cold feet in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cold feet in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADJ

II.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] N

III.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADV

IV.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld]

feet → foot

See also foot

I.foot <pl feet> [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] N

1. foot:

foot (of person, horse)
piede m
foot (of rabbit, cat, dog)
zampa f
foot (of chair)
piede m
foot (of stocking, sock)
pedule m
on foot
a piedi
this carpet is soft under foot
è piacevole camminare su questo tappeto
he hasn't set foot in this house, in England for 10 years
non mette piede in questa casa, in Inghilterra da 10 anni
from head to foot
dalla testa ai piedi
to rise to one's feet
alzarsi in piedi
to help sb to their feet
aiutare qn ad alzarsi
her speech brought the audience to its feet
tutto l'uditorio si alzò in piedi per applaudire il suo discorso
to be on one's feet
essere in piedi
to be on one's feet again fig
essere di nuovo in piedi
to get sb back on their feet (after illness)
rimettere in piedi qn
to get sb, sth back on their, its feet (after setback)
rimettere in piedi qn, qc
to be quick on one's feet
essere un gambalesta, essere veloce
bound or tied hand and foot
legato mani e piedi
to sweep sb off their feet
fare cadere qn or fare perdere l'equilibrio a qn
to sweep sb off their feet fig
fare perdere la testa a qn
to sit at sb's feet
sedere ai piedi di qn
to sit at sb's feet fig
= essere un seguace, un allievo di qn
my foot! inf
un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!

III.foot [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] VB trans

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not to put a foot wrong
non sbagliare un colpo
to be, get under sb's feet
stare fra i piedi a qn
to be rushed off one's feet
non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo
to catch sb on the wrong foot
prendere qn in contropiede, cogliere qn in fallo
to cut the ground from under sb's feet
fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qn or spiazzare qn
to dance, walk sb off their feet
fare ballare, camminare qn fino allo sfinimento
to fall or land on one's feet
cadere in piedi
to keep both or one's feet on the ground
tenere i piedi or stare coi piedi per terra
to have two left feet
= essere goffo, maldestro
to leave somewhere feet first
uscire da un luogo con i piedi davanti
to put one's foot down inf (accelerate)
schiacciare l'acceleratore
to put one's foot down (be firm)
insistere
to put one's best foot forward (do one's best)
fare del proprio meglio
to put one's best foot forward (hurry)
allungare il passo or affrettarsi
to put one's foot in it inf
fare una gaffe
to put one's feet up
= rilassarsi, riposarsi
to stand on one's own (two) feet
essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe
to start off or get off on the wrong, right foot
partire col piede sbagliato, giusto (with sb con qc)
to wait on sb hand and foot
essere servile nei confronti di qn

I.foot <pl feet> [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] N

1. foot:

foot (of person, horse)
piede m
foot (of rabbit, cat, dog)
zampa f
foot (of chair)
piede m
foot (of stocking, sock)
pedule m
on foot
a piedi
this carpet is soft under foot
è piacevole camminare su questo tappeto
he hasn't set foot in this house, in England for 10 years
non mette piede in questa casa, in Inghilterra da 10 anni
from head to foot
dalla testa ai piedi
to rise to one's feet
alzarsi in piedi
to help sb to their feet
aiutare qn ad alzarsi
her speech brought the audience to its feet
tutto l'uditorio si alzò in piedi per applaudire il suo discorso
to be on one's feet
essere in piedi
to be on one's feet again fig
essere di nuovo in piedi
to get sb back on their feet (after illness)
rimettere in piedi qn
to get sb, sth back on their, its feet (after setback)
rimettere in piedi qn, qc
to be quick on one's feet
essere un gambalesta, essere veloce
bound or tied hand and foot
legato mani e piedi
to sweep sb off their feet
fare cadere qn or fare perdere l'equilibrio a qn
to sweep sb off their feet fig
fare perdere la testa a qn
to sit at sb's feet
sedere ai piedi di qn
to sit at sb's feet fig
= essere un seguace, un allievo di qn
my foot! inf
un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!

III.foot [Brit fʊt, Am fʊt] VB trans

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not to put a foot wrong
non sbagliare un colpo
to be, get under sb's feet
stare fra i piedi a qn
to be rushed off one's feet
non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo
to catch sb on the wrong foot
prendere qn in contropiede, cogliere qn in fallo
to cut the ground from under sb's feet
fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qn or spiazzare qn
to dance, walk sb off their feet
fare ballare, camminare qn fino allo sfinimento
to fall or land on one's feet
cadere in piedi
to keep both or one's feet on the ground
tenere i piedi or stare coi piedi per terra
to have two left feet
= essere goffo, maldestro
to leave somewhere feet first
uscire da un luogo con i piedi davanti
to put one's foot down inf (accelerate)
schiacciare l'acceleratore
to put one's foot down (be firm)
insistere
to put one's best foot forward (do one's best)
fare del proprio meglio
to put one's best foot forward (hurry)
allungare il passo or affrettarsi
to put one's foot in it inf
fare una gaffe
to put one's feet up
= rilassarsi, riposarsi
to stand on one's own (two) feet
essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe
to start off or get off on the wrong, right foot
partire col piede sbagliato, giusto (with sb con qc)
to wait on sb hand and foot
essere servile nei confronti di qn

cold feet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cold feet in the English»Italian Dictionary

Translations for cold feet in the English»Italian Dictionary

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Phrases:

to get a foot in the door
mettere un piede dentro
to have one foot in the grave
essere con un piede nella tomba
to have both feet on the ground
avere i piedi per terra
to set foot on dry land
mettere piede sulla terra ferma
to be back on one's feet
essere di nuovo in piedi
to have/get cold feet
avere fifa
to get off on the wrong foot
partire col piede sbagliato
to fall on one's feet
cadere in piedi
to find one's feet
ambientarsi
to put one's foot down
puntare i piedi
to put one's foot in it [or in one's mouth]
fare una gaffe
to set foot in sth
metter piede in qc
I'll never set foot in his house again
non metterò mai più piede a casa sua
to be under sb's feet
stare sempre in mezzo a piedi a qu
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feet pl of foot

See also foot

Phrases:

to get a foot in the door
mettere un piede dentro
to have one foot in the grave
essere con un piede nella tomba
to have both feet on the ground
avere i piedi per terra
to set foot on dry land
mettere piede sulla terra ferma
to be back on one's feet
essere di nuovo in piedi
to have/get cold feet
avere fifa
to get off on the wrong foot
partire col piede sbagliato
to fall on one's feet
cadere in piedi
to find one's feet
ambientarsi
to put one's foot down
puntare i piedi
to put one's foot in it [or in one's mouth]
fare una gaffe
to set foot in sth
metter piede in qc
I'll never set foot in his house again
non metterò mai più piede a casa sua
to be under sb's feet
stare sempre in mezzo a piedi a qu
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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However, he described having cold feet, and failing to meet his contact at the airport.
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The sepoys however seem to have developed cold feet at the last moment.
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However, he gets cold feet and runs away on the day of the wedding.
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Cold feet amongst the production team caused it to be dropped before transmission.
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Is your stomach aching or do you have cold feet?
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Original research on the cold feet phenomenon is very limited and warrants further studies.
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Berry had cold feet over the financial risk, and withdrew, causing the consortium to collapse.
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