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a- meaning in Italian

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a new broom sweeps clean (new management will often make radical changes)
phrase
[UK: ə njuː bruːm swiːps kliːn]
[US: ə nuː ˈbruːm ˈswiːps ˈkliːn]

scopa nuova scopa benephrase

a nod is as good as a wink (the hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining)
phrase

a buon intenditor poche parolephrase

a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description)
phrase

un'immagine vale più di mille parolephrase

a posteriori (involving deduction of theories from facts)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪ.pɒs.ˌte.rɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ]
[US: ˈeɪ.pɒs.ˌte.rɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ]

a posterioriadjective

a priori ((logic) based on hypothesis rather than experiment.)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪ.praɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ]
[US: ˈeɪ.praɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ]

a prioriadjective

preconcettoadjective

teoricoadjective

a priori (derived by logic)
adverb
[UK: ˈeɪ.praɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ]
[US: ˈeɪ.praɪ.ˈɔː.raɪ]

a prioriadverb

A-sharp major noun

la diesis maggiorenoun

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down (An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant.)
phrase

un poco di zucchero la pillola va giùphrase

a stitch in time saves nine (a timely effort can prevent larger problems)
phrase
[UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn]
[US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn]

è meglio prevenire che curarephrase

meglio prevenire che curarephrase

prevenire è meglio che curarephrase

a watched pot never boils (a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it)
phrase

il desiderio rende lunga l'attesaphrase

a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life)
phrase

una donna senza un uomo è come un pesce senza biciclettaphrase

a (name of the letter A, a)
noun
[UK: ə]
[US: ə]

anoun
{m} {f}

a.m. (before noon)
adverb

di mattinaadverb

aa (a form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes)
noun
[UK: ˌeɪ.ˈeɪ]
[US: ˌeɪ.ˈeɪ]

àanoun
{f}

Aachen (city in North Rhine-Westphalia)
proper noun
[UK: ˈɑː.kən]
[US: ˈɑː.kən]

Aquisgranaproper noun

Aalenian (subdivision of the Middle Jurassic epoch)
proper noun

aalenianoproper noun
{m}

aardvark [aardvarks] (mammal)
noun
[UK: ˈɑːd.vɑːk]
[US: ˈɑːrd.vɑːrk]

oritteroponoun
{m}
An aardvark looks like a pig. = Un oritteropo assomiglia a un maiale.

aardwolf (the mammal Proteles cristatus)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.dwʊlf]
[US: ˈɑːr.dwʊlf]

protelenoun
{m}

Aargau (canton)
proper noun

Argoviaproper noun
{f}

Aaron (biblical brother of Moses)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeə.rən]
[US: ˈe.rən]

Aronneproper noun
{m}

abaca [abacas] (plant)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.bək.ə]
[US: ɑː.bɑːˈk.ɑː]

abacanoun
{f}

aback (backwards)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbæk]
[US: ə.ˈbæk]

indietroadverb

aback (in the rear)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbæk]
[US: ə.ˈbæk]

di dietroadverb

dietroadverb

aback (said of sails pressed backward)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbæk]
[US: ə.ˈbæk]

a colloadverb

abacus [abacuses] ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.bəkəs]
[US: ˈæ.bəkəs]

abaconoun
{m}
What's an abacus? = Cos'è un abaco?

abacus [abacuses] (board, tray, or table for holding bottles, cups, etc.)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.bəkəs]
[US: ˈæ.bəkəs]

credenzanoun
{f}

abacus [abacuses] (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.bəkəs]
[US: ˈæ.bəkəs]

pallottolierenoun
{m}

abalone [abalones] (edible univalve mollusc)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.bə.ˈləʊ.ni]
[US: ˌæ.bəˈlo.ʊ.ni]

abalonenoun

abandon (a giving up to natural impulses)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən]
[US: ə.ˈbæn.dən]

abbandononoun
{m}
Abandon ship! = Abbandoni la nave!

abandon [abandoned, abandoning, abandons] (to cast out, expel, reject)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən]
[US: ə.ˈbæn.dən]

bandireverb

abandon [abandoned, abandoning, abandons] (to give up control of, surrender)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən]
[US: ə.ˈbæn.dən]

abbandonareverbAbandon ship! = Abbandona la nave!

abandon hope all ye who enter here (supposed inscription at the gate of hell)
phrase

lasciate ogne speranzaphrase

voi ch'intratephrase

abandoned (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbæn.dənd]
[US: ə.ˈbæn.dənd]

abbandonatoadjectiveHe abandoned her. = L'ha abbandonata.

abandoning noun
[UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən.ɪŋ]
[US: ə.ˈbæn.dən.ɪŋ]

abbandononoun
{m}

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