-
1 pomello
m cheekdi porta knob* * *pomello s.m.1 ( della guancia) cheek, cheekbone: aveva i pomelli rossi per il freddo, her cheeks were red with the cold2 (di maniglia, leva ecc.) knob, pommel: il pomello del cassetto, the knob of the drawer; il pomello del bastone da passeggio, the knob (o pommel) of the walking stick.* * *[po'mɛllo]sostantivo maschile1) (zigomo) cheek(bone)2) (di spada, sella) pommel; (di porta) (door-)knob; (di bastone) knob, head* * *pomello/po'mεllo/sostantivo m.1 (zigomo) cheek(bone) -
2 pomo
m knobpomo d'Adamo Adam's apple* * *pomo s.m.1 (bot.) pome; ( mela) apple // (anat.) pomo d'Adamo, Adam's apple // il pomo della discordia, (mit.) the apple of discord (anche fig.); (fig.) the bone of contention2 (fig.) (pomello di maniglia, leva, bastone ecc.) knob; ( di spada) pommel: un letto con i pomi d'ottone, a bed with brass knobs.* * *['pomo]sostantivo maschile1) (mela) apple2) (di spada, sella) pommel; (di porta) (door-)knob; (di bastone) knob, head•pomo della discordia — apple of discord, bone of contention
* * *pomo/'pomo/sostantivo m.1 (mela) applepomo d'Adamo Adam's apple; pomo della discordia apple of discord, bone of contention. -
3 cavallo
m horsescacchi knightdei pantaloni crotchcavallo da corsa race horsemotoring cavallo vapore horsepowerandare a cavallo go ridingvivere a cavallo di due secoli straddle two centuries* * *cavallo s.m.1 horse: cavallo da corsa, racehorse (o racer); cavallo da corsa a ostacoli, steeplechaser; cavallo da caccia, hunter; cavallo da sella, saddle-horse; cavallo da soma, pack-horse (o sumpter horse o mil. bathorse); cavallo da tiro, draught-horse; cavallo di battaglia, warhorse (o charger o poet. steed); (fig.) favourite piece; cavallo purosangue, blood-horse; cavallo di razza, (anche fig.) thoroughbred; cavallo pezzato, pomellato, dapple; cavallo sauro, sorrel; cavallo baio, bayard; cavallo bigio, grey; cavallo bolso, roarer; corsa di cavalli, horse-race // cavallo a dondolo, rocking horse // ferro di cavallo, horseshoe: tavola a ferro di cavallo, horseshoe table // a cavallo, on horseback (o mounted o astride): andare a cavallo, to ride (on horseback); essere a cavallo, to be riding on horseback; (fig.) to be out of danger (o to be safe o to be home and dry); montare a cavallo, to mount; percorrere ( un lungo tratto) a cavallo, to ride (a long distance); a cavallo!, to horse! // guardie a cavallo, horse guards; artiglieria a cavallo, horse artillery // scendere da cavallo, to dismount // (mil.) cavallo di Frisia, cheval de Frise // coda di cavallo, ( acconciatura) ponytail // andare col cavallo di S. Francesco, to go on shanks's pony // avere una febbre da cavallo, to have a raging fever; gli hai dato una dose da cavallo, you have given him enough to kill a horse // cavallo di Troia, wooden horse of Troy; (fig.) Trojan horse // a caval donato non si guarda in bocca, (prov.) you must not look a gift horse in the mouth // l'occhio del padrone ingrassa il cavallo, (prov.) business prospers under the master's eye // campa cavallo che l'erba cresce, that'll be the day4 ( scacchi) knight5 ( attrezzo per ginnastica) (vaulting) horse: volteggi al cavallo, (horse) vaulting (o horse vaults)6 (metrol.) cavallo vapore, horsepower (abbr. HP o hp): un motore di 35 cavalli ( vapore), a 35 horsepower (o a 35 HP) engine7 ( di pantaloni) crotch, crutch* * *[ka'vallo]1. sm1) horsea cavallo di — (sedia, moto, bici) astride, straddling
andare a cavallo — to go on horseback, ride
siamo a cavallo fig — we've made it
montare a/scendere da cavallo — to mount/dismount
da cavallo — (fig : dose) drastic, (febbre) raging
a caval donato non si guarda in bocca — (Proverbio) don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) (dei pantaloni) crotch, Scacchi knight, (attrezzo ginnico) (vaulting) horse3) (anche: cavallo vapore) horsepower2.* * *[ka'vallo]sostantivo maschile1) zool. horsecavallo di razza — thoroughbred (anche fig.)
