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21 ■ knock down
■ knock downv. t. + avv.1 colpire e gettare a terra; atterrare; ( boxe) mandare (o mettere) al tappeto: to be knocked down, essere gettato a terra; ( boxe) andare al tappeto3 demolire; abbattere; buttare giù: The unsafe building was knocked down, l'edificio pericolante è stato demolito; The enemy knocked down one of the town gates, i nemici abbatterono una delle porte della città; ( atletica) to knock a hurdle down, buttare giù un ostacolo; (equit.) to knock a fence down, abbattere uno steccato8 (fam.) farsi fare una riduzione ( sul prezzo) da; far scendere: He was asking £100, but I knocked him down to £90, chiedeva 100 sterline, ma l'ho fatto scendere a 909 (fam. USA) guadagnare ( una data somma); fare, portarsi a casa (fam.) □ (fam.) You could have knocked me down with a feather, rimasi di stucco (o a bocca aperta); ero allibito. -
22 ■ knock over
■ knock overv. t. + avv.1 (urtare e) rovesciare; far cadere: to knock over a cup of coffee, rovesciare una tazzina di caffè; ( sport) to knock over an obstacle, abbattere un ostacolo3 (fam.) sbalordire; lasciare di stucco4 (fam.) battere; sconfiggere; stracciare -
23 ■ knock together
■ knock togetherv. t. + avv.(fam.) fare (costruire, ecc.) alla meglio; mettere insieme; arrangiare; improvvisare: We knocked together a shelter, abbiamo costruito alla meglio un riparo; to knock together something to eat, improvvisare un pasto; preparare qualcosa da mangiare con quello che c'è. -
24 knock around
* * *1. vt + adv(person, object) maltrattare2. vi + adv(fam: person) vagabondareit's knocking around here somewhere — è qui in giro, da qualche parte* * * -
25 ■ knock back
■ knock backv. t. + avv.2 (fam. GB) respingere; bocciare4 (fam.) sbalordire; lasciare di stucco5 (fam.) costare ( un mucchio di soldi, ecc.) a: The dentist's fees knocked me back quite a bit, il dentista mi è costato un bel po' di soldi. -
26 ■ knock into
■ knock intov. i. + prep.1 andare a sbattere contro; urtare: He ran out and almost knocked into an old lady, è corso fuori ed è andato quasi a sbattere contro una vecchietta2 (fam.) imbattersi in. -
27 ■ knock through
■ knock throughA v. t. + avv.(edil.) abbattere ( un muro divisorio)B v. i. + avv.(edil.) abbattere un divisorio (o un tramezzo). -
28 knock-back
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29 knock-down
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30 knock-out
['nɒkaʊt] 1.1) (in boxing) knockout m., KO m.2) colloq.2.to be a knock-out — [person, show] essere una cannonata
1) sport [ competition] a eliminazione* * *['nɒkaʊt] 1.1) (in boxing) knockout m., KO m.2) colloq.2.to be a knock-out — [person, show] essere una cannonata
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31 knock-on adj
['nɒk'ɒn]knock-on effect — reazione f a catena
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32 knock-for-knock agreement knock-for-knock agree·ment n Brit
['nɒkfə'nɒkə'ɡriːm(ə)nt]accordo fra assicurazioni auto per risarcire i propri clienti indipendentemente dalla responsabilitàEnglish-Italian dictionary > knock-for-knock agreement knock-for-knock agree·ment n Brit
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33 knock-kneed adj
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34 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) maltrattare2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) viaggiare qua e là3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) frequentare -
35 knock-kneed
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36 knock knees
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37 knock-on effect
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39 technical knock-out
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40 knockout knock·out n
['nɒkˌaʊt]1) Boxing knock out m inv2) (fam: person) schianto, cannonata
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knock in — [phrasal verb] knock (a run or runner) in or knock in (a run or runner) baseball : to cause (a run or runner) to score He knocked in [=batted in, drove in] a run in the second inning with a double to left field. • • • Main Entry: ↑knock … Useful english dictionary