| Italian > English |
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| di punto in bianco |
| 1. adv. (idiom) abruptly, suddenly, out of the blue |
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| 2. adv. (idiom) cold turkey |
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| Italian > Italian |
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| di punto in bianco |
| 1. espr. (gergale) improvvisamente, in modo inaspettato, con reazioni negative |
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| di punto in bianco ha iniziato ad urlare |
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| Analysis |
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| di |
| 1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s |
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| L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo |
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| la coda del cane - the dog’s tail |
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| Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier |
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| Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man |
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| punto |
| 1. n. all senses, jot, iota |
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| 2. n. full stop, period |
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| 3. n. dot |
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| 4. n. instant (point in time) |
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| 5. n. (in the plural) points, score |
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| pungere |
| 1. v. to prick |
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| 2. v. to sting, bite (of an insect, etc.) |
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| 3. v. to prickle, scratch |
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| puntare |
| 1. v. to push, lean, rest, plant, brace |
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| 2. v. to point, direct, aim, sight, set |
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| 3. v. to bet, stake, gamble |
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| 4. v. to point (of a gun dog) |
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| 5. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to head |
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| in |
| 1. prep. in |
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| Ho qualcosa in tasca. - I have got something in my pocket. |
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| Partirò in primavera. - I will be leaving in spring. |
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| Vado in quinta elementare. - I'm in fifth grade of elementary school. |
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| 2. prep. to |
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| bianco |
| 1. adj. white |
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| 2. n. white |
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| 3. n. blank |
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| 4. n. (feminine bianca) white man |
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| 5. n. linen |
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