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-rrhea (flowing) | |
-teen (to form numbers 13 - 19) [UK: ˈtiː.neɪdʒ] [US: ˈtiːn] | |
-th (used to form the ordinal numeral) | |
-tion (producing a noun meaning the action or effect of a verb) | |
-tomy (cutting, incision, section) | -tomia{f} |
-trophic (used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy) | |
-trophy | -trofia{f} |
-tropic | |
-tropy | |
-type | -tipo{m} |
-um (Latinate singular grammatical number suffix) | |
-uria (relating to urine) | -uria{f} |
-y (forming abstract nouns) [UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ] | |
-y (forming diminutive nouns) [UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ] | -etta{f} -etto{m} -ina{f} -ino{m} |
-y (having the quality of) [UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ] | |
-zygous (having a specified zygotic constitution) | |
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism) phrase | |
a day late and a dollar short (adverbial use of the adjectival form) adverb | troppo pocoadverb troppo tardiadverb |
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step phrase [UK: ə ˈdʒɜː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d maɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪð ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ step] [US: ə ˈdʒɝː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d ˈmaɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ ˈstep] | un viaggio di mille miglia comincia con il primo passophrase |
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] | |
a new broom sweeps clean (new management will often make radical changes) phrase [UK: ə njuː bruːm swiːps kliːn] [US: ə nuː ˈbruːm ˈswiːps ˈkliːn] | scopa nuova scopa benephrase |
A-sharp major noun | |
a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down (An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant.) phrase | |
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] | è meglio prevenire che curarephrase |
abominable snowman (humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas) noun [UK: ə.ˈbɒ.mɪ.nəb.l̩ ˈsnəʊ.mæn] [US: ə.ˈbɑː.mə.nəb.l̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn] | abominevole uomo delle nevinoun |
absolute space (physics) noun | spazio assolutonoun |
absorption spectroscopy noun [UK: əb.ˈzɔːp.ʃn̩ spek.ˈtrɒ.skə.pi] [US: əb.ˈzɔːrp.ʃn̩ spek.ˈtrɑː.skə.pi] | |
absorption spectrum [absorption spectrums] (pattern) noun | spettro di assorbimentonoun |