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A-minor (minor key with A as its tonic) noun | la minorenoun |
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 picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | |
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 | |
a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down (An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant.) phrase | |
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 |
a watched pot never boils (a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it) phrase | |
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.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 |
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 |
aardvark [aardvarks] (mammal) noun [UK: ˈɑːd.vɑːk] [US: ˈɑːrd.vɑːrk] | oritteroponoun |
aardwolf (the mammal Proteles cristatus) noun [UK: ˈɑː.dwʊlf] [US: ˈɑːr.dwʊlf] | protelenoun |
Aargau (canton) proper noun | Argoviaproper noun |
Aaron (biblical brother of Moses) proper noun [UK: ˈeə.rən] [US: ˈe.rən] | Aronneproper noun |
abaca [abacas] (plant) noun [UK: ˈæ.bək.ə] [US: ɑː.bɑːˈk.ɑː] | abacanoun |
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 |
abacus [abacuses] (board, tray, or table for holding bottles, cups, etc.) noun [UK: ˈæ.bəkəs] [US: ˈæ.bəkəs] | credenzanoun |
abacus [abacuses] (device for performing arithmetical calculations) noun [UK: ˈæ.bəkəs] [US: ˈæ.bəkəs] | pallottolierenoun |
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 |
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 |