Engelska | Italienska |
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my car has broken down phrase | mi si è rotta l'autophrase |
nervous breakdown [nervous breakdowns] (disabling attack of a psychological disorder) noun [UK: ˈnɜː.vəs breɪk daʊn] [US: ˈnɝː.vəs ˈbreɪk ˈdaʊn] | esaurimento nervosonoun |
nightgown [nightgowns] (sleeping garment worn by women) noun [UK: ˈnaɪt.ɡaʊn] [US: ˈnaɪt.ɡaʊn] | camicia da nottenoun |
of one's own accord (without being commanded or controlled) preposition [UK: əv wʌnz əʊn əˈk.ɔːd] [US: əv wʌnz ˈoʊn əˈk.ɔːrd] | di propria iniziativapreposition |
old town (older historical part of a town or city) noun [UK: əʊld taʊn] [US: oʊld ˈtaʊn] | centro storiconoun città vecchianoun |
outgrow [outgrew, outgrown, outgrowing, outgrows] (to become too big or mature for some object, practice, condition, belief, etc) verb [UK: ˌaʊt.ˈɡrəʊ] [US: ˌɑːwtˈɡro.ʊ] | superareverb |
overblown (Of exaggerated importance) adjective [UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈbləʊn] [US: ˌovərˈbloʊn] | eccessivoadjective esageratoadjective |
overfly [overflew, overflown, overflying, overflies] (fly over something) verb [UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈflaɪ] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈflaɪ] | sorvolareverb |
overthrow [overthrew, overthrown, overthrowing, overthrows] (to bring about the downfall of) verb [UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈθrəʊ] [US: ˈovərˌθro.ʊ] | deporreverb rovesciareverb |
paint the town red (party in a rowdy, wild manner) verb [UK: peɪnt ðə taʊn red] [US: ˈpeɪnt ðə ˈtaʊn ˈred] | folleggiareverb matteggiareverb pazziareverb spassarselaverb |
pass down (to hand over) verb [UK: pɑːs daʊn] [US: ˈpæs ˈdaʊn] | passareverb |
pull down (demolish) verb [UK: pʊl daʊn] [US: ˈpʊl ˈdaʊn] | abbattereverb demolireverb radere al suoloverb |
pull down (make lower) verb [UK: pʊl daʊn] [US: ˈpʊl ˈdaʊn] | abbassareverb abbassarsiverb calareverb calarsiverb tirare giùverb togliersiverb |
put down (administer euthanasia to an animal) verb [UK: ˈpʊt daʊn] [US: ˈpʊt ˈdaʊn] | abbattereverb |
put down roots (to become settled) verb | mettere radiciverb sistemarsiverb |
renown (Fame or wide recognition) noun [UK: rɪ.ˈnaʊn] [US: rə.ˈnaʊn] | celebritànoun famanoun rinomanzanoun |
renowned (famous) adjective [UK: rɪ.ˈnaʊnd] [US: rə.ˈnaʊnd] | famosoadjective rinomatoadjectiveJohn is a renowned chef. = John è uno chef rinomato. |
round down (to round downwards to the desired accuracy) verb | arrotondare per difettoverb |
run down (to hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them) verb [UK: rʌn daʊn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈrən ˈdaʊn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | investireverb mettere sottoverb |
rundown [rundowns] (a rough outline) noun [UK: ˈrʌn.daʊn] [US: ˈrʌn.ˌdaʊn] | punti salientinoun |