Angol | Olasz |
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pay attention (to be attentive) verb [UK: peɪ ə.ˈten.ʃn̩] [US: ˈpeɪ ə.ˈten.ʃn̩] | dare rettaverb fare attenzioneverb |
penitentiary [penitentiaries] (prison) noun [UK: ˌpe.nɪ.ˈten.ʃə.ri] [US: ˌpe.nə.ˈten.tʃə.ri] | penitenziarionoun |
persistent (botany: lasting past maturity without falling off) adjective [UK: pə.ˈsɪ.stənt] [US: pər.ˈsɪ.stənt] | persistenteadjectiveThe coronavirus causes persistent coughing. = Il coronavirus provoca tosse persistente. |
persistent (indefinitely continuous) adjective [UK: pə.ˈsɪ.stənt] [US: pər.ˈsɪ.stənt] | continuoadjective |
persistent (insistently repetitive) adjective [UK: pə.ˈsɪ.stənt] [US: pər.ˈsɪ.stənt] | incessanteadjective |
persistent (refusing to give up) adjective [UK: pə.ˈsɪ.stənt] [US: pər.ˈsɪ.stənt] | durevoleadjective insistenteadjectiveI'm persistent. = Io sono insistente. tenaceadjectiveI'm persistent. = Io sono tenace. |
persistently (in a persistent manner) adverb [UK: pə.ˈsɪ.stənt.li] [US: pər.ˈsɪ.stənt.li] | persistentementeadverb |
plenipotentiary [plenipotentiaries] (person invested with supreme authority) noun [UK: ˌple.nɪ.pə.ˈten.ʃə.ri] [US: ˌple.nɪ.pə.ˈten.ʃə.ri] | plenipotenziarianoun plenipotenziarionoun |
pluripotent (able to develop into any cell type) adjective | pluripotenteadjective |
portentous (ominous; portending evil) adjective [UK: pɔː.ˈten.təs] [US: pɔːr.ˈten.təs] | portentosoadjective |
potent (powerfully effective) adjective [UK: ˈpəʊtnt] [US: ˈpoʊtnt] | potenteadjectiveLead is a potent neurotoxin. = Il piombo è una potente neurotossina. |
potentate (a powerful leader) noun [UK: ˈpəʊtn.teɪt] [US: ˈpoʊtn.teɪt] | condottierenoun podestànoun |
potential [potentials] (currently unrealized ability) noun [UK: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] | potenzialenounHe has potential. = Ha potenziale. |
potential (existing in possibility) adjective [UK: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] | potenzialeadjectiveHe has potential. = Ha potenziale. |
potential energy (energy possessed by an object because of its position) noun [UK: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩ ˈe.nə.dʒi] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩ ˈe.nər.dʒi] | energia potenzialenoun |
potentially (in a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way) adverb [UK: pə.ˈten.ʃə.li] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃə.li] | potenzialmenteadverbOur words are potentially ambiguous. = Le nostre parole sono potenzialmente ambigue. |
potentiometer [potentiometers] (instrument that measures a voltage) noun [UK: pə.ˌten.ʃi.ˈɒ.mɪ.tə(r)] [US: pə.ˌten.ʃi.ˈɒ.mɪ.tər] | potenziometronoun |
potentiometer [potentiometers] (user-adjustable variable resistor) noun [UK: pə.ˌten.ʃi.ˈɒ.mɪ.tə(r)] [US: pə.ˌten.ʃi.ˈɒ.mɪ.tər] | reostatonoun |
potentiometry (measurement of electrical potential) noun | potenziometrianoun |
pretentious (marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction) adjective [UK: prɪ.ˈten.ʃəs] [US: pri.ˈten.ʃəs] | pretenziosoadjectiveYou are so pretentious! = È così pretenzioso! |
pretentiously (in a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction) adverb [UK: prɪ.ˈten.ʃə.sli] [US: prɪ.ˈten.ʃə.sli] | pretenziosamenteadverb |
retention [retentions] (the act of retaining or something retained) noun [UK: rɪ.ˈten.ʃn̩] [US: ri.ˈten.ʃn̩] | conservazionenoun |
retention [retentions] (the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces) noun [UK: rɪ.ˈten.ʃn̩] [US: ri.ˈten.ʃn̩] | ritenzionenoun |
sentential (relating to a sentence) adjective [UK: sentˈenʃəl] [US: sentˈenʃəl] | sentenzialeadjective |
sententious [sententiouser, sententiousest] (using as few words as possible) adjective [UK: sen.ˈten.ʃəs] [US: sen.ˈten.ʃəs] | concisoadjective laconicoadjective succintoadjective |
stentorian (of a voice suitable for giving speeches to large crowds) adjective [UK: sten.ˈtɔː.rɪən] [US: sten.ˈtɔː.rɪən] | stentoreoadjective |
table of contents (organized list summarizing book or document) noun [UK: ˈteɪb.l̩ əv kən.ˈtents] [US: ˈteɪb.l̩ əv ˈkɑːn.tents] | contenutinoun |
the road to hell is paved with good intentions (well-intended acts can lead to disasters) phrase [UK: ðə rəʊd tuː hel ɪz peɪvd wɪð ɡʊd ɪn.ˈten.ʃn̩z] [US: ðə roʊd ˈtuː ˈhel ˈɪz ˈpeɪvd wɪθ ˈɡʊd ˌɪn.ˈten.tʃn̩z] | di buone intenzioni è lastricata la via per l'infernophrase di buone intenzioni è lastricato l'infernophrase la strada per l'inferno è lastricata di buone intenzioniphrase |
to a lesser extent preposition | in misura minorepreposition |
to all intents and purposes (for every functional purpose) preposition [UK: tuː ɔːl ɪn.ˈtents ənd ˈpɜː.pə.sɪz] [US: ˈtuː ɔːl ˌɪn.ˈtents ænd ˈpɝː.pə.səz] | a tutti gli effettipreposition |