leaf

I [liːf]

nome (pl. leaves)

1) (of plant) foglia f.

to come into leaf — [tree] mettere le foglie, germogliare

2) (of paper) foglio m.; (of book) pagina f., foglio m.

3) (of gold, silver) foglia f.

4) (of table) (sliding, removable) prolunga f.; (hinged) ribalta f.

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to shake like a leaf — tremare come una foglia

to take a leaf out of sb.'s book — prendere esempio o trarre ispirazione da qcn.

to turn over a new leaf — voltare pagina

II [liːf]

verbo transitivo leaf through

- leaf through

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[li:f]

plural - leaves; noun

1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) foglia

2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) foglio, pagina

3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) prolunga

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- leaflet

- leafy
- turn over a new leaf

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I [liːf]

nome (pl. leaves)

1) (of plant) foglia f.

to come into leaf — [tree] mettere le foglie, germogliare

2) (of paper) foglio m.; (of book) pagina f., foglio m.

3) (of gold, silver) foglia f.

4) (of table) (sliding, removable) prolunga f.; (hinged) ribalta f.

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to shake like a leaf — tremare come una foglia

to take a leaf out of sb.'s book — prendere esempio o trarre ispirazione da qcn.

to turn over a new leaf — voltare pagina

II [liːf]

verbo transitivo leaf through

- leaf through