grind down dans le dictionnaire italien Oxford-Paravia

Traductions de grind down dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.grind down VERBE [ɡrʌɪnd -] (grind down [sth], grind [sth] down)

grind down (crush)

tritare, triturare

grind down (pulverize) substance

polverizzare

II.grind down VERBE [ɡrʌɪnd -] (grind [sb] down)

grind down

opprimere

grind down

vessare

to be ground down by poverty

essere oppresso dalla povertà

Traductions de grind down dans le dictionnaire italien»anglais

polverizzare

to grind down

Traductions de grind down dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.grind [GB ɡrʌɪnd, Am ɡraɪnd] SUBST

1. grind (hard work):

grind fam

sfacchinata f

grind fam

sgobbata f

grind fam

faticaccia f

the daily grind

il solito tran tran

back to the grind!

si ritorna al solito tran tran!

marking exam papers is an awful grind

correggere gli esami è una gran rottura

it was a long hard grind cycling up the hill

è stata una bella faticata pedalare su per la collina

it'll be a long hard grind

sarà una bella sfacchinata

2. grind (harsh sound):

grind

stridore m

grind

stridio m

3. grind Am (hardworking student):

grind fam, péj

secchione m / secchiona f

grind fam, péj

sgobbone m / sgobbona f

II.grind <passé/ppas ground> [GB ɡrʌɪnd, Am ɡraɪnd] VERBE trans

1. grind (crush):

grind corn, coffee beans, pepper

macinare

grind seeds, grain

schiacciare, pestare

grind pebbles, stone

triturare, stritolare

grind meat

tritare

to grind sth to dust, to a powder

ridurre qc in polvere

to grind corn into flour

macinare il grano per fare la farina

to grind one's teeth

digrignare i denti

to grind sth into the ground

schiacciare qc per terra

2. grind:

grind (sharpen) knife, blade

affilare, arrotare

grind (polish) lenses

molare

grind gems

levigare

3. grind (turn):

grind handle

girare

grind MUS barrel organ

suonare

III.grind <passé/ppas ground> [GB ɡrʌɪnd, Am ɡraɪnd] VERBE intr

1. grind (make harsh sound):

grind machine, engine:

stridere

to grind to a halt vehicle, train:

fermarsi con stridore di ruote or di freni

to grind to a halt machine:

fermarsi or arrestarsi

to grind to a halt fig factory, economy, industry, production:

fermarsi

2. grind (be crushed):

grind corn, coffee beans:

macinarsi

3. grind Am (swot):

grind fam

sgobbare

grind fam

sfacchinare

4. grind Am fam dancer:

grind

ballare in modo provocante (muovendo le anche)

I.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south fam

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” PRESSE

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORT (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] PRÉP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down fam

depresso

down fam

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down GB:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down CHEMDFER train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down INFOR:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] VERBE trans fam

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] SUBST

to have a down on sb fam

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb fam

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] SUBST

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [GB daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [GB daʊn, Am daʊn] SUBST

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

Voir aussi : downs

downs [GB daʊnz] SUBST npl GB (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

grind down dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de grind down dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

grind down VERBE trans

1. grind down (file):

grind down

levigare

2. grind down (mill):

grind down

macinare

3. grind down (wear):

grind down

logorare

4. grind down (oppress):

grind down

schiacciare

to grind sb down

schiacciare qu

Traductions de grind down dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.grind [graɪnd] SUBST fam

grind

sgobbata f

to be a real grind

essere una bella sgobbata

the daily grind

il trantran quotidiano

II.grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VERBE trans

1. grind:

grind (crush)

pestare

grind (mill)

macinare

to grind sth (in)to a powder

ridurre in polvere qc

2. grind (chop finely):

grind

tritare

3. grind (press firmly and twist):

to grind a cigarette into an ashtray

schiacciare una sigaretta nel posacenere

4. grind (sharpen):

grind

molare

III.grind [graɪnd] VERBE intr

1. grind (grate):

grind

stridere

2. grind fam (devote oneself to):

grind

sgobbare

to grind away at sth

sgobbare su qc

3. grind fam (dance seductively):

grind

ballare ruotando il bacino

4. grind (in skateboarding):

grind

grindare

down¹ [daʊn] SUBST

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Idiomes/Tournures:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PRÉP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

He'll then grind down a stamp-sized piece so thin light can pass through it, like sun through the windows of a cathedral.

www.gizmodo.com.au

It seems to grind down very slowly.

www.ft.com

That has sparked criticism that the new system is designed to grind down potential complainants and stifle appeals.

theconversation.com

That is, if you think about it from a scientific point of view and take the daily grind down to the atomic level.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But it might be the only way the government could grind down premium increases to anywhere near the inflation rate.

theprovince.com

In the early stages of planet formation, the powerful gravitational perturbations around two stars should lead to destructive collisions that grind down the material.

theconversation.com

Stick it up the jumper, keep it to the single digits and grind down the opposition's defence.

www.punditarena.com

Why you try to grind down the opposition with tedious, wearing and essentially irrelevant detail.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

These alterations include using other tools to grind down the acorns such as a coffee grinder or/and adding sugar or other seasonings to the finished wiiwish.

en.wikipedia.org

His single intent was to grind down opponents while offering little in the form of offensive intent and hiding behind a near-unbreakable defence.

www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk