Collins English-Italian Dictionary: English Words Starting With “A”
- a ... a bag of mixed nuts
- a bag of sweets ... a bit of spit and polish
- a bit too much ... a box of paints
- a box on the ear ... a car fitted with a radio
- a car parked on the verge of the road ... a cigarette butt
- a city like Paris ... a confident manner
- a confined space ... a day's march
- a day's wages ... a downward trend in prices
- a dozen eggs ... a feeling of weariness came over her
- a feeling or sense of déjà vu ... a five-speed gearbox
- a five-year-old girl ... a full-time job
- a funny feeling came over me ... a good few or quite a few
- a good few or quite a few (people) came ... a happy ending
- a happy medium ... a holy terror
- a hoot of derision ... a kilted skirt
- a kind-hearted person ... a life of hardship
- a life of leisure ... a long weekend
- a longing for affection ... a man of property
- a man of solid build ... a mirror
- a miserable failure ... a necessary evil
- a neon light ... a pained silence
- a painting by Picasso ... a personal opinion
- a personal question ... a plausible excuse
- a play by Shakespeare ... a pre-election rally
- a precious resource ... a range of subjects
- a rapid switch of plan ... a road full of twists and turns
- a road map to peace ... a scheme to rebuild or for rebuilding sth
- a score ... a shepherd with his dog
- a shift in government policy ... a six-pack
- a six-piece band ... a smooth operator
- a smutty magazine ... a stab in the back
- a stable relationship ... a striped skirt
- a stroke of genius ... a tacky film
- a tale of woe ... a thoroughly unpleasant person
- a thoughtful and caring man ... a trickle of water
- a trifle long ... a wad of banknotes
- a wail of protest ... a wicked blow
- a wicked sense of humour ... a young man
- a young man of promise ... abide
- abide by ... above the clouds
- above-mentioned ... abstain
- abstainer ... accept
- acceptable ... according to him
- according to my lights ... ache
- aches in your muscles ... acrid
- Acrilan ... actuated by
- acuity ... adept
- adept (in, at) ... administrator
- admirable ... adulate
- adulation ... advertising campaign
- advertising matter ... aesthetics
- AEU ... Africa
- African ... after you!
- after-dinner ... agent's commission
- agglomerate ... agreement
- agricultural ... air raid
- air rifle ... airway
- airworthiness ... Alexander the Great
- Alexandria ... all he ever thinks about is sex
- all hell broke loose ... all the best!
- all the books ... all-time
- all-weather ... almighty
- almond ... alternative
- alternative medicine ... ambassador-at-large
- ambassadorial ... amidships
- amino acid ... amt
- amuck ... an early general election
- an early Victorian table ... an incident likely to cause trouble
- an inconspicuous grey building ... an orange pip
- an ordinary day ... an upper-class accent
- ANA ... ancient
- ancient monument ... and yet
- and yet I enjoyed it ... animal
- animal husbandry ... annual report
- annually ... antechamber
- antedate ... antihero
- antihistamine ... anxious or eager to please
- anxiously ... apartheid
- apartment ... apparatus
- apparel ... application program
- applications package ... approximately
- approximation ... arbiter
- arbitrage ... arctic fox
- Arctic Ocean ... are you O.K. for money?
- are you out of your mind? ... arithmetic/geometric progression
- arithmetical ... arouse
- arpeggio ... arthropod
- Arthur ... as a general rule
- as a gesture of friendship ... as far as I can gather
- as far as I can judge ... as mad as a hatter or a March hare
- as many (as) ... as the case may be
- as the crow flies ... ascribe
- ASCU ... aspirin
- aspiring ... associate director
- associated company ... asunder
- ASV ... at a run
- at a set time ... at full speed
- at great cost ... at point-blank range
- at present ... at the cost of his life/health
- at the crack of dawn ... at the touch of a button
- at the turn of the year/century ... athlete
- athletic ... attend
- attend to ... auction room
- auction sale ... authentic
- authentically ... autonomy
- autopilot ... avow
- avowal ... AZ
- azalea ... azure
