sbuffo
puffed sleeves
English
English
Italian
Italian
sleeveless
senza maniche
short-sleeved
a maniche corte
shirtsleeve
manica f di camicia
to be in shirtsleeves
essere in maniche di camicia
sleeve
manica f
to roll up one's sleeves
rimboccarsi le maniche
it's a whole new ball game
è un altro paio di maniche
windsock
manica f a vento
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
maniche a sbuffo
puffed sleeves
essere di manica larga fig
to be indulgent
tirare su le maniche
to roll up one's sleeves
in maniche di camicia
in one's shirt sleeves
rimboccarsi le maniche fig
to roll up one's sleeves
it's a whole new ball game
è un altro paio di maniche
windsock
manica f a vento
to give sb a beating
dare una manica di botte a qu
that's a different kettle of fish
è un altro paio di maniche
to beat sb black and blue
dare una manica di botte a qu
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Gli uomini indossano un berretto, un corpetto largo infilato nei pantaloni che hanno uno sbuffo sulla coscia e poi si restringono dal ginocchio alla caviglia.
it.wikipedia.org
La camicia ha le maniche ampie a sbuffo e il colletto abbottonato.
it.wikipedia.org
Uno sbuffo costituisce un segnale di pericolo e viene emesso da esemplari allarmati.
it.wikipedia.org
Può anche attaccare i nemici sputando un piccolo sbuffo d'aria.
it.wikipedia.org
L'uomo invece indossa un grande cappello a tesa larga, un cappotto militare rosso con una cinghia trasversale e ampi polsini a sbuffo.
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