his

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɪz; unstressed ɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hiz; unstressed iz)

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
IngleseItaliano
his adj (he, him: possessive form)suo agg
Nota: In italiano il pronome non si concorda alla persona ma al nome cui si riferisce.
 I like his new hat.
 Mi piace il suo nuovo cappello.
his pron (thing, things belonging to him)suo pron
 Is this hat yours or his?
 È tuo questo, o suo?
his pron (belonging to him)il suo pron
 That's my pillow; his is under the bed.
 Are those your socks or his?
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Traduzioni aggiuntive
IngleseItaliano
his pron (belonging to him: plural)i suoi pron
 Are those your socks or his?
 Quelle sono le tue scarpe o le sue?
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
IngleseItaliano
against his will,
against her will
adv
(in opposition to wishes)contro la sua volontà
 Abby was taken to the cabin in the woods against her will.
 Abby è stata portata nella capanna nel bosco contro la sua volontà.
bring [sb] to his/her/their knees v expr figurative (force into submission)far inginocchiare vtr
deep down in his heart adv (his conscience)nel profondo del proprio cuore
 Deep down in his heart he knew what he had done was wrong.
 Nel profondo del suo cuore sapeva che ciò che aveva fatto era sbagliato.
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind
v expr
figurative, informal (annoy) (informale, figurato)fare uscire di testa [qlcn], far impazzire [qlcn] vtr
 The baby's constant crying drove James out of his mind.
 Il continuo pianto del bimbo ha fatto uscire di testa James.
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind
v expr
figurative, informal (arouse sexually) (figurato: di desiderio)fare impazzire [qlcn] vtr
 Watching you sunbathe used to drive me out of my mind.
 Uscivo di testa guardandoti mentre prendevi il sole.
each to their own,
each to his own,
each to her own
expr
(everyone has their own preferences)a ognuno il suo
Every dog has his day,
Every dog has its day
expr
figurative (everyone will succeed) (idiomatico)Arriverà anche il tuo momento
give [sb] a taste of his/her/their own medicine,
give [sb] a dose of his/her/their own medicine
v expr
figurative (punish [sb] using their own methods) (idiomatico: restituire una scortesia)ripagare [qlcn] con la stessa moneta vtr
give the devil his due v expr informal (give credit to [sb] you dislike) (figurato: che non si ama)dover dare credito a [qlcn] vtr
  dover riconoscere [qlcs] a [qlcn] vtr
give [sb] his walking papers,
give [sb] her walking papers
v expr
US, slang (terminate [sb]'s employment) (figurato, informale: licenziare)dare il benservito a [qlcn] vtr
 After Smith's plan went badly wrong his boss gave him his walking papers.
give [sb] his/her/their due v expr (give credit to) (letterale: pagare, saldare)pagare il dovuto a [qlcn] vtr
  (figurato)dare a [qlcn] ciò che si merita, dare a [qlcn] ciò che gli spetta vtr
would give his/her/their eyeteeth v expr (want [sth] very much) (informale: desiderare ardentemente)dare qualsiasi cosa per [qlcs] vtr
  desiderare ardentemente vtr
grace n usually capitalized (title) (titolo)sua grazia, grazia nf
Nota: Usually preceded by his, her, your.
 His Grace appeared at the king's court last week.
 Sua grazia si è presentato la settimana scorsa alla corte reale.
his bark is worse than his bite,
her bark is worse than her bite
expr
figurative (less dangerous than appears) (idiomatico: non pericoloso)abbaia ma non morde espr
His Honor (US),
His Honour (UK)
n
as prefix (male honorific) (appellativo)sua eminenza nf
  vostro onore nm
  Signor giudice nm
His Majesty n (the King) (sovrano: appellativo)Sua Maestà nm
his nibs,
her nibs
n
informal (self-important person) (informale, ironico)sua altezzosità nm
HM n initialism (His Majesty) (Sua Maestà: re)S.M. nm, abbr
keep [sb] on their toes,
keep [sb] on his toes,
keep [sb] on her toes
v expr
(make [sb] concentrate) (idiomatico)tenere sull'attenti vtr
 The teacher kept the students on their toes by giving them a surprise test.
knock [sb] off their pedestal,
knock [sb] off his pedestal,
knock [sb] off her pedestal
v expr
figurative (humble [sb] who is self-important) (figurato)far abbassare la cresta a [qlcn] vtr
 Losing a game so early in the tournament knocked him off his pedestal.
 Il fatto di aver perso una partita così presto nel campionato gli fece abbassare la cresta.
leave [sb] to his/her/their own devices v expr (not supervise [sb])abbandonare [qlcn] a se stesso vtr
left to your/his/her/their own devices adj (unsupervised, left alone)abbandonato a se stesso loc agg
let off the leash,
let [sb] off the leash,
let [sb] off his/her leash
v expr
figurative (release [sb] from restraint, control) (figurato)allentare il guinzaglio vtr
 When they saw that he could handle the job, they let him off his leash and he quickly moved up to a higher position.
