(')sto
/sto/ (colloq.) vedi anche: questo

(farsi) fare una risonanza magnetica
to have on MRI taken

(grande) invalido civile
registered disabled civilian

(grande) invalido di guerra
registered disabled ex-serviceman

(la) confidenza genera irriverenza
familiarity breeds contempt

-a accettazione
nonacceptance

-a amministrazione
civil service

-a arte
= cinematography

-a casa
holiday home o retreat

-a classe
second class

-a colazione
breakfast

-a colazione
lunch

-a comparizione
failure to appear, nonappearance

-a comunione
First Communion

-a copia
rough copy • scrivere in -a copia | to do o write sth. in rough

-a coppia
(nel poker) two pairs

-a densità
high density

-a di Maranello
= Ferrari racing car

-a difesa
self-defence (BE) self-defense (AE)

-a dimensione
fourth dimension

-a donna
[colloq. spreg.] loose woman

-a età
third o old age

-a fedeltà
high-fidelity

-a finanza
high finance

-a finestra
double-window

-a frequenza
low frequency

-a guardia
old guard

-a impresa
-a iniziativa free enterprise

-a inferiore
vedi anche: scuola media inferiore

-a lana (vergine)
pure (virgin) wool

-a lingua
second language

-a maestà
lese-majesty

-a mandata
double lock

-a manica
vedi anche: mezzamanica

-a marea
high tide o water

-a marea
ebb tide, low tide, low water

-a moda
haute couture, high fashion

-a partenza
[fig.] false start

-a pensione
half board

-a potenza
second power

-a proprietà
bare ownership, residuary of right ownership

-a seta
pure silk

-a stagione
peak o high season

-a stagione
low season, off-season

-a stagione
= autumn or spring

-a stella
lucky star

-a superiore
vedi anche: scuola media superiore

-a tecnologia
high technology

-a uniforme
dress uniform, formal o full dress

-a uscita
leave

-a visione
rerun

-a volontà
goodwill

-a volpe
stager, sly (old) dog

-ce calcaree
calcareous rocks

-ce tricolori
= Italian air (force) display team

-che relazioni
public relations

-chi gastrici
gastric juices

-chie d'asino
dunce's cap

-ci di rigore
(a fine partita) penalty shoot-out

-ci e parenti
kith and kin

-di familiari
family allowance

-e (in)crociate
crossword (puzzle)

-e a cavallo
Horse Guards (BE)

-e a rete
fishnet stockings

-e a schiera
terrace(d) houses

-e aeroportuali
airport taxes

-e aerotrasportate
airborne troops

-e alimentari
roughage, dietary fibre (BE) o fiber (AE.)

-e alluvionali
flood waters

-e applicate
applied sciences

-e assistenziali
relief work

-e bancarie
banker's reference

-e bancarie
bank charges

-e bianche
(di rifiuto) = waste water free of excrement

-e biologiche
life sciences

-e cinesi
shadow puppets

-e cinesi
Chinese puzzle, nesting box

-e classiche
classical studies

-e commerciali
trade talks

-e contabili
accounts

-e continentali
continental waters

-e correnti
current expenditure, running expenses

-e d'assalto
shock o assault troops

-e da bucato
clothes pegs, clothes pins (AE)

-e da ghiaccio
ice tongs

-e da giardinaggio
garden shears

-e da sbarco
landing troops

-e da siepe
hedging o pruning shears

-e del dentista
dental forceps

-e del timpano
chorda tympany

-e dell'aria
trunking

-e della Terra
earth science, geoscience

-e della comunicazione
communication science

-e della formazione
education

-e dello Stato
State o nation's coffers

-e di coccodrillo
crocodile tears

-e di credenza o credenziali
letters of credence

-e di fusione
meltwater

-e di gallina
(rughe) crow's feet (scrittura illeggibile) hen tracks

-e di impianto
initial outlay

-e di nylon
nylons

-e di pace
peace talks

-e di rappresentanza
entertainment expenses

-e di rifiuto
scarico, di scolo waste water, sewage sludge

-e di scala
economies of scale

-e di scorrimento
runoff

-e di spedizione
forwarding charges, shipping charges, postage

-e di stampa
press proofs

-e di trasferta
travelling expenses

-e di trasformazione
processing industries

-e di trasporto
freightage, freight charges, freight costs

-e digitali
fingerprints, dabs (BE)(colloq.)

