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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

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
tailn (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.
tailvtr (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
tailadj (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.
tailadj (coming from behind) navigazionein poppa agg
 aeronauticain coda agg
The sailboat benefited from a strong tail wind.
La barca a vela sfruttava un forte vento in poppa.
tailn (rear)retro nm
The truck hit the tail of the car.
Il camion ha tamponato il retro della macchina.
tailn (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.
tailn (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.
tailn (of a kite)coda nf
The kite had a long beautiful tail.
L'aquilone aveva una coda lunga e bellissima.
tailn (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.
tailn 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.
tailn vulgar, slang (coitus) volgarescopata 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.
tailn 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!
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
black-taildalla coda nera adj
cat's tailn (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-tailstiancia nf
head to taildall'inizio alla fine, da capo a piedi
high-taila tutta velocità
horse tailcoda di cavallo
rat-taila coda di topo
tail endparte finale, coda
tail finpinna caudale
tail gate di camionsponda posteriore
tail lampluce posteriore, fanalino di coda
tail lightsluci posteriori, fari posteriori
tail offassottigliarsi, diminuire gradualmente
tail pieceappendice, epilogo
tail pipetubo di scappamento, tubo di scarico
tail rotorrotore posteriore
tail wheelrotino di coda
tail windvento di poppa
turn tailgirare i tacchi
white-taildalla coda bianca nf
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