# translation

lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: level
trans_list: livello
sense:
(video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: level
trans_list: livello
sense:
(role-playing games, video games) A numeric value that quantifies a character, ability, or item's experience and power.


lexentry: eng/level_crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: level crossing
trans_list: passaggio a livello
sense:
(chiefly, British) An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.


lexentry: eng/level_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: level up
trans_list: livellare | salire di livello
sense:
(RPG, video games, intransitive) To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities, often by acquiring experience points in role-playing games.


lexentry: eng/leverage__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leverage
trans_list: approfittare di | avvantaggiarsi di | fare leva su
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).


lexentry: eng/leviathan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leviathan
trans_list: leviatano
sense:
(Bible, mythological creature) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, described as the most powerful and dangerous creature in the ocean.


lexentry: eng/levity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: levity
trans_list: facilità
sense:
Lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; lack of appropriate seriousness; inclination to make a joke of serious matters.


lexentry: eng/levorotatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: levorotatory
trans_list: levogiro | sinistrorso
sense:
(chemistry) (of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counter-clockwise. Notation: (−) or formerly lowercase l-#Prefix.


lexentry: eng/lexeme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexeme
trans_list: lessema
sense:
(linguistics) A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form.


lexentry: eng/lexical_category__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexical category
trans_list: parte del discorso
sense:
(linguistics) A linguistic category of words (or more precisely lexical items), generally defined by the syntactic or morphological behaviour of the lexical item in question, such as noun or verb.


lexentry: eng/lexicalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexicalize
trans_list: lessicalizzare
sense:
(intransitive, of a term) To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning.


lexentry: eng/lexicography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lexicography
trans_list: lessicografia
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.


lexentry: eng/lexicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexicology
trans_list: lessicologia
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.


lexentry: eng/li__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: li
trans_list: c'è
sense:
The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).


lexentry: eng/liability_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liability insurance
trans_list: assicurazione di responsabilità civile
sense:
Any insurance against a potential loss due to the insured's liability for injury or damage to others.


lexentry: eng/libation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libation
trans_list: libagione | libamento
sense:
The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.


lexentry: eng/libelous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libelous
trans_list: diffamatorio
sense:
Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: liberal
trans_list: liberale
sense:
(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: liberalism
trans_list: liberalismo
sense:
(politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: liberalism
trans_list: liberalismo
sense:
(economics) An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).


lexentry: eng/liberation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: liberation
trans_list: emancipazione
sense:
(politics) The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.


lexentry: eng/libertarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: libertarian
trans_list: libertario | libertaria
sense:
(politics) One who advocates libertarianism; also, a member of a political party supporting libertarianism.


lexentry: eng/libertarian_socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertarian socialism
trans_list: socialismo libertario
sense:
Any of a group of political philosophies dedicated to opposing coercive forms of authority and social hierarchy, prominent examples being capitalism and the State; especially one that encourages the direct seizure by the people of the means of production with the aim of moving toward the creation of a radical direct democracy.


lexentry: eng/libertarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertarianism
trans_list: libertarianismo
sense:
(economics, philosophy, politics) A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.


lexentry: eng/libertine__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libertine
trans_list: libertino
sense:
Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.


lexentry: eng/libertinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertinism
trans_list: libertinaggio
sense:
A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.


lexentry: eng/libido__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libido
trans_list: libido
sense:
(psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.


lexentry: eng/library__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: library
trans_list: biblioteca | libreria
sense:
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.


lexentry: eng/library_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: library science
trans_list: biblioteconomia
sense:
An interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information.


lexentry: eng/libre__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libre
trans_list: libero
sense:
(software) With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the source code to create improved versions, but not necessarily free of charge. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/libtard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libtard
trans_list: pidiota
sense:
(US, slang, derogatory, political) A stupid liberal or progressive; a person who presents or advocates liberal views in a stupid or illogical manner.


lexentry: eng/license_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: license plate
trans_list: targa
sense:
An identifying tag, usually of metal, bearing a sequence of letters, numbers, or both identifying the vehicle, and placed at the back and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/licentious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licentious
trans_list: impudico | boccaccesco | dissoluto | lascivo | libertino | licenzioso
sense:
Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.


lexentry: eng/lichen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lichen
trans_list: lichene
sense:
Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.


lexentry: eng/lichenification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lichenification
trans_list: lichenificazione
sense:
(dermatology) Epidermal thickening characterized by visible and palpable thickening of the skin with accentuated skin markings.


lexentry: eng/lichenometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lichenometry
trans_list: lichenometria
sense:
(archaeology, paleontology, geomorphology) A geomorphic method of geochronologic dating that uses lichen growth to determine the age of exposed rock.


lexentry: eng/lick_one's_chops__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lick one's chops
trans_list: leccarsi i baffi
sense:
To use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.


lexentry: eng/lickspittle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lickspittle
trans_list: leccaculo
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licorice
trans_list: liquirizia
sense:
(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: licorice
trans_list: liquirizia
sense:
(uncountable, chemistry) A flavouring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.


lexentry: eng/lictor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lictor
trans_list: littore
sense:
An officer in ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.


lexentry: eng/lidocaine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lidocaine
trans_list: lidocaina
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline compound C14H22N2O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent.


lexentry: eng/lien__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lien
trans_list: diritto di retenzione
sense:
(legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: tenente
sense:
A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: tenente
sense:
(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_colonel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lieutenant colonel
trans_list: tenente colonnello
sense:
An English-language term used as a general categorization for military officer ranks that are the equivalent of lieutenant colonel, the relative rank level is found in most countries.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant general
trans_list: generale di corpo d'armata
sense:
A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_junior_grade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant junior grade
trans_list: cadetto | sottotenente di vascello
sense:
A commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life
trans_list: vita
sense:
(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: life
trans_list: vita
sense:
The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: life
trans_list: vita
sense:
(video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.


lexentry: eng/life_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life belt
trans_list: ciambella di salvataggio | salvagente
sense:
A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.


lexentry: eng/life_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life cycle
trans_list: ciclo di vita | ciclo vitale
sense:
(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.


lexentry: eng/life_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: life cycle
trans_list: ciclo di vita | ciclo vitale
sense:
(by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.


lexentry: eng/life_drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life drawing
trans_list: accademia
sense:
A sketched study of a model holding a pose, normally nude, or the process of creating such an image.


lexentry: eng/life_estate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life estate
trans_list: vitalizio ad i genitori
sense:
(legal) An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that party.


lexentry: eng/life_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life insurance
trans_list: assicurazione sulla vita
sense:
A form of insurance on the life of a person, whereby if the person dies then the insurance policy pays out a sum of money to the beneficiary (such as a person's family).


lexentry: eng/life_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life interest
trans_list: vitalizio
sense:
(law) A right, typically in the form of regular income, that lasts for the lifetime of the person benefiting from that right.


lexentry: eng/life_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life jacket
trans_list: giubbotto salvagente
sense:
an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.


lexentry: eng/life_partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life partner
trans_list: compagno
sense:
A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous.


lexentry: eng/life_raft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life raft
trans_list: scialuppa di salvataggio
sense:
A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.


lexentry: eng/lifeboat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifeboat
trans_list: scialuppa
sense:
(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).


lexentry: eng/lifeguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifeguard
trans_list: bagnino
sense:
A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lift
trans_list: ascensore
sense:
(UK, Australia, and, New Zealand, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lift
trans_list: portanza
sense:
An upward force; especially, the force (generated by wings, rotary wings, or airfoils) that keeps aircraft aloft.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lift
trans_list: dislivello
sense:
(measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.


lexentry: eng/liftoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liftoff
trans_list: lancio | partenza
sense:
(aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.


lexentry: eng/liftshaft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liftshaft
trans_list: pozzo
sense:
(UK) The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.


lexentry: eng/ligand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ligand
trans_list: ligando | legante
sense:
(inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:


lexentry: eng/ligature__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ligature
trans_list: legatura | logotipo
sense:
(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ĳ; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.


lexentry: eng/light-emitting_diode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light-emitting diode
trans_list: diodo a emissione di luce
sense:
(physics) A rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.


lexentry: eng/light__Adjective__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: light
trans_list: leggero
sense:
(nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light
trans_list: luce
sense:
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.


lexentry: eng/light__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: light
trans_list: accendere
sense:
(transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light bulb
trans_list: lampadina
sense:
An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.


lexentry: eng/light_pollution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light pollution
trans_list: inquinamento luminoso
sense:
An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.


lexentry: eng/light_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light rail
trans_list: metropolitana leggera
sense:
(US, Canada, rail) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.


lexentry: eng/light_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light switch
trans_list: interruttore
sense:
A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off.


lexentry: eng/light_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light year
trans_list: anno luce
sense:
(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.


lexentry: eng/lighter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lighter
trans_list: accendino
sense:
A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/lightning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning
trans_list: fulmine | lampo | folgore | saetta
sense:
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.


lexentry: eng/lightning_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning rod
trans_list: parafulmine
sense:
A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning.


lexentry: eng/lightning_strike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning strike
trans_list: baleno
sense:
A lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.


lexentry: eng/lights,_camera,_action__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lights, camera, action
trans_list: luci, motore, azione!
sense:
(cinematography) The traditional cue to the members of a (silent) film crew at the beginning of a take.


lexentry: eng/lightship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightship
trans_list: nave-faro
sense:
(nautical) A vessel riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.


lexentry: eng/lignoceric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lignoceric acid
trans_list: acido lignocerico
sense:
(fatty acid) The saturated fatty acid n-tetracosanoic acid, having twenty-four carbon atoms; it is found in wood tar


lexentry: eng/like__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: like
trans_list: like | mi piace
sense:
(internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/like_turkeys_voting_for_Christmas__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: like turkeys voting for Christmas
trans_list: darsi la zappa sui piedi
sense:
(Britain, simile, humorous, of an action) Self-defeating; serving to bring about a situation detrimental to the performer of the action. [from 1977]


lexentry: eng/likelihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: likelihood
trans_list: verosimiglianza | verisimiglianza
sense:
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.


lexentry: eng/likely__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: likely
trans_list: promettente
sense:
(as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable.


lexentry: eng/liken__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liken
trans_list: paragonare
sense:
Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.


lexentry: eng/lily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lily
trans_list: giglio
sense:
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.


lexentry: eng/limaçon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limaçon
trans_list: chiocciola di Pascal | limaccia di Pascal | limaçon | limaçon di Pascal
sense:
(geometry) A plane curve with polar equation \rho = a + b\,\sin\,\theta or \rho = a + b\,\cos\,\theta, of which the cardioid is a special case.


lexentry: eng/limber_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limber up
trans_list: riscaldare
sense:
(intransitive) To stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, usually as a preparation for physical exercise.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: limbo
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: limbo
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lime
trans_list: calce
sense:
(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).


lexentry: eng/lime_mortar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lime mortar
trans_list: calcina
sense:
A soft form of mortar made from sand and slaked lime, largely replaced by cement mortar in modern building methods.


lexentry: eng/limelight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limelight
trans_list: luci della ribalta | lucci della rabata
sense:
A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.


lexentry: eng/limerence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limerence
trans_list: limerence | ultrattaccamento
sense:
(psychology) An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/limerick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limerick
trans_list: filastrocca
sense:
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.


lexentry: eng/limescale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limescale
trans_list: calcare
sense:
A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.


lexentry: eng/limestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limestone
trans_list: calcare
sense:
An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.


lexentry: eng/limit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limit
trans_list: limite
sense:
(mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).


lexentry: eng/limit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limit
trans_list: limitare
sense:
(transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.


lexentry: eng/limit_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limit point
trans_list: punto di accumulazione
sense:
(topology) Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S.


lexentry: eng/limited_atonement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited atonement
trans_list: redenzione limitata
sense:
(theology) A doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only to believers.


lexentry: eng/limited_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited company
trans_list: società di capitali
sense:
A company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company.


lexentry: eng/limited_liability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited liability
trans_list: responsabilità limitata
sense:
(finance) The liability of an owner or a partner of a company for no more capital than they have invested.


lexentry: eng/limited_liability_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited liability company
trans_list: società a responsabilità limitata
sense:
(legal) A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares, and where the governing rules are set forth in a contract entered into by all of the initial shareholders. The name derives from the fact that regardless of potential losses or even bankruptcy of the corporation, individual shareholders will bear a maximum liability of the price they paid for their shares.


lexentry: eng/limited_partnership__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited partnership
trans_list: società in accomandita
sense:
(legal) A form of partnership including limited partners whose potential liability is limited to their investment.


lexentry: eng/limnology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limnology
trans_list: limnologia
sense:
(ecology) The science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.


lexentry: eng/limonene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limonene
trans_list: limonene
sense:
(organic compound) A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance


lexentry: eng/limonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limonite
trans_list: limonite
sense:
(mineral) Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hemite with clays and manganese oxide.


lexentry: eng/limousine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: limousine
trans_list: limousine
sense:
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/limpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limpet
trans_list: patella
sense:
A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.


lexentry: eng/limpkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limpkin
trans_list: arama
sense:
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.


lexentry: eng/linchpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linchpin
trans_list: cavicchio
sense:
A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.


lexentry: eng/linchpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linchpin
trans_list: albero
sense:
(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: linea | retta
sense:
(geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: linea
sense:
(music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: linea | riga
sense:
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: line
trans_list: linea
sense:
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: line
trans_list: linea
sense:
A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: line
trans_list: partizione
sense:
That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: line
trans_list: coda | fila | corda | gomena | linea | sagola
sense:
A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: line
trans_list: fanteria d'assalto | reggimento
sense:
(military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: line
trans_list: discendenza | lignaggio | linea di parentela | stirpe
sense:
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: line
trans_list: verso | battuta | riga | cima | corda | fune
sense:
A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 22
written_rep: line
trans_list: comportamento | linea di condotta
sense:
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: line
trans_list: linea | posizione
sense:
The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 24
written_rep: line
trans_list: linea
sense:
(slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 25
written_rep: line
trans_list: linea | gamma | ramo
sense:
A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 27
written_rep: line
trans_list: linea
sense:
Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 32
written_rep: line
trans_list: fase
sense:
(engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).


lexentry: eng/line__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: allineare
sense:
(transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.


lexentry: eng/line_break__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line break
trans_list: ritorno a capo
sense:
(typesetting) A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.


lexentry: eng/line_judge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line judge
trans_list: giudice di linea
sense:
(tennis) An official who watches the lines of the court and judges whether the ball has landed in or out and also declares foot faults.


lexentry: eng/line_of_business__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of business
trans_list: linea di impresa
sense:
A product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction or business need.


lexentry: eng/line_of_scrimmage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of scrimmage
trans_list: linea di scrimmage
sense:
(American football) Either of two imaginary lines across the football field touching one of the two apices of the football which point toward either the defensive side or the offensive side before the center is allowed to touch the ball before each play.


lexentry: eng/lineage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lineage
trans_list: lignaggio | discendenza | stirpe | righe
sense:
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.


lexentry: eng/linear_algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear algebra
trans_list: algebra lineare
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations and systems of linear equations.


lexentry: eng/linear_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear programming
trans_list: programmazione lineare
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.


lexentry: eng/linearity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linearity
trans_list: linearità
sense:
(mathematics) A relationship between several quantities which can be considered as proportional and expressed in terms of linear algebra, or any mathematical property of a relationship, operation or function that is analogous to such proportionality, satisfying additivity and homogeneity.


lexentry: eng/linearly_independent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linearly independent
trans_list: vacante
sense:
(linear algebra) (Of a set of vectors or ring elements) whose nontrivial linear combinations are nonzero


lexentry: eng/linen_closet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linen closet
trans_list: biancheria
sense:
A shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.).


lexentry: eng/liner__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: liner
trans_list: rivestimento, fodera
sense:
(South Korean idol fandom) person born in a certain year (XX liner); person who belongs to a certain line


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linger
trans_list: attardarsi | indugiare | protrarsi | sostare | trattenersi
sense:
(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linger
trans_list: restare vivo | sopravvivere | tirare avanti
sense:
(intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.


lexentry: eng/lingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingo
trans_list: gergo
sense:
(informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.


lexentry: eng/lingua_franca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingua franca
trans_list: lingua franca
sense:
A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.


lexentry: eng/liniment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liniment
trans_list: linimento
sense:
A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: link
trans_list: anello | maglia
sense:
(kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: link
trans_list: link | collegamento
sense:
(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: link
trans_list: anello | maglia
sense:
(chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.


lexentry: eng/linkage__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: linkage
trans_list: associazione | linkage
sense:
(US, politics, historical) A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.


lexentry: eng/linked_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linked list
trans_list: lista
sense:
(computer science) A simple linear data structure, each of whose nodes includes a pointer to the next (and sometimes previous) node in the list, enabling traversal of the structure in at least one direction from any starting point.


lexentry: eng/linking_element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linking element
trans_list: anaptissi
sense:
(linguistics) An element of morphological analysis, usually carrying no meaning, used to connect words or stems to form compounds.


lexentry: eng/linnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linnet
trans_list: fanello
sense:
A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina, syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.


lexentry: eng/linoleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linoleic acid
trans_list: acido linoleico
sense:
(fatty acid) a polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils


lexentry: eng/linoleum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linoleum
trans_list: linoleum
sense:
An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.


lexentry: eng/linseed_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linseed oil
trans_list: olio di lino
sense:
An oil, extracted from flax seeds (and usually then boiled), used as a drying agent in paints, varnishes, etc.


lexentry: eng/linstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linstock
trans_list: buttafuoco
sense:
(historical) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.


lexentry: eng/lintel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lintel
trans_list: piattabanda | architrave
sense:
(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.


lexentry: eng/lion's_leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lion's leaf
trans_list: leontopetalo
sense:
Leontice leontopetalum, a flowering plant of the Eastern Mediterranean containing saponins in all its parts


lexentry: eng/lip-sync__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip-sync
trans_list: cantare in playback
sense:
(music, singing) To move lips in synchronization with sounds (generally recorded) so it appears they are the source of the sounds.


lexentry: eng/lip__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lip
trans_list: beccuccio | labbro
sense:
(by extension, countable) The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.


lexentry: eng/lip_balm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip balm
trans_list: burro di cacao
sense:
A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores.


lexentry: eng/lip_sync__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip sync
trans_list: play-back | playback
sense:
(music, singing) The synchronization of prerecorded audio signals and movement of the lips such that there is no lack of simultaneity between them.


lexentry: eng/lipid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipid
trans_list: lipide
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.


lexentry: eng/lipodystrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipodystrophy
trans_list: lipodistrofia
sense:
(pathology) A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.


lexentry: eng/lipogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipogenesis
trans_list: lipogenesi
sense:
(biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce


lexentry: eng/liposome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liposome
trans_list: liposoma
sense:
(biochemistry) An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.


lexentry: eng/liposuction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liposuction
trans_list: liposuzione
sense:
(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.


lexentry: eng/liquefied_natural_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquefied natural gas
trans_list: gas naturale liquefatto
sense:
(petrochemistry) Natural gas that has been cooled and compressed to liquid form for transport and storage.


lexentry: eng/liquefied_petroleum_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquefied petroleum gas
trans_list: gas liquido
sense:
(petrochemistry) A mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.


lexentry: eng/liqueur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liqueur
trans_list: liquore
sense:
A flavoured alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid
trans_list: liquido
sense:
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid
trans_list: liquido
sense:
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.


lexentry: eng/liquid_air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid air
trans_list: liquefazione dell'aria
sense:
Air which is in a liquid state due to being pressurized or kept at a low temperature, or both, usually for storage and transport purposes.