-e doganali
customs expenses o charges

-e economiche
economics

-e elastiche
support stockings o tights

-e emerse
lands above sea level

-e emostatiche
haemostatic forceps

-e esatte
exact sciences

-e etniche
ethnic violence

-e fisiche
physical sciences

-e fisse
standing charge

-e francesi
playing cards

-e funebri
funeral honours, last honours

-e gialle
= the Guardia di Finanza

-e gialle
Yellow Pages

-e giovanili
juvenilia

-e in consumi
consumer spending

-e internazionali
international waters

-e irregolari
irregulars

-e legali
legal guarantees

-e legali
legal mechanisms o transactions

-e locali
local taxes o rates

-e matematiche
mathematical sciences

-e matrimoniali
marriage vows

-e medicinali
medicinal herbs

-e mercenarie
mercenary troops

-e metalliche
bullion reserves

-e mobili
quicksand, shifting sands (anche (fig.))

-e moderne
humanities, arts

-e monetarie
cash reserves

-e multiuso
adjustable pliers

-e naturali
life o natural sciences

-e nere
sewage, black water

-e occidentali
n West Indies

-e occidentali olandesi
n Dutch West Indies

-e occulte
black o occult arts

-e orientali
n East Indies

-e orientali olandesi
n Dutch East Indies

-e ortopediche
orthop(a)edic shoes, surgical boots

-e per ciclisti
bicycle clips

-e per lumache
snail tongs

-e per uffici
office supplies

-e per ufficio
office equipment

-e politiche
politics

-e postali
postage (rates)

-e professionali
business expenses

-e pubbliche
public works

-e puniche
Punic Wars

-e radioattive
nuclear waste

-e rare
rare earths

-e registrate
laughtrack

-e russe
rollercoaster, switchback (BE)

-e salariali
pay talks, negotiation

-e scolastiche
school fees

-e sociali
social science, social studies

-e sociali
welfare spending

-e sommerse
lands below sea level

-e sotterranee
underground water

-e stagnanti
backwater, slack water

-e stellari
star wars

-e straordinarie
nonrecurring expenses

-e tagliafili
wire cutters

-e telefoniche
telephone charges

-e termali
thermal waters, spa water

-e territoriali
territorial o home waters

-e umane
human sciences

-e universali
universal pliers

-e universitarie
tuition fees

-e varie
miscellaneous expenses

-e vocali
vocal c(h)ords

-e volontà
last will and testament

-ghe alterne
= system of limiting traffic by allowing cars with number plates ending in an odd or even number to have access on alternate days

-ghe brune
brown algae

-ghe leggere
soft drugs

-ghe pesanti
heavy drugs

-ghe rosse
red algae

-ghe verdi
green algae

-ghi di leva
liability for military service

-gi X
X-rays

-gi alfa
alpha rays

-gi beta
beta rays

-gi catodici
cathode rays

-gi fiscali
tax privileges

-gi gamma
gamma rays

-gi infrarossi
infrared rays

-gi primaticci
early vegetables

-gli di Adamo
Adam's sons, humankind

-i (contabili) obbligatori
statutory books

-i a disco
disc brakes

-i a doppio circuito
dual-circuit brakes

-i a manubrio
handlebar moustache

-i a spazzola
clipped moustache

-i a tamburo
drum brakes

-i a tasso fluttuante
floating rate notes

-i abbaglianti
headlights on full beam (BE) high beam (AE) brights (AE)(colloq.)

-i abbaglianti
headlights on full beam (BE) high beam (AE) brights (AE)(colloq.)

