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padrona s.f.1 mistress (anche estens.); ( di casa) the lady of the house; ( quando riceve) the hostess: la padrona di casa ci accolse cordialmente, our hostess gave us a warm welcome; la padrona sta parlando con la cuoca, the mistress is speaking to the cook; la padrona è in casa?, is the lady of the house in?; è padrona della situazione, she is mistress of the situation; è padrona di se stessa, ( è indipendente) she is her own mistress, ( sa dominarsi) she is very self-controlled3 (di casa, albergo) landlady: la padrona della mia pensione è molto gentile, my landlady is a very kind woman.* * *[pa'drona]sostantivo femminile1) (proprietaria) owner, proprietor; (di animale) mistresspadrona di casa — mistress of the house, householder; (contrapposto all'affittuario) landlady
2) (datrice di lavoro) employer3) (che ha potere, controllo)* * *padrona/pa'drona/sostantivo f.1 (proprietaria) owner, proprietor; (di animale) mistress; padrona di casa mistress of the house, householder; (contrapposto all'affittuario) landlady; la perfetta padrona di casa the perfect hostess2 (datrice di lavoro) employer3 (che ha potere, controllo) essere padrona di se stessa to be one's own mistress o woman; essere padrona della situazione to be (the) mistress of the situation. -
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m, padrona f boss( proprietario) ownerdi cane master, mistresspadrone di casa man/lady of the houseper inquilino landlord, landlady* * *padrone s.m.1 master (anche fig.): non sono più padrone in casa mia!, I am no longer the master in my own house!; parlare a qlcu. da padrone, to speak authoritatively to s.o.; farla da padrone, to lord it; il pilota non era più padrone dell'aereo, the pilot had lost control of the plane; non è padrone di sé quando è arrabbiato, he has no self-control when he is angry; non è padrone delle sue azioni, he is not responsible for his actions; essere padrone della situazione, to be master of the situation; rimanere padrone del campo, to remain master of the field; sono padrone di fare ciò che voglio, I am free to do (o I can do) as I like; essere padrone di una lingua, to have mastery of a language // non si possono servire due padroni, you cannot serve two masters2 ( proprietario) owner, proprietor; ( datore di lavoro) employer: il padrone del cane, the dog's owner; è padrone di due case, he is the owner of (o he owns) two houses; padrone di bottega, shopkeeper (o shopowner); essere, lavorare sotto padrone, to be employed (o to be in s.o.'s employment); cambiar padrone, to change one's employer; andare a padrone, to go into service; il padrone ha respinto le richieste salariali degli operai, the employer has turned down the workers' pay claims // l'occhio del padrone ingrassa il cavallo, (prov.) the master's eye makes the horse fat3 (di casa, albergo) landlord: sono in buoni rapporti col mio padrone di casa, I am on good terms with my landlord.* * *[pa'drone]sostantivo maschile1) (proprietario) owner, proprietor; (di animale) masterpadrone di casa — master of the house, householder; (contrapposto all'affittuario) landlord
2) (datore di lavoro) employer, boss colloq.lavorare sotto padrone — colloq. to be employed by sb
3) (che ha potere, controllo)essere padrone di se stesso — to be master of oneself, to be one's own man
••farla da padrone — to boss the show, to rule the roost, to throw one's weight about o around
* * *padrone/pa'drone/sostantivo m.1 (proprietario) owner, proprietor; (di animale) master; padrone di casa master of the house, householder; (contrapposto all'affittuario) landlord3 (che ha potere, controllo) il padrone del mondo the ruler of the world; non sono padrone del mio tempo my time isn't my own; essere padrone di fare to be free to do; essere padrone di se stesso to be master of oneself, to be one's own man; essere padrone della situazione to be (the) master of the situationfarla da padrone to boss the show, to rule the roost, to throw one's weight about o around; servire due -i to serve two masters. -
3 padrone sm/f
[pa'drone] padrone (-a)(dominatore: anche), fig master (mistress), (proprietario) owneressere padrone della situazione — to be master of the situation, have the situation in hand
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sm/f [pa'drone] padrone (-a)(dominatore: anche), fig master (mistress), (proprietario) owneressere padrone della situazione — to be master of the situation, have the situation in hand
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