♦ knife

♦ knife
♦ knife /naɪf/
n. (pl. knives)
1 coltello; (al pl., collett., anche) coltelleria, coltellame (sing.): table knife, coltello da tavola; carving knife, trinciante; coltello da scalco; steak knife, coltello per carne (con lama seghettata); a sharp knife, un coltello affilato
2 pugnale
3 (med.) bisturi; (i) ferri (pl.): He died under the knife, è morto sotto i ferri (del chirurgo); to have a horror of the knife, avere una gran paura di farsi operare
4 (di macchina utensile) coltello; lama: knife file, lima a coltello
5 (elettr.) coltello: knife switch, interruttore a coltello
knife blade, lama di coltello (o di pugnale) □ knife box, coltelliera □ (sost.) knife-edge, filo del coltello (o della lama); (mecc.) coltello (di leva di bilancia, di pendola, ecc.); (geogr.) cresta; (fig.) fil di lama, filo del rasoio: on a knife edge, (di persona) in ansia, teso, preoccupato; (di cosa) nella massima incertezza, in bilico, sul filo del rasoio, sul fil di lana □ (agg.) knife-edge, (di piega, ecc.) molto sottile; (di situazione, ecc.) teso, sul fil di lana, in bilico: a knife-edge finish, un finale sul fil di lana □ knife grinder, (persona) arrotino; (strumento) affilacoltelli, affilatoio □ (agric.) knife harrow, erpice a coltelli; erpice coltivatore □ knife-like, simile a un coltello; che ha una lama affilata □ knife pleat, piega (di gonna, pantalone) sottile e netta; knife-point, ► knifepoint □ knife rest, reggiposata □ knife sharpener, affilacoltelli, affilatoio □ knife thrower, lanciatore di coltelli □ knife throwing, lancio di coltelli □ knife wound, ferita di coltello; coltellata □ (fam.) before you can (o could) say knife, in men che non si dica; in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ boning knife, coltellina □ fruit knife, coltellino □ that you could cut with a knife, (di atmosfera) da tagliare col coltello; (di accento) molto marcato □ (fig.) to get (o to stick) the knife into sb., attaccare (o criticare) ferocemente q. □ (fam.) to go under the knife, essere operato; andare sotto i ferri □ like a knife through butter, molto facilmente; senza incontrare resistenza □ (fig.) to put the knife in, assestare (o vibrare) il colpo mortale (o di grazia) □ (fig.) to turn (o to twist) the knife in the wound, rigirare il coltello nella piaga □ (fam.) The knives are out for him, è sotto attacco.
(to) knife /naɪf/
v. t.
1 accoltellare; dare una coltellata a
2 tagliare di netto
3 (fam.) colpire a tradimento; pugnalare alle spalle.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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