| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| a figment of your imagination | | | un parto della tua immaginazione |
| above your head | | | sopra alla testa |
| act your age | v | informal (behave in a mature way) | comportarsi da persona matura |
| against your will | | | contro la tua volontà |
| all the days of your life | npl | (for the rest of your life) | per tutta la vita |
| at the top of your lungs | | | a squarciagola |
| at your beck and call | adv | (available to serve you at any time) | a sua completa disposizione |
| I will be at your beck and call. |
| at your best | | | al tuo meglio |
| at your command | adv | (under your control) | ai suoi comandi |
| at your command | adv | (available to you) | a sua disposizione |
| at your command | adv | (ready to help you) | ai suoi ordini |
| at your convenience | adv | (when it suits you) | a suo comodo |
| Please return my books at your convenience. |
| at your discretion | adv | (according to your judgement) | a sua discrezione |
| You may sign your name or remain anonymous, at your discretion. |
| at your disposal | adv | (available for your use) | a sua disposizione |
| I'll leave the computer at your disposal. |
| at your disposal | adv | (available to serve you) | a sua disposizione |
| Once I finish this work I will be at your disposal. |
| at your door | | | alla tua porta |
| at your earliest convenience | adv | (as soon as it is possible for you) | appena possibile |
| | | quando potrà |
| | | non appena le sarà possibile avv |
| at your feet | adv | figurative, archaic (serving or worshipping you) | ai suoi piedi |
| Michael had all of the audience at his feet when he sang his latest hit song. |
| at your feet | adv | literal (placed before your feet) | davanti ai piedi |
| The pencil was lying at his feet, just where he had dropped it. |
| at your fingertips | adj | figurative (easily available to you) | in punta di dita |
| You should have everything you need at your fingertips before you start your work. |
| at your leisure | adv | (when you feel like it) | a suo comodo |
| | | a piacere |
| You may finish the job at your leisure. |
| at your own discretion | adv | (as you see fit) | a sua discrezione |
| at your own risk | adv | (without anyone else being liable) | a suo rischio |
| | | a suo rischio e pericolo |
| at your service | adv | (ready to help you) | al suo servizio |
| I am at your service. |
| at your side | adv | literal (beside you) | al suo fianco |
| I will sit at your side during the banquet. |
| at your side | adv | figurative (supporting or comforting you) | dalla sua parte |
| Fortunately, your husband will always be at your side because he loves you. |
| bare your teeth | v | (show your teeth) | mostrare i denti vtr |
| The dog growled and bared his teeth at the cat. |
| be on your guard | | | stare in guardia |
| be on your way | | | essere in arrivo |
| be your own boss | | | essere indipendente |
| be your responsibility | | | avere la responsabilità |
| before your eyes | | | davanti ai tuoi occhi |
| before your time | adv | (before your birth or involvement with sth) prima della scadenza naturale/normale | prima del tempo, anzitempo adv |
| I remember the day President Kennedy was shot -- but that's before your time. |
| Se continui a fumare morirai prima del tempo. |
| before your very eyes | | | proprio davanti ai tuoi occhi |
| beg your pardon | v | (ask forgiveness, excuse oneself) | chiedere scusa, chiedere perdono vtr |
| I beg your pardon, I didn't realise my chair was on your coat. |
| Chiedo scusa, non l'ho fatto apposta. |
| bet your bottom dollar | | | scommettere l'ultimo centesimo |
| between your teeth | | | tra i denti |
| beyond your control | | | al di fuori del tuo controllo |
| beyond your means | | | fuori dalla tua portata |
| bite your tongue | | | mordersi la lingua |
| blow your mind | | | sbalordirti |
| blow your nose | v | (expel nasal mucus into tissue or handkerchief) | soffiarsi il naso v rif |
| Please blow your nose instead of sniffing. |
| Soffiarsi il naso in modo rumoroso è disdicevole. |
| break your heart | v | (cause you great sorrow) | spezzare il cuore vtr |
| That boy will only break your heart. |
| It breaks my heart to hear you are quitting. |
| Il suo abbandono le ha spezzato il cuore. |
| break your neck | v | literal (fracture a bone in the neck) | rompersi l'osso del collo, rompersi il collo vtr |
| It's called breakneck speed because you will break your neck if you go that fast and fall off the motorcycle. |
| Se continui ad essere così spericolato, finirai per romperti l'osso del collo! |
| break your neck | v | figurative (try very hard, make extreme effort) figurato: lavorare duramente, sforzarsi | rompersi la schiena, spaccarsi la schiena vtr |
| We broke our necks to be sure he got elected. |
| Si spacca la schiena tutto il giorno per portare a casa la pagnotta. |
| brush your teeth | | | lavarsi i denti |
| cast your vote | v | (vote) | votare⇒ vi |
| You must go to a polling booth to cast your vote. |
| È importante che tutti votino. |
| | | esprimere il voto vtr |
| Devi entrare nella cabina elettorale per esprimere il tuo voto. |
| cast your vote for | vtr | (vote for) | votare per qualcuno vi |
| Are you going to cast your vote for the liberal or conservative candidate? |
| Per chi voterai alle prossime elezioni? |
| | | dare il voto vtr |
| A chi darai il voto? Maggioranza od opposizione? |
| Cat got your tongue? | expr | figurative, informal (Don't you have anything to say?) | hai perso la lingua? inter |
| catch your breath | v | literal (pause to breathe) | riprendere fiato vtr |
