chiudere la mano

tenere sotto chiave (anche) fig — to keep under lock and key

prezzo chiavi in mano — (di macchina) on-the-road price Brit, sticker price Am, (di casa) price with immediate entry o possession

chiave di basso/di violino Mus — bass/treble clef

chiudere a chiave — to lock [porta, valigia, cassetto]

- i in mano — aut. [ prezzo] on the road

in chiave politica — from a political viewpoint o slant

chiave di accensione — aut. ignition key

chiave a tubo — box spanner BE, socket wrench

chiave di volta — arch. keystone (anche fig.)

to clap eyes on — buttare o gettare l'occhio su

they clapped him in prison fam — lo sbatterono dentro

to clap eyes on — buttare o gettare l'occhio su

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

to put pen to paper — (write) mettersi a scrivere, prendere la penna in mano; (give signature) firmare, mettere la firma

to put pen to paper — (write) mettersi a scrivere, prendere la penna in mano; (give signature) firmare, mettere la firma

stringere la mano a qn — (afferrarla) to squeeze o press sb's hand, (salutando) to shake sb's hand, shake hands with sb

stringere i denti — to clench one's teeth, fig to grit one's teeth

stringere qn in curva Auto — to cut in on sb on a bend

stringersi a — (muro, parete) to press o.s. up against

stringere un ciclista contro il marciapiede — [ veicolo] to force a cyclist up against the pavement

il tempo stringe — time is running out o getting short

stringere in vita, sui fianchi — [ vestito] to be tight around the waist, the hips

- rsi attorno a — to rally (a)round [parente, amico]; to huddle around o cluster round [ fuoco]

mi si stringe il cuore — my heart wrings o aches

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine