words in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.word [Brit wəːd, Am wərd] N

1. word (verbal expression):

word
parola f
word
vocabolo m
word
termine m
to say a few words about
dire alcune parole su
those were his very words
furono proprio queste le sue parole
to have no words to express sth
non trovare le parole or non avere parole per esprimere qc
idle, well-chosen words
parole oziose, scelte accuratamente
long words
parole difficili or paroloni
in 120 words
in 120 parole
in a word, no
in una parola, no or insomma, no
there is no other word for it
non ci sono altre parole per dirlo
with these words he left
dopo aver detto queste parole, se ne andò
in your own words
con parole tue
I don't think “aunt” is quite the right word
non credo che “zia” sia la parola giusta
the last word
l'ultima parola
the last word fig
l'ultima novità, l'ultimo grido (in in)
to get a word in
riuscire a dire qc
not in so many words
non proprio or non esattamente
in other words
in altre parole
the spoken word
la lingua parlata or il parlato
the written word
la lingua scritta or lo scritto
to put one's feelings or thoughts into words
esprimere ciò che si prova (a parole)
there's no such word as “can't”
la parola “non posso” non esiste
what's the Greek word for “table”?
come si dice “tavolo” in greco?
a word of warning
un avvertimento
a word of advice
un consiglio
kind words
parole gentili
vulgar is hardly the word for it
volgare è dire poco
lazy is a better word for him
“pigro” è la parola che lo descrive meglio
I've said my last word on the subject
ho detto tutto ciò che avevo da dire sull'argomento
too funny, sad for words
troppo divertente, triste or indescrivibilmente divertente, triste
in the words of Washington
come disse Washington
I believed every word he said
ho creduto a tutto quello che ha detto
I mean every word of it
parlo sul serio
a word to all those who…
una parola a tutti quelli che…
a man of few words
un uomo di poche parole

4. word (promise, affirmation):

word
parola f
he gave me his word
mi ha dato la sua parola
to keep, break one's word
mantenere, non mantenere la parola data or la propria parola
it's his word against mine
è la sua parola contro la mia
to hold sb to his, her word
obbligare qn a mantenere la propria parola or la parola data
a woman of her word
una donna di parola
to take sb's word for it
credere a qn sulla parola
to take sb at his, her word
prendere qn in parola
I've only got her word for it
ho solo la sua parola
to doubt, question sb's word
dubitare di, mettere in dubbio la parola di qn
take my word for it!
credimi or puoi credermi sulla parola!
to go back on one's word
venire meno alla propria parola or alla parola data
to be as good as one's word
mantenere la propria parola or le promesse
to be better than one's word
fare più di quanto si è promesso

III.word [Brit wəːd, Am wərd] VB trans

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IV.word [Brit wəːd, Am wərd]

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word-for-word [Brit ˌwəːdfəˈwəːd, Am ˌwərdfɔrˈwərd] ADJ, ADV

word wrapping [ˈwɜːdˌræpɪŋ] N COMPUT

entry word [ˈentrɪˌwɜːd] N Am

function word [Brit, Am ˈfəŋ(k)ʃən ˌwərd] N

word cloud [ˈwəːd klaʊd, ˈwərd ˌklaʊd] N

word blindness [Brit, Am ˈwərd ˌblaɪndnɪs] N

word order [Am ˈwərd ˌɔrdər] N

portmanteau word [Brit, Am pɔrtˈmæntoʊ wərd] N

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loan-word [ˈloʊn·wɜ:rd] N LING

words Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be at a loss for words
non avere parole
what were her actual words?
quali sono state le sue precise parole?
a picture is worth a thousand words prov
un'immagine vale più di mille parole
to grope for the right words
cercare le parole giuste
to be too ridiculous for words
essere veramente ridicolo
to put words in(to) sb's mouth
attribuire a qu qc che non ha detto
actions speak louder than words prov
valgon più i fatti delle parole prov
to spell two words the same
scrivere due parole nello stesso modo
to put one's feelings into words
esprimere a parole i propri sentimenti
to never be lost for words
avere la battuta pronta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In other words, bettors were throwing money at the underdogs and underbidding on the favorites.
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We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor.
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In linguistics, it has become standard to align the words and to gloss each transcribed morpheme separately.
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Similarly, several new slang words and phrases appeared.
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The formation and elaboration of such laws, in other words, reflects the emergence of a commodities market system.
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Words and deeds are quite indifferent modes of the divine energy.
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In other words, confirm that the mediator is a significant predictor of the dependent variable, while controlling for the independent variable.
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In other words, every knit stitch is flanked on all four sides (left and right, top and bottom) by purl stitches, and vice versa.
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For older texts the Latin term incipit (it begins) is in use for the very first words of the opening sentence.
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At an average rate of 175 words a minute, he turned out 63,000 words a day, enough to fill 52 columns of a newspaper.
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