Compound Forms/Forme composte
patch | eye patch | shoulder patch | sleeve patch |
| Inglese | Italiano |
bald patch,
bald spot n | (area of scalp: no hair) (informale: zona senza capelli) | pelata nf |
| brood patch | (bird anatomy) | placca incubatrice nf |
eye patch,
eyepatch,
eye-patch,
patch n | (covering for one eye) (su un occhio) | benda, benda sull'occhio nf |
| go through a rough patch v expr | informal, figurative (experience difficult time) | attraversare un momento difficile, attraversare un periodo difficile vtr |
| Pippa has a lot of problems at the moment; she's going through a rough patch. |
| Pippa ha un sacco di problemi, sta attraversando un momento difficile. |
| home patch n | (local area) | territorio nm |
| area locale nf |
| HRT patch n | (medicated patch) (TOS) | cerotto per la terapia ormonale sostitutiva loc nom |
| nicotine patch n | (plaster to quit smoking) (per smettere di fumare) | cerotto alla nicotina nm |
| oil patch n | (area oil is produced) | campo petrolifero nm |
| area petrolifera nf |
| oil patch n | figurative (petroleum industry) | industria petrolifera nf |
| patch pocket n | (clothing) | tasca a toppa nf |
patch things up,
patch it up (with [sb]) v expr | informal, figurative (be reconciled) | fare pace vtr |
| riappacificarsi⇒ v rif |
| My friend and I had a fight, but we've patched things up now. |
| Io e il mio amico avevamo litigato, ma adesso abbiamo fatto pace. |
| patch [sth] together vtr + adv | (assemble roughly) | costruire [qlcs] alla buona vtr |
| (colloq) | accroccare [qlcs] vtr |
| Sam patched a team together for Saturday's football match. |
| Sam ha costruito alla buona una squadra per la partita di football di sabato. |
| pumpkin patch n | (plot where pumpkins grow) | orto delle zucche nm |
| I used to go to the pumpkin patch to choose a pumpkin every Hallowe'en. |
| A ogni Halloween andavo nell'orto delle zucche per scegliere una zucca. |
shoulder patch,
patch n | (emblem worn on upper sleeve) (di divisa) | spallina nf |
| The police officer had a newly designed shoulder patch on his shirt. |
sleeve patch,
patch n | (fabric emblem on arm of shirt) | stemma cucito sulla manica nm |
| soul patch n | (facial hair) (barbetta sotto il labbro inferiore) | mosca nf |
| barbetta a pizzo nf |
vegetable garden,
vegetable patch n | (allotment) | orto nm |
| I'm growing tomatoes and squash in my vegetable garden. |
| Nel mio orto sto coltivando pomodori e zucche. |
