| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
piggyback,
piggyback ride n | informal (ride on [sb]'s back) | l'andare a cavalluccio, il portare a cavalluccio nm |
| | The child got a piggyback ride from her older brother. |
| | La bambina si fece un giro a cavalluccio con il fratello maggiore. |
| piggyback [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | informal (carry on the back) | portare a cavalluccio vtr |
| | Hop on; I'll piggyback you to school today. |
piggyback [sth] on [sth],
piggyback [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, informal (carry, attach to [sth] else) (attaccare) | accorpare⇒ vtr |
| | (figurato, colloquiale: aggiungere) | infilare [qlcs] in [qlcs] vtr |
| | They're going to piggyback this clause onto the amendment. |
| | Accorperanno questa clausola all'emendamento. |
| | Infileranno questa clausola nell'emendamento. |
| piggyback⇒ vi | US, informal (be carried, attached to [sth] else) | essere accorpato a [qlcs] v |
| | I don't think this amendment will stand on its own, so it will probably have to piggyback. |
| | Non credo che questo emendamento sia in grado di reggersi da sé, perciò probabilmente sarà accorpato a qualcos'altro. |
| piggyback on [sth] vi + prep | US, informal (be carried, attached to [sth] else) | collegare a, agganciare a, aggregare a vi |
| | If I can piggyback on your idea, I'd like to add something. |
| | Se posso collegarmi alla tua idea, vorrei aggiungere qualcosa. |
| piggyback adv | informal (on [sb]'s back or shoulders) | a cavalluccio, a cavalcioni, in spalla loc avv |
| | Ava's dad carried her piggyback to the car. |
| piggyback adv | informal (one vehicle on another vehicle) | a traino loc avv |
| | The cars were loaded piggyback on the trailer. |