Italian → English
▻ lace
/BrE leɪs 
, AmE leɪs /
I
noun
1 (fabric) pizzo m, merletto m, trina f
made of lace in pizzo
a piece of lace un pizzo
before n [curtain, dress, handkerchief] in pizzo; [industry] del pizzo 2 (on shoe, boot, dress) laccio m, stringa f; (on tent) cordone m
shoe laces lacci da scarpe
to tie one's laces annodare or legare i lacci
II
transitive verb
1 (fasten, tie) allacciare [shoes, corset, dress]; fissare [tent flap]
to lace sb into stringere qcn in [corset]
2 (add substance to)
to lace a drink with alcohol correggere una bevanda con dell'alcol
to lace a drink with poison avvelenare una bevanda
his drink was laced with whisky il suo drink aveva dentro un bel po' di whisky
to be laced with essere venato di [irony, humour]; avere una nota di [colour]
III
intransitive verb
allacciarsi
Phrasal verb
■ lace up
lace up
[shoe, corset, dress] allacciarsi
the dress laces up at the back il vestito si allaccia dietro
lace [sth] up, lace up [sth]
allacciare [shoes, boots, corset, dress]; fissare [tent flap]