Italian | English |
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in un batter d'occhio preposition | at the drop of a hat(instantly, without hesitation) in the blink of an eye(immediately, instantaneously) |
in un batter d'occhio noun {f} | blink [blinks](a quick view) |
inganna l'occhio noun {f} | trompe l'oeil(genre of still life painting) |
inginocchiarsi verb | kneel [knelt, knelt, kneeling, kneels](to stoop down and rest on the knee) |
inginocchiatoio noun {m} | pew [pews](long bench in a church) prie-dieu(a piece of furniture on which someone can pray) |
junco occhiscuri noun {m} | snowbird [snowbirds](dark-eyed junco) |
la bellezza sta negli occhi di chi guarda phrase | beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful) |
lontano dagli occhi phrase | long absent, soon forgotten(love fades away when people are distant) out of sight, out of mind(something not nearby is forgotten) |
lungo fino al ginocchio adjective | knee-length(reaching to the knee) |
malocchio noun {m} | evil eye(wicked look) jinx [jinxes](a hex; an evil spell) spell [spells](magical incantation) |
marocchina noun {f} | Moroccan [Moroccans](person from Morocco) |
marocchino adjective | Moroccan(pertaining to Morocco) |
marocchino noun {m} | Moroccan [Moroccans](person from Morocco) |
meglio di un pugno in un occhio phrase | better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick(better than nothing) |
mettere in ginocchio verb | stymie [stymied, stymieing, stymies](to thwart or stump) take the wind out of someone's sails(to discourage someone) |
muro dell'occhio noun {m} | eyewall(ring of towering thunderstorms of a cyclone) |
muscolo orbicolare dell'occhio noun {m} | orbicularis oculi(muscle) |
nella terra dei ciechi beato chi ha un occhio phrase | in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king(In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king) |
nocchiere noun {m} | coxswain [coxswains](a crew member in a rowing team who gives the rhythm) helmsman [helmsmen](person responsible for steering a ship) |
nocchiero noun {m} | coxswain [coxswains](a crew member in a rowing team who gives the rhythm) helmsman [helmsmen](person responsible for steering a ship) |
offrire un trattamento coi fiocchi verb | roll out the red carpet(extend the utmost hospitality) |
orbicolare dell'occhio noun {m} | orbicularis oculi(muscle) |
orso dagli occhiali noun {m} | spectacled bear(Tremarctos ornatus) |
pannocchia noun | corncob [corncobs](core of an ear of corn) |
pannocchia noun {f} | panicle [panicles](a compound raceme) |
pannocchia bollita noun {f} | corn on the cob(cooked ears of corn) |
paraocchi noun | blinder(horse's eye shield) |
paraocchi noun {m} | blinker [blinkers](eye shield) |
paraocchio noun {m} | eyeshade(shield for the eyes) |
parrocchia noun {f} | parish [parishes](part of a diocese) |
parrocchiale adjective | parochial(pertaining to a parish) |