pull

abbassare le armi Mil — to lay down one's arms

abbassare la guardia Sport, fig — to drop one's guard

abbassare la voce — to drop o lower one's voice

abbassare il voto a qcn., di qcs. — scol. to mark sb., sth. down

abbassare il capo — (per precauzione) to lower one's head; (in segno di rispetto) to bow one's head

-rsi a fare qcs. — to sink o stoop so low as to do sth

con tutte le proprie -e — with all one's strength o might

con forza — [ negare] energetically, vigorously; [ colpire] forcefully

per forza di cose — necessarily, from o out of necessity

in -e — in strength o force

per forza di cose — from o out of necessity

mangiare per forza — to eat unwillingly o against one's will

fare entrare di forza qcn. in — to push sb. in [macchina, stanza]

forza di attrazione — pull o force of attraction

forza di gravità o gravitazionale gravitational pull, force of gravity, G-force; Forza Italia pol. = Italian centre-right political party; forza lavoro workforce, labour force; forza pubblica — the police

l'unione fa la forza — prov. united we stand, divided we fall

essere a tiro — to be in range, fig to be within reach

se mi capita o viene a tiro! — if I get my hands on him (o her)!

giocare un brutto tiro o un tiro mancino a qn — to play a dirty trick on sb

essere sotto tiro — mil. to be under fire (anche fig.)

finire sotto tiro — mil. to come under fire (anche fig.)

essere a tiro — mil. to be within range o gunshot o rising distance; fig. to be within reach o striking distance

alzare il tiro — to raise one's aim; fig. to raise one's sights

aggiustare il tiro — mil. to adjust one's aim; fig. to fix a more precise target

da tiro — [ animale] draught attrib.

tiro in porta, a rete — shot o kick at (the) goal

tiro dal dischetto — sport penalty kick

giocare un brutto tiro a qcn. — to pull a fast one on sb., to play a joke o a mean trick on sb

fare un tiro di, dare un tiro a — to have a drag on, to draw on, at, to take a puff at [pipa, sigaretta]

tiro con l'arco — sport archery

tiro al bersaglio — sport target shooting

tiro incrociato — mil. crossfire (anche fig.)

tiro libero — sport free throw

tiro mancino — dirty o lousy o low-down trick

tiro al piattello — (clay) pigeon o trap shooting

tiro a segno — sport target shooting (anche gioc.); (luogo) shooting gallery o range

tiro a volo — sport wing-shooting

essere in tiro — to be all spruced up o in full fig colloq. o all gussied up colloq.

-rsi su qcs. — [ tempesta] to beat down on sth.; [ fulmine] to strike sth.; [ calamità] to hit sth

provare attrazione per qcs., qcn. — to feel attracted o drawn to sth., sb

attrazione gravitazionale — fis. gravitational pull o attraction

attrazione magnetica — fis. magnetic attraction

a testa in giù — [cadere, tuffarsi] face downwards

andare su e giù per il corridoio — to pace o walk up and down the corridor

giù le mani o le zampe colloq.! get your hands off me! giù la maschera! no more pretending now! e giù botte then all hell let loose o broke out; essere giù di morale o di corda to feel down o low o down-in-the-mouth; ci va giù deciso — (a parole) he doesn't pull his punches; (coi fatti) he doesn't do things by halves

gli sfilò il portafoglio — he pinched o lifted his wallet

fare delle -e — to pull o make faces

-e — (moine) coaxing, wheedling

a -i — [ avanzare] by jerks

strappo muscolare — muscle strain, strained o pulled muscle

farsi uno strappo muscolare — to strain o pull a muscle

tendere la mano — to hold out one's hand, (fig : chiedere l'elemosina) to beg, (aiutare) to lend a helping hand

tendere gli orecchi fig — to prick up one's ears

tendere a sinistra Pol — to have left-wing tendencies

tendere il collo — to extend o crane one's neck

tendere la mano a qcn. — fig. to hold sb.'s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand

tendere un'imboscata o un agguato a qcn. to ambush o waylay sb., to set up an ambush for sb.; tendere una trappola o un tranello a qcn. — fig. to lay o set a trap for sb., to dig a pit for sb

tendere al rialzo, al ribasso — econ. to trend up, lower

tendere politicamente a destra, sinistra — to lean o have leanings to the right, left

tendere a — to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]

tendere verso — to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]

tendere a — to approach [valore, cifra]; to tend to [zero, infinito]

tendere a fare — to tend to do, to be prone to do o doing

tende a ingrassare — he tends o has the tendency to put on weight

fare le -ce — to pull o make a (wry) face, to grimace

buttare la pasta/il riso Culin — to put pasta/rice into boiling water

buttarsi qc dietro le spalle — to throw sth over one's shoulder, (fig : passato) to put sth behind one

buttare giù qn — (deprimere) to get sb down

buttare a mare — (fig : soldi, occasione) to throw away

buttiamoci! — (saltiamo) let's jump!, (rischiamo) let's have a go!

buttarsi su o addosso a qn — to launch o.s. at sb

buttarsi giù — (stendersi) to lie down, (stimarsi poco) to have a low opinion of o.s., (scoraggiarsi) to get depressed o miserable

buttarsi nella mischia (anche) fig — to throw o.s. into the fray

buttarsi sulla preda (anche) fig — to pounce on one's prey

buttare (via) — to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]

non è da buttar via! — fig. it's not to be sneezed at!

buttare fuori di casa — to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]

- rsi sul letto — to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed

- rsi in acqua — to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip

- rsi su — to fall on, to pitch into [ cibo]

- rsi in — to throw oneself o pitch into [ lavoro]

- rsi una sciarpa sulle spalle — to fling o sling a scarf around one's shoulders

il Po si butta nell'Adriatico — the River Po flows into o joins the Adriatic Sea

buttare all'aria — to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]

buttare un occhio su — to cast a glance o look at

buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento — to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro]

cacciarsi qc in testa — (cappello) to pull sth on, (idea) to get sth into one's head

ma dove si sarà cacciato? — where can he (o it) have got to?

cacciare qcs. in testa a qcn. — fig. to din o drill sth. into sb.

cacciare il naso in qcs. — fig. to poke o stick one's nose into sth., to pry into sth

cacciare qcn. nei guai — to get sb. into trouble o into a scrape

cacciare (fuori) — to fish out [ soldi]

- rsi le mani in tasca — to stick o stuff one's hands in one's pockets

- rsi in — to let oneself in for [problema, guai]

cala! — (non esagerare) come off it!

si è calato un po' troppo nella parte del giovane dirigente fig — he goes a bit too far in playing the young executive

i barbari calarono in Italia — the barbarians invaded Italy; (abbattersi)

calare sul nemico — to descend o fall on the enemy

le scene fig — to be on the stage

calcare le orme di qn fig — to follow in sb's footsteps

calcare la mano fig — to overdo it, exaggerate