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1 bandy about
bandy around bandy [sth.] about o around fare circolare, diffondere [names, information, statistics]* * *vt + adv(word, phrase) ripetere con insistenza* * *bandy around bandy [sth.] about o around fare circolare, diffondere [names, information, statistics] -
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3 bandy
I ['bændɪ] II ['bændɪ]* * *['bændi]((of legs) bent outwards at the knee: She wears long skirts to hide her bandy legs.) storto, arcuato* * *bandy (1) /ˈbændɪ/A n.2 mazza da ‘bandy’B a.● bandy leg, ginocchio varo.bandy (2) /ˈbændɪ/n.carro indiano.(to) bandy /ˈbændɪ/v. t.1 (generalm. to bandy about o around) ripetere ( un nome, una storia, ecc.); parlare o discutere apertamente di: Figures were bandied about freely, circolavano le cifre più disparate; a much bandied-about name, un nome che è sulla bocca di molti2 scambiarsi ( con animosità): to bandy accusations, scambiarsi accuse; to bandy words with sb., discutere con q.; avere un battibecco con q.3 rilanciarsi (una palla, ecc.).* * *I ['bændɪ] II ['bændɪ] -
4 bandy ban·dy vt
['bændɪ](jokes, insults) scambiarsi
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bandy about — verb discuss casually bandy about an idea • Hypernyms: ↑hash out, ↑discuss, ↑talk over • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˌbandy a ˈround … Useful english dictionary
bandy about — phrasal verb bandy around or bandy about [transitive] Word forms bandy around : present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around past tense bandied around past participle bandied around to… … English dictionary
bandy about — bandy (something) about to talk about something without being careful about facts. The number $31 million was bandied about at the time, although actual losses might have been much lower … New idioms dictionary
bandy about — or bandy around PHRASAL VERB: usu passive (disapproval) If someone s name or something such as an idea is bandied about or is bandied around, that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way. [be V ed P] He whispered my name… … English dictionary
bandy about — {v. phr.} To spread rumors or whisper secrets. * /The news of Jim and Mary s divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bandy about — {v. phr.} To spread rumors or whisper secrets. * /The news of Jim and Mary s divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bandy\ about — v. phr. To spread rumors or whisper secrets. The news of Jim and Mary s divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it … Словарь американских идиом
bandy — Ⅰ. bandy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (bandier, bandiest) ▪ (of a person s legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete bandy curved hockey stick . Ⅱ. bandy [2] ► … English terms dictionary
bandy — I. /ˈbændi / (say bandee) verb (t) (bandied, bandying) 1. to pass from one to another, or back and forth; give and take. 2. to throw or strike to and fro, or from side to side, as a ball in tennis. –noun (plural bandies) 3. → bandy ball. 4. a… …
bandy — ban|dy1 [ˈbændi] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from bandy hockey stick (17 19 centuries), perhaps from French bandé, past participle of bander; BANDY2] bandy legs curve out at the knees >bandy legged [ˌbændi ˈlegd, ˈlegıd] adj bandy 2… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bandy around — phrasal verb bandy around or bandy about [transitive] Word forms bandy around : present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around past tense bandied around past participle bandied around to… … English dictionary