Inglese | Italiano |
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candlestick (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) noun [UK: ˈkændl.stɪk] [US: ˈkæn.dəl.ˌstɪk] | candelierenoun |
candy cane [candy canes] (candy in the shape of a cane) noun | bastoncino di zuccheronoun |
candy floss (sweet) noun [UK: ˈkæn.di flɒs] [US: ˈkæn.di ˈflɑːs] | zucchero filatonoun |
candy thermometer noun | caramellometronoun |
carrot and stick (simultaneous rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior) noun | bastone e carotanoun |
Cassandra (prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy) proper noun [UK: kə.ˈsæn.drə] [US: kə.ˈsæn.drə] | Cassandraproper noun |
Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain) proper noun | Castiglia e Leónproper noun |
cat and mouse (two keeping check on one another) noun [UK: kæt ənd maʊs] [US: kæt ænd ˈmaʊs] | |
catch red-handed (capture someone in the act of committing a crime) verb [UK: kætʃ red ˈhæn.dɪd] [US: ˈkætʃ ˈred ˈhæn.dəd] | cogliere con il sorcio in boccaverb cogliere con le mani nel saccoverb |
cease and desist (stop and not resume an action) verb | cessi e cessiverb |
chandelier [chandeliers] (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) noun [UK: ˌʃæn.də.ˈlɪə(r)] [US: ʃæn.də.ˈlɪr] | candelabronoun lampadarionoun |
change hands (to become the property of someone else.) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ hændz] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈhændz] | cambiare di manoverb |
Channel Islands (group of islands in the English Channel) proper noun [UK: ˈtʃæn.l̩ ˈaɪ.ləndz] [US: ˈtʃæn.l̩ ˈaɪ.ləndz] | le Isole del Canaleproper noun le Isole del Canale della Manicaproper noun le Isole Normanneproper noun |
chateaubriand (steak cut from a beef tenderloin) noun [UK: ʃˌeɪtəbrɪˈand] [US: ʃˌeɪɾəbrɪˈænd] | doppio filettonoun |
cherry brandy (liqueur) noun | cerasellanoun |
Christmas Island (non self-governing territory of Australia) proper noun | Isola del Nataleproper noun |
Church of England (established Christian church in England) proper noun | Chiesa Anglicanaproper noun Chiesa d'Inghilterraproper noun |
Church of Scotland (national Presbyterian church of Scotland) proper noun | Chiesa di Scoziaproper noun |
clandestine (done or kept in secret) adjective [UK: klæn.ˈde.stɪn] [US: klæn.ˈde.stən] | clandestinoadjective |
colander [colanders] (a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta) noun [UK: ˈkʌ.lən.də(r)] [US: ˈkʌ.lən.dər] | colabrodonoun colapastanoun colinonoun |
cold hands, warm heart (having cold hands is an indication of warmheartedness) phrase | cuore caldophrase mani freddephrase |
come and go (arrive and depart) verb [UK: kʌm ənd ɡəʊ] [US: ˈkəm ænd ˈɡoʊ] | andare e venireverb |
coming and going (plural sense: activities of a person or group) noun | andirivieninoun il va e vieninoun |
command [commands] (order) noun [UK: kə.ˈmɑːnd] [US: kə.ˈmænd] | comandonoun ordinenoun |
command [commands] (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery) noun [UK: kə.ˈmɑːnd] [US: kə.ˈmænd] | maestrianoun |