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knock

Pronunciation: /nɒk/

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Italian translation of knock

A. n

  • colpo (m) there was a knock at the door = hanno bussato alla porta

B. vt

  • bussare a [door]; (fam) (criticize) denigrare knock a hole in something = fare un buco in qualcosa knock one's head = battere la testa (on contro)

C. vi

Phrasal verbs

knock about

B. vi (fam) girovagare

knock back

vt (fam) (drink quickly) buttar giù tutto d'un fiato

knock down

vt far cadere; (with fist) stendere con un pugno; (in car) investire; (demolish) abbattere; (fam) (reduce) ribassare [price]

knock off

A. vt (fam) (steal) fregare; (fam) (complete quickly) fare alla bell'e meglio
B. vi (fam) (cease work) staccare

knock out

vt eliminare; (make unconscious) mettere K.O.; (fam) (anaesthetize) addormentare

knock over

vt rovesciare; (in car) investire

knock up

vt (fam) (prepare quickly) buttare giù; (sl) (make pregnant) mettere incinta

knock in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of knock in the British & World English dictionary Definition of knock in the US English dictionary