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1 marcia
f (pl -ce) marchsports walktechnology motoring gearmarcia indietro reversemettersi in marcia set off* * *marcia1 s.f.1 march (anche mil.): raggiunsero la capitale dopo tre giorni di marcia, after three days' march they reached the capital; dopo un'ora di marcia ci fermammo, after walking one hour we halted // mettere in marcia, to start; mettersi in marcia, to set off (o to start off) // marcia forzata, forced march: siamo indietro col lavoro e quindi occorre procedere a marce forzate, (fig.) we are behind with our work and so we'll have to put a spurt on // (mil.) formazione di marcia, order of march // (st.) marcia su Roma, march on Rome2 ( sport) walk: marcia non competitiva, non-competitive walk3 (manifestazione) march: organizzare una marcia di protesta, to organize a protest march4 (mus.) march: marcia funebre, dead (o funeral) march; marcia nuziale, trionfale, wedding, triumphal march5 (aut.) gear, speed: automobile a quattro marce, car with four gears; innestare la marcia, to engage the gears; cambiare (la) marcia, to change gear; inversione di marcia, reverse; ''In che marcia sei?'' ''In terza'', ''Which gear are you in?'' ''Third''; marcia sovramoltiplicata, overdrive; marcia avanti, forward gear (o speed); andare a marcia avanti, to go in forward gear, (di nave) to go ahead; marcia indietro, reverse gear; andare a marcia indietro, to reverse // far marcia indietro, (fig.) to back out // avere una marcia in più, (fig.) to be a cut above.* * *1) (movimento di persone, soldati) marchmarcia per la pace, di protesta — peace, protest march
in senso contrario a quello di marcia — backwards, with one's back to the engine, facing backward(s)
nel senso di marcia — facing the engine, facing forward(s)
3) aut. gear, speedcambiare marcia — to change o shift AE gear
fare marcia indietro — to back (up), to go into reverse, to reverse, to go back; fig. to back off, to back-pedal, to backtrack
4) sport walk, walking race5) mus. marchmarcia funebre — Death March, funeral march
••* * *marciapl. -ce /'mart∫a, t∫e/ ⇒ 10sostantivo f.1 (movimento di persone, soldati) march; marcia per la pace, di protesta peace, protest march; in marcia on the march; è a un giorno di marcia da qui it's a day's march from here2 (movimento di veicoli) in senso contrario a quello di marcia backwards, with one's back to the engine, facing backward(s); nel senso di marcia facing the engine, facing forward(s); fare un'inversione di marcia to make a U-turn3 aut. gear, speed; cambiare marcia to change o shift AE gear; fare marcia indietro to back (up), to go into reverse, to reverse, to go back; fig. to back off, to back-pedal, to backtrack4 sport walk, walking race; la marcia di 10 km the 10 km walkavere una marcia in più to have the edge over o on. -
2 schiena
f backmal m di schiena back ache* * *schiena s.f.1 back: dietro la schiena, behind one's back; avere mal di schiena, to have backache; essere disteso sulla schiena, to be lying on one's back; appoggiò la schiena alla parete, he leaned against the wall; portare qlco. sulla schiena, to carry sthg. on one's back; colpire, pugnalare qlcu. alla schiena, to stab s.o. in the back (anche fig.); curvare la schiena, to bend one's back, (fig.) to bow one's neck; rompere la schiena a qlcu., to break s.o.'s back; rompersi la schiena, to break one's back (anche fig.); non ti rompi certo la schiena per il troppo lavoro!, you don't overwork (o strain) yourself!; vedere qlcu. di schiena, to have a backview of s.o.; l'ho visto solo di schiena, non lo riconoscerei, I only saw him from behind, I wouldn't recognize him; voltare la schiena a qlcu., to turn one's back on s.o. // trasporto a schiena di mulo, d'asino, transport by mule, by donkey; strada a schiena di mulo, d'asino, cambered road; ponte a schiena di mulo, d'asino, humpbacked bridge // lavoro di schiena, backbreaking work // avere molti anni sulla schiena, to have many years on one's shoulders (o to be a person of many summers)2 ( di monte) ridge, crest.* * *['skjɛna]sostantivo femminile1) back2) ing.a schiena d'asino — [ ponte] humpback(ed)
••voltare la schiena a qcn. — to turn one's back on sb.
* * *schiena/'skjεna/ ⇒ 4sostantivo f.1 back; girato di schiena facing backwards; mi corse un brivido lungo la schiena a shiver ran down my spinevoltare la schiena a qcn. to turn one's back on sb.; rompersi la schiena to break one's back. -
3 volto
1. m face2. past part vedere volgere* * *volto1 s.m.1 ( viso) face; countenance: un volto simpatico, a nice face; è una donna dal volto espressivo, she is a woman with an expressive countenance; essere triste in volto, to look sad (o to have a sad expression) // ha rivelato il suo vero volto, he's revealed his real nature2 (fig.) ( aspetto) aspect, appearance, facet: i mille volti della vita, the thousand facets of life.volto2 agg.1 turned: volto all'insù, all'ingiù, turned up, down; le mie finestre sono volte a sud, verso il mare, my windows look south, (out) on the sea2 ( rivolto) directed: i suoi interessi sono tutti volti al lavoro, his interests are all directed to his work.* * *['vɔlto] I volto (-a)1. ppSee:2. agg1) (rivolto verso: casa) facing2)il mio discorso è volto a spiegare... — in my speech I intend to explain...II ['volto] smil corso è volto a introdurre gli studenti all'analisi matematica — the course is intended to introduce students to calculus
(faccia) face, fig face, nature* * *I 1. ['volto]participio passato volgere I2.1) (orientato) turned (a, verso towards)una finestra -a a sud — a window that looks o faces south
2) fig. (mirato)II ['volto]volto a fare — aimed at doing, geared to do
sostantivo maschile1) (viso) faceil vero volto di qcn., qcs. — fig. the true face o nature of sb., sth
2) fig. (aspetto) face, aspect, facet* * *volto1/'volto/→ 1. volgereII aggettivo————————volto2/'volto/sostantivo m.1 (viso) face; un volto amico a friendly face; era scuro in volto his face was as black as thunder; un volto nuovo per il cinema a new face for the cinema; il vero volto di qcn., qcs. fig. the true face o nature of sb., sth.2 fig. (aspetto) face, aspect, facet.
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