| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2026:
| rack n | (stand) | griglia, rastrelliera nf |
| | Maria arranged the bottles neatly on the rack. |
| | Maria sistemò accuratamente le bottiglie sulla rastrelliera. |
| rack n | (shelving unit) | scaffale nm |
| | Could you pass me a saucepan from the rack over there? |
| | Mi passeresti una padella da quello scaffale? |
| rack [sb]⇒ vtr | often passive (pain, sobs: convulse) | scuotere⇒ vtr |
| | The boxer had taken a real beating during the fight and was racked with pain. Sobs racked the grieving woman's body. |
| | Il pugile aveva preso una bella batosta durante l'incontro ed era scosso dal dolore. I singhiozzi scuotevano il corpo della donna addolorata. |
| rack [sb] vtr | often passive (cause mental suffering) | tormentare⇒ vtr |
| | Jeremy was racked by guilt over betraying his best friend. |
| | Il senso di colpa per aver tradito il suo migliore amico tormentava Jeremy. |
| Traduzioni aggiuntive |
WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2026:
| rack of ribs n | (food: ribs) (carne) | costine, costolette nfpl |
| | Helen sat down to eat a rack of ribs. |
| | Helen si sedette per mangiare delle costolette. |
| rack n | vulgar, informal (breasts) (volgare) | tette, poppe, zinne nfpl |
| | Alice has a fantastic rack. |
| | Alice ha delle tette favolose. |
| rack n | (for animal food) | rastrelliera nf |
| | The farmer filled the rack with hay for the horses. |
| | Il contadino riempì la rastrelliera di fieno per i cavalli. |
| the rack n | historical (torture instrument) (per torturare) | cavalletto nm |
| | The rack was used as an interrogation device in medieval times. |
| | Durante il Medioevo il cavalletto veniva usato come strumento di tortura. |
rack,
roof rack n | (fixture on car) | portapacchi nm |
| | Mark secured his canoe to the roof rack with heavy straps. |
| | Marco fissò la sua canoa al portapacchi con spessi lacci. |
rack,
clothes rack n | (apparatus for hanging clothes) | stendino, stendibiancheria nm |
| | | appendiabiti nm |
| | Hang your wet jeans on the clothes rack; they'll be dry by the morning. |
| | Stendi i tuoi jeans umidi sullo stendino: per domattina saranno asciutti. |
| rack n | (mechanics: gear bar) | cremagliera nf |
| rack n | (bike rack: fixture on bicycle) (bicicletta) | portapacchi nm |
| | Leon tied his school bag to the rack with a bungee cord. |
| rack [sb]⇒ vtr | informal, US (hit in testicles) (volgare) | dare un calcio nelle palle, colpire [qlcn] nelle palle vtr |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2026:
bike rack,
bicycle rack,
cycle rack n | (stand for parking cycles) | rastrelliera per biciclette nf |
bike rack,
bicycle rack,
cycle rack n | (device for carrying cycles on car) (per auto) | portabiciclette nm |
| | We've bought a bike rack, so we can take our bikes with us on holiday. |
bookrack,
book rack n | (support for an open book) | leggio nm |
bookrack,
book rack n | (shelf for holding books) | libreria nf |
| | (per libri) | mensola nf |
| cake rack n | (wire stand for cooling baked items) | griglia per torte nf |
| cheese rack n | (for drying cheese) | scaffale di stagionatura del formaggio nm |
coat rack,
coatrack (US),
coat stand (UK) n | (stand for overcoats) (da pavimento) | attaccapanni nm |
| | This coat rack has a basket at the bottom for umbrellas. |
coat rack,
coatrack n | (pegs for overcoats) (a parete) | attaccapanni nm |
| | On the back of the door, there is a coat rack where you can hang your hat or coat. |
| | Dietro la porta c'è un attaccapanni su cui potete appendere il vostro cappello o il cappotto. |
cog railway,
rack railway n | (type of railroad) | ferrovia a cremagliera nf |
