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1 ♦ dirt
♦ dirt /dɜ:t/n. [u]1 sporcizia; sporco: to be covered in dirt, essere ricoperto di sporcizia; to wipe the dirt off st., pulire qc. dallo sporco2 terra3 (fam.) notizia scandalosa: The papers have been digging up all the dirt they can find, i giornali sono andati a scavare per cercare tutte le notizie scandalose che possono trovare● dirt bike, moto fuoristrada □ (fam.) dirt cheap, a prezzo stracciato; convenientissimo □ dirt-eating, geofagia □ (fam. USA) dirt farmer, piccolo coltivatore diretto □ dirt poor, poverissimo □ ( USA) dirt road, strada sterrata □ ( sport) dirt track, pista di terra battuta ( per cavalli); pista di cenere ( per corse motociclistiche) □ (fam. USA) to dig dirt, spettegolare; fare della maldicenza □ (fam. GB) dog dirt, cacche di cane □ (fig.) to eat dirt, ingoiare il rospo; chinare il capo (fig.) □ (fig.) to throw (o to fling) dirt at sb., gettar fango su q. □ (fam. USA) to hit the dirt, buttarsi a terra ( per ripararsi dagli spari, ecc.) □ to treat sb. like dirt, trattare q. come spazzatura. -
2 fling
I [flɪŋ]1) colloq. (spree)II 1. [flɪŋ]to have a fling — spassarsela, fare baldoria
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. flung) (throw) lanciare [ball, stone] ( onto su; into in); lanciare, scagliare [insult, accusation] (at contro)to fling sb. to the ground — gettare qcn. per terra
2.to fling sb. into prison — sbattere qcn. in prigione
to fling oneself — lanciarsi, buttarsi ( across attraverso; over sopra)
to fling oneself off [sth.] — lanciarsi, buttarsi da [bridge, cliff]
- fling on* * *[fliŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - flung; verb1) (to throw with great force: He flung a brick through the window.) lanciare2) (to rush: He flung out of the house.) precipitarsi2. noun(a lively Scottish dance: They danced a Highland fling.) (danza scozzese)* * *[flɪŋ] flung vb: pt, pp1. n(love affair) avventurato have a fling at doing sth — cercare or tentare di fare qc
2. vtto fling o.s. into a chair — buttarsi su una poltrona
to fling o.s. into a job — gettarsi a capofitto in un lavoro
•- fling on- fling up* * *fling /flɪŋ/n.1 (fam.) breve periodo di divertimento; botta di vita (fam.)2 (fam.) breve relazione amorosa; avventura; flirt3 frecciata; battuta sarcastica4 (fam. USA) tentativo; prova: Let's have a last fling at it, facciamo un ultimo tentativo; proviamoci per l'ultima volta6 movimento brusco; slancio; balzo● (fam.) to have one's fling, godersela; correre la cavallina □ (in) full fling, a tutta velocità; a tutta birra (fam.); a pieno ritmo.(to) fling /flɪŋ/(pass. e p. p. flung)A v. t.1 lanciare; gettare; scagliare: to fling a stone at sb., scagliare una pietra contro q.; to fling sb. into prison, gettare q. in prigione; We flung our arms round each other, ci siamo gettati le braccia al collo; to fling sb. a glance, gettare un'occhiata a q.; (fig.) to fling dirt at sb., gettare fango su q.; (fig.) to fling money out of the window, gettare i soldi dalla finestra; to fling oneself into a venture, gettarsi a capofitto in un'impresa2 ( con avv.) muovere con energia ( in una data direzione): to fling one's arms wide, spalancare le braccia; to fling a door open, spalancare una porta; He flung back the blanket, ha gettato indietro la coperta; to fling out one's arms, allargare le bracciaB v. i.1 lanciarsi; gettarsi; precipitarsi2 ► to fling off, to fling out.* * *I [flɪŋ]1) colloq. (spree)II 1. [flɪŋ]to have a fling — spassarsela, fare baldoria
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. flung) (throw) lanciare [ball, stone] ( onto su; into in); lanciare, scagliare [insult, accusation] (at contro)to fling sb. to the ground — gettare qcn. per terra
2.to fling sb. into prison — sbattere qcn. in prigione
to fling oneself — lanciarsi, buttarsi ( across attraverso; over sopra)
to fling oneself off [sth.] — lanciarsi, buttarsi da [bridge, cliff]
- fling on
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