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1 foot
I [fʊt]1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi
to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.
bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!
2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [ page]
4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.5) mil. fanteria f.••to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.
to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo
to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo
to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.
II [fʊt]to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn
* * *[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) piede2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) piede, base3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) piede•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it* * *I [fʊt]1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi
to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.
bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!
2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [ page]
4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.5) mil. fanteria f.••to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.
to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo
to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo
to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.
II [fʊt]to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn
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2 tack
I [tæk]1) (nail) chiodo m., bulletta f.2) AE (drawing pin) puntina f. (da disegno)3) (approach) approccio m., tattica f.4) mar. bordata f.5) equit. bardatura f., finimenti m.pl.6) sart. (stitch) punto m. di imbastituraII 1. [tæk]1) (nail)to tack sth. to — inchiodare o attaccare qcs. a [ wall]
to tack sth. down — fissare qcs. con dei chiodi
2) sart. imbastire2.- tack on- tack up* * *[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) bulletta, puntina2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) imbastitura3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordata4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) direzione2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) fissare; imbastire2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordeggiare* * *[tæk]1. n2) (Naut: course) bordoto be on the port/starboard tack — avere le mura a sinistra/dritta
to change tack — virare di bordo, fig cambiare linea di condotta
to be on the right/wrong tack fig — essere sulla buona strada/sulla strada sbagliata
3) (stitch) punto d'imbastitura4) (for horse) selleria, equipaggiamento2. vt1) (nail) imbullettare2) Sewing imbastire(
fig: add) to tack sth on to (the end of) sth — (of letter, book) aggiungere qc alla fine di qc3. vi(Naut: change direction) virare di bordo (in prua), (go zigzag) bordeggiare* * *tack (1) /tæk/n.4 (naut.) bordata; virata6 (fig.) linea di condotta; strada; via; rotta, direzione; pista (fig.): to be on the right [wrong] tack, essere sulla strada buona [aver sbagliato strada]; (fig.) essere sulla pista giusta [sbagliata]; We must change tack, dobbiamo mutar rotta8 (fam.) alimenti; cibo9 (polit.) codicillo, articolo aggiunto● tack claw, estrattore di bullette □ (mecc.) tack-driver, macchina per piantare bullette; bullettatrice □ tack-hammer, martelletto da tappezziere □ tack puller, estrattore per bullette □ (metall.) tack weld, saldatura a punti; puntatura □ (fig.) to get down to brass tacks, venire al sodo □ (naut.) on the opposite tack, di controbordo □ (naut.) to be on the port tack, essere con le mure a sinistra □ (naut.) to be on the starboard tack, essere con le mure a dritta □ (naut.) to steer on the starboard tack [on the port tack], virare a dritta [a sinistra].tack (2) /tæk/n. [u](equit.) bardatura; finimenti.tack (3) /tæk/n. [u] ( USA)1 pacchianeria; volgarità2 oggetti pacchiani; ciarpame.(to) tack /tæk/A v. t.1 ( anche to tack down, up) fissare con bullette (o con chiodini); imbullettare: to tack a stairway carpet down, fissare a terra una guida con bullette; to tack (up) a notice, attaccare un avviso (con le puntine)3 (polit.) aggiungere: to tack an amendment to a finance bill, aggiungere un emendamento a un disegno di legge finanziariaB v. i.● to tack on, aggiungere; attaccare; ( sartoria) attaccare, imbastire: to tack the collar on to a jacket, imbastire il colletto su una giacca; to tack on a joke to one's speech, finire un discorso con una barzelletta.* * *I [tæk]1) (nail) chiodo m., bulletta f.2) AE (drawing pin) puntina f. (da disegno)3) (approach) approccio m., tattica f.4) mar. bordata f.5) equit. bardatura f., finimenti m.pl.6) sart. (stitch) punto m. di imbastituraII 1. [tæk]1) (nail)to tack sth. to — inchiodare o attaccare qcs. a [ wall]
to tack sth. down — fissare qcs. con dei chiodi
2) sart. imbastire2.- tack on- tack up -
3 tuck
I [tʌk]nome sart. piega f., pince f.; (to shorten) piega f., risvolto m.II [tʌk]to tuck a blanket under sb. — mettere una coperta sotto qcn.
she tucked her feet up under her — si sedette o si accoccolò sui calcagni
it tucked its head under its wing — mise o nascose la testa sotto l'ala
- tuck in- tuck up* * *1. noun1) (a fold sewn into a piece of material: Her dress had tucks in the sleeves.) piega2) (sweets, cakes etc: Schoolboys used to spend their money on tuck; ( also adjective) a tuck shop.) dolciumi2. verb(to push, stuff etc: He tucked his shirt into his trousers.) mettere- tuck in* * *[tʌk]1. nSewing pince f inv, piega2. vt(put) infilare, mettere, cacciare3. vito tuck into a meal Brit fam — lanciarsi sul pasto
•- tuck in- tuck up* * *tuck /tʌk/n.1 piega; basta; pince (franc.): ( sartoria) to make [to let out] a tuck in a sleeve, fare [allentare] una basta in una manica ( di camicia, ecc.)4 ( slang) cibo; roba da mangiare; (spec.) dolci, dolciumi, brioche; merendine; pasticcini: a tuck box, una scatola di dolci● ( slang) a tuck-in, una scorpacciata; una mangiata □ ( pesca) tuck net (o tuck seine), bertovello □ tuck position, ( ciclismo) posizione rannicchiata; ( ginnastica, tuffi) posizione raggruppata; ( sci) posizione a uovo □ ( tuffi) tuck-position dive, tuffo in posizione raggruppata □ ( slang) tuck shop, spaccio che vende dolciumi, roba da mangiare (spec. a scuola o in un collegio).(to) tuck /tʌk/A v. t.3 mettere dentro; far entrare; infilare; stipare; cacciare; nascondere: I managed to tuck my shoes into the suitcase, riuscii a far entrare le scarpe nella valigia; The cove lies tucked between high cliffs, l'insenatura è nascosta da alte scogliere; I tucked the letter into my pocket, mi sono cacciato la lettera in tasca5 ripiegare ( una parte del corpo): The pigeon tucked its head under its wing, il piccione ha ripiegato il capo sotto l'alaB v. i.1 far pieghe; far baste* * *I [tʌk]nome sart. piega f., pince f.; (to shorten) piega f., risvolto m.II [tʌk]to tuck a blanket under sb. — mettere una coperta sotto qcn.
she tucked her feet up under her — si sedette o si accoccolò sui calcagni
it tucked its head under its wing — mise o nascose la testa sotto l'ala
- tuck in- tuck up
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