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-y (forming abstract nouns) [UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ] | |
-y (forming diminutive nouns) [UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ] | -ejo{f} -ete{f} -eto{f} -ico{f} -iello{f} -iña{f} -iño{m} -ita{f} -ito{m} -ucho{f} -uco{f} -uelo{f} -ullo{f} illo{f} ino{f} |
-y (having the quality of) [UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ] | |
-y (inclined to) [UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ] | |
-y [UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ] | -osa{f} |
-yl (radical or functional group) | -ilo{m} |
-yne (hydrocarbon with triple bonds) | -ino{m} |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism) phrase | |
a friend in need is a friend indeed (if a friend helps you when you are in need, they are a true friend) phrase [UK: ə ˈfrend ɪn niːd ɪz ə ˈfrend ɪn.ˈdiːd] [US: ə ˈfrend ɪn ˈniːd ˈɪz ə ˈfrend ˌɪn.ˈdiːd] | en la mucha necesidadphrase |
a leopard cannot change its spots (one cannot change one's own nature) phrase [UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts] | burial)phrase genio y figura hasta la sepulturaphrase la cabra siempre tira al montephrase |
a nod is as good as a wink (the hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining) phrase | a buen entendedorphrase pocas palabras bastanphrase |
a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
a promise is a promise (one must keep one's promises) phrase | lo prometido es deudaphrase |
a stitch in time saves nine (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) phrase [UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn] [US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn] |