Italian | English |
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lunamoto noun {m} | moonquake(lunar seismic event) |
lunare adjective | lunar(of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon) |
lunaria noun {f} | moonstone [moonstones](translucent gemstone) |
lunatica adjective {f} | mercurial(having a lively or volatile character, see also: animated; changeable; quick-witted) |
lunatico adjective {m} | mercurial(having a lively or volatile character, see also: animated; changeable; quick-witted) moonstruck(crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon) |
megatsunami noun {m} | megatsunami(a very large tsunami) |
meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani phrase | a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(small but certain advantage is preferable) |
metterci una buona parola verb | put in a good word(to speak favourably of someone to someone else) |
mettere una pezza verb | fix [fixed, fixing, fixes](to mend or repair) remedy [remedied, remedying, remedies](To provide or serve as a remedy for) |
mettere una pietra sopra verb | bury [buried, burying, buries](to put an end to; to abandon) |
mezzaluna noun {f} | crescent [crescents](figure of the moon) half-moon [half-moons](the moon in its first or last quarter) mezzaluna(crescent-shaped steel blade) |
Mezzaluna Rossa proper noun {f} | Red Crescent(branch of the Red Cross) |
mollarne una verb | break wind(to fart) |
nana bruna noun {f} | brown dwarf(starlike object) |
nella luna adjective | away with the fairies(lost in thought) |
nessuna pronoun {f} | none(not any person) |
nessuna cosa pronoun {f} | nothing(not any thing) |
nessuna nuova phrase | no news is good news(lack of information suggests nothing bad) |
no conduco una macchina phrase | I don't drive(I don't drive (a car, a vehicle)) |
no guido una macchina phrase | I don't drive(I don't drive (a car, a vehicle)) |
non fare male a una mosca verb | hurt a fly(idiomatic: be of very gentle nature) |
non si può cavare sangue da una rapa phrase | you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear(it is not possible to produce something refined from something which is unrefined) |
non si può fare una frittata senza rompere le uova phrase | you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette(phrase) |
offrire una tangente verb | bribe [bribed, bribing, bribes](to give a bribe) |
orso della luna noun {m} | Asian black bear(Ursus thibetanus) |
passeggiata lunare noun {f} | moonwalk(exploration) |
per fortuna adverb | fortunately(it is fortunate that) |
pesce luna noun {m} | sunfish [sunfishes](fish of the family Molidae) |
pietra di luna noun {f} | moonstone [moonstones](translucent gemstone) |
portafortuna noun | mascot [mascots](something thought to bring good luck) |
portafortuna noun {m} | lucky charm(object kept for good luck) |
portare sfortuna verb | jinx [jinxed, jinxing, jinxes](To bring bad luck to) |
prendere due piccioni con una fava verb | kill two birds with one stone(solve two problems at once) |
prendere una brutta piega verb | take a turn for the worse(start to become worse) |
prendere una cantonata verb | blunder [blundered, blundering, blunders](To make a stupid mistake) goof(to engage in mischief) |