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1 schiappa
schiappa s.f.1 (fig. fam.) ( persona inesperta) duffer; dunce; (fam.) washout, dead loss: una schiappa in latino, a duffer (o fam. a washout) at Latin; è una schiappa a tennis, at tennis he is a washout (o a dead loss o he's hopeless at tennis)* * *['skjappa]sostantivo femminile colloq.* * *schiappa/'skjappa/sostantivo f.colloq. essere una schiappa in to be a washout at. -
2 brocco
brocco s.m.2 ( ronzino) jade; worn-out horse* * *1) spreg. (ronzino) nag2) fig. (incapace) washout* * *broccopl. - chi /'brɔkko, ki/sostantivo m.1 spreg. (ronzino) nag2 fig. (incapace) washout. -
3 frana
f landslide* * *frana s.f.1 (geol.) landslide, landslip, slump: frana di ammollimento, mudslide; frana di crollo, rockfall; frana di scivolamento, rockslide; una frana ha interrotto la strada, a landslide has blocked the road; attenzione! pericolo di frane, beware! landslides* * *['frana]sostantivo femminile1) (caduta di materiali) landslide2) (materiale franato) fall3) colloq. fig. washout, dead lossessere una frana in qcs. — to be hopeless at sth
* * *frana/'frana/sostantivo f.1 (caduta di materiali) landslide2 (materiale franato) fall3 colloq. fig. washout, dead loss; essere una frana in qcs. to be hopeless at sth. -
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5 fiasco
m (pl -chi) flaskfig fiasco* * *fiasco s.m.1 flask: bere un fiasco di vino, to drink a flaskful of wine2 (fig.) ( insuccesso) fiasco, failure; (sl.) flop, washout: far fiasco, to fail utterly (o to be a fiasco o to be a flop); la sua commedia ha fatto fiasco, his play was a fiasco (o a big flop); il romanzo è stato un fiasco, the novel was a flop (o failure).* * *1) (recipiente) flask2) fig. (insuccesso) fiasco*, failure, flopfare fiasco — to turn into a fiasco, to fall flat
* * *fiascopl. - schi /'fjasko, ski/sostantivo m.1 (recipiente) flask -
6 scarpa
f shoescarpe pl da uomo/da donna men's/women's shoes* * *scarpa s.f.1 shoe: scarpe basse, flat shoes; scarpe a punta, pointed shoes; scarpe a punta quadra, square-toed shoes; scarpe col tacco basso, low-heeled shoes; scarpe col tacco, high-heeled shoes; scarpe con la para, rubber-soled shoes; scarpe con stringhe, lace-up shoes; scarpe da ballo, dancing shoes; scarpe da sera, evening shoes; scarpe da tennis, tennis shoes (o trainers); scarpe da calciatore, football boots; scarpe di tela, canvas shoes; un paio di scarpe, a pair of shoes; suolatura di scarpa, shoe soling (o sole laying); mettersi, togliersi le scarpe, to put on, to take off one's shoes // avere il cervello sotto la suola delle scarpe, to be dimwitted (o not to be all there) // non gli rassomiglia neanche nella suola delle scarpe, he could not be more different from him // fare le scarpe a qlcu., to double-cross s.o. // morire con le scarpe ai piedi, ( di morte violenta) to die with one's boots on, ( di morte improvvisa) to die suddenly2 (fig. fam.) ( persona inetta) dead loss, washout, dud: a tennis sei una scarpa!, you're a dead loss at tennis!3 (pendio di muro, di terrapieno) scarp: scarpa del terreno, slope; muro di scarpa, scarp wall // a scarpa, ( in pendio) sloping4 ( di ruota) skid* * *['skarpa]sostantivo femminile shoe- e col tacco (alto) — (high) heels, high-heeled shoes
-e da basket, tennis — basketball, tennis shoes
scarpa da ginnastica — training shoe, trainer BE, sneaker AE
senza -e — with one's shoes off, shoeless, barefoot(ed)
negozio di -e — shoe shop, shoe store AE
••fare le -e a qcn. — to stab sb. in the back
avere o tenere il piede in due -e to have a foot in both camps; essere una scarpa a — to be no good at [ tennis]
* * *scarpa/'skarpa/ ⇒ 35sostantivo f.shoe; un paio di -e a pair of shoes; - e col tacco (alto) (high) heels, high-heeled shoes; scarpa coi lacci lace-up (shoe); -e da basket, tennis basketball, tennis shoes; scarpa da ginnastica training shoe, trainer BE, sneaker AE; senza -e with one's shoes off, shoeless, barefoot(ed); numero di -e shoe size; che numero di -e porti? what's your shoe size? negozio di -e shoe shop, shoe store AE\fare le -e a qcn. to stab sb. in the back; avere o tenere il piede in due -e to have a foot in both camps; essere una scarpa a to be no good at [ tennis]. -
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