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I [bɑːk] II [bɑːk]verbo transitivo sbucciarsi, scorticarsi [elbow, shin]III [bɑːk]nome abbaio m., latrato m.••IV [bɑːk]••to be barking up the wrong tree — sbagliare, essere fuori strada
* * *I 1. noun(the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.)2. verb1) (to make this sound: The dog barked at the stranger.)2) (to utter abruptly: She barked a reply.)II 1. noun(the covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: He stripped the bark off the branch.)2. verb(to take the skin off (part of the body) by accident: I barked my shin on the table.)* * *I [bɒːk] n(of tree) cortecciaII [bɒːk]1. n(of dog) latrato, abbaiare m2. vito be barking up the wrong tree — essere sulla strada sbagliata, sbagliarsi di grosso
•- bark out* * *bark (1) /bɑ:k/n.1 abbaio; latrato2 (fam.) tosse3 (fam.) risata forte e secca4 (fam.) secco ordine● (prov.) His bark is worse than his bite, can che abbaia non morde.bark (2) /bɑ:k/n. [u]1 corteccia; scorza● bark-peeler, scortecciatore.bark (3) /bɑ:k/n.1 (naut.) brigantino a palo2 (poet.) barca.(to) bark (1) /bɑ:k/A v. i.3 (fam.) tossireB v. t.● to bark at the moon, abbaiare alla luna □ (fig.) to bark up the wrong tree, essere fuori strada; aver preso una pista falsa.(to) bark (2) /bɑ:k/v. t.3 (fam.) scorticare, sbucciare ( la pelle): The boy fell and barked his knees, il ragazzo cadde e si sbucciò le ginocchia.* * *I [bɑːk] II [bɑːk]verbo transitivo sbucciarsi, scorticarsi [elbow, shin]III [bɑːk]nome abbaio m., latrato m.••IV [bɑːk]••to be barking up the wrong tree — sbagliare, essere fuori strada
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his bark is worse than his bite — His words may be bad tempered or fierce, but his actual deeds are not so bad • • • Main Entry: ↑bark … Useful english dictionary
bark is worse than his bite — he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite … English idioms
bark is worse than one's bite — someone isn t as bad as they sound Don t worry if he gets angry his bark is worse than his bite … Idioms and examples
his bark is worse than his bite — he looks or sounds scarier than he really is … English contemporary dictionary
bark worse than one's bite — {informal} Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions. * /The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite./ * /The boss sometimes talks roughly to the men, but they know that his bark is worse than his bite./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
bark worse than one's bite — {informal} Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions. * /The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite./ * /The boss sometimes talks roughly to the men, but they know that his bark is worse than his bite./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
bark\ worse\ than\ one's\ bite — informal Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions. The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite. The boss sometimes talks roughly to the men, but they know that his bark is worse than his bite. She was… … Словарь американских идиом
bark — [[t]bɑ͟ː(r)k[/t]] barks, barking, barked 1) VERB When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times. Don t let the dogs bark... [V at n] A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing. N COUNT Bark is also a noun. The Doberman… … English dictionary
bite — [[t]ba͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ bites, biting, bit, bitten 1) VERB If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you. [V n] Both… … English dictionary
bite — bite1 S2 [baıt] v past tense bit [bıt] past participle bitten [ˈbıtn] present participle biting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(teeth)¦ 2¦(insect/snake)¦ 3¦(press hard)¦ 4¦(effect)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(fish)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bark (dog) — Barking is a noise most commonly produced by dogs. Woof is the most common representation in the English language for this sound (especially for large dogs), other than bark. Other transliterations include the onomatopoeic ruff , arf , yip (for… … Wikipedia