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urn [urns] (a vase with a footed base) noun [UK: ɜːn] [US: ˈɝːn] | urnanoun |
a bad penny always turns up (unwanted person or thing reappears) phrase | |
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 |
about turn (about face) noun [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | dietro frontnoun dietrofrontnoun |
about turn (change of opinion) noun [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | voltagabbananoun |
about turn (perform an about turn) verb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | |
ampere-turn (unit of magnetomotive force) noun [UK: ˈæm.peə tɜːn] [US: ˈæm.peə ˈtɝːn] | amperspiranoun |
are your ears burning (asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion) phrase | |
auburn (reddish-brown) noun [UK: ˈɔː.bən] [US: ˈɑː.bərn] | biondo ramenoun |
blast furnace (furnace where iron ore is smelted) noun [UK: blɑːst ˈfɜː.nɪs] [US: ˈblæst ˈfɝː.nəs] | altofornonoun |
Bunsen burner [Bunsen burners] (small laboratory gas burner) noun [UK: ˈbʌn.sn̩ ˈbɜː.nə(r)] [US: ˈbʌn.sn̩ ˈbɝː.nər] | becco di Bunsennoun |
burn [burns] (act of burning something) noun [UK: bɜːn] [US: ˈbɝːn] | fuoconoun |
burn [burns] (physical injury) noun [UK: bɜːn] [US: ˈbɝːn] | bruciaturanoun ustionenoun |
burn [burnt, burnt, burning, burns] (to be consumed by fire) verb [UK: bɜːn] [US: ˈbɝːn] | ardereverbWet firewood doesn't burn well. = La legna da ardere bagnata non brucia bene. |
burn [burnt, burnt, burning, burns] (to cause to be consumed by fire) verb [UK: bɜːn] [US: ˈbɝːn] | bruciareverbI burned it. = Lo bruciai. incendiareverb ustionareverb |
burn one's bridges verb | bruciarsi i ponti alle spalleverb il dado è trattoverb |
burn out (to extinguish due to lack of fuel) verb [UK: bɜːn ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbɝːn ˈaʊt] | estinguersiverb spegnersiverb |
burn out (to tire due to overwork) verb [UK: bɜːn ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbɝːn ˈaʊt] | esaurirsiverb |
burn the candle at both ends (work hard night and day) verb [UK: bɜːn ðə ˈkæn.dl̩ ət bəʊθ endz] [US: ˈbɝːn ðə ˈkæn.dl̩ ət boʊθ ˈendz] | |
burn the midnight oil (work through the night) verb [UK: bɜːn ðə ˈmɪd.naɪt ɔɪl] [US: ˈbɝːn ðə ˈmɪd.ˌnaɪt ˌɔɪl] | |
burner [burners] (computing: device that allows data or music to be stored on a CD) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.nə(r)] [US: ˈbɝː.nər] | masterizzatorenoun |
burner [burners] (device for burning refuse) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.nə(r)] [US: ˈbɝː.nər] | inceneritorenoun |
burner [burners] (device that generates localized heat for experiments) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.nə(r)] [US: ˈbɝː.nər] | becco di Bunsennoun bruciatorenoun |
burner [burners] (element on a kitchen stove) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.nə(r)] [US: ˈbɝː.nər] | fornellonoun fuoconoun |
burnet [burnets] (herb) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.net] [US: ˈbɝː.net] | meloncellonoun pimpinellanoun salvastrellanoun |
burning bush (biblical object) noun | roveto ardentenoun |
burnish [burnished, burnishing, burnishes] (to make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing, see also: polish; shine) verb [UK: ˈbɜː.nɪʃ] [US: ˈbɝː.ˌnɪʃ] | abbrunireverb |