Desperate Living: vocabolario inglese

to make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed

Traduzione: mortificare

relating to the rectum, the lower part of the large intestine

Traduzione: rettale

relating to a telescope

Traduzione: telescopico

a tube of fur or other warm material that you put your hands into to keep them warm

Traduzione: manicotto

something that is very helpful or exactly what you need

Traduzione: una manna dal cielo

treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

Traduzione: sverminato

having an attractive, well-shaped body or figure

Traduzione: formoso

the thick fat of whales and other sea mammals

Traduzione: grasso di balena

the act of hunting or trapping rats

Traduzione: caccia ai topi

playful, funny, or slightly silly

Traduzione: buffo

a mixture of egg white and sugar, beaten until stiff and baked or dried

Traduzione: meringa

the study of how medicines and other treatments help treat disease

Traduzione: terapeutica

a stupid person

Traduzione: testa di legno

having rabies

Traduzione: rabbioso

a place where people stay to recover from illness or get long-term medical care

Traduzione: sanatorio

used to say that something is the same as what was just said

Traduzione: idem

the use of force or pressure to get something

Traduzione: pressione con la forza

showing mental decline that can happen in old age

Traduzione: senile

bleeding from the nose

Traduzione: sangue dal naso

a young woman who is formally introduced to society at a special event

Traduzione: debuttante

to take or use more than your fair share of something

Traduzione: accaparrarsi

to push your lips forward, often to show annoyance or to look flirtatious

Traduzione: fare il broncio

a strange or complicated machine or device

Traduzione: aggeggio

the area between a person's legs where the legs join the body

Traduzione: inguine

out of control because of anger or excitement

Traduzione: fuori di sé

the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

Traduzione: fissaggio con picchetti

a wild party with a lot of drinking and sexual activity

Traduzione: orgia

the chest, especially when thought of as the place where feelings are held

Traduzione: seno

a tool or piece of equipment used for a particular household task, especially in the kitchen

Traduzione: utensile

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

Traduzione: rigatura

causing strong disgust or dislike

Traduzione: ripugnante

a large piece of something, especially food or meat

Traduzione: pezzo; bello ragazzo

the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

Traduzione: tempera

different from what is normal or accepted

Traduzione: deviante; anomalo

a thick yellow or greenish liquid that forms in an infected wound

Traduzione: pus

a bloodsucking worm, or a person who takes advantage of others

Traduzione: sanguisuga

showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

Traduzione: compassionevole

so silly or unreasonable that it is hard to believe

Traduzione: assurdo

a person, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves badly

Traduzione: delinquente

an offensive word for a person of very short stature

Traduzione: termine offensivo per una persona di bassa statura

while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

Traduzione: sfidando

a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

Traduzione: bulino

the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

Traduzione: cuciture

to cause a feeling, reaction, or interest to start or increase

Traduzione: suscitare

to fall or make something fall over, especially suddenly

Traduzione: rovesciare

anxious and overly worried about things, often in a way that seems excessive

Traduzione: nevrotico

written or marked lightly with a pencil

Traduzione: scritto a matita

a casino game in which people bet on where a small ball will stop on a spinning wheel

Traduzione: roulette

full of joy; very happy and cheerful

Traduzione: gioioso

mocking or insulting words or behavior

Traduzione: scherno

the habit of not wanting to work, move, or do anything difficult

Traduzione: pigrizia

a small cut made with scissors or shears

Traduzione: piccolo taglio; pezzetto tagliato

a person who is not a member of the nobility

Traduzione: plebeo

a flat part like a fin, used by sea animals for swimming

Traduzione: pinna

goods that are brought into or taken out of a country illegally

Traduzione: contrabbando

spreading or increasing in an uncontrolled way, especially when something is bad

Traduzione: diffuso

a powerful machine with a wide metal blade at the front, used for moving earth or clearing land

Traduzione: bulldozer

to make the soft sound that a pigeon or dove makes

Traduzione: tubare

a small piece of food, especially something sweet

Traduzione: dolcetto

having a shape that is not normal or natural

Traduzione: deformato

a very stupid person

Traduzione: coglione

an insulting word for a girl or young woman who is seen as sexually promiscuous

Traduzione: ragazza facile

a small animal with dark brown fur that lives near water

Traduzione: visone

the round part of the eye

Traduzione: bulbo oculare

a serious disease that affects the brain and nervous system and is usually fatal

Traduzione: rabbia

the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

Traduzione: rimuovendo

women's underwear, especially attractive or delicate styles

Traduzione: biancheria intima

the distant past

Traduzione: tempi antichi

important or experienced people, especially those with power or authority

Traduzione: i grandi

at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

Traduzione: non appena si vede

a liquid drink used as a medicine or in magic

Traduzione: pozione

to fill something too full by pushing things in

Traduzione: stipare

an informal way of describing a newcomer who may be an easy target or a possible sexual partner

Traduzione: carne fresca