pelt

pelt
I [pelt]
at full pelt a tutta velocità, a rotta di collo
II 1. [pelt]
verbo transitivo bersagliare

to pelt sb. with — colpire qcn. con una raffica di [stones]

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (fall) (anche pelt down) [rain] picchiare, scrosciare

the pelting rain — la pioggia battente

2) colloq. (run) correre a rotta di collo

to pelt down the road — precipitarsi in strada

III [pelt]
nome (fur) pelliccia f.; (hide) pelle f.
* * *
[pelt]
verb
1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) lanciare, colpire
2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) precipitarsi
3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) scrosciare
* * *
I [pɛlt]
1. vt

to pelt sb with sth — tirare qc addosso a qn

to pelt sth with sth — colpire qc con qc

the crowd pelted the car with stones — la folla ha tempestato la macchina di pietre

they pelted him with questions — lo hanno tempestato or bombardato di domande

2. vi
1)

the rain is pelting (down) fam — piove a dirotto

2)

(fam: go fast) she pelted across the road — ha attraversato sparata la strada

II [pɛlt] n
(of animal) pelliccia, pelle f
* * *
pelt (1) /pɛlt/
n.
1 pelle non conciata (di animale da pelliccia)
2 (scherz.) pelle (dell'uomo).
pelt (2) /pɛlt/
n.
1 forte colpo (di sasso, ecc.)
2 scroscio (di pioggia); bufera (di neve)
3 [u] impeto; velocità
at full pelt, a tutta velocità; a rotta di collo.
(to) pelt /pɛlt/
A v. t.
1 attaccare, colpire (scagliando qc.); bersagliare; tempestare
2 lanciare, scagliare
B v. i.
1 (spesso to pelt down) battere insistentemente; picchiare; scrosciare: The rain is pelting down, piove a catinelle
2 affrettarsi; precipitarsi
to pelt sb. with questions, tempestare q. di domande □ to pelt sb. with stones, lapidare q.pelting rain, pioggia a dirotto; pioggia a catinelle □ It's pelting (with rain), viene giù a catinelle.
* * *
I [pelt]
at full pelt a tutta velocità, a rotta di collo
II 1. [pelt]
verbo transitivo bersagliare

to pelt sb. with — colpire qcn. con una raffica di [stones]

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (fall) (anche pelt down) [rain] picchiare, scrosciare

the pelting rain — la pioggia battente

2) colloq. (run) correre a rotta di collo

to pelt down the road — precipitarsi in strada

III [pelt]
nome (fur) pelliccia f.; (hide) pelle f.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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