crescent
US /ˈkres.ənt/
UK /ˈkres.ənt/
1.
falce, mezzaluna
a narrow, curved shape that is thicker in the middle and tapers to a point at each end, like the shape of the moon in its first or last quarter
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The moon was a thin crescent in the night sky.
La luna era una sottile falce nel cielo notturno.
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She drew a crescent shape on the paper.
Ha disegnato una forma a falce sulla carta.
2.
cornetto, croissant
a pastry in the shape of a crescent, typically made of puff pastry
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I had a delicious chocolate crescent for breakfast.
Ho mangiato un delizioso cornetto al cioccolato per colazione.
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The bakery sells fresh crescents every morning.
La panetteria vende cornetti freschi ogni mattina.
1.
a falce, a mezzaluna
having the shape of a crescent
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The chef arranged the crescent-shaped potatoes on the plate.
Lo chef ha disposto le patate a forma di falce sul piatto.
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A crescent moon appeared in the sky.
Una luna a falce apparve nel cielo.