below the belt

scorretto, sleale

Scorretto o crudele, soprattutto quando si attaccano le debolezze personali di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: Unfair or cruel, especially by attacking someone’s personal weaknesses.

• That remark was below the belt.
• Making jokes about her illness is below the belt.
• He hit below the belt by mentioning my divorce.

Sinonimi: unfair, dirty

Contrari: fair

Espressioni comuni: be below the belt, hit below the belt

sotto la cintura

Un pugno sotto la vita del pugile, in una zona dove il regolamento vieta di colpire.

In inglese semplice: A punch that hits lower than a boxer’s waist, where hitting is against the rules.

• That punch landed below the belt.
• The referee warned him for hitting below the belt.
• Did the boxer deliberately punch below the belt?

Espressioni comuni: hit below the belt, punch below the belt

sotto la cintura

In una posizione più bassa della cintura indossata intorno alla vita.

In inglese semplice: In a position lower than the belt around someone’s waist.

• His shirt hangs below the belt.
• The jacket ends just below the belt.
• She has a small tattoo below the belt.

Sinonimi: below the waist

Contrari: above the waist

Espressioni comuni: hang below the belt, sit below the belt