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1 sting
I [stɪŋ]1) (organ) (of insect) pungiglione m., aculeo m.; (of scorpion) pungiglione m.2) (wound) (of insect, plant) puntura f.3) (pain) fitta f., dolore m. acuto4) AE colloq. (rip-off) truffa f., fregatura f.••a sting in the tail — una brutta sorpresa alla fine, in cauda venenum
II 1. [stɪŋ]to take the sting out of — svelenire, rendere meno velenoso [ remark]; mitigare o attenuare l'effetto di [ action]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stung)1) [insect, plant] pungere2) [ wind] colpire, sferzare3) fig. [ criticism] pungere sul vivo2.* * *1. [stiŋ] noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) pungiglione, aculeo2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) puntura3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) puntura2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) pungere2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) bruciare, dolere* * *[stɪŋ] stung vb: pt, pp1. n2. vt1) (subj: insect, nettle) pungere, (jellyfish) pizzicare, (iodine) bruciare, (cold wind) tagliare, (fig: remark, criticism) pungere sul vivo2) famthey stung me for £40 — mi hanno scucito 40 sterline
3. vi* * *sting /stɪŋ/n.2 (bot.) aculeo; pelo urticante3 puntura ( anche fig.); pungolo; pungiglione; tormento: a wasp sting, la puntura di una vespa; the sting of satire, il pungiglione (il veleno) della satira; the stings of conscience, il pungolo della coscienza; the sting of envy, il tormento dell'invidia5 (fig.) pungolo; stimolo; sprone6 (fam.) mordente; vigore7 [u] (fam.) asprezza; acredine; veleno (fig.), velenosità; l'amaro: the sting of sb. 's criticism, la velenosità delle critiche di q.; to take the sting out of defeat, togliere di bocca l'amaro della sconfitta9 ( slang) manovra per incastrare un criminale; operazione ( della polizia) sotto copertura; trappola (fig.)● (fig.) the sting of her tongue, la sua lingua tagliente □ (zool.) sting-ray ► stingaree □ He felt the sting of the wind, sentiva il soffio gelido del vento □ ( di consiglio, progetto, racconto, ecc.) It has a sting in its tail, «in cauda venenum» (lat.).(to) sting /stɪŋ/(pass. e p. p. stung)A v. t.1 pungere; (fig.) ferire, offendere, irritare, tormentare: A bee has stung me on the neck, un'ape mi ha punto sul collo; The nettles stung her legs, le ortiche le pungevano le gambe; He was stung to the quick, è stato punto sul vivo; to be stung with envy [desire], essere punto dall'invidia [dal desiderio]; His conscience stings him sharply, la coscienza lo tormenta dolorosamente3 (fig.) pungolare; incitare; stimolare; spingere: My words stung him into action, le mie parole lo spinsero ad agire4 ( slang) portare via; far pagare; spillare; fregare (pop.): The seller stung me for 200 pounds, il venditore mi ha fregato duecento sterlineB v. i.2 dare fitte di dolore; dolere; bruciare (fig.): My eyes are stinging from the smoke, mi bruciano gli occhi per il fumo● (fam.) to be stung, farsi imbrogliare (raggirare, fregare): He got stung on that deal, s'è fatto fregare in quell'affare.* * *I [stɪŋ]1) (organ) (of insect) pungiglione m., aculeo m.; (of scorpion) pungiglione m.2) (wound) (of insect, plant) puntura f.3) (pain) fitta f., dolore m. acuto4) AE colloq. (rip-off) truffa f., fregatura f.••a sting in the tail — una brutta sorpresa alla fine, in cauda venenum
II 1. [stɪŋ]to take the sting out of — svelenire, rendere meno velenoso [ remark]; mitigare o attenuare l'effetto di [ action]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stung)1) [insect, plant] pungere2) [ wind] colpire, sferzare3) fig. [ criticism] pungere sul vivo2. -
2 swelling
['swelɪŋ] 1.nome U (bump) gonfiore m., protuberanza f., tumefazione f.; (on head) bernoccolo m., bozzo m.; (of limb, skin) gonfiore m.; (of sails) (il) gonfiarsi; (of crowd, population) aumento m., crescita f.2.a swelling tide — fig. un'ondata
* * *noun (a swollen area, especially on the body as a result of injury, disease etc: She had a swelling on her arm where the wasp had stung her.) gonfiore* * *swelling /ˈswɛlɪŋ/A n. [cu]1 gonfiore; enfiagione; rigonfiamento; protuberanza: a swelling on the face, un gonfiore al viso; DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- Every hour or so, apply an ice pack to keep the swelling down, ogni ora circa fai un'applicazione con il ghiaccio per ridurre il gonfiore2 aumento; ingrossamento3 (med.) tumefazioneB a.1 gonfio; rigonfio: with a swelling heart, col cuore gonfio; (naut.) with swelling sails, a gonfie vele2 curvo; ricurvo● (edil.) swelling clay, argilla rigonfiante.* * *['swelɪŋ] 1.nome U (bump) gonfiore m., protuberanza f., tumefazione f.; (on head) bernoccolo m., bozzo m.; (of limb, skin) gonfiore m.; (of sails) (il) gonfiarsi; (of crowd, population) aumento m., crescita f.2.a swelling tide — fig. un'ondata
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3 puff up
puff up [ feathers] arruffarsi; [ eyes] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ rice] gonfiarsi; puff up [sth.], puff [sth.] up arruffare [feathers, fur]to be puffed up with pride — essere pieno d'orgoglio o tutto tronfio
* * *(to swell: Her eye (was all) puffed up after the wasp stung her.) gonfiarsi* * *puff up [ feathers] arruffarsi; [ eyes] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ rice] gonfiarsi; puff up [sth.], puff [sth.] up arruffare [feathers, fur]to be puffed up with pride — essere pieno d'orgoglio o tutto tronfio
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