Olasz | Angol |
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atterraggio di fortuna noun {m} | emergency landing(landing made in an emergency, see also: crash landing) |
avere una voglia matta di verb | itch [itched, itching, itches](to want or desire) |
base lunare noun {f} | moonbase(a base located on a moon) |
bere come una spugna verb | drink like a fish(drink alcohol heavily) |
bruna adjective | brunette(having brown or black hair) |
brunastro adjective | brownish(of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown) |
buona fortuna! interjection | good luck(used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement) |
c'è una taglia più piccola? phrase | is there a smaller size(is there a smaller size?) |
c'era una volta adverb | once upon a time(traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) |
calendario lunare noun {m} | lunar calendar(a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon) |
camuna noun {f} | Camun(native or inhabitant of Val Camonica) |
causa di tribunale noun {f} | lawsuit [lawsuits](case where a court is needed to resolve differences) |
cavar sangue da una rapa verb | make a silk purse of a sow's ear(to produce something refined, from something which is unrefined) |
cavare sangue da una rapa verb | make a silk purse of a sow's ear(to produce something refined, from something which is unrefined) |
Cesuna proper noun | Cesuna(village in Italy) |
chi scava una fossa vi cade dentro phrase | a bad penny always turns up(unwanted person or thing reappears) |
chiaro di luna noun {m} | moonlight(light reflected from the moon) |
chiedere la luna verb | ask for the moonverb |
chiedere una mano verb | reach out(to ask for help) |
ciascuna adverb {f} | apieceadverb |
circumlunare adjective | circumlunar(surrounding, or travelling around the moon) |
colpo di fortuna noun | godsend(an unexpected good fortune) |
colpo di fortuna noun {m} | fluke [flukes](stroke of luck) |
come un elefante in una cristalleria adjective | like a bull in a china shop(clumsy, aggressive) |
come un elefante in una cristalleria adverb | like a bull in a china shop(clumsily, aggressively) |
come una colomba adjective | dovish(like a dove) |
comuna noun {f} | commune [communes](local political division in many European countries) |
comunale adjective | mayoral(relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor)) municipal(pertaining to city) |
comunanza noun {f} | community [communities](condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common) |
con una mano adverb | one-handed(having only one hand) |
consiglio comunale noun | corporation [corporations](governing body of the City of London) |
cruna noun {f} | eye of a needle(small gap in a needle) |
da nessuna parte adverb | nowhere(in no place) |
da una vita adjective | lifelong(extending for the entire duration of life) |
dare una dritta verb | tip [tipped, tipping, tips](inform of a potential clue) |
dare una lavata di capo verb | read someone the riot act(scold or berate) tell off(to rebuke) |
dare una lezione verb | teach someone a lesson(punish (informal)) |
dare una mano verb | lend a hand(to help or assist) |