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at the top of one's lungs preposition | a pieni polmonipreposition |
attack is the best form of defence (attacking the opposition first is better than waiting) phrase | |
axiom of choice (axiom that any product of non-empty sets is non-empty) noun | assioma della sceltanoun |
axiom of power set (axiom of set theory) proper noun | assioma dell'insieme potenzaproper noun |
axis of evil (states supposedly sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction) noun | asse del malenoun asse della malvagitànoun |
axis of symmetry (a line about which a geometric figure is symmetric) noun [UK: ˈæk.sɪs əv ˈsɪ.mə.tri] [US: ˈæk.səs əv ˈsɪ.mə.tri] | |
back of beyond (A remote place) noun | capo al mondonoun casa del Diavolonoun casa di Dionoun |
balance of trade (difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time) noun [UK: ˈbæ.ləns əv treɪd] [US: ˈbæ.ləns əv ˈtreɪd] | bilancia commercialenoun |
baptism of fire (the first experience of a severe ordeal) noun [UK: ˈbæpt.ˌɪ.zəm əv ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈbæp.ˌtɪ.zəm əv ˈfaɪər] | battesimo del fuoconoun |
Battle of Britain (series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II) proper noun | battaglia d'Inghilterraproper noun |
battle of the sexes (any competition between males and females) noun | battaglia dei sessinoun |
Bay of Bengal (Large bay in the northeastern Indian Ocean) proper noun [UK: beɪ əv ˌben.ˈɡɔːl] [US: ˈbeɪ əv ˈbeŋ.ɡəl] | golfo del Bengalaproper noun |
Bay of Biscay (gulf) proper noun [UK: beɪ əv] [US: ˈbeɪ əv] | golfo di Biscagliaproper noun |
beast of burden (animal that carries or pulls a load) noun [UK: biːst əv ˈbɜːd.n̩] [US: ˈbiːst əv ˈbɝː.dn̩] | animale da somanoun giumentonoun |
beast of burden (domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans) noun [UK: biːst əv ˈbɜːd.n̩] [US: ˈbiːst əv ˈbɝː.dn̩] | |
beauty is in the eye of the beholder (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) phrase [UK: ˈbjuː.ti ɪz ɪn ðə aɪ əv ðə bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈɪz ɪn ðə ˈaɪ əv ðə bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)] | |
because of (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) preposition [UK: bɪˈkɒz əv] [US: bɪˈkɒz əv] | a causa dipreposition per via dipreposition |
behoof (advantage or benefit) noun [UK: bɪ.ˈhuːf] [US: bɪ.ˈhuːf] | vantaggionoun |
benefit of the doubt (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence) noun | apertura di creditonoun |
beware of the dog phrase | attenti al canephrase |
bill of exchange (document demanding payment from another party) noun [UK: bɪl əv ɪkˈs.tʃeɪndʒ] [US: ˈbɪl əv ɪks.ˈtʃeɪndʒ] | cambiale trattanoun |
bill of lading (waybill for transport by boat) noun [UK: bɪl əv ˈleɪd.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɪl əv ˈleɪd.ɪŋ] | polizza di cariconoun |
bill of materials (a list of materials and components) noun | distinta dei materialinoun |
biofactor (material that has a significant biochemical function) noun | biofattorenoun |
biofeminism noun | biofemminismonoun |
bird of ill omen noun | uccellaccionoun |
bird of paradise [birds of paradise] (bird) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpæ.rə.daɪs] [US: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpæ.rə.daɪs] | paradiseanoun |
bird of prey (carnivorous bird) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpreɪ] [US: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpreɪ] | rapacenoun |
birds of a feather (people having similar characters) noun [UK: bɜːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈbɝːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðər] | |
birds of a feather flock together (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) phrase [UK: bɜːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðə(r) flɒk tə.ˈɡe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈbɝːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðər ˈflɑːk tə.ˈɡe.ðər] | |
Bishop of Rome (a title of the Pope) proper noun | Vescevo di Romaproper noun |
bit of skirt (Woman) noun | figonanoun gnoccanoun |