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-th (used to form the ordinal numeral)

-esimo

-imo

-to

-hedron (solid figure)

-edro{m}

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]

meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domaniphrase

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 man is known by the company he keeps (people are similar in character to their friends)
phrase

dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi seiphrase

a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description)
phrase

un'immagine vale più di mille parolephrase

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down (An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant.)
phrase

un poco di zucchero la pillola va giùphrase

above the fray (uninvoled in a difficult argument)
preposition

al di sopra della mischiapreposition

above the law (exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else)
preposition

al di sopra della leggepreposition

absence makes the heart grow fonder (When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it)
phrase

la lontananza avvicina i cuoriphrase

Acts of the Apostles (fifth book of the New Testament)
proper noun
[UK: ækts əv ðə ə.ˈpɒs.l̩z]
[US: ˈækts əv ðə ə.ˈpɑːs.l̩z]

Atti degli Apostoliproper noun
{m-Pl}

add fuel to the fire (worsen a conflict)
verb
[UK: æd ˈfjuːəl tuː ðə ˈfaɪə(r)]
[US: ˈæd ˈfjuːəl ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

aggiungere esca al fuocoverb

mettere benzina sul fuocoverb

admiral of the fleet (top naval rank)
noun
[UK: ˈæd.mə.rəl əv ðə fliːt]
[US: ˈæd.mə.rəl əv ðə ˈfliːt]

grande ammiraglionoun
{m}

against the clock (in a time-restricted manner)
preposition

contro il tempopreposition

Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia)
proper noun

Alessandro Magnoproper noun
{m}

algebraic graph theory (branch of graph theory)
noun

teoria algebrica dei grafinoun
{f}

algebraic number theory (branch of number theory concerning algebraic number fields)
noun

teoria algebrica dei numerinoun
{f}

teoria dei numeri algebricanoun
{f}

all cats are grey in the dark (proverb)
phrase

di notte tutti i gatti sono bigiphrase

di notte tutti i gatti sono grigiphrase

all good things come to an end (nothing good lasts forever)
phrase

tutte le cose belle devono finirephrase

all over the place preposition
[UK: ɔːl ˈəʊv.ə(r) ðə ˈpleɪs]
[US: ɔːl ˈoʊv.r̩ ðə ˈpleɪs]

a dritta e a mancapreposition

dappertuttopreposition

dovunquepreposition

ovunquepreposition

all that glitters is not gold (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so)
phrase
[UK: ɔːl ðæt ˈɡlɪ.təz ɪz nɒt ɡəʊld]
[US: ɔːl ˈðæt ˈɡlɪ.tərz ˈɪz ˈnɑːt ɡoʊld]

non è tutt'oro ciò che luccicaphrase

non è tutto oro quello che luccicaphrase

all the same (anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl ðə seɪm]
[US: ɔːl ðə ˈseɪm]

comunqueadverb

lo stessoadverb

ugualmenteadverb

all the tea in China (something priceless or invaluable)
noun

tutto l'oro del mondonoun

all the time (always)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl ðə ˈtaɪm]
[US: ɔːl ðə ˈtaɪm]

sempreadverb

all the time (frequently)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl ðə ˈtaɪm]
[US: ɔːl ðə ˈtaɪm]

spessissimoadverb

all the way (to the end)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl ðə ˈweɪ]
[US: ɔːl ðə ˈweɪ]

infineadverb

all the world's a stage (people have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre)
phrase
[UK: ɔːl ðə wɜːldz ə steɪdʒ]
[US: ɔːl ðə ˈwɝːldz ə ˈsteɪdʒ]

tutto il mondo è paesephrase

all things being equal (without considering external factors)
adverb

a parità di condizioniadverb

all things considered (generally speaking, all in all)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl ˈθɪŋz kən.ˈsɪ.dəd]
[US: ɔːl ˈθɪŋz kən.ˈsɪ.dərd]

tutto sommatoadverb

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