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brink [brinks] (edge) noun [UK: brɪŋk] [US: ˈbrɪŋk] | bordonoun ciglionoun orlonounLet us hope the world will never be on the brink of a nuclear war. = Speriamo che il mondo non sarà mai sull'orlo di una guerra nucleare. |
brinkmanship (pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point) noun [UK: ˈbrɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp] [US: ˈbrɪŋk.mən.ˌʃɪp] | |
clink [clinks] (sound) noun [UK: klɪŋk] [US: ˈklɪŋk] | tintinnionoun |
come to think of it (now that I think about it) adverb | a pensarci beneadverb riflettendociadverb |
countersink [countersinks] (a conical recess machined around a hole) noun [UK: ˈkaʊn.tə.sɪŋk] [US: ˈkaʊn.tə.sɪŋk] | accecatoionoun accecaturanoun alesaturanoun svasaturanoun |
countersink (to create a conical recess) verb [UK: ˈkaʊn.tə.sɪŋk] [US: ˈkaʊn.tə.sɪŋk] | accecareverb svasareverb |
critical thinking (application of logical principles) noun | pensiero criticonoun |
cross-link [cross-links] (a link between adjacent chains of a polymer) noun [UK: ˈkrɒs lɪŋk] [US: ˈkrɑːs ˈlɪŋk] | reticolazionenoun |
cufflink (button used to hold a sleeve cuff together) noun [UK: ˈkʌ.flɪŋk] [US: ˈkʌ.flɪŋk] | gemellinoun gemellonoun |
doublethink (the power of holding two contradictory beliefs) noun [UK: ˈdʌb.l̩.ˌθɪŋk] [US: ˈdʌ.bəl.ˌθɪŋk] | bipensieronoun bispensieronoun |
drink [drank, drunk, drinking, drinks] (consume alcoholic beverages) verb [UK: drɪŋk] [US: ˈdrɪŋk] | bere alcoliciverb |
drink [drank, drunk, drinking, drinks] (consume liquid through the mouth) verb [UK: drɪŋk] [US: ˈdrɪŋk] | bereverbShe drinks tea. = Beve del tè. |
drink like a fish (drink alcohol heavily) verb [UK: drɪŋk ˈlaɪk ə fɪʃ] [US: ˈdrɪŋk ˈlaɪk ə ˈfɪʃ] | |
drinkable (safe to drink) adjective [UK: ˈdrɪŋk.əb.l̩] [US: ˈdrɪnk.əb.l̩] | potabileadjective |
drinking fountain (device that is used to provide water to drink) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋk.ɪŋ.ˌfaʊn.tɪn] [US: ˈdrɪŋk.ɪŋ.ˌfaʊn.tɪn] | fontanellanoun |
drinking horn (drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ hɔːn] [US: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈhɔːrn] | corno potorionoun |
drinking straw (a long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ strɔː] [US: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈstrɒ] | cannuccianoun |
drinking water [drinking waters] (water for humans) noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɒ.tər] | acqua potabilenoun |
Drinkwater (equivalent surnames in other languages) proper noun [UK: ˈdrɪŋ.ˌkwɒ.tə(r)] [US: ˈdrɪŋ.ˌkwɒ.tər] | Bevilacquaproper noun |
einkorn wheat (wheat type) noun | farricellonoun farro piccolonoun |
fink [finks] (strikebreaker) noun [UK: ˈfɪŋk] [US: ˈfɪŋk] | crumironoun |
freethinker [freethinkers] (person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry) noun [UK: ˈfriː.ˌθɪŋkə(r)] [US: ˈfriː.ˌθɪŋkər] | libero pensatorenoun libero pensatricenoun |
groupthink (tendency of a group to conform to the majority view) noun [UK: ɡrˈuːpθɪŋk] [US: ɡrˈuːpθɪŋk] | pensiero di grupponoun |
have another think coming (be deluded) verb | |
heat sink (material capable of absorbing heat) noun | dissipatorenoun |
Helsinki (the capital city of Finland) proper noun [UK: ˈhel.sɪŋk.i] [US: ˈhel.sɪŋk.i] | Helsinkiproper noun |
hoodwink [hoodwinked, hoodwinking, hoodwinks] (to deceive using a disguise, see also: mislead) verb [UK: ˈhʊ.dwɪŋk] [US: ˈhʊ.ˌdwɪŋk] | imbrogliareverb |