lightning bug im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für lightning bug im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

lightning bug [Brit, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˌbəɡ] SUBST Am

lightning bug

lucciola f

Übersetzungen für lightning bug im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

lucciola

lightning bug Am

Übersetzungen für lightning bug im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.bug [Brit bʌɡ, Am bəɡ] SUBST

1. bug (any insect):

bug ugs

(piccolo) insetto m

2. bug (bedbug):

bug

cimice f

3. bug ugs:

bug, also stomach bug or tummy bug

disturbi mpl gastrici

4. bug (germ):

bug

germe m

bug

microbo m

5. bug (fault):

bug

difetto m

bug COMPUT

baco m

bug COMPUT

bug m

6. bug (hidden microphone):

bug

cimice f

bug

microspia f

7. bug (craze):

bug ugs

mania f

to be bitten by the golf bug

essere preso dalla mania del golf

8. bug Am (enthusiast):

bug ugs

appassionato m / appassionata f

bug ugs

patito m / patita f

a jogging bug

un appassionato di jogging

II.bug <forma in -ing bugging, Past, Part Perf bugged> [Brit bʌɡ, Am bəɡ] VERB trans

1. bug (hide microphones in):

bug room, building

piazzare microfoni in

the room is bugged

la stanza è piena di microspie

2. bug (annoy) ugs:

bug person

dare fastidio a, irritare

big [Brit bɪɡ, Am bɪɡ] ADJ

1. big (in build):

big (tall)

grande

big (strong)

forte

big (heavy)

grosso

to get big(ger) (taller)

diventare grande or crescere

to get big(ger) (fatter)

ingrassare

to get big(ger) (in pregnancy)

diventare grossa

2. big (in size):

big bed, room, building, garden, lake, town

grande

big animal, car, boat, parcel, box

grosso, grande

a big book (thick)

un libro spesso

a big book (large)

un libro grande

to have big hands, big feet

avere le mani, i piedi grandi

in big letters

in maiuscolo

in big letters übtr

a grandi lettere

3. big (in age):

big

grande

his big brother

il suo fratello grande

the big boys

i (ragazzi) grandi

you're a big girl

sei una signorina

you're big enough to know that …

sei grande abbastanza per sapere che …

4. big (in extent):

big family, crowd, class, party

grande

big collection, organization, company

grosso, grande

big meal

abbondante

to be a big eater

essere un mangione

5. big (important):

big problem, change

grande, grosso

big question, decision

grosso, importante

big moment, event

grande

it makes a big difference

fa una grande differenza

the extra rooms make a big difference

avere delle stanze in più fa una grande differenza

you're making a big mistake

stai facendo un grosso errore

I think we're on to something big ugs

penso che stiamo per scoprire qualcosa di grosso

this may be the start of something big

questo può essere l'inizio di qualcosa di importante

6. big (emphatic):

you big baby!

sei proprio un bambino, un bambinone!

big bully!

brutto prepotente!

to be big in the music business ugs

essere un pezzo grosso nel mondo della musica

to be in big trouble

essere nei guai grossi

he gave me a big smile

mi ha fatto un gran sorriso

the big moment

il grande momento

a big thank you to…

un grosso grazie a…

to do sth in a big way

fare qc in modo grandioso, in grande

to do things in a big way

fare le cose in grande

he fell for her in a big way

si è perdutamente innamorato di lei

7. big Am (enthusiastic) ugs:

to be big on activity

essere fanatico di

8. big (generous):

big person

generoso

to have a big heart

avere un gran cuore

that's big of you! iron

tante grazie!

9. big POL:

the Big Four, Five

i quattro, cinque Grandi

to be or go over big ugs

andare forte (in in)

to have a big head abw

essere un presuntuoso

to have a big mouth

essere un chiacchierone

why can't you keep your big mouth shut?

perché non puoi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia?

to have big ideas, think big ugs

avere idee grandiose, pensare in grande

what's the big idea?

cosa succede? cosa ti prende?

to look big Am abw

darsi importanza

to make it big ugs

avere grande successo

to talk big ugs

spararle grosse

I.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] SUBST

1. lightning U (in sky):

lightning

lampo m

lightning

bagliore m

a flash or stroke of lightning

un lampo

2. lightning (striking sth):

lightning

fulmine m

struck by lightning

colpito da un fulmine

lightning struck the tree

il fulmine è caduto su un albero

II.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] ADJ

lightning raid, visit:

lightning

lampo

III.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ]

as fast or quick as lightning

veloce come un fulmine

lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)

la storia non si ripete

like a flash of lightning

come un fulmine

like greased lightning or like a streak of lightning

come un lampo

lightning bug im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für lightning bug im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

lightning bug SUBST

lightning bug

lucciola f

Übersetzungen für lightning bug im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.bug [bʌg] SUBST

1. bug ZOOL:

bug

cimice f

bug (any insect)

insetto m

2. bug MED:

bug

virus m inv

3. bug COMPUT:

bug

baco m

4. bug TEL:

bug

cimice m

5. bug ugs (enthusiasm):

bug

passione f

she's caught the travel bug

le è venuta la passione per i viaggi

Wendungen:

to be snug as a bug in a rug

star comodo come un pascià

II.bug <-gg-> [bʌg] VERB trans

1. bug (tap):

bug telephone

mettere sotto controllo

bug conversation

intercettare

bug room

installare microspie in

2. bug ugs (annoy):

bug

rompere ugs

big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] ADJ

1. big (in size, amount):

big

grande

a big book

un libro grande

a big budget film

un film ad alto budget

a big house

una casa grande

big letters

maiuscole f pl

to be a big spender ugs

essere uno spendaccione

big words ugs

parole f pl altisonanti

the bigger the better

più grande è, meglio è

2. big (older):

big

più grande

big boy/girl

bambino/bambina più grande

big sister/brother

fratello/sorella maggiore

3. big (significant):

big

grande

a big day ugs

un gran giorno

a big decision

una decisione importante

this group is big in Italia

questo gruppo è famoso in Italia

4. big (on a large scale):

big

su larga scala

Wendungen:

to have a big heart

essere una persona di cuore

to have a big mouth ugs

parlare troppo

to make it big ugs

avere un successo pazzesco

to think big

avere grandi idee

lightning [ˈlaɪt·nɪŋ] SUBST

lightning

lampo m

a bolt of lightning

un lampo

thunder and lightning

tuoni e fulmuni

quick as lightning

come un fulmine

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Englisch

I remember the sight of lightning bugs, cupped in our hands.

www.seacoastonline.com

For instance, in the ad airing in the evenings, barbecues, lightning bugs caught in a jar, campfires and marshmallow roasts are shown.

www.mediapost.com

Like lightning bugs, some ocean creatures, from small plankton to jelly fish to even some fish and sharks, also can produce light.

pilotonline.com

Scientists have found that different species of lightning bugs -- and there are many -- have different flash patterns.

www.kentucky.com

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.

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At night, there were mosquitoes and lightning bugs.

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Lightning bugs and other bioluminescent animals produce their glow from a chemical reaction.

www.wired.com

Lightning bugs as big as giant beetles float through the air at night, staying lit for seconds at a time.

voices.nationalgeographic.com

They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey.

en.wikipedia.org

Lightning bugs produce light by mixing two chemicals -- luciferase and luciferin.

www.kentucky.com