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Portuguese Water Dog noun | cane d'acqua portoghesenoun |
rainwater (water sourced from rain) noun [UK: ˈreɪn.wɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈreɪˌn.wɒ.tər] | acqua piovananoun |
rosewater (a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water) noun [UK: ˈrəʊzˌwɔːtə] [US: ˈrəʊzˌwɔːtə] | acqua di rosenoun |
soda water [soda waters] (water with carbon dioxide) noun [UK: ˈsəʊ.də ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈsoʊ.də ˈwɒ.tər] | acqua frizzantenoun acqua gassatanoun |
still waters run deep (a person's calm appearance may be misleading) phrase [UK: stɪl ˈwɔː.təz rʌn diːp] [US: ˈstɪl ˈwɒ.tərz ˈrən ˈdiːp] | |
surface water [surface waters] (water collecting on the ground or in a body of water) noun [UK: ˈsɜː.fɪs ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈsɝː.fəs ˈwɒ.tər] | acqua di superficienoun |
take the waters verb [UK: teɪk ðə ˈwɔː.təz] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈwɒ.tərz] | passare le acqueverb |
tap water [tap waters] (water from a tap) noun [UK: tæp ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈtæp ˈwɒ.tər] | acqua del rubinettonoun |
territorial waters (belt of coastal waters) noun [UK: ˌte.rɪ.ˈtɔː.rɪəl ˈwɔː.təz] [US: ˌte.rə.ˈtɔː.riəl ˈwɒ.tərz] | acque territorialinoun mare territorialenoun |
test the waters (explore or probe) verb | sondareverb |
throw the baby out with the bathwater ((idiomatic) to discard something valuable) verb [UK: ˈθrəʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈθroʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔːr.tər] | |
tonic water (carbonated beverage) noun [UK: ˈtɒ.nɪk ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈtɑː.nɪk ˈwɒ.tər] | acqua tonicanoun |
tread water (to make no progress) verb [UK: tred ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈtred ˈwɒ.tər] | annaspareverb |
tread water (to remain afloat in water without use of any buoyancy aid) verb [UK: tred ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈtred ˈwɒ.tər] | stare a gallaverb |
underwater (beneath the water surface) adjective [UK: ˈʌn.də.wɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈʌn.dəˌr.wɒ.tər] | sott'acquaadjective sottacquaadjective subacqueoadjectiveWhat's your favorite underwater enemy? = Qual è il tuo nemico subacqueo preferito? |
underwater (nautical: going beneath the surface of the water) adverb [UK: ˈʌn.də.wɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈʌn.dəˌr.wɒ.tər] | sott'acquaadverb |
wastewater [wastewaters] (water containing waste products) noun [UK: ˈweɪˌs.twɒ.tə(r)] [US: ˈweɪˌs.twɒ.tər] | acque di scariconoun acque refluenoun |
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink (you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it) phrase | puoi portare un cavallo all'acqua ma non puoi farlo berephrase |