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1 grumbling
['grʌmblɪŋ] 1.1) (complaining) lamentele f.pl., lagnanze f.pl.2) (of thunder) rombo m., brontolio m.; (of stomach) brontolio m., borbottio m.2.aggettivo (complaining) brontolone* * *grumbling /ˈgrʌmblɪŋ/A a.1 che brontola; brontolone; lagnoneB n. [u]brontolio; lagnanze● (fam.) grumbling appendix, appendice dolentegrumblinglyavv.brontolando; lagnandosi; malvolentieri; di malavoglia.* * *['grʌmblɪŋ] 1.1) (complaining) lamentele f.pl., lagnanze f.pl.2) (of thunder) rombo m., brontolio m.; (of stomach) brontolio m., borbottio m.2.aggettivo (complaining) brontolone -
2 grumbling appendix grum·bling ap·pen·dix n
['ɡrʌmblɪŋə'pɛndɪks]appendice f infiammataEnglish-Italian dictionary > grumbling appendix grum·bling ap·pen·dix n
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3 grumblingly
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4 mutter
I ['mʌtə(r)]nome mormorio m., brontolio m.II 1. ['mʌtə(r)]verbo transitivo mormorare [prayer, reply]; borbottare, biascicare [ insult]2.verbo intransitivo brontolare* * *1. verb(to utter words in a quiet voice especially when grumbling etc.) mormorare2. noun(such a sound: He spoke in a mutter.) mormorio* * *mutter /ˈmʌtə(r)/n.mormorio; borbottio; brontolio.(to) mutter /ˈmʌtə(r)/v. i. e t.mormorare; borbottare; brontolare ( anche fig.); parlare fra i denti: to mutter an answer, borbottare una risposta● to mutter to oneself, mormorare fra sé e sémutterern.chi mormora; chi borbotta; borbottone; brontolone.* * *I ['mʌtə(r)]nome mormorio m., brontolio m.II 1. ['mʌtə(r)]verbo transitivo mormorare [prayer, reply]; borbottare, biascicare [ insult]2.verbo intransitivo brontolare -
5 rumble
I ['rʌmbl]nome (of thunder, artillery) rimbombo m., boato m.; (of machines) fracasso m., frastuono m.; (of stomach) brontolio m.II 1. ['rʌmbl] 2.1) (make noise) [thunder, artillery, machines] rimbombare, rintronare; [ stomach] brontolare2) (trundle)to rumble by — [ vehicle] passare rimbombando
* * *1. verb(to make a low grumbling sound: Thunder rumbled in the distance.) rimbombare2. noun(this kind of sound: the rumble of thunder.) rimbombo* * *rumble /ˈrʌmbl/n.● rumble seat, sedile (esterno) posteriore ribaltabile ( di vecchia automobile o di carrozza); ( ora) sedile di fortuna ( di una spider) □ rumble strips, bande sonore ( sulla strada).(to) rumble (1) /ˈrʌmbl/A v. i.2 ( di un veicolo, ecc.) procedere con un rumore sordo: The lorry rumbled past the cyclists, il camion ha superato i ciclisti con un rumore sordoB v. t.(to) rumble (2) /ˈrʌmbl/v. t.(fam.) scoprire ( un'attività illegale o chi la compie): If they rumble you, you'll be in trouble, se ti scoprono sei nei guai; I think they've rumbled us, credo che ci abbiano scoperti.* * *I ['rʌmbl]nome (of thunder, artillery) rimbombo m., boato m.; (of machines) fracasso m., frastuono m.; (of stomach) brontolio m.II 1. ['rʌmbl] 2.1) (make noise) [thunder, artillery, machines] rimbombare, rintronare; [ stomach] brontolare2) (trundle)to rumble by — [ vehicle] passare rimbombando
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6 be *****
[biː] am, is, are pres was, were pt been pp1. vi1) (exist) essere, esistereleave it as it is — lascialo così
the best singer that ever was — il miglior cantante mai esistito
was it? — quanto è costato?, quant'era?me be! — lasciami in pace!so
be it — sia pure, e siahis wife to be — la sua futura moglie
2) (in place) essere, trovarsishe won't be here tomorrow — non ci sarà domani
we've been here for ages — sono secoli che siamo qui
Edinburgh is in Scotland — Edimburgo è or si trova in Scozia
it's on the table — è or sta sul tavolo
3)there were 3 of us — eravamo in 3
there was once a house here — qua una volta c'era una casa
4)(presenting, pointing out)
here is or here are — eccothere is or there are — (over there) ecco
you are (take it) — ecco qua (prendi)5)(come, go: esp in perfect tense)
I've been to China — sono stato in Cinahave you been? — dove sei stato?2. copulative vb1) esserehe's a pianist — è (un) pianista
the book is in French — il libro è in francese
2) (health) stareare you? — come stai (or sta)?3)3. impers vb1)2) (time) essere3)it's 5 km to the village — da qui al paese sono 5 km4) (weather) fare5)it's only me — sono solo io4. aux vb1)(with present participle: forming continuous tenses)
they're coming tomorrow — vengono domaniwhat are you doing? — che fai?, che stai facendo?
he's always grumbling — brontola sempre, non fa che brontolare
2) (with past participle: forming passives) esserewhat's to be done? — che fare?
3)he's back again, is he? — così è tornato, eh?he's handsome, isn't he? — è un bell'uomo, vero?
it was fun, wasn't it? — è stato bello, no?
4)(+ to + infinitive)
he's to be congratulated on his work — dobbiamo fargli i complimenti per il suo lavoroyou're to do as I tell you — devi fare come ti dico
he's not to open it — non deve aprirlo
the car is to be sold — abbiamo (or hanno etc) intenzione di vendere la macchina
am I to understand that...? — devo dedurre che...?
5)(
modal: supposition) if it was or were to snow... — (se) dovesse nevicare...if
I were you... — se fossi in te...•- be on to
См. также в других словарях:
grumbling — index criticism, petulant, querulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Grumbling — Grumble Grum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grunbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grumbling}.] [Cf. LG. grummeln, grumen, D. grommelen, grommen, and F. grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm, murmur, grumble, surly. [root]35. Cf. {Grum}, {Grim}.] 1. To murmur … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grumbling — n. chronic, constant grumbling * * * [ grʌmblɪŋ] constant grumbling chronic … Combinatory dictionary
grumbling — grum|bling [ˈgrʌmblıŋ] n 1.) [U] also grumblings [plural] a complaint about something ▪ She paid up, with some grumbling. ▪ Soon, the grumblings turned to open discontent. 2.) [U] a low continuous sound ▪ the grumbling of distant thunder … Dictionary of contemporary English
grumbling appendix — noun An intermittent pain in the vermiform appendix, often a precursor of appendicitis • • • Main Entry: ↑grumble … Useful english dictionary
grumbling — noun a) Complaining. b) Rumbling … Wiktionary
grumbling — Synonyms and related words: beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, boom, booming, complaining, complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, destructive criticism, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled,… … Moby Thesaurus
grumbling — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. discontented, sour, grouchy; see irritable … English dictionary for students
grumbling — grum·bling || grÊŒmblɪŋ n. low discontented muttering, sullen complaining; growling; rumbling adj. complaining, discontented grum·ble || grÊŒmbl n. low discontented mutter, sullen complaint; growl; rumble v. rumble; growl; complain, mutter… … English contemporary dictionary
grumbling — adjective (of an internal organ) give intermittent discomfort. → grumble … English new terms dictionary
grumbling — n. Complaint, murmuring, repining, fault finding … New dictionary of synonyms