Gordian knot en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de Gordian knot en el diccionario inglés»italiano

Gordian knot [ingl. brit. ˈɡɔːdɪən, ingl. am. ˌɡɔrdiən ˈnɑt] SUST. MITO.

Gordian knot

nodo m gordiano

to cut the Gordian knot fig.

tagliare il nodo gordiano

Traducciones de Gordian knot en el diccionario italiano»inglés

nodo gordiano

Gordian knot

tagliare il nodo gordiano

to cut the Gordian knot

Traducciones de Gordian knot en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.knot [ingl. brit. nɒt, ingl. am. nɑt] SUST.

1. knot (tied part):

knot

nodo m

to tie sth in a knot

annodare qc, fare il nodo a qc

2. knot (tangle in hair, rope):

knot

nodo m

to comb the knots out of one's hair

sciogliere i nodi dei capelli con un pettine

3. knot (in wood):

knot

nodo m

knot

nodosità f

4. knot (group):

knot fig.

gruppo m (of di)

5. knot (tense feeling) fig.:

to have a knot in one's stomach

avere una stretta allo stomaco

6. knot NÁUT.:

knot

nodo m

to do 15 knots

navigare a 15 nodi

II.knot <forma in -ing knotting, pret., part. pas. knotted> [ingl. brit. nɒt, ingl. am. nɑt] V. trans.

knot strings, ends

annodare, legare (together insieme)

knot scarf, handkerchief

fare un nodo a

to knot one's tie

farsi il nodo alla cravatta

III.knot <forma in -ing knotting, pret., part. pas. knotted> [ingl. brit. nɒt, ingl. am. nɑt] V. intr.

knot stomach:

chiudersi

knot muscles:

contrarsi, rattrappirsi

IV.knot [ingl. brit. nɒt, ingl. am. nɑt]

to do sth at a rate of knots

fare qc in fretta e furia

to get tied up in knots

cadere in contraddizione

to tie the knot

sposarsi

Gordian knot en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de Gordian knot en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.knot [nɑ:t] SUST.

1. knot a. NÁUT.:

knot

nodo m

to tie/untie a knot

fare/disfare un nodo

2. knot (bow):

knot

fiocco m

3. knot (chignon):

knot

chignon m inv.

knot

chongo

4. knot (small group):

knot

capannello m

5. knot (in a wooden board):

knot

nodo m

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to tie the knot coloq.

sposarsi

II.knot <-tt> [nɑ:t] V. trans.

knot

annodare

to knot sth together

legare qc insieme con un nodo

III.knot <-tt-> [nɑ:t] V. intr.

knot stomach:

knot

chiudersi

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

A Gordian knot is a problem that can't be solved on its own terms.

www.afr.com

The commission's draft report correctly described the tertiary funding system as a Gordian knot, which is hamstringing innovation.

www.stuff.co.nz

You could always cut the Gordian knot and crush the pill to powder.

patentlyo.com

What had seemed to be a Gordian knot was cut decisively -- but not unfairly.

opinion.inquirer.net

It would take a century-and-a-half to begin disentangling that Gordian knot.

www.independent.ie

But before they get their hopes up further, negotiators will have to find a way to slice through the Gordian knot of land reform.

www.independent.co.uk

Alongside this Gordian knot sit several hundred disputed ballots from the recount.

theconversation.com

Here is a case where the cutting of the Gordian knot through an on-the-spot execution may be justified as the lesser evil.

www.eurekastreet.com.au

Given the limited roster of cooks in most restaurants, this task is often extremely difficult -- something of a Gordian knot.

hereandnow.wbur.org

The episode's main plot followed the lead actor's quest to unravel the Gordian knot of his nuclear family.

www.huffingtonpost.com