snake oil v italijanskem slovarju Oxford-Paravia

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snake oil [brit. angl., am. angl. ˈsneɪk ˌɔɪl] SAM. am. angl.

snake oil

= rimedio da ciarlatano

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I.snake [brit. angl. sneɪk, am. angl. sneɪk] SAM.

1. snake ZOOL.:

snake

serpente m. spol

snake

serpe ž. spol

2. snake (person):

snake slabš.

serpe ž. spol

II.snake [brit. angl. sneɪk, am. angl. sneɪk] GLAG. nepreh. glag.

snake road:

snake

serpeggiare, procedere tortuosamente (through attraverso)

the road snaked down the mountain

la strada serpeggiava giù per la montagna

III.snake [brit. angl. sneɪk, am. angl. sneɪk]

a snake in the grass slabš.

= un pericolo in agguato

I.oil [brit. angl. ɔɪl, am. angl. ɔɪl] SAM.

1. oil:

oil (for fuel)

petrolio m. spol

oil (for lubrication)

olio m. spol

crude oil

(petrolio) greggio

engine oil

olio per motori

to check the oil DIRKAL.

controllare il livello dell'olio

to change the oil DIRKAL.

cambiare l'olio, fare il cambio dell'olio

to strike oil

trovare il petrolio

to strike oil fig.

trovare una miniera d'oro

to strike oil before samost. deposit, exporter, producer, imports, reserves

di petrolio

to strike oil prices

del petrolio

to strike oil company, crisis, industry, exploration, production, terminal

petrolifero

an oil magnate

un magnate del petrolio

2. oil (for cooking):

oil

olio m. spol

corn, sunflower oil

olio di mais, di girasole

to cook with oil

cucinare con l'olio

an oil and vinegar dressing

un condimento a base di olio e aceto

an oil and vinegar dressing (for salad)

una vinaigrette

3. oil UM. (medium):

oil

olio m. spol

to work in oils

lavorare, dipingere a olio

the portrait is (done) in oils

il ritratto è (fatto) a olio

4. oil UM. (picture):

oil

olio m. spol

5. oil (medicinal, beauty):

oil

olio m. spol

essential oils

oli essenziali

oil of cloves, lemon

essenza di chiodi di garofano, essenza di limone

6. oil am. angl. (flattery):

oil pog.

adulazione ž. spol

II.oil [brit. angl. ɔɪl, am. angl. ɔɪl] GLAG. preh. glag.

1. oil (lubricate):

oil mechanism, parts

oliare, lubrificare

oil pan

ungere

2. oil (apply cosmetic to):

oil skin, hair

ungere, cospargere di olio

III.oil [brit. angl. ɔɪl, am. angl. ɔɪl]

to be (like) oil and water

essere come il diavolo e l'acquasanta

to pour oil on troubled waters

gettare acqua sul fuoco

to oil the wheels

facilitare le cose

snake oil v slovarju PONS

Prevodi za snake oil v slovarju angleščina»italijanščina

I.snake [sneɪk] SAM.

snake

serpente m. spol

II.snake [sneɪk] GLAG. nepreh. glag.

snake

snodarsi

I.oil [ɔɪl] SAM.

1. oil (lubricant):

oil

olio m. spol

sunflower oil

olio di girasole

2. oil (petroleum):

oil

petrolio m. spol

to strike oil

trovare il petrolio

to strike oil fig.

trovare una miniera d'oro

3. oil pl (oil-based paint):

oil

colori m. spol pl a olio

to paint in oils

dipingere a olio

fraza:

to burn the midnight oil

lavorare fino a tarda notte

to pour oil on troubled waters

placare le acque

II.oil [ɔɪl] GLAG. preh. glag.

oil

oliare

Enojezični primeri (nepregledani od uredništva PONS)

angleščina

When rubbed on the skin at the painful site, snake oil was claimed to bring relief.

en.wikipedia.org

Registry cleaners are regarded as saviours by their supporters and snake oil by their detractors.

www.pcadvisor.co.uk

It just shows to go that economists are just snake oil salesmen.

www.smh.com.au

This guy should be a snake oil salesman!

www.marketoracle.co.uk

What can organisations do to avoid buying into snake oil?

www.cso.com.au

By extension, a snake oil salesman is someone who knowingly sells fraudulent goods or who is himself or herself a fraud, quack, charlatan, and the like.

en.wikipedia.org

Honestly, she sounds like a snake oil salesperson peddling her ware with sound bites and media lines.

vancouversun.com

It's not even the parade of snake oil salesmen and the idle rich who make up our political leadership class.

foreignpolicy.com

Seek it if you like but carry those epi pens because those alterna treatments are snake oil.

thechart.blogs.cnn.com

It looks like magical snake oil cures are now what passes for serious health care policy to replace it.

www.alternet.org