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I [hɪtʃ]1) (problem) intoppo m., ostacolo m., difficoltà f.2) (knot) nodo m.II 1. [hɪtʃ]2) colloq. (thumb)2.verbo intransitivo colloq. fare l'autostop- hitch up••to get hitched — colloq. = sposarsi
* * *[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) attaccare, agganciare2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) fare l'autostop2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) intoppo2) (a kind of knot.) nodo3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) strattone•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up* * *[hɪtʃ]1. n(impediment, obstacle) intoppo, contrattempo, (difficulty) difficoltà f invwithout a hitch — senza intoppi, a gonfie vele
2. vtto get hitched fam — sposarsi
2) fam3. viSee:•- hitch up* * *hitch /hɪtʃ/n.1 colpo; strattone; balzo; sobbalzo: to give one's trousers a hitch, dare uno strattone ai calzoni; tirarsi su i calzoni4 (naut.) nodo5 (fig.) impedimento; intoppo; difficoltà; ostacolo: a slight hitch, un piccolo intoppo; The ceremony went off without a hitch, la cerimonia è filata via liscia (o senza difficoltà)(to) hitch /hɪtʃ/A v. i.2 attaccarsi; legarsi3 restare impigliato; impigliarsi4 ( slang) chiedere un passaggio ( in auto, ecc.); fare l'autostop: to hitch from coast to coast, fare la traversata degli Stati Uniti con l'autostop; We hitched to Rome, siamo andati a Roma in autostopB v. t.2 attaccare; agganciare; legare: to hitch a horse to a wagon, attaccare un cavallo a un carro; (ferr.) to hitch a goods wagon, agganciare un carro merci; to hitch a rope over a pole, legare una fune a un palo3 ( slang) ottenere ( un passaggio): to hitch a lift (o a ride) on a lorry, farsi dare un passaggio su un camion● (fig.) to hitch one's wagon to a star, legarsi a una persona importante per fare carriera □ ( slang) to get hitched, sposarsi; impiccarsi (fig. fam.).* * *I [hɪtʃ]1) (problem) intoppo m., ostacolo m., difficoltà f.2) (knot) nodo m.II 1. [hɪtʃ]2) colloq. (thumb)2.verbo intransitivo colloq. fare l'autostop- hitch up••to get hitched — colloq. = sposarsi
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