Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Straggler

A person or animal that stays behind or moves more slowly than the others in a group, thus falling behind.

Sunburst

A sudden, bright shining of the sun from behind clouds.

Surface retention

The ability of a surface to retain moisture, heat, or other substances.

Swiftness

The quality of moving or capable of moving at high speed.

Sycophant

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

Systematic review

A literature review that uses systematic and explicit methods to identify, select, and critically appraise relevant research, and to collect and analyze data from the studies that are included in the review.

Take down a peg

To humble someone; to cause someone to lose their conceit or overinflated sense of self-importance.

Tax regime

The system of laws, regulations, and rates that determines how taxes are levied by a government.

Tensile-strength

The resistance of a material to breaking under tension, measured as the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before failing or breaking.

Territorial research

Systematic investigation and mapping of the cultural, social, economic, and physical characteristics of a specific geographic area.

Thermal Radiation

The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization.

Thermonuclear Reaction

A nuclear reaction in which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing energy in the process.