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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

dash /dæʃ/ noun Typ trattino m;
(in Morse) linea f;
a ~ of milk un goccio di latte;
make a ~ for lanciarsi verso intransitive verb I must ~ devo scappare transitive verb far svanire ‹hopes›;
(hurl) gettare ■ dash off intransitive verb scappar via transitive verb (write quickly) buttare giù ■ dash out intransitive verb uscire di corsa

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'dash' found in these entries:

English:

pebble-dash

Italian:

caffè - corsa - lineetta - macchiato - scappare - trattino

dash: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

dash		(a quick run)	rapida corsa nf
dash		(running) corsa, slancio	sprint nm
dash		(to terrorize)	terrorizzare v
dash		(typography)	trattino nm
dash		(elegance)	eleganza nf
dash		(to move very fast) correre riflessivo	fiondarsi v
dash		(to add a touch of)	aggiungere un tocco di v
dash		(fast movement)	balzo nm
dash		(to destroy) spaccare	distruggere v
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
dash into	vtr	informal (hurry into)	entrare di corsa, entrare di fretta vi
He left the engine running while he dashed into the shop for some cigarettes.
dash off	vi	informal (leave in a hurry) informale	scappare, volare vi ⇒ ⇒
He had to cancel the meeting and dash off home, because his wife had been taken into hospital.
Sono dovuto scappare a casa perché avevo dimenticato il rubinetto aperto.
dash off	vtr	informal (write or compose hastily) colloquiale: scrivere di fretta	buttare giù vtr
If you leave your homework to the last minute then dash the essay off in half an hour, you mustn't be surprised if you get poor marks.
Hai buttato giù il tema in quattro e quattr'otto! Non sorprenderti se prenderai un brutto voto.
em dash	n	(punctuation mark: long dash)	trattino lungo nm
There is a subtle but important distinction between the use of commas, em dashes and parentheses to set aside thoughts within a sentence.
A volte i trattini lunghi sono usati al posto delle virgole negli incisi.
en dash	n	(punctuation mark: short dash)	trattino breve nm
Il trattino breve, a differenza del trattino lungo, è molto usato in italiano.
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A dine-and-dash incident
as well as being dash pretty, to boot.
dash and blast
dash for cash
Dash it all!
dash mount
I must dash off
mad dash
on the dash
on the dash panel in the engine room
smash-and-dash

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