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1 ♦ English
♦ English /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/A a.2 di (lingua) inglese; inglese; dell'inglese; in inglese: English lessons, lezioni di inglese; English grammar, la grammatica inglese; English subtitles, sottotitoli in inglese; English speaker, chi parla ingleseB n.1 [u] (la lingua) inglese: How do you say «vino» in English?, come si dice «vino» in inglese?; I have to learn English, devo imparare l'inglese; to improve one's English, migliorare il proprio inglese; British and American English, l'inglese parlato nel Regno Unito e quello parlato in America; l'inglese britannico e l'inglese americano NOTE DI CULTURA: English: l'inglese è la lingua ufficiale nel Regno Unito, in Irlanda, negli Stati Uniti, in Canada, Australia, Nuova Zelanda e in molti altri Stati: uno studio recente stima il numero di anglofoni madrelingua in più di 337 milioni. Storicamente è una lingua indoeuropea di ceppo germanico, ma il suo lessico è stato fortemente influenzato dal franco-normanno, dal latino e dal francese, e inoltre si è arricchito di apporti da molte altre lingue anche non indoeuropee4 [u] (tipogr.) corpo 145 (al pl.) varietà d'inglese● English-born, inglese di nascita □ English breakfast, colazione all'inglese □ English Canadian, anglocanadese □ (geogr.) the English Channel, la Manica □ (mus.) English flute, flauto dolce □ (mus., USA) English horn, corno inglese □ ( USA) English muffin, focaccina soffice ( da mangiarsi calda e spalmata di burro) □ English rose, ( di ragazza) classica bellezza inglese □ English setter ( cane), setter inglese □ English-speaking, anglofono; di lingua inglese: English-speaking countries, i paesi di lingua inglese □ English studies, anglistica □ in plain English, chiaro e tondo; esplicitamente; senza tanti giri di parole. -
2 English
['ɪŋglɪʃ] 1.aggettivo inglese2.1) (language) inglese m.2)3.the English — + verbo pl. gli inglesi
* * *['iŋɡliʃ] 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) inglese2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) inglese* * *['ɪŋglɪʃ] 1.aggettivo inglese2.1) (language) inglese m.2)3.the English — + verbo pl. gli inglesi
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3 English Eng·lish
['ɪŋɡlɪʃ]1. adj2. n1)the English npl — (people) gli inglesi
2) (language) inglese mthe King's or Queen's English — l'inglese corretto
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4 English Channel
the English Channel — il canale della Manica, la Manica
* * *n* * *the English Channel — il canale della Manica, la Manica
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5 English breakfast
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6 English-speaker n
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7 English-speaking adj
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8 English as a Foreign Language
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9 English as a Second Language
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10 English for Special Purposes
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11 English Language Teaching
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12 English speaker
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13 English-speaking
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14 Queen's English
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15 un-English
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16 pidgin English pidg·in Eng·lish n
['pɪdʒɪn'ɪŋɡlɪʃ]pidgin english m invEnglish-Italian dictionary > pidgin English pidg·in Eng·lish n
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17 in plain English
(in simple words; clearly expressed: Would you mind explaining it in plain English?) (in modo chiaro), (chiaro e tondo) -
18 Englishman English·man
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19 Englishwoman English·woman
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20 old English
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