a three-syllable word

"Cheese" has one syllable, "but-ter" two and "mar-ga-rine" three.

dividere in -e — to divide into syllables

una parola di tre -e — a three-syllable word

non capire una sillaba — not to understand one syllable

gioco di -e — pun, word game

in una parola — in a word

in altre -e — in other words

con -e tue — in your own words

un uomo di poche -e — a man of few words

togliere le -e di bocca a qcn. — to take the words right out of sb.'s mouth

non sono riuscito a cavarle di bocca una sola parola — I couldn't get a word out of her

avere una parola buona per tutti — to have a kind word for everyone

non è detta l'ultima parola — the last word has not been said

senza dire una parola — without saying a word

non capire una parola di qcs. — not to understand a word of sth.

non credo a una sola parola — I don't believe a word of it

non ne farò parola — I won't breath a word, it won't pass my lips

la Parola di Dio — the Word of God

gli organi della parola — the organs of speech

perdere l'uso della parola — to lose the power of speech

avere la parola facile — to be a fluent speaker

gli manca solo la parola — it can almost talk

avere diritto di parola — to have the right to speak

avere, prendere la parola — to have, take the floor

una donna di parola — a woman of her word

mantenere, non mantenere la parola — to keep, break one's word

credere a qcn. sulla parola — to take sb.'s word for it

hai la mia parola! — you have my guarantee!

prendere qcn. in parola — to take sb. at his word

parola d'accesso — password

parola chiave — keyword

parola magica — magic word

- e (in)crociate — crossword (puzzle)

senza -e — dumbstruck, speechless

sono senza -e! — words fail me! I'm at loss for words! I'm speechless!

venire a -e con qcn. — to have words with sb.

mettere una buona parola per qcn. — to put in a good word for sb.

tante belle -e, ma... — talk is all very well but...

- e sante! — how right you are!

è una parola! — (it's) easier said than done!

in poche -e — in a nutshell

in -e povere — to put it simply, in plain words

a buon intenditor poche -e — least said soonest mended, a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind horse)

er hat es mit keiner Silbe erwähnt/verraten — he didn't say/breathe a word about it

etwas mit keiner Silbe erwähnen — not say a word about something

etwas mit keiner Silbe erwähnen — not say a word about something

une chemise à manches longues — a shirt with long sleeves, a long-sleeved shirt

ta longue habitude des enfants — your great experience of children

une traversée longue de 40 minutes — a 40 minute crossing

aliment long à cuire — food that takes a long time to cook

être en longue maladie — to be on extended sick leave

il trouve le temps long — time hangs heavy on his hands

pendant de longues heures/années — for hours/years

s'habiller long — to wear longer skirts

marcher de long en large — to pace up and down

courir tout le long du chemin — to run all the way

tomber de tout son long — to fall flat (on one's face)

aux cheveux longs — with long hair, long-haired

C'est encore long jusqu'à Noël. — It's still a long time till Christmas.

Ce sera long? — Will it take long?, Will it take a long time?

être long à faire — to take a long time to do

de longue durée — long-term

un contrat de longue durée; un contrat longue durée — a long-term contract

capitaine au long cours — master mariner

faire long feu — to fizzle out

ne pas faire long feu — not to last long

en dire long — to speak volumes

un silence qui en dit long — a silence that speaks volumes

en savoir long — to know a great deal

de 3 m de long — 3m long, 3m in length

un bateau de trois mètres de long — a boat 3m long

en long — lengthwise, lengthways

s'étaler de tout son long — to fall flat on one's face

Il s'est étalé de tout son long. — He fell flat on his face.

le long de — along

tout le long de — all along

Il y a des chemins de randonnée tout le long de la côte. — There are footpaths all along the coast.

