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1
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Expulsion of placenta

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Afterbirth

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fuel-burning device in an engine) (aeronautica)

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Afterburner

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3
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uncountable (what follows)

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Aftermath

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4
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atomizer for spraying paint)

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Airbrush

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invariable (plane, helicopter, etc.)

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Aircraft

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aircraft runway area)

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Airfield

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(air force pilot) (formale, poco usato)

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Airman

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blimp: type of aircraft)

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Airship

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(tip of an arrow

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rrowhead

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status of author
(figurato: l’essere autore)

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Authorship

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figurative (slander [sb])
(Diffamare)

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Backbite

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figurative (background)

scenic cloth)

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Backdrop

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area of American football field

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Backfield

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14
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plan: bring unwanted result

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To backfire

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15
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sport: type of swing, stroke

figurative (snide, malicious)

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Backhand

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16
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negative response

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Backlash

There was a huge backlash from parents when the school showed an inappropriate film to the students

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17
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unprocessed items

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Backlog

There is a backlog of paperwork waiting to be filed

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18
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informal (buttocks)

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Backside

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19
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revert to bad behaviour
Christianity

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Backslide

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20
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sports: barrier

baseball: catcher

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Backstop

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21
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swimming stroke done on your back

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Backstroke

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22
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retrace your steps

figurative (change your opinion)

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Backtrack

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23
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(water propelled backwards)

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Backwash

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24
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figurative (isolated place)

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Backwater

As a child living in an Australian backwater, I dreamed of visiting a big city.

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25
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informal (remote place)

informal (culturally undeveloped place

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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.

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26
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Scotland (traditional wind instrument)

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Bagpipe

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27
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figurative (popular cause)

Ultimo grido

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Bandwagon

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28
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ready money, cash

To finance

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Bankroll

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29
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perform all over the country (fare tournée)

fare campagna elettorale

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Barnstorm

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30
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area where barn animals are kep

Aia, cortile

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Barnyard

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31
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Inside room of a bar

US (fight in a club)

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Barrom

Barrom fight

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32
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along base of wall

Battiscopa

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Baseboard

Skirting board (UK)

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33
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persona che fruga la spiaggia alla ricerca di oggetti abbandonat

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Beachcomber

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34
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confined to bed

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Bedridden

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35
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figurative (solid foundation)

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Bedrock

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36
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Copriletto

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Bedspread

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37
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direct course towards [sth]

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Beeline

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38
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hotel employee who carries luggage US

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Bellhop

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39
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hoarding: large panel for advertising

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Billboard

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40
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wallet for paper money US

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Billfold

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41
Q

extortion of mone

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Blackmail

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42
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informal (popular movie or novel)

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Blockbuster

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43
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brick used as a weapon
(usato come arma)

figurative (frank criticism)

A

Brickbat

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44
Q

figurative (good position for expansion)
Bridgehead

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Bridgehead

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45
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Ventiquattr’ore (valigetta)

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Briefcase

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46
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Hide of a deer

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Buckskin

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47
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source of annoyance, pet hate

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Bugbear

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48
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vehicle: moves earth, etc.

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Bulldozer

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49
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figurative, pejorative, slang (stubborn)

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Bullhead

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50
Q

cattle enclosure US

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Bullpen

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51
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clumsy person who drops things

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Butterfingers
Butterfingered

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52
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boat: cause to overturn

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Capsize

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53
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outdoor shelter for a car

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Carport

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54
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herb which appeals to cats

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Catnip

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55
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head of meeting, committee

head of company

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Chairman

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56
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Slang, stingy person

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Cheapskate

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57
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chess: inescapable position

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Checkmate

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58
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cloakroom, hat-check room US

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Checkroom

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59
Q

loosely woven cotton fabric for cheese wrapping

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Cheesecloth

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60
Q

Ceci

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Chickpeas

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61
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building façade: horizontal planks in wood

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Clapboard

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62
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figurative, informal (nonsense)

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Claptrap

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63
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In senso orario

A

Clockwise

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64
Q

A orologeria
A molla
A carica

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Clockwork

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65
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Zolla

Fesso, Scemo (potenzialmente offensivo)

A

Clod

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66
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slang, pejorative (clumsy person)

Zoticone

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Clodhopper

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67
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frame for drying laundry

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Clotheshorse

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68
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Spiderweb

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Cobweb

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69
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publicity material, etc.: writer

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Copywriter

70
Q

stem of the corn plant

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Cornstalk

71
Q

Cornovaglia

A

Cornwall

72
Q

military: retaliation

verbal response

A

Counterattack

73
Q

Compensazione

Controbilanciamento

Contrappeso

A

Counterattack (figurato)

Counterpoise (fisico)

74
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Antiorario

A

Counterclockwise

75
Q

anti-espionage

A

Counterintelligence

76
Q

act opposing an action

A

Countermeasure

77
Q

retaliatory attack

A

Counteroffensive

78
Q

Copriletto

bedspread, top cover for bed

A

Counterpane

79
Q

figurative (complement, contrast)

music: two or more melodic lines

A

Counterpoint

80
Q

to confirm another signature

A

Countersign

81
Q

svasare

svasarsi

A

countersink

82
Q

law court building

A

Courthouse

83
Q

dated (lovers: wooing)

dated (lovers: period of courting)

A

Courtship

84
Q

outdoor space

Cortile

A

Courtyard

85
Q

grill on front of train

A

Cowcather

86
Q

curl or tuft of hair) (figurato, informale

Ciuffo ribelle

A

Cowlick

87
Q

curl or tuft of hair) (figurato, informale

Ciuffo ribelle

A

Cowlick

88
Q

flowering plant
PRIMULA, PRIMAVERA ODOROSA

A

Cowslip

89
Q

Informal (law enforcement)

