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1 corda
f cord( fune) rope( cordicella) stringmusic stringcorda vocale vocal cordessere giù di corda feel down or depressedtenere qualcuno sulla corda keep someone in suspense or on tenterhookstagliare la corda cut and run* * *corda s.f.1 rope; string; twine; ( cavo) cable; ( filo metallico) wire; ( spago) cord: corda di canapa, hemp rope; un rotolo di corda, a ball of string (o of twine); scala di corda, rope ladder; scarpe di corda, rope-soled shoes (o rope sandals); corda della frusta, whipcord; corda di arco, bow string; salto della corda, ( gioco) skipping; corda dei funamboli, tightrope; ballare sulla corda, to dance on a tightrope // esser giù di corda, (fig. fam.) to feel seedy // dar corda a qlcu., (fig.) to give s.o. (plenty of) rope; non dargli corda o non te lo toglierai più di dosso, don't give him too much leeway or you'll never get rid of him; dagli corda e saprai tutto, let him talk and he'll tell you everything // tagliare la corda, (fig.) to slip away (o to sneak away) // essere con la corda al collo, (fig.) to have reached the end of the road (o of the line); eravamo ormai con la corda al collo, we had no way out; i suoi creditori gli hanno messo la corda al collo, his creditors have got him with a knife to his throat; mi hanno messo la corda al collo con questo lavoro, they have really loaded me down (o they have put me with my back to the wall) with this job // tendere, tirare troppo la corda, (fig.) to overdo things (o to carry things too far) // non parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato, (prov.) speak not of rope in the house of the hanged2 ( di strumenti musicali) string: strumento a corda, string (ed) instrument; corda di pianoforte, piano wire (o string); corda di violino, violin string; tendere le corde di un violino, to tighten (up) the strings of a violin; essere teso come le corde di un violino, (fig.) to have one's nerves on edge // far vibrare, toccare una corda, (fig.) to strike a note; toccare la corda del sentimentalismo, to sound (o to strike) a sentimental note5 ( tortura) strappado* // tenere qlcu. sulla corda, (fig.) to keep s.o. in suspense (o on tenterhooks)6 ( trama del tessuto) thread: mostrare la corda, to be threadbare (o to show signs of wear); un argomento che mostra la corda, (fig.) a threadbare argument8 ( alpinismo, atletica, boxe) rope: ( discesa in) corda doppia, rappel; scendere in corda doppia, to rappel; arrampicarsi con la corda dall'alto, to (climb) top rope // mettere il rivale alle corde, (fig.) to get one's opponent on the ropes.* * *['kɔrda]sostantivo femminile2) sport (di arco, racchetta da tennis) string; (per saltare) skipping rope, jump rope AE; (nella boxe) ropestringere o mettere qcn. alle -e — to put sb. against the ropes
3) mus. string; (di arpa) cord4) alp. rope5)6) mat. chord7) anat.••tirare troppo la corda — to stretch to the limit, to go too far
essere giù di corda — to be on a downer, to be down-in-the-mouth
tagliare la corda — to clear off BE, to flake off colloq., to scarper BE
dare corda a qcn. — to give sb. plenty of rope
toccare la corda giusta con qcn. — to touch on sth. close to sb.'s heart, to strike the right note in sb., to pluck sb.'s heartstrings
parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato — = to make a tactless remark
tenere o lasciare sulla corda — to keep sb. dangling o guessing
* * *corda/'kɔrda/sostantivo f.2 sport (di arco, racchetta da tennis) string; (per saltare) skipping rope, jump rope AE; (nella boxe) rope; saltare la corda to skip; essere alle -e to be on the ropes; stringere o mettere qcn. alle -e to put sb. against the ropes4 alp. rope; discesa a corda doppia abseiling5 dare la corda a un orologio to wind up a clock o watch6 mat. chord7 anat. - e vocali vocal c(h)ordstirare troppo la corda to stretch to the limit, to go too far; essere giù di corda to be on a downer, to be down-in-the-mouth; tagliare la corda to clear off BE, to flake off colloq., to scarper BE; dare corda a qcn. to give sb. plenty of rope; avere la corda al collo to have one's back against the wall; toccare la corda giusta con qcn. to touch on sth. close to sb.'s heart, to strike the right note in sb., to pluck sb.'s heartstrings; parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato = to make a tactless remark; tenere o lasciare sulla corda to keep sb. dangling o guessing. -
2 tranquillante
m tranquil(l)izer* * *tranquillante agg. tranquillizing, reassuring, relaxant◆ s.m. (med.) tranquillizer, relaxant: ingerì una forte dose di tranquillanti, he swallowed a heavy dose of tranquillizers.* * *[trankwil'lante] 1. 2.sostantivo maschile tranquillizer, tranquilizer AE, downer colloq.* * *tranquillante/trankwil'lante/farmaco tranquillante tranquillizertranquillizer, tranquilizer AE, downer colloq. -
3 essere giù di corda
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