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leadcolloq ( picchiare) hit* * *menare v.tr.1 (letter. o region.) (condurre) to lead* (anche fig.); (portare) to bring*: dove mena questa strada?, where does this road lead? (o take us?); menare alla rovina, to lead (o to bring) to ruin; menare il cavallo a mano, to lead a horse // menare il can per l'aia, to beat about the bush // menare qlco. per le lunghe, to drag sthg. out // menare qlcu. per il naso, to lead s.o. by the nose (o to lead s.o. up the garden path) // menare vanto, to boast // menare a fine qlco., (letter.) to complete sthg. (o to bring sthg. to completion) // menare buono, gramo, to bring good, bad luck2 (passare, vivere) to lead*: mena una vita miserabile, he leads (o lives o has) a miserable life3 (agitare, muovere): menare la coda, to wag its tail // menare le mani, to fight (o to come to blows); incominciarono a menare le mani, they started fighting // menare le gambe, to run away // menare la lingua, (fig.) (sparlare) to gossip (o to talk scandal)4 (assestare) to give*, to deal*, to deliver, to land: menare calci a qlcu., to kick s.o.; menare un pugno, to land a punch5 (fam.) (picchiare) to beat, to thump.◘ menarsi v.rifl.rec. (fam.) (picchiarsi) to come* to blows: si sono menati di santa ragione, they beat (o knocked) the living daylights out of each other.* * *[me'nare]1. vt1) (letter: condurre) to take, leadmenare il can per l'aia fig — to beat about Brit o around Am the bush
2)menare qn — to hit o beat sbmenare le mani — (essere manesco) to be free with one's fists, (picchiarsi) to come to blows
3)menarla a qc — (fam : infastidire) to bore sb, drone on to sb
2. vr (menarsi)(uso reciproco) to come to blows* * *[me'nare] 1.verbo transitivo2) (assestare) to deal*, to deliver, to land [ colpi]2.••menarla per le lunghe — to drag one's feet o heels
menarla a qcn. — to niggle (about, over sth.) with sb.
menare qcn. per il naso — colloq. to lead sb. up o down the garden path
menare vanto — to boast, to brag
* * *menare/me'nare/ [1]2 (assestare) to deal*, to deliver, to land [ colpi]II menarsi verbo pronominalecolloq. to fight*, to brawl, to scufflemenare la lingua to blab; menarla per le lunghe to drag one's feet o heels; menarla a qcn. to niggle (about, over sth.) with sb.; menare le mani to fight; menare qcn. per il naso colloq. to lead sb. up o down the garden path; menare il can per l'aia to beat about the bush; menare vanto to boast, to brag.
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