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dead end (street or path that goes nowhere) noun [UK: ded end] [US: ˈded ˈend] | strada senza uscitanoun vicolo cieconoun |
defend [defended, defending, defends] (ward off attacks against) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈfend] [US: də.ˈfend] | difendereverbI'll defend him. = Lo difenderò. proteggereverbDefend her from danger. = La protegga dal pericolo. |
defendable (capable of being defended) adjective | difendibileadjectiveHis logic is in no way defendable. = La sua logica non è in alcun modo difendibile. sostenibileadjective tenibileadjective |
defendant [defendants] (party responding to the complaint) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈfen.dənt] [US: də.ˈfen.dənt] | contropartenoun convenutonoun |
defendant [defendants] (person prosecuted or sued, the accused) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈfen.dənt] [US: də.ˈfen.dənt] | accusatanoun accusatonoun imputatanoun imputatonoun |
defender [defenders] (someone who defends) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈfen.də(r)] [US: də.ˈfen.dər] | difenditricenoun difensorenoun |
dendrite [dendrites] (hermit) noun [UK: ˈden.draɪt] [US: ˈden.draɪt] | dendritanoun |
dendrite [dendrites] (projection of a nerve cell) noun [UK: ˈden.draɪt] [US: ˈden.draɪt] | dendritenoun |
dendritic (of or possessing dendrites) adjective [UK: ˈden.draɪt] [US: den.ˈdrɪ.tɪk] | dendriticoadjective |
dendritic cell (immune cell) noun | |
dendrochronology (science of counting tree rings) noun [UK: ˌden.drəʊ.krə.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒi] [US: ˌdendro.ʊ.krə.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒi] | dendrocronologianoun |
dendrocyte (dendritic cell that originates in bone marrow) noun | dendrocitonoun |
dendrology (the study of trees) noun [UK: den.ˈdrɒ.lə.dʒɪ] [US: den.ˈdrɑː.lə.dʒiː] | dendrologianoun |
depend [depended, depending, depends] (be contingent or conditioned) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈpend] [US: də.ˈpend] | dipendereverb |
depend [depended, depending, depends] (hang down) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈpend] [US: də.ˈpend] | pendereverb |
depend [depended, depending, depends] (trust) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈpend] [US: də.ˈpend] | fare affidamentoverb |
dependable (able to be depended on) adjective [UK: dɪ.ˈpen.dəb.l̩] [US: də.ˈpen.dəb.l̩] | affidabileadjectiveAre you dependable? = È affidabile? |
dependence [dependences] (state of being dependent) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈpen.dəns] [US: də.ˈpen.dəns] | dipendenzanoun |
dependent (relying upon; depending upon) adjective [UK: dɪ.ˈpen.dənt] [US: də.ˈpen.dənt] | dipendenteadjectiveDo you have dependents? = Ha dei dipendenti? |
dependent variable [dependent variables] (in algebra) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈpen.dənt ˈveə.rɪəb.l̩] [US: də.ˈpen.dənt ˈve.riəb.l̩] | variabile dipendentenoun |
descend [descended, descending, descends] (to pass from a higher to a lower place) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈsend] [US: də.ˈsend] | scendereverb |
descendant [descendants] (one who is the progeny of someone) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈsen.dənt] [US: də.ˈsen.dənt] | discendentenoun |
dividend [dividends] (arithmetic: a number or expression) noun [UK: ˈdɪ.vɪ.dend] [US: ˈdɪ.və.ˌdend] | dividendonoun |
dog-end (unsmoked end of cigarette) noun | ciccanoun mozziconenoun |
double entendre (phrase with two meanings) noun [UK: ˈduːbla.ʌõŋˈtaʌõŋdr] [US: ˈduːbla.ʌõŋˈtaʌõŋdr] | doppio sensonoun |
dysendocrinism noun | disendocrinianoun |
effendi (title of respect) noun [UK: e.ˈfen.di] [US: e.ˈfen.di] | efendinoun effendinoun |
engender [engendered, engendering, engenders] (to bring into existence, cause) verb [UK: ɪn.ˈdʒen.də(r)] [US: en.ˈdʒen.dər] | concepireverb generareverb |