Italian | English |
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pugno noun | handful [handsful](amount held in hand) |
pugno noun {m} | box [boxes](blow with the fist) fist [fists](clenched hand) fistful [fistfuls](the amount that can be held in a closed fist) punch [punches](hit or strike with one's fist) |
pugno di ferro noun {m} | iron fist(ruthless control) |
pugno in un occhio noun {m} | eyesore [eyesores](a displeasing sight) |
allarga il pugno phrase | ne'er cast a clout til May be out(advice not to change from winter clothes) |
dare un pugno verb | punch [punched, punching, punches](to strike something or someone with one's fist) |
meglio di un pugno in un occhio phrase | better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick(better than nothing) |
spugnola noun {f} | morel [morels](genus Morchella) |
spugnola bastarda noun {f} | brain mushroom(fungus) |
spugnola falsa noun {f} | brain mushroom(fungus) |
spugnosità noun {f} | sponginess(property of being spongy) |
spugnoso adjective | spongy [spongier, spongiest](absorbent, squishy, porous) |
tenere qualcuno in pugno verb | have someone in the palm of one's hand(to have full control over someone) |