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blink of an eye (moment (a very short period of time)) noun | batter d'occhionoun battito di ciglianoun |
buckeye [buckeyes] (tree of the genus Aesculus) noun [UK: ˈbəˌk.aɪ] [US: ˈbəˌk.aɪ] | ippocastanonoun |
bullseye [bullseyes] (centre of a target) noun [UK: ˈbuːl.zaɪ] [US: ˈbuːl.zaɪ] | centro del bersaglionoun |
cat's eye (retroreflective device placed on a road surface) noun [UK: ˈkæts aɪ] [US: ˈkæts ˈaɪ] | catadiottronoun catarifrangentenoun |
convey [conveyed, conveying, conveys] (to communicate) verb [UK: kən.ˈveɪ] [US: kən.ˈveɪ] | comunicareverbI like her. She conveys serenity to me. = Lei mi piace. Mi comunica serenità. esprimereverbWords cannot convey how glad I am. = Le parole non possono esprimere quanto sono felice. |
convey [conveyed, conveying, conveys] (to move (something) from one place to another) verb [UK: kən.ˈveɪ] [US: kən.ˈveɪ] | condurreverb trasportareverbA ship which conveys oil is called an oil tanker. = Una nave che trasporta petrolio è detta petroliera. |
convey [conveyed, conveying, conveys] (to transfer legal rights) verb [UK: kən.ˈveɪ] [US: kən.ˈveɪ] | trasferireverb |
cow eyes (a secretive, pining look, or humble doting glance) noun | occhi vitulininoun |
cross-eyed adjective [UK: ˈkrɒs aɪd] [US: ˈkrɑːs ˈaɪd] | strabicoadjective |
crosseyed (having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily) adjective [UK: ˈkrɒ.saɪd] [US: ˈkrɒ.saɪd] | strabicoadjective |
curtsey [curtseyed, curtseying, curtseys] (to make a curtsey) verb [UK: ˈkɜːt.si] [US: ˈkɝːt.si] | fare l'inchinoverb |
disobey [disobeyed, disobeying, disobeys] (to refuse to obey an order) verb [UK: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbeɪ] [US: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbeɪ] | disubbidireverbI've disobeyed her. = Le ho disubbidito. |
Erlenmeyer flask [Erlenmeyer flasks] (conical laboratory flask) noun [UK: ˈɜːlənmˌaɪə flˈask] [US: ˈɜːlənmˌaɪɚ flˈæsk] | beutanoun matraccio di Erlenmeyernoun |
evil eye (wicked look) noun [UK: ˈiːv.l̩ aɪ] [US: ˈiːv.l̩ ˈaɪ] | iettaturanoun malocchionoun |
feast one's eyes (to look at with great satisfaction) verb | |
fisheye lens (wide-angle lens with extremely wide field of view) noun | fish-eyenoun fisheyenoun |
four-eyes ((derogatory) person who wears spectacles) noun [UK: fɔː(r) aɪz] [US: ˈfɔːr ˈaɪz] | occhialutanoun occhialutonoun quattrocchinoun |
goldeneye (duck) noun [UK: ˈɡoldə.ˌnaɪ] [US: ˈɡoldə.ˌnaɪ] | quattrocchinoun |
greeneye (Chlorophthalmidae) noun | occhio verdenoun |
have eyes bigger than one's stomach (take more food than one can eat) verb | |
honeyed (containing honey) adjective [UK: ˈhʌ.nɪd] [US: ˈhʌ.nɪd] | melatoadjective |
in the blink of an eye (immediately, instantaneously) preposition | in un batter d'occhipreposition in un batter d'occhiopreposition in un batter di cigliapreposition |
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king (In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king) phrase [UK: ɪn ðə lænd əv ðə blaɪnd ðə wʌn aɪd mæn ɪz kɪŋ] [US: ɪn ðə ˈlænd əv ðə ˈblaɪnd ðə wʌn ˈaɪd ˈmæn ˈɪz ˈkɪŋ] | |
journey [journeyed, journeying, journeys] (to travel, to make a trip or voyage) verb [UK: ˈdʒɜː.ni] [US: ˈdʒɝː.ni] | viaggiareverbHave a good journey! = Fai un buon viaggio! |
keep an eye on (to watch and pay attention to) verb [UK: kiːp ən aɪ ɒn] [US: ˈkiːp ˈæn ˈaɪ ɑːn] | tenere d'occhioverb |
obey [obeyed, obeying, obeys] (to be obedient, compliant) verb [UK: ə.ˈbeɪ] [US: oˈbeɪ] | assolvereverb conformarsiverb |
obey [obeyed, obeying, obeys] (to do as ordered by) verb [UK: ə.ˈbeɪ] [US: oˈbeɪ] | obbedireverbHe obeyed her. = Le obbedì. |