-i adottivi
adoptive parents

-i agricoli
farm implements

-i ai lavori
(operai) authorized personnel (specialisti) insiders, experts • vietato l'ingresso ai non -i ai lavori | authorized personnel only

-i al carbonio
carbon brakes

-i alimentari
foodstuff

-i all'incasso
bills for collection

-i amministrative
local elections

-i anabbaglianti
dipped (BE) o dimmed (AE) headlights

-i anabbaglianti
dipped (BE) o dimmed (AE) headlights

-i anagrafici
personal data

-i anticipate
early elections

-i apostoliche
= Apostolic Constitutions

-i applicate
applied arts

-i arretrati
back interest

-i atmosferici
atmospheric agents

-i attivi
bills receivable

-i attivi
interest charged

-i aviotrasportate
airfreight

-i basse
groin

-i bellici
weapons of war

-i bianchi
white goods

-i bruni
brown goods

-i casual
casuals

-i chimici
chemicals, chemical compounds

-i cinematografici
screen rights

-i cirillici
Cyrillic script

-i combinati o intermodali
= shipping of goods by different means of transport

-i commerciali
commercial opportunities

-i composti
compound interests

-i comunali
city council elections

-i confezionati
ready made clothes, off-the-peg o off-the-rack clothes

-i coniugali
conjugal o marital duties

-i conservati
vedi anche: scatola

-i consolari
consulage

-i contabili
accounting records

-i convenzionali
conventional weapons

-i correnti
prices current

-i d'ago
needlework

-i d'allevamento
livestock, farmstock

-i d'autore
copyright, royalties

-i d'esercizio
running costs

-i d'identità
di riconoscimento identity papers, identification papers

-i da cortile
= poultry and rabbits

-i da cucina
kitchenware, kitchen utensils

-i da donna
women's wear o clothing, ladies' clothes

-i da giardinaggio
garden implements, gardening tools

-i da giardino
garden o lawn o patio furniture

-i da lavoro
work(ing) clothes

-i da lutto
mourning clothes

-i da macello
stockers, fatstock (BE)

-i da offesa
weapons of offence (BE) o offense (AE.)

-i da pesca
fishing tackle

-i da pioggia
rainwear

-i da uomo
menswear

-i decorative
vedi anche: -i applicate

-i dei campi
agricultural o farm work

-i del Terzo Mondo
Third World countries

-i del fuoco
fire brigade (BE) fire department (AE)

-i del mestiere
the tools of the trade

-i dell'Est
East European countries

-i dell'uomo
human rights

-i della corona
crown jewels

-i della ribalta
footlights

-i deperibili
perishable goods, perishables

-i di Bach
Bach flower remedies

-i di Epsom o inglesi
Epsom salts

-i di Malpighi
Malpighian pyramids

-i di Newton
Newton's rings

-i di Saturno
Saturn's rings

-i di base
ground rules

-i di bilancio
budget forecast

-i di bilancio
budget appropriations

-i di bosco
fruits of the forest, soft fruit

-i di casa o domestici
housework

-i di comunicazione (di massa)
(mass) media

-i di consumo
consumer goods, expendable goods

-i di consumo
consumer products

-i di consumo
consumer products

-i di corridoio
rumours (BE) rumors (AE) backstairs gossip

-i di distruzione di massa
weapons of mass destruction, WMD

-i di dotazione
endowment fund o capital

-i di emergenza
hazard lamps (BE) o lights (AE)

-i di emergenza
emergency numbers

-i di fabbricazione
defective workmanship

-i di finale
qualifying heats, matches

-i di guerra
[fig.] signs o threats of war

-i di libidine (violenta)
indecent assault

-i di lusso
luxury goods

-i di manutenzione
maintenance work

-i di mare
sea bathing

-i di mare
seafood, shellfish

-i di pagamento
easy terms

-i di pagamento
facilities for payment, easy payement terms

-i di partito
political cadres

-i di posizione
sidelights (BE) parking lights (AE)