lexentry: eng/liquid_crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid crystal
trans_list: cristallo liquido
sense:
(chemistry, physics) A phase of matter similar to a liquid, in which the molecules are arranged regularly in one or two dimensions.


lexentry: eng/liquid_smoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid smoke
trans_list: estratto di fumo
sense:
A substance produced by either passing smoke from wood-burning through water, or capturing such smoke and later mixing it with water, used for food preservation and flavoring.


lexentry: eng/liquidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: liquidity
trans_list: liquidità
sense:
(economics, countable) An asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value; the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash.


lexentry: eng/liquor__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: liquor
trans_list: liquore
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.


lexentry: eng/lisp__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lisp
trans_list: essere bleso | parlare con la esse moscia | parlare con la lisca | parlare con la zeppola
sense:
To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: list
trans_list: lista | elenco
sense:
A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself. [from 1600]


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: list
trans_list: listato | lista
sense:
(computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.


lexentry: eng/list__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: list
trans_list: elencare | listare
sense:
(transitive) To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.


lexentry: eng/list_price__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: list price
trans_list: prezzo di listino
sense:
(business) The retail selling price of an item, as recommended by the manufacturer or retail distributor, or as listed in a catalog.


lexentry: eng/listen__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listen
trans_list: ascoltare | sentire | stare in ascolto per
sense:
(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.


lexentry: eng/listeriosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listeriosis
trans_list: listeriosi
sense:
(medicine) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii, often through contaminated food.


lexentry: eng/litany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litany
trans_list: litania
sense:
A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.


lexentry: eng/literal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literal
trans_list: letterale | alla lettera
sense:
Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical, and etymonic rather than idiomatic.


lexentry: eng/literal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: literal
trans_list: letterale
sense:
(programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.


lexentry: eng/literally__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literally
trans_list: letteralmente
sense:
Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor; without overstatement, understatement, euphemism, or dysphemism.


lexentry: eng/literary_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary agent
trans_list: agente
sense:
A person who represents writers and their written works to publishers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same.


lexentry: eng/literary_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary science
trans_list: scienza del testo
sense:
In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.


lexentry: eng/literature__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: literature
trans_list: letteratura
sense:
(usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.


lexentry: eng/lithiasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithiasis
trans_list: litiasi
sense:
(medicine) The process of forming stone-like deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.


lexentry: eng/lithium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium
trans_list: litio
sense:
(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal.


lexentry: eng/lithium_aluminium_hydride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium aluminium hydride
trans_list: idruro di litio-alluminio
sense:
(inorganic compound) LiAlH4, a powerful reducing agent with many applications in organic chemistry; contains the aluminohydride anion AlH4-.


lexentry: eng/lithium_carbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium carbonate
trans_list: carbonato di litio
sense:
(organic compound) The lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li2CO3, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder.


lexentry: eng/lithography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithography
trans_list: litografia
sense:
The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it. [from 1813]


lexentry: eng/lithosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithosphere
trans_list: litosfera | crosta terrestre
sense:
(geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.


lexentry: eng/lithostratigraphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithostratigraphy
trans_list: litostratigrafia
sense:
(geology) The study and classification of rock strata according to their distinct lithological properties.


lexentry: eng/lithotripsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithotripsy
trans_list: litotrissia
sense:
(surgery) A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument, by which a kidney stone or similar calculus is broken into particles small enough to be voided or washed out.


lexentry: eng/litmus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litmus
trans_list: tornasole
sense:
(uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.


lexentry: eng/litmus_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: litmus test
trans_list: cartina tornasole
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) Any test which produces a binary, decisive result (for example, determining whether to appoint someone to a job) by measuring a single indicator.


lexentry: eng/litotes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litotes
trans_list: litote
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litter
trans_list: lettiera
sense:
(uncountable) Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. [1325]


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: litter
trans_list: rifiuti | spazzatura | immondizia
sense:
(countable) A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs. [1330s]


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: litter
trans_list: rifiuti | spazzatura | immondizia
sense:
(medical, countable) Synonym of stretcher, such a vehicle used for transporting the sick and injured, inclusive of designs carried in the hand.


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: litter
trans_list: cucciolata
sense:
(countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]


lexentry: eng/litter_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litter box
trans_list: lettiera
sense:
A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with kitty litter, sand, clay chips, etc.


lexentry: eng/little_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: little boy
trans_list: bambino
sense:
(AU, NZ) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a cheerio.


lexentry: eng/little_bustard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little bustard
trans_list: gallina prataiola
sense:
Tetrax tetrax, a migratory bird of the family Otididae (bustards) found in parts of Europe and Central Asia


lexentry: eng/little_egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little egret
trans_list: garzetta
sense:
A species of egret, Egretta garzetta, family Ardeidae, widely distributed throughout the Old World, the Caribbean, and Eastern North America.


lexentry: eng/little_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little penguin
trans_list: pinguino minore
sense:
The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.


lexentry: eng/liturgy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liturgy
trans_list: liturgia
sense:
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.


lexentry: eng/live__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: live
trans_list: vivere
sense:
(transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.


lexentry: eng/live_and_learn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live and learn
trans_list: vivendo s'impara
sense:
An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.


lexentry: eng/live_and_let_live__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live and let live
trans_list: vivi e lascia vivere
sense:
(idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.


lexentry: eng/live_by_the_sword,_die_by_the_sword__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live by the sword, die by the sword
trans_list: chi di spada ferisce, di spada perisce
sense:
One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.


lexentry: eng/livelihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livelihood
trans_list: sostentamento
sense:
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/liver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liver
trans_list: fegato
sense:
(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.


lexentry: eng/liverwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liverwort
trans_list: epatiche
sense:
A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.


lexentry: eng/livery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livery
trans_list: livrea | foggia
sense:
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.


lexentry: eng/living_fossil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living fossil
trans_list: fossile vivente
sense:
(evolutionary theory) Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods. [from 1859]


lexentry: eng/living_thing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living thing
trans_list: essere vivente
sense:
An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.


lexentry: eng/living_will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living will
trans_list: biotestamento | testamento biologico
sense:
(legal) A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.


lexentry: eng/livor_mortis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livor mortis
trans_list: ipostasia cadaverica
sense:
(medicine) A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.


lexentry: eng/llama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: llama
trans_list: lama
sense:
A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.


lexentry: eng/load__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: load
trans_list: carica
sense:
A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.


lexentry: eng/loaded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: loaded
trans_list: tendenzioso
sense:
(of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.


lexentry: eng/loader__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: loader
trans_list: pala caricatrice | pala meccanica
sense:
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc.


lexentry: eng/loading_gauge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loading gauge
trans_list: sagoma limite
sense:
(rail, UK) The maximum permitted height and width for a rail vehicle, governed by clearances in tunnels, under bridges and past lineside structures.


lexentry: eng/loading_gauge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loading gauge
trans_list: sagoma limite
sense:
(rail) A physical structure, often a metal frame above a railroad track, to check the maximum height and width of a vehicle.


lexentry: eng/loam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loam
trans_list: terra grassa
sense:
(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.


lexentry: eng/loan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loan
trans_list: prestito | credito | mutuo
sense:
(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).


lexentry: eng/loan_coinage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loan coinage
trans_list: calco
sense:
A new lexeme – by native means – for an importation, that latter is any word formally containing foreign elements.


lexentry: eng/lobby__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lobby
trans_list: lobby
sense:
(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.


lexentry: eng/lobby__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobby
trans_list: esercitare influenza su | fare manovre di corridoio | fare pressioni su
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.


lexentry: eng/lobbyist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobbyist
trans_list: lobbista | portavoce
sense:
A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobe
trans_list: lobo
sense:
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lobe
trans_list: lobo
sense:
(anatomy) A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobster
trans_list: astice | aragosta | gambero di mare | lupicante
sense:
A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.


lexentry: eng/lobster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lobster
trans_list: astice | aragosta | gambero di mare | lupicante
sense:
A crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws, which is used as a seafood.


lexentry: eng/lobster_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobster pot
trans_list: nassa
sense:
A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: local
trans_list: locale
sense:
(computing, of a resource) Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: local
trans_list: locale
sense:
(computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: local
trans_list: locale
sense:
(algebra, algebraic geometry, of a property P of a ring R (or an R-module M)) Such that the following conditions are equivalent: (1) P holds for R (M); (2) P holds for the localization R_\mathfrak{p} (M_\mathfrak{p}) for all prime ideals \mathfrak{p} of R; (3) P holds for the localization R_\mathfrak{m} (M_\mathfrak{m}) for all maximal ideals \mathfrak{m} of R.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: local
trans_list: locale
sense:
(group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups.


lexentry: eng/local_anesthetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local anesthetic
trans_list: anestetico locale
sense:
(medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.


lexentry: eng/local_train__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local train
trans_list: treno locale
sense:
(rail) A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.


lexentry: eng/locale__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: locale
trans_list: lingua
sense:
(computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: localization
trans_list: localizzazione
sense:
(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.


lexentry: eng/locate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: locate
trans_list: localizzare
sense:
(transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)


lexentry: eng/locative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locative case
trans_list: locativo
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein; corresponding roughly to the English prepositions "in", "on", "at", and "by".


lexentry: eng/lochia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lochia
trans_list: lochi
sense:
Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.


lexentry: eng/lock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lock
trans_list: chiusa
sense:
A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.


lexentry: eng/lock__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: lock
trans_list: serratura | chiusa | chiavistello | lucchetto | otturatore
sense:
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.


lexentry: eng/lock_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lock down
trans_list: confinare
sense:
To blockade and lock (e.g. a building or campus) so as to prevent ingress or egress; to make the occupants (of an area) stay locked indoors for their safety.


lexentry: eng/lock_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lock out
trans_list: chiudersi fuori | escludere
sense:
(transitive) To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.


lexentry: eng/lockdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lockdown
trans_list: confinamento | lockdown
sense:
The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.


lexentry: eng/locker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locker
trans_list: armadietto
sense:
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.


lexentry: eng/lockjaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lockjaw
trans_list: tetano
sense:
(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.


lexentry: eng/lockout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lockout
trans_list: esclusione | serrata
sense:
(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.


lexentry: eng/locum_tenens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: locum tenens
trans_list: aggiunto
sense:
A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another.


lexentry: eng/locust__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: locust
trans_list: locusta
sense:
Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lodge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lodge
trans_list: guardiola | portineria
sense:
Short for porter's lodge: a building or room near the entrance of an estate or building, especially (UK, Canada) as a college mailroom.


lexentry: eng/lodging__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lodging
trans_list: allettamento
sense:
(agriculture) The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright, as by weather conditions or because the stem is not strong enough to support the plant.


lexentry: eng/log__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: log
trans_list: solcometro
sense:
(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.


lexentry: eng/log_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: log in
trans_list: accedere | autenticarsi | entrare
sense:
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.


lexentry: eng/log_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: log out
trans_list: comunicare
sense:
(computing) To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.


lexentry: eng/loganberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loganberry
trans_list: mora logan
sense:
A hybrid berry, produced by crossing a raspberry with a blackberry, considered a species Rubus loganobaccus, a variety Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus, or a nothospecies Rubus × loganobaccus.


lexentry: eng/logaoedic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logaoedic
trans_list: logaedico
sense:
(poetry) Of any metre rhythmically intermediate between ordinary speech (or prose) and song (or poetry), typically combining dactyls and trochees.


lexentry: eng/logarithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logarithm
trans_list: logaritmo
sense:
(mathematics) For a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x. Written \log_b x. For example, \log_{10} 1000 = 3 because 10^3 = 1000 and \log_2 16 = 4 because 2^4 = 16.


lexentry: eng/logbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logbook
trans_list: giornale di bordo | libro di bordo
sense:
(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.


lexentry: eng/loge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: loge
trans_list: palchetto
sense:
An exclusive box or seating region in older theaters and opera houses, having wider, softer, and more widely spaced seats than in the gallery.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logica | logica matematica
sense:
(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logica
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logica
sense:
(countable, mathematics) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logica
sense:
(countable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: logic
trans_list: logica
sense:
(countable, sociology) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.


lexentry: eng/logic_gate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logic gate
trans_list: porta logica
sense:
A physical device, typically electronic, which computes a Boolean logical output (0 or 1) from Boolean input or inputs according to the rules of some logical operator.


lexentry: eng/logical_fallacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logical fallacy
trans_list: errore logico | falso ragionamento | sofisma
sense:
A fallacy; a clearly defined error in reasoning used to support or refute an argument, excluding simple unintended mistakes.


lexentry: eng/login__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: login
trans_list: credenziali
sense:
(computing) Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.


lexentry: eng/logion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: logion
trans_list: logion
sense:
(specifically, Christianity) A saying that is attributed to Jesus in ancient or reconstructed texts that was (originally) handed down without narrative context.


lexentry: eng/logistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logistics
trans_list: logistica
sense:
(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.


lexentry: eng/logistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: logistics
trans_list: logistica
sense:
(military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.


lexentry: eng/logo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logo
trans_list: logo | logotipo
sense:
A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.


lexentry: eng/logopedics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logopedics
trans_list: logopedia
sense:
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.


lexentry: eng/logopedist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logopedist
trans_list: logopedista
sense:
A specialist who deals with the correction of the speech sounds, the disorders in writing, reading, the ability to create any forms of mathematical operations, disorders in use of language and swallowing disorders.


lexentry: eng/logotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logotype
trans_list: logotipo | logo
sense:
A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo.


lexentry: eng/logwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: logwood
trans_list: campeggio
sense:
A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic importance and growing throughout Central America.


lexentry: eng/loin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loin
trans_list: lombo
sense:
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.


lexentry: eng/loll__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loll
trans_list: stravaccarsi
sense:
(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]


lexentry: eng/loll__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loll
trans_list: affezionarsi
sense:
(intransitive) To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/loment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loment
trans_list: lomento
sense:
(botany) A type of modified legume that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between the segments of the seeds.


lexentry: eng/long-distance_relationship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-distance relationship
trans_list: relazione a distanza
sense:
A romantic relationship between two people who live far apart, but usually maintain contact telematically.


lexentry: eng/long-eared_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-eared owl
trans_list: gufo comune
sense:
Asio otus, a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. Long eared owls are partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of their range.


lexentry: eng/long-legged_buzzard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-legged buzzard
trans_list: poiana codabianca
sense:
Buteo rufinus, a bird of prey in the Buteo genus, resident or breeding from North Africa to central Asia.


lexentry: eng/long-suffering__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-suffering
trans_list: longanime
sense:
Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.


lexentry: eng/long-tailed_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long-tailed tit
trans_list: codibugnolo
sense:
Any of many subspecies of small passerine birds with long tails, Aegithalos caudatus, found throughout Europe and Asia


lexentry: eng/long_COVID__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long COVID
trans_list: sindrome post-COVID-19
sense:
(diseases) Long-term sequelae or symptoms (such as brain fog, extreme fatigue, or shortness of breath) following a COVID-19 infection, which persist after the SARS-CoV-2 virus is no longer active. [from 2020]


lexentry: eng/long_arm_of_the_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long arm of the law
trans_list: braccio della legge
sense:
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) The influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively.


lexentry: eng/long_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long ball
trans_list: lancio lungo | verticalizzazione
sense:
(soccer) A kick in which the ball is kicked over the heads of other players into an empty space, into which an attacker is moving.


lexentry: eng/long_division__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long division
trans_list: divisione in colonna
sense:
(mathematics) A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.


lexentry: eng/long_johns__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long johns
trans_list: calzamaglia
sense:
(US) A full-length undergarment, worn on the bottom half of the body, or two-piece, to keep the wearer warm in cold weather.


lexentry: eng/long_jump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long jump
trans_list: salto in lungo
sense:
An athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.


lexentry: eng/long_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long pepper
trans_list: pepe lungo
sense:
The flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.


lexentry: eng/long_weekend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: long weekend
trans_list: ponte
sense:
A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.


lexentry: eng/longbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: longbow
trans_list: arco
sense:
A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.


lexentry: eng/longhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: longhouse
trans_list: casa lunga
sense:
A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.


lexentry: eng/longitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: longitude
trans_list: longitudine
sense:
(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.


lexentry: eng/longline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: longline
trans_list: palangaro | palamito | palangrese
sense:
(fishing) gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods (or gangions)


lexentry: eng/longspine_snipefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: longspine snipefish
trans_list: pesce trombetta
sense:
A moderately elongate species of snipefish with a tubular snout equal to about a quarter of the total body length, Macroramphosus scolopax.


lexentry: eng/loofah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loofah
trans_list: luffa
sense:
Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.


lexentry: eng/look_daggers__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: look daggers
trans_list: guardare in cagnesco | guardare torvo
sense:
(intransitive) Often followed by at: to stare in a disapproving, severe, or threatening manner, especially without speaking.


lexentry: eng/look_forward_to__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: look forward to
trans_list: non vedere l'ora
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.


lexentry: eng/look_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: look over
trans_list: esaminare
sense:
(transitive) To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.


lexentry: eng/look_up_and_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: look up and down
trans_list: guardare da capo a piedi
sense:
(idiom, transitive) To scrutinize every aspect of someone's appearance, as to make a judgement or first impression of them.


lexentry: eng/look_up_to__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: look up to
trans_list: rispettare
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.


lexentry: eng/loom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loom
trans_list: telaio
sense:
A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.


lexentry: eng/loon__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loon
trans_list: strolaga
sense:
(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.


lexentry: eng/loop__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: loop
trans_list: ciclo | blocco iterativo | iterazione
sense:
(programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.


lexentry: eng/loop_quantum_gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loop quantum gravity
trans_list: gravità quantistica a loop
sense:
(physics) A theory which attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity, according to which space can be regarded as an extremely fine fabric of finite loops.


lexentry: eng/loophole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loophole
trans_list: feritoia
sense:
(historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light. Also written loop hole.


lexentry: eng/loophole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loophole
trans_list: cavillo | scappatoia | paralogismo | pretesto | sofisma | sottigliezza
sense:
(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.


lexentry: eng/loose_cannon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loose cannon
trans_list: mina vagante
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) An uncontrolled or unpredictable person who causes damage to their own team, faction, political party, etc.


lexentry: eng/loosen_the_purse_strings__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loosen the purse strings
trans_list: allentare i cordoni della borsa
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial) To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.


lexentry: eng/loosestrife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loosestrife
trans_list: salicaria
sense:
Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are not closely related.


lexentry: eng/loot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loot
trans_list: saccheggiare | depredare | fare man bassa | predare
sense:
(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.


lexentry: eng/lop__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lop
trans_list: potare
sense:
(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.


lexentry: eng/lop_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lop off
trans_list: potare
sense:
(transitive) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.


lexentry: eng/loquat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loquat
trans_list: nespola
sense:
The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.


lexentry: eng/lord__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lord
trans_list: signore
sense:
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)


lexentry: eng/lord__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lord
trans_list: dominare | governare
sense:
(transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.


lexentry: eng/lord_it_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lord it over
trans_list: darsi delle arie | tirarsela
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to.


lexentry: eng/lordotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lordotic
trans_list: lordotico
sense:
(pathology) Of, relating to or afflicted with lordosis; having an abnormal backwards curvature of the spine.


lexentry: eng/lordship__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lordship
trans_list: il Signore
sense:
(hence, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.


lexentry: eng/lore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lore
trans_list: apprendimento
sense:
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.


lexentry: eng/lorikeet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lorikeet
trans_list: lorichetto
sense:
Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.


lexentry: eng/lose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lose
trans_list: perdere
sense:
(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).


lexentry: eng/lose_face__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lose face
trans_list: perdere la faccia
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.


lexentry: eng/lose_one's_head__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lose one's head
trans_list: perdere la testa
sense:
(idiomatic) To behave irrationally or to lose one's self-control, especially in a distressing situation or as a result of falling in love.


lexentry: eng/lose_one's_life__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lose one's life
trans_list: perdere la vita
sense:
(euphemistic) To die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.


lexentry: eng/lose_one's_temper__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (intransitive, idiomatic) To become angry or annoyed.
written_rep: lose one's temper
trans_list:
arrabbiarsi | perdere la calma | perdere la pazienza | perdere le staffe | uscire dai gangheri | vedere rosso


lexentry: eng/loss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loss
trans_list: perdita
sense:
(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.


lexentry: eng/loss__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: loss
trans_list: lutto | perdita
sense:
(uncountable) The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.


lexentry: eng/lost_and_found__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lost and found
trans_list: oggetti smarriti
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners.


lexentry: eng/lost_sheep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lost sheep
trans_list: pecorella smarrita
sense:
A disadvantaged or marginalized person who can be "brought back into the fold" with a little effort.


lexentry: eng/lost_wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lost wax
trans_list: cera perduta
sense:
A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax; the model is used to make a mould; when the mould has set, the wax is made to melt and is poured away, leaving the mould ready to be used to cast the sculpture.


lexentry: eng/lottery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lottery
trans_list: lotteria
sense:
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.


lexentry: eng/lotus-eater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lotus-eater
trans_list: lotofago
sense:
(Greek mythology) A member of the legendary people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, who have forgotten their homes due to the fruits' narcotic and stupefying effect.


lexentry: eng/loudmouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loudmouth
trans_list: linguacciuto
sense:
(derogatory) One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.


lexentry: eng/louis_d'or__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: louis d'or
trans_list: luigi d'oro
sense:
(historical, _, numismatics) Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.


lexentry: eng/lounge__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: lounge
trans_list: piano-bar | veranda
sense:
An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.


lexentry: eng/lounge_lizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lounge lizard
trans_list: idolo dei salotti
sense:
(Jazz-age or flapper slang) An idler or pleasure-seeker; a person who spends considerable time loitering in bars and cocktail lounges.


lexentry: eng/louver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: louver
trans_list: feritoia
sense:
A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/louver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: louver
trans_list: feritoia
sense:
(chiefly, _, in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/love-hate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love-hate
trans_list: odiosamato
sense:
(originally, psychoanalysis) Of a relationship: involving feelings of both love and hate, often simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/love-in-a-mist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love-in-a-mist
trans_list: fanciullaccia
sense:
Nigella damascena, an annual flowering plant of the genus Nigella, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour, though also found in shades of pink, white or pale purple.


lexentry: eng/love__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love
trans_list: amare | volere bene
sense:
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/love__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: love
trans_list: amare
sense:
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/love_child__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love child
trans_list: figlio illegittimo
sense:
(euphemistic) A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child.


lexentry: eng/love_handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love handle
trans_list: maniglie dell'amore | maniglie di venere
sense:
(colloquial, euphemistic, mostly, in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.


lexentry: eng/love_hotel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: love hotel
trans_list: motel
sense:
A short-stay hotel found in Japan and elsewhere, operated primarily for the purpose of allowing lovers privacy to have sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/lovebird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lovebird
trans_list: inseparabile | piccioncino | piccioncina | piccioncini
sense:
Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.


lexentry: eng/loved_one__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loved one
trans_list: imminente
sense:
A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form).


lexentry: eng/lover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lover
trans_list: amante
sense:
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.


lexentry: eng/lovingkindness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lovingkindness
trans_list: bontà
sense:
(uncountable) Kindness or mercy which is based on, or arises from, love; (countable) an act of such kindness or mercy.


lexentry: eng/low-fat__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low-fat
trans_list: magro
sense:
(nutrition) Not having a high number of calories from fat or great amount of fats, especially an alternate variety of food designed to have lower calories, dietetic.


lexentry: eng/low-grade_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: low-grade fever
trans_list: febbricola
sense:
(medicine) A slight fever, typically defined as never exceeding 38.5 degrees Celsius (about 101 degrees Fahrenheit).


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: low
trans_list: basso
sense:
(phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.


lexentry: eng/lowboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lowboy
trans_list: carro a pianale ribassato
sense:
(trucking) A semi-trailer designed for hauling vehicles and other mobile equipment, with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels; so named because the trailer's main deck is situated close to the ground for easy loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment.


lexentry: eng/lower_back__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower back
trans_list: croce
sense:
The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/lower_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower class
trans_list: sottoclasse
sense:
A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.


lexentry: eng/lower_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower house
trans_list: camera bassa
sense:
(government) The lower legislative house in a bicameral legislature; in many cases, the one that is directly elected and/or has more practical power, such as the power to raise and spend money.


lexentry: eng/lower_respiratory_tract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lower respiratory tract
trans_list: basse vie respiratorie
sense:
(anatomy) The part of the respiratory tract consisting of trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli.


lexentry: eng/lowest_common_denominator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lowest common denominator
trans_list: minimo comune multiplo
sense:
(figuratively) The simplest or base shared interest or characteristic among a group or collection of people etc.


lexentry: eng/lowlife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lowlife
trans_list: canaglia
sense:
(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.


lexentry: eng/lozenge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lozenge
trans_list: losanga | rombo
sense:
(shapes, heraldiccharge) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.


lexentry: eng/lubrication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lubrication
trans_list: lubrificazione
sense:
The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.


lexentry: eng/lubrication_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lubrication payment
trans_list: bustarella
sense:
(idiomatic, business, ethics, euphemism) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.


lexentry: eng/lucky_break__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lucky break
trans_list: colpo di fortuna
sense:
(idiomatic) A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.


lexentry: eng/lucky_dip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lucky dip
trans_list: estrazione | lotteria | pesca | pesca a sorpresa | pesca di beneficenza | pesca miracolosa
sense:
(UK) A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.


lexentry: eng/lucre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lucre
trans_list: lucro
sense:
Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.


lexentry: eng/ludicrous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ludicrous
trans_list: ridicolo
sense:
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.


lexentry: eng/lug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lug
trans_list: andare per le lunghe
sense:
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.


lexentry: eng/luge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luge
trans_list: slittino
sense:
(countable) A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.


lexentry: eng/lumbago__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumbago
trans_list: lombaggine | lombalgia | lumbalgia
sense:
(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.


lexentry: eng/lumbar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumbar
trans_list: lombare
sense:
Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/lumbar_puncture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumbar puncture
trans_list: puntura lombare | rachicentesi
sense:
(medical) A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial pressure.


lexentry: eng/lumber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumber
trans_list: legname
sense:
(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lumen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumen
trans_list: lumen
sense:
(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.


lexentry: eng/luminary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminary
trans_list: luminario
sense:
One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.


lexentry: eng/luminescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminescence
trans_list: luminescenza
sense:
(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.


lexentry: eng/luminol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminol
trans_list: luminol
sense:
(organic compound) The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione that exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent.


lexentry: eng/luminous_intensity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luminous intensity
trans_list: intensità luminosa
sense:
(physics) A measure of the power emitted by a source of light; equal to the flux density per solid angle.


lexentry: eng/lump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump
trans_list: gnocco | gonfiore
sense:
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.


lexentry: eng/lump_in_one's_throat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump in one's throat
trans_list: nodo in gola
sense:
(idiom) Strong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying; a sensation of tightness in the throat associated with this.


lexentry: eng/lump_sum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lump sum
trans_list: forfettario
sense:
A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.


lexentry: eng/lumpenproletariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lumpenproletariat
trans_list: plebaglia
sense:
(Marxism) The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.


lexentry: eng/lunar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: lunar
trans_list: lunare
sense:
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.


lexentry: eng/lunar_calendar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunar calendar
trans_list: calendario lunare
sense:
A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.


lexentry: eng/lunar_phase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunar phase
trans_list: fase lunare
sense:
(astronomy) Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon#Noun as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).


lexentry: eng/lunar_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunar year
trans_list: anno lunare
sense:
a year determined by a certain number of phases of the moon, as opposed to the passage of the Earth around the sun


lexentry: eng/lunette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lunette
trans_list: cannocchiale
sense:
(architectural element) A crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door. [from 18th c.] a lunette in the Thomas Jefferson building of the US Library of Congress


lexentry: eng/lunge__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lunge
trans_list: affondo
sense:
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.


lexentry: eng/lunge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lunge
trans_list: far girare il cavallo legato con lunga cavezza al palo
sense:
(transitive) To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).


lexentry: eng/lungeing_cavesson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lungeing cavesson
trans_list: capezzone
sense:
a special type of halter or headcollar with extra rings on the noseband for attaching a lunge line (or rein)


lexentry: eng/lunula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lunula
trans_list: lunula
sense:
(anatomy) Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.


lexentry: eng/lupin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lupin
trans_list: lupino
sense:
A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly.


lexentry: eng/lupus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lupus
trans_list: lupus
sense:
(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.


lexentry: eng/lure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lure
trans_list: esca | richiamo
sense:
(also, figurative) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.


lexentry: eng/lurker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lurker
trans_list: osservatore
sense:
(Internet slang) A user who observes a community rather than participating; someone who reads or takes advantage of content on a website, newsgroup, etc. but does not contribute.


lexentry: eng/luster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luster
trans_list: lustro
sense:
The ability or condition of shining when light is applied, inclusive of shine, sheen, polish, gloss, sparkle, etc.


lexentry: eng/lustration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lustration
trans_list: lustrismo
sense:
(politics, law) The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.


lexentry: eng/lustrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lustrum
trans_list: candelabro
sense:
(historical) A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lute
trans_list: liuto
sense:
A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.


lexentry: eng/luteal_phase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luteal phase
trans_list: fase luteale
sense:
The latter part of the menstrual cycle, that occurs after ovulation, in which the corpus luteum secretes progesterone to prepare the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo.


lexentry: eng/luteinizing_hormone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luteinizing hormone
trans_list: ormone luteinizzante
sense:
(biochemistry) A hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.


lexentry: eng/lutetium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lutetium
trans_list: lutezio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.


lexentry: eng/luthier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: luthier
trans_list: liutaio | liutaia
sense:
A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.


lexentry: eng/lux__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lux
trans_list: lux
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx


lexentry: eng/lymph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lymph
trans_list: linfa
sense:
(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.


lexentry: eng/lymph_node__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lymph node
trans_list: linfonodo
sense:
(anatomy, immunology) Each of the small oval bodies of the lymphatic system, distributed along the lymphatic vessels, that are clustered in the armpits, groin, neck, chest and abdomen. They act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes and macrophages that collect and destroy bacteria, viruses and foreign matter from lymph. When the body is fighting an infection, these lymphocytes multiply rapidly and produce a characteristic swelling of the lymph nodes.


lexentry: eng/lymphatic_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lymphatic system
trans_list: sistema linfatico
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, including humans, a network of lymph vessels and lymph nodes that transport fluid, fats, proteins, and lymphocytes to the bloodstream as lymph, and remove microorganisms and other debris from tissues.


lexentry: eng/lymphocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lymphocyte
trans_list: linfocita | linfocito
sense:
(cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.


lexentry: eng/lynch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lynch
trans_list: linciare
sense:
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.


lexentry: eng/lyophobic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lyophobic
trans_list: liofobo
sense:
(chemistry, of a colloid) Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.


lexentry: eng/lyre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lyre
trans_list: lira
sense:
(string instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.


lexentry: eng/lysosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lysosome
trans_list: lisosoma
sense:
(cytology) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.


lexentry: eng/macadam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macadam
trans_list: macadam
sense:
(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).


lexentry: eng/macaroni__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macaroni
trans_list: maccheroni
sense:
(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/macaroni_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macaroni penguin
trans_list: pinguino macaroni
sense:
A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.


lexentry: eng/macaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macaw
trans_list: ara
sense:
Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.


lexentry: eng/macchia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macchia
trans_list: macchia
sense:
A shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.


lexentry: eng/machete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machete
trans_list: machete | macete
sense:
A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.


lexentry: eng/machicolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machicolation
trans_list: piombatoia | caditoia
sense:
(architectural element) An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine
trans_list: macchina | meccanismo
sense:
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: machine
trans_list: macchina
sense:
Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: machine
trans_list: macchina
sense:
(historical) A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.


lexentry: eng/machine_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: machine code
trans_list: codice macchina
sense:
(computer science) Machine language instructions that can be executed directly by a computer's central processing unit.


lexentry: eng/machine_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine gun
trans_list: mitragliatrice
sense:
A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.


lexentry: eng/machine_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine language
trans_list: linguaggio macchina | codice macchina
sense:
(programming) The set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a high-level language by a compiler or interpreter.


lexentry: eng/machine_learning__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: machine learning
trans_list: apprendimento automatico
sense:
(artificial intelligence) A field of study concerned with the design and development of algorithms and techniques that allow computers to learn.


lexentry: eng/machine_pistol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine pistol
trans_list: mitra
sense:
A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).


lexentry: eng/machine_tool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine tool
trans_list: macchina utensile
sense:
(machining, manufacturing) A tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting, grinding, or other subtractive processes) and (more broadly) for any mix of subtractive, forming/stamping, or additive work.


lexentry: eng/machine_translation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: machine translation
trans_list: traduzione automatica
sense:
(translation studies) The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.


lexentry: eng/mackerel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mackerel
trans_list: sgombro | sgombero | scombro
sense:
Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,


lexentry: eng/macroanalysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: macroanalysis
trans_list: macroanalisi
sense:
(chemistry) analysis (qualitative or quantitative) in which the size of the sample is of the order of grams.


lexentry: eng/macrobiotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macrobiotic
trans_list: macrobiotico
sense:
Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself.


lexentry: eng/macroblock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macroblock
trans_list: macroblocco
sense:
(signal processing, video compression) A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block


lexentry: eng/macrocosm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macrocosm
trans_list: macrocosmo
sense:
(philosophy) A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.


lexentry: eng/macroeconomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macroeconomics
trans_list: macroeconomia
sense:
The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.


lexentry: eng/macroelement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macroelement
trans_list: macroelemento
sense:
(biochemistry) Any chemical element for which the human body has a daily requirement of greater than about 100mg


lexentry: eng/macrogamete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macrogamete
trans_list: macrogamete
sense:
(cytology) The larger of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the female ovule in plants or ovum for animals.


lexentry: eng/macromolecule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macromolecule
trans_list: macromolecola
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).


lexentry: eng/macron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macron
trans_list: macron
sense:
(orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/macrophage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macrophage
trans_list: macrofago
sense:
(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.


lexentry: eng/macropod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macropod
trans_list: macropodide
sense:
A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.


lexentry: eng/macrosociology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macrosociology
trans_list: macrosociologia
sense:
The subdiscipline of sociology that deals with large-scale human interactions on the level of populations and large collectives.


lexentry: eng/macrostructure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: macrostructure
trans_list: macrostruttura
sense:
(metallurgy) The gross structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 10X or less.


lexentry: eng/macrosystem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macrosystem
trans_list: macrosistema
sense:
(computing) A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.


lexentry: eng/macula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: macula
trans_list: macula
sense:
(anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.


lexentry: eng/madam__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: madam
trans_list: madama
sense:
(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.


lexentry: eng/madrasah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: madrasah
trans_list: madrasa
sense:
(Islam) A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.


lexentry: eng/mafic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mafic
trans_list: femico
sense:
(geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.


lexentry: eng/magazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magazine
trans_list: rivista | periodico | rivista illustrata | pubblicazione
sense:
A non-academic periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at the fold.


lexentry: eng/magazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: magazine
trans_list: caricatore
sense:
A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.


lexentry: eng/magenta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magenta
trans_list: magenta
sense:
A colour which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary colour but a subtractive primary colour evoked by the combination of red and blue light.


lexentry: eng/maggot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maggot
trans_list: verme | baco | larva
sense:
A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic
trans_list: magia
sense:
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: magic
trans_list: magia
sense:
(entertainment) The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.


lexentry: eng/magic_carpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic carpet
trans_list: tappeto volante
sense:
(fiction) A carpet capable either of magical flight, or instantaneous transport from one place to another, used as a means of travel.


lexentry: eng/magic_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic lamp
trans_list: lanterna magica
sense:
(Arab folklore, Arabic fiction and derived works) An oil lamp that can be rubbed in order to summon a genie who grants wishes.


lexentry: eng/magic_lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic lantern
trans_list: lanterna magica
sense:
(historical) An early light projector and precursor to the slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.


lexentry: eng/magic_square__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: magic square
trans_list: quadrato magico
sense:
(number theory) An n-by-n arrangement of n2 numbers such that the numbers in each row, in each column and along both diagonals all have the same sum.


lexentry: eng/magic_trick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magic trick
trans_list: numero di magia
sense:
A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.


lexentry: eng/magical_girl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magical girl
trans_list: mahō shōjo
sense:
In Japanese anime and manga, a young girl with superhuman abilities who is called upon to fight evil.


lexentry: eng/magistrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magistrate
trans_list: magistrato
sense:
(legal) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.


lexentry: eng/magma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magma
trans_list: magma
sense:
(geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.


lexentry: eng/magnesite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesite
trans_list: magnesite
sense:
(mineral) A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.


lexentry: eng/magnesium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesium
trans_list: magnesio
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/magnesium_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesium chloride
trans_list: cloruro di magnesio
sense:
(inorganic compound) The magnesium salt of hydrochloric acid, MgCl2; it has many industrial applications including the electrolytic production of magnesium metal.


lexentry: eng/magnesium_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnesium oxide
trans_list: ossido di magnesio
sense:
(inorganic compound) A white powder (MgO) with a high melting point; it occurs naturally as periclase, an ore of magnesium.


lexentry: eng/magnetar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetar
trans_list: magnetar
sense:
(star) A neutron star or pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field, especially those on which starquakes occur, thought to be the source of some gamma-ray bursts.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_compass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic compass
trans_list: bussola magnetica
sense:
(military, nautical) An instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field at the point of observation.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic field
trans_list: campo magnetico
sense:
(physics) A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_levitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic levitation
trans_list: levitazione magnetica
sense:
A method of supporting and transporting objects and vehicles by using a magnetic field to counterbalance the gravitational pull.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_moment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic moment
trans_list: momento magnetico
sense:
(electromagnetism) The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetic tape
trans_list: nastro magnetico
sense:
A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data.


lexentry: eng/magnetochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetochemistry
trans_list: magnetochimica
sense:
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures.


lexentry: eng/magnetohydrodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetohydrodynamics
trans_list: magnetofluidodinamica | magnetoidrodinamica
sense:
(physics) the study of the interaction of electrically conducting fluids with magnetic fields; as in the Earth's core


lexentry: eng/magnetometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetometer
trans_list: magnetometro
sense:
(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.


lexentry: eng/magnetooptics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetooptics
trans_list: magnetoottica
sense:
(physics) the branch of physics which deals with the influence of a magnetic field on optical phenomena


lexentry: eng/magnetosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetosphere
trans_list: magnetosfera
sense:
(physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/magnetotaxis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magnetotaxis
trans_list: magnetotattismo
sense:
(biology) The supposed ability to sense a magnetic field and coordinate movement in response, later discovered to be natural magnetism: such creatures orient themselves magnetically even after death


lexentry: eng/magnification__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: magnification
trans_list: ingrandimento
sense:
The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.


lexentry: eng/magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: magnitude
trans_list: magnitudine | module
sense:
(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.


lexentry: eng/magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: magnitude
trans_list: magnitudine
sense:
(uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude


lexentry: eng/magpie-goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: magpie-goose
trans_list: oca gazza
sense:
Anseranas semipalmata, the only non-extinct bird of the family Anseranatidae, resident breeder in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, having black and white plumage and yellowish legs.


lexentry: eng/maguey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maguey
trans_list: agave
sense:
Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.


lexentry: eng/mahi-mahi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mahi-mahi
trans_list: lampuga
sense:
A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.


lexentry: eng/mahjong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mahjong
trans_list: mahjong
sense:
A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.


lexentry: eng/mahogany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mahogany
trans_list: mogano
sense:
(uncountable) The valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/maidan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maidan
trans_list: plaza
sense:
(chiefly, South Asia) A marketplace or other open space in or by a city or town; an esplanade. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/maidenhair__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maidenhair
trans_list: capelvenere
sense:
Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mail
trans_list: posta | poste
sense:
(chiefly, _, US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19thc.]