cavallo da tiro — carthorse, draught-horse
scendere da cavallo — to dismount, to get off a horse
2) (carne) horsemeat, horseflesh3) sport (vaulting) horse; (con maniglie) pommel horse4) (di scacchi) knight5) (di pantaloni) crotch, crutch6) mecc.7) fig.essere a cavallo di due secoli — to bridge o straddle two centuries
•cavallo di battaglia — strong point, big number; teatr. speciality act BE, specialty number AE
cavallo di Frisia — mil. cheval-de-frise
••essere a cavallo — to be sitting pretty, to be home and dry
a caval donato non si guarda in bocca — prov. don't look a gift horse in the mouth
* * *cavallo/ka'vallo/sostantivo m.1 zool. horse; cavallo di razza thoroughbred (anche fig.); cavallo da corsa racehorse; cavallo da tiro carthorse, draught-horse; cavallo da soma pack horse; a (dorso di) cavallo on horseback; passeggiata a cavallo (horse) ride; sai andare a cavallo? can you ride? vado a cavallo una volta al mese I go (horseback) riding once a month; montare a cavallo to mount; scendere da cavallo to dismount, to get off a horse; ferro di cavallo horseshoe; cura da cavallo strong treatment; febbre da cavallo raging fever; corsa di -i horse race; puntare sul cavallo vincente to be on to a winner (anche fig.)2 (carne) horsemeat, horseflesh3 sport (vaulting) horse; (con maniglie) pommel horse4 (di scacchi) knight5 (di pantaloni) crotch, crutch6 mecc. un motore da 100 -i a 100 horsepower engineessere a cavallo to be sitting pretty, to be home and dry; a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov. don't look a gift horse in the mouth; campa cavallo! that'll be the day!\cavallo di battaglia strong point, big number; teatr. speciality act BE, specialty number AE cavallo a dondolo rocking horse; cavallo di Frisia mil. cheval-de-frise; cavallo di Troia Trojan horse; cavallo vapore horsepower. -
4 maniglia
"handle;Handgriff;Griff;punho"* * *f handledi autobus, metro strap* * *maniglia s.f.1 handle; (appiglio per passeggeri in tram ecc.) strap: maniglia di cassetto, drawer handle; maniglia di porta, door handle // avere qualche maniglia, (fig. fam.) (raccomandazione, protezione) to know s.o. who has pull (o influence) // (ginnastica) cavallo con maniglie, pommel horse2 (mar.) shackle.* * *[ma'niʎʎa]* * *maniglia/ma'niλλa/sostantivo f. -
5 pomo sm
['pomo] -
6 pomo
sm ['pomo]
См. также в других словарях:
Pommel — may refer to:* Pommel (saddle), the slightly raised area at the front of a saddle * Pommel (sword), the counterweight at the end of the handle of a (European) sword * Pommel horse, an artistic gymnastics apparatusee also* Pummel … Wikipedia
Pommel — Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pommel — Pom mel, n. [OE. pomel, OF. pomel, F. pommeau, LL. pomellus, fr. L. pomum fruit, LL. also, an apple. See {Pome}.] A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as: (a) The knob on the hilt of a sword. Macaulay. (b) The knob or protuberant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pommel — index impinge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pommel — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. pomel (12c.), rounded knob, dim. of pom hilt of a sword, from L.L. pomellum, dim. of L. pomum apple, the connecting notion being roundness. Sense of front peak of a saddle first recorded mid 15c. In M.E. poetry it also … Etymology dictionary
pommel — ► NOUN 1) the upward curving or projecting front part of a saddle. 2) a rounded knob on the end of the handle of a sword, dagger, or old fashioned gun. ► VERB (pommelled, pommelling; US pommeled, pommeling) ▪ pummel … English terms dictionary
pommel — [päm′əl; ] for v. [ pum′əl] n. [ME pomel < OFr dim. of pome, apple: see POME] 1. the knob on the end of the hilt of some swords and daggers 2. the rounded, upward projecting front part of a saddle vt. pommeled or pommelled, pommeling or… … English World dictionary
Pommel — Latin for little apple , the counter weight which secures the hilt to the blade and allows the hand to either rest on it or grip it. Sometimes it includes a small rivet (capstan rivet) called a pommel nut, pommel bolt, or tang nut. On some… … Medieval glossary
pommel — I UK [ˈpɒm(ə)l] / UK [ˈpʌm(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms pommel : singular pommel plural pommels 1) the raised part at the front of a horse s saddle 2) the round end on the handle of a sword or gun II UK [ˈpɒm(ə)l] / UK [ˈpʌm(ə)l] / US… … English dictionary
pommel — pom•mel [[t]ˈpʌm əl, ˈpɒm [/t]] n. v. meled, mel•ing (esp. brit.) melled, mel•ling. 1) a knob, as on the hilt of a sword 2) the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle 3) spo either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a… … From formal English to slang
pommel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pomel, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *pomellum ball, knob, from diminutive of Latin pomum fruit Date: 14th century 1. the knob on the hilt of a sword or saber 2. the protuberance at the front and top of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
