avere un braccio al collo

stare seduto in braccio a qcn. — to sit in o on sb.'s lap

gettare le -cia al collo di qcn. — to throw o fling one's arms around sb.'s neck

accogliere qcn. a -cia aperte — to welcome sb. with open o outstretched arms

incrociare le -cia — to cross o fold one's arms; fig. to down tools BE

braccio di ferro — arm o Indian AE wrestling; fig. tug-of-war

dare o offrire il braccio a qn — to give sb one's arm

è il suo braccio destro fig — he's his right-hand man

braccio di ferro (anche) fig — trial of strength

a braccia — (sollevare, portare) with one's own hands

incrociare le braccia — to fold one's arms, fig to down tools

mi sono cascate le braccia fig — I could have wept

dare o offrire il braccio a qn — to give sb one's arm

è il suo braccio destro fig — he's his right-hand man

braccio di ferro (anche) fig — trial of strength

a braccia — (sollevare, portare) with one's own hands

incrociare le braccia — to fold one's arms, fig to down tools

mi sono cascate le braccia fig — I could have wept

tendere la mano — to hold out one's hand, (fig : chiedere l'elemosina) to beg, (aiutare) to lend a helping hand

tendere gli orecchi fig — to prick up one's ears

tendere a sinistra Pol — to have left-wing tendencies

tendere il collo — to extend o crane one's neck

tendere la mano a qcn. — fig. to hold sb.'s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand

tendere un'imboscata o un agguato a qcn. to ambush o waylay sb., to set up an ambush for sb.; tendere una trappola o un tranello a qcn. — fig. to lay o set a trap for sb., to dig a pit for sb

tendere al rialzo, al ribasso — econ. to trend up, lower

tendere politicamente a destra, sinistra — to lean o have leanings to the right, left

tendere a — to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]

tendere verso — to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]

tendere a — to approach [valore, cifra]; to tend to [zero, infinito]

tendere a fare — to tend to do, to be prone to do o doing

tende a ingrassare — he tends o has the tendency to put on weight

rompere gli indugi fig — to take action

rompere le scatole a qn fam — to get on sb's nerves

hai proprio rotto (le scatole)! fam — knock it off!

uffa quanto rompi! fam — what a pain the neck you are!

rompersi la testa fig — to rack one's brains

rompersi la schiena fig — to work hard

rompere il muso a qcn. — pop. to smash sb.'s face

rompere gli argini — [ fiume] to break its banks

rompere il ghiaccio — fig. to break the ice

rompete le righe! — mil. fall out!

rompere con — to break up with, to break away from [persona, gruppo]; to break with [ tradizione]; to make a break with [ passato]

hanno deciso di rompere — (lasciarsi) they decided to break it off

- rsi la testa — (scervellarsi) colloq. to rack one's brains

chi rompe paga (e i cocci sono suoi) — prov. = all breakages must be paid for

tirare qn da parte — to take o draw sb aside

tirare qn per i capelli — to pull sb's hair, fig to force sb

tirare le somme fig — to draw a conclusion

tirare su qn — (fig : rallegrare) to cheer sb up, (allevare) to bring sb up

tirarsi dietro qn — to bring o drag sb along

tirarsi addosso qc — to pull sth down on top of o.s., fig to bring sth upon o.s.

tirare il pallone Calcio — to kick the ball

tirare avanti — (fig : vivere) to get by, (proseguire) to struggle on

tirare tardi/mattina — to stay up late/till the early hours o dawn

che aria tira? fig — what are things like?, what's the situation like?

tirare in porta Calcio — to shoot (at goal)

tirarsi su — to pull o.s. up, fig to cheer o.s. up

tirare qcn. per il braccio — to pull sb. by the arm o sb.'s arm

tirare calci — [persona, animale] to kick (out)

tirare un rigore — sport to kick a penalty

te li tirano dietro — fig. they are two o ten a penny, they are a dime a dozen

tirare fuori da qcs. — to take o draw [sth.] out of sth., to produce [sth.] from sth. [ oggetto]

tirami fuori di qui! — (fare uscire) get me out of this place!

tirare giù qcn. dal letto — to get o drag o haul sb. out of bed

oggi tira vento — it's windy o the wind is blowing today

sentire o vedere che aria tira fig. to see which way the wind blows; con l'aria che tira! — at the rate things are going!

tirare di boxe — sport to box

tirare di scherma — sport to fence

tirare in vita — [ vestito] to be (too) tight around one's waist

- rsi i capelli — to pull at one's hair; (l'un l'altro) to pull at each other's hair

- rsi in là — to budge up o over, to shove over

tirati da parte — step o move aside

- rsi fuori dai guai — fig. to wriggle off the hook

tirare per le lunghe, in lungo — to spin out [storia, discussione]; to drag out [riunione, discorso]

tirarla per le lunghe — to drag one's feet o heels, to hang fire

con questo caldo — in o with this heat

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)

tendere la mano — to hold out one's hand, (fig : chiedere l'elemosina) to beg, (aiutare) to lend a helping hand

tendere gli orecchi fig — to prick up one's ears

tendere a sinistra Pol — to have left-wing tendencies