A

Crackdown

90
Q

slang (top-quality)

A

Crackerjack

91
Q

slang, pejorative (eccentric or crazy person)

A

Crackpot

92
Q

alliance, agreement: breakdown

US (collision, crash)

A

Crackup

93
Q

lullaby: song for sleeping

A

Cradlesomg

94
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US, figurative (risky venture)

A

Crapshoot

95
Q

Tirarsi indietro
Chiamarsi fuori

A

To crawfish

96
Q

Mortificato
Desolato

A

Crestfallen

97
Q

Traversa

Sbarra

A

Crossbar

98
Q

Trave trasversale

A

Crossbeam

99
Q

Issa incrociate (simbolo)

A

Crossbone

100
Q

Balestra

A

Crossbow

101
Q

figurative (opposing trend)

air, water: counter-current

A

Crosscurrent

102
Q

scambio di battute, botta e risposta

Witty dialogue

A

Crosstalk

103
Q

US (pedestrian crossing)

A

Crosswalk

104
Q

sideways, across

A

Crosswise

105
Q

Piede ti porco

Forzare con piede di porco

A

Crowbar

106
Q

informal ([sb] who weeps easily)

A

Crybaby

107
Q

Scomparto

Nicchia

A

Cubbyhole

108
Q

economizing
Reducing

A

Cutback

109
Q

Sciabola da abbordaggio

A

Cutlass

110
Q

limit, deadline

A

Cutoff

111
Q

ruthless
Spietato, sanguinario

A

Cutthroat

112
Q

US, informal (practical joker)

A

Cutup

113
Q

spericolato, temerario, scavezzacollo

Reckless

A

Daredevil

114
Q

Cruscotto

A

Dashboard

115
Q

Data d luogo

A

Dateline

116
Q

Prime ore del giorno

A

Daybreak

117
Q

Sogno ad occhi aperti

A

Daydream

118
Q

Luce naturale del giorno

A

Daylight

119
Q

Daylight hours (formal)

A

Daytime

120
Q

Deadbeat

A

informal (idle or worthless person)

121
Q

Standstill

A

Deadlock

122
Q

bed of a dying person

A

Deathbed

123
Q

fatal stroke or hit

A

Deathblow

124
Q

vigil over a dead person

veglia funebre

A

Deathwatch

125
Q

slang, pejorative (simple or stupid person)

A

Dimwit

My brother is a total dimwit who believes anything you tell him.

126
Q

Pelle di daino

A

Doeskin

127
Q

person who rounds up stray dogs. US

A

dogcatcher

128
Q

slang (fight, brawl)

A

Donnybrook

129
Q

physical: entrance, portal entrata ingresso

figurative (conceptual: way) accesso

A

Doorway

130
Q

Donut

A

Doughnut

131
Q

interlock, interweave

A

Dovetail

132
Q

sad, despondent

Eyes looking downwards

A

Downcast

133
Q

person: ruin, destruction

A

Downfall

134
Q

Retrocedere, degradare, declassare

A

Downgrade

135
Q

discouraged or sad

A

Downhearted

136
Q

Discendente
Discesa

A

Downhill

137
Q

Temporale
Nubifragio
Rovescio

A

Downpour

138
Q

proprio, davvero, completamente, del tutto

A

Downright

The roads are getting downright dangerous with the heavy snow

139
Q

in direction of current)

(Verso valle)

A

Downstream

140
Q

oppresso, schiacciato calpestato
(Figurato)

A

Downtrodden

141
Q

in same direction as the wind

A

Downwind

142
Q

Rete a straccio da pesca

Trappola figurata per i criminali

A

Dragnet

143
Q

lato negativo, inconveniente, svantaggio

A

Drawback

144
Q

bridge that can be raised

A

Drawbridge

145
Q

closure by tightening a string

A

Drawstring

146
Q
A

Dressmaker

147
Q

Legname

A

Driftwood

148
Q

Via letto di casa

A

Driveway

149
Q

slang ([sb]: left school)

A

Dropout

150
Q

Ornitorinco

A becco d’anatra

A

Duckbill

151
Q

Passerella in legno

A

Duckboard

152
Q

Trincea

A

Dugout

153
Q

manubrio (ginnico)

stupido, scemo, tonto, fesso (US, OFFENSIVO)

A

Dumbbell

154
Q

montavivande

A

Dumbwaiter

155
Q

Paletta spazzatura

A

Dustpan

156
Q

part of hat that covers ears

garment for keeping ears warm

A

Earflap

Earmuff

157
Q

figurative, often passive (set aside for a purpose)

A

Earmark

158
Q

(Fuori/a) portata d’orecchio

A

(Out of/within) earshot

159
Q

listen in to
(informale: ascoltare [qlcs] di nascosto)

A

Earwig

Eavesdrop on [sb/sth]

160
Q

figurative, slang
(clever or studious person)

A

Egghead

161
Q

Zabaione (alcolico)

A

Eggnog

162
Q

Spazio vitale

A

Elbowroom

163
Q

Sambuco

A

Elderberry

164
Q

Altrove

Da qualche altra parte

A

Elsewhere

165
Q

for all time

A

Evermore

166
Q

Asola

A

Eyelet

167
Q

Oculare

A

Eyepiece

168
Q

pugno in un occhio (figurato)

A

Eyesore

169
Q

affaticamento agli occhi

A

Eyestrain

170
Q

Canino

A

Eyetooth

171
Q

Testimone oculare

A

Eyewitness

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