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sopra meaning in English

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sopravento noun
{m}

windward(towards the wind)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪn.dwəd] [US: ˈwɪn.dwərd]

sopravvalutare verb

overestimate [overestimated, overestimating, overestimates](to judge too highly)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ər.ˈest.ɪ.meɪt] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈre.stɪ.meɪt]
The value of health can't be overestimated. = Non si può sopravvalutare il valore della salute.

sopravvivenza noun
{f}

survival [survivals](continued existence or life)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈvaɪv.l̩] [US: sər.ˈvaɪv.l̩]
It's a matter of survival. = È una questione di sopravvivenza.

sopravvivere verb

hold out(endure)
verb
[UK: həʊld ˈaʊt] [US: hoʊld ˈaʊt]

linger [lingered, lingering, lingers](to remain alive or existent)
verb
[UK: ˈlɪŋ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈlɪŋ.ɡər]

make it(to survive, to live through something)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ɪt] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈɪt]

survive [survived, surviving, survives](person: continue to live)
verb
[UK: sə.ˈvaɪv] [US: sər.ˈvaɪv]
Who survived? = Chi è sopravvissuto?

al di sopra della legge preposition

above the law(exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else)
preposition

al di sopra della mischia preposition

above the fray(uninvoled in a difficult argument)
preposition

albatros sopracciglineri noun
{m}

black-browed albatross(Thalassarche melanophris)
noun

averne fin sopra i capelli verb

have had it up to here(To have reached the limit of one's patience)
verb

come sopra noun

ditto [dittos](the aforesaid)
noun
[UK: ˈdɪ.təʊ] [US: ˈdɪto.ʊ]

corrugatore del sopracciglio noun
{m}

corrugator supercilii(muscle)
noun

depressore del sopracciglio noun

depressor supercilii(muscle)
noun

di sopra adverb

upstairs(up the stairs; on a higher floor or level)
adverb
[UK: ˌʌp.ˈsteəz] [US: əp.ˈsterz]

dormirci sopra verb

sleep on(to postpone a decision at least overnight)
verb
[UK: sliːp ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: sˈliːp ɑːn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

essere sopra le righe verb

chew the scenery(To perform in an excessively emotional or exaggerated manner)
verb
[UK: tʃuː ðə ˈsiː.nə.ri] [US: ˈtʃuː ðə ˈsiː.nə.ri]

essere sopraffatto verb

whelm [whelmed, whelming, whelms](to overcome with emotion)
verb
[UK: welm] [US: hwelm]

Ferrovia sopraelevata noun

elevated railway(railway)
noun

idem come sopra noun

ditto [dittos](the aforesaid)
noun
[UK: ˈdɪ.təʊ] [US: ˈdɪto.ʊ]

mettere una pietra sopra verb

bury [buried, burying, buries](to put an end to; to abandon)
verb
[UK: ˈbe.ri] [US: ˈbe.ri]

muscolo corrugatore del sopracciglio noun
{m}

corrugator supercilii(muscle)
noun

muscolo depressore del sopracciglio noun

depressor supercilii(muscle)
noun

passare il cursore sopra verb

hover [hovered, hovering, hovers](to place the cursor over a hyperlink)
verb
[UK: ˈhɒ.və(r)] [US: ˈhə.vər]

prendere il sopravvento verb

get the better of(to overwhelm or overcome)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ðə ˈbe.tə(r) əv ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈɡet ðə ˈbe.tər əv ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

sotto-sopra adverb

topsy-turvy(backwards or upside down)
adverb
[UK: ˌtɒp.sɪ ˈtɜː.vi] [US: ˈtɑːp.si.ˈtɝː.vi]

sottosopra adjective

topsy-turvy [topsy-turvier, topsy-turviest](backwards or upside down)
adjective
[UK: ˌtɒp.sɪ ˈtɜː.vi] [US: ˈtɑːp.si.ˈtɝː.vi]

sottosopra adverb

topsy-turvy(backwards or upside down)
adverb
[UK: ˌtɒp.sɪ ˈtɜː.vi] [US: ˈtɑːp.si.ˈtɝː.vi]

upside down(inverted)
adverb
[UK: ˈʌp.saɪd daʊn] [US: ˈʌp.ˈsaɪd ˈdaʊn]

Telve di Sopra proper noun

Telve di Sopra(town in Italy)
proper noun

vivere al di sopra dei propri mezzi verb

live beyond one's meansverb

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