lame duck no Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Traduções para lame duck no dicionário inglês»italiano

lame duck [Brit, americ ˈˌleɪm ˈdək]

lame duck → Lame duck SUBST also lame duck president

also lame duck president

anatra f zoppa

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Lame duck

Negli Stati Uniti, espressione che si applica al presidente uscente e al suo governo durante il periodo di transizione che segue le elezioni presidenziali. I poteri del presidente uscente sono limitati al periodo che va dalle elezioni, in novembre, all'insediamento del suo successore, a gennaio.

Lame duck Info

Lame duck

Negli Stati Uniti, espressione che si applica al presidente uscente e al suo governo durante il periodo di transizione che segue le elezioni presidenziali. I poteri del presidente uscente sono limitati al periodo che va dalle elezioni, in novembre, all'insediamento del suo successore, a gennaio.

Traduções para lame duck no dicionário italiano»inglês

anatra zoppa fig

lame duck

Traduções para lame duck no dicionário inglês»italiano

I.lame [Brit leɪm, americ leɪm] ADJ

1. lame (unable to walk):

lame person, animal

zoppo

to be lame in the left, right leg

zoppicare dalla gamba sinistra, destra

to go lame

mettersi or cominciare a zoppicare

to be slightly lame

zoppicare leggermente

2. lame fig excuse, argument:

lame

zoppo

II.lame [Brit leɪm, americ leɪm] SUBST

the lame + verbo pl

gli storpi

III.lame [Brit leɪm, americ leɪm] VERBO trans

lame person, animal:

lame

azzoppare

duck¹ <pl ducks, duck> [Brit dʌk, americ dək] SUBST

duck ZOOL, CULIN

anatra f

he took to it like a duck to water

lo fece con estrema naturalezza

(there's no point in telling him off) it's like water off a duck's back

(rimproverarlo non serve a nulla) è solo fiato sprecato

I.duck² [Brit dʌk, americ dək] VERBO trans

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head

chinare, piegare la testa

2. duck (dodge):

duck punch, ball

schivare, scansare

3. duck (avoid) fig:

duck issue, question

evitare

duck responsibility

sottrarsi a, evitare

4. duck (push under water):

duck person

immergere nell'acqua, cacciare sott'acqua

II.duck² [Brit dʌk, americ dək] VERBO intr

duck person:

chinare la testa

duck boxer:

scansare, schivare un colpo

I ducked into a side street to avoid meeting her

mi infilai in una strada laterale per evitare di incontrarla

to duck behind sth

nascondersi, cacciarsi dietro qc

duck³ [Brit dʌk, americ dək] SUBST Brit coloq

duck also ducks (form of address):

also ducks (to child)

cocco m / cocca f

also ducks (to child)

amore m

also ducks (to woman)

tesoro m

also ducks (to woman)

cara f

I.duck⁴ [Brit dʌk, americ dək] SUBST (fabric)

duck

tela f olona

II.ducks SUBST

ducks npl MODA:

ducks

pantaloni m in tela olona

duck⁵ [Brit dʌk, americ dək] SUBST (in cricket)

to be out for or to make a duck

non segnare un punto

to break one's duck

segnare il primo punto

to break one's duck fig

riportare la prima vittoria

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Traduções para lame duck no dicionário inglês»italiano

lame [leɪm] ADJ

1. lame person, horse:

lame

zoppo, -a

to go lame

azzopparsi

2. lame coloq argument, excuse:

lame

debole

I.duck [dʌk] SUBST

1. duck (bird):

duck

anatra f

2. duck (lowering of head):

duck

schivata f abbassando la testa

Expressões:

to take to sth like a duck to water coloq

imparare qc con grande naturalezza

II.duck [dʌk] VERBO intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

abbassare la testa

2. duck (go under water):

duck

tuffarsi

3. duck (hide):

duck

nascondersi

to duck out of sth coloq

schizzar fuori da qc

III.duck [dʌk] VERBO trans

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

abbassare la testa

to duck one's head under water

andare sott'acqua con la testa

2. duck (avoid):

duck

schivare

duck fig

eludere

to duck an issue

eludere un tema

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If he didn't do so, they said, they would make a resolution to expel him the first order of business at the lame duck session.

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A kingmaker is a lame duck who retains the ability to influence (sometimes decisively) who, among other players, will win the game.

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She said that she was resigning her leadership position immediately because her caucus could not afford a lame duck leader in negotiations next session.

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He was not a lame duck but took a deep interest in the behind-the-scenes negotiations.

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Lame duck officials tend to have less political power, as other elected officials are less inclined to cooperate with them.

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Eight of the 15 lame duck sessions have lasted between 25 and 37 calendar days; only three have exceeded this range.

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This session was commonly called the lame duck session.

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This termination represents the latest sine die adjournment among the 15 lame duck sessions.

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Thereby she was in the interesting position of being a lame duck the moment she was elected.

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It might have been even higher if not for brutally cold and wet early-season weather and what amounted to season-long lame duck status.

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