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mail
trans_list: e-mail | mail | posta elettronica | poste
sense:
(uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/mailing_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mailing list
trans_list: indirizzario | lista d'invio | mailing list
sense:
A collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material (such as letters or junk mail) to multiple recipients.


lexentry: eng/mailman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mailman
trans_list: postino
sense:
(North America) someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes


lexentry: eng/main_sequence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: main sequence
trans_list: sequenza principale
sense:
(star) A major grouping of stars represented on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram by a nearly uniform band of increasing luminosity with increasing surface temperature.


lexentry: eng/mainframe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainframe
trans_list: mainframe
sense:
(computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.


lexentry: eng/mainland_China__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainland China
trans_list: Cina continentale
sense:
The People's Republic of China, viewed as the general geographical region administered by the PRC in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War (as opposed to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan which are coastal and insular areas)


lexentry: eng/mainmast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainmast
trans_list: albero maestro
sense:
(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.


lexentry: eng/mains__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mains
trans_list: elettricità
sense:
(chiefly, British) The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid.


lexentry: eng/mainstream__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mainstream
trans_list: comune | conformista | convenzionale | corrente | flusso mediatico predominante | prestabilito
sense:
Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.


lexentry: eng/major__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: major
trans_list: maggiore
sense:
Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)


lexentry: eng/major__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major
trans_list: maggiore
sense:
(military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.


lexentry: eng/major__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: major
trans_list: corso di laurea | laurea
sense:
(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.


lexentry: eng/major_axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major axis
trans_list: asse maggiore
sense:
(geometry) The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape.


lexentry: eng/major_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major scale
trans_list: maggiore
sense:
(music) One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.


lexentry: eng/major_third__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: major third
trans_list: terza maggiore
sense:
(music) A musical interval in Western music that is equal to or approximates a frequency ratio of 5/4. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four standard semitones, spans three degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished fourth. Major scales are so named because of the major third interval between the tonic and mediant of a major tonic triad.


lexentry: eng/majorant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: majorant
trans_list: maggiorante
sense:
(mathematics) A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.


lexentry: eng/majordomo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: majordomo
trans_list: maggiordomo
sense:
The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.


lexentry: eng/majority__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: majority
trans_list: maggioranza
sense:
In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate.


lexentry: eng/make-up_artist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make-up artist
trans_list: truccatore | truccatrice
sense:
A person who applies makeup and prosthetics for theatrical, television, film, fashion, magazines and similar productions.


lexentry: eng/make__Verb__1
sense_num: 30
written_rep: make
trans_list: fare | rendere
sense:
(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.


lexentry: eng/make_a_big_thing_out_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make a big thing out of
trans_list: fare un dramma
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To call attention to or publicize; to make a fuss about, especially unnecessarily.


lexentry: eng/make_a_mountain_out_of_a_molehill__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make a mountain out of a molehill
trans_list: fare di una mosca un elefante
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.


lexentry: eng/make_a_silk_purse_of_a_sow's_ear__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make a silk purse of a sow's ear
trans_list: cavar sangue da una rapa | cavare sangue da una rapa
sense:
(idiomatic) To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.


lexentry: eng/make_a_virtue_of_necessity__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make a virtue of necessity
trans_list: fare di necessità virtù
sense:
(idiomatic) To make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.


lexentry: eng/make_amends__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make amends
trans_list: dare soddisfazione | farsi perdonnare | riconciliare
sense:
(idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.


lexentry: eng/make_do__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make do
trans_list: arrangiarsi | far funzionare | farcela
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic, informal) To survive, get by (with), or use whatever is available (due to lack of resources).


lexentry: eng/make_ends_meet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make ends meet
trans_list: sbarcare il lunario | arrivare a fine mese | arrotondare lo stipendio | far quadrare i conti
sense:
(idiomatic) To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).


lexentry: eng/make_it__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make it
trans_list: affermarsi | arrivare | farcela | raggiungere | sfondare | sopravvivere
sense:
To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous.


lexentry: eng/make_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make over
trans_list: restaurare
sense:
(idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.


lexentry: eng/make_peace__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make peace
trans_list: fare pace
sense:
To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement; to initiate or resume a cordial relationship after a period of animosity.


lexentry: eng/make_sense__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: make sense
trans_list: avere senso
sense:
(informal) Used to express interest or desire in something; to be pleasing or beneficial; to work, be operative, or be advantageous to.


lexentry: eng/make_someone's_blood_boil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make someone's blood boil
trans_list: rompere i coglioni
sense:
(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.


lexentry: eng/make_sure__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: make sure
trans_list: accertarsi | assicurarsi | sincerarsi | verificare
sense:
To make oneself certain (of something, or that something is the case); to verify, to ascertain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/make_the_bed__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make the bed
trans_list: rifare il letto
sense:
To arrange the sheets, blankets, or other coverings of a bed smoothly and neatly, with the corners tucked under the mattress.


lexentry: eng/make_the_most_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: make the most of
trans_list: approfittare
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.


lexentry: eng/makeover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: makeover
trans_list: riconversione
sense:
A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.


lexentry: eng/makeup__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: makeup
trans_list: trucco | make-up
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.


lexentry: eng/making-of__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: making-of
trans_list: making-of
sense:
(television, film) A documentary about how a film or television show was made, with behind-the-scenes footage.


lexentry: eng/malachite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malachite
trans_list: malachite
sense:
(mineral) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.


lexentry: eng/malapropism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malapropism
trans_list: malapropismo
sense:
(uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.


lexentry: eng/malaria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malaria
trans_list: malaria
sense:
(disease) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.


lexentry: eng/male__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: male
trans_list: maschio | maschile
sense:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/male__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: male
trans_list: maschio
sense:
(of bacteria) Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).


lexentry: eng/malice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malice
trans_list: malizia | cattiveria | malignità
sense:
Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.


lexentry: eng/malinger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malinger
trans_list: fingere
sense:
(ambitransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.


lexentry: eng/mallard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mallard
trans_list: anatra selvatica | germano reale
sense:
Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.


lexentry: eng/malleable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malleable
trans_list: malleabile
sense:
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.


lexentry: eng/mallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mallow
trans_list: malva
sense:
Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.


lexentry: eng/malt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: malt
trans_list: maltare
sense:
(transitive) To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.


lexentry: eng/maltose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maltose
trans_list: maltosio
sense:
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose


lexentry: eng/mama's_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mama's boy
trans_list: mammone | mammoletta
sense:
(informal, idiomatic, derogatory, North America) A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.


lexentry: eng/mama_bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mama bear
trans_list: mamma chioccia
sense:
(by extension, slang) A woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children.


lexentry: eng/mambo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mambo
trans_list: mambo
sense:
A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mamma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mamma
trans_list: mammella
sense:
(anatomy, plural mammae) The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.


lexentry: eng/mammal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mammal
trans_list: mammifero
sense:
An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.


lexentry: eng/mammography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mammography
trans_list: mammografia | mastografia
sense:
(medicine) X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.


lexentry: eng/mammoth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mammoth
trans_list: mammut
sense:
Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/mammy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mammy
trans_list: madre
sense:
(US, historical, often pejorative) In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.


lexentry: eng/mamzer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mamzer
trans_list: mamzer
sense:
(Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.


lexentry: eng/man-eater__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: man-eater
trans_list: mangiauomini
sense:
(by extension, slang) A seductive dangerous woman, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners.


lexentry: eng/man-of-war__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: man-of-war
trans_list: nave da guerra
sense:
(military, watercraft, chiefly, historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship.


lexentry: eng/man-year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man-year
trans_list: anno-uomo
sense:
One person's working time for a year, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.


lexentry: eng/man__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man
trans_list: ragazzi
sense:
Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.


lexentry: eng/man__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: man
trans_list: uomo
sense:
A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


lexentry: eng/man_overboard__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: man overboard
trans_list: uomo a mare
sense:
(nautical) A cry used to announce that one of the crew or passengers has fallen over the side of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/manacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manacle
trans_list: manette
sense:
A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.


lexentry: eng/management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: management
trans_list: gestione | direzione | amministrazione
sense:
(uncountable) Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.


lexentry: eng/manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manager
trans_list: direttore | gestore | allenatore | capo | responsabile
sense:
(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.


lexentry: eng/manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: manager
trans_list: gestore
sense:
(software) A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.


lexentry: eng/manchineel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manchineel
trans_list: ippomane | mancinella
sense:
A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin.


lexentry: eng/mandala__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandala
trans_list: mandala
sense:
(Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandarin duck
trans_list: anatra mandarina
sense:
A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandarin orange
trans_list: mandarino
sense:
A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges.


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandarin orange
trans_list: mandarino
sense:
The fruit of this tree; in loose, informal usage, the term may include other similar citrus fruits such as Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan).


lexentry: eng/mandate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandate
trans_list: mandato
sense:
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.


lexentry: eng/mandelic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandelic acid
trans_list: acido mandelico
sense:
(carboxylic acid) 2-phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid, C6H5CH(OH)COOH; originally extracted from bitter almonds, it has antibacterial and bacteriostatic properties.


lexentry: eng/mandola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandola
trans_list: mandola
sense:
(musical instruments) A stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.


lexentry: eng/mandolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandolin
trans_list: mandolino
sense:
(string instrument) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.


lexentry: eng/mandorla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandorla
trans_list: mandorla
sense:
A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mandrake
trans_list: mandragora
sense:
Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses.


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mandrake
trans_list: mandragora
sense:
A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes.


lexentry: eng/mandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mandrel
trans_list: allargatubi
sense:
A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maneuver
trans_list: manovra | esercitazione
sense:
(military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: maneuver
trans_list: manovra
sense:
A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maneuver
trans_list: manovrare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position; to wrestle.


lexentry: eng/manga__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: manga
trans_list: manga
sense:
(countable, loosely, sometimes, proscribed) Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.


lexentry: eng/mangal__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mangal
trans_list: braciere
sense:
A Middle Eastern-style barbecue (cookout), or the barbecue (grill; cooking apparatus) it is cooked on.


lexentry: eng/manganese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manganese
trans_list: manganese
sense:
(uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.


lexentry: eng/manganin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manganin
trans_list: manganina
sense:
Any of several alloys of copper, manganese and nickel used in the manufacture of electrical resistors because of the thermal stability of their resistance


lexentry: eng/mange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mange
trans_list: rogna | scabbia
sense:
(veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).


lexentry: eng/manhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: manhood
trans_list: mascolinità
sense:
The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.


lexentry: eng/manic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manic
trans_list: maniaco
sense:
(psychiatry) Suffering from mania, the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.


lexentry: eng/manic_depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manic depression
trans_list: sindrome maniaco-depressiva
sense:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry, dated) A psychiatric diagnostic category, now called bipolar disorder, characterised by mood swings between great energy (manic) and clinical depression.


lexentry: eng/manicule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manicule
trans_list: manina
sense:
(typography) A symbol resembling a hand with the index finger extended, used to draw attention to or indicate something.


lexentry: eng/manifest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manifest
trans_list: manifestare
sense:
(transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.


lexentry: eng/manifest_destiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manifest destiny
trans_list: destino manifesto
sense:
The political doctrine or belief held by the United States of America, particularly during its expansion, that the nation was destined to expand toward the west.


lexentry: eng/manifest_destiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manifest destiny
trans_list: destino manifesto
sense:
The political doctrine or belief held by many citizens of the United States of America that their system is best, and the idea that all humans would like to become Americans.


lexentry: eng/manifest_destiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: manifest destiny
trans_list: destino manifesto
sense:
The belief that God supports the expansion of the United States of America throughout the entire North American continent except Mexico.


lexentry: eng/manifold__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: manifold
trans_list: varietà
sense:
(mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space \mathbb{R}^n and is Hausdorff.


lexentry: eng/manila_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manila paper
trans_list: airball
sense:
(sometimes, capitalized) A stiff paper with a yellowish-brown finish made from hemp obtained from the abaca plant.


lexentry: eng/manioc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manioc
trans_list: manioca
sense:
(countable, uncountable) The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which cassava and tapioca are prepared.


lexentry: eng/maniple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maniple
trans_list: manipolo
sense:
(Ancient Rome, military) A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers.


lexentry: eng/maniple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maniple
trans_list: manipolo
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, historical) In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.


lexentry: eng/manipulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: manipulate
trans_list: manipolare
sense:
(transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose


lexentry: eng/manliness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manliness
trans_list: mascolinità | virilità
sense:
The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.


lexentry: eng/mannitol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mannitol
trans_list: mannitolo
sense:
(organic compound) A polyhydric alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, found in nature and also manufactured for use in various applications (for example, as an artificial sweetener and as a medication for various indications).


lexentry: eng/manometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manometer
trans_list: manometro
sense:
An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.


lexentry: eng/manor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: manor
trans_list: signoria
sense:
A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.


lexentry: eng/mansard_roof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mansard roof
trans_list: mansarda
sense:
A roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space.


lexentry: eng/manslaughter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manslaughter
trans_list: omicidio colposo
sense:
(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.


lexentry: eng/manta_ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manta ray
trans_list: manta gigante
sense:
Any of several very large pelagic rays formerly of the genus Manta, now placed in genus Mobula, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.


lexentry: eng/manticore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manticore
trans_list: manticora
sense:
(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.


lexentry: eng/mantis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mantis
trans_list: mantide
sense:
Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.


lexentry: eng/mantis_shrimp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mantis shrimp
trans_list: canocchia
sense:
A stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.


lexentry: eng/mantissa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mantissa
trans_list: mantissa
sense:
(mathematics) The part of a common logarithm after the decimal point, the fractional part of a logarithm.


lexentry: eng/mantle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mantle
trans_list: mantello
sense:
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/mantle__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: mantle
trans_list: reticella
sense:
A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.) [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mantle_plume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mantle plume
trans_list: colonna
sense:
(geology) An upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere.


lexentry: eng/manual_labor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manual labor
trans_list: lavoro manuale
sense:
(American spelling) Work done by hand or using basic tools rather than by machines; usually physically demanding but (sometimes, _, pejorative) unskilled labor.


lexentry: eng/manumission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manumission
trans_list: manomissione
sense:
Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting.


lexentry: eng/manure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manure
trans_list: letame | stallatico
sense:
Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.


lexentry: eng/manuscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: manuscript
trans_list: manoscritto
sense:
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.


lexentry: eng/manuscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: manuscript
trans_list: manoscritto
sense:
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.


lexentry: eng/many_a__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: many a
trans_list: molto | parecchio
sense:
Being one of a large number, each one of many; belonging to an aggregate or category, considered singly as one of a kind.


lexentry: eng/many_a_mickle_makes_a_muckle__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: many a mickle makes a muckle
trans_list: molti pochi fanno un assai
sense:
(chiefly, Northern England, Scotland) A lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount. [from 1793]


lexentry: eng/map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: map
trans_list: mappa | carta | cartina | carta geografica
sense:
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.


lexentry: eng/map__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: map
trans_list: mappare
sense:
(transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.


lexentry: eng/mapping__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mapping
trans_list: app
sense:
(mathematics) A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence.


lexentry: eng/maqam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maqam
trans_list: posizione
sense:
(music) A modal structure characterizing the art of music of countries in North Africa, West Asia and Central Asia.


lexentry: eng/maquis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maquis
trans_list: macchia
sense:
(historical) The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere. [from 1940s]


lexentry: eng/mara__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mara
trans_list: angoscia
sense:
(European folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.


lexentry: eng/marabou__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marabou
trans_list: cicogna gozzuta
sense:
Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.


lexentry: eng/maraca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maraca
trans_list: maraca
sense:
(musical instrument) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.


lexentry: eng/marble__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marble
trans_list: biglia | pallina
sense:
(countable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/marbled_polecat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marbled polecat
trans_list: puzzola marmorizzata
sense:
Vormela peregusna, a polecat found from Eastern Europe to parts of China, with yellow and black markings on its back.


lexentry: eng/marcasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marcasite
trans_list: marcasite
sense:
(mineral) The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS2, occurring as yellow crystals. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/marcescent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marcescent
trans_list: marcescente
sense:
(botany, of an organ such as a leaf or blossom; rarely also, _, figurative) Withered, but still attached.


lexentry: eng/march__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: march
trans_list: marca
sense:
(now, _, archaic, historical, often plural) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.


lexentry: eng/marching_band__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marching band
trans_list: banda
sense:
A group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who often incorporate movement, usually some type of marching, with their musical performance.


lexentry: eng/mare__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mare
trans_list: incubo
sense:
(obsolete, or, historical) A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.


lexentry: eng/mare__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mare
trans_list: mare
sense:
(planetology) A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon


lexentry: eng/margarine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: margarine
trans_list: margarina
sense:
A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.


lexentry: eng/margin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: margin
trans_list: margine
sense:
(typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.


lexentry: eng/marginal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marginal
trans_list: marginale
sense:
(uncomparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).


lexentry: eng/marginal_cost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marginal cost
trans_list: costo marginale
sense:
(economics) The increase in cost that accompanies a unit increase in output; the unit cost of that additional output; the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to output.


lexentry: eng/marginalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marginalize
trans_list: emarginare
sense:
(transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.


lexentry: eng/margrave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: margrave
trans_list: margravio
sense:
(historical) A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.


lexentry: eng/margrave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: margrave
trans_list: margravio
sense:
(historical) A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.


lexentry: eng/marimba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marimba
trans_list: marimba
sense:
(musical instrument) A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.


lexentry: eng/marinade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marinade
trans_list: marinata
sense:
A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.


lexentry: eng/marinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marinate
trans_list: marinare
sense:
(ergative) To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.


lexentry: eng/marine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine
trans_list: marino | marittimo
sense:
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.


lexentry: eng/marine_corps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine corps
trans_list: fanteria di marina
sense:
A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.


lexentry: eng/marine_mammal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marine mammal
trans_list: mammifero marino
sense:
A mammal which lives partly or wholly in the ocean, or at least is heavily dependent on the ocean for its lifestyle; such as cetaceans, sirenians, seals, the sea otter or the polar bear.


lexentry: eng/marital_status__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marital status
trans_list: stato civile
sense:
One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.


lexentry: eng/mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mark
trans_list: voto
sense:
A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mark
trans_list: macchia
sense:
A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/mark__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mark
trans_list: marco | moneta
sense:
(historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.


lexentry: eng/mark__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mark
trans_list: contrassegnare | marcare
sense:
To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).


lexentry: eng/mark__Verb__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: mark
trans_list: segnare
sense:
(Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).


lexentry: eng/mark__Verb__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: mark
trans_list: marcare
sense:
(sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.


lexentry: eng/marker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marker
trans_list: marcatore
sense:
(biology) A gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species.


lexentry: eng/market__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: market
trans_list: mercato
sense:
City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise.


lexentry: eng/market_basket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market basket
trans_list: paniere
sense:
(economics) A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.


lexentry: eng/market_economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market economy
trans_list: economia di mercato
sense:
An economy in which goods and services are exchanged in a market, as opposed to a state-controlled economy.


lexentry: eng/market_failure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market failure
trans_list: fallimento del mercato
sense:
(economics) A situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient.


