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1 infradiciare
infradiciare v.tr.1 to drench, to soak2 (rendere marcio) to rot.◘ infradiciarsi v.intr.pron.1 to get* drenched, to get* soaked2 (marcire) to rot, to get* rotten.* * *[infradi'tʃare]1. vt(inzuppare) to soak, drench, (marcire) to rot2. vip (infradiciarsi)(vedi vt), to get soaked, get drenched; to rot* * *[infradi'tʃare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (inzuppare) to drench, to soak2) (far marcire) to rot2.verbo pronominale infradiciarsi1) to get* drenched, to get* soaked2) (marcire) to rot, to go* bad* * *infradiciare/infradi't∫are/ [1]1 (inzuppare) to drench, to soak2 (far marcire) to rotII infradiciarsi verbo pronominale1 to get* drenched, to get* soaked2 (marcire) to rot, to go* bad. -
2 inzuppare
soak( intingere) dip* * *inzuppare v.tr.1 to soak, to drench, to steep: la pioggia mi ha inzuppato il soprabito, the rain has soaked through my overcoat; inzuppare il pane nel latte, to soak bread in milk2 (intingere) to dip: inzuppare la penna nell'inchiostro, to dip one's pen in the ink.◘ inzupparsi v.intr.pron. to get* drenched, to get* soaked through: con quel temporale ci siamo inzuppati da capo a piedi, in that storm we got soaked from head to foot.* * *[intsup'pare]1. vt(
gen) inzuppare qc (di) — to soak sth (in)2. vip (inzupparsi)to get soaked, get drenched* * *[intsup'pare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (intingere) to dip, to dunk2) (bagnare completamente) to soak, to drench2.verbo pronominale inzupparsi to get* drenched, to get* soaked* * *inzuppare/intsup'pare/ [1]1 (intingere) to dip, to dunk2 (bagnare completamente) to soak, to drenchII inzupparsi verbo pronominaleto get* drenched, to get* soaked. -
3 rovescio
(pl -sci) reversein tennis backhandfig rovescio d'acqua downpour, cloudburstrovescio di fortuna reversal of fortuneil rovescio della medaglia the other side of the coinmettersi una maglia al rovescio put a sweater on inside out* * *rovescio agg. ( capovolto) upside down; ( con l'interno all'esterno) inside out: il tavolino giaceva rovescio sul pavimento, the table lay upside down on the floor // a rovescio, alla rovescia, ( capovolto) upside down; ( con l'interno all'esterno) inside out; ( col davanti dietro) back to front (o the wrong way round), (fig.) wrongly; badly: quel quadro è appeso alla rovescia, that picture is hanging upside down; ti sei messo il pullover a rovescio, you have put your pullover on inside out; you have put your pullover on back to front; tutto va alla rovescia, everything is going badly; capire qlco. alla rovescia, to misunderstand sthg. // ( lavoro a maglia) punto rovescio, purl stitch◆ s.m.1 reverse, reverse side, other side, back: il rovescio della medaglia, the reverse (o the other side) of the medal (anche fig.); il rovescio di una busta, di un foglio, the back of an envelope, of a sheet of paper; il rovescio di una stoffa, the reverse side of a cloth // ogni cosa ha il suo rovescio, there are two sides to everything2 ( opposto) opposite: egli è proprio il mio rovescio, he is just the opposite of me; fa sempre il rovescio di quello che gli dico, he always does the opposite of what I tell him3 (di pioggia ecc.) heavy shower; (fig.) rain, hail: un rovescio di pioggia, a heavy shower (of rain); un rovescio di sassi, a volley of stones; un rovescio di critiche, a hail of criticism; un rovescio d'ingiurie, a rain of insults4 ( tennis) backhand: è stato un bel rovescio, that was a good backhand (stroke); ha un buon rovescio, he has a good backhand; tirare di rovescio, to play a backhand (stroke); tirare sul rovescio di qlcu., to play on s.o.'s backhand; è debole, forte di rovescio, he has a weak, strong backhand5 ( dissesto, grave danno) setback, reverse, comedown; ( andamento negativo) reversal: rovescio finanziario, financial reverse (o setback); ebbe molti rovesci di fortuna, he suffered many setbacks.* * *[ro'vɛʃʃo] rovescio -scia, -sci, -sce1. aggMaglia purl attr2. sm1) (lato: di stoffa, indumento) wrong side, other side, (di medaglia) reverse2) Meteor downpour, heavy shower3) fig4) Maglia, (anche: punto rovescio) purl (stitch)5) Tennis backhand (stroke)3.a rovescio, alla rovescia avv — (con il davanti dietro) back to front, (sottosopra) upside down, (con l'esterno all'interno) inside out
capisce sempre tutto alla rovescia — he always gets things the wrong way round, he always gets the wrong end of the stick
* * *1. 2.sostantivo maschile1) (lato opposto) (di tessuto, moneta, maglione) back, reverse (side)2) meteor. downpour, drench, shower3) (manrovescio) backhander4) (nel tennis) backhand5) (dissesto) reversal, reverse6) a rovescio (sottosopra) upside down; (con il dentro fuori) inside out; (con il davanti dietro) back to front; (al contrario) backwards; (male) wrongmettere qcs. al rovescio — to put sth. on backwards
capire qcs. a rovescio — to get sth. backwards
••il rovescio della medaglia — fig. the other side of the coin
* * *rovesciopl. - sci /ro'vε∫∫o, ∫i/(a maglia) punto rovescio purl (stitch)1 (lato opposto) (di tessuto, moneta, maglione) back, reverse (side)2 meteor. downpour, drench, shower3 (manrovescio) backhander4 (nel tennis) backhand5 (dissesto) reversal, reverse6 a rovescio (sottosopra) upside down; (con il dentro fuori) inside out; (con il davanti dietro) back to front; (al contrario) backwards; (male) wrong; hai la camicia a rovescio your shirt is inside out; mettere qcs. al rovescio to put sth. on backwards; capire qcs. a rovescio to get sth. backwardsil rovescio della medaglia fig. the other side of the coin. -
4 scroscio
scroscio s.m.1 (di cascata, torrente ecc.) roar: lo scroscio della cascata mi tenne sveglio tutta la notte, the roar of the waterfall kept me awake all night2 (di pioggia, rovescio) shower: fui colto da un violento scroscio di pioggia, I was caught in a heavy shower (of rain) // piovere a scroscio, to rain hard (o to pour with rain)3 (fig.) roar; burst; ( al telefono) noise, interference: scroscio di applausi, thunder (o burst) of applause; scroscio di risa, roar (o burst) of laughter.* * *1) (di pioggia) downpour, drench; (di torrente) roar* * *scrosciopl. - sci /'skrɔ∫∫o, ∫i/sostantivo m.1 (di pioggia) downpour, drench; (di torrente) roar -
5 infracidire
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6 infradiciare
[infradi'tʃare]1. vt(inzuppare) to soak, drench, (marcire) to rot2. vip (infradiciarsi)(vedi vt), to get soaked, get drenched; to rot
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