-i di prima necessità
essential goods, necessaries, necessities

-i di restauro
renovations

-i di rigore
close arrest

-i di riproduzione
reproduction rights

-i di riserva
iron rations

-i di sangue
bloodshed

-i di sopravvivenza
emergency rations

-i di sospensione
suspension points

-i di viaggio
travel diary

-i direttivi o dirigenti
senior staff, top management

-i disciplinari
disciplinary proceedings

-i dizigotici
fraterni dizygotic, fraternal twins

-i domiciliari
house arrest

-i durevoli
durables

-i e mestieri
arts and crafts

-i emesse
diluted shares

-i eroici
heroic verse

-i esigibili
outstanding debts

-i familiari
family allowance o credit (BE), child benefit (BE.)

-i farmaceutici
pharmaceuticals

-i femminili
fancywork, needlework and knitting

-i fendinebbia
foglamps, foglights

-i figurative
figurative arts

-i fini osottili
fine dust

-i fondiari
landed property, estates

-i forzati
hard labour (fig.) slave labour

-i funebri
funeral honours, last honours

-i gemelli
twin beds

-i generali
general election

-i genitali
sexual organs

-i grafiche
graphic (arts)

-i gratuite
scrip

-i grossi
[fig.] bigwigs

-i immobili
real estate, immovables

-i in muratura
mansonry

-i in piedi
standing room

-i in saldo
reduced goods

-i in scatola
canned food, tinned food (BE)

-i in stile
reproduction furniture

-i industriali
industrial management

-i intermedi
middle management

-i interni
inner organs

-i intestinali
intestinal villi

-i intime
private parts, privates (colloq.)

-i invisibili
invisible exports

-i irredimibili
debenture stocks (BE)

-i lattici
milk enzymes

-i leggere
small arms

-i liberali
liberal arts

-i liberi
free verse

-i lisci
smooth muscle

-i locali
local elections

-i lunari
phases of the moon

-i magici
magic rites

-i marinari
sailors' knots

-i marziali
martial arts

-i meccaniche
mechanical arts

-i meteorologiche o del tempo
weather forecast(ing)

-i militari
cadres of the army

-i minerali
mineral salts

-i minerari
mineral o mining right

-i mobili
content, movables, personalty

-i monetari
monetary aggregates

-i monozigotici
identici monozygotic, identical twins

-i neri
slush fund

-i nucleari
nuclear installations

-i occulti
hidden persuaders

-i olimpici
Olympic rings

-i omerici
Homeric hymns

-i parziali
by-elections

-i passivi
bills payable

-i passivi
red ink interests

-i penali
criminal proceedings

-i per bambini
children's clothes

-i per bambini
books for children

-i per la pesca
fishing equipment o tackle

-i per le esportazioni
export opportunities

-i per le orecchie
earplugs

-i perenni
eternal o perpetual snows

-i personali
personal property

-i personali
personal belongings o effects

-i petroliferi
oil installations

-i piatti
flat feet

-i piccoli
[fig.] small fry

-i plastiche
plastic arts

-i pneumatici
air brakes

-i politiche
vedi anche: -i generali

-i politici
political disturbance

-i precotti
ready meals, ready-cooked food, cook-chill foods (BE)

-i presidenziali
presidential election

-i primarie
primary elections, primaries

-i pronte
spot goods

-i pubblici
baths, public convenience (BE) o restroom (AE)

-i pubblici
public funds o money, nation's coffers

-i pubblici
public works

-i pubblici
public transport

-i pubblicitari
advertising revenue

-i razziali
race laws

-i restrittivi
restrictive measures

-i riproduttivi
reproductive organs

-i riservati
all rights reserved

-i rosa
= orgy with people of both sexes

-i rossi
soft fruit (BE) berries (AE)

-i sacerdotali
canonicals

-i sacri
sacred books

-i sacri
vestment

-i salariali
wage costs

-i salariali
labour costs

-i sciolti
blank verse

-i semplici
confinement (to barracks)

