Angol | Olasz |
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catch the light (to shine in the light) verb | |
cell theory (scientific theory) noun | teoria cellularenoun |
change the subject (talk about something else) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ ðə sʌb.ˈdʒekt] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ ðə sʌb.ˈdʒekt] | |
chaos theory noun [UK: ˈkeɪɒs ˈθɪə.ri] [US: ˈkeɪas ˈθɪ.ri] | teoria del caosnoun |
chew the cud (literal meaning) verb [UK: tʃuː ðə kʌd] [US: ˈtʃuː ðə kʌd] | ruminareverb |
chew the scenery (To perform in an excessively emotional or exaggerated manner) verb [UK: tʃuː ðə ˈsiː.nə.ri] [US: ˈtʃuː ðə ˈsiː.nə.ri] | |
chip off the old block (someone who takes after a parent) noun [UK: tʃɪp ɒf ðə əʊld ˈblɒk] [US: ˈtʃɪp ˈɒf ðə oʊld ˈblɑːk] | tale figlionoun tale padrenoun |
Christ's thorn (tree) noun | marrucanoun |
Chrysanthemum Throne (Japanese monarchy) proper noun | trono del crisantemoproper noun |
City That Never Sleeps (nickname for New York City) proper noun | città che non dorme maiproper noun |
clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) verb [UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt] [US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt] | raschiareverb |
clear the table (remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal) verb [UK: klɪə(r) ðə ˈteɪb.l̩] [US: ˈklɪr ðə ˈteɪb.l̩] | sparecchiareverb |
close the stable door after the horse has bolted (to attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred) verb | |
clothes don't make the man phrase [UK: kləʊðz dəʊnt ˈmeɪk ðə mæn] [US: kloʊðz ˈdoʊnt ˈmeɪk ðə ˈmæn] | l'abito non fa il monacophrase |
clown therapy noun | clownterapianoun |
cobalt therapy (therapy that uses radioactive cobalt-60) noun | cobaltoterapianoun |
come into the world (be born) verb [UK: kʌm ˈɪn.tə ðə wɜːld] [US: ˈkəm ˌɪn.ˈtuː ðə ˈwɝːld] | venire al mondoverb |
come out of the closet (to tell others about a secret belief or preference) verb | dichiararsiverb |
come to think of it (now that I think about it) adverb | a pensarci beneadverb riflettendociadverb |
common thread (recurring characteristic or theme) noun | filo conduttorenoun filo rossonoun |
computational number theory (field of study dealing with computational methods in number theory) proper noun | teoria algoritmica dei numeriproper noun teoria computazionale dei numeriproper noun |
conspiracy theorist (one who believes in a conspiracy theory) noun | complottistanoun |
corn on the cob (cooked ears of corn) noun | pannocchia bollitanoun |
could I see the menu, please (said to ask for a menu) phrase | per favore?phrase posso vedere il menuphrase |
count on the fingers of one hand verb | |
critical thinking (application of logical principles) noun | pensiero criticonoun |
cross the line (overstep a boundary) verb | |
cross the Rubicon (to make an irreversible decision) verb | bruciarsi i ponti alle spalleverb il dado è trattoverb |
crown of thorns (starfish) noun | stella corona di spinenoun |
curiosity killed the cat (undue curiosity is dangerous) phrase [UK: ˌkjʊə.rɪ.ˈɒ.sɪ.ti kɪld ðə kæt] [US: ˌkjʊ.ri.ˈɑː.sə.ti ˈkɪld ðə kæt] | che ci lascia lo zampinophrase |