Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Goldenlocks

Hair of a bright golden or yellow color; a person, especially a child, with such hair.

Knobbly

Having many bumps, lumps, or protuberances; rough and uneven in shape.

Lace-curtain

Denoting or characteristic of a middle-class or socially aspiring group, especially of Irish descent.

Loiter

To stand or wait around somewhere with no apparent purpose.

Mind your ps and qs

Be careful about what you say and how you behave; mind your manners.

Nose-out

To narrowly defeat or surpass a competitor in a contest, race, or close competition.

Nursemaid

A female servant employed to care for young children in a household.

Ruffian

A violent person, especially one involved in crime.

Slurring

The act of speaking or pronouncing words indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another, often due to fatigue, intoxication, or medical conditions.

Snapdragon

Any of a genus (Antirrhinum) of Old World herbs, widely cultivated for their showy, two-lipped flowers resembling a dragon's mouth.

Snide remark

A derogatory, deprecating, or malicious comment expressed indirectly or with insinuating scorn.

Speculative boom

A rapid and substantial increase in the price of assets, driven not by fundamental economic value, but by exaggerated expectations of future price growth and market enthusiasm.