Engelska | Italienska |
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give someone a piece of one's mind (to rebuke someone) verb | rabbuffareverb |
give someone five (to slap someone's hand) verb | dare il cinqueverb |
go to someone's head verb | dare alla testaverb entrare in testaverb |
good for someone (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) interjection | buon per teinterjection |
grease someone's palm (to bribe) verb | ungere le ruoteverb |
gruesome (repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly) adjective [UK: ˈɡruː.səm] [US: ˈɡruː.səm] | orribileadjective raccapriccianteadjectiveWhen he claims to desire eternal life, in reality man merely wishes to avoid a premature, violent or gruesome death. = Quando afferma di desiderare la vita eterna, in realtà l'uomo solo vuole evitare una morte prematura, violenta o raccapricciante. |
handsome [handsomer, handsomest] (of man: attractive) adjective [UK: ˈhæn.səm] [US: ˈhæn.səm] | belloadjectiveHe is handsome. = È bello. |
have someone in the palm of one's hand (to have full control over someone) verb | |
have someone's back (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) verb | dare man forteverb fiancheggiareverb sostenereverb spalleggiareverb |
heterochromosome noun | eterocromosomanoun |
heterosome (sex chromosome) noun | eterosomanoun |
hot on someone's heels (close behind) adjective | alle calcagnaadjective |
hypsometer (instrument) noun [UK: hɪpsˈɒmɪtə] [US: hɪpsˈɑːmɪɾɚ] | ipsometronoun |
hypsometric (of or pertaining to hypsometry) adjective [UK: ˌhɪp.səʊ.ˈme.trɪk] [US: ˌhɪp.sə.ˈme.trɪk] | ipsometricoadjective |
hypsometry (measurement of elevation relative to sea level) noun [UK: hɪpsˈɒmətri] [US: hɪpsˈɑːmətri] | ipsometrianoun |
isomer [isomers] (chemistry: compounds) noun [UK: ˈaɪ.sə.mə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.sə.mər] | isomeronoun |
isomerase (enzyme for the conversion of isomeric forms) noun | isomerasinoun |
isomeric (being an isomer) adjective [UK: ˈaɪ.sə.mə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.sə.mər] | isomericoadjective |
isomerism [isomerisms] (phenomenon of the existence of isomers) noun [UK: ˈaɪsəmərˌɪzəm] [US: ˈaɪsəmɚrˌɪzəm] | isomerianoun |
isomerization [isomerizations] (transformation to another isomer) noun [UK: ˌaɪsəʊmraɪzˈeɪʃən] [US: ˌaɪsoʊmrᵻzˈeɪʃən] | isomerizzazionenoun |
isometric (exhibiting equality in dimensions) adjective [UK: ˌaɪ.sə.ˈme.trɪk] [US: ˌaɪ.sə.ˈme.trɪk] | isometricoadjective |
isometric perspective noun | prospettiva isometricanoun |
isometry (A function) noun | isometrianoun |
jump someone's bones (have sex) verb | ingroppareverb montareverb saltare addossoverb |
kick someone when they are down (make things worse for someone) verb | |
leave someone holding the bag (leave somebody holding the responsibility or blame) verb | |
leave someone in the lurch (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) verb | lasciare in assoverb piantare in assoverb |
lithosome noun | litosomanoun |
loathsome (highly offensive; abominable, sickening) adjective [UK: ˈləʊð.səm] [US: ˈloʊð.səm] | laidoadjective |
lonesome (unhappy due to being alone) adjective [UK: ˈləʊn.səm] [US: ˈloʊn.səm] | solitarioadjective |