Italian | English |
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criterio noun {m} | criterion(standard for comparison and judgment) discernment(the ability to distinguish between things) wisdom [wisdoms](element of personal character) yardstick [yardsticks](standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged) |
squama noun {f} | scale [scales](keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals) |
piatto noun | pot [pots](money wagered) |
piatto adjective | flat [flatter, flattest](having no variations in altitude) |
piatto noun {m} | cymbal(concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck) dish [dishes](vessel for holding/serving food) plate [plates](flat dish) platter [platters](part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) turntable [turntables](circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console) |
bilancia noun {f} | scales(device for weighing goods for sale) |
Bilancia proper noun {f} | Libra(constellation) |
con criterio adjective | in order(in sequence) |
piatto fondo noun {f} | dish [dishes](vessel for holding/serving food) |
piatto forte noun {m} | highlight [highlights](especially significant or interesting detail or event) |
angolo piatto noun {m} | straight angle(angle equal to 180°) |
bilancia commerciale noun {f} | balance of trade(difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time) |
bilancia a molla noun {f} | spring balance(a device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring) |
servire in un piatto verb | plate [plated, plating, plates](put meal on a plate) |
piatto cantonese con carne e verdure noun {m} | chop suey [chop sueys](Cantonese dish) |
sputare nel piatto in cui si mangia verb | bite the hand that feeds one(cause harm to a benefactor) |
non si sputa nel piatto dove si mangia phrase | don't shit where you eat(One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents) |
la vendetta è un piatto che va servito freddo phrase | revenge is a dish best served cold(revenge is best or most satisfying when delayed) |