punch line in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.punch1 [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] N

II.punch1 [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] VB trans

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III.punch1 [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] VB intr

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IV.punch1 [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ]

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I.punch2 [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] N

II.punch2 [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] VB trans

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Punch [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ]

punch3 [Brit pʌn(t)ʃ, Am pən(t)ʃ] N (drink)

I.line1 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] N

1. line:

line (mark)
linea f
line (mark)
riga f
line (mark)
segno m
line (shorter, thicker)
tratto m
line ART
tratto m
line SPORTS (on pitch, court)
linea f
line MATH
linea f
line and colour ART
il tratto e il colore
a straight, curved line
una linea retta, una linea curva
a solid, broken line
una linea continua, linea spezzata
a single, double line
una linea singola, linea doppia
to draw or rule a line
tirare or tracciare una linea
to draw a line down the middle of the page
tirare una linea verticale a metà della pagina
to put a line through sth
tirare una linea sopra qc or barrare qc
to cross the line SPORTS athlete:
tagliare il traguardo
to cross the line ball:
passare la linea
the starting line SPORTS
la linea di partenza
finishing line
linea d'arrivo or del traguardo
the line AB (in geometry)
il segmento AB
the thin line of his mouth
la sua bocca stretta

2. line (row):

line (of people, cars)
fila f (of di)
line (of trees)
fila f
line (of trees)
filare m (of di)
line (of footprints, hills)
serie f (of di)
in straight lines plant, arrange, sit
in file dritte
to stand in a line
essere or stare in fila
get into (a) line!
mettetevi in fila! mettetevi in riga!
to form a line people:
formare una fila or una coda
to form a line hills, houses, trees:
formare una fila or essere uno in fila all'altro
please form a line
per favore, formate una fila
she is fifth in line
è la quinta della fila
to be in line buildings:
essere allineato
put the desks in line
allineate i banchi
to be in line with shelving, cooker: cupboard
essere allineato con
to be in line with mark, indicator: number
essere sul or essere allineato a
to be out of line picture:
essere storto or non essere allineato

12. line (in genealogy):

line
linea f
line
discendenza f
the male, female line
il ramo maschile, femminile
the Tudor line
la stirpe dei Tudor
to found or establish a line
fondare una stirpe
the line died out
la famiglia or la stirpe si estinse
to come from a long line of scientists
provenire da una famiglia con una lunga tradizione di scienziati
to trace one's line back to sb
far risalire le proprie origini a qn
to trace a line down to sb
fare risalire le origini or la discendenza a qn
to trace a line through sb
fare risalire le origini dalla parte or dal ramo di qn
the title passes to the next in line
il titolo è trasmesso in ordine di successione
she is second in line to the throne
è seconda nell'ordine di successione al trono

14. line (conformity):

to fall into line
conformarsi or uniformarsi
to make sb fall into line
mettere in riga qn
to fall into line with person: view
allinearsi, conformarsi a
to fall into line with group, body: practice, policy
allinearsi a, essere d'accordo con
China fell into line with the other powers
la Cina si è allineata alle altre potenze
to bring sb into line
mettere in riga qn or ridurre qn all'obbedienza
to bring regional laws into line with federal laws
rendere le leggi regionali conformi alle leggi federali
to bring working conditions into line with European standards
conformare le condizioni di lavoro agli standard europei
to keep sb in line
fare rigare dritto qn
his statement is out of line with their account
la sua dichiarazione non è allineata con quanto affermato da loro
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors
i nostri prezzi non coincidono con quelli dei nostri concorrenti
to be (way) out of line objection, remark:
essere completamente fuori luogo
you're way out of line! inf
stai esagerando! hai proprio passato il limite!

II.line1 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] VB trans

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III.line1 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn]

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line2 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] VB trans (add layer)

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line3 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] N

line4 [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] VB trans rare (copulate)

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punch line in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for punch line in the English»Italian Dictionary

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line1 <-ning> [laɪn] VB trans

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II.line2 <-ning> [laɪn] VB trans

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Editing allowed for jokes to be set up by one interview with the punch line delivered by another character, sometimes completely unrelated.
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How and when should you introduce the punch line.
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In the punch line, the second level comes up so suddenly that he starts laughing.
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The punch line is that the debate takes place on the moon.
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Hammer also began the trend of rap artists being accepted as mainstream pitchmen (and at times as the punch line).
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This punch line was enough to elicit the attention of the public to watch the movie.
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Another characteristic of the show's sketches was that occasionally they had an unclear point or punch line.
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Jokes may have a punch line, i.e., an ending to make it humorous.
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The website also provides branding and advertising services to corporate clients who want to get a crowd-sourced punch line as well as targeted advertisement.
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They are often used in the punch line of a joke, where they typically give a humorous meaning to a rather perplexing story.
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