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sow [sowed, sown, sowing, sows] (disperse seeds) verb [UK: saʊ] [US: ˈsaʊ] | seminareverbYou reap what you sow. = Chi semina raccoglie. |
sow [sows] (female pig) noun [UK: saʊ] [US: ˈsaʊ] | scrofanoun troianoun |
sow [sows] (mass of metal solidified in a mold) noun [UK: saʊ] [US: ˈsaʊ] | lingottonoun panenoun panettonoun |
sow one's wild oats (to spend a period of one's youth behaving irresponsibly) verb [UK: saʊ wʌnz waɪld əʊts] [US: ˈsaʊ wʌnz ˈwaɪld oʊts] | |
sow the wind, reap the whirlwind (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) phrase [UK: saʊ ðə wɪnd riːp ðə ˈwɜːl.wɪnd] [US: ˈsaʊ ðə wɪnd ˈriːp ðə ˈwɜːrˌl.wɪnd] | |
sowing (Process by which something is sown) noun [UK: ˈsəʊɪŋ] [US: ˈsoʊɪŋ] | seminanoun |
so what (reply of indifference) interjection | e allora?interjection e quindi?interjection |
as you sow, so shall you reap (consequences of one’s actions to oneself are in proportion to one‘s good or bad intentions towards others) phrase [UK: əz juː saʊ ˈsəʊ ʃæl juː riːp] [US: ˈæz ˈjuː ˈsaʊ ˈsoʊ ˈʃæl ˈjuː ˈriːp] | |
cassowary [cassowaries] (a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius) noun [UK: ˈkæ.sə.weə.ri] [US: ˈkæ.sə.ˌwe.ri] | casuarionoun |
disown [disowned, disowning, disowns] (to refuse to own) verb [UK: dɪs.ˈəʊn] [US: ˌdɪˈsoʊn] | disconoscereverb |
make a silk purse of a sow's ear (to produce something refined, from something which is unrefined) verb | |
reap what one sows (to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions) verb | |
you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear (it is not possible to produce something refined from something which is unrefined) phrase |