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['mɑːbl] 1.1) (stone, sculpture) marmo m.2) gioc. (glass) bilia f.2.3.to play o shoot marbles — AE giocare a bilie
modificatore [ object] di marmo, marmoreo••to lose one's marbles — colloq. dare i numeri
she doesn't have all her marbles — colloq. le manca qualche rotella
* * *1) (a kind of hard, usually highly polished stone, cold to the touch: This table is made of marble; ( also adjective) a marble statue.) marmo; di/in marmo2) (a small hard ball of glass used in children's games: The little boy rolled a marble along the ground.) biglia, pallina•- marbled- marbles* * *marble /ˈmɑ:bl/n.1 [u] marmo● a marble breast, un cuore duro come il marmo (o crudele) □ a marble brow, una fronte di marmo (o bianchissima) □ ( slang USA) marble city (o marble orchard), cimitero □ marble cutter, marmista □ marble paper, carta marmorizzata □ a marble quarry, una cava di marmo □ marble specialist, marmista □ a marble statue, una statua di marmo □ marble worker, marmista □ ( slang) to lose one's marbles, andare giù di testa; ammattire.(to) marble /ˈmɑ:bl/v. t.marmorizzare, marezzare ( carta, ecc.)marbleda.marmorizzato; marezzatomarblern.marmorizzatore; marezzatoremarblingn. [u]marmorizzazione; marezzatura.* * *['mɑːbl] 1.1) (stone, sculpture) marmo m.2) gioc. (glass) bilia f.2.3.to play o shoot marbles — AE giocare a bilie
modificatore [ object] di marmo, marmoreo••to lose one's marbles — colloq. dare i numeri
she doesn't have all her marbles — colloq. le manca qualche rotella
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lose one's marbles — ► lose one s mind (or marbles) informal go insane. Main Entry: ↑lose … English terms dictionary
lose one's marbles — go crazy, become insane, lose one s mind … English contemporary dictionary
lose one's marbles — vb to become deranged or feeble minded, go crazy. Marbles, when referring to male faculties, usually refers to testicles, but in this case one s wits or intelligence are in question. The origin of this phrase is uncertain, in spite of many… … Contemporary slang
lose one's marbles — If someone loses their marbles, they become mentally confused, or no longer behave sensibly or rationally. The old man is acting very strangely. He seems to have lost his marbles … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
lose one's marbles — {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazed. * /Stan must have lost his marbles; he is hopelessly pursuing a happily married woman./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lose one's marbles — {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazed. * /Stan must have lost his marbles; he is hopelessly pursuing a happily married woman./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lose\ one's\ marbles — v. phr. To go mad; become crazed. Stan must have lost his marbles; he is hopelessly pursuing a happily married woman … Словарь американских идиом
lose one's marbles — go crazy or act irrationally He seems to have lost his marbles and doesn t make any sense at all … Idioms and examples
lose one's marbles — Vrb phrs. To go crazy, to lose control … English slang and colloquialisms
Lose one's marbles — go insane … Dictionary of Australian slang
lose one's marbles — Australian Slang go insane … English dialects glossary