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1 spinoso
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2 fico d'India
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3 fico d'India
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4 pungente
foglia pricklyfreddo, parola sharp, bitingdesiderio sharp* * *pungente agg.1 prickly, thorny; stinging (attr.): un arbusto pungente, a prickly shrub; le ortiche sono pungenti, nettles sting; una barba pungente, a prickly beard2 (fig.) biting; pungent; sharp: freddo, vento pungente, biting cold, wind; gusto pungente, sharp taste; odore pungente, pungent smell; critica pungente, pungent (o biting) criticism; una lingua pungente, a sharp tongue; parole pungenti, biting words.* * *[pun'dʒɛnte]1) (aguzzo) [spina, ago] sharp, prickly2) fig. (molto intenso) [freddo, vento] biting, piercing, sharp; [ odore] pungent, sour, tang; [ dolore] sharp, stinging; (aspro) [critica, commento] biting, cutting, stinging; [ domanda] sharp; (sarcastico) [battuta, ironia] keen, scathing; [ satira] pungent* * *pungente/pun'dʒεnte/1 (aguzzo) [spina, ago] sharp, prickly2 fig. (molto intenso) [freddo, vento] biting, piercing, sharp; [ odore] pungent, sour, tang; [ dolore] sharp, stinging; (aspro) [critica, commento] biting, cutting, stinging; [ domanda] sharp; (sarcastico) [battuta, ironia] keen, scathing; [ satira] pungent. -
5 spinoso
thorny* * *spinoso agg.1 thorny, prickly, spiny, spinous2 ( scabroso, difficile) thorny, ticklish: un argomento spinoso, a thorny (o ticklish) subject; una questione spinosa, a ticklish question // persona spinosa, prickly person.* * *[spi'noso]1) [cespuglio, rosa] prickly, thorny, spiny2) fig. [argomento, situazione] thorny, ticklish* * *spinoso/spi'noso/1 [cespuglio, rosa] prickly, thorny, spiny2 fig. [argomento, situazione] thorny, ticklish. -
6 ficodindia
ficodindia, fico d'India s.m. (bot.) ( Opuntia ficus-indica) prickly pear, Indian fig, (scient.) opuntia.* * ** * *ficodindiapl. fichidindia /fiko'dindja, fiki'dindja/sostantivo m.prickly pear. -
7 ispido
ispido agg.1 bristly; prickly; (fig.) rough, gruff; difficult: capelli ispidi, bristly hair; guance ispide, prickly cheeks; un argomento ispido, a prickly subject2 (bot., zool.) strigose, strigous.* * *['ispido]2) fig. (scontroso) crabby, crusty* * *ispido/'ispido/2 fig. (scontroso) crabby, crusty. -
8 istrice
m porcupine* * *istrice s.m.1 (zool.) (Hystrix cristata) porcupine, (amer.) hedgehog // avere barba, capelli da istrice, to have a spiky beard, spiky hair2 (fig.) (di persona) prickly person, touchy person.* * *['istritʃe]sostantivo maschile1) zool. porcupine, hedgehog AE2) (persona scontrosa) prickly person* * *istrice/'istrit∫e/sostantivo m.1 zool. porcupine, hedgehog AE2 (persona scontrosa) prickly person. -
9 pizzicare
1. v/t braccio, persona pinchcolloq ladro catch (redhanded), nick colloq2. v/i pinch* * *pizzicare v.tr.1 to pinch, to nip: gli pizzicò una guancia, she pinched his cheek; smetti di pizzicarmi, stop pinching me2 ( pungere) ( di insetti) to bite*; to sting*: fui pizzicato da una zanzara, I was bitten by a mosquito; lo pizzicò un'ape, he was stung by a bee5 (fig.) ( cogliere di sorpresa) to catch*: pizzicare un ladro, to catch a thief; farsi pizzicare, to get caught (o fam. to get nicked)◆ v. intr.1 ( prudere) to itch; ( pungere) to tingle; ( causare pizzicore) to tickle: le guance mi pizzicavano per il freddo, my cheeks were tingling with the cold; mi sento pizzicare tutto, I feel itchy all over; il pepe pizzica quando entra nel naso, pepper tickles when it gets into the nose; questa puntura pizzica, this bite (o sting) itches // mi pizzicano le mani, (fig.) my hands are itching (to hit s.o.)2 ( pungere) ( di insetti) to bite*; to sting*: le api pizzicano, bees sting; le zanzare pizzicano, mosquitoes bite◘ pizzicarsi v.rifl.rec.1 to pinch each other2 (fig.) ( punzecchiarsi) to tease each other; to needle each other; to provoke each other: stanno sempre a pizzicare con battute ironiche, they are always needling (o provoking) each other with sarcastic remarks.* * *[pittsi'kare]1. vt1) (stringere) to nip, (con pinze) to pinch, (pungere: sogg: ape) to sting, (zanzara, pulce) to bite, (sostanza) to sting2) (fig : acciuffare) to nab, pinch, (fig : rubare) to pinch3) Mus to pluck1) (prudere) to itch, be itchy2) (essere piccante) to be spicy, be hot* * *[pittsi'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (stringere con le dita) to pinch2) (irritare) [ cibi] to burn* [ lingua]4) mus. to pluck [ corde]2.1) (prudere) [occhi, pelle] to prick2) (essere piccante) [ salsa] to be* hot, to burn*3) (essere frizzante) [ bibita] to be* fizzy, to be* sparkling* * *pizzicare/pittsi'kare/ [1]1 (stringere con le dita) to pinch4 mus. to pluck [ corde](aus. avere)1 (prudere) [occhi, pelle] to prick; mi sento pizzicare dappertutto my skin feels prickly2 (essere piccante) [ salsa] to be* hot, to burn*3 (essere frizzante) [ bibita] to be* fizzy, to be* sparkling. -
