wing

I 1. [wɪŋ]

nome

1) (of bird, insect) ala f.

on the wing — in volo

2) (of building, plane) ala f.; (of car) parafango m.; (of armchair) orecchione m., poggiatesta m.

3) (of army, party) ala f.; (unit in air force) stormo m.

4) sport (player) ala f.; (side of pitch) fascia f. laterale

to play on the right wing — giocare (all')ala o sulla fascia destra

2.

nome plurale wings

1) teatr.

the wings — le quinte

to be waiting in the wings — fig. attendere nell'ombra

2) aer.

to get one's wings — ottenere il brevetto di pilota

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to clip sb.'s wings — tarpare le ali a qcn.

to spread one's wings — (entering adult life) spiccare il volo, camminare con le proprie gambe; (entering wider career) sviluppare le proprie capacità

to take sb. under one's wings — prendere qcn. sotto le proprie ali

II 1. [wɪŋ]

verbo transitivo

1)

to wing one's way to — [plane] volare verso; [passenger] volare in aereo fino

2) (injure) [bullet] ferire all'ala [bird]

2.

verbo intransitivo (fly) volare

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to wing it — AE colloq. improvvisare

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[wiŋ]

noun

1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) ala

2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) ala

3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) ala

4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) parafango

5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) ala

6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ala

7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) ala

8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) aerobrigata

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- winged

- -winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing

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I 1. [wɪŋ]

nome

1) (of bird, insect) ala f.

on the wing — in volo

2) (of building, plane) ala f.; (of car) parafango m.; (of armchair) orecchione m., poggiatesta m.

3) (of army, party) ala f.; (unit in air force) stormo m.

4) sport (player) ala f.; (side of pitch) fascia f. laterale

to play on the right wing — giocare (all')ala o sulla fascia destra

2.

nome plurale wings

1) teatr.

the wings — le quinte

to be waiting in the wings — fig. attendere nell'ombra

2) aer.

to get one's wings — ottenere il brevetto di pilota

••

to clip sb.'s wings — tarpare le ali a qcn.

to spread one's wings — (entering adult life) spiccare il volo, camminare con le proprie gambe; (entering wider career) sviluppare le proprie capacità

to take sb. under one's wings — prendere qcn. sotto le proprie ali

II 1. [wɪŋ]

verbo transitivo

1)

to wing one's way to — [plane] volare verso; [passenger] volare in aereo fino

2) (injure) [bullet] ferire all'ala [bird]

2.

verbo intransitivo (fly) volare

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to wing it — AE colloq. improvvisare