lexentry: eng/market_price__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market price
trans_list: prezzo di mercato
sense:
(economics) The price at which a product, financial instrument, service or other tradable item can be bought and sold at an open market; the going price.


lexentry: eng/market_price__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: market price
trans_list: prezzo di mercato
sense:
On restaurant menus, used to mean the price charged depends on the price of supplies, which may vary.


lexentry: eng/market_research__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market research
trans_list: ricerca di marketing
sense:
(marketing) The systematic collection and evaluation of data regarding customers' preferences for actual and potential products and services.


lexentry: eng/market_share__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market share
trans_list: quota di mercato
sense:
The percentage of some market held by a company, country, (sub)sector or any other actor or aggregate.


lexentry: eng/market_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: market value
trans_list: valore di mercato
sense:
(finance) The price which a seller or insurer might reasonably expect to fetch for goods, services or securities on the open market.


lexentry: eng/marketing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marketing
trans_list: marketing | mercatistica | mercatologia | vendistica
sense:
(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.


lexentry: eng/markka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: markka
trans_list: marco
sense:
A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.


lexentry: eng/markup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: markup
trans_list: margine
sense:
The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price.


lexentry: eng/marl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marl
trans_list: marna
sense:
A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.


lexentry: eng/marl__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marl
trans_list: marnare
sense:
(nautical) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.


lexentry: eng/marlin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marlin
trans_list: marlin | macaira
sense:
Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.


lexentry: eng/marmoset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marmoset
trans_list: marmose | uistitì
sense:
A small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, or Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/marmot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marmot
trans_list: marmotta
sense:
Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.


lexentry: eng/marque__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marque
trans_list: carattere
sense:
A brand or make of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car (in contradistinction to a model).


lexentry: eng/marquee__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marquee
trans_list: pensilina
sense:
(US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.


lexentry: eng/marquetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marquetry
trans_list: intarsio
sense:
(uncountable, woodworking) A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs.


lexentry: eng/marriage_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marriage certificate
trans_list: atto di matrimonio
sense:
(law) An official record indicating that two individuals were legally married on the date of the certificate.


lexentry: eng/marriage_of_convenience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marriage of convenience
trans_list: matrimonio di interesse
sense:
A marriage motivated by some reason other than love; for example, one conducted to obtain residence rights in a country, for financial gain, or for political purposes.


lexentry: eng/marry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marry
trans_list: sposare
sense:
(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/marry__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: marry
trans_list: sposarsi
sense:
(transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/marsh_mallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marsh mallow
trans_list: altea
sense:
A European species of plant in the mallow family, Althaea officinalis, historically used medicinally and the source of what became the modern marshmallow confection (which no longer contains the plant).


lexentry: eng/marshal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marshal
trans_list: maresciallo
sense:
A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal.


lexentry: eng/marshmallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: marshmallow
trans_list: toffoletta | cotone dolce | marshmallow
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been presoftened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/marshrutka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marshrutka
trans_list: maršrutka
sense:
(transport) A share taxi in the CIS countries, the Baltic states, and Bulgaria. The role of the modern marshrutka is similar to that of the minibus in other countries, except that some implementations of marshrutka allow passengers to stand.


lexentry: eng/marsupial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marsupial
trans_list: marsupiale
sense:
Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.


lexentry: eng/marsupialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marsupialization
trans_list: marsupializzazione
sense:
(surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.


lexentry: eng/martial_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martial art
trans_list: arti marziali
sense:
Any of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practiced as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai.


lexentry: eng/martial_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martial law
trans_list: legge marziale
sense:
Rule by military authorities, especially when imposed on a civilian population in time of war or other crisis, or in an occupied territory.


lexentry: eng/martin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martin
trans_list: rondine
sense:
Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.


lexentry: eng/martingale__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: martingale
trans_list: martingala
sense:
(mathematics) A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.


lexentry: eng/martini__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: martini
trans_list: martini
sense:
(sometimes, proscribed) Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martyr
trans_list: martire
sense:
One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: martyr
trans_list: martire
sense:
(by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: martyr
trans_list: martire
sense:
(with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.


lexentry: eng/martyrdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martyrdom
trans_list: martirio
sense:
The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.


lexentry: eng/martyrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: martyrology
trans_list: martirologio
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, often, _, capitalized) A liturgical calendar of days for the commemoration of formally recognized saints, usually including some biographical notes.


lexentry: eng/marvel_of_Peru__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: marvel of Peru
trans_list: bella di notte
sense:
Mirabilis jalapa, an ornamental flowering plant from the Americas, used until the 19th century also medicinally.


lexentry: eng/masala_chai__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masala chai
trans_list: cantina
sense:
A South Asian beverage of black tea brewed in milk and water and then sweetened with sugar, sometimes with the addition of aromatic herbs and spices.


lexentry: eng/mascaron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mascaron
trans_list: mascherone
sense:
(architectural element) A carved, ornamental face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.


lexentry: eng/mascot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mascot
trans_list: mascotte
sense:
Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.


lexentry: eng/maser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maser
trans_list: maser
sense:
(physics) a device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation (especially of microwave frequency) by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems


lexentry: eng/mash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mash
trans_list: mosto di birra
sense:
(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.


lexentry: eng/mash__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mash
trans_list: mosto di birra
sense:
(brewing) Ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.


lexentry: eng/mashed_potatoes__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mashed potatoes
trans_list: purè di patate | purea
sense:
(uncountable, or, in the plural) A dish consisting of potatoes that have been boiled, mashed to a pulpy consistency, and mixed with such ingredients as butter or milk.


lexentry: eng/mashup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mashup
trans_list: mash-up
sense:
(chiefly, computing, slang) A derivative work consisting of two or more pieces of (generally digital) media joined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a map overlaid with user-supplied data.


lexentry: eng/mashup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mashup
trans_list: mash-up
sense:
(music, slang) A remix created by combining two or more songs from different artists into one piece of music.


lexentry: eng/masking_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masking tape
trans_list: nastro adesivo di carta | nastro adesivo in carta | scotch di carta
sense:
A pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper characterized by its ease of removal, not leaving adhesive behind. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted.


lexentry: eng/masochist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masochist
trans_list: masochista
sense:
Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others.


lexentry: eng/masonry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: masonry
trans_list: muratura
sense:
That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like.


lexentry: eng/masquerade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masquerade
trans_list: ballo in maschera | festa in costume | mascherata
sense:
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.


lexentry: eng/masquerade__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: masquerade
trans_list: farsa | pagliacciata | sceneggiata
sense:
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.


lexentry: eng/masquerade__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masquerade
trans_list: spacciarsi | travestirsi
sense:
(intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass
trans_list: massa
sense:
(physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass
trans_list: massa
sense:
A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.


lexentry: eng/mass_defect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass defect
trans_list: difetto di massa
sense:
(physics) the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components in the free state; equivalent to the binding energy


lexentry: eng/mass_extinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass extinction
trans_list: estinzione di massa
sense:
(evolutionary theory, geology) A sharp decrease in the total number of species in a relatively short period of time; specifically, a loss of ∼75% of all species on the planet over a geologically interval of less than 3 million years, as a result of a mass extinction event.


lexentry: eng/mass_media__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass media
trans_list: mezzi di comunicazione
sense:
Collectively, the communications media, especially television, radio, and newspapers, that reach the mass of the people.


lexentry: eng/mass_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass number
trans_list: numero di massa
sense:
(physics, physical chemistry) The total number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus. Symbol: A


lexentry: eng/mass_shooting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mass shooting
trans_list: sparatoria
sense:
(chiefly, US, crime) The shooting of multiple people over a short period of time, particularly when there are many victims and in which the victims are targeted indiscriminately.


lexentry: eng/massacre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massacre
trans_list: strage | massacro
sense:
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.


lexentry: eng/massacre__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massacre
trans_list: massacrare
sense:
(transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)


lexentry: eng/massage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massage
trans_list: massaggio
sense:
The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.


lexentry: eng/massage__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massage
trans_list: massaggiare
sense:
(transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).


lexentry: eng/masseter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masseter
trans_list: massetere
sense:
(muscle) The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.


lexentry: eng/massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: massively multiplayer online role-playing game
trans_list: gioco di ruolo online multigiocatore di massa
sense:
An online computer role-playing game in which a large number of players can interact with one another.


lexentry: eng/mast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mast
trans_list: albero
sense:
(nautical, communications, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter). [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/mast__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mast
trans_list: albero
sense:
The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/mastaba__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mastaba
trans_list: mastaba
sense:
(architecture) A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. Mastabas were made of wood, mud bricks, stone, or a combination of these materials. Some are solid structures, while others can contain one or more rooms, sometimes decorated with paintings or inscriptions.


lexentry: eng/master's_degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: master's degree
trans_list: magistrale
sense:
A postgraduate degree which aims to assist students in developing a mastery for a particular academic field or profession.


lexentry: eng/master__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: master
trans_list: padroneggiare
sense:
(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.


lexentry: eng/master_of_ceremonies__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: master of ceremonies
trans_list: presentatore | presentatrice
sense:
Someone who conducts a programme of varied entertainment, for example by introducing performers to the audience.


lexentry: eng/masterpiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masterpiece
trans_list: capolavoro | capodopera
sense:
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.


lexentry: eng/masterwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masterwort
trans_list: imperatoria
sense:
Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/masthead__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: masthead
trans_list: cannone
sense:
(UK, AU) The title (normally in a large and distinctive font) of a newspaper or other periodical at the top of the front page; (by extension) the publication itself or the rights to it.


lexentry: eng/mastiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mastiff
trans_list: mastino
sense:
One of an old breed of powerful, deep-chested, and smooth-coated dogs, used chiefly as watchdogs and guard dogs.


lexentry: eng/mastodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mastodon
trans_list: mastodonte
sense:
Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus †Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.


lexentry: eng/mastoid_process__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mastoid process
trans_list: processo mastoideo
sense:
(anatomy) The conical, nipplelike projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment.


lexentry: eng/masturbate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masturbate
trans_list: masturbare | masturbarsi
sense:
(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.


lexentry: eng/masturbation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masturbation
trans_list: masturbazione
sense:
Sexual stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions, often to orgasm, usually in the context of oneself.


lexentry: eng/masturbatorium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: masturbatorium
trans_list: masturbatorium
sense:
(US, rare) A room in which a person masturbates; for example, a private room in a clinic where a sperm donor masturbates to produce semen.


lexentry: eng/mat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mat
trans_list: stuoia | stoino | zerbino | graticcio
sense:
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.


lexentry: eng/match__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: match
trans_list: partita | incontro | gara
sense:
(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.


lexentry: eng/match__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: match
trans_list: fiammifero
sense:
A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.


lexentry: eng/match_fixing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: match fixing
trans_list: biscotto
sense:
(sports) The act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result, in sports matches after betting against oneself.


lexentry: eng/match_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: match point
trans_list: match point
sense:
(sports, tennis) A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.


lexentry: eng/matchbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matchbook
trans_list: portafiammiferi
sense:
A small folded sheet of cardboard containing rows of cardboard matches, generally with a striker on the outside.


lexentry: eng/matching__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: matching
trans_list: abbinamento
sense:
(graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mate
trans_list: affiliato | membro | socio
sense:
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mate
trans_list: amico | compagno | camerata
sense:
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mate
trans_list: affiliato | membro | socio
sense:
(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: mate
trans_list: aiutante | assistente
sense:
A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.


lexentry: eng/materialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: materialism
trans_list: materialismo
sense:
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.


lexentry: eng/maternal_grandfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maternal grandfather
trans_list: nonno materno
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/maternal_grandmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maternal grandmother
trans_list: nonna materna
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal,‎ grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/maternalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maternalism
trans_list: senso materno
sense:
The treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children.


lexentry: eng/mathematical_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathematical analysis
trans_list: analisi
sense:
(mathematics) The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals.


lexentry: eng/mathematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathematics
trans_list: matematica
sense:
An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.


lexentry: eng/mathematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mathematics
trans_list: matematica
sense:
A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.


lexentry: eng/mathematizable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mathematizable
trans_list: matematizzabile
sense:
(chiefly, philosophy, and, science) Capable of being analyzed or described using mathematical concepts or notation.


lexentry: eng/matriculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: matriculate
trans_list: immatricolare
sense:
(intransitive, stative) To be enrolled as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.


lexentry: eng/matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: matrix
trans_list: matrice
sense:
(mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.


lexentry: eng/matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: matrix
trans_list: matrice
sense:
(archaeology, paleontology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.


lexentry: eng/matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matter
trans_list: problema
sense:
(philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.


lexentry: eng/matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: matter
trans_list: materia | questione | argomento | faccenda
sense:
An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.


lexentry: eng/matter__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: matter
trans_list: contare | importare
sense:
(transitive, in negative constructions, now, England, _, regional, Caribbean) To care about, to mind; to find important. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mattress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mattress
trans_list: materasso
sense:
A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.


lexentry: eng/mattress_protector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mattress protector
trans_list: coprimaterasso
sense:
An item of removable bedding that sits on top of or encases a mattress to protect it from stains and sometimes to protect the sleeper from allergens and irritants.


lexentry: eng/matura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: matura
trans_list: maturità
sense:
A final exam that young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education in certain European countries.


lexentry: eng/maturity_date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maturity date
trans_list: scadenza
sense:
(finance) The date on which a principal amount of a note, draft, acceptance bond, or other debt instrument becomes due or payable.


lexentry: eng/maudlin__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maudlin
trans_list: piagnucoloso | sdolcinato
sense:
Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/maulstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maulstick
trans_list: appoggiamano
sense:
(arts) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.


lexentry: eng/maven__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maven
trans_list: intenditore | intenditrice
sense:
(chiefly, US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.


lexentry: eng/maw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maw
trans_list: fauci
sense:
The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.


lexentry: eng/maxilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maxilla
trans_list: mascella
sense:
(skeleton) Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.


lexentry: eng/maximum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maximum
trans_list: massimo
sense:
(mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.


lexentry: eng/may__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: may
trans_list: potere
sense:
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/may__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: may
trans_list: potere
sense:
(subjunctive present, defective, chiefly, poetic) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/maybe__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: maybe
trans_list: forse | magari | chissà | può essere
sense:
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).


lexentry: eng/mayflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayflower
trans_list: biancospino
sense:
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).


lexentry: eng/mayfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayfly
trans_list: effimera | efemera
sense:
Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.


lexentry: eng/mayor_of_the_palace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayor of the palace
trans_list: sindaco
sense:
(historical) In the Merovingian kingdoms, the king’s steward and, by the 7th century, de facto regent.


lexentry: eng/mayoralty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mayoralty
trans_list: sindacatura
sense:
The office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms.


lexentry: eng/maze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: maze
trans_list: labirinto | meandro
sense:
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through. See one here.


lexentry: eng/mazurka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mazurka
trans_list: mazurca
sense:
(music) A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.


lexentry: eng/mazurka__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mazurka
trans_list: mazurca
sense:
(music) A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.


lexentry: eng/mazut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mazut
trans_list: gasolio
sense:
(petrochemistry) A heavy, low-quality fuel oil, used in generating plants and similar applications, or broken down to produce diesel.


lexentry: eng/me_neither__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: me neither
trans_list: neanch'io | neanche io | nemmeno io
sense:
(colloquial) Used to say that a negative-containing statement of the previous speaker applies to the speaker as well.


lexentry: eng/meadow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meadow
trans_list: prato
sense:
A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.


lexentry: eng/meadowlark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meadowlark
trans_list: spada
sense:
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/meal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meal
trans_list: pasto
sense:
(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).


lexentry: eng/meal__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meal
trans_list: mangime
sense:
The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour.


lexentry: eng/meal_ticket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meal ticket
trans_list: gonzo | pollo
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.


lexentry: eng/meals_on_wheels__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meals on wheels
trans_list: cibo
sense:
A service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves, such as the elderly and people with disabilities.


lexentry: eng/mealworm_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mealworm beetle
trans_list: tarma della farina
sense:
A darkling beetle (or darkening beetle) of species Tenebrio molitor, in the family Tenebrionidae, whose larvae (mealworms) are typically used as a food source for reptile, fish, and avian pets.


lexentry: eng/mean__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mean
trans_list: media | mezzo
sense:
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mean
trans_list: media | mezzo
sense:
(statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: mean
trans_list: medio
sense:
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.


lexentry: eng/mean__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mean
trans_list: essere fatto per
sense:
(transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mean
trans_list: intendere
sense:
(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean_value_theorem__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mean value theorem
trans_list: teorema del valor medio | teorema dell'incremento finito | teorema di Lagrange
sense:
(calculus, uncountable) The theorem that for any real-valued function that is differentiable on an interval, there is a point in that interval where the derivative of the curve equals the slope of the straight line between the graphed function values at the interval's end points.


lexentry: eng/meander__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meander
trans_list: meandro
sense:
(geography) One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse


lexentry: eng/means_of_production__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: means of production
trans_list: mezzi di produzione
sense:
(economics, Marxism) The combination of the means of labor, such as machines, tools, and equipment, and the subject of labor used by workers to make products.


lexentry: eng/measles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measles
trans_list: morbillo
sense:
(disease) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: measure
trans_list: misura | funzione di misura
sense:
(mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see w:Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: measure
trans_list: misura | regolo | righello
sense:
The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: measure
trans_list: battuta
sense:
(music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measure
trans_list: misurare
sense:
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.


lexentry: eng/measure_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: measure word
trans_list: classificatore
sense:
(linguistics) A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages.


lexentry: eng/meatloaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meatloaf
trans_list: polpettone
sense:
A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.


lexentry: eng/mechanic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mechanic
trans_list: meccanico
sense:
Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mechanical_advantage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanical advantage
trans_list: guadagno meccanico
sense:
(mechanical engineering) The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.


lexentry: eng/mechanical_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanical engineering
trans_list: ingegneria meccanica
sense:
(engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building machines and mechanical systems.


lexentry: eng/mechanical_pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanical pencil
trans_list: portamina | portamine
sense:
(North America) A pencil with a replaceable and mechanically extendable lead that wears away with use, designed to provide lines of constant thickness without requiring sharpening, and typically featuring a small eraser at the end opposite the tip.


lexentry: eng/mechanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechanism
trans_list: meccanismo
sense:
(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.


lexentry: eng/mechatronics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mechatronics
trans_list: meccatronica
sense:
The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.


lexentry: eng/meconium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meconium
trans_list: meconio
sense:
(medicine) A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal intestines during the later stages of mammalian gestation, that forms the first feces of the newborn.


lexentry: eng/meddlesome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meddlesome
trans_list: importuno
sense:
Characterised or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.


lexentry: eng/media__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: media
trans_list: mass media | media
sense:
(often, treated as, _, uncountable) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.


lexentry: eng/media_outlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: media outlet
trans_list: organo di stampa
sense:
(media) A publication or broadcast program that provides news and feature stories to the public through various distribution channels, including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and web sites.


lexentry: eng/medial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: medial
trans_list: mediano
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.


lexentry: eng/medial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: medial
trans_list: centrale
sense:
(phonetics) (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.


lexentry: eng/medial_rectus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medial rectus
trans_list: muscolo retto mediale | retto mediale
sense:
(muscle) The broadest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the medial aspect of the sclera.


lexentry: eng/median__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: median
trans_list: mediano | mediana
sense:
(statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mediastinum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mediastinum
trans_list: mediastino
sense:
(anatomy) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.


lexentry: eng/mediate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mediate
trans_list: mediare
sense:
(intransitive) To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.


lexentry: eng/medical_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical certificate
trans_list: attestato
sense:
A statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.


lexentry: eng/medical_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical doctor
trans_list: dottore
sense:
A physician; a person who holds a doctoral degree or first professional degree in medicine, and practices in that profession.


