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tail /teɪl/ noun coda f;
~s pl (tailcoat) frac m inv transitive verb (fam: follow) pedinare ■ tail off intransitive verb diminuire
~s pl (tailcoat) frac m inv transitive verb (fam: follow) pedinare ■ tail off intransitive verb diminuire
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| 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! | |||||||||
| Suggest improvements for "tail" above. | |||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| rat-tail | a coda di topo | ||||||||
| tail end | parte finale, coda | ||||||||
| tail fin | pinna caudale | ||||||||
| tail gate | di camion | sponda posteriore | |||||||
| tail lamp | luce posteriore, fanalino di coda | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
Forum discussions with the word(s) 'tail' in the title:
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A piece of tail
All sorts of tail
barrette, pony tail, up, down
becoming a successful 'long tail' business - no matter how obscure
chase our tail
get your tail
Head or tail
Pin the Tail on the Donkey ...
soft tail and hard tail suspension
stiffly combed tail
Supporting tail, tooth of tail
tail in hand
Tail of straw
tail shaft
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
with a plumelike tail for handle
All sorts of tail
barrette, pony tail, up, down
becoming a successful 'long tail' business - no matter how obscure
chase our tail
get your tail
Head or tail
Pin the Tail on the Donkey ...
soft tail and hard tail suspension
stiffly combed tail
Supporting tail, tooth of tail
tail in hand
Tail of straw
tail shaft
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
with a plumelike tail for handle
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