COMPOUNDS A - E Flashcards
Expulsion of placenta
Afterbirth
fuel-burning device in an engine) (aeronautica)
Afterburner
uncountable (what follows)
Aftermath
atomizer for spraying paint)
Airbrush
invariable (plane, helicopter, etc.)
Aircraft
aircraft runway area)
Airfield
(air force pilot) (formale, poco usato)
Airman
blimp: type of aircraft)
Airship
(tip of an arrow
rrowhead
status of author
(figurato: l’essere autore)
Authorship
figurative (slander [sb])
(Diffamare)
Backbite
figurative (background)
scenic cloth)
Backdrop
area of American football field
Backfield
plan: bring unwanted result
To backfire
sport: type of swing, stroke
figurative (snide, malicious)
Backhand
negative response
Backlash
There was a huge backlash from parents when the school showed an inappropriate film to the students
unprocessed items
Backlog
There is a backlog of paperwork waiting to be filed
informal (buttocks)
Backside
revert to bad behaviour
Christianity
Backslide
sports: barrier
baseball: catcher
Backstop
swimming stroke done on your back
Backstroke
retrace your steps
figurative (change your opinion)
Backtrack
(water propelled backwards)
Backwash
figurative (isolated place)
Backwater
As a child living in an Australian backwater, I dreamed of visiting a big city.
informal (remote place)
informal (culturally undeveloped place
Backwoods
The actor spends his summers in the backwoods of Vermont, where he can have privacy.
This town is a backwoods; it doesn’t even have a coffee shop.
Scotland (traditional wind instrument)
Bagpipe
figurative (popular cause)
Ultimo grido
Bandwagon
ready money, cash
To finance
Bankroll
perform all over the country (fare tournée)
fare campagna elettorale
Barnstorm
area where barn animals are kep
Aia, cortile
Barnyard
Inside room of a bar
US (fight in a club)
Barrom
Barrom fight
along base of wall
Battiscopa
Baseboard
Skirting board (UK)
persona che fruga la spiaggia alla ricerca di oggetti abbandonat
Beachcomber
confined to bed
Bedridden
figurative (solid foundation)
Bedrock
Copriletto
Bedspread
direct course towards [sth]
Beeline
hotel employee who carries luggage US
Bellhop
hoarding: large panel for advertising
Billboard
wallet for paper money US
Billfold
extortion of mone
Blackmail
informal (popular movie or novel)
Blockbuster
brick used as a weapon
(usato come arma)
figurative (frank criticism)
Brickbat
figurative (good position for expansion)
Bridgehead
Bridgehead
Ventiquattr’ore (valigetta)
Briefcase
Hide of a deer
Buckskin
source of annoyance, pet hate
Bugbear
vehicle: moves earth, etc.
Bulldozer
figurative, pejorative, slang (stubborn)
Bullhead
cattle enclosure US
Bullpen
clumsy person who drops things
Butterfingers
Butterfingered
boat: cause to overturn
Capsize
outdoor shelter for a car
Carport
herb which appeals to cats
Catnip
head of meeting, committee
head of company
Chairman
Slang, stingy person
Cheapskate
chess: inescapable position
Checkmate
cloakroom, hat-check room US
Checkroom
loosely woven cotton fabric for cheese wrapping
Cheesecloth
Ceci
Chickpeas
building façade: horizontal planks in wood
Clapboard
figurative, informal (nonsense)
Claptrap
In senso orario
Clockwise
A orologeria
A molla
A carica
Clockwork
Zolla
Fesso, Scemo (potenzialmente offensivo)
Clod
slang, pejorative (clumsy person)
Zoticone
Clodhopper
frame for drying laundry
Clotheshorse
Spiderweb
Cobweb
publicity material, etc.: writer
Copywriter
stem of the corn plant
Cornstalk
Cornovaglia
Cornwall
military: retaliation
verbal response
Counterattack
Compensazione
Controbilanciamento
Contrappeso
Counterattack (figurato)
Counterpoise (fisico)
Antiorario
Counterclockwise
anti-espionage
Counterintelligence
act opposing an action
Countermeasure
retaliatory attack
Counteroffensive
Copriletto
bedspread, top cover for bed
