Italian → English
▻ saddle
/BrE ˈsad(ə)l 
, AmE ˈsædl /
I
noun
1 (on bike) sellino m; (on horse) sella f
to climb into the saddle Riding mettersi in sella or montare a cavallo
2 British Cooking
saddle of lamb, venison, hare sella di agnello, di cervo, di lepre
3 Geography (ridge) sella f
II
transitive verb
1 Riding sellare [horse]
2 (impose)
to saddle sb with sth addossare [qcs] a qcn [responsibility, debt]; appioppare [qcs] a qcn [task]
he was saddled with the running of the club gli accollarono or appiopparono la gestione del locale
3 (enter in race) [trainer] fare gareggiare [horse]
III to saddle oneself
reflexive verb
to saddle oneself with sth prendersi qcs sulle spalle
Phrasal verb
■ saddle up
saddle up
sellare un cavallo
saddle up [sth]
sellare [horse]