-i semplici
simple interests

-i sensibili
sensitive data

-i sessuali
sexual organs

-i sessuali
sexual intercourse, sex

-i sessuali
sexual relations

-i siamesi
Siamese twins

-i smarriti
(alla stazione) lost and found, lost property

-i smessi
cast-offs, hand-me-downs

-i sociali
(social) safety valves

-i sociali
social disorder

-i sociali
company books

-i sociali
social security taxes

-i solidi
solids

-i sovrani
sovereign wealth funds

-i speciali ostraordinarie
emergency laws

-i spioventi
drooping moustache

-i sportivi
sports equipment o gear

-i sportivi
sporting facilities

-i storici
records

-i stradali
roadworks (BE) roadwork (AE)

-i stranieri
foreign capital

-i straordinari
emergency power

-i striati
striated muscle

-i strumentali
capital goods

-i su uno scoperto
overdraft interest charges

-i subalterni
lower management

-i superflui
unwanted hair

-i surgelati
frozen food

-i terreni
wordly goods

-i tessili
textiles

-i umane
human relations

-i urbani
local transport

-i urbani
traffic police

-i verdi
= homosexual orgy

-i viventi
zombies

-i vulcanici
volcanic ejecta

-pi vetri
double o secondary glazing

-ri da bagno
bathroom accessories

-ri da toeletta
dressing table set

-rie ed eventuali
(negli ordini del giorno) any other business

-sce pedonali
pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing (BE) crosswalk (AE)

-schi blu
Blue Berets

-schi del mestiere
= risks that come with the job

-sci littori
(lictor's) fasces

-zi bancari
bank services

-zi di emergenza
emergency services

-zi sanitari
health care provision

-zi segreti
intelligence, secret service

-zi sociali
welfare services

2 giugno
cultural note (or Festa della Repubblica) Public holiday – a civil festival to commemorate the referendum of 2nd June 1946 which led to the proclamation of the Italian Republic (see also Repubblica). a. vedi anche: Repubblica

25 aprile
cultural note (or the Anniversario della Liberazione) A public holiday, this is a day of official ceremonies to commemorate the liberation of Italy from Nazi occupation on 25th April 1945 (see also La liberazione). a. vedi anche: La liberazione

A.M.
abbr - (= "Aeronautica Militare") Air Force

A.S.
abbr 1. (= "Altezza Serenissima") His, Her Serene Highness 2. (= "Allievo Sottufficiale") = trainee noncommissioned officer.

B.F.
n - (= "bassa frequenza") low frequence (LF)

B.I.
n - (= "Banca d'Italia") Bank of Italy

C.S.
abbr 1. (= "Codice della Strada") = Highway Code (BE) rules of the road (AE) 2. (= "Consiglio di Sicurezza") Security Council

C.T.
/tʃitˈti/ m. - (= "commissario tecnico") team manager

D.L.
abbr - (= "Decreto Legge") decree passed by the Italian Government as an urgent measure, which has to be approved by the Parliament within 60 days in order to become law

D.M.
abbr - (= "Decreto Ministeriale") Ministerial Decree

D.O.C.G.
/diɔttʃidˈdʒi/ f.inv. - (= "Denominazione d'Origine Controllata e Garantita") 1. appellation d'origine contrôlée et garantie 2. AOCG

D.P.
/dipˈpi/ m. - (= "Decreto Presidenziale") presidential decree

D.P.R.
/dippiˈɛrre/ m. - (= "Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica") decree of the President of the Republic

E.I.
abbr - (= "Esercito Italiano") Italian Army

E.V.
abbr - (= "Eccellenza Vostra") Your Excellency

F.lli
n - (= "fratelli") Brothers (Bros.)

