Angol | Olasz |
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someone (some person) pronoun [UK: ˈsʌm.wʌn] [US: ˈsʌˌm.wən] | qualcunopronounI saw someone. = Vidi qualcuno. |
someone else (some other person) pronoun [UK: ˈsʌm.wʌn els] [US: ˈsʌˌm.wən ˈels] | qualcun altropronoun |
ask for someone's hand in marriage verb | chiedere la manoverb |
behind someone's back (secretly) preposition | alle spallepreposition |
break someone's balls (to irritate someone) verb | rompere le palleverb |
break someone's heart (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) verb | accorareverb |
bust someone's balls (to irritate someone) verb | rompere le palleverb |
cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase | |
clip someone's wings (To curtail someone's freedom) verb | tarpare le aliverb |
come to someone's aid (to assist and rescue someone) verb | venire in aiutoverb |
cook someone's goose (to spoil one's plans or hope of success) verb | |
cover someone's ass (ensure that a person is not blamed or punished) verb | pararsi il culoverb |
cross someone's palm verb | donareverb elargire denaroverb |
cry someone a river (to weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person) verb | piagnucolareverb |
dance to someone's tune (to do what someone expects) verb | |
follow in someone's footsteps (follow the same path as someone) verb | seguire le ormeverb |
get on someone's nerves (annoy or irritate) verb [UK: ˈɡet ɒn ˈsəˌm.wənz nɜːvz] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈnɝːvz] | dare sui nerviverb far venire il latte alle ginocchiaverb far venire la mosca al nasoverb stare sui nerviverb |
give someone a piece of one's mind (to rebuke someone) verb | cazziareverb dirne quattroverb rabbuffareverb |
give someone five (to slap someone's hand) verb | dare il cinqueverb |
go to someone's head verb | dare alla testaverb entrare in testaverb |
good for someone (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) interjection | buon per teinterjection |
grease someone's palm (to bribe) verb | ungere le ruoteverb |
have someone in the palm of one's hand (to have full control over someone) verb |