paddle

paddle
I ['pædl]
nome
1) (oar) pagaia f.
2) (on waterwheel) pala f.
3) (wade)

to go for a paddle — andare a sguazzare (nell'acqua)

4) AE sport racchetta f. da ping-pong
II 1. ['pædl]
verbo transitivo
1) (row)

to paddle a canoe — pagaiare in canoa

2) (dip) immergere [feet, fingers]
3) AE (spank) sculacciare [child]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (row) pagaiare
2) (wade) [person] sguazzare
3) (swim about) [duck, swan] nuotare
* * *
['pædl] I verb
(to walk about in shallow water: The children went paddling in the sea.)
II 1. noun
(a short, light oar, often with a blade at each end of the shaft, used in canoes etc.)
2. verb
(to move with a paddle: He paddled the canoe along the river.)
- paddle-wheel
* * *
paddle /ˈpædl/
n.
1 pagaia
2 pala (di ruota ad acqua o di ruota a pale)
3 (mecc.) spatola; paletta
4 (zool.) pinna; natatoia; aletta
5 (anche sport) pagaiata; colpo di pagaia
6 racchetta (da ping-pong)
7 (lotta libera) paletta (dell'arbitro)
● (naut.) paddle box, tamburo di ruota a pale □ (naut.) paddle steamer, piroscafo (o vapore) a ruote (o a pale) □ (naut.) paddle wheel, ruota a pale □ (sport) double paddle, pagaia doppia □ to have a paddle in the water, diguazzare nell'acqua bassa (lungo la spiaggia, ecc.).
(to) paddle (1) /ˈpædl/
A v. i.
1 vogare con la pagaia; pagaiare
2 (di nave) procedere mediante ruote a pale
3 (zool.: di palmipedi) nuotare
4 (di bambini, ecc.) nuotare a cane
B v. t.
1 muovere (una canoa, ecc.) con pagaie; trasportare (q. o qc.) a forza di pagaiare
2 (fam. USA) battere; sculacciare
● (fig.) to paddle one's own canoe, essere indipendente; fare da sé; cavarsela da sé □ paddling pool, vasca per giochi infantili (ai giardini, ecc.); piscinetta di plastica.
(to) paddle (2) /ˈpædl/
v. i.
1 diguazzare; sguazzare (coi piedi nell'acqua)
2 giocherellare con le dita
3 (di bambino) camminare barcollando; trotterellare.
* * *
I ['pædl]
nome
1) (oar) pagaia f.
2) (on waterwheel) pala f.
3) (wade)

to go for a paddle — andare a sguazzare (nell'acqua)

4) AE sport racchetta f. da ping-pong
II 1. ['pædl]
verbo transitivo
1) (row)

to paddle a canoe — pagaiare in canoa

2) (dip) immergere [feet, fingers]
3) AE (spank) sculacciare [child]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (row) pagaiare
2) (wade) [person] sguazzare
3) (swim about) [duck, swan] nuotare

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  • paddle — Ⅰ. paddle [1] ► NOUN 1) a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel a small boat through the water. 2) a paddle shaped implement for stirring or mixing. 3) a short handled bat such as that used in table tennis. 4) each of… …   English terms dictionary

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