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ma no interjection

come on(expression of disbelief)
interjection
[UK: kʌm ɒn] [US: ˈkəm ɑːn]

mano noun
{m}

round [rounds](serving)
noun
[UK: ˈraʊnd] [US: ˈraʊnd]
She had a little round object in her hand. = Aveva un piccolo oggetto rotondo in mano.

mano di Buddha noun
{f}

Buddha's hand(citrus fruit)
noun

mano di pastafrolla adjective

all thumbs(clumsy (idiom))
adjective

mano di pastafrolla noun
{m}

butterfingers [butterfingers](someone who tends to drop things)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.fɪŋ.ɡəz] [US: ˈbʌt.r̩.ˌfɪŋ.ɡr̩z]

mano invisibile noun
{f}

invisible handnoun

mano nella mano adverb

hand in hand(holding or clasping hands)
adverb
[UK: hænd ɪn hænd] [US: ˈhænd ɪn ˈhænd]

mano sul volto noun
{f}

facepalm(bring the palm of the hand to the face)
noun

mano vincente noun
{f}

winning handnoun

manodopera noun
{f}

labour force(people available for employment)
noun
[UK: ˈleɪb.ə(r) fɔːs] [US: ˈleɪb.r̩ ˈfɔːrs]

manpower [manpowers](power exerted by a single person)
noun
[UK: ˈmæn.paʊə(r)] [US: ˈmæn.ˌpɑː.wər]
Manpower was no problem. = La manodopera non era un problema.

workforce [workforces](workers employed by an organization)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːk.fɔːs] [US: ˈwɝːk.fɔːrs]

manometria noun

manometrynoun

manometro noun
{m}

manometer [manometers](instrument to measure pressure)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈnɒ.mɪ.tə] [US: mə.ˈnɑː.mɪ.tər]

manomettere verb

lace [laced, lacing, laces](add something harmful to)
verb
[UK: leɪs] [US: ˈleɪs]

tamper [tampered, tampering, tampers](alter by making unauthorized changes)
verb
[UK: ˈtæm.pə(r)] [US: ˈtæm.pər]
He tampered with the brakes of my car. = Mi ha manomesso i freni della macchina.

manomorta noun
{f}

mortmain(inalienable possession of lands)
noun
[UK: ˈmɔːt.meɪn] [US: ˈmɔːrt.ˌmeɪn]

manopola noun
{f}

haft [hafts](handle)
noun
[UK: hɑːft] [US: ˈhæft]

knob [knobs](rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch)
noun
[UK: nɒb] [US: ˈnɑːb]

manoscritto adjective

manuscript(handwritten, or by extension typewritten)
adjective
[UK: ˈmæ.njʊ.skrɪpt] [US: ˈmæ.njə.ˌskrɪpt]
It's an old manuscript. = È un vecchio manoscritto.

manoscritto noun
{m}

autograph [autographs](hand-written manuscript)
noun
[UK: ˈɔː.tə.ɡrɑːf] [US: ˈɒ.tə.ˌɡræf]

manuscript [manuscripts](book, composition or any other document, written by hand)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.njʊ.skrɪpt] [US: ˈmæ.njə.ˌskrɪpt]
It's an old manuscript. = È un vecchio manoscritto.

manoscrivere verb

handwrite(write something manually)
verb

manovale noun
{m}

navvy(a laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad)
noun
[UK: ˈnæ.vi] [US: ˈnæ.vi]

manovella noun
{f}

crank [cranks](a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an arm attached to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation)
noun
[UK: kræŋk] [US: ˈkræŋk]

manovella della tromba noun
{f}

brake [brakes](nautical: handle of pump)
noun
[UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk]

manovra noun
{f}

maneuver [maneuvers](a large training exercise of military troops)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈnuː.və(r)] [US: mə.ˈnuː.vər]
This maneuver was improvised. = Questa manovra è stata improvvisata.

manovra di Heimlich noun
{f}

Heimlich maneuver(first aid procedure used to treat choking)
noun

manovra di Valsalva noun
{f}

Valsalva manoeuvre(self-administered medical procedure of attempting to blow against a closed airway)
noun

manovrabile adjective

manageable(capable of being managed)
adjective
[UK: ˈmæ.nɪ.dʒəb.l̩] [US: ˈmæ.nɪ.dʒəb.l̩]

manovrabile adjective
{m} {f}

maneuverable(able to be maneuvered)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈnuː.və.rə.bəl] [US: mə.ˈnuː.və.rə.bəl]

manovrabilità noun
{f}

manoeuvrability(quality of being manoeuvrable)
noun
[UK: mə.ˌnuː.vrə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti] [US: mə.ˌnuː.vrə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti]

manovrare verb

maneuver [maneuvered, maneuvering, maneuvers](to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position)
verb
[UK: mə.ˈnuː.və(r)] [US: mə.ˈnuː.vər]
This maneuver was improvised. = Questa manovra è stata improvvisata.

steer [steered, steering, steers](transitive: to guide the course of)
verb
[UK: stɪə(r)] [US: ˈstɪr]

manovratore noun
{m}

crane operatornoun

il diavolo fa le pentole ma non i coperchi phrase

truth will out(truth will inevitably be discovered)
phrase
[UK: truːθ wɪl ˈaʊt] [US: ˈtruːθ wɪl ˈaʊt]

il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio phrase

a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts]

old habits die hard(established habits are difficult to change)
phrase

the fox may grow grey but never good(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase

the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase

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