10 stizzoso
stizzoso agg.1 irritable, prickly, touchy: un carattere stizzoso, a prickly character* * *[stit'tsoso]sostantivo maschile1) (pieno di stizza) [risposta, parole] testy, tetchy, petulant2) (irascibile) [ persona] bad-tempered, peevish, testy, tetchy, cantankerous* * *stizzoso/stit'tsoso/sostantivo m.1 (pieno di stizza) [risposta, parole] testy, tetchy, petulant2 (irascibile) [ persona] bad-tempered, peevish, testy, tetchy, cantankerous. -
11 impicciato
1 (occupato) busy, tied up (pred.)2 (intricato) awkward, prickly, thorny: un affare impicciato, an awkward (o a prickly) business3 (imbarazzato) embarrassed, awkward. -
12 fico
m (pl -chi) frutto figurativealbero figurative (tree)fico d'India prickly pear* * *fico1 s.m. fig; ( albero) ( Ficus carica) fig (tree): fichi freschi, green figs; fico secco, dried (o Smyrna) fig; foglia di fico, fig leaf // dolce come un fico, as sweet as a nut // fico d'India → ficodindia // un fico secco!, (fig.) a fig for it!: non me ne importa un fico ( secco), I don't care a fig for it (o I don't give a toss about it o I don't give a damn about it); non vale un fico ( secco), it's not worth a fig (o it's worthless); non capisce un fico secco, he doesn't understand a thing // fare le nozze coi fichi secchi, (fig.) to be stingy.* * *I- chi secchi — dried figs
••non capire un fico (secco) — pop. not to understand a thing
non me ne importa un fico (secco) — pop. I don't care a fig, I don't give a damn (di about)
II 1. 2.non vale un fico (secco) — pop. it's not worth a fig o a damn
sostantivo maschile colloq. cool guy* * *fico1sostantivo m.\non capire un fico (secco) pop. not to understand a thing; non me ne importa un fico (secco) pop. I don't care a fig, I don't give a damn (di about); non vale un fico (secco) pop. it's not worth a fig o a damn\————————fico2pl. - chi /'fiko, ki/colloq. coolcolloq. cool guy; è un gran fico! he's a handsome devil! he's really something! -
13 ginestrone
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14 mi sento pizzicare dappertutto
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mi sento pizzicare dappertutto
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15 scarola
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16 stagione
f seasonalta stagione high seasonbassa stagione low seasonstagione morta off-seasonfrutta f di stagione fruit in season, seasonal fruit* * *stagione s.f.1 season: le quattro stagioni dell'anno, the four seasons of the year; in questa stagione, at this time of the year; la bella, la brutta stagione, summer, winter; la stagione delle piogge, the rainy season; la stagione delle pesche, the peach season; la stagione del raccolto, harvest time; è la stagione dei fichi d'India, prickly-pears are in season; la stagione delle vendite, the sales season; la stagione balneare, the tourist season at the seaside; la stagione invernale è stata cattiva per gli sciatori: non ha mai nevicato, it has been a bad winter for skiers: there was no snow; si è aperta, chiusa la stagione della caccia, the shooting season has started, finished; frutta di stagione, seasonal fruit (o fruit in season); frutta fuori stagione, early fruit (o fruit out of season); (zool.) la stagione degli amori è la primavera, the mating season is in spring; la giovinezza è la stagione dell'amore, youth is the time for love // alta stagione, high (o peak) season; bassa stagione, low season (o offseason); prezzi di alta stagione, high-season charges; prezzi di bassa stagione, low-season (o offseason) prices // vestiti di mezza stagione, clothes for spring and autumn // stagione morta, dead (o dull o slack) season // a stagione inoltrata, late in the season* * *[sta'dʒone]sostantivo femminile1) (dell'anno) season2) (periodo) seasonstagione di pesca, di caccia — fishing, hunting season
stagione delle piogge — rainy season, rains
alta stagione — high o peak season
bassa stagione — low o off season
* * *stagione/sta'dʒone/sostantivo f.1 (dell'anno) season; in questa stagione at this time of year; quando arriva la bella stagione when the good weather comes2 (periodo) season; fuori stagione out of season; frutta di stagione seasonal fruit; stagione di pesca, di caccia fishing, hunting season; la stagione della semina sowing time; stagione degli amori mating season; stagione delle piogge rainy season, rains; alta stagione high o peak season; bassa stagione low o off season; la stagione sportiva the sporting year; la stagione teatrale the theatre season. -
17 ispido agg
['ispido] ispido (-a)(barba) bristly, shaggy, (fig : carattere) prickly, touchy -
18 istrice sm
['istritʃe]Zool porcupine, (fig : persona) -
19 pungente agg
[pun'dʒɛnte](frutto, arbusto, spina) prickly, (odore) pungent, (fig : freddo, vento) biting, (ironia, critica) biting, pungent -
20 spinoso agg
[spi'noso] spinoso (-a)(anche) fig thorny, prickly
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