Italienska | Engelska |
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capovolta noun {f} | flip [flips](maneuver which rotates an object end-over-end) |
capovolto adjective | upside down(inverted) |
a capo scoperto adjective | bareheaded(having no covering on the head) |
a capofitto adjective | full speed ahead(idiom, maximum effort) |
al capolinea preposition | at death's door(about to die) |
alzavola del Capo noun | Cape teal(Anas capensis) |
averla formichiera caporossiccio noun | rufous-capped antshrike(Thamnophilus ruficapillus) |
boccaporto noun {m} | hatchway(doorway with hatch) |
chiudere i boccaporti verb | batten down the hatches(nautical: to cover the hatches) |
Città del Capo proper noun {f} | Cape Town(legislative capital of South Africa) |
comandante in capo noun {m} | commander in chief(Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) |
copricapo noun | headgear [headgears](anything worn on the head) |
copricapo noun {m} | head covering(covering for the head) headscarf(piece of material worn over the head) |
cospargersi il capo di cenere verb | wear sackcloth and ashes(to publicly express regret for something done wrong.) |
criolo capoverdiano proper noun | Capeverdean Crioulo(creole language spoken in Cape Verde) |
da capo preposition | from scratch(from the beginning) |
da capogiro noun | head-turner(someone or something that catches the eye) |
da capogiro adjective | mind-boggling(that causes the mind to boggle) |
dare una lavata di capo verb | read someone the riot act(scold or berate) tell off(to rebuke) |
essere punto e a capo adjective | back to square one(located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure) |
fare capo verb | refer [referred, referring, refers](to submit to an authority figure for consideration) |
fare capolino verb | break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks](of morning: to arrive) |
guardare da capo a piedi verb | look up and down(scrutinize someone's appearance) |
irace del Capo noun {f} | rock hyrax(Procavia capensis) |
lavacapo noun {m} | reprimand [reprimands](severe, formal or official reproof) |
lavata di capo noun {f} | earful(castigation) |
leone del Capo noun | Cape lion(Panthera leo melanochaita) |
lepre saltatrice del Capo noun {f} | springhare(rodent) |
né capo né coda noun | rhyme or reason(logic or common sense) |
pidocchio del capo noun {m} | head louse [head lice](insect) |
porcospino del Capo noun {m} | Cape porcupine(African porcupine) |
procuratore capo noun {m} | Crown prosecutor(state prosecutor) |
rompicapo noun | conundrum [conundrums](difficult question or riddle) |
rompicapo noun {m} | brain-teaser(a complex riddle or puzzle) puzzle [puzzles](anything difficult to understand or make sense of) |
scapola noun {f} | shoulder blade [shoulder blades](bone) |
scapolare verb | swerve [swerved, swerving, swerves](to turn aside or deviate to avoid impact) ward off(to parry, or turn aside) |