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1 rag
I 1. [ræg]1) (cloth) brandello m., cencio m., straccio m.2) colloq. (local newspaper) giornale m. locale; spreg. (tabloid) giornalaccio m., giornale m. di scarsa qualità2.nome plurale rags (old clothes) stracci m., abiti m. vecchiin rags — cencioso, vestito di stracci
••it's like a red rag to a bull — gli fa vedere rosso, lo fa andare in bestia
II [ræg]to lose one's rag — AE colloq. uscire dai gangheri
* * *[ræɡ](a piece of old, torn or worn cloth: I'll polish my bike with this old rag.) straccio- ragged- raggedly
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- rags* * *I [ræɡ] n1) (piece of cloth) straccio, cenciorags npl, (old clothes) stracci mpl2) (fam: newspaper) giornalaccioII [ræɡ] vt Brit* * *rag (1) /ræg/n.2 ( anche fig.) brandello; lembo: in rags, in brandelli; stracciato; The book had been torn to rags, il libro era stato ridotto a brandelli● rag-and-bone man, straccivendolo □ rag doll, bambola di pezza □ rag market, mercato di abiti usati □ rag merchant, straccivendolo □ rag-paper, carta di stracci □ (edil.) rag-rolling, pittura a straccio; cenciatura □ rag rug, tappeto di stracci intrecciati; «rag rug» □ (fam.) a rags-to-riches story, la storia di un'ascesa dalla povertà alla ricchezza □ (fam.) the rag trade, l'industria dell'abbigliamento □ as a red rag to a bull, come agitare un drappo rosso davanti a un toro infuriato □ ( slang) to chew the rag, farsi una chiacchierata □ (fam.) to feel like a wet rag, sentirsi uno straccio □ from rags to riches, dalla povertà alla ricchezza □ (fam. ingl.) to lose one's rag, perdere le staffe □ ( slang USA) to be on the rag, avere le mestruazioni □ (fam. USA) to take the rag off the bush, batterli tutti; essere il massimo: I've seen loads already but this sure takes the rag off the bush!, ne ho già visti un mucchio ma questo di sicuro li batte tutti!rag (2) /ræg/n. ( slang)1 (in GB) serie di manifestazioni di intrattenimento organizzate dagli studenti universitari a scopo di beneficenza ( in un giorno detto rag day, o in una data settimana, rag week)2 scherzo chiassoso; burla.rag (3) /ræg/n.(mus.) brano di ragtime.rag (4) /ræg/n.(edil.) lastra di ardesia ( per tetti).(to) rag (1) /ræg/v. t.1 (antiq.) prendersi gioco di; burlarsi di(to) rag (2) /ræg/v. t.* * *I 1. [ræg]1) (cloth) brandello m., cencio m., straccio m.2) colloq. (local newspaper) giornale m. locale; spreg. (tabloid) giornalaccio m., giornale m. di scarsa qualità2.nome plurale rags (old clothes) stracci m., abiti m. vecchiin rags — cencioso, vestito di stracci
••it's like a red rag to a bull — gli fa vedere rosso, lo fa andare in bestia
II [ræg]to lose one's rag — AE colloq. uscire dai gangheri
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2 oily
['ɔɪlɪ]1) (saturated) [cloth, food, hair, skin] unto; [ stain] di unto, di grasso; [ water] sporco di olio, nafta2) (in consistency) [ dressing] oleoso; [ lotion] grasso3) spreg. (slimy) [person, tone] untuoso* * *1) (of, like or covered with oil: an oily liquid; an oily rag.) oleoso, untuoso2) (trying to be too friendly or polite: The waiters in that restaurant are too oily.) untuoso* * *oily /ˈɔɪlɪ/a.● (fig.) oily-tongued, untuoso; mellifluo.* * *['ɔɪlɪ]1) (saturated) [cloth, food, hair, skin] unto; [ stain] di unto, di grasso; [ water] sporco di olio, nafta2) (in consistency) [ dressing] oleoso; [ lotion] grasso3) spreg. (slimy) [person, tone] untuoso
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Oily Rag — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Oily Rag (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on oily rag instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/oily rag … Wikipedia
Oily rag — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Oily rag (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on oily rag instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/oily rag … Wikipedia
Oily Rag — Cockney Rhyming Slang Fag (cigarette) Give us an oily … English dialects glossary
oily rag — noun a) An employee in a menial, unskilled role in a factory or workshop. Named for such employees often carrying a rag with them to wipe up spillages of oil or grease. b) A cigarette by way of fag … Wiktionary
smell of an oily rag — noun A very small amount, or the absolute minimum (usually of money). We have found them in the remote corners of Asia Minor, sans souliers, sans culottes, often in rags, living on the smell of an oily rag or a raw onion, trying their best to… … Wiktionary
oily rag — n British 1. a disparaging term applied to inexperienced or incompetent motor mechanics who are assigned menial jobs such as wiping away grease 2. a cigarette. This piece of rhyming slang, from fag, was common in the 1950s but is now rarely heard … Contemporary slang
oily (rag) — • Rhyming Slang for fag (cigarette) … Londonisms dictionary
rag — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean ▪ dirty, filthy, oily, old, tattered ▪ bloodstained, bloody ▪ … Collocations dictionary
oily — [[t]ɔ͟ɪli[/t]] oilier, oiliest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is oily is covered with oil or contains oil. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag... When she was younger, she had very oily skin... Paul found the sauce too oily. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu… … English dictionary
oily — oil|y [ˈɔıli] adj 1.) covered with oil ▪ He wiped his hands on an oily rag. 2.) similar to oil ▪ an oily liquid 3.) oily hair or skin contains more natural oil than is usual or desirable = ↑greasy ▪ a shampoo for oily hair 4.) oily food contains… … Dictionary of contemporary English
oily — UK [ˈɔɪlɪ] / US adjective Word forms oily : adjective oily comparative oilier superlative oiliest 1) covered with oil, or containing oil oily fish such as mackerel or herring an oily rag oily skin 2) looking, feeling, smelling, or tasting like… … English dictionary