top banana in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Translations for top banana in the English»Italian Dictionary

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banana [Brit bəˈnɑːnə, Am bəˈnænə] N

I.top1 [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] N

1. top (highest or furthest part):

top (of page, ladder, stairs, wall)
cima f
top (of list)
testa f
top (of mountain, hill)
cima f
top (of mountain, hill)
punta f
top (of garden, field)
fondo m
top (of garden, field)
capo m
eight lines from the top
l'ottava riga a partire dall'inizio della pagina
at the top of page, stairs, street, scale
in cima a
at the top of hill
sulla cima di
at the top of list
in testa a
at the top of the building
in cima all'edificio
at the top of the table
a capotavola
to be at the top of one's list fig
essere in cima alla lista
to be at the top of the agenda fig
avere la priorità

II.top1 [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] ADJ

1. top (highest):

top step, storey
ultimo, più alto
top bunk
di sopra
top button, shelf
più alto
top division SPORTS
primo
top layer
superiore
top concern, priority fig
maggiore, principale
in the top left-hand corner
nell'angolo in alto a sinistra
the top corridor
il corridoio dell'ultimo piano
the top notes MUS
le note più alte
the top tax band
l'aliquota imponibile più alta
to pay the top price for sth buyer:
pagare qc al prezzo più alto
“we pay the top prices”
“massima valutazione”
to be in the top class at primary school
essere all'ultimo anno della scuola elementare
to get top marks SCHOOL
avere or ottenere il massimo dei voti
fig top marks to the company for its initiative
dieci e lode alla compagnia per l'iniziativa

III.top1 <forma in -ing topping, pt, pp topped> [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] VB trans

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on top of all this, to top it all (after misfortune)
oltre a tutto questo, come se non bastasse
from top to bottom
da cima a fondo
not to have very much up top inf
avere la zucca vuota
to be over the top (in behaviour, reaction) inf
essere esagerato
he's really over the top! inf
è veramente esagerato!
to be the tops inf, arch
essere il massimo
to be, stay on top
essere sulla vetta
to be top dog
essere il capo
to come out on top (win)
venirne fuori vincitore
to come out on top (survive, triumph)
uscirne vivo
to feel on top of the world
sentirsi in cima al mondo
to go over the top MIL
partire all'assalto
to say things off the top of one's head (without thinking)
dire quello che passa per la mente
I'd say £5, 000, but that's just off the top of my head (without checking)
direi 5.000 sterline, ma ho fatto un calcolo approssimativo, su due piedi
to shout at the top of one's voice
gridare a squarciagola

top2 [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] N (toy)

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top1 [tɑ:p] N (spinning top)

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English
We're talking a good chap; a top banana; a proper fella.
www.dailymail.co.uk
She's now the top banana.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
Top bananas merger, but does it take two to contango?
www.independent.co.uk
Hard work, but the results are top banana.
news.nationalpost.com
In modern times, when whitefaces perform with other clowns, they usually function as the straight man, top banana or the leader of the group.
en.wikipedia.org
Top banana in ever-growing list of so-called superfoods.
www.goodfood.com.au

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