lame duck im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für lame duck im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

lame duck [Brit, Am ˈˌleɪm ˈdək]

lame duck → Lame duck SUBST also lame duck president

also lame duck president

anatra f zoppa

Siehe auch: Lame duck

Lame duck Info

Lame duck

Negli Stati Uniti, espressione che si applica al presidente uscente e al suo governo durante il periodo di transizione che segue le elezioni presidenziali. I poteri del presidente uscente sono limitati al periodo che va dalle elezioni, in novembre, all'insediamento del suo successore, a gennaio.

Lame duck Info

Lame duck

Negli Stati Uniti, espressione che si applica al presidente uscente e al suo governo durante il periodo di transizione che segue le elezioni presidenziali. I poteri del presidente uscente sono limitati al periodo che va dalle elezioni, in novembre, all'insediamento del suo successore, a gennaio.

Übersetzungen für lame duck im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

anatra zoppa übtr

lame duck

Übersetzungen für lame duck im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.lame [Brit leɪm, Am leɪm] ADJ

1. lame (unable to walk):

lame person, animal

zoppo

to be lame in the left, right leg

zoppicare dalla gamba sinistra, destra

to go lame

mettersi or cominciare a zoppicare

to be slightly lame

zoppicare leggermente

2. lame übtr excuse, argument:

lame

zoppo

II.lame [Brit leɪm, Am leɪm] SUBST

the lame + verbo Pl

gli storpi

III.lame [Brit leɪm, Am leɪm] VERB trans

lame person, animal:

lame

azzoppare

duck¹ <Pl ducks, duck> [Brit dʌk, Am dək] SUBST

duck ZOOL, GASTRO

anatra f

he took to it like a duck to water

lo fece con estrema naturalezza

(there's no point in telling him off) it's like water off a duck's back

(rimproverarlo non serve a nulla) è solo fiato sprecato

I.duck² [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VERB trans

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head

chinare, piegare la testa

2. duck (dodge):

duck punch, ball

schivare, scansare

3. duck (avoid) übtr:

duck issue, question

evitare

duck responsibility

sottrarsi a, evitare

4. duck (push under water):

duck person

immergere nell'acqua, cacciare sott'acqua

II.duck² [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VERB intr

duck person:

chinare la testa

duck boxer:

scansare, schivare un colpo

I ducked into a side street to avoid meeting her

mi infilai in una strada laterale per evitare di incontrarla

to duck behind sth

nascondersi, cacciarsi dietro qc

duck³ [Brit dʌk, Am dək] SUBST Brit ugs

duck also ducks (form of address):

also ducks (to child)

cocco m / cocca f

also ducks (to child)

amore m

also ducks (to woman)

tesoro m

also ducks (to woman)

cara f

I.duck⁴ [Brit dʌk, Am dək] SUBST (fabric)

duck

tela f olona

II.ducks SUBST

ducks npl MODE:

ducks

pantaloni m in tela olona

duck⁵ [Brit dʌk, Am dək] SUBST (in cricket)

to be out for or to make a duck

non segnare un punto

to break one's duck

segnare il primo punto

to break one's duck übtr

riportare la prima vittoria

lame duck im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für lame duck im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

lame [leɪm] ADJ

1. lame person, horse:

lame

zoppo, -a

to go lame

azzopparsi

2. lame ugs argument, excuse:

lame

debole

I.duck [dʌk] SUBST

1. duck (bird):

duck

anatra f

2. duck (lowering of head):

duck

schivata f abbassando la testa

Wendungen:

to take to sth like a duck to water ugs

imparare qc con grande naturalezza

II.duck [dʌk] VERB intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

abbassare la testa

2. duck (go under water):

duck

tuffarsi

3. duck (hide):

duck

nascondersi

to duck out of sth ugs

schizzar fuori da qc

III.duck [dʌk] VERB trans

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

abbassare la testa

to duck one's head under water

andare sott'acqua con la testa

2. duck (avoid):

duck

schivare

duck übtr

eludere

to duck an issue

eludere un tema

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

If he didn't do so, they said, they would make a resolution to expel him the first order of business at the lame duck session.

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A kingmaker is a lame duck who retains the ability to influence (sometimes decisively) who, among other players, will win the game.

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She said that she was resigning her leadership position immediately because her caucus could not afford a lame duck leader in negotiations next session.

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He was not a lame duck but took a deep interest in the behind-the-scenes negotiations.

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Lame duck officials tend to have less political power, as other elected officials are less inclined to cooperate with them.

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Eight of the 15 lame duck sessions have lasted between 25 and 37 calendar days; only three have exceeded this range.

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This session was commonly called the lame duck session.

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This termination represents the latest sine die adjournment among the 15 lame duck sessions.

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Thereby she was in the interesting position of being a lame duck the moment she was elected.

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It might have been even higher if not for brutally cold and wet early-season weather and what amounted to season-long lame duck status.

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