Smiles, Collective nouns, Animal noises, Spelling, Inglese e americano, Irregular plurals
Similes
As alike as two peas in a pod As black as as ink/as pitch/as the ace of spades As blind as a bat As bright as a button Like a bull in a china shop (= maldestro, violento, insensibile ai danni che si fa) Like a bull at a gate/ (= impetuoso) As clean as a whistle As cold as steel As cool as a cucumber As dead as a dodo As deaf as a post As drunk as a lord As dry as a bone As easy as winking As fat as butter As fit as a fiddle As flat as a pancake As fresh as a rose As hard as nails As heavy as lead As light as a feather As mad as a hornet [mad = angry] As mad as a hatter [mad = crazy (Alice in Wonderland)] As nutty as a fruitcake = Alquanto pazzo [he's nuts = he's crazy] As old as the hills As poor as a church mouse As pure as the driven snow As quick as lightning/as a flash As right as rain [right = a posto] As safe as houses/as the Bank of England As scarce as hens' teeth [= estremamente raro] As sharp as a needle/a razor As slow as a wet week/a snail As sober as a judge As straight as an arrow/a die As strong as an ox/a lion As sure as eggs [is eggs] As thin as a rake As ugly as sin As warm as toast As weak as water As white as a sheet
Collective nouns
a bench of bishops a bevy of quails/beauties a flock of birds/sheep (in Australia, anche "mob of sheep") a gaggle of geese a herd of cattle/elephants etc. a litter of pups/kittens etc a mob of kangaroos a murder of crows a pack of wolves a parliament of owls a pod of whales a pride of lion(s) a set of numbers/tools a shoal of fish/ a school of fish a swarm of bees
Animal noises
Bees/flies etc. buzz Birds warble or chirp [ma spesso direbbero "Cheep!"]; some birds, especially chicks, squawk; parrots screech Cats mew [ma direbbero "Miaow!"] Cows low [ma direbbero "Moo!"] Dogs bark or growl [ma direbbero "Woof woof!", "Bow wow!" o "Yap yap!" secondo le dimensioni] Donkeys (asses) bray [ma direbbero "Hee-haw"] Doves coo Ducks quack Elephants trumpet Frogs/toads croak Geese honk Hens cluck Horses neigh or whinny Hyenas/kookaburras laugh Lions roar Owls hoot Pigs grunt [ma direbbero "Oink!"] Roosters (cocks) crow [ma direbbero "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"] Sheep bleat [ma direbbero "Baa!"] Snakes hiss Turkeys gobble Whales blow or ventilate Wolves howl
Spelling
Inglese Americano aesthetic esthetic analyse analyze axe ax catalogue catalog categorise categorize centre center cheque [assegno] check colour color cosy cozy disc disk gaol jail jewellery jewelry licence (sostantivo; il verbo è license) license (sostantivo) offence offense plough plouw programme program rhyme rime storey [piano di un palazzo] story sulphur sulfur traveller traveler tyre [pneumatico] tire waggon wagon woollen woolen
Inglese e americano
Inglese Americano Bretelle Braces Suspenders Camion Lorry Truck Contrassegnare (una casella) Tick (a box) Check (a box) Giardinetta Estate car / Shooting brake Station wagon Cofano (della macchina) Bonnet Hood Portabagagli (della macchina) Boot Trunk Marciapiede Footpath Sidewalk Parabrezza Windscreen Windshield Gomma da cancellare Rubber Eraser ["rubber" negli USA = "preservativo"] Pianterreno Ground floor First floor Primo piano First floor Second floor Pietanza Main course Entrée Quindicina di giorni Fortnight Two weeks Rubinetto Tap Faucet
Irregular plurals
Singular Plural brother brothers, o (in contesto arcaico o religioso) brethren cannon cannon (qualche volta, anche "cannons") child children deer deer foot feet fish fish ["fishes" se significa "tipi di pesce"] goose geese louce lice man men mouce mice ox oxen sheep sheep swine swine tooth teeth woman women I plurali irregolari si riferiscono a parole di derivazione anglosassone. Le parole che finiscono in "-f" o "-fe", di derivazione anglosassone, normalmente prendono "-ves" al plurale: es. life / lives, wife / wives, dwarf / dwarves. Eccezione: roof / roofs.