Translations for kick upstairs in the English»Italian Dictionary

to kick sb upstairs inf

= mandare qn a occupare una posizione apparentemente più prestigiosa, ma in realtà meno influente

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I.upstairs ADV [Brit ʌpˈstɛːz, Am ˌəpˈstɛrz]

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II.upstairs ADJ [Brit ˈʌpstɛːz, Am ˌəpˈstɛrz]

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III.upstairs N [Am ˌəpˈstɛrz]

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IV.upstairs

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I.kick [Brit kɪk, Am kɪk] N

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1. kick:

kick (of person)

kick (of person)

kick (of horse, donkey, cow, goat)

kick (of swimmer)

battuta f delle gambe

kick (of footballer)

kick (of footballer)

to give sb, the door a kick

dare or tirare un calcio a qn, alla porta

to aim or take a kick at sb, sth person

tirare un calcio a qn, qc

she aimed a kick at the goal

to get a kick on the leg, in the stomach (from person, horse, donkey, cow)

ricevere un calcio alla gamba, nello stomaco

to give sb a kick up the backside or in the pants inf

dare un bel calcio nel sedere a qn also fig

2. kick (thrill) inf:

it gives her a kick to do

la diverte un mondo fare

to get a kick from doing

emozionarsi a fare

3. kick (of firearm):

kick

kick

II.kick [Brit kɪk, Am kɪk] VB trans

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kick (once) person: person, table, door

dare, tirare un calcio a

kick (once) ball, tin can

dare un calcio a, calciare, colpire con il piede

kick (once) horse, donkey, cow, goat: person

dare un calcio a

dare un calcio a

kick (repeatedly) person, object

prendere a calci, tirare calci a

to kick sth over a wall, under the bed

mandare qc con un calcio oltre il muro, sotto il letto

to kick sth away

spostare qc con un calcio

he kicked dust into my face

mi ha gettato la polvere in faccia con un calcio

to kick a hole or dent in sth

ammaccare qc con un calcio

to kick one's legs (in the air) baby:

scalciare, sgambettare

to kick a goal

to kick the ball into touch (in rugby)

mandare la palla oltre le linee laterali

III.kick [Brit kɪk, Am kɪk] VB intr

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1. kick:

kick person: (once)

kick person: (repeatedly)

kick swimmer:

sbattere i piedi

kick dancer:

slanciare la gamba

kick cow, horse:

calciare, scalciare

to kick at sb, sth person:

dare un calcio a qn, qc

the horse kicked at me

il cavallo scalciò contro di me

to kick for touch (in rugby)

calciare in touche

2. kick (recoil):

IV.kick [Brit kɪk, Am kɪk]

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a (real) kick in the teeth or ass Am inf

una batosta or un calcio in faccia

it's better than a kick in the teeth inf

è meglio di niente

to kick sb when they're down

= criticare, offendere, danneggiare una persona che si trova in una posizione svantaggiata

to kick the habit inf

perdere il vizio

to kick the habit (of smoking)

I could have kicked myself

mi sarei preso a schiaffi da solo (for doing per aver fatto)

to be alive and kicking

essere vivo e vegeto

to kick over the traces Brit

to kick one's heels

restare ad aspettare or girarsi i pollici

to be kicked upstairs

= essere mandato a occupare una posizione apparentemente più prestigiosa, ma in realtà meno influente

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kick upstairs VB trans

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kick upstairs

promuovere (allo scopo di sbarazzarsi di una persona)

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I.upstairs [ˌʌp·ˈsterz] ADJ

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II.upstairs [ˌʌp·ˈsterz] ADV

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III.upstairs [ˌʌp·ˈsterz] N

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(the) upstairs

il piano di sopra

I.kick [kɪk] N

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3. kick (craze):

he is on an exercise kick at the moment

adesso ha la fissa della ginnastica

4. kick (gun jerk):

kick

Phrases:

a kick in the teeth

un calcio sui denti

II.kick [kɪk] VB trans

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2. kick (stop):

kick

to kick a habit

perdere un vizio

III.kick [kɪk] VB intr

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2. kick gun:

kick

Phrases:

to be alive and kicking inf

essere vivo e vegeto

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