| catch your breath | v | figurative (pause, take a break) | prendersi una pausa v rif |
| change your mind | v | (reverse your decision) | cambiare idea vi |
| I changed my mind and decided to go to the party after all. |
| Le persone insicure cambiano spesso idea. |
| clear your name | v | (prove your innocence) | difendere la propria reputazione |
| You'll have to sue that slanderer in court in order to clear your name. |
| close to your heart | adj | (cherished by you) idiomatico | stare a cuore vi |
| It's a subject that's close to my heart. |
| È un argomento che mi sta molto a cuore. |
| close your eyes | v | literal (shut your eyelids) | chiudere gli occhi vtr |
| When you feel stressed, just relax, close your eyes and take deep breaths. |
| Quando si starnutisce si chiudono sempre gli occhi. |
| close your eyes | vi | figurative (ignore sth) | chiudere gli occhi vtr |
| Most families close their eyes to the fact that they're responsible for their children's failure. |
| She'll never get help if you continue to close your eyes to what she's doing. |
| Non posso chiudere gli occhi su una questione così importante. |
| credit to your account | | | accreditare sul vostro conto vtr |
| credit to your account | | | credito sul vostro conto nm |
| cross your mind | v | (occur to you, enter your thoughts) | passare per la mente, venire in mente vi |
| Don't tell me a naughty thought has never crossed your mind. |
| Pur avendo a che fare col denaro tutti i giorni, l'idea di rubare non mi è mai passata per la mente. |
| demonstrate your ability | | | mostrare la propria abilità |
| devote your life | v | (be totally committed: to a cause) | dedicare la propria vita vtr |
| Don't devote your life to a vain cause. |
| La zoologa Dianne Fossey ha dedicato la propria vita allo studio dei gorilla. |
| die for your country | vi | (be killed while serving in the military) | morire per la propria patria vi |
| Countless millions of young men died for their countries during the two world wars of the 20th century. |
| Nella II guerra mondiale molti soldati di tutte le nazioni morirono per la propria patria. |
| direct your attention to | | | rivolgere la propria attenzione a |
| direct your attention to sth | v | (cause you to notice sth) | rivolgere la tua attenzione a |
| direct your attention to sthg | | | dirigere la propria attenzione su qualcosa vtr |
| dislocate your wrist | vi | (suffer displaced wrist joint) | slogarsi il polso vrif |
| It's quite easy to dislocate your wrist - I did it just by taking the lid off a jam jar. |
| dismiss sth from your mind | vi | (give no more thought to sth) | togliersi qualcosa di testa |
| | | scartare l'idea |
| I briefly thought of selling everything and moving to a new country, but quickly dismissed the idea from my mind. |
| do on your own | | | fare da soli |
| do sth on your own | vi | (do sth by yourself, without help) | fare qc per proprio conto |
| It's about time you get your own place and learn to live on your own. |
| do your best | v | (try your hardest) | fare del proprio meglio |
| do your bidding | | | fai la tua scommessa |
| do your bit | v | (play your part, contribute) | fare la propria parte |
| do your duty | v | (fulfil your responsibilities) | fare il proprio dovere |
| do your part | v | (do your bit, contribute) | fare la propria parte |
| do your shopping | vi | (buy your groceries) | fare la spesa vtr |
| Con il supermercato così vicino a casa, posso fare la spesa tutti i giorni senza problemi. |
| do your utmost | | | fare del proprio meglio loc verb |
| do your utmost | | | fare tutto il possibile idiom |
| do your utmost to | v | (do everything you can to) | fare il massimo per |
| don't hold your breath | interj | informal (do not expect sth immediately) | non farci affidamento inter |
| don't put all your eggs in one basket | | | non concentrare tutte le proprie energie in una cosa sola |
| down your arms | | | mettere giù le armi |
| drag your feet | vi | (dawdle) | trascinare i piedi vtr |
| If you do not stop dragging your feet, we will never get there on time. |
| Smettila di trascinare i piedi e cammina come si deve. |
| | | strascicare i piedi vtr |
| Smettila di strascicare i piedi e cammina come si deve.. |
| drag your feet | vi | figurative (be slow to act) | tirarla per le lunghe vtr |
| Lo so che la stai tirando per le lunghe perché non vuoi andare da mia madre, ma bisogna andarci, perciò sbrigati! |
| draw your salary | | | ritirare la paga vtr |
| eat your fill | v | (eat until sated) | mangiare a crepapelle vi |
| eat your heart out | interj | slang (be envious of my achievement) | roditi il fegato inter |
| | | crepa inter |
| eat your words | v | figurative (be proven wrong) | doversi rimangiare qualcosa v rif |
| edge your way | vi | (move along slowly or gradually) | procedere attentamente vi |
| enjoy your meal | interj | (bon appétit) | buon appetito inter |
| Here is the pizza you ordered; enjoy your meal. |
| Ecco la pizza che hai ordinato; buon appetito! |
| Enjoy your meal! | interj | (to diners: Bon appétit!) | buon appetito! inter |
| enjoy your stay | | | buona permanenza idiom |
| enjoy your trip | | | buon viaggio idiom |
| fall on your knees | | | cadere in ginocchio |
| feel your way along | vi | (proceed tentatively) | procedere con cautela vi |
| fight your way | | | farsi strada |
| find your | | | trova il tuo |
| find your niche | vi | (find an outlet for one's tastes and skills) | trovarsi una nicchia v rif |
| At first, I didn't have any friends, but I found my niche in the theater club. |
| Segnala un errore |
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