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1 ♦ tail
♦ tail (1) /teɪl/n.1 coda ( anche fig.); estremità, fine; ( d'abito) falda: the peacock's tail, la coda del pavone; ( del cane) to wag one's tail, scodinzolare; a bushy tail, una coda a (forma di) pennello; the tail of a comet, la coda d'una cometa; the tail of a shirt, l'estremità inferiore d'una camicia; the tail of a car, l'estremità posteriore di un'auto; He watched me out of the tail of his eye, mi ha guardato con la coda dell'occhio2 codazzo; seguito: The President was followed by a tail of attendants, il Presidente era seguito da un codazzo di collaboratori3 [u] ( di moneta, spesso al pl.) rovescio; croce: Heads or tails?, testa o croce?; Tails I win, per me, croce!4 (pl.) (= tailcoat) giacca a coda di rondine; marsina; frac: The men were all in tails, gli uomini erano tutti in frac5 (zool.) pinna caudale8 (fam.) pedinatore9 (fam.) pedinamento11 (volg.) coda; pene12 (volg.) scopata● (aeron.) tail assembly, piani di coda; impennaggio verticale □ tail-braid, rinforzo dell'orlo ( della camicia) □ (autom.) tail chase, inseguimento ravvicinato □ tail end, fine, coda (fig.); (fam.) sedere, deretano: the tail end of a procession, la coda d'un corteo □ the tail end of a speech, la chiusa di un discorso □ ( sport e fig.) tail-ender, fanalino di coda (fig.) □ tail fin, (zool.) pinna caudale; (aeron.) deriva di coda □ tail gate, cateratta inferiore ( di una chiusa) □ (aeron.) tail-heavy, appoppato □ (fam. USA) tail job, pedinamento ( di un detective privato) □ ( cricket) the tail, i giocatori poco abili con la mazza ( e quindi vanno a battere per ultimi) □ the tail of a «g», la gamba di una «g» □ ( sport) the tail of the field, la coda della corsa □ (meteor.) the tail of a gale, la coda di una burrasca □ (aeron.) tail rotor, rotore di coda ( di elicottero) □ (aeron.) tail slide, scivolata di coda □ (aeron.) tail surface, impennaggio □ (fig.: di persona) tails up, di buon umore; su di morale □ (fig.) the tail wagging the dog, una cosa o persona insignificante che condiziona la sorte di cose o persone assai più importanti □ (aeron.) tail wheel, ruota di coda; ruotino □ tail wind, (naut.) vento di poppa; (aeron.) vento di coda □ to have one's tail down, avere la coda bassa; (fam.) essere giù di giri □ to have one's tail up, avere la coda dritta; (fam.) essere su di giri (o di morale) □ ( anche fig.) to put one's tail between one's legs, mettere la coda fra le gambe □ (fam.: della polizia, ecc.) to put a tail on sb., far pedinare q. □ ( slang USA) to sit on one's tail, stare seduto sulle chiappe □ (autom., fam.) to sit on sb. 's tail, tallonare q. dappresso □ to turn tail, fare dietrofront ( e scappare) □ (fig.) to twist sb. 's tail, pestare i piedi a q.; infastidire q. □ (fig.) to twist the lion's tail, pestare la coda al leone; tirar la coda al diavolo □ I can make neither head nor tail of it, non riesco a venirne a capo; non ci capisco un acca.tail (2) /teɪl/n.● estate tail (o estate in tail), beni soggetti a proprietà limitata.(to) tail /teɪl/v. t.4 (fam., anche to tail after) seguire dappresso; stare alle calcagna di; pedinare: The thief was being tailed by a policeman, il ladro aveva un poliziotto alle calcagna8 (volg.) chiavare, fottere, scopare (volg.). -
2 wag
I [wæg]nome ant. colloq. burlone m. (-a)II [wæg]nome scodinzolamento m.III 1. [wæg]2.to wag one's finger at sb. — minacciare o rimproverare qcn. agitando il dito
tongues will wag — fig. si farà un gran parlare, ci saranno molti pettegolezzi
