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1 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) depistareEnglish-Italian dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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2 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) depistareEnglish-Italian dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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3 ■ throw off
■ throw offA v. t. + avv.1 gettare (via); togliere alla svelta (di dosso); levare di scatto; cavare; scrollarsi di dosso: to throw off one's clothes, togliersi i vestiti alla svelta; He put his hand on my shoulder but I threw it off, mi ha messo una mano sulla spalla ma io l'ho levata di scatto; to throw off one's disguise, gettare la maschera (fig.)2 liberarsi, disfarsi, sbarazzarsi di; abbandonare; seminare (fam.); ( sport) liberarsi di, sganciarsi da ( un avversario): to throw off a cold, liberarsi di un raffreddore; to throw off all sense of fear, abbandonare ogni timore; to throw off the police, seminare la poliziaB v. t. + prep.levare, togliere, cavare da (alla svelta); scrollarsi da: The duck shook itself to throw the water off its back, l'anatra si diede una scossa per scrollarsi l'acqua di dosso □ to throw sb. off his balance, sbilanciare, far perdere l'equilibrio a q.; (fig.) sconcertare, scombussolare q. □ to throw sb. off guard, cogliere di sorpresa q.; prendere q. alla sprovvista □ to throw sb. off the scent (o the track, the trail), mettere q. fuori pista ( anche fig.) □ (equit.) to be thrown off one's horse, farsi disarcionare. -
4 scent
I [sent]2) venat. scia f., traccia f., pista f.; fig. pista f.to throw the dogs, the police off the scent — fare perdere le tracce ai cani, alla polizia
II [sent]to be (hot) on the scent of sb. — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn
1) (smell) fiutare [prey, animal]; fig. avere sentore di, subodorare [danger, trouble]•* * *[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) fiutare2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) fiutare, (avere sentore di)3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) profumare2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) profumo2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) pista, traccia, scia3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) profumo•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *[sɛnt]1. n1) (smell, perfume) profumo2) (track) tracce fpl, pistato follow/lose the scent — seguire/perdere le tracce or la pista
to put or throw sb off the scent fig — far perdere le tracce a qn, sviare qn
2. vt1)to scent (with) — (make sth smell nice) profumare (di or con)
2) (smell) fiutare* * *scent /sɛnt/n. [uc]3 ( caccia) odore della passata della selvaggina; usta; segnale olfattivo; scia, traccia, pista ( anche fig.): The scent was weak, l'usta era debole; to lose the scent, perdere le tracce; The scent is hot, l'usta è recente; (fig.) la pista scotta4 ( anche fig.) fiuto; olfatto; odorato: He has a scent for young talent, ha molto fiuto per scoprire giovani di talento● scent bag, sacchetto profumato □ (zool.) scent gland, ghiandola odorifera □ ( anche fig.) to follow a false scent, seguire una pista sbagliata; essere fuori strada (fig.) □ to get scent of st., aver sentore di qc. □ to be off the scent (o on a false scent), seguire una falsa pista □ to be on the scent of, essere sulle tracce di; (fig.) essere sul punto di (fare qc.) □ to put (o to throw) sb. off the scent, mettere q. su una falsa pista; depistare q.(to) scent /sɛnt/A v. t.1 ( d'animali) fiutare; (fig.) avere sentore di; subodorare: The dogs had scented a hare, i cani avevano fiutato una lepre; to scent danger [a snare], fiutare il pericolo [subodorare un'insidia]B v. i.● to scent out, scoprire ( selvaggina, ecc.) col fiuto; (fig.) scoprire, scovare.* * *I [sent]2) venat. scia f., traccia f., pista f.; fig. pista f.to throw the dogs, the police off the scent — fare perdere le tracce ai cani, alla polizia
II [sent]to be (hot) on the scent of sb. — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn
1) (smell) fiutare [prey, animal]; fig. avere sentore di, subodorare [danger, trouble]•
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