snake oil im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für snake oil im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

snake oil [Brit, Am ˈsneɪk ˌɔɪl] SUBST Am

snake oil

= rimedio da ciarlatano

Übersetzungen für snake oil im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk] SUBST

1. snake ZOOL:

snake

serpente m

snake

serpe f

2. snake (person):

snake abw

serpe f

II.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk] VERB intr

snake road:

snake

serpeggiare, procedere tortuosamente (through attraverso)

the road snaked down the mountain

la strada serpeggiava giù per la montagna

III.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk]

a snake in the grass abw

= un pericolo in agguato

I.oil [Brit ɔɪl, Am ɔɪl] SUBST

1. oil:

oil (for fuel)

petrolio m

oil (for lubrication)

olio m

crude oil

(petrolio) greggio

engine oil

olio per motori

to check the oil MOTOR

controllare il livello dell'olio

to change the oil MOTOR

cambiare l'olio, fare il cambio dell'olio

to strike oil

trovare il petrolio

to strike oil übtr

trovare una miniera d'oro

to strike oil before Subst deposit, exporter, producer, imports, reserves

di petrolio

to strike oil prices

del petrolio

to strike oil company, crisis, industry, exploration, production, terminal

petrolifero

an oil magnate

un magnate del petrolio

2. oil (for cooking):

oil

olio m

corn, sunflower oil

olio di mais, di girasole

to cook with oil

cucinare con l'olio

an oil and vinegar dressing

un condimento a base di olio e aceto

an oil and vinegar dressing (for salad)

una vinaigrette

3. oil KUNST (medium):

oil

olio m

to work in oils

lavorare, dipingere a olio

the portrait is (done) in oils

il ritratto è (fatto) a olio

4. oil KUNST (picture):

oil

olio m

5. oil (medicinal, beauty):

oil

olio m

essential oils

oli essenziali

oil of cloves, lemon

essenza di chiodi di garofano, essenza di limone

6. oil Am (flattery):

oil ugs

adulazione f

II.oil [Brit ɔɪl, Am ɔɪl] VERB trans

1. oil (lubricate):

oil mechanism, parts

oliare, lubrificare

oil pan

ungere

2. oil (apply cosmetic to):

oil skin, hair

ungere, cospargere di olio

III.oil [Brit ɔɪl, Am ɔɪl]

to be (like) oil and water

essere come il diavolo e l'acquasanta

to pour oil on troubled waters

gettare acqua sul fuoco

to oil the wheels

facilitare le cose

snake oil im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für snake oil im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.snake [sneɪk] SUBST

snake

serpente m

II.snake [sneɪk] VERB intr

snake

snodarsi

I.oil [ɔɪl] SUBST

1. oil (lubricant):

oil

olio m

sunflower oil

olio di girasole

2. oil (petroleum):

oil

petrolio m

to strike oil

trovare il petrolio

to strike oil übtr

trovare una miniera d'oro

3. oil pl (oil-based paint):

oil

colori m pl a olio

to paint in oils

dipingere a olio

Wendungen:

to burn the midnight oil

lavorare fino a tarda notte

to pour oil on troubled waters

placare le acque

II.oil [ɔɪl] VERB trans

oil

oliare

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

When rubbed on the skin at the painful site, snake oil was claimed to bring relief.

en.wikipedia.org

Registry cleaners are regarded as saviours by their supporters and snake oil by their detractors.

www.pcadvisor.co.uk

It just shows to go that economists are just snake oil salesmen.

www.smh.com.au

This guy should be a snake oil salesman!

www.marketoracle.co.uk

What can organisations do to avoid buying into snake oil?

www.cso.com.au

By extension, a snake oil salesman is someone who knowingly sells fraudulent goods or who is himself or herself a fraud, quack, charlatan, and the like.

en.wikipedia.org

Honestly, she sounds like a snake oil salesperson peddling her ware with sound bites and media lines.

vancouversun.com

It's not even the parade of snake oil salesmen and the idle rich who make up our political leadership class.

foreignpolicy.com

Seek it if you like but carry those epi pens because those alterna treatments are snake oil.

thechart.blogs.cnn.com

It looks like magical snake oil cures are now what passes for serious health care policy to replace it.

www.alternet.org