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averne fin sopra i capelli verb

have had it up to here(To have reached the limit of one's patience)
verb

avete un menu in inglese? phrase

do you have a menu in English(phrase)
phrase

baciami il culo interjection

kiss my ass(go away)
interjection

bacino idrico noun

pound [pounds](part of canal)
noun
[UK: paʊnd] [US: ˈpaʊnd]

bacino idrografico noun
{m}

drainage basin [drainage basins](topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet)
noun
[UK: ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ ˈbeɪs.n̩] [US: ˈdreɪ.nədʒ ˈbeɪs.n̩]

bacino imbrifero noun
{m}

catchment basin(region)
noun
[UK: ˈkæt.ʃmənt ˈbeɪs.n̩] [US: ˈkæt.ʃmənt ˈbeɪs.n̩]

drainage basin [drainage basins](topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet)
noun
[UK: ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ ˈbeɪs.n̩] [US: ˈdreɪ.nədʒ ˈbeɪs.n̩]

ballo in maschera noun
{m}

masked ball(a formal dance with dancers wearing masks)
noun
[UK: mɑːskt bɔːl] [US: ˈmæskt ˈbɒl]

masquerade [masquerades](party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
noun
[UK: ˌmɑː.skə.ˈreɪd] [US: ˌmæ.skə.ˈreɪd]

bambino interiore noun
{m}

inner child(childlike aspect of a person's psyche)
noun

banca di investimento noun
{f}

investment bank(financial institution)
noun

banco degli imputati noun
{m}

dock [docks](part of a courtroom where the accused sits)
noun
[UK: ˈdɒk] [US: ˈdɑːk]

barba corta ispida noun

bristle [bristles](stiff or coarse hair)
noun
[UK: ˈbrɪs.l̩] [US: ˈbrɪs.l̩]

barba incolta noun
{f}

stubble(short, coarse hair)
noun
[UK: ˈstʌb.l̩] [US: ˈstʌb.l̩]

barra inversa noun
{f}

backslash(punctuation mark)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.slæʃ] [US: ˈbæk.slæʃ]

bastoncini di incenso noun
{m}

joss stick(incense stick)
noun

battere i piedi verb

stamp [stamped, stamping, stamps](to step quickly and heavily)
verb
[UK: stæmp] [US: ˈstæmp]

battere il cinque verb

give someone five(to slap someone's hand)
verb

high five(to slap high five)
verb

battere il ferro finché è caldo verb

make hay while the sun shines(act while an opportunity exists)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk heɪ waɪl ðə sʌn ʃaɪnz] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈheɪ ˈwaɪl ðə ˈsən ˈʃaɪnz]

strike while the iron is hot(act on an opportunity promptly)
verb
[UK: straɪk waɪl ðə ˈaɪən ɪz hɒt] [US: ˈstraɪk ˈwaɪl ðə ˈaɪərn ˈɪz hɑːt]

battere il marciapiede verb

prostitute [prostituted, prostituting, prostitutes](reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)
verb
[UK: ˈprɒ.stɪ.tjuːt] [US: ˈprɑː.stə.ˌtuːt]

battere in ritirata verb

retreat [retreated, retreating, retreats](to withdraw military forces)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈtriːt] [US: ri.ˈtriːt]

beata ignoranza! phrase

ignorance is bliss(Ignorance is bliss)
phrase
[UK: ˈɪɡ.nə.rəns ɪz blɪs] [US: ˈɪɡ.nə.rəns ˈɪz ˈblɪs]

bene immobile noun
{m}

real estate(property that cannot easily be moved)
noun
[UK: rɪəl ɪ.ˈsteɪt] [US: riː.l̩ ə.ˈsteɪt]

bene insperato noun
{m}

blessing in disguise(A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best)
noun
[UK: ˈbles.ɪŋ ɪn dɪs.ˈɡaɪz] [US: ˈbles.ɪŋ ɪn ˌdɪˈs.ɡaɪz]

beni immobili noun
{m-Pl}

property [properties](piece of real estate)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.pə.ti] [US: ˈprɑː.pər.ti]

bere il vino verb

wine(drink wine)
verb
[UK: waɪn] [US: ˈwaɪn]

biancheria intima noun
{f}

intimate [intimates](intimates: women's underwear, sleepwear or lingerie)
noun
[UK: ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt] [US: ˈɪn.tə.mət]

underwear(clothes worn next to the skin)
noun
[UK: ˈʌn.də.weə(r)] [US: ˈʌn.dəˌr.wer]

bidone per immondizie noun

garbage can(waste receptacle)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒ kæn] [US: ˈɡɑːr.bɪdʒ ˈkæn]

birra inglese noun
{f}

ale [ales](beer produced by warm fermentation)
noun
[UK: eɪl] [US: ˈeɪl]

bisogno impellente adjective

bursting(urgently needing to urinate)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɜːst.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɝː.stɪŋ]

blocco iterativo noun

loop [loops](programmed sequence of instructions)
noun
[UK: luːp] [US: ˈluːp]

bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle verb

burn one's bridgesverb

cross the Rubicon(to make an irreversible decision)
verb

brumale. invernale adjective

brumal(winter-like)
adjective
[UK: ˈbruː.məl] [US: ˈbruː.məl]

buttare il bambino con l'acqua sporca verb

throw the baby out with the bathwater((idiomatic) to discard something valuable)
verb
[UK: ˈθrəʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈθroʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔːr.tər]

buttarsi in ginocchio verb

fall to one's kneesverb

c'è del marcio in Danimarca phrase

something is rotten in the state of Denmark(Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right")
phrase
[UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪz ˈrɒt.n̩ ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˈden.mɑːk] [US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈɪz ˈrɑːt.n̩ ɪn ðə ˈsteɪt əv ˈden.ˌmɑːrk]

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