G.U.
/dʒiˈu/ f. - (= "Gazzetta Ufficiale") official gazette

G.d.F.
abbr - (= "Guardia di Finanza") military corps dealing with customs, excise and tax crimes

G8
/dʒiˈɔtto/ m. - (= "gruppo degli Otto") Group of Eight; G8

I Mille
cultural note In May 1860 Giuseppe Garibaldi's expedition to Sicily set off in two ships loaded with just over a thousand volunteers. In October, at the end of the campaign, when Garibaldi delivered the south, taken from the Bourbons, to King Vittorio Emanuele, the camicie rosse (Red shirts) had become much greater in number, but the one thousand who had set off from Quarto, near Genoa, remained the symbol of the best-known event in the Italian Risorgimento. As such they are still remembered today in the street names of many Italian towns (see also Risorgimento). a. vedi anche: Risorgimento

I Santi
cultural note (or Ognissanti) Public holiday and religious festival celebrating all the saints. Typically, cakes made with nuts and raisins, which vary from region to region, are eaten during this festival. People go to the cemetery to take flowers for their dead loved ones, although the Festival of the Dead (I Morti) is the following day, 2 November, which is not a holiday.

N.T.
abbr 1. (= "Nuovo Testamento") New Testament (NT) 2. (= "non trasferibile") nontransferable

N.d.A.
abbr - (= "nota dell'autore") author's note

N.d.E.
abbr - (= "nota dell'editore") publisher's note

N.d.R.
abbr - (= "nota della redazione") editor's note

N.d.T.
abbr - (= "nota del traduttore") translator's note

O.d.G.
abbr - (= "Ordine del Giorno") agenda

P.M.
abbr - (= "polizia militare") military police (MP)

P.M.
/piˈɛmme/ m. - dir. (= "pubblico ministero") = public prosecutor (BE) prosecuting attorney (AE)

P.S.
/piˈɛsse/ I. f. - (= "pubblica sicurezza") public security guard II. m. - (= "post scriptum") postscriptum (PS)

P.S.
n - (= "Partita Semplice") single entry

Q.G.
/kudˈdʒi/ m. - (= "Quartier Generale" (General)) Headquarters (G)HQ

R.
abbr - (= "raccomandata") =letter or parcel sent by recorded delivery

S.
n - (= "santo") Saint (St)

S.E. e O.
abbr - (= "salvo errori e omissioni") errors and omissions excepted

S.I.A.E.
/siˈae/ f. - (= "Società Italiana Autori Editori") association of Italian authors and publishers

S.O.S.
/ɛsseoˈɛsse/ m.inv. SOS • lanciare o trasmettere un ~ | to send out an SOS

S.P.G.M.
abbr - (= "Sue Proprie Gentili Mani") by hand

S.P.M.
abbr - (= "Sue Proprie Mani") by hand

S.S.
abbr 1. (= "Sua Santità") His Holiness (HH) 2. (= "Santa Sede") Holy See 3. (= "strada statale") = A road (BE), highway (AE.)

S.U.I.S.M.
/ˈsuizm/ f. - (= "Scuola Universitaria Interfacoltà in Scienze Motorie") university school of motor sciences

S.acc.
n - (= "Società in accomandita") limited partnership

S.p.A.
/ɛsseppiˈa/ f. - (= "Società per Azioni") 1. limited liability (BE), incorporated (AE) 2. Ltd (BE), Inc. (AE)

T-shirt
/tiʃˈʃɛrt/ f.inv. T-shirt, tee-shirt

V.C.
abbr 1. (= "viceconsole") vice consul 2. VC

V.Em.
abbr - (= "Vostra Eminenza") Your Eminence

a coda di pesce
fish-tail

a divinis
/adiˈvinis/ avv. • sospendere ~ | to defrock

a gogò
/agoˈgo/ avv. e agg.inv. galore, in abundance

a latere
/aˈlatere/ agg.inv. • giudice ~ | associate judge

a posteriori
/aposteˈrjɔri/ I. agg.inv. [conoscenze] a posteriori II. avv. [giustificarsi, decidere] a posteriori, in retrospect

a priori
/apriˈori, apriˈɔri/ I. agg.inv. [giudizio, ragionamento] a priori II. avv. a priori • giudicare qcs., qcn. ~ | to forejudge sth., sb.