lexentry: eng/medical_history__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical history
trans_list: cartella clinica
sense:
Details of a patient's previous medical experiences, such as existing comorbidities, past infections, operations undergone, and medications taken.


lexentry: eng/medical_practitioner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medical practitioner
trans_list: dottore
sense:
(formal) A person who practices medicine, especially one licensed to do so, such as a physician, dentist, surgeon, or veterinarian.


lexentry: eng/medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medicine
trans_list: medicina | medicamento
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.


lexentry: eng/medick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medick
trans_list: alfa-alfa
sense:
Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.


lexentry: eng/medimnus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medimnus
trans_list: medimno
sense:
(historical) A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 52-58 litres, according to region and era.


lexentry: eng/mediocrity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mediocrity
trans_list: mediocrità
sense:
(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.


lexentry: eng/mediterranean_sea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mediterranean sea
trans_list: mare mediterraneo
sense:
(oceanography) A mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of deep water with outer oceans, and where the water circulation is dominated by salinity and temperature differences rather than winds.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medium
trans_list: mezzo | strumento | tramite | veicolo
sense:
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: medium
trans_list: mezzo
sense:
(microbiology) A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: medium
trans_list: mezzo | strumento | tramite | veicolo
sense:
(engineering) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: medium
trans_list: medium
sense:
(countable, spiritualism, plural mediums or (rare, nonstandard) media) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.


lexentry: eng/medium_rare__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medium rare
trans_list: al punto
sense:
(of cooking, particularly meats) Cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown (in the case of beef); cooked to a degree between rare and medium.


lexentry: eng/medlar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: medlar
trans_list: nespola | nespolo
sense:
Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.


lexentry: eng/medley__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: medley
trans_list: misto
sense:
(swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/medusa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: medusa
trans_list: medusa
sense:
(zoology) A jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/meerkat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meerkat
trans_list: suricato
sense:
Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.


lexentry: eng/meet__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: meet
trans_list: incontrare | conoscere | soddisfare | conformarsi | ottemperare
sense:
To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.


lexentry: eng/meet_one's_match__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meet one's match
trans_list: trovare pane per i propri denti
sense:
To be opposed by someone of comparable strength and ability to oneself; to be defeated by such an opponent.


lexentry: eng/mega-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mega-
trans_list: mega-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M.


lexentry: eng/megafarad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megafarad
trans_list: megafarad
sense:
(physics, obsolete) A unit of quantity of electric charge; the quantity of electricity flowing through a one megohm resistor when driven by an electromotive force of one volt for one second.


lexentry: eng/megakaryoblast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megakaryoblast
trans_list: megacarioblasto
sense:
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.


lexentry: eng/megalomania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megalomania
trans_list: megalomania
sense:
A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.


lexentry: eng/megalopolis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megalopolis
trans_list: megalopoli
sense:
A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity.


lexentry: eng/megaphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megaphone
trans_list: megafono
sense:
A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.


lexentry: eng/megapode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megapode
trans_list: megapodio
sense:
Any of several chicken- or turkey-like birds in the family Megapodiidae, which incubate their eggs by burying them where they receive warmth from decaying vegetation, solar radiation or geothermal heat. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/megaron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megaron
trans_list: megaron
sense:
(architecture, historical) The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.


lexentry: eng/megaton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megaton
trans_list: megaton | megatone
sense:
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.


lexentry: eng/megatsunami__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megatsunami
trans_list: megatsunami
sense:
(oceanography) An extremely large tsunami-like wave caused by an avalanche or landslide displacing large amounts of water very quickly.


lexentry: eng/megawatt-hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megawatt-hour
trans_list: megawattora
sense:
A unit of energy, especially of electrical energy, equal to that done by one megawatt acting for one hour (abbreviation: MWh).


lexentry: eng/megrim__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: megrim
trans_list: gallo
sense:
A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).


lexentry: eng/meibomian_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meibomian gland
trans_list: ghiandola di Meibomio
sense:
(ophthalmology, anatomy) A sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.


lexentry: eng/meiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meiosis
trans_list: meiosi
sense:
(usually, uncountable, cytology) Cell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes.


lexentry: eng/melamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melamine
trans_list: melamina | melammina
sense:
(chemistry) A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica


lexentry: eng/melancholic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melancholic
trans_list: malinconico | melancolico
sense:
Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.


lexentry: eng/melanin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melanin
trans_list: melanina
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.


lexentry: eng/melanoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melanoma
trans_list: melanoma
sense:
(oncology, disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.


lexentry: eng/melasma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melasma
trans_list: melasma
sense:
(pathology) A tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.


lexentry: eng/melee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melee
trans_list: combattimento corpo a corpo
sense:
(especially, military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.


lexentry: eng/melliferous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melliferous
trans_list: mellifero | mielifero
sense:
(botany) Of a plant or its parts: bearing any substance (such as nectar or pollen) which is collected by bees to produce honey.


lexentry: eng/mellophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mellophone
trans_list: mellofono
sense:
A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups.


lexentry: eng/melodrama__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: melodrama
trans_list: melodramma
sense:
(countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks


lexentry: eng/melt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melt
trans_list: fondere | sciogliere | liquare
sense:
(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.


lexentry: eng/melt__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: melt
trans_list: fondere | sciogliere
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.


lexentry: eng/melt_in_the_mouth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melt in the mouth
trans_list: sciogliersi in bocca
sense:
(idiom, of food) Deliciously soft and creamy, creating a melting sensation when eaten, and therefore needing little chewing.


lexentry: eng/melt_in_the_mouth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melt in the mouth
trans_list: sciogliersi in bocca
sense:
(idiom, of food) To be deliciously soft and creamy; to create a melting sensation when eaten; to need little chewing.


lexentry: eng/meltdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meltdown
trans_list: fusione del nocciolo
sense:
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.


lexentry: eng/melting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melting
trans_list: fusione
sense:
The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.


lexentry: eng/melting_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: melting point
trans_list: punto di fusione
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure.


lexentry: eng/melting_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: melting pot
trans_list: crogiolo | calderone | melting pot
sense:
(figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.


lexentry: eng/mem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mem
trans_list: mem
sense:
The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/member_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: member state
trans_list: stato membro
sense:
A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.


lexentry: eng/membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: membrane
trans_list: membrana | pergamena
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.


lexentry: eng/membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: membrane
trans_list: membrana
sense:
A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.


lexentry: eng/meme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meme
trans_list: meme
sense:
(originally) Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.


lexentry: eng/meme__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meme
trans_list: meme
sense:
(Internet) Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc. [from 1993]


lexentry: eng/memoir__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: memoir
trans_list: memorie
sense:
A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.


lexentry: eng/memorandum_of_understanding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memorandum of understanding
trans_list: lettera d'intenti
sense:
(legal) A document that outlines the legal and factual premises believed by the parties to have been agreed to between them.


lexentry: eng/memorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: memorial
trans_list: monumento
sense:
(legal) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memory
trans_list: memoria
sense:
(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will.


lexentry: eng/memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: memory
trans_list: memoria
sense:
(computing) The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).


lexentry: eng/memory_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: memory card
trans_list: scheda di memoria | carta di memoria | memory card
sense:
(computer hardware) A personal computer's expansion memory module that fits in a standard interface such as a PCI or ISA slot.


lexentry: eng/memory_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memory hole
trans_list: buco della memoria
sense:
A figurative place to which information is deliberately sent to be forgotten, or to which forgotten or lost information ends up; nowhere, oblivion.


lexentry: eng/memory_leak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memory leak
trans_list: memory leak
sense:
(computing) Any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program whereby parts of memory become hidden or unusable.


lexentry: eng/memory_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memory stick
trans_list: scheda di memoria
sense:
(computing) One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.


lexentry: eng/memristor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: memristor
trans_list: memristore
sense:
(physics) A passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.


lexentry: eng/menagerie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menagerie
trans_list: serraglio | recinto
sense:
A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.


lexentry: eng/mend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mend
trans_list: riparare
sense:
(archaic) To increase the quality of (someone or something); to better, to improve on; also, to produce something better than (something else).


lexentry: eng/mend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mend
trans_list: rammendare
sense:
(figurative) To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something).


lexentry: eng/menhir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menhir
trans_list: menhir
sense:
(archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.


lexentry: eng/meningitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meningitis
trans_list: meningite
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.


lexentry: eng/meninx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meninx
trans_list: meninge
sense:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/meniscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: meniscus
trans_list: menisco
sense:
The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/meniscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: meniscus
trans_list: menisco
sense:
(anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/menologium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menologium
trans_list: menologio
sense:
A calendar of the days of the month or of all the days of the year divided by month, particularly as a table of information divided in this way and


lexentry: eng/mens_rea__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mens rea
trans_list: dolo
sense:
(legal) A guilty mind, the conscious knowing of a perpetrator while committing an act that the act is illicit.


lexentry: eng/menses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menses
trans_list: mestruazioni
sense:
The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow.


lexentry: eng/mensiversary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mensiversary
trans_list: mesiversario
sense:
(rare) A day that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of a significant event.


lexentry: eng/menstrual_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menstrual cycle
trans_list: ciclo mestruale
sense:
The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uninseminated females of some animal species that is associated with reproductive fertility; especially the cycle in a human.


lexentry: eng/menstruation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menstruation
trans_list: mestruazione | ciclo
sense:
The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.


lexentry: eng/mensuralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mensuralism
trans_list: mensuralismo
sense:
(music) European system(s) of musical notation, in use in different forms from c.1260 to c.1600, in which each note was given an exact time value


lexentry: eng/mental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental
trans_list: mentale | pazzo
sense:
(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.


lexentry: eng/mental_calculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental calculation
trans_list: calcolo mentale
sense:
Arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator.


lexentry: eng/mental_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental disorder
trans_list: disturbo mentale
sense:
(psychiatry) A behavioral or mental pattern that may cause suffering or a poor ability to function in life.


lexentry: eng/mental_hospital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mental hospital
trans_list: ospedale psichiatrico | manicomio
sense:
A hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body.


lexentry: eng/mentalese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mentalese
trans_list: mentalese
sense:
(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/mentalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mentalis
trans_list: muscolo mentale
sense:
(muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.


lexentry: eng/menthol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: menthol
trans_list: mentolo
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/mention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mention
trans_list: menzione | accenno | cenno
sense:
A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.


lexentry: eng/mentonnière__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mentonnière
trans_list: mentoniera
sense:
(historical) An item of armor protecting the chin, often identified with or used interchangeably with the bevor.


lexentry: eng/menu__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: menu
trans_list: menù | menu
sense:
A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.


lexentry: eng/menu__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: menu
trans_list: menu | menù
sense:
(computing, gaming) A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface


lexentry: eng/mercantilism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercantilism
trans_list: mercantilismo
sense:
(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.


lexentry: eng/mercaptan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercaptan
trans_list: mercaptano
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R1.S.R2 ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R2 is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.


lexentry: eng/mercenary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mercenary
trans_list: mercenario
sense:
A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.


lexentry: eng/mercerize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercerize
trans_list: mercerizzare
sense:
(transitive) To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.


lexentry: eng/merchandising__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merchandising
trans_list: commercializzazione
sense:
(originally, US) The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally) , the promotion of any goods or services for sale.


lexentry: eng/merchant_navy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merchant navy
trans_list: marina mercantile
sense:
A civilian maritime fleet dedicated to the sea transport of goods and merchandise; especially, such a fleet of any particular nationality.


lexentry: eng/merchantable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merchantable
trans_list: commerciabile
sense:
Fit for the market, i.e. suitable for selling for an ordinary price. Sometimes, this is a technical designation for a particular kind or class.


lexentry: eng/mercurial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercurial
trans_list: incostante | lunatica | lunatico | mutevole | volubile
sense:
(comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mercury
trans_list: mercurio
sense:
(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mercury
trans_list: mercorella
sense:
An annual plant, annual mercury (Mercurialis annua), formerly grown for its medicinal properties; French mercury, herb mercury. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mere__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mere
trans_list: mero
sense:
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/meretricious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meretricious
trans_list: ordinario
sense:
Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.


lexentry: eng/merganser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merganser
trans_list: smergo
sense:
Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.


lexentry: eng/meridian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meridian
trans_list: meridiano
sense:
(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/meridional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: meridional
trans_list: meridionale
sense:
(astronomy, geography, meteorology) along a north-south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/meringue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meringue
trans_list: meringa
sense:
A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.


lexentry: eng/merkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merkin
trans_list: merkin
sense:
A woman's pubic wig. Worn for nude stage appearances and by women, originally after shaving their pubic hair to eliminate lice or for other reasons, now often as a fashion item.


lexentry: eng/merlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merlon
trans_list: merlo
sense:
(architectural element, military, historical) Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.


lexentry: eng/meronymy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meronymy
trans_list: meronimia
sense:
(semantics) The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.


lexentry: eng/merry-go-round__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merry-go-round
trans_list: carosello | giostra
sense:
A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/merry_Christmas__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: merry Christmas
trans_list: buon Natale
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Canada, US) Used to express good wishes on or before Christmas Day.


lexentry: eng/mesentery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesentery
trans_list: mesentere
sense:
(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.


lexentry: eng/mesh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesh
trans_list: maglia | rete
sense:
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.


lexentry: eng/mesitylene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesitylene
trans_list: mesitilene
sense:
(organic compound) The aromatic hydrocarbon 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene that is present in coal tar and crude oil; it has some use as a solvent


lexentry: eng/mesmerize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesmerize
trans_list: incantare
sense:
To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.


lexentry: eng/meso-region__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meso-region
trans_list: mesoregione
sense:
An administrative system that is equivalent to a prefecture or a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.


lexentry: eng/mesoderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesoderm
trans_list: mesoderma
sense:
(embryology) One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce, through development, many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and the circulatory system.


lexentry: eng/mesology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesology
trans_list: mesologia
sense:
The study of the mutual interrelationships between organisms and their environment; branch of biology; former term for ecology.


lexentry: eng/meson__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meson
trans_list: mesone
sense:
(now specifically, particle) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)


lexentry: eng/mesopause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesopause
trans_list: mesopausa
sense:
(meteorology) In the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere. It is the atmospheric boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.


lexentry: eng/mesophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesophyte
trans_list: mesofita
sense:
(botany) Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.


lexentry: eng/mesosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesosphere
trans_list: mesosfera
sense:
(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.


lexentry: eng/mesothelioma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mesothelioma
trans_list: mesotelioma
sense:
(pathology, oncology) An uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium, usually of the lungs after exposure to asbestos.


lexentry: eng/mess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mess
trans_list: confusione | casino | macello | percorso ad ostacoli | rovina | sconquasso
sense:
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding.


lexentry: eng/mess_kit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mess kit
trans_list: gamella
sense:
A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers.


lexentry: eng/mess_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mess up
trans_list: infrangere, trasgredire
sense:
(transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.


lexentry: eng/message_in_a_bottle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: message in a bottle
trans_list: messaggio in bottiglia
sense:
A message written on a scrap of paper, rolled up and put in an empty bottle and set adrift on the ocean; traditionally, a method used by castaways to advertise their distress to the outside world.


lexentry: eng/messenger_RNA__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: messenger RNA
trans_list: RNA messaggero
sense:
(biochemistry) RNA that encodes and carries information from DNA during transcription to sites of protein synthesis to undergo translation in order to yield a protein.


lexentry: eng/messiah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: messiah
trans_list: messia
sense:
(Abrahamism) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/messuage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: messuage
trans_list: appezzamento
sense:
(chiefly, law) Originally, a plot of land as the site for a dwelling house and its appurtenant interests; now, a dwelling house or residential building together with its outbuildings and assigned land.


lexentry: eng/mestizo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mestizo
trans_list: meticcio
sense:
(Philippines, historical) A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Austronesian Filipino and Spanish or Chinese ancestry, such as that of the Spanish mestizos and Chinese mestizos from the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines.


lexentry: eng/meta-analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meta-analysis
trans_list: meta-analisi
sense:
(statistics) Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies.


lexentry: eng/metacarpus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metacarpus
trans_list: metacarpo
sense:
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.


lexentry: eng/metachromatic_leukodystrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metachromatic leukodystrophy
trans_list: deficit di Arilsulfatasi | leucodistrofia metacromatica | malattia di Scholz
sense:
(medicine) Any of a range of genetic metabolic disorders caused by defective genes for arylsulfatase enzymes,especially, a deficiency in the enzyme ARSA (arylsulfatase A).


lexentry: eng/metaclass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaclass
trans_list: metaclasse
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A class that serves as a template for other classes rather than objects.


lexentry: eng/metagenomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metagenomics
trans_list: metagenomica
sense:
(genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.


lexentry: eng/metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metal
trans_list: metallo
sense:
Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.


lexentry: eng/metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: metal
trans_list: metal | metallo
sense:
(music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.


lexentry: eng/metalanguage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metalanguage
trans_list: metalinguaggio
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.


lexentry: eng/metalepsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metalepsis
trans_list: metalepsi
sense:
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.


lexentry: eng/metalliferous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metalliferous
trans_list: metallifero
sense:
(metallurgy) Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially.


lexentry: eng/metallocene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metallocene
trans_list: metallocene
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.


lexentry: eng/metallography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metallography
trans_list: metallografia
sense:
(metallurgy) The study of the structure of metals and their alloys, by any of a variety of techniques


lexentry: eng/metalloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metalloid
trans_list: metalloide | semimetallo
sense:
(chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.


lexentry: eng/metallurgy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metallurgy
trans_list: metallurgia
sense:
The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.


lexentry: eng/metamorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metamorphic
trans_list: metamorfico
sense:
(geology) Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/metamorphic_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metamorphic rock
trans_list: roccia metamorfica
sense:
(geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface


lexentry: eng/metanarrative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metanarrative
trans_list: metanarrazione
sense:
(critical theory) A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.


lexentry: eng/metaphor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaphor
trans_list: metafora
sense:
(uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/metaphysical_naturalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaphysical naturalism
trans_list: naturalismo metafisico
sense:
(philosophy, metaphysics) Philosophical worldview which holds that there is nothing but natural elements, principles, and relations of the kind studied by the natural sciences.


lexentry: eng/metastability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metastability
trans_list: metastabilità
sense:
An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.


lexentry: eng/metastable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metastable
trans_list: metastabile
sense:
(physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived, but may decay to a lower energy state when slightly perturbed or through a quantum transition.


lexentry: eng/metastasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metastasis
trans_list: metastasi
sense:
(medicine) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.


lexentry: eng/metastasize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metastasize
trans_list: metastatizzare
sense:
(intransitive, medicine, of a disease or tumor) To spread to other sites in the body; to undergo metastasis.


lexentry: eng/metatarsalgia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metatarsalgia
trans_list: metatarsalgia
sense:
(medicine) Pain in the region of the metatarsals; inflammation of any of the five bones between the heel and the toes.


lexentry: eng/metathesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metathesis
trans_list: metatesi
sense:
(phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.


lexentry: eng/metaverse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metaverse
trans_list: metaverso
sense:
(science fiction, Internet) A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.


lexentry: eng/mete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mete
trans_list: misurarsi
sense:
(transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).


lexentry: eng/meteor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: meteor
trans_list: meteora
sense:
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/meteor_shower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteor shower
trans_list: sciame meteorico
sense:
(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when many meteors are seen on Earth during a short period of time.


lexentry: eng/meteoritics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteoritics
trans_list: meteoritica
sense:
(astronomy, mineralogy, geochemistry, cosmochemistry) The science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.


lexentry: eng/meteoroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteoroid
trans_list: meteoroide
sense:
(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/meteorology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: meteorology
trans_list: meteorologia
sense:
The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.


