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I. pizzicato [pittsiˈkato] N m MUS

pizzicato: pizzicato

II. pizzicato [pittsiˈkato] ADV

pizzicato: pizzicato

I. pizzicare [pittsiˈkare] VB trans

1. pizzicare (stringere con le dita):

pizzicare: to pinch

pizzicare il braccio, sedere di qn: to pinch sb's arm, bottom

2. pizzicare (irritare) cibi:

pizzicare lingua: to burn

questa sciarpa pizzica il collo: this scarf is scratchy

3. pizzicare (pungere):

pizzicare zanzara: persona: to bite

pizzicare fumo: naso, gola: to sting

4. pizzicare MUS:

pizzicare corde, chitarra: to pluck

5. pizzicare (sorprendere):

pizzicare inf: to nick Brit

pizzicare inf: to pinch Am

pizzicare polizia:: to cop

pizzicare criminale, ladro: to nab

sua madre l'ha pizzicato mentre rubava dei cioccolatini nella dispensa: his mother caught him stealing chocolates from the cupboard

si è fatto pizzicare mentre barava all'esame: he got caught cheating in the exam

farsi pizzicare: to get nabbed

II. pizzicare [pittsiˈkare] VB intr aux avere

1. pizzicare (prudere):

pizzicare occhi, pelle:: to prick

mi pizzicano gli occhi: my eyes are pricking

mi sento pizzicare dappertutto: my skin feels prickly

mi pizzicano le guance dal or per il freddo: the cold makes my cheeks tingle

2. pizzicare (essere piccante):

pizzicare senape, salsa:: to be hot

pizzicare senape, salsa:: to burn

pizzicare formaggio, vino:: to be sharp

3. pizzicare (essere frizzante):

pizzicare bibita:: to be fizzy

pizzicare bibita:: to be sparkling

III. pizzicarsi VB refl

1. pizzicarsi (schiacciarsi):

pizzicarsi: to catch oneself

mi sono pizzicato le dita nella porta: I caught or trapped my fingers in the door

pizzicarsi il dito in qc: to nip one's finger in sth

2. pizzicarsi (darsi un pizzicotto):

pizzicarsi: to pinch oneself

pizzicarsi le guance: to pinch one's cheeks

3. pizzicarsi (stuzzicarsi):

pizzicarsi inf: to tease each other

English

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Italian

Italian

pizzicato: pizzicato

twangy: dal suono vibrato, pizzicato

plunk banjo, guitar: pizzicare le corde di

my skin feels prickly: mi sento pizzicare dappertutto

pluck strings: pizzicare

pluck guitar: suonare, pizzicare le corde di

pinch: pizzicare

pinch: pizzicare

pinch inf: pizzicare

twang: fare suonare, pizzicare le corde di

tweak ear, nose: tirare, pizzicare

Italian

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English

pizzicato [pit·tsi·ˈka:·to] N m (tecnica)

pizzicato: pizzicato

I. pizzicare [pit·tsi·ˈka:·re] VB trans

1. pizzicare:

pizzicare (con le dita): to pinch

pizzicare (solleticare): to tickle

2. pizzicare (pungere):

pizzicare: to sting

3. pizzicare (stuzzicare):

pizzicare: to tease

4. pizzicare inf (cogliere):

pizzicare: to catch

5. pizzicare MUS:

pizzicare: to pluck

II. pizzicare [pit·tsi·ˈka:·re] VB intr

1. pizzicare (prudere):

pizzicare: to tingle

2. pizzicare (essere piccante):

pizzicare: to be hot

English

English

Italian

Italian

tweak: pizzicare

prickle: pizzicare

prickle: pizzicare

nip pliers: pizzicare

twang strings: pizzicare

tickle clothes: pizzicare

pluck: pizzicare

pinch: pizzicare

pick guitar: pizzicare [o suonare]

Presente
io	pizzico
tu	pizzici
lui/lei/Lei	pizzica
noi	pizziciamo
voi	pizzicate
loro	pizzicano

Imperfetto
io	pizzicavo
tu	pizzicavi
lui/lei/Lei	pizzicava
noi	pizzicavamo
voi	pizzicavate
loro	pizzicavano

Passato remoto
io	pizzicai
tu	pizzicasti
lui/lei/Lei	pizzicò
noi	pizzicammo
voi	pizzicaste
loro	pizzicarono

Futuro semplice
io	pizzicerò
tu	pizzicerai
lui/lei/Lei	pizzicerà
noi	pizziceremo
voi	pizzicerete
loro	pizziceranno

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Intuitivamente, l'effetto può essere banalmente riprodotto con un elastico teso fra le mani e pizzicato.

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Il terzo metatarso ha una lunghezza di quarantanove millimetri ed è in cima un po' pizzicato dal secondo e dal quarto metatarso.

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Nella femmina, invece, essendo più piccole sono anche molto più efficaci e consentono alla portatrice di pizzicare con più forza e con maggiore danno.

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Lo strumento solitamente viene suonato sfregando i crini di un arco sulla lingua di legno, che in alternativa può essere percossa o pizzicata.

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La famiglia del clavicembalo ha probabilmente avuto origine quando una tastiera è stata adattata a un salterio, fornendo così un mezzo per pizzicare le corde.

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