Italienska | Engelska |
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orcio noun {m} | jug [jugs](serving vessel) |
catorcio noun {m} | banger [bangers](worn-out car) contraption [contraptions](object referred to with irony, derision or contempt) contrivance [contrivances](something overly artful or artificial) crock [crocks](old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse)) jalopy(old, dilapidated car) |
cogliere con il sorcio in bocca verb | catch red-handed(capture someone in the act of committing a crime) |
scorcio noun {f} | glimpse [glimpses](brief look) |
scorcio noun {m} | foreshortening(art technique) |
spilorcio adjective | mean(miserly, stingy) |
spilorcio noun {m} | miser [misers](skinflint or scrooge) |
spilorcio adjective {m} | penny-pinching(reluctant to spend money) |