| dish rack n | (frame for drying dishes) | scolapiatti nm |
| | You should clean your dish rack frequently or the crockery will be unhygienic. She unloaded the dish rack as the water boiled. |
| | Dovresti pulire regolarmente il tuo scolapiatti oppure le stoviglie non saranno disinfettate. Levò i piatti dallo scolapiatti mentre l'acqua bolliva. |
| display rack n | (shelf for showing goods for sale) (in negozio) | scaffale nm |
| | When there are too many items on the display rack, I have trouble picking one. |
| | Quando ci sono troppi articoli sullo scaffale ho difficoltà a sceglierne uno. |
| drying rack n | (apparatus for hanging items to dry) | stendibiancheria nm |
| | | stendino nm |
| | In wet weather, we leave the washing to dry indoors on a drying rack. |
| | Quando fuori piove mettiamo i panni ad asciugare in casa su uno stendibiancheria. |
| | | stendino nm |
| | Asciughiamo il bucato in casa sullo stendino, quando fuori c'è umidità. |
| flat rack n | (open transportation container) | flat rack nm |
| | | container a stoccaggio piatto nm |
| go to rack and ruin v expr | (fall into disrepair) | andare in rovina vi |
| | | andare in malora vi |
| hat rack n | (structure to hang hats on) | cappelliera nf |
| | He hung his hat on the hat rack. |
| | ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. Ho acquistato un'elegante cappelliera |
| ladder rack n | (structure for transporting a ladder) | portascala nm |
| | That truck has a ladder rack behind the cab. |
| | Quel camion ha un portascala dietro la cabina. |
| luggage rack n | (shelf for baggage on a train) | ripiano portabagagli nm |
| | I can't reach the luggage rack - could you lift my bag for me, please? |
| | Non riesco ad arrivare al ripiano portabagagli, potresti sollevare la mia valigia, per favore? |
| magazine rack n | (shelf for storing periodicals) | portariviste nm |
| magazine rack n | (stand for displaying periodicals) | portariviste nm |
off-the-peg (UK),
off-the-rack (US) adj | (clothing: ready to wear) (francesismo) | prêt-à-porter agg invar |
| oven rack n | (shelf inside an oven) | ripiano del forno nm |
| | Place the pizza directly on the oven rack. |
| | Metti la pizza direttamente sul ripiano del forno. |
| pipe rack n | (wheeled rack for clothing) (tubolare) | portabiti nm |
| pipe rack n | (for storing smoker's pipes) | portapipe nf |
| plant rack n | (shelves for displaying pot plants) | scaffale per piante |
| rack and pinion n | (mechanism) | cremagliera e pignone loc nom |
| rack of lamb n | (roasted ribs of young sheep) | carré d'agnello nm |
| rack rail | (type of railway) | rotaia dentata nf |
| rack rate n | (full charge for a hotel room) | tariffa piena nf |
rack your brains,
rack your brain,
wrack your brains,
wrack your brain v expr | (try to remember) (figurato) | spremere le meningi vtr |
| | | scervellarsi⇒, lambiccarsi il cervello vrif |
rack-rent,
rack rent n | (high rent) | affitto salato nm |
rickrack,
rick rack,
rick-rack n | US (decorative zigzag ribbon trim) (tessitura) | passamano a zig zag nm |
| shoe rack n | (shelving unit for storing footwear) | scarpiera nf |
| ski rack | (rack for skis) | portasci nm |
| spice rack n | (shelf that holds seasonings) | ripiano delle spezie |
| test-tube rack n | (laboratory: holder for test tubes) (laboratorio) | portaprovette nm |
| towel rack n | (frame for hanging towels on) | portasciugamani nm |
| | He hung his wet towel on the towel rack to dry. |
| | Ha appeso l'asciugamano bagnato al portasciugamani per farlo asciugare. |
| trash rack | (filter grating) | griglia nf |
| wine rack n | (holder for bottles) | portabottiglie nm |
| | Adrian took a bottle from the wine rack. |