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41 vesta
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42 waxing
waxing (1) /ˈwæksɪŋ/n. [uc]inceratura; lucidatura a cera.waxing (2) /ˈwæksɪŋ/n.il crescere; crescita; l'ingrandirsi (► to wax (2)). -
43 waxwork
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44 Wick
[wɪk]nome stoppino m., lucignolo m.••to get on sb.'s wick — BE colloq. rompere sempre le scatole a qcn
* * *[wik](the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame.) stoppino* * *(Place names) Wick /wɪk/* * *[wɪk]nome stoppino m., lucignolo m.••to get on sb.'s wick — BE colloq. rompere sempre le scatole a qcn
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45 wick
[wɪk]nome stoppino m., lucignolo m.••to get on sb.'s wick — BE colloq. rompere sempre le scatole a qcn
* * *[wik](the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame.) stoppino* * *wick (1) /wɪk/n.1 stoppino; lucignolo2 (med.) zaffo; stuello● ( slang volg.) to dip the wick (o one's wick), bagnare il biscotto; scopare (volg.) □ (fam. ingl.) to get on sb. 's wick, stare sulle scatole a q.wick (2) /wɪk/n. [u](to) wick /wɪk/v. t. e i.* * *[wɪk]nome stoppino m., lucignolo m.••to get on sb.'s wick — BE colloq. rompere sempre le scatole a qcn
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46 ♦ yellow
♦ yellow /ˈjɛləʊ/A a.1 giallo: yellow leaves, foglie gialle; yellow skin, pelle gialla; (polit.) the yellow peril, il pericolo giallo3 (fig. fam., antiq.) codardo; vile; meschinoB n.1 [uc] giallo; color giallo: Yellow is a bright colour, il giallo è un colore vivace; the yellows used by Van Gogh, i gialli usati da Van Gogh; to wear yellow, vestire di giallo3 [u] (fig. fam.) vigliaccheria; viltà● (mil.) yellow alert, preallarme □ ( slang, antiq.) yellow-bellied, pauroso; vigliacco; fifone (pop.) □ (zool.) yellow-bellied toad ( Bombina variegata), ululone dal ventre giallo □ (polit.) yellow book, pubblicazione ufficiale □ (ind. min.) yellow cake, concentrato uranifero; ( cucina) torta margherita □ ( calcio) yellow card, cartellino giallo ( ammonizione) □ (miner.) yellow copper ore, calcopirite □ (fam.) yellow dog, persona spregevole □ (stor. USA) yellow-dog contract, contratto con cui il dipendente rinuncia ad iscriversi a un sindacato □ yellow earth = yellow ochre ► sotto □ (med.) yellow fever, febbre gialla □ (naut.) yellow flag, bandiera gialla (o di quarantena) □ yellow-green, verdegiallo □ (med.) yellow gum, ittero dei neonati □ (zool.) yellow gurnard (o yellow gurnet) ( Triglia lucerna), cappone gallinella □ yellow jack, (naut.) bandiera gialla (o di quarantena); ( slang) febbre gialla □ (zool., USA) yellow jacket, vespa □ ( ciclismo) yellow jersey, maglia gialla □ (miner.) yellow lead ore, wulfenite; piombo giallo □ (autom., in GB) yellow line, riga gialla ( indica restrizioni di sosta) □ yellow metal, (metall.) lega di rame (60%) e zinco (40%); (fig.) oro □ yellow ochre, ocra gialla □ (telef.) the Yellow Pages®, le Pagine Gialle® □ the yellow press, la stampa scandalistica; la stampa sensazionale □ (miner.) yellow pyrites, calcopirite □ (geogr.) the Yellow Sea, il Mar Giallo □ (med.) yellow sickness, itterizia □ (anat.) yellow spot, macula lutea ( della retina) □ yellow sticky, post-it; giallino; (comput.) commento; post-it elettronico □ (fig.) yellow streak, tendenza alla vigliaccheria; vena di codardia □ yellow wax, cera gialla; cera d'api □ to turn yellow, ingiallire.(to) yellow /ˈjɛləʊ/v. t. e i.ingiallire; rendere giallo; diventar giallo: an old yellowed document, un vecchio documento ingiallito; the leaves that yellow in autumn, le foglie che ingialliscono in autunno. -
47 cake ***
[keɪk]1. nit's a piece of cake fam — è una cosa facile or da nulla
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48 crayon cray·on n
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49 lyrical lyri·cal adj
['lɪrɪk(ə)l]lirico (-a), fig entusiastato wax or become lyrical about sth — infervorarsi a parlare di qc
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50 vegetable *** veg·eta·ble
['vɛdʒɪtəbl]1. n1) verduravegetables npl, (in restaurant) contorno msg (di verdure)would you like some vegetables? — desidera un contorno di verdure?, (at home) vuoi un po' di verdura?
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51 candle
['kændl]nome candela f.; (in church) candela f., cero m.••to burn the candle at both ends — = lavorare troppo intensamente, consumare troppo in fretta le proprie energie
* * *['kændl](a moulded piece of wax with a wick in the centre, for giving light: We had to use candles when the electric lights went out.) candela- candlestick* * *['kændl]nome candela f.; (in church) candela f., cero m.••to burn the candle at both ends — = lavorare troppo intensamente, consumare troppo in fretta le proprie energie
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Wax paper — Wax Wax, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk .] [1913 Webster] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English