lexentry: eng/methadone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methadone
trans_list: metadone
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is similar to morphine in its effects but less sedative and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.


lexentry: eng/methamphetamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methamphetamine
trans_list: metanfetamina
sense:
A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.


lexentry: eng/methane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methane
trans_list: metano
sense:
(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.


lexentry: eng/methanol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methanol
trans_list: metanolo
sense:
(organic compound) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.


lexentry: eng/methionine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methionine
trans_list: metionina
sense:
(amino acid, organic compound) A lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C5H11NO2S, found in most protein.


lexentry: eng/method__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: method
trans_list: metodo | maniera
sense:
(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).


lexentry: eng/method__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: method
trans_list: metodo
sense:
(acting, often "the method") A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed.


lexentry: eng/methodology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: methodology
trans_list: metodologia
sense:
(loosely) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.


lexentry: eng/methotrexate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methotrexate
trans_list: metotrexato
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, and ectopic pregnancies.


lexentry: eng/methyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methyl
trans_list: metile | metilico
sense:
(organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.


lexentry: eng/methylated_spirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methylated spirit
trans_list: alcol denaturato
sense:
(Commonwealth) Ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol; denatured alcohol;


lexentry: eng/methylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: methylation
trans_list: metilazione
sense:
(genetics) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.


lexentry: eng/methylcellulose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methylcellulose
trans_list: metilcellulosa
sense:
(organic chemistry) A white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells in contact with water to form a gel; it has many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/methylene__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: methylene
trans_list: metilene
sense:
(organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.


lexentry: eng/methylmercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methylmercury
trans_list: metilmercurio
sense:
(chemical compound) The organometallic cation CH3Hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds


lexentry: eng/methylphenidate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: methylphenidate
trans_list: metilfenidato
sense:
(medicine) A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin


lexentry: eng/metic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metic
trans_list: meteco
sense:
(historical) In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.


lexentry: eng/metonym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metonym
trans_list: metonimia
sense:
(grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.


lexentry: eng/metonymic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metonymic
trans_list: metonimico
sense:
Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.


lexentry: eng/metonymy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metonymy
trans_list: metonimia
sense:
(rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.


lexentry: eng/metre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metre
trans_list: metro
sense:
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+47⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.


lexentry: eng/metric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metric
trans_list: metrica
sense:
A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).


lexentry: eng/metric__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metric
trans_list: metrica
sense:
(analysis) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the distance between two points. Formally, a real-valued function d on M \times M, where M is a set, is called a metric if (1) d(x,y) = 0 if and only if x=y, (2) d(x,y) = d(y,x) for all pairs (x,y), and (3) d obeys the triangle inequality.


lexentry: eng/metric_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metric space
trans_list: spazio metrico
sense:
(mathematics, analysis, topology) Any set on which a metric is defined, giving a distance between any two elements.


lexentry: eng/metronome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metronome
trans_list: metronomo
sense:
(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.


lexentry: eng/metropolis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: metropolis
trans_list: metropoli
sense:
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.


lexentry: eng/metropolitan_city__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: metropolitan city
trans_list: città metropolitana
sense:
In Italy, a special type of province that contains a large city at its core. See Metropolitan cities of Italy for a list.


lexentry: eng/metrosexual__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: metrosexual
trans_list: metrosessuale
sense:
A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.


lexentry: eng/mevalonic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mevalonic acid
trans_list: acido mevalonico
sense:
(carboxylic acid) The hydroxy acid 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid, a biochemical precursor of the terpenoids.


lexentry: eng/mezuzah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mezuzah
trans_list: mezuzah
sense:
(Judaism, and, _, occasionally, _, Christianity) A piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21) and attached in a case to the doorpost of a house.


lexentry: eng/mezzanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mezzanine
trans_list: mezzanino
sense:
An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol.


lexentry: eng/miasma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miasma
trans_list: miasma
sense:
A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.


lexentry: eng/mica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mica
trans_list: mica
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.


lexentry: eng/micelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micelle
trans_list: micella
sense:
(chemistry) a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration


lexentry: eng/micro-region__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micro-region
trans_list: microregione
sense:
An administrative system that is equivalent to a county or a prefecture and a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.


lexentry: eng/microalga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microalga
trans_list: microalga
sense:
Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.


lexentry: eng/microarray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microarray
trans_list: matrice ad alta densità | micromatrice
sense:
Any of several devices, containing a two-dimensional array of small quantities of biological material, used for various types of assay; the assay itself


lexentry: eng/microbiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microbiology
trans_list: microbiologia
sense:
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.


lexentry: eng/microbrewery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microbrewery
trans_list: microbirrificio
sense:
A small commercial brewery, often one serving a single pub at which it is physically located; in the United States, often used to indicate a brewery that produces fewer than 15,000 barrels of beer annually.


lexentry: eng/microcephaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microcephaly
trans_list: microcefalia
sense:
A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.


lexentry: eng/microclimate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microclimate
trans_list: microclima
sense:
A small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate.


lexentry: eng/micrococcus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micrococcus
trans_list: micrococco
sense:
(biology) Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.


lexentry: eng/microcontroller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microcontroller
trans_list: microcontrollore
sense:
(computing, electronics) A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.


lexentry: eng/microcosm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microcosm
trans_list: microcosmo
sense:
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/microcosm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: microcosm
trans_list: microcosmo
sense:
(ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/microeconomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microeconomics
trans_list: microeconomia
sense:
(economics) The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company.


lexentry: eng/microelectrode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microelectrode
trans_list: microelettrodo
sense:
A very small, fine electrode, most often used to study the electrical behaviour of biological cells or tissues.


lexentry: eng/microflora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microflora
trans_list: microflora
sense:
Microscopic plant life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans.


lexentry: eng/microgram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microgram
trans_list: microgrammo
sense:
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10−6 grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.


lexentry: eng/microhistory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microhistory
trans_list: microstoria
sense:
The study of the past on a small scale, such as an individual neighborhood or town, as a case study for general trends.


lexentry: eng/micrometeorite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micrometeorite
trans_list: micrometeorite
sense:
an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting


lexentry: eng/micrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micrometer
trans_list: micrometro
sense:
A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.


lexentry: eng/micronation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micronation
trans_list: micronazione
sense:
A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state (with varying degrees of seriousness), but lacks any legal recognition and exists only on paper or in the mind of its creator; a micronational entity.


lexentry: eng/micronutrient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micronutrient
trans_list: micronutriente | oligonutriente
sense:
A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.


lexentry: eng/microorganism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microorganism
trans_list: microrganismo
sense:
(microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.


lexentry: eng/micropaleontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micropaleontology
trans_list: micropaleontologia
sense:
The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past; including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.


lexentry: eng/microphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microphone
trans_list: microfono
sense:
A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.


lexentry: eng/microphotometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microphotometer
trans_list: microfotometro
sense:
(physics) Any of various photometers used either to measure the variation of densities over small areas, or to measure accurately small changes in illumination.


lexentry: eng/microplastic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microplastic
trans_list: microplastica
sense:
Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.


lexentry: eng/micropyle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: micropyle
trans_list: micropile
sense:
(botany) In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.


lexentry: eng/microsecond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microsecond
trans_list: microsecondo
sense:
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−6 seconds. Symbol: μs It is commonly represented with symbol µs.


lexentry: eng/microskirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microskirt
trans_list: microgonna
sense:
An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level.


lexentry: eng/microtome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: microtome
trans_list: microtomo
sense:
A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.


lexentry: eng/mid-ocean_ridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mid-ocean ridge
trans_list: dorsale oceanica
sense:
(geology, oceanography) any of an interconnected system of broad submarine rises formed by plate tectonics


lexentry: eng/midbrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midbrain
trans_list: mesemcefalo
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).


lexentry: eng/middle-class__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: middle-class
trans_list: borghese
sense:
Characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education.


lexentry: eng/middle_ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle ear
trans_list: orecchio medio
sense:
(anatomy) The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.


lexentry: eng/middle_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle name
trans_list: cognome
sense:
a name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name


lexentry: eng/middle_of_nowhere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle of nowhere
trans_list: in Culonia | in culo ai lupi | in culo al mondo | in culo al nulla | mezzo al niente
sense:
(idiomatic) A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.


lexentry: eng/middle_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle school
trans_list: scuola media
sense:
(schools, countable) A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.


lexentry: eng/middle_voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: middle voice
trans_list: diatesi media
sense:
(grammar) A voice that is neither active nor passive, because the subject of the verb cannot be unambiguously categorized as either agent or patient, having elements of both.


lexentry: eng/midge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midge
trans_list: moscerino
sense:
any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera


lexentry: eng/midget__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: midget
trans_list: nano | nana
sense:
(sometimes, offensive) A normally-proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10". [from later 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/midnight_sun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midnight sun
trans_list: sole di mezzanotte
sense:
The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.


lexentry: eng/midriff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midriff
trans_list: ventre
sense:
(anatomy) The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.


lexentry: eng/midst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midst
trans_list: centro
sense:
(often, literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.


lexentry: eng/midwife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: midwife
trans_list: levatrice | ostetrica
sense:
(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.


lexentry: eng/mien__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mien
trans_list: cera | atteggiamento | postura
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.


lexentry: eng/mifepristone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mifepristone
trans_list: mifepristone
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.


lexentry: eng/migraine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: migraine
trans_list: emicrania
sense:
(pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.


lexentry: eng/migrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: migrate
trans_list: migrare
sense:
(intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.


lexentry: eng/migratory_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: migratory bird
trans_list: uccello migratore
sense:
A bird that moves from one area of the world to another according to the season, usually from north to south and vice versa.


lexentry: eng/mil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mil
trans_list: trattina
sense:
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries.


lexentry: eng/mild_steel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mild steel
trans_list: acciaio dolce
sense:
A kind of steel having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering it softer and more malleable and ductile.


lexentry: eng/mildew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mildew
trans_list: muffa
sense:
(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.


lexentry: eng/mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mile
trans_list: miglio
sense:
Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.


lexentry: eng/mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mile
trans_list: miglio
sense:
Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese mile or Arabic mile.


lexentry: eng/mile_marker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mile marker
trans_list: bambola
sense:
A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/milecastle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milecastle
trans_list: castello miliare
sense:
One of a series of small rectangular fortifications, spaced roughly one Roman mile apart, built during the period of the Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/milestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milestone
trans_list: pietra miliare
sense:
A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.


lexentry: eng/milestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: milestone
trans_list: pietra miliare | traguardo
sense:
(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.


lexentry: eng/militarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: militarism
trans_list: militarismo
sense:
An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.


lexentry: eng/military_academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: military academy
trans_list: accademia militare
sense:
A secondary school or postsecondary school that incorporates military-like discipline into its educational program, typically leading many of its students to join the military.


lexentry: eng/military_exercise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military exercise
trans_list: manovra
sense:
A large-scale activity involving military forces from multiple countries or commands, designed to demonstrate the level of alliance between those forces and their ability to coordinate, as a signal to potential military adversaries.


lexentry: eng/military_parade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military parade
trans_list: parata militare
sense:
(military) A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.


lexentry: eng/military_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military police
trans_list: polizia militare
sense:
(collective) A unit of a military organization whose duty is to police the organization. They are in charge of law enforcement on military property, and of military personnel.


lexentry: eng/military_rank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military rank
trans_list: grado militare
sense:
A grade conferred upon officers in armed forces, police and intelligence agencies, typically denoted by particular insignia affixed to their uniforms.


lexentry: eng/military_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: military service
trans_list: servizio militare
sense:
Service in an army or other military organisation, whether as a chosen job (volunteering) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription).


lexentry: eng/militia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: militia
trans_list: milizia
sense:
An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.


lexentry: eng/milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: milk
trans_list: latte
sense:
(uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans.


lexentry: eng/milk__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: milk
trans_list: sfruttare | mungere
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, a source of funds, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something).


lexentry: eng/milk__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: milk
trans_list: masturbare
sense:
(transitive, BDSM, vulgar) To masturbate a male to ejaculation, especially for the amusement or satisfaction of the masturbator rather than the person masturbated.


lexentry: eng/milk_saucepan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milk saucepan
trans_list: bollitore
sense:
A small saucepan, often coated with Teflon etc, having a wide lip; typically used to heat milk for drinks


lexentry: eng/milkshake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milkshake
trans_list: milkshake | frullato | frappè
sense:
A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.


lexentry: eng/milkshake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: milkshake
trans_list: milkshake | frullato | frappè
sense:
(New England, Australia, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.


lexentry: eng/milkshed__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milkshed
trans_list: mungitoio
sense:
A shed in which animals are milked. (Contrast milkhouse, a building or portion thereof where milk is cooled and stored pending transport.)


lexentry: eng/milkwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milkwort
trans_list: poligala
sense:
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.


lexentry: eng/mill__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mill
trans_list: orlettare
sense:
(transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).


lexentry: eng/mill_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mill race
trans_list: gora
sense:
A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill.


lexentry: eng/mille-feuille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mille-feuille
trans_list: millefoglie
sense:
A type of pastry made of several layers of puff pastry usually filled with cream or custard, and topped with icing or sugar.


lexentry: eng/millennial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: millennial
trans_list: millenario
sense:
(by extension, originally, US, demography) Often capitalized: of or relating to, or characteristic of, people born in the last two decades of the 20th century from around the early 1980s to the mid 1990s (with 1996 births cited as the last Millennial year), and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E.


lexentry: eng/millennial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: millennial
trans_list: millenario
sense:
(Christianity) Synonym of millenarian (“pertaining to the belief in an impending period of one thousand years of peace and righteousness associated with the Second Coming of Christ and his reign on earth”)


lexentry: eng/millennial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millennial
trans_list: millennial
sense:
(originally, US, demography) Often capitalized: a person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century, from around the early 1980s to the mid-1990s and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E., characterized by their familiarity with computer technology and poorer financial prospects than their parents.


lexentry: eng/millennium__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: millennium
trans_list: millennio
sense:
(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.


lexentry: eng/millet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millet
trans_list: miglio
sense:
Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.


lexentry: eng/milli-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milli-
trans_list: milli-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m.


lexentry: eng/millimeter_of_mercury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millimeter of mercury
trans_list: millimetro di mercurio
sense:
A unit of pressure equal to the amount of fluid pressure one millimeter deep in mercury at zero degrees Celsius on Earth.


lexentry: eng/milliner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milliner
trans_list: modista
sense:
(archaic) A person who sells (women's) apparel, accessories, and other decorative goods, especially those originally manufactured in Milan.


lexentry: eng/milling_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milling machine
trans_list: fresalesatrice
sense:
(machining, manufacturing, idiomatic) A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.


lexentry: eng/millionairess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millionairess
trans_list: milionaria
sense:
A woman whose wealth is greater than one million dollars, or the local currency; a female millionaire.


lexentry: eng/millipede__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: millipede
trans_list: millepiedi
sense:
Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments.[From 1600]


lexentry: eng/millstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: millstone
trans_list: macina
sense:
(figurative) Ellipsis of millstone round one's neck (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible): a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.


lexentry: eng/milord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milord
trans_list: milordo
sense:
(British, obsolete, jocular) An English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman.


lexentry: eng/milquetoast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: milquetoast
trans_list: timido | pavido | remissivo
sense:
(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.


lexentry: eng/mimeograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mimeograph
trans_list: ciclostile
sense:
(historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying.


lexentry: eng/mimosa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mimosa
trans_list: mimosa
sense:
(botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.


lexentry: eng/mina__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mina
trans_list: mina
sense:
(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]


lexentry: eng/mina__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mina
trans_list: mina
sense:
(historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. [From 16th C.]


lexentry: eng/minaret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minaret
trans_list: minareto
sense:
The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).


lexentry: eng/mince__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mince
trans_list: moderare
sense:
(transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.


lexentry: eng/mince_pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mince pie
trans_list: tortina natalizia
sense:
A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/mince_words__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mince words
trans_list: pesare le parole | usare mezzi termini
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.


lexentry: eng/mind-numbing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind-numbing
trans_list: banale
sense:
(idiomatic) Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.


lexentry: eng/mind_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind map
trans_list: mappa mentale
sense:
A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea.


lexentry: eng/mind_one's_own_business__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind one's own business
trans_list: badare ai fatti propri
sense:
(idiomatic) To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.


lexentry: eng/mind_you__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mind you
trans_list: detto ciò
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement, especially when toning down or rectifying


lexentry: eng/mindfuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mindfuck
trans_list: confusione
sense:
(slang, vulgar) Something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates the mind of another person.


lexentry: eng/mine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mine
trans_list: miniera | mina
sense:
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.


lexentry: eng/mine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mine
trans_list: mina | miniera
sense:
(military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.


lexentry: eng/mine__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mine
trans_list: minare | estrarre | scavare
sense:
To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.


lexentry: eng/mineral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mineral
trans_list: minerale
sense:
(geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.


lexentry: eng/mineral_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mineral water
trans_list: acqua minerale
sense:
water from a spring that naturally contains dissolved minerals, often treated in any of several ways (filtering, aerating etc) and bottled; used either therapeutically or out of preference


lexentry: eng/minesweeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minesweeper
trans_list: sminatore | dragamine
sense:
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).


lexentry: eng/mingle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mingle
trans_list: mescolare | amalgamare | rigirare | rimestare
sense:
(transitive) To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.


lexentry: eng/miniature_golf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miniature golf
trans_list: minigolf
sense:
(golf) An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles.


lexentry: eng/miniature_sheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miniature sheet
trans_list: condominio
sense:
(philately) A smaller-than-normal sheet or pane of usually identical postage stamps, commonly containing gum and perforations, sometimes bearing a marginal inscription identifying an event being commemorated, printed as a souvenir or for collecting purposes.


lexentry: eng/minibar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minibar
trans_list: frigobar | minibar
sense:
A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.


lexentry: eng/minimal_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minimal pair
trans_list: coppia minima
sense:
(phonology) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme.


lexentry: eng/minimal_polynomial__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: minimal polynomial
trans_list: polinomio minimo
sense:
(field theory) Given an algebraic element α of a given extension field of some field K, the monic polynomial of smallest degree of which α is a root.


lexentry: eng/minimalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: minimalism
trans_list: minimalismo
sense:
(music genre) A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.


lexentry: eng/minimize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: minimize
trans_list: minimizzare
sense:
(computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.


lexentry: eng/minimum_wage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minimum wage
trans_list: salario minimo
sense:
(economics) The lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee, usually expressed as pay per hour.


lexentry: eng/miniseries__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miniseries
trans_list: miniserie
sense:
A radio or television series with a small number of episodes not intended to last a complete season.


lexentry: eng/minister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minister
trans_list: prete
sense:
(Protestantism) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.


lexentry: eng/minister_without_portfolio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minister without portfolio
trans_list: ministro senza portafoglio
sense:
(government) A member of a government having the rank of cabinet minister, but not assigned to oversee a particular government department or other permanent area of responsibility.


lexentry: eng/ministry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ministry
trans_list: ministero
sense:
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity


lexentry: eng/ministry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ministry
trans_list: ministero
sense:
The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)


lexentry: eng/miniver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miniver
trans_list: ermellino
sense:
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.


lexentry: eng/mink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mink
trans_list: visone
sense:
(plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).


lexentry: eng/minke_whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minke whale
trans_list: balenottera minore
sense:
Either of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.


lexentry: eng/minnow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minnow
trans_list: sanguinerola
sense:
The common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), a small freshwater fish of the carp family Cyprinidae which has a green back with black elongated blotches, commonly swimming in large shoals.


lexentry: eng/minor__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minor
trans_list: minore
sense:
(music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.


lexentry: eng/minor__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minor
trans_list: minore
sense:
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:


lexentry: eng/minor__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: minor
trans_list: minore
sense:
(Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.


