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make one's bed and lie in it (to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences) verb | |
meat and potatoes (typical, average) adjective | carne e patateadjective |
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) phrase [UK: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ənd ə ˈhæp.i njuː ˈjiə(r)] [US: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ænd ə ˈhæp.i nuː ˈjɪr̩] | buon Natale e felice anno nuovo!phrase buone feste!phrase |
mom-and-pop (small and unsophisticated because run by a couple) adjective | a conduzione familiareadjective |
more and more (progressively more) adverb [UK: mɔː(r) ənd mɔː(r)] [US: ˈmɔːr ænd ˈmɔːr] | sempre piùadverb viepiùadverb |
mortise-and-tenon joint (joint) noun | tenone e mortasanoun |
mouse-colored antshrike (bird) noun | |
move heaven and earth (to go to extreme lengths) verb [UK: muːv ˈhev.n̩ ənd ɜːθ] [US: ˈmuːv ˈhev.n̩ ænd ˈɝːθ] | |
national anthem (national song of a country) noun [UK: ˈnæ.ʃnəl ˈæn.θəm] [US: ˈnæ.ʃə.nəl ˈæn.θəm] | inno nazionalenoun |
Netherlands Antilles (former autonomous territory) proper noun [UK: ˈne.ðə.ləndz æn.ˈtɪ.liz] [US: ˈne.ðər.ləndz æn.ˈtɪ.liz] | Antille olandesiproper noun |
nip and tuck (evenly matched with vacillating advantage) adverb [UK: nɪp ənd tʌk] [US: ˈnɪp ænd ˈtək] | testa a testaadverb |
nip and tuck (skin-tightening cosmetic surgery) noun [UK: nɪp ənd tʌk] [US: ˈnɪp ænd ˈtək] | liftingnoun ritidectomianoun |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (group of drugs) noun | FANSnoun |
nook and cranny (small or remote place) noun | anfrattonoun |
now and then ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) adverb [UK: naʊ ənd ðen] [US: ˈnaʊ ænd ˈðen] | di tanto in tantoadverb ogni tantoadverb |
null and void (invalid, cancelled, unenforceable) adjective [UK: nʌl ənd vɔɪd] [US: ˈnəl ænd ˌvɔɪd] | nulloadjective |
numerical analysis (study of algorithms) noun [UK: njuː.ˈme.rɪk.l̩ ə.ˈnæ.lə.sɪs] [US: nuː.ˈme.rək.l̩ ə.ˈnæ.lə.səs] | analisi numericanoun |
obtuse angle (angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees) noun [UK: əb.ˈtjuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩] [US: abˈtuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩] | angolo ottusonoun |
obtuse-angled (of a triangle) adjective [UK: əb.ˈtjuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩d] [US: abˈtuːs ˈæŋ.ɡl̩d] | ottusangoloadjective |
occupational health and safety (activity to promote health and safety in workplace) noun [UK: ˌɒ.kjʊ.ˈpeɪ.ʃnəl] [US: akjə.ˈpeɪ.ʃə.nəl] | sicurezza sul lavoronoun |
occupational safety and health (activity to promote safety in workplace) noun | sicurezza sul lavoronoun |
odds and ends (miscellaneous things) noun [UK: ɒdz ənd endz] [US: ˈɑːdz ænd ˈendz] | cianfrusaglienoun |
on an empty stomach preposition [UK: ɒn ən ˈemp.ti ˈstʌ.mək] [US: ɑːn ˈæn ˈemp.ti ˈstʌ.mək] | a digiunopreposition |
on an equal footing preposition [UK: ɒn ən ˈiː.kwəl ˈfʊt.ɪŋ] [US: ɑːn ˈæn ˈiː.kwəl ˈfʊt.ɪŋ] | alla paripreposition alle paripreposition su un piede di paritàpreposition |
on one's hands and knees preposition | carponipreposition |
on pins and needles preposition | in sospesopreposition sui carboni ardentipreposition sulle spinepreposition |
once and for all (Finally, permanently, conclusively) adverb [UK: wʌns ənd fɔː(r) ɔːl] [US: ˈwəns ænd ˈfɔːr ɔːl] | una volta per tutteadverb |
one after another (in single file) adverb [UK: wʌn ˈɑːf.tə(r) ə.ˈnʌð.ə(r)] [US: wʌn ˈæf.tər ə.ˈnʌð.r̩] | uno dopo l'altroadverb |
one another (idiomatic, reciprocal pronoun) pronoun [UK: wʌn ə.ˈnʌð.ə(r)] [US: wʌn ə.ˈnʌð.r̩] | a vicendapronoun l'un l'altropronoun vicendevolmentepronoun |