 Quando hanno visto che riusciva a fare bene il lavoro gli hanno allentato il guinzaglio e lui è presto salito di grado.
Lordship,
your Lordship,
his Lordship
n
UK (term of address for British peer)Signoria, Eccellenza nf
  Vossia, Vossignoria nf
 What would your Lordship like to have for dinner tonight?
make [sb] lose his concentration,
make [sb] lose her concentration
v expr
(distract [sb])far perdere la concentrazione a [qlcn], togliere la concentrazione a [qlcn] vtr
  deconcentrare, distogliere vtr
 The loud music made me lose my concentration.
 La musica a volume alto mi ha fatto perdere la concentrazione.
 La musica ad alto volume mi ha deconcentrato.
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave,
would make [sb] turn in his/her/their grave
v expr
figurative (would offend: dead person)far girare [qlcn] nella tomba, far rivoltare [qlcn] nella tomba vtr
man of his word n (male: keeps promises)uomo di parola nm
 I've worked with him, and I know him to be a man of his word.
 Ho lavorato con lui e so che è un uomo di parola.
On Her Majesty's Service,
On His Majesty's Service
expr
UK, Can, AU, written (franking on government correspondence)al servizio di Sua Maestà loc avv
on his own,
all on his own
adv
(without company)da solo loc avv
on his own,
all on his own
adv
(without help)da solo loc avv
keep [sb] on his/her toes v expr figurative, informal (keep [sb] alert, ready) (figurato)tenere sulle spine vtr
  mettere all'erta vtr
pay [sb] back in their own coin,
pay [sb] back in his own coin,
pay [sb] back in her own coin
v expr
figurative (retaliate) (figurato)ripagare [qlcn] con la stessa moneta vtr
pay [sb] back in his/her/their own coin v expr figurative (behave toward [sb] in a like way)ripagare [qlcn] con la stessa moneta vtr
put [sb] in his/her place v expr figurative (humble) (far ridimensionare)rimettere [qlcn] al proprio posto vtr
  sottomettere vtr
 Eleanor's sharp rebuke put Daniel in his place.
 Il duro rimprovero di Eleanor rimise Daniel al suo posto.
put [sb] in his/her/their place v expr (humble [sb](figurato)rimettere [qlcn] al proprio posto vtr
put [sb] on his/her guard v expr (make wary)mettere qn in guardia vtr
 The way she looks at me puts me on my guard.
 Il modo in cui mi osserva mi mette in guardia.
put [sb] on his/her/their mettle v expr (incite, encourage)mettere alla prova [qlcn] vtr
put [sb/sth] out of his/her/its misery v expr (kill [sb/sth](eufemistico: uccidere)porre fine alle sofferenze di [qlcn] vtr
 The dog was so ill that the vet said it would be kinder to put him out of his misery.
 Il cane era così malato che il veterinario disse che sarebbe stato più umano porre fine alle sue sofferenze.
put [sb] out of his/her misery v expr figurative (finally give an answer, etc.) (idiomatico)smettere di tenere [qlcn] sulle spine vtr
 The judges finally put the contestants out of their misery by announcing the winner.
put [sb] through his/her/their paces v expr (test [sb]'s skill, ability)mettere alla prova [qlcn] vtr
put yourself in [sb]'s shoes v expr figurative (try to empathize)mettersi nei panni di [qlcn] vi
relieve of their job,
relieve [sb] of his job,
relieve [sb] of her job
v expr
(dismiss or fire [sb])licenziare vtr
the scruff of the neck,
the scruff of his/her neck
n
(person: collar)colletto nm
  nuca nf
 The teacher picked Oscar up by the scruff of his neck and hauled him to the headmaster's office.
send [sb] away with a flea in his ear,
send [sb] away with a flea in her ear
v expr
figurative, informal (tell [sb] to go away)cacciare in malo modo vtr
stop [sb] in his/her tracks v expr figurative (halt [sb])fermare, bloccare vtr
  far fermare vtr
sweet [sb] off their feet,
sweep [sb] off his feet,
sweep [sb] off her feet
v expr
(make [sb] fall in love with you)far innamorare vtr
  (figurato: far innamorare)far cadere [qlcn] ai propri piedi
take [sb] at their word,
take [sb] at his word,
take [sb] at her word
v expr
(believe [sb] is speaking honestly)fidarsi di [qlcn] sulla parola v rif
  prendere [qlcn] in parola vtr
to each his own,
to each her own,
to each their own
expr
(everyone has different preferences)a ognuno il suo inter
 Greg likes anchovies and pineapple on his pizza? Well, to each their own.
would turn over in his/her/their grave,
would turn in his/her/their grave
v expr
figurative (dead person: would be offended)rivoltarsi nella tomba v rif
what's-his-name,
whatshisname
n
slang (man: forgotten name) (persona di cui non si ricorda nome)tizio, tipo, tale, coso nm
 I ran into what's-his-name again this afternoon.
 Oggi pomeriggio ho incontrato di nuovo il tizio.
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