lexentry: eng/minor_third__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minor third
trans_list: terza minore
sense:
(music) A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 6:5, spanning two degrees of the diatonic scale.


lexentry: eng/minority__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: minority
trans_list: minoritario
sense:
(attributive, politics, of a party, government, etc.) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.


lexentry: eng/minority_government__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minority government
trans_list: governo di minoranza
sense:
(politics) Government by a political party or a coalition that does not have a majority of seats or votes in parliament.


lexentry: eng/minstrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minstrel
trans_list: menestrello
sense:
(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.


lexentry: eng/mint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mint
trans_list: zecca
sense:
A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.


lexentry: eng/minuet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: minuet
trans_list: minuetto
sense:
(music) A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.


lexentry: eng/minus__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minus
trans_list: meno
sense:
(mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/minus_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minus sign
trans_list: segno meno
sense:
(arithmetic) The symbol −, used to denote the operation of subtraction or to indicate that a number is negative.


lexentry: eng/minute__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: minute
trans_list: verbale
sense:
(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.


lexentry: eng/minute__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: minute
trans_list: minuto
sense:
A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.


lexentry: eng/minute_of_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: minute of angle
trans_list: minuto
sense:
An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.


lexentry: eng/miracle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miracle
trans_list: miracolo
sense:
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.


lexentry: eng/miraculous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miraculous
trans_list: miracoloso
sense:
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.


lexentry: eng/mirage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirage
trans_list: miraggio
sense:
An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.


lexentry: eng/mirepoix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirepoix
trans_list: soffritto
sense:
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.


lexentry: eng/mirror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mirror
trans_list: specchio | copia speculare
sense:
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.


lexentry: eng/misanthrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misanthrope
trans_list: misantropo | misantropa
sense:
One who has a negative view of the entire human race. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/misanthropic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misanthropic
trans_list: misantropico
sense:
Having a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/misanthropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misanthropy
trans_list: misantropia
sense:
A negative view of the entire human race. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/miscarriage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: miscarriage
trans_list: aborto
sense:
(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/miscarriage_of_justice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miscarriage of justice
trans_list: errore giudiziario
sense:
(law) An error at a trial which led to an unjust outcome, such as the conviction of a person for a crime they did not commit.


lexentry: eng/miscegenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miscegenation
trans_list: mescolanza etnica | miscegenazione
sense:
(chiefly, US, see usage notes) The mixing or blending of race in marriage or breeding, interracial marriage. [from 1863]


lexentry: eng/mischief__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: mischief
trans_list: birbone | malandrino
sense:
(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.


lexentry: eng/misdeed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misdeed
trans_list: misfatto | crimine
sense:
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.


lexentry: eng/misdemeanor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misdemeanor
trans_list: contravvenzione
sense:
(law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.


lexentry: eng/miser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miser
trans_list: avaro | avara | spilorcio | taccagno | tirchio | spilorcia
sense:
(pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.


lexentry: eng/miso__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miso
trans_list: miso
sense:
A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.


lexentry: eng/misprision__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misprision
trans_list: abbaglio
sense:
(uncountable) In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/misrepresentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: misrepresentation
trans_list: travisamento
sense:
Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: miss
trans_list: mancare
sense:
(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.


lexentry: eng/miss_the_boat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: miss the boat
trans_list: perdere il treno
sense:
(intransitive) To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.


lexentry: eng/missal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: missal
trans_list: messale
sense:
(Catholicism) A book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year.


lexentry: eng/missile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: missile
trans_list: missile
sense:
(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/missing_in_action__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: missing in action
trans_list: disperso
sense:
(chiefly, military) The designation for a member of an organization (usually military) with whom contact is lost and whose whereabouts are not known, but whose death is not confirmed.


lexentry: eng/missing_link__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: missing link
trans_list: anello mancante
sense:
(colloquial) A hypothetical primate once thought necessary to explain a perceived evolutionary gap between apes and humans.


lexentry: eng/missiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: missiology
trans_list: missiologia
sense:
The area of practical theology which studies the mandate, message and work of the Christian missionary.


lexentry: eng/mission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mission
trans_list: missione
sense:
(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.


lexentry: eng/missionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: missionary
trans_list: missionario | missionaria
sense:
(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).


lexentry: eng/mister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mister
trans_list: signore
sense:
A title conferred on an adult male, usually when the name is unknown. Also used as a term of address, often by a parent to a young child.


lexentry: eng/mistletoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mistletoe
trans_list: vischio
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).


lexentry: eng/mistreatment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mistreatment
trans_list: maltrattamento
sense:
Cruel, abusive , bad, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (only rarely of an object or a machine; usually: mishandle).


lexentry: eng/misunderstand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
written_rep: misunderstand
trans_list:
fraintendere | equivocare | male interpretare | prendere un abbaglio | prendere un granchio | prendere una cantonata


lexentry: eng/misunderstanding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: misunderstanding
trans_list: fraintendimento | qui pro quo | quiproquò
sense:
A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.


lexentry: eng/mither__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mither
trans_list: disturbare
sense:
(intransitive, Northern England, especially, _, Manchester) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother.


lexentry: eng/mithridate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mithridate
trans_list: mitridato
sense:
(historical, pharmacology) Any of various historical medicine, typically an electuary compounded with various poison, believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote.


lexentry: eng/mithridatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mithridatism
trans_list: mitridatismo | mitridatizzazione
sense:
The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. [1851]


lexentry: eng/mitigate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitigate
trans_list: mitigare | limitare
sense:
(transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.


lexentry: eng/mitochondrion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitochondrion
trans_list: mitocondrio
sense:
(cytology) A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.


lexentry: eng/mitosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitosis
trans_list: mitosi
sense:
(cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.


lexentry: eng/mitre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitre
trans_list: mitra
sense:
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.


lexentry: eng/mitre_saw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitre saw
trans_list: troncatrice
sense:
A power saw that is a bench circular saw that is used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece by positioning a mounted blade onto a board, that can be positioned at a variety of angles.


lexentry: eng/mitten__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mitten
trans_list: muffola | mezzoguanto | guanto a manopola
sense:
A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.


lexentry: eng/mixed_marriage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixed marriage
trans_list: matrimonio misto
sense:
Marriage between people of different socially-distinguished groups, such as different races, cultures or religions.


lexentry: eng/mixed_martial_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixed martial arts
trans_list: arti marziali miste
sense:
(sports, martial arts) A style of combat sport allowing a wide range of combat techniques such as striking and grappling.


lexentry: eng/mixed_reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixed reaction
trans_list: reazioni varie
sense:
The state of diverse reception, when there are many who praise something while there are also many who dislike it.


lexentry: eng/mixer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mixer
trans_list: sbattitore
sense:
A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.


lexentry: eng/mixing_console__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mixing console
trans_list: miscelatore
sense:
(sound engineering) An electronic device to combine and route audio signals from many sources to various destinations.


lexentry: eng/mizzenmast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mizzenmast
trans_list: albero di mezzana | mezzanella
sense:
(nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.


lexentry: eng/mob__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: mob
trans_list: accozzaglia | branco | fiumana | folla | schiera | stuolo
sense:
(Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.


lexentry: eng/mob_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mob cap
trans_list: charlotte
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A plain cap or headdress for women or girls, especially one tied under the chin by a very broad band, and having a puffy crown and frills.


lexentry: eng/mob_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mob cap
trans_list: charlotte
sense:
(modern-day use) A disposable head covering with an elasticated band, worn for cleanliness in industrial settings.


lexentry: eng/mobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobile
trans_list: mobile
sense:
(sculpture) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.


lexentry: eng/mobile_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobile home
trans_list: casa mobile
sense:
A prefabricated home built in a factory, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where it will be occupied.


lexentry: eng/mobile_library__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobile library
trans_list: bibliobus | autobiblioteca
sense:
A library housed in a large van that provides a library service to those unable to attend their nearest local library.


lexentry: eng/mobilise__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mobilise
trans_list: mobilitare
sense:
(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.


lexentry: eng/mobility__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mobility
trans_list: mobilità
sense:
(military) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/mobilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mobilization
trans_list: mobilitazione
sense:
The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action.


lexentry: eng/mobocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mobocracy
trans_list: oclocrazia
sense:
Rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.


lexentry: eng/moccasin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moccasin
trans_list: mocassino
sense:
A modern shoe with either a low or no heel resembling a traditional Native American moccasin in that the leather forming the sides of the shoe is stitched at the top.


lexentry: eng/mock-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mock-up
trans_list: modello | simulacro
sense:
A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/mockingbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mockingbird
trans_list: tordo americano
sense:
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.


lexentry: eng/mockumentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mockumentary
trans_list: falso documentario
sense:
(film genre) A film or television programme presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire.


lexentry: eng/mod__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mod
trans_list: modificazione
sense:
(video games) An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.


lexentry: eng/modacrylic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modacrylic
trans_list: modacrilica
sense:
Any of several copolymer fibres (mostly polymers of acrylonitrile) that are soft yet strong, and are used in carpeting, wigs, etc.


lexentry: eng/modalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modalism
trans_list: modalismo
sense:
(Christianity) The nontrinitarian doctrine that God, who is one person, has three modes of divine revelation (the Father, Son, and Spirit), contrary to the orthodox belief that the three persons are all fully God.


lexentry: eng/model__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: model
trans_list: modello | modellino
sense:
(software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.


lexentry: eng/model__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: model
trans_list: indossare | presentare
sense:
(transitive) to display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model


lexentry: eng/model_aircraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: model aircraft
trans_list: aeromodello
sense:
An aircraft made to a smaller scale, either as a static (non-flying) model, or built to fly with the aid of an engine or electric motor, and controlled by radio from the ground. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/modem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modem
trans_list: modem
sense:
(computing) A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.


lexentry: eng/moderator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moderator
trans_list: moderatore | moderatrice
sense:
(Internet) A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.


lexentry: eng/modern__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: modern
trans_list: moderno
sense:
(history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.


lexentry: eng/modern_physics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modern physics
trans_list: fisica moderna
sense:
As distinguished from classical physics, all physics discoveries made since approximately 1900, including relativity and quantum mechanics.


lexentry: eng/modernism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: modernism
trans_list: modernismo
sense:
Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.


lexentry: eng/modernize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modernize
trans_list: modernizzare
sense:
(transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc.


lexentry: eng/modesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modesty
trans_list: modestia
sense:
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.


lexentry: eng/modification__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: modification
trans_list: modificazione
sense:
The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/modification__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: modification
trans_list: modificazione
sense:
(biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/modular_arithmetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modular arithmetic
trans_list: aritmetica dell'orologio | aritmetica modulare
sense:
(number theory) Any system of arithmetic for integers which, for some given positive integer n, is equivalent to the set of integers being mapped onto the finite set {0, ... n} according to congruence modulo n, and in which addition and multiplication are defined consistently with the results of ordinary arithmetic being so mapped.


lexentry: eng/modulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modulate
trans_list: modulare
sense:
(intransitive, music) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression


lexentry: eng/modulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modulate
trans_list: modulare
sense:
(transitive, electronics) to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music)


lexentry: eng/module__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: module
trans_list: modulo
sense:
A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.


lexentry: eng/module__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: module
trans_list: modulo
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.


lexentry: eng/modulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: modulus
trans_list: modulo
sense:
(physics) A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.


lexentry: eng/modulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: modulus
trans_list: modulo
sense:
(computing, programming) An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.


lexentry: eng/modulus_of_elasticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: modulus of elasticity
trans_list: modulo di elasticità
sense:
(physics) A quantity that measures an object or substance's resistance to being deformed elastically (i.e. non-permanently) when a stress is applied to it, defined as the ratio of stress to strain.


lexentry: eng/mojibake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mojibake
trans_list: mojibake
sense:
(computing) Corrupt characters or letters, especially resulting from being displayed or transferred through an inappropriate character set or encoding.


lexentry: eng/moka_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moka pot
trans_list: moka
sense:
A coffeemaker that produces coffee by passing boiling water pressurized by steam through ground coffee, traditionally made of aluminium.


lexentry: eng/molality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molality
trans_list: molalità
sense:
(chemistry) the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent


lexentry: eng/molar_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molar mass
trans_list: massa molare
sense:
(chemistry) The mass of a given substance divided by its amount, measured in moles. It is commonly expressed in grams (sometimes kilograms) per mole.


lexentry: eng/molarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molarity
trans_list: molarità
sense:
(chemistry) the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per litre of solution


lexentry: eng/molasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molasses
trans_list: melassa
sense:
A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (North America) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.


lexentry: eng/mold__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mold
trans_list: muffa
sense:
A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.


lexentry: eng/molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molding
trans_list: cimasa
sense:
The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.


lexentry: eng/molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: molding
trans_list: modanatura | cimasa
sense:
(architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mole
trans_list: talpa | infiltrato | spia | spione
sense:
(espionage) An internal spy, a person who involves himself or herself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mole
trans_list: molo
sense:
(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__5
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mole
trans_list: mole | grammo-molecola
sense:
(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]


lexentry: eng/mole_cricket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mole cricket
trans_list: grillotalpa
sense:
Any of various large insects from the family Gryllotalpidae that burrow into moist soil and feed on plant roots.


lexentry: eng/molecular_formula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molecular formula
trans_list: formula molecolare
sense:
(chemistry) A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of a substance.


lexentry: eng/molecule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molecule
trans_list: molecola
sense:
(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.


lexentry: eng/mollusc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mollusc
trans_list: mollusco
sense:
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.


lexentry: eng/molybdenite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molybdenite
trans_list: molibdenite
sense:
(mineral) A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS2, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.


lexentry: eng/molybdenum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: molybdenum
trans_list: molibdeno
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.


lexentry: eng/mom-and-pop__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mom-and-pop
trans_list: a conduzione familiare
sense:
(US, Canada, typically of a business) Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family.


lexentry: eng/moment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: moment
trans_list: momento | attimo
sense:
(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.


lexentry: eng/moment_of_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moment of force
trans_list: momento
sense:
(physics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. The moment is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the axis of rotation.


lexentry: eng/moment_of_inertia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moment of inertia
trans_list: momento di inerzia
sense:
(physics, classical mechanics) A measure of a rigid body's resistance to change in its angular velocity around a given axis.


lexentry: eng/moment_of_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moment of silence
trans_list: minuto di silenzio
sense:
A period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person, as part of the mourning process. May also be conducted following a tragic event or on the anniversary thereof.


lexentry: eng/moment_of_truth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moment of truth
trans_list: momento della verità
sense:
(idiomatic) A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.


lexentry: eng/momentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: momentum
trans_list: impeto | impulso | momento | slancio | spinta
sense:
(physics) Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities.


lexentry: eng/monad__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: monad
trans_list: monade
sense:
(functional, _, programming) A data type which represents a specific form of computation, along with the operations "return" and "bind".


lexentry: eng/monarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monarchy
trans_list: monarchia
sense:
A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).


lexentry: eng/monasticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monasticism
trans_list: monachesimo
sense:
(religion) The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.


lexentry: eng/monatomic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monatomic
trans_list: monoatomico
sense:
(chemistry) Of an element, consisting of a single atom in the molecule, for example, the noble gases. Note: Strictly speaking, a molecule has at least two atoms.


lexentry: eng/monergism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monergism
trans_list: monergismo
sense:
(theology) A Christian position holding that God, through the Holy Spirit, works to bring about effectually the salvation of individuals through spiritual regeneration without cooperation from the individual.


lexentry: eng/monetarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monetarism
trans_list: monetarismo
sense:
(economics) The political doctrine that a nation's economy can be controlled by regulating the money supply.


lexentry: eng/monetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: monetize
trans_list: monetizzare
sense:
(transitive) To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: money
trans_list: valuta | denaro
sense:
A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: money
trans_list: conquibus | contante | grano
sense:
Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: money
trans_list: liquido
sense:
The total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.


lexentry: eng/money_laundering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money laundering
trans_list: riciclaggio di denaro
sense:
The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/money_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money market
trans_list: mercato monetario
sense:
(finance) A market for trading short-term debt instruments, such as treasury bills, commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, and certificates of deposit.


lexentry: eng/money_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money order
trans_list: vaglia postale
sense:
(finance) A directive to pay a prespecified amount of money from prepaid funds, making it a more trusted method of payment than a check.


lexentry: eng/money_pit__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: money pit
trans_list: burrone
sense:
(sometimes, capitalized) Long-standing nickname of a complicated, seemingly man-made excavation on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, rumored to contain pirate treasure and which has been repeatedly and unsuccessfully probed at great expense.


lexentry: eng/moneylender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moneylender
trans_list: prestatore
sense:
A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.


lexentry: eng/mongoose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mongoose
trans_list: mangusta
sense:
Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.


lexentry: eng/monism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monism
trans_list: monismo
sense:
(philosophy, religion) The doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality, despite the appearance of diversity in the world.


lexentry: eng/monitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: monitor
trans_list: monitor | schermo
sense:
(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.


lexentry: eng/monitor_lizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monitor lizard
trans_list: varano
sense:
Any of various large carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae, all of whose extant species are of genus Varanus, native to Africa, Asia and Australia.


lexentry: eng/monitoring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monitoring
trans_list: monitoraggio
sense:
The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.


lexentry: eng/monkfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monkfish
trans_list: coda di rospo
sense:
Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.


lexentry: eng/monoamine_oxidase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monoamine oxidase
trans_list: monoamminossidasi
sense:
(enzyme) Either of two enzymes, found in the outer membrane of mitochondria, that degrade biogenic amines and are thus responsible for the destruction of transmitter substances at neuronal synapses.


lexentry: eng/monocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monocyte
trans_list: monocito
sense:
(immunology, cytology) A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.


lexentry: eng/monoecious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monoecious
trans_list: monoico
sense:
(botany, invertebrate) Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.


lexentry: eng/monogram__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monogram
trans_list: monogramma
sense:
A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names.


lexentry: eng/monograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monograph
trans_list: monografia
sense:
A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person.


lexentry: eng/monoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monoid
trans_list: monoide
sense:
(algebra, functional programming) A set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.


lexentry: eng/monolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monolith
trans_list: monolito
sense:
(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.


lexentry: eng/monolithic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monolithic
trans_list: monolitico
sense:
(engineering) Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.


lexentry: eng/monologue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monologue
trans_list: monologo
sense:
(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.


lexentry: eng/monomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monomer
trans_list: monomero
sense:
(chemistry) A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.


lexentry: eng/monomial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monomial
trans_list: monomio
sense:
(mathematics) A single term consisting of a product of numbers and variables with positive integer exponents.


lexentry: eng/monophthong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monophthong
trans_list: monottongo
sense:
A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").


lexentry: eng/monophthongal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monophthongal
trans_list: monottongato
sense:
(linguistics, of a vowel) Pronounced as a single vowel sound; said especially of a vowel that is also commonly pronounced as a diphthong.


lexentry: eng/monophyly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monophyly
trans_list: monofiletismo
sense:
(systematics) In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.


lexentry: eng/monophysitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monophysitism
trans_list: monofisismo
sense:
(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that Jesus Christ has a single nature, which is either wholly divine or partially human and partially divine.


lexentry: eng/monopoly__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monopoly
trans_list: monopolio
sense:
An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.


lexentry: eng/monopteral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monopteral
trans_list: monoptero
sense:
(architecture) Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; said especially of a temple.


lexentry: eng/monosodium_glutamate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monosodium glutamate
trans_list: glutammato monosodico
sense:
(chemistry) The mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid; present in soy sauce; used as a condiment in Chinese and Japanese cooking, and as a food additive to enhance flavor and add the umami taste. Abbreviations: MSG, E621.


lexentry: eng/monoterpene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monoterpene
trans_list: monoterpene
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor.


lexentry: