Inglese | Italiano |
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andrologist (person who studies andrology) noun | andrologonoun |
andrology (branch of medicine concerned with male diseases) noun [UK: andrˈɒlədʒi] [US: ændrˈɑːlədʒi] | andrologianoun |
Andromache (the wife of Hector) proper noun | Andromacaproper noun |
Andronicus (folklore character) proper noun | Andronicoproper noun |
andropause (male equivalent of the menopause) noun | andropausanoun |
Andros (island in Greece) proper noun [UK: ˈændras] [US: ˈændras] | Androproper noun |
androsterone [androsterones] (androgenic hormone) noun [UK: andrˈɒstərˌəʊn] [US: ændrˈɑːstɚrˌoʊn] | androsteronenoun |
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 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 picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
abandon (a giving up to natural impulses) noun [UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən] [US: ə.ˈbæn.dən] | abbandononoun |
abandon [abandoned, abandoning, abandons] (to cast out, expel, reject) verb [UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən] [US: ə.ˈbæn.dən] | bandireverb |
abandon [abandoned, abandoning, abandons] (to give up control of, surrender) verb [UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən] [US: ə.ˈbæn.dən] | abbandonareverbAbandon ship! = Abbandona la nave! |
abandon hope all ye who enter here (supposed inscription at the gate of hell) phrase | lasciate ogne speranzaphrase voi ch'intratephrase |
abandoned (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) adjective [UK: ə.ˈbæn.dənd] [US: ə.ˈbæn.dənd] | abbandonatoadjectiveHe abandoned her. = L'ha abbandonata. |
abandoning noun [UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən.ɪŋ] [US: ə.ˈbæn.dən.ɪŋ] | abbandononoun |
abandonment (act of abandoning) noun [UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən.mənt] [US: ə.ˈbæn.dən.mənt] | abbandononoun |
abandonment (careless freedom) noun [UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən.mənt] [US: ə.ˈbæn.dən.mənt] | abnegazionenoun |
abandonment (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) noun [UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən.mənt] [US: ə.ˈbæn.dən.mənt] | rinuncianoun |
Adam and Eve (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) proper noun [UK: ˈæ.dəm ənd iːv] [US: ˈæ.dəm ænd ˈiːv] | Adamo ed Evaproper noun |
Aegadian Islands (islands off the coast of Sicily) proper noun | le isole Egadiproper noun |
again and again (repeatedly) adverb [UK: ə.ˈɡen ənd ə.ˈɡen] [US: ə.ˈɡen ænd ə.ˈɡen] | continuamenteadverb più e più volteadverb ripetutamenteadverb |
al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) proper noun | Al-Andalusproper noun |
Alessandria proper noun [UK: ˌæ.lɪ.ˈsæn.drɪə] [US: ˌæ.lɪ.ˈsæn.drɪə] | Alessandriaproper noun |
Alexander (male given name) proper noun [UK: ˌæ.lɪɡ.ˈzɑːn.də] [US: ˌæ.ləg.ˈzæn.dər] | Alessandroproper noun |
Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia) proper noun | Alessandro Magnoproper noun |
Alexandra (female given name) proper noun [UK: ˌæ.lɪɡ.ˈzɑːn.drə] [US: ˌæ.leg.ˈzæn.drə] | Alessandraproper noun |
Alexandria (city in Egypt) proper noun [UK: ˌæ.lɪɡ.ˈzɑːn.driə] [US: ˌæ.ləg.ˈzæn.driə] | Alessandriaproper noun |
Alexandrian (of or pertaining to Alexandria) adjective | alessandrinoadjective |
Alexandrianism noun | alessandrinismonoun |
alexandrine (line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter) noun [UK: ˌæ.lɪɡ.ˈzæn.draɪn] [US: ˌæ.ləg.ˈzæn.drin] | alessandrinonoun |
alexandrite (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change) noun [UK: ˌæ.leɡ.ˈzæn.draɪt] [US: ˌæ.lɪɡ.ˈzæn.draɪt] | alessandritenoun |
Alexandroupoli (city) proper noun | Alessandropoliproper noun |
alive and kicking (healthy, especially in opposition to other circumstances) adjective [UK: ə.ˈlaɪv ənd ˈkɪk.ɪŋ] [US: ə.ˈlaɪv ænd ˈkɪk.ɪŋ] | in ottima saluteadjective vivo e vegetoadjective |