English-Italian translations for sand

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sabbiaNon dobbiamo nascondere la testa sotto la sabbia. We must not bury our heads in the sand. Dobbiamo tirare fuori la testa dalla sabbia. We need to get our heads out of the sand. Non possiamo nascondere la testa sotto la sabbia, però. We cannot bury our heads in the sand, however.
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spiaggiaRaccoglievano molluschi sulla spiaggia, quando si è alzata la marea e sono affogati. They were cockle picking on the sands, the tide came in and they were all drowned.

Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt |grain sizes chart">w:Particle size |grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction
A beach or other expanse of sand
Personal courage
A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
A single grain of sand
A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass
Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand
To abrade the surface of with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it
To blot ink using sand
A sandpiper

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