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Caio e Sempronio noun
{m}

Tom, Dick and Harry(anybody or everybody; random or unknown people)
noun
[UK: tɒm dɪk ənd ˈhæ.ri] [US: ˈtɑːm ˈdɪk ænd ˈhe.ri]

campo semantico noun
{m}

semantic field(group of words relating to same subject)
noun

chi non semina non raccoglie phrase

you don't get something for nothing(everything has a price)
phrase

chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta phrase

sow the wind, reap the whirlwind(every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them)
phrase
[UK: saʊ ðə wɪnd riːp ðə ˈwɜːl.wɪnd] [US: ˈsaʊ ðə wɪnd ˈriːp ðə ˈwɜːrˌl.wɪnd]

what goes around comes around(actions have consequences)
phrase
[UK: ˈwɒt ɡəʊz ə.ˈraʊnd kʌmz ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ˈhwʌt ɡoʊz ə.ˈraʊnd ˈkəmz ə.ˈraʊnd]

cinese semplificato proper noun
{m}

Simplified Chinese(Chinese written using simplified characters)
proper noun
[UK: ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪd tʃaɪ.ˈniːz] [US: ˈsɪm.plə.ˌfaɪd tʃaɪ.ˈniːz]

Clausemburgo proper noun
{m}

Cluj-Napoca(city in Romania)
proper noun
[UK: ˈkluːdʒ] [US: ˈkluːdʒ]

coagulazione intravascolare disseminata noun
{f}

disseminated intravascular coagulation(pathological process)
noun

controesempio noun
{m}

counterexample [counterexamples](instance of the falsity)
noun
[UK: kˈaʊntərɪɡzˌampəl] [US: kˈaʊntɚrɪɡzˌæmpəl]

da sempre adjective

lifelong(extending for the entire duration of life)
adjective
[UK: ˈlaɪ.flɒŋ] [US: ˈlaɪ.ˈflɒŋ]

da sempre adverb

all along(duration)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl ə.ˈlɒŋ] [US: ɔːl ə.ˈlɔːŋ]

dà un pesce ad un uomo e lo sfamerai per un giorno; insegna ad un uomo a pescare e lo sfamerai per sempre phrase

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime(more worthwhile to teach someone than do it for them)
phrase

disassemblamento noun
{m}

disassembly [disassemblies](process of disassembling)
noun
[UK: disas.sem.bli] [US: disas.sem.bli]

disassemblare verb

disassemble [disassembled, disassembling, disassembles](to take to pieces)
verb
[UK: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈsem.bl̩] [US: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈsem.bl̩]

disseminare verb

strew [strewed, strewn, strewing, strews](to distribute objects or pieces of something)
verb
[UK: struː] [US: ˈstruː]

disseminarere verb

disperse [dispersed, dispersing, disperses](to disseminate)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈspɜːs] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspɝːs]

disseminatore noun
{m}

disseminator [disseminators](person who disseminates)
noun
[UK: dɪˈsɛmɪneɪtə ] [US: dɪˈsɛməˌneɪtər ]

e vissero per sempre felici e contenti adverb

happily ever after(happily until death)
adverb
[UK: ˈhæp.ɪ.li ˈev.ə(r) ˈɑːf.tə(r)] [US: ˈhæp.ɪ.li ˈev.r̩ ˈæf.tər]

esempio noun
{m}

example [examples](something representative of a group)
noun
[UK: ɪɡ.ˈzɑːmp.l̩] [US: ɪg.ˈzæmp.l̩]
Give me an example. = Fammi un esempio.

illustration [illustrations](that which illustrates)
noun
[UK: ˌɪ.lə.ˈstreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɪ.lə.ˈstreɪʃ.n̩]

role model [role models](person who serves as an example)
noun
[UK: rəʊl ˈmɒd.l̩] [US: roʊl ˈmɑːd.l̩]

esemplare noun

specimen [specimens](jocular: an eligible man)
noun
[UK: ˈspe.sɪ.mɪn] [US: ˈspe.sə.mən]
This is a very rare specimen. = Questo è un esemplare molto raro.

esemplare adjective

exemplary(of such high quality as to serve as an example, see also: ideal; perfect)
adjective
[UK: ɪɡ.ˈzem.plə.ri] [US: ɪg.ˈzem.plə.ri]
John is an exemplary father. = John è un padre esemplare.

model(worthy of being a model)
adjective
[UK: ˈmɒd.l̩] [US: ˈmɑːd.l̩]

esemplare noun
{m}

exemplar [exemplars](something typical or representative of a class)
noun
[UK: ɪɡ.ˈzem.plɑː(r)] [US: ɪg.ˈzemplar]

esemplificare verb

illustrate [illustrated, illustrating, illustrates](to add explanatory or decoratory features)
verb
[UK: ˈɪ.lə.streɪt] [US: ˈɪ.lə.ˌstret]

esemplificazione noun
{f}

illustration [illustrations](that which illustrates)
noun
[UK: ˌɪ.lə.ˈstreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɪ.lə.ˈstreɪʃ.n̩]

francesemente adverb

Frenchly(In the manner of the French or their tongue)
adverb

frase semplice noun
{f}

simple sentence(sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪm.pl̩ ˈsen.təns] [US: ˈsɪm.pl̩ ˈsen.təns]

futuro semplice noun
{m}

future tense(time form of a verb)
noun
[UK: ˈfjuː.tʃə(r) tens] [US: ˈfjuː.tʃər ˈtens]

galattosemia noun
{f}

galactosemia(genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly)
noun

gambecchio semipalmato noun
{m}

semipalmated sandpiper(Calidris pusilla)
noun

Getsemani proper noun

Gethsemane(garden in ancient Jerusalem)
proper noun
[UK: geθ.ˈsem.ə.ni] [US: geθ.ˈsem.ə.ni]

Granducato di Lussemburgo proper noun
{m}

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg(official name of Luxembourg)
proper noun

gruppo semplice noun
{m}

simple group(group having no normal subgroups other than the trivial group and itself)
noun

il cliente ha sempre ragione phrase

the customer is always right(proverb)
phrase

inseminare verb

impregnate [impregnated, impregnating, impregnates]verb
[UK: ˈɪm.preɡ.neɪt] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpreg.ˌnet]

inseminate [inseminated, inseminating, inseminates](to fill with semen)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈse.mɪ.neɪt] [US: ˌɪn.ˈse.mə.ˌnet]

l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde phrase

the grass is always greener on the other side(others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.)
phrase
[UK: ðə ɡrɑːs ɪz ˈɔːl.weɪz ˈɡriː.nə(r) ɒn ðə ˈʌð.ə(r) saɪd] [US: ðə ˈɡræs ˈɪz ˈɔːl.weɪz ˈɡriː.nər ɑːn ðə ˈʌð.r̩ ˈsaɪd]

la verità viene sempre a galla phrase

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

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