a.
abbr - (= "anno") year (y.)

a.C.
abbr - (= "avanti Cristo") Before Christ (BC)

c.a.
abbr 1. (= "corrente anno") current year 2. (= "corrente alternata") alternating current (AC) 3. (= "(alla) cortese attenzione") for the attention of (FAO)

c.c.
abbr 1. (= "conto corrente") current account (BE) checking account (AE) (C/A) 2. (= "corrente continua") direct current (c.c.)

c.c.p.
abbr - (= "conto corrente postale") post office account

c.m.
abbr - (= "corrente mese") instant (inst.)

c.p.
abbr - (= "cartolina postale") postcard (pc)

c.s.
abbr - (= "come sopra") ditto (co.)

c.so
abbr - (= "corso") avenue, high street (BE) main street (AE)

c.v.d.
abbr - (= "come volevasi dimostrare") quod erat demonstrandum, QED

d.C.
(= "dopo Cristo") Anno Domini (AD)

d.d.l.
D.D.L. (= "disegno di legge") bill

e-mail
/iˈmɛil/ I. f.inv. e-mail • avere l'~ | to be on e-mail • mandare per ~ qcs. a qcn. | to e-mail sb. sth., to e-mail sth. to sb. II. m. e f.inv. (messaggio) e-mail • mandare una o un ~ a qcn. | to send sb. an e-mail III. agg.inv. • indirizzo ~ | e-mail address

f.to
(= "firmato") signed

i -i di guerra
the wounded in action, the war wounded

i -i religiosi
the extreme unction

i Dottori della Chiesa
the Doctors of the Church

i cavalieri della Tavola Rotonda
the knights of the Round Table

k-way
/keiˈwei, kiˈwei/ m.inv. K-way

l'Antico Testamento
the Old Testament

l'Intesa cordiale
the Entente Cordiale

l'arca di Noè
Noah's Ark

l'arma azzurra
= the Italian air force

l'armata Rossa
the Red Army

l'asse terrestre
the earth's axis

l'avvocato del diavolo
[fig.] the devil's advocate

l'ebreo errante
the wandering Jew

l'hanno deciso a testa o croce
they decided (it) on the toss of a coin, it was a toss-up

l'onorata società
(in Sicilia) = the Mafia

l'ora della verità
the moment of truth

l'orto del Getsemani
the Garden of Gethsemane

l'ultimo nato della famiglia
the latest addition to the family

l'uomo della strada
the (ordinary) man in the street

l.m.
abbr - (= "livello del mare") sea level

m.
abbr 1. (= "morto") died (d.) 2. (= "mese") month (m.)

n.
abbr 1. (anche n°) (= "numero") number (n°) 2. (= "nato") born (b.)

p.
(= "pagina") page (p)

p.e.
(= "per esempio") for example, for instance (eg)

p.es.
(= "per esempio") for example, for instance (eg)

p.f.
(= "per favore") please

p.p.
abbr 1. (= "per procura") per procurationem (pp) 2. (= "pacco postale") parcel post (pp)

p.v.
(= "prossimo venturo") proximo (prox.)

p.za
(= "piazza") square (Sq.)

s.a.s.
/sas/ f. - (= "società in accomandita semplice") limited partnership

s.b.f.
(= "salvo buon fine") subject to collection, under usual reserve

s.l.m.
abbr (= "sul livello del mare") above sea level

u.s.
(= "ultimo scorso") last

v.
abbr 1. (= "vedi") see 2. (= "via") Street (St)

v.le
abbr - (= "viale") Avenue (Ave), Boulevard (Blvd)

v.r.
abbr - (= "vedi retro") please turn over (PTO)

è entrata in punta di piedi
she tiptoed in (anche (fig.))

è una -a volpe
he's a cunning old fox, he's a crafty old dog