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knock /nɒk/ noun colpo m;
there was a ~ at the door hanno bussato alla porta transitive verb bussare a ‹door›;
(fam: criticize) denigrare;
~ a hole in something fare un buco in qualcosa;
~ one's head battere la testa (on contro) intransitive verb (at door) bussare ■ knock about transitive verb malmenare intransitive verb fam girovagare ■ knock back transitive verb (fam: drink quickly) buttar giù tutto d'un fiato ■ knock down transitive verb far cadere;
(with fist) stendere con un pugno;
(in car) investire;
(demolish) abbattere;
(fam: reduce) ribassare ‹price› ■ knock off transitive verb (fam: steal) fregare;
(fam: complete quickly) fare alla bell'e meglio intransitive verb (fam: cease work) staccare ■ knock out transitive verb eliminare;
(make unconscious) mettere K.O.;
(fam: anaesthetize) addormentare ■ knock over transitive verb rovesciare;
(in car) investire ■ knock up transitive verb fam (prepare quickly) buttare giù;
(sl: make pregnant) mettere incinta

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'knock' found in these entries:

English:

bulldoze - cocked hat - fell - floor - knock-down furniture - knock-down price - knock-kneed - knock-on effect - knock-out - run - tap

Italian:

aggiudicare - atterrare - battere - battuta - bussare - buttare - colpo - palleggiare - picchiare - rovesciare - sbattere - schianto - scongiuro - sotto - staccare - stracciato - tappeto - toc toc - urtare - urto - valgo

knock: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

knock		(vigorous blow) urto	colpo nm
knock		(criticism)	critica nf
knock			bussare v
knock			botta nf
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
knock back			costare v
knock back			ingollare
knock back			sorprendere
knock down			atterrare v
knock down		buttare giù	abbattere vtr ⇒
knock down			investire
knock down			aggiudicare
knock down			farsi fare lo sconto
knock down		(fight) lotta	buttare vtr ⇒
knock in			piantare, conficcare
knock it off			smetterla
knock off		rubare	fregare vtr ⇒
knock on			picchiare su vi
knock on sth		con un pugno	bussare su qcs, colpire qcs
knock on wood			toccare ferro
knock oneself out		slang: risposta a un richiesta	accomodati, prego, fai pure
knock oneself out			distruggersi
knock onto			far cadere su qcs
knock out			tramortire v
knock out of the way		colloquiale	togliere dai piedi
knock over			rovesciare
knock sb off their pedestal			buttare qualcuno giù dal piedistallo
knock the rough edges off		figurato	smussare gli angoli
knock together			raffazzonare, mettere insieme alla meglio vtr ⇒
knock up			raffazzonare, mettere insieme alla meglio
knock up			svegliare bussando
knock yourself out			mettere ko
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a 'knock knock' joke
Don't knock it till you try it.
engine knock
I'm gonna knock you on your crazy a*s
knock back
knock down for six
knock it off
Knock Knock Game
knock me down to size
knock me off my feet
knock on
knock out
knock out of the park
knock the breath out of her chest
knock the wind out
knock the XX out of you
knock yourself out
knock-'em-down winds
knock-knock
Knock-off designer jeans
knock-off wheels
knock-on effect
knock-your-socks-off space
Take a bit of knock
There was a knock at the door (passato remoto)
This should knock it off
to knock over something
to knock someone into shape
To knock something back
To knock the rings together
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