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than meaning in Italian

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no sooner said than done (no sooner than something is said it will be done)
phrase
[UK: nəʊ ˈsuː.nə(r) ˈsed ðæn dʌn]
[US: ˈnoʊ ˈsuː.nər ˈsed ˈðæn ˈdən]

dettophrase

fattophrase

no thank you (polite way of saying no)
interjection
[UK: nəʊ θæŋk juː]
[US: ˈnoʊ ˈθæŋk ˈjuː]

grazieinterjection

nointerjection

one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen (women have great influence on their male partners)
phrase

tira più un pelo di fica che un carro di buoiphrase

one's bark is worse than one's bite (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless)
phrase

cani che abbaia non mordephrase

passive euthanasia noun

eutanasia passivanoun
{f}

polyurethane [polyurethanes] (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links)
noun
[UK: ˌpɒ.li.ˈjʊə.rə.θeɪn]
[US: ˌpɑː.li.ˈʊ.rə.ˌθen]

poliuretanonoun
{m}

rather than (instead of, in preference to)
preposition
[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r) ðæn]
[US: ˈræ.ðər ˈðæn]

anzichépreposition

rather than (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred)
conjunction
[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r) ðæn]
[US: ˈræ.ðər ˈðæn]

anzichéconjunction

shorthand (rough and rapid method of writing)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.hænd]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˌhænd]

stenografianoun
{f}
This is called shorthand. = Questa si chiama stenografia.

shorthanded (team sports)
adverb

inferiorità numericaadverb
{f}

silicoethane noun

silicoetanonoun
{m}

tetrachloroethane [tetrachloroethanes] noun
[UK: tˈetrəklˌɔːrəʊˌiːθeɪn]
[US: tˈetrəklˌoːroʊˌeθeɪn]

tetracloroetanonoun
{m}

tetrafluoromethane (carbon tetrafluoride)
noun

tetrafluorometanonoun
{m}

the pen is mightier than the sword (more power can achieved writing than fighting)
phrase
[UK: ðə pen ɪz ˈmaɪ.tɪə(r) ðæn ðə sɔːd]
[US: ðə ˈpen ˈɪz ˈmaɪ.tiər ˈðæn ðə ˈsɔːrd]

la penna ferisce più della spadaphrase

ne uccide più la penna della spadaphrase

there's more than one way to skin a cat (a problem generally has more than one solution; there is more than one way to achieve a goal)
phrase

c'è più di un modo di scuoiare un gattophrase

trichlorofluoromethane (chlorofluorocarbon CFCl3)
noun

triclorofluorometanonoun
{m}

two heads are better than one (joint thinking pays)
phrase
[UK: ˈtuː hedz ə(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn wʌn]
[US: ˈtuː ˈhedz ˈɑːr ˈbe.tər ˈðæn wʌn]

due teste sono meglio di unaphrase

you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar (It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity)
phrase

si pigliano più mosche in una gocciola di miele che in un barile d'acetephrase

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