Collins English-Italian Dictionary: English Words Starting With “T”
- T ... taciturnity
- Tacitus ... tainted
- Taiwan ... take-home pay
- take-up ... tamely
- Tamil ... tape measure
- tape recorder ... taster
- tasty ... taxidermist
- taxidermy ... teaching staff
- teacup ... technical
- technical college ... telecommunications
- telecommuter ... televise
- television ... temporary
- temporary secretary ... tennis elbow
- tennis match ... terraced
- terracing ... testicle
- testicular ... thank you for your letter dated 5th July or July 5th
- thank you for your patience and understanding ... that crazy son of yours
- that cupboard will have to go ... that man
- that man Jones ... that time is very inconvenient for me
- that took the edge off my appetite ... that would be telling!
- that would come in very handy ... that's beside the point
- that's better! ... that's not my job
- that's not nearly enough ... that's the idea
- that's the last straw! ... the (real/main) issue is whether ...
- the (Royal) Mint ... the Annunciation
- the answer came or was too pat ... the Atlas Mountains
- the atmosphere was electric ... the Baltic (Sea)
- the band's latest hit ... the bidding went as high as £500
- the Big Bang ... the book is geared to adult students
- the book is in French ... the brow of the hill
- the Budget ... the car got stuck on a slope
- the car has had a bash ... the cat scratched me
- the cat's dug up my plants ... the Church of Rome
- the cigarette burnt a hole in her dress ... the company is in dispute with the government
- the company is unused to competition ... the crops
- the crowd ... the daylight was dying fast
- the days are closing in ... the discussion ranged over a wide number of topics
- the dismissal of a case ... the door swung shut
- the door was flung open ... the election will be held next week
- the electricity has been cut off ... the extent of the damage is not yet known
- the externals ... the fifties
- the fight against cancer ... the First World
- the First World War ... the funnies
- the funny thing about it is that ... ... the gods
- the going rate ... the gripes
- the groom and his best man ... the highlight of the evening
- the highlight of the holiday ... the house is carpeted throughout
- the house is close to the shops ... the incident led to serious trouble
- the incident which triggered the First World War ... the job is now well under way
- the job is too much for her ... the last in the series
- the Last Judgement ... the less said about it the better
- the less well off ... the love he bore her
- the love of God ... the matter in hand
- the matter is under examination ... the minister had a meeting with the ambassador
- the minister issued a statement yesterday ... the music scene
- the mysterious East ... the newspaper is still in the mailbox
- the next batch of students ... the odds are in his favour
- the odds are that ... ... the Opposition
- the or that same day ... the party lasted right through until morning
- the party looks like being fun ... the Pilgrim Fathers
- the Pillars of Hercules ... the police are investigating the murder
- the police are keeping him under observation ... the Post Office
- the post suited her perfectly ... the private sector
- the privileged few ... the rabble
- the race is run over 4 km ... the remaining ingredients
- the remains of his fortune ... the river has burst its banks
- the river has flooded the village ... the Rota
- the Royal Family ... the scheme is wrapped in secrecy
- the school bus ... the sex industry
- the Seychelles ... the simple past
- the simple truth ... the sole reason
- the soloist had just left the platform ... the stereo still isn't right
- the stick broke in two ... the sun peeped out from behind the clouds
- the sun was playing on the water ... the team's chances of winning
- the team's disappointing performance ... the tickets are all sold out
- the tide has turned ... the train has been cancelled
- the train is due at 8 ... the turf
- the Turks ... the Upper Chamber
- the upper classes ... the visual arts
- the volume is adjustable ... the weather was really beautiful
- the weather was shocking ... the whole shoot
- the whole shooting match ... the wood has rotted through
- the woodwind ... the younger son
- the younger/older generation ... their team won the boat race by 2 lengths
- their true feelings came into the open ... there are fifty students competing for six places
- there are five of us ... there is a good market for videos
- there is a great deal of guesswork in their calculations ... there is no time to spare
- there is no wine left ... there was a highly charged atmosphere
- there was a knock at the door ... there was some good play in the first half
- there was stuff in that file that was private ... there you go again!
