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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. tail /teɪl/
- n.
- (of animal) coda f.
- (end piece) (of aircraft, comet, procession) coda f.
- colloq. (police observer) to put a ~ on sb. fare pedinare qcn.
- tails n.pl.
- (tailcoat) frac m.sing., marsina f.sing.;
wearing ~s in frac
- (of coin) rovescio m.sing., croce f.sing.;
heads or ~s? testa o croce?
- (tailcoat) frac m.sing., marsina f.sing.;
locuzioni idiomatiche I can’t make head (n)or ~ of this non riesco a venire a capo di tutto questo;
to be on sb.’s ~ essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn.;
to go off with one’s ~ between one’s legs andarsene con la coda fra le gambe;
to turn ~ spreg. darsela a gambe.
2. tail /teɪl/ tr. colloq. pedinare, seguire [suspect, car] (to fino a);to be on sb.’s ~ essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn.;
to go off with one’s ~ between one’s legs andarsene con la coda fra le gambe;
to turn ~ spreg. darsela a gambe.
we’re being ~ed ci stanno seguendo.
Phrasal verbs:
tail back BE to ~ back from, to [traffic jam] partire da, arrivare fino a;
the traffic ~s back for miles c’è una coda (di auto) lunga diverse miglia. tail off
- (reduce) [figures, demand] calare, diminuire
- (fade) [remarks] cessare;
[voice] affievolirsi.
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tail: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||
| tail | n | (hindmost part of an animal) | coda nf |
| The dog yelped when the guy stepped on his tail. | |||
| Il cane guaì quando il ragazzo gli pestò la coda. | |||
| tail | vtr | (follow) | pedinare⇒ vtr |
| The spy tailed the official to find out whom he was working with. | |||
| La spia pedinava il funzionario per scoprire con chi stava lavorando. | |||
| Additional Translations | |||
| tail | adj | (in the rear) | posteriore nm |
| The tail end of the car was damaged when it was hit by another car from behind. | |||
| La parte posteriore della macchina è stata danneggiata dall'urto di un'altra macchina che arrivava da dietro. | |||
| tail | adj | (coming from behind) navigazione | in poppa agg |
| aeronautica | in coda agg | ||
| The sailboat benefited from a strong tail wind. | |||
| La barca a vela sfruttava un forte vento in poppa. | |||
| tail | n | (rear) | retro nm |
| The truck hit the tail of the car. | |||
| Il camion ha tamponato il retro della macchina. | |||
| tail | n | (of a comet) | coda nf |
| The tail of that comet is visible with the naked eye. | |||
| La coda di quella cometa è visibile ad occhio nudo. | |||
| tail | n | (of a shirt) | falda nf |
| The tail of his shirt was hanging out of his pants. | |||
| La falda della sua camicia gli usciva dai pantaloni. | |||
| tail | n | (of a kite) | coda nf |
| The kite had a long beautiful tail. | |||
| L'aquilone aveva una coda lunga e bellissima. | |||
| tail | n | (of an airplane) | coda nf |
| The airline's logo was on the tail of the aircraft. | |||
| Il logo della compagnia era sulla coda dell'aereo. | |||
| tail | n | slang (one doing surveillance) | spia nf |
| chi pedina | |||
| The police put a tail on the gangster to find out who his associates are. | |||
| La polizia ha messo una spia a pedinare il gangster per scoprire chi sono i suoi complici. | |||
| tail | n | vulgar, slang (coitus) volgare | scopata nf |
| I'm going to the bars to see if I can get myself some tail tonight! | |||
| Stasera vado per bar a cercare di rimediare una scopata. | |||
| tail | n | vulgar, slang (woman as sexual object) offensivo! Nel nord: | figa nf |
| offensivo! Nel sud: | fica nf | ||
| I can't believe I let that tail get away! | |||
| Non posso credere di essermi lasciato scappare quella figa! | |||
| Segnala un errore | |||
tail: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||
| black-tail | dalla coda nera adj | ||
| cat's tail | n | (tail of a cat) | coda del gatto nf |
| After Brian tripped while using his chainsaw, the cat's tail lay severed on the grass and the cat was nowhere to be seen. | |||
| Unlike a dog's, a cat's tail sticks straight up when the cat is in a good mood. | |||
| cat's-tail | stiancia nf | ||
| head to tail | dall'inizio alla fine, da capo a piedi | ||
| high-tail | a tutta velocità | ||
| horse tail | coda di cavallo | ||
| mare's tail | n | (variety of waterweed) | coda di cavallo acquatica nf |
| pony tail, ponytail | n | (tied-back hairstyle) acconciatura | coda di cavallo nf |
| rat-tail | a coda di topo | ||
| tail end | n | (very last part) parte finale | coda nf |
| The car at the tail end of a railway train is often called the caboose. | |||
| In coda al treno deve essere presente un fanale rosso. | |||
| tail fin | n | (rear fin of a fish) | pinna caudale nf |
| I could tell by its tail fin that the fish was a marlin. | |||
| American cars in the 1950's had tail fins. | |||
| tail gate | di camion | sponda posteriore | |
| tail lamp | n | UK (vehicle's rear light) | fanale posteriore, fanalino posteriore nm |
| luce posteriore nf | |||
| tail lamp | US (tail light) | fanale posteriore, fanalino posteriore nm | |
| As Oscar was backing up he hit a tree and broke out the tail light of his new car. | |||
| Facendo retromarcia, Oscar ha dato un colpo contro un albero e ha spaccato un fanale posteriore della sua auto nuova. | |||
| tail lights | luci posteriori, fari posteriori | ||
| tail off | assottigliarsi, diminuire gradualmente | ||
| tail piece | appendice, epilogo | ||
| tail pipe | tubo di scappamento, tubo di scarico | ||
| tail rotor | rotore posteriore | ||
| tail wheel | rotino di coda | ||
| tail wind | vento di poppa | ||
| turn tail | girare i tacchi | ||
| white-tail | dalla coda bianca nf | ||
| Segnala un errore | |||
Forum discussions with the word(s) 'tail' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'tail':
A piece of tail
All sorts of tail
barrette, pony tail, up, down
becoming a successful 'long tail' business - no matter how obscure
By my wings and tail
chase our tail
Circulation to her tail was cut off for quite a long time.
Coat-tail ("tag along")
get your tail
Head or tail
Let's show Nab some tail feathers and floorboard these hogs
my tail's told
Nose over tail
Pig tail
Pin the Tail on the Donkey ...
put a watch on his wife's tail
soft tail and hard tail suspension
stiffly combed tail
Supporting tail, tooth of tail
tail in hand
tail number
Tail of straw
tail shaft
tail wagging the dog
tail-out techniques
The Long Tail
the tail that wags the dog
to keep a rabbit's tail
Trick of the tail
unique tail-lamps and exhaust assembly
continua...
All sorts of tail
barrette, pony tail, up, down
becoming a successful 'long tail' business - no matter how obscure
By my wings and tail
chase our tail
Circulation to her tail was cut off for quite a long time.
Coat-tail ("tag along")
get your tail
Head or tail
Let's show Nab some tail feathers and floorboard these hogs
my tail's told
Nose over tail
Pig tail
Pin the Tail on the Donkey ...
put a watch on his wife's tail
soft tail and hard tail suspension
stiffly combed tail
Supporting tail, tooth of tail
tail in hand
tail number
Tail of straw
tail shaft
tail wagging the dog
tail-out techniques
The Long Tail
the tail that wags the dog
to keep a rabbit's tail
Trick of the tail
unique tail-lamps and exhaust assembly
continua...
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