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1 avanzo
m remainderfinance surplusgli avanzi pl the leftovers* * *avanzo s.m.1 remainder, residue, remnant: avanzo di cibo, leftovers (pl.); avanzo di stoffa, remnant of material; divisione senza avanzo, division with no remainder // (comm.) avanzi di magazzino, old (o dead) stock // avanzo di galera, gallows-bird (o jailbird) // d'avanzo, more than enough; even too much: ne ho d'avanzo, I have quite (o more than) enough3 (econ.) surplus: avanzo di bilancio, budget surplus; avanzo di cassa, cash in (o on) hand; avanzo della bilancia dei pagamenti, balance of payments surplus.* * *[a'vantso]sostantivo maschile1) (ciò che rimane) remnant- i di cibo — left-overs, scraps
2) mat. remainder3) econ. surplus*4) d'avanzo•avanzo di bilancio — econ. budget surplus
avanzo di galera — gallows bird, jailbird
* * *avanzo/a'vantso/sostantivo m.1 (ciò che rimane) remnant; - i di cibo left-overs, scraps2 mat. remainder3 econ. surplus*4 d'avanzo ce n'è d'avanzo there's enough and to spare -
2 pendaglio
pendaglio s.m.1 ( ciondolo) pendant2 ( di spada) frog3 ( ornamento) hanging* * *pendaglio da forca — gallows bird ant.
* * *pendagliopl. - gli /pen'daλλo, λi/sostantivo m.pendant\pendaglio da forca gallows bird ant. -
3 forca
f ( forcone) pitchfork* * *forca s.f.1 fork; ( forcella di rami) crutch // fatto a forca, forked // far la forca a qlcu., (fig.) to swindle s.o. (o to cheat s.o. o to take s.o. in) // far forca, (fig. region.) ( marinare la scuola) to play truant; (amer.) to play hooky // (st. romana) le Forche Caudine, the Caudine Forks (anche fig.)2 (agr.) pitchfork, hayfork3 (mar.) crutch4 ( patibolo) gallows; gibbet: condannare alla forca, to sentence to hanging; morire sulla forca, to be hanged (o to die on the gallows) // pendaglio da forca, (fig.) gallows-bird; meriterebbe la forca, (fig.) he deserves hanging; andate sulla forca!, (fam.) go to the devil!5 ( valico) pass.* * *1) (attrezzo) fork, pitchfork2) (patibolo) gallows, gibbet, rope, scaffoldcondannare qcn. alla forca — to sentence sb. to hanging
••* * *forcapl. - che /'forka, ke/sostantivo f.1 (attrezzo) fork, pitchfork2 (patibolo) gallows, gibbet, rope, scaffold; condannare qcn. alla forca to sentence sb. to hanging; finire sulla forca to end up on the gallowsva' sulla forca! go to the devil! -
4 pendaglio da forca
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5 avanzo di galera
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6 capestro
capestro s.m.1 rope, halter: uomo da capestro, gallows-bird; mandare qlcu. al capestro, to sentence s.o. to be hanged // contratto capestro, tying contract2 ( cordiglio dei frati francescani) Franciscan girdle.* * *[ka'pɛstro] 1.2.condannare qcn. al capestro — to sentence sb. to be hanged
aggettivo invariabile* * *capestro/ka'pεstro/I sostantivo m.(per impiccagione) noose, halter; (cavezza) halter; condannare qcn. al capestro to sentence sb. to be hangedcontratto capestro one-sided contract. -
7 pendaglio da forca
fig gallows bird
См. также в других словарях:
Gallows bird — Gallows Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallows bird — n. Informal a person who deserves hanging … English World dictionary
gallows bird — noun a person who deserves to be hanged • Hypernyms: ↑villain, ↑scoundrel * * * noun : one who deserves hanging * * * Informal. a person who deserves to be hanged. [1775 85] * * * gallows bird, Informal. a person who deserves to be hanged … Useful english dictionary
gallows-bird — gallˈows bird noun A person who deserves hanging or has been hanged • • • Main Entry: ↑gallows … Useful english dictionary
gallows bird — gal′lows bird n. Informal. inf a person who deserves to be hanged … From formal English to slang
gallows bird — noun Date: circa 1785 a person who deserves hanging … New Collegiate Dictionary
gallows bird — Informal. a person who deserves to be hanged. [1775 85] * * * … Universalium
gallows bird — noun A person who deserves to be, or is likely to be hanged … Wiktionary
gallows bird — person who deserves to be executed by hanging … English contemporary dictionary
gallows bird — /ˈgæloʊz bɜd/ (say galohz berd) noun Colloquial someone who deserves to be hanged …
Gallows — Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and historically… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English