Olasz | Angol |
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gettare il malocchio verb | jinx [jinxed, jinxing, jinxes](To cast a spell on) |
ginocchio noun | knee [knees](joint in the middle of the leg and area around it) |
ginocchio verb {m} | knee [kneed, kneeing, knees](To kneel to) |
in ginocchio preposition | on one's last legs(about to die) |
in un batter d'occhio preposition | at the drop of a hat(instantly, without hesitation) in the blink of an eye(immediately, instantaneously) |
in un batter d'occhio noun {f} | blink [blinks](a quick view) |
inganna l'occhio noun {f} | trompe l'oeil(genre of still life painting) |
lungo fino al ginocchio adjective | knee-length(reaching to the knee) |
malocchio noun {m} | evil eye(wicked look) jinx [jinxes](a hex; an evil spell) spell [spells](magical incantation) |
meglio di un pugno in un occhio phrase | better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick(better than nothing) |
mettere in ginocchio verb | stymie [stymied, stymieing, stymies](to thwart or stump) take the wind out of someone's sails(to discourage someone) |
muro dell'occhio noun {m} | eyewall(ring of towering thunderstorms of a cyclone) |
muscolo orbicolare dell'occhio noun {m} | orbicularis oculi(muscle) |
nella terra dei ciechi beato chi ha un occhio phrase | in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king(In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king) |
orbicolare dell'occhio noun {m} | orbicularis oculi(muscle) |
paraocchio noun {m} | eyeshade(shield for the eyes) |
pastrocchio noun {m} | botch(An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly) hodgepodge [hodgepodges](collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble) muddle [muddles](a mixture; a confusion; a garble) |
pidocchio noun {m} | louse [louses](an insect of the order Psocodea) |
pidocchio del capo noun {m} | head louse [head lice](insect) |
pidocchio del pube noun {m} | crab [crabs](informal: infestation of pubic lice) crab louse [crab lice](insect) |
pidocchioso adjective | lousy [lousier, lousiest](Infested with lice) |
Pinocchio proper noun {m} | Pinocchio(protagonist) |
pugno in un occhio noun {m} | eyesore [eyesores](a displeasing sight) |
scarabocchio noun {m} | doodle(small mindless sketch) scrawl [scrawls](irregular handwriting) sketch [sketches](rough design or draft) |
scrocchio noun {m} | crack [cracks](sharp sound made when solid material breaks) fillip [fillips](action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap) squish(sound of something being squeezed or crushed) |
spocchiosamente adverb | conceitedly(in a conceited or egotistical manner) |
strizzare l'occhio verb | wink [winked, winking, winks](to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion) |
tenere d'occhio verb | keep an eye on(to watch and pay attention to) |