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1 fiato
m breathsenza fiato breathlesstutto d'un fiato in one goriprendere fiato catch one's breath* * *fiato s.m.1 breath: avere il fiato corto, to be short of breath; avere il fiato grosso, essere senza fiato, to be out of breath (o to be breathless o to be panting); trattenere il fiato, to hold (o to catch) one's breath; prender fiato, to take (o draw) breath (anche fig.); gridai con quanto fiato avevo in gola, I shouted at the top of my voice; non mi stancherò di ripetere la stessa cosa finché avrò fiato in gola, I'll keep on saying the same thing until I'm blue in the face // è tutto fiato sprecato, it's all a waste of breath // mi hai fatto rimanere senza fiato!, you have taken my breath away!; rimanemmo senza fiato per la meraviglia, we were breathless (o speechless) with astonishment // tutto d'un fiato, all in one (o at a) breath (o in one gulp): bere (qlco.) tutto d'un fiato, to gulp (sthg.) down (o to drain sthg.); ho letto quel libro tutto d'un fiato, I read that book in a sitting (o in one go) // (mus.) strumenti a fiato, fiati, wind instruments (o wind o winds) // dare fiato alle trombe, to sound the trumpets; (fig.) to trumpet abroad (o to shout from the rooftops)2 ( resistenza) stamina, wind, staying power, breath: non ho fiato per nuotare fino alla boa, I haven't got the stamina to swim as far as the buoy; questo atleta non ha fiato, this athlete has no staying power; giù di fiato, ( di atleta) out of training* * *['fjato] 1.sostantivo maschile1) (respiro) breath; (resistenza) staminaavere il fiato grosso o corto to be out of o short of breath; trattenere il fiato to hold one's breath (anche fig.); tirare il fiato to draw breath; fig. to breathe; mozzare o togliere il fiato a qcn. to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.); da mozzare il fiato [bellezza, velocità] breathtaking; essere o rimanere senza fiato to be breathless (anche fig.) ( per over); lasciare qcn. senza fiato to leave o make sb. breathless (anche fig.); (ri)prendere fiato to get one's breath o wind back, to recover o catch one's breath; fig. to get one's second wind; mi manca il fiato I am o feel breathless o out of breath; gridare con quanto fiato si ha in gola to scream at the top of one's voice o lungs; tutto d'un fiato [ bere] in one swallow o gulp; [ dire] in a single breath; [ leggere] in one go, straight through; strumento a fiato — wind instrument
2) (alito)2.••finché avrò fiato — as long as I have breath in my body o I draw breath
stare o rimanere col fiato sospeso to hold one's breath; tenere qcn. col fiato sospeso to keep o leave sb. in suspense; sprecare il fiato to waste words o one's breath; (è tutto) fiato sprecato! — it's like water off a duck's back
* * *fiato/'fjato/I sostantivo m.1 (respiro) breath; (resistenza) stamina; avere il fiato grosso o corto to be out of o short of breath; trattenere il fiato to hold one's breath (anche fig.); tirare il fiato to draw breath; fig. to breathe; mozzare o togliere il fiato a qcn. to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.); da mozzare il fiato [bellezza, velocità] breathtaking; essere o rimanere senza fiato to be breathless (anche fig.) ( per over); lasciare qcn. senza fiato to leave o make sb. breathless (anche fig.); (ri)prendere fiato to get one's breath o wind back, to recover o catch one's breath; fig. to get one's second wind; mi manca il fiato I am o feel breathless o out of breath; gridare con quanto fiato si ha in gola to scream at the top of one's voice o lungs; tutto d'un fiato [ bere] in one swallow o gulp; [ dire] in a single breath; [ leggere] in one go, straight through; strumento a fiato wind instrument2 (alito) avere il fiato pesante to have bad breathII fiati m.pl.mus. windsfinché avrò fiato as long as I have breath in my body o I draw breath; avere il fiato sul collo to be rushed off one's feet; risparmia il fiato! save your breath! stare o rimanere col fiato sospeso to hold one's breath; tenere qcn. col fiato sospeso to keep o leave sb. in suspense; sprecare il fiato to waste words o one's breath; (è tutto) fiato sprecato! it's like water off a duck's back. -
2 boccone
m mouthfulboccone amaro bitter pill* * *boccone s.m.1 bit, morsel; (fam.) bite: un boccone di pane, a morsel of bread; dammene un boccone!, give me a bit!; mangiamo un boccone e poi partiamo, let us have a quick snack and then leave // boccone amaro, (fig.) bitter pill // a pezzi e a bocconi, bit by bit // boccone ghiotto, titbit (o tasty morsel) // è un boccone che fa gola a tanti, it's a plum that would appeal to many2 ( boccata) mouthful: in un boccone, in a mouthful: mangiare in un boccone, to gulp down // mangiarsi qlcu., qlco. in un boccone, (fig.) to make mincemeat of s.o., sthg.* * *[bok'kone]sostantivo maschilemangiare un boccone — to have a bite to eat, to grab a snack o a quick bite
3) (esca)•••col boccone in gola — = immediately after eating
togliersi il boccone di bocca per qcn. — to take the bread out of one's mouth for sb.
* * *boccone/bok'kone/sostantivo m.3 (esca) un boccone avvelenato a poison baitcol boccone in gola = immediately after eating; quello me lo mangio in un boccone! I could have him for breakfast! è un boccone amaro da mandare giù it's a bitter pill to swallow; togliersi il boccone di bocca per qcn. to take the bread out of one's mouth for sb.; a pezzi e -i bit by bit\boccone del prete parson's nose.
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