à la longue — in the end

Elle a fini par agacer tout le monde à la longue. — In the end she got on everybody's nerves.

geometria piana — plane geometry

la macchina andava piano — the car was travelling slowly

mettere tutto sullo stesso piano — to lump everything together, give equal importance to everything

un piano di pace — a peace plan

facciamo un piano — let's draw up a plan

non era nei nostri piani — we hadn't intended to do it, we hadn't planned on doing so

tutto va secondo i piani — everything's going according to plan

piatto piano — dinner plate

parola -a — = word having an accent on the penultimate syllable

cento metri -i — hundred metres sprint

posare qcs. in piano — to lay sth. (down) flat

piano! piano! — easy (does it)! steady!

vacci piano con il gin! — go easy on the gin!

parla più piano — lower your voice

vai più piano! — slow down!

mettere due persone sullo stesso piano — to put two people on the same level

primo piano — close-up

in primo piano — in close-up, in the foreground

secondo piano — middle distance

al piano superiore o di sopra upstairs, on the next floor; al piano inferiore o di sotto — downstairs, on the floor below

piano ammezzato — mezzanine

piano di cottura — hob

piano interrato — basement

piano di lavoro — worktop

piano stradale — roadway, road surface

piano quinquennale — five-year plan

fare -i — to make plans

tutto è andato secondo i -i — everything went according to plan

piano d'azione — plan of action

porter quelqu'un sur son lit — to get somebody into bed

porter quelque chose quelque part — to take something somewhere

porter des messages — to run messages

porter une affaire devant les tribunaux — to bring a case to court

l'eau te portera — the water will hold you up

porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes — to be the focus for the hopes of millions

porter les armes — to bear arms

porter une arme — to be armed

portant le numéro 300 — with the number 300

le document porte la mention ‘secret’ — the document is marked ‘secret’

ils ne portent pas le même nom — they have different names

il porte bien son nom — the name suits him

bien porter son âge — to look good for one's age

porter des traces de sang — to be blood-stained

portant une expression de découragement — looking discouraged

porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir — to be full of ambition

l'enfant qu'elle porte — the child she is carrying

le roman qu'il porte en lui — his great unwritten novel

cela porte le prix du billet à... — this brings the price of the ticket to...

porter un taux à — to put a rate up to

porter la température de l'eau à 80°C — to heat the water to 80°C

porter quelqu'un au pouvoir — to bring somebody to power

porter son regard vers — to look at

porter quelque chose à sa bouche — to raise something to one's lips

si tu portes la main sur elle — if you lay a finger on her

l'estime qu'elle te porte — her respect for you

porter ses efforts sur quelque chose — to devote one's energies to something

porter un jugement sur quelque chose — to pass judgment on something

porter quelque chose sur un registre — to enter something on a register

être porté disparu — to be reported missing

porter quelqu'un à se méfier — to make somebody cautious

tout nous porte à croire que — everything leads us to believe that

porter malheur — to be unlucky

ça m'a porté bonheur — it brought me luck

ça m'a porté malheur — it was unlucky

porter sur — to hit

une voix qui porte — a voice that carries

le coup a porté — the blow hit home

je ne m'en porte pas plus mal — I'm none the worse for it

je me porte à merveille — I'm absolutely fine

cela se porte avec des chaussures plates — you wear it with flat shoes

cela ne se porte plus — it has gone out of fashion

le choix se porta sur le vase — they/she etc chose the vase

tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui — everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction

se porter sur — to spread to

Il portait une valise. — He was carrying a suitcase.

porter qch quelque part — to take sth somewhere

porter qch à qn — to take sth to sb

Elle porte une jolie robe bleue. — She's wearing a lovely blue dress.

porter la main à son chapeau — to raise one's hand to one's hat

porter qn au pouvoir — to bring sb to power

porter son effort sur — to direct one's efforts towards

porter un fait à la connaissance de qn — to bring a fact to sb's attention, to bring a fact to sb's notice

porter qn à croire — to lead sb to believe

être porté à faire — to be inclined to do

Elle portait le nom de Rosalie. — She went by the name of Rosalie.

porter de l'argent au crédit d'un compte — to credit an account with money

se faire porter malade — to report sick

porter jugement sur — to pass judgement on

porter jugement contre — to pass judgement against

porter un toast — to drink a toast

porter bonheur à qn — to bring sb luck

porter son âge — to look one's age

AF VOBEIS,

AF MVRO,

AF CAPVA,

AF SOLO,

AF LYCO,

abs chorago,

abs quivis,

abs terra,

and in compounds: aps-cessero,

and who, perhaps, also used abs conscendentibus,

Caesar maturat ab urbe proficisci,

fuga ab urbe turpissima,

ducite ab urbe domum, ducite Daphnim,