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to assay

Verbo

/æ.si/ or /ā.si/

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æ

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(saggiare)

analizzare

to analyze or test a substance, typically in a laboratory setting, to determine its components or qualities

effete

aggettivo

/ɛ.fit/ or /e.fit/

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(esaurito)

affettuoso

worn out and unable to function properly

penalty

sostantivo

/pɛ.nəl.ti/ or /pe.nēl.ti/

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ɛ

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(sanzione)

penalità

a punishment given for breaking a rule, law, or legal agreement

penance

sostantivo

/pɛ.nəns/ or /pe.nēns/

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p

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ɛ

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a

ə

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(espiazione)

pentimento

a feeling of regret for one's past actions

signatory

sostantivo

/sɪg.nə.tɔ.ri/ or /sig.nē.taw.ri/

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ɪ

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firmatario

a person, organization, or country that has signed a formal agreement

signification

sostantivo

/sɪg.nɪ.fɪ.keɪ.ʃən/ or /sig.ni.fi.kei.shēn/

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ɪ

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(significazione)

significato

the specific meaning of a word

torpid

aggettivo

/tɔr.pəd/ or /tawr.pēd/

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ɔ

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(apatico)

torpido

having little to no energy and being inactive

torpor

sostantivo

/tɔr.pɜr/ or /tawr.pēr/

t

t

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ɔ

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p

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ɜ

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(letargia)

torpore

a state of sluggishness and lack of energy

to distend

Verbo

/dɪs.tɛnd/ or /dis.tend/

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ɛ

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(espandere)

distentere

to expand, swell, or stretch beyond the normal or usual size

distention

sostantivo

/dɪs.tɛn.ʃən/ or /dis.ten.shēn/

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ɪ

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ɛ

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ʃ

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(gonfiore)

distensione

the act of swelling from inside

distensible

aggettivo

/dɪs.tɛn.sə.bəl/ or /dis.ten.sē.bēl/

d

d

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ɪ

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ɛ

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(espandibile)

distensibile

capable of being expanded or stretched

to compress

Verbo

/kɑmp.rɛs/ or /kaamp.res/

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ɑ

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ɛ

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comprimere

to press two things together or be pressed together to become smaller

compressible

aggettivo

/kəmp.rɛ.sə.bəl/ or /kēmp.re.sē.bēl/

c

k

o

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ɛ

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(compressa)

compressibile

able to be made more compact