••* * *[wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) muovere, dimenare2. noun(a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) scuotimento, scrollata scodinzolata* * *I [wæɡ]1. n2. vt3. vi(tail) dimenarsiII [wæɡ] n(joker) burlone (-a)* * *wag (1) /wæg/n.scuotimento; scrollata; dimenamento● a wag of one's head, un tentennamento (o una scrollata) del capo; un cenno del capo □ a wag of the tail, una scodinzolata.wag (2) /wæg/n.uomo faceto; burlone; tipo ameno; allegrone; buontempone.(to) wag /wæg/A v. t.agitare; dimenare; muovere ( la coda, ecc.); scrollare; scuotere: My dog wags his tail when he sees me, il mio cane dimena la coda quando mi vede; to wag one's finger at sb., agitare il dito contro q. in segno di rimprovero; to wag one's head, scrollare il capoB v. i.1 agitarsi; scuotere2 agitare la coda; scodinzolare● ( slang ingl.) to wag it (o to wag off), marinare (o bigiare) la scuola □ to set tongues (o, meno com., beards, chins) wagging, far parlare di sé; dare scandalo.* * *I [wæg]nome ant. colloq. burlone m. (-a)II [wæg]nome scodinzolamento m.III 1. [wæg]2.to wag one's finger at sb. — minacciare o rimproverare qcn. agitando il dito
tongues will wag — fig. si farà un gran parlare, ci saranno molti pettegolezzi
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3 waggle wag·gle
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wag´ger — wag1 «wag», verb, wagged, wag|ging, noun. –v.t. 1. to cause to wag: »The dog wagged its tail. Her highborne turban d head she wags and rolls her darkling eye (Walt Whitman). 2. to move (the … Useful english dictionary
wag — wagger, n. /wag/, v., wagged, wagging, n. v.t. 1. to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, esp. rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail. 2. to move (the tongue), as in idle or indiscreet chatter. 3. to shake (a… … Universalium
wag — 1. v. & n. v. (wagged, wagging) 1 tr. & intr. shake or wave rapidly or energetically to and fro. 2 intr. archaic (of the world, times, etc.) go along with varied fortune or characteristics. n. a single wagging motion (with a wag of his tail).… … Useful english dictionary
wag|tail — «WAG TAYL», noun. 1. any one of various small birds that have a slender body with a long tail that they habitually move up and down, such as a species of Great Britain or either of the pipits of North America. 2. U.S. a) one of the water thrushes … Useful english dictionary
wag — wag1 [wag] vt. wagged, wagging [ME waggen, prob. < ON vaga, to move back and forth, rock, akin to OE wagian, to shake, totter < IE base * weĝh , to move > L vehere, to carry] 1. a) to cause (something fastened or held at one end) to move … English World dictionary
wag — I. /wæg / (say wag) verb (wagged, wagging) –verb (t) 1. to move from side to side, forwards and backwards, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: the dog wagged its tail. 2. to move (the tongue) in talking. 3. to shake (a finger) at… …
wag — I UK [wæɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms wag : present tense I/you/we/they wag he/she/it wags present participle wagging past tense wagged past participle wagged 1) if a dog wags its tail, it moves its tail from one side to the… … English dictionary
wag — wag1 [wæg] v past tense and past participle wagged present participle wagging [Date: 1200 1300; : Old English; Origin: wagian to shake ] 1.) [I and T] if a dog wags its tail, or if its tail wags, the dog moves its tail many times from one side to … Dictionary of contemporary English
wag — wag1 [ wæg ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) if a dog wags its tail, it moves its tail from one side to the other several times 2. ) if a person wags a finger or their head, they shake it several times => TAIL1, TONGUE1 wag wag 2 [ wæg ]… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wag — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to shake your finger or head repeatedly, especially to show disapproval: wag your finger: “You naughty girl!” Mom said, wagging her finger at me. 2 if a dog wags its tail, it moves it repeatedly from one side to the other 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wag — [wæg] verb [I/T] 1) if a dog wags its tail, it moves its tail from one side to the other several times 2) if a person wags a finger, they move it up and down, especially in order to show that they disapprove of something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
