The English term "OK" matches the Italian term "bene"

other english words that include "ok" : italian :
address book annuario
amok ossessione omicida
artichoke carciofo
awoke svegliato
book libro, registrare
bookbindery legatoria
bookcase libreria
booking office biglietterià, forziere
bookkeeping contabilità
bookseller libraio
bookshop libreria
broken rotto, avarìa
broker sensale
checkbook libretto degli assegni
cheque book libretto degli assegni
choke tordo, affogare
choked strangolato
class book libro di scuola
cook cuòcere, cuoco, cuoca
cook book libro delle ricette
cooked cotto
cooker focolaio
cooking bollore, cuòcere
crook lestofante, pezzente
crooked storto
engagement book taccuino
exercise book fascìcolo
fook idiota
forsook abbandonai
fully booked gremito
guide book introduzione
guidebook guida turistica
handbook manuale
heartbroken rotto
hook gancio
hooky curvato
joke scherzo, celia, lazzo, scherzare, tiro
look cera, notabilità, occhiata
look after badare, serbare
look ahead prevedere
look at notabilità
look for esaminare, cercare, cerco
look for something cerco
look out attenzione
look through intravvedere
looked visto
looking through intravvedente
lookouts attèndere
looks at esaminato
lookup considerare, cerco
notebook taccuino
okay in ordine, buono, bene
okays concede
onlooker spettatore
outlook vedute
outspokenness franchezza
overtook sorpassai
poke immagazzinare
provoke sfidare, esacerbare, cagionare
rook abbindolare
rookie esordiente
schnooks idioti
smoke fumo, fumare
smoked fumato, affumicato
smoker fumatore
smokers fumatore
smokestack fumaiuolo
smokily fumoso
smoking affumicare
spoke raggio
spokeswoman oratrice
spook apparizione
storybook libro di fiabe
stroke accarezzare, riga
sunstroke insolazione
the book il libro
took prese
took over mi incaricai, mi incaricai
undertook intrapresi
woken svegliato
world outlook concezione del mondo
yearbook effemeride
yearbooks annali
yoke staffa, giogo
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