Counterpane
figurative (complement, contrast)
music: two or more melodic lines
Counterpoint
to confirm another signature
Countersign
svasare
svasarsi
countersink
law court building
Courthouse
dated (lovers: wooing)
dated (lovers: period of courting)
Courtship
outdoor space
Cortile
Courtyard
grill on front of train
Cowcather
curl or tuft of hair) (figurato, informale
Ciuffo ribelle
Cowlick
curl or tuft of hair) (figurato, informale
Ciuffo ribelle
Cowlick
flowering plant
PRIMULA, PRIMAVERA ODOROSA
Cowslip
Informal (law enforcement)
Crackdown
slang (top-quality)
Crackerjack
slang, pejorative (eccentric or crazy person)
Crackpot
alliance, agreement: breakdown
US (collision, crash)
Crackup
lullaby: song for sleeping
Cradlesomg
US, figurative (risky venture)
Crapshoot
Tirarsi indietro
Chiamarsi fuori
To crawfish
Mortificato
Desolato
Crestfallen
Traversa
Sbarra
Crossbar
Trave trasversale
Crossbeam
Issa incrociate (simbolo)
Crossbone
Balestra
Crossbow
figurative (opposing trend)
air, water: counter-current
Crosscurrent
scambio di battute, botta e risposta
Witty dialogue
Crosstalk
US (pedestrian crossing)
Crosswalk
sideways, across
Crosswise
Piede ti porco
Forzare con piede di porco
Crowbar
informal ([sb] who weeps easily)
Crybaby
Scomparto
Nicchia
Cubbyhole
economizing
Reducing
Cutback
Sciabola da abbordaggio
Cutlass
limit, deadline
Cutoff
ruthless
Spietato, sanguinario
Cutthroat
US, informal (practical joker)
Cutup
spericolato, temerario, scavezzacollo
Reckless
Daredevil
Cruscotto
Dashboard
Data d luogo
Dateline
Prime ore del giorno
Daybreak
Sogno ad occhi aperti
Daydream
Luce naturale del giorno
Daylight
Daylight hours (formal)
Daytime
Deadbeat
informal (idle or worthless person)
Standstill
Deadlock
bed of a dying person
Deathbed
fatal stroke or hit
Deathblow
vigil over a dead person
veglia funebre
Deathwatch
slang, pejorative (simple or stupid person)
Dimwit
My brother is a total dimwit who believes anything you tell him.
Pelle di daino
Doeskin
person who rounds up stray dogs. US
dogcatcher
slang (fight, brawl)
Donnybrook
physical: entrance, portal entrata ingresso
figurative (conceptual: way) accesso
Doorway
Donut
Doughnut
interlock, interweave
Dovetail
sad, despondent
Eyes looking downwards
Downcast
person: ruin, destruction
Downfall
Retrocedere, degradare, declassare
Downgrade
discouraged or sad
Downhearted
Discendente
Discesa
Downhill
Temporale
Nubifragio
Rovescio
Downpour
proprio, davvero, completamente, del tutto
Downright
The roads are getting downright dangerous with the heavy snow
in direction of current)
(Verso valle)
Downstream
oppresso, schiacciato calpestato
(Figurato)
Downtrodden
in same direction as the wind
Downwind
Rete a straccio da pesca
Trappola figurata per i criminali
Dragnet
lato negativo, inconveniente, svantaggio
Drawback
bridge that can be raised
Drawbridge
closure by tightening a string
Drawstring
Dressmaker
Legname
Driftwood
Via letto di casa
Driveway
slang ([sb]: left school)
Dropout
Ornitorinco
A becco d’anatra
Duckbill
Passerella in legno
Duckboard
Trincea
Dugout
manubrio (ginnico)
stupido, scemo, tonto, fesso (US, OFFENSIVO)
Dumbbell
montavivande
Dumbwaiter
Paletta spazzatura
Dustpan
part of hat that covers ears
garment for keeping ears warm
Earflap
Earmuff
figurative, often passive (set aside for a purpose)
Earmark
(Fuori/a) portata d’orecchio
(Out of/within) earshot
listen in to
(informale: ascoltare [qlcs] di nascosto)
Earwig
Eavesdrop on [sb/sth]
figurative, slang
(clever or studious person)
Egghead
Zabaione (alcolico)
Eggnog
Spazio vitale
Elbowroom
Sambuco
Elderberry
Altrove
Da qualche altra parte
Elsewhere
for all time
Evermore
Asola
Eyelet
Oculare
Eyepiece
pugno in un occhio (figurato)
Eyesore
affaticamento agli occhi
Eyestrain
Canino
Eyetooth
Testimone oculare
Eyewitness
