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1 ♦ tail
♦ tail (1) /teɪl/n.1 coda ( anche fig.); estremità, fine; ( d'abito) falda: the peacock's tail, la coda del pavone; ( del cane) to wag one's tail, scodinzolare; a bushy tail, una coda a (forma di) pennello; the tail of a comet, la coda d'una cometa; the tail of a shirt, l'estremità inferiore d'una camicia; the tail of a car, l'estremità posteriore di un'auto; He watched me out of the tail of his eye, mi ha guardato con la coda dell'occhio2 codazzo; seguito: The President was followed by a tail of attendants, il Presidente era seguito da un codazzo di collaboratori3 [u] ( di moneta, spesso al pl.) rovescio; croce: Heads or tails?, testa o croce?; Tails I win, per me, croce!4 (pl.) (= tailcoat) giacca a coda di rondine; marsina; frac: The men were all in tails, gli uomini erano tutti in frac5 (zool.) pinna caudale8 (fam.) pedinatore9 (fam.) pedinamento11 (volg.) coda; pene12 (volg.) scopata● (aeron.) tail assembly, piani di coda; impennaggio verticale □ tail-braid, rinforzo dell'orlo ( della camicia) □ (autom.) tail chase, inseguimento ravvicinato □ tail end, fine, coda (fig.); (fam.) sedere, deretano: the tail end of a procession, la coda d'un corteo □ the tail end of a speech, la chiusa di un discorso □ ( sport e fig.) tail-ender, fanalino di coda (fig.) □ tail fin, (zool.) pinna caudale; (aeron.) deriva di coda □ tail gate, cateratta inferiore ( di una chiusa) □ (aeron.) tail-heavy, appoppato □ (fam. USA) tail job, pedinamento ( di un detective privato) □ ( cricket) the tail, i giocatori poco abili con la mazza ( e quindi vanno a battere per ultimi) □ the tail of a «g», la gamba di una «g» □ ( sport) the tail of the field, la coda della corsa □ (meteor.) the tail of a gale, la coda di una burrasca □ (aeron.) tail rotor, rotore di coda ( di elicottero) □ (aeron.) tail slide, scivolata di coda □ (aeron.) tail surface, impennaggio □ (fig.: di persona) tails up, di buon umore; su di morale □ (fig.) the tail wagging the dog, una cosa o persona insignificante che condiziona la sorte di cose o persone assai più importanti □ (aeron.) tail wheel, ruota di coda; ruotino □ tail wind, (naut.) vento di poppa; (aeron.) vento di coda □ to have one's tail down, avere la coda bassa; (fam.) essere giù di giri □ to have one's tail up, avere la coda dritta; (fam.) essere su di giri (o di morale) □ ( anche fig.) to put one's tail between one's legs, mettere la coda fra le gambe □ (fam.: della polizia, ecc.) to put a tail on sb., far pedinare q. □ ( slang USA) to sit on one's tail, stare seduto sulle chiappe □ (autom., fam.) to sit on sb. 's tail, tallonare q. dappresso □ to turn tail, fare dietrofront ( e scappare) □ (fig.) to twist sb. 's tail, pestare i piedi a q.; infastidire q. □ (fig.) to twist the lion's tail, pestare la coda al leone; tirar la coda al diavolo □ I can make neither head nor tail of it, non riesco a venirne a capo; non ci capisco un acca.tail (2) /teɪl/n.● estate tail (o estate in tail), beni soggetti a proprietà limitata.(to) tail /teɪl/v. t.4 (fam., anche to tail after) seguire dappresso; stare alle calcagna di; pedinare: The thief was being tailed by a policeman, il ladro aveva un poliziotto alle calcagna8 (volg.) chiavare, fottere, scopare (volg.).
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