Englisch | Italienisch |
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confectionery [confectioneries] (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) noun [UK: kən.ˈfek.ʃə.nə.ri] [US: kən.ˈfek.ʃə.ˌne.ri] | dolciuminoun |
conspicuous by one's absence phrase | |
cook someone's goose (to spoil one's plans or hope of success) verb | |
cornerstone [cornerstones] (base stone) noun [UK: ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn] [US: ˈkɔːr.nərˌstoʊn] | pietra angolarenoun pietra d'angolonoun |
cornerstone [cornerstones] (that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central) noun [UK: ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn] [US: ˈkɔːr.nərˌstoʊn] | fondamentanoun |
coronene noun | coronenenoun |
cortisone [cortisones] noun [UK: ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn] [US: ˈkɔːr.təˌzoʊn] | cortisonenoun |
count on the fingers of one hand verb | |
cover someone's ass (ensure that a person is not blamed or punished) verb | pararsi il culoverb |
crone [crones] (ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag) noun [UK: krəʊn] [US: ˈkroʊn] | streganoun |
crone [crones] noun [UK: krəʊn] [US: ˈkroʊn] | befananoun |
cross one's arms (link one's arms) verb [UK: ˈkrɒs wʌnz ɑːmz] [US: ˈkrɑːs wʌnz ˈɑːrmz] | |
cross one's fingers (put the middle finger across the index finger) verb | |
cross one's legs (place one leg over the other) verb | |
cross someone's palm verb | donareverb elargire denaroverb |
Crotone proper noun | Crotoneproper noun |
cry someone a river (to weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person) verb | piagnucolareverb |
cuboid bone [cuboid bones] (one of the tarsal bones) noun | cuboidenoun osso cuboidenoun |
cushion [cushioned, cushioning, cushions] (absorb impact) verb [UK: ˈkʊʃ.n̩] [US: ˈkʊʃ.n̩] | ammortizzareverb attutireverb |
cut off one's nose to spite one's face (harm oneself as a result of trying to harm an adversary) verb [UK: kʌt ɒf wʌnz nəʊz tuː spaɪt wʌnz feɪs] [US: ˈkət ˈɒf wʌnz noʊz ˈtuː ˈspaɪt wʌnz ˈfeɪs] | |
cut one's coat according to one's cloth (to live within one's means) verb | |
cut one's teeth (gain early experience) verb [UK: kʌt wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | farsi le ossaverb |
cyclohexanone noun | cicloesanonenoun |
cyclone [cyclones] (rotating system of winds) noun [UK: ˈsaɪ.kləʊn] [US: sɪˈkloʊn] | ciclonenounThere are no cyclones in Algeria. = Non ci sono cicloni in Algeria. |
cyproterone acetate (antiandrogen and progestin medication) noun | |
dance to someone's tune (to do what someone expects) verb | |
Davy Jones's locker (the ocean as a grave for sailors) proper noun | Lo scrigno di Davy Jonesproper noun |
deaconess [deaconesses] (female deacon) noun [UK: ˈdiːk.ə.nes] [US: ˈdiːk.ə.nəs] | diaconessanoun |
decommission [decommissioned, decommissioning, decommissions] (to take out of service or to render unusable) verb [UK: ˌdiːk.ə.ˈmɪʃ.n̩] [US: dik.ə.ˈmɪʃ.n̩] | smantellareverb |
dehydroepiandrosterone noun |