- there'll be fun and games with that ... there's been a muddle over the seats
- there's been a run on ... ... there's no place like home
- there's no pleasing him ... there's rather a lot
- there's safety in numbers ... thermodynamics
- thermometer ... they all tucked into the huge breakfast
- they all went in ... they are waiting for the water to subside
- they are well matched ... they entered the name into the computer
- they estimated it would take three weeks ... they have lowered interest rates
- they have made a breakthrough in the search for the cause of the disease ... they live in the flat below us
- they live in the provinces ... they ran an extra train
- they ran away before the police came ... they think it's cool to do drugs
- they thrust him into a van ... they were locked in each other's arms
- they were lured into an ambush ... they're advertising for editors
- they're advertising the new model ... they're widening the road
- they're worlds apart ... things are getting lively
- things are getting on top of me ... third
- third ager ... this car is slower than my old one
- this car is theirs ... this is Friday
- this is hardly the time ... this jumper has gone at the elbows
- this knife's very handy ... this road crosses the motorway
- this road is very hilly ... this work is beyond my capacity
- this year ... thoughtful
- thoughtfully ... three-legged
- three-legged race ... through the crowd
- through the medium of the press ... thumbtack
- thump ... ticklish
- ticktock ... tightly
- tightly closed ... time sharing
- time sheet ... tinker
- tinker about with ... titillate
- titivate ... to achieve one's ambition
- to achieve one's end ... to advise against doing sth
- to advise sb (on sth) ... to answer the call of duty
- to answer the door ... to ascend to the throne
- to ascribe sth to sth/sb ... to avail o.s. of
- to avenge o.s. (on sb) ... to be (as) fit as a fiddle
- to be (dead) set against (doing) sth ... to be a good/poor writer
- to be a halfway house between ... to be above/below par
- to be absent without leave ... to be an encumbrance to sb
- to be an honour to one's profession ... to be at one (with sb)
- to be at one's last gasp ... to be bleary-eyed
- to be blessed with ... to be closeted with sb
- to be clueless ... to be deep in thought/in a book
- to be defective in sth ... to be employed
- to be encumbered (with) ... to be fucked up
- to be full of ... ... to be heavy on petrol
- to be heavy-hearted ... to be in a pickle
- to be in a position of trust ... to be in daily use
- to be in danger of falling ... to be in need of
- to be in no condition to do sth ... to be in the family way
- to be in the firing line ... to be in/out of season
- to be in/out of step with ... to be left to the tender mercies of sb
- to be legal tender ... to be nearing completion
- to be neglectful of sb/sth ... to be on day release
- to be on day shift ... to be on the alert
- to be on the ball ... to be on top of the world
- to be on tow ... to be out of debt
- to be out of fashion ... to be physically handicapped
- to be pigeon-toed ... to be puzzled about sth
- to be quick off the mark (in doing sth) ... to be safe from
- to be Sagittarius ... to be skewed
- to be skint ... to be suggestive of
- to be suited to sth ... to be thrown in (at) the deep end
- to be tickled pink ... to be under sb's thumb
- to be under sedation ... to be up early
- to be up in arms ... to be widowed
- to be wild about ... to bear away
- to bear down (on) ... to become naturalized
- to become or be enmeshed in ... to bid fair to be/do sth
- to bid farewell (to sb) ... to blow smoke rings
- to blow sth sky-high ... to break into a trot
- to break into song/a trot ... to bring judicial proceedings against sb
- to bring luck ... to buck one's ideas up
- to buckle down to a job ... to calculate on sth/on doing sth
- to call 911/999 ... to cast a slur on sb
- to cast aspersions on sth/sb ... to caution sb against doing sth
- to cavil (at) ... to chew the cud
- to chicken out of sth ... to clip sb's wings
- to close in on sb ... to come clean
- to come down (from/to) ... to come out on strike
- to come out on top ... to come up (before)
- to come/go to sb's rescue ... to conclude (with)
- to concur (with) ... to contrast (with)
- to contribute an article to a newspaper ... to cover for sb
- to cover o.s. with glory/disgrace ... to cuddle up to sb
- to cudgel one's brains ... to cut up rough
- to cut wood with an axe ... to decide that
- to decide to do sth ... to denude (of)
- to deny o.s. sth ... to die in childbirth
- to die in harness ... to discuss sth at length
- to disdain to do sth ... to do a sum in one's head
- to do a work placement ... to do sb out of sth
- to do sb proud ... to do the washing
- to do the washing-up ... to draw a line through sth
- to draw a line under sth ... to drill a hole
- to drill good manners into a child ... to dry the dishes
- to duck one's head ... to embody (in)
- to embroil sb in sth ... to enter sb/sth for sth
- to enter the Church ... to exhaust o.s
- to exhort sb (to sth/to do sth) ... to fall down
- to fall down on the job ... to fall violently in love with sb
- to familiarize o.s. with ... to feel grim
- to feel guilty (about) ... to feel unsafe
- to feel unsettled ... to find for/against sb
- to find one's feet ... to fling on one's clothes
- to fling one's arms round sb ... to follow sb's advice
- to follow sb's lead ... to fumble a ball
- to fumble a catch ... to gather the harvest
- to gather together ... to get an eyeful (of)
- to get an outside opinion ... to get from
- to get from A to B ... to get o.s. into shape
- to get o.s. talked about ... to get or take the lion's share
- to get organized ... to get sth done
- to get sth for sb ... to get under sb's feet
- to get under sb's skin ... to give a yell
- to give alms ... to give sb a caning
- to give sb a chance to do sth ... to give sb a ticking-off
- to give sb a tickle ... to give sb the dope (on sth)
- to give sb the freedom of one's house ... to give sth to sb
- to give sth up as a bad job ... to go aboard
- to go about one's business ... to go by train
- to go by underground or on the underground ... to go full steam ahead
- to go gaga ... to go joy-riding
- to go junketing ... to go on the rampage
- to go on the stage ... to go riding
- to go right back to the beginning of sth ... to go through the proper channels
- to go through the roof ... to go to waste
- to go to work ... to gravitate (towards)
- to graze one's knees ... to hack one's way through
- to hack sth to pieces ... to have a ball
- to have a bath ... to have a fit of crying
- to have a fixation on sth ... to have a hideous disfigurement
- to have a high old time ... to have a pleasant evening
- to have a pleasant/frightening experience ... to have a stiff neck
- to have a stiff neck/back ... to have a whip-round for sb
- to have a will of one's own ... to have carroty hair
- to have casual sex ... to have no pretensions to sth/to being sth
- to have no previous convictions ... to have pots of money
- to have power over sb ... to have the gift of the gab
- to have the jitters ... to heckle (sb)
- to hedge one's bets ... to hold a plebiscite
- to hold a replay ... to hold the record (for sth)
- to hold the road ... to improve in sth
- to improve one's chances of success ... to inquire when/where/whether
- to inscribe sth to sb ... to issue (from)
- to issue a challenge ... to jump out (of) the window
- to jump out of bed ... to keep bad company
- to keep body and soul together ... to keep regular hours
- to keep sb at a distance ... to keep things on an even keel
- to keep time ... to knock off £10 or knock £10 off the price
- to knock one's head on/against sth ... to labour up a hill
- to lack substance ... to lay on (for)
- to lay one's cards on the table ... to learn by experience
- to learn one's lines ... to let fly at sb
- to let go of sb/sth ... to lie face upward
- to lie fallow ... to live in the suburbs
- to live it up ... to look askance at sb/sth
- to look at o.s. in the mirror ... to look through a telescope
- to look through the window ... to lose the use of one's legs
- to lose to sb ... to make a comeback
- to make a crude attempt at doing sth ... to make a plea for sth
- to make a point ... to make an appointment with sb
- to make an approach to sb ... to make it simple for you ...
- to make it up to sb (for sth) ... to make or break sb
- to make or cause a commotion ... to make sheep's eyes at sb
- to make shift with/without sth ... to march past
- to march past sb ... to mis-sell a pension
- to mislead sb into thinking that ... ... to muse on or about sth
- to my (way of) thinking ... to OD on
- to offend against ... to overreach o.s.
- to overstate one's case ... to pass a vote of no confidence
- to pass an exam with flying colours ... to pay in full
- to pay in instalments ... to pick a bone
- to pick a fight/quarrel with sb ... to place an order for sth with sb
- to place an order with sb (for) ... to play cards
- to play catch-up ... to play with fire
- to play X off against Y ... to poke sb with one's umbrella
- to poke sb's eye out ... to preclude sb from doing
- to preen o.s. on sth/on doing sth ... to proceed from
- to proceed straightforwardly ... to pull a tendon
- to pull at or on one's pipe ... to push o.s. forward
- to push one's way through ... to put down a deposit of £50
- to put down a riot ... to put one's hair up
- to put one's hand in one's pocket ... to put sb through the mill
- to put sb through to sb ... to put the squeeze on sb
- to put the words to music ... to raise or kick up a stink
- to raise sb's hopes ... to read sb the riot act
- to read sb's palm ... to refer sth to
- to refer to ... to remonstrate with sb about sth
- to remount a horse/bicycle ... to rest secure in the knowledge that ...
- to restate one's position/one's opposition ... to ring round one's friends
- to ring sb (up) ... to rub sb up the wrong way
- to rub shoulders with sb ... to run riot
- to run sb into town ... to save one's neck
- to save or keep sth for a rainy day ... to score a direct hit
- to score a hit ... to see a relationship between
- to see for oneself ... to sell sb short
- to sell sth at a loss ... to serve an ace
- to serve an apprenticeship ... to set sb's mind at rest
- to set sth against sth ... to share (with)
- to share in ... to shout with laughter
- to shout with pain ... to sign on for a course
- to sign on the dotted line ... to skate across/down etc
- to skate on thin ice ... to sleep under the open sky
- to sleep with sb ... to smooth away wrinkles
- to smooth cream into one's face ... to some purpose
- to sorrow over sth ... to spell sth out for sb
- to spend 3 years at sea ... to spread like wildfire
- to spread one's wings ... to stake (on)
- to stake a claim (to sth) ... to stand up for o.s.
- to stand up for sb/sth ... to steal a glance at sb
- to steal a march on sb ... to stop in one's tracks
- to stop o.s. (from doing sth) ... to strike at
- to strike at the root of a problem ... to stump in/out etc
- to subject o.s. to ridicule/criticism ... to summon up all one's courage
- to summon up all one's strength ... to sweep the sea for mines
- to sweeten or sugar the pill ... to take a cut in salary
- to take a day off ... to take a trip or to go on a trip
- to take a turn at the wheel ... to take issue with sb (over sth)
- to take it or things easy ... to take precedence over sb/sth
- to take proceedings (in order to do sth) ... to take sth in the right/wrong spirit
- to take sth into consideration ... to take the veil
- to take the waters ... to talk sb into doing sth
- to talk sb out of doing sth ... to teeter on the edge or brink of
- to telex sb (about sth) ... to the fore
- to the full ... to throttle back or down
- to throw a ball 200 metres ... to tie o.s. up in knots
- to tie sb down to a promise/a price/a time ... to towel o.s. dry
- to tower above or over sb/sth ... to treat sb badly
- to treat sb like a child ... to tuck sb up
- to tug (at) ... to turn sth over (and over)
- to turn sth over in one's mind ... to use or exercise one's veto
- to use pressure to obtain sth ... to waggle one's hips
- to wait (for sb/sth) ... to wander back/out etc
- to wander from or off the point ... to wear make-up
- to wear mourning ... to win a scholarship
- to win a victory ... to wish sth on sb
- to wish to do sth ... to work solidly
- to work steadily ... to write sth in full
- to write to sb ... toepiece
- toerag ... tomb
- tombola ... too young to ...
- took ... topless swimsuit
- topmost ... toss
- toss off ... touring
- touring company ... toy aircraft kit
- toy boy ... trade route
- trade secret ... trailblazer
- trailer ... transcription
- transducer ... transmission
- transmission cable ... travel voucher
- travel-sick ... tree pipit
- tree trunk ... tribute
- trice ... triplicate
- tripod ... troublemaker
- troubleshooter ... truncheon
- trundle ... tsetse fly
- tsunami ... tundra
- tune ... turn against
- turn aside ... tutelage
- tutor ... twin-bedded
- twin-carburettor ... two-handed
- two-handed grip ... typology
- tyrannical ... tzetze fly