Italian | English |
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il sangue non è acqua phrase | blood is thicker than water(relationships are stronger within the family) |
impasto cemento sabbia acqua noun | grout(mortar used between tiles) |
incidere all'acquaforte verb | etch [etched, etching, etches](to engrave) |
l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti phrase | still waters run deep(a person's calm appearance may be misleading) |
marinaio d'acqua dolce noun {m} | landlubber(someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) |
massa d'acqua noun {f} | body of water(significant accumulation of water) |
materasso ad acqua noun {m} | waterbed [waterbeds](bed with a mattress filled with water) |
merlo acquaiolo noun {m} | dipper [dippers](bird) ouzel [ouzels](Cinclus mexicanus) white-throated dipper(Cinclus cinclus) |
moto d'acqua noun {f} | jet ski(small motorized water craft) |
mulino ad acqua noun {m} | watermill(mill powered by water) |
orso d'acqua noun | water bear(A member of the phylum Tardigrada) |
parco acquatico noun {m} | aquapark(an amusement park with waterplay areas) |
pesce fuor d'acqua noun | fish out of water(a person in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable, surroundings) |
pistola ad acqua noun {f} | squirt gun(a toy gun used to shoot water) |
pranzo d'acqua fa volti sghembi phrase | the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog(pangram) |
puoi portare un cavallo all'acqua ma non puoi farlo bere phrase | you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink(you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it) |
ratto d'acqua noun {m} | |
risciacquare verb | rinse [rinsed, rinsing, rinses](to wash something quickly using water and no soap) |
risciacquatura noun {f} | swill [swills](any disgusting or distasteful liquid) |
salamandra acquaiola noun | swift [swifts](lizard) |
sciacquadita noun {m} | finger bowl(bowl to rinse one's fingers) |
sciacquare verb | rinse [rinsed, rinsing, rinses](to wash something quickly using water and no soap) |
sciacquatura noun {f} | swill [swills](anything disgusting or worthless) |
scooter acquatico noun {m} | jet ski(small motorized water craft) |
scoprire l'acqua calda verb | reinvent the wheel(do work unnecessarily) |
sott'acqua adjective | underwater(beneath the water surface) |
sott'acqua adverb | underwater(nautical: going beneath the surface of the water) |
sottacqua adjective | underwater(beneath the water surface) |
specchio d'acqua noun {m} | body of water(significant accumulation of water) |
tempesta in un bicchiere d'acqua noun | tempest in a teapot(big fuss made in a small context) |
tordo acquaiolo fornaio noun {m} | ovenbird(Seiurus auricapilla) |
uccelli acquatici noun {m-Pl} | waterfowl [waterfowls](birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) |