English | Italian |
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gloss [glosses] (brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression) noun [UK: ɡlɒs] [US: ˈɡlɒs] | chiosanoun glossanoun |
gloss over (to cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash) verb [UK: ɡlɒs ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡlɒs ˈoʊv.r̩] | insabbiareverb |
gloss over (to treat something with less care than it deserves; to ignore) verb [UK: ɡlɒs ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡlɒs ˈoʊv.r̩] | sorvolareverb |
glossary [glossaries] (list of words with their definitions) noun [UK: ˈɡlɒ.sə.ri] [US: ˈɡlɒ.sə.ri] | glossarionoun |
glossator (one who writes glosses) noun [UK: ɡləsˈeɪtə] [US: ɡlɔsˈeɪɾɚ] | glossatorenoun |
glossodynia (burning sensation) noun | glossodinianoun |
glossography (all senses) noun | glossografianoun |
glossopharyngeal (pertaining to the tongue and the pharynx) adjective | glossofaringeoadjective |
glossy (having a reflective surface) adjective [UK: ˈɡlɒ.si] [US: ˈɡlɒ.si] | luccicanteadjective lucidoadjective patinatoadjective |
glossy antshrike (a passerine bird of the antbird family) noun | |
glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) noun | mignattaionoun |
diglossia (the coexistence of two closely related native languages) noun [UK: dˈɪɡlɒʃə] [US: dɪɡlˈɔsiə] | diglossianoun |
isogloss [isoglosses] (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature) noun [UK: ˈaɪsəɡlˌɒs] [US: ˈaɪsəɡlˌɔs] | isoglossanoun |
labioglossopharyngeal adjective | labioglossofaringeoadjective |
lip gloss (a cosmetic product) noun [UK: lɪp ɡlɒs] [US: ˈlɪp ˈɡlɒs] | lucidalabbranoun |
macroglossia [macroglossias] (enlargement of the tongue) noun | macroglossianoun |
styloglossus (muscle) noun | muscolo stiloglossonoun |
tachyglossid noun | tachiglossidenoun |
xenoglossy (knowledge of a language one has never learned) noun | xenoglossianoun |