Translations for string-pulling in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

string-pulling [Brit ˈstrɪŋˌpʊlɪŋ, Am ˈstrɪŋpʊlɪŋ] N inf

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string-pulling

string-pulling

intrallazzi mpl

Translations for string-pulling in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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spintarella [spintaˈrɛlla] N f

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1. spintarella (piccola spinta):

spintarella

2. spintarella (raccomandazione):

spintarella fig

spintarella fig

backing uncountable

spintarella fig

string-pulling uncountable

ottenere un posto grazie a una spintarella

to be helped along in landing a job

spintone [spinˈtone] N m

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2. spintone (raccomandazione):

spintone fig

spintone fig

backing uncountable

spintone fig

string-pulling uncountable

spinta [ˈspinta] N f

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1. spinta (spintone):

dare una spinta a qn, qc

to give sb, sth a push

mi hanno fatto cadere con una spinta

they pushed me over

dare una spinta a qn per passare

to push past sb

diedi una forte spinta alla porta

I gave the door a hard push

4. spinta (raccomandazione):

spinta fig

spinta fig

backing uncountable

spinta fig

string-pulling uncountable

dare una spinta a qn

to give sb a leg up, to pull strings for sb

è andato avanti a spinte

somebody's always been there to pull strings for him

Phrases:

spinta di Archimede

spinta idrostatica, spinta inflazionistica

inflationary trend

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English

This is the most blatant string-pulling device in the narrative arts, to be used only in extreme situations, here used gratuitously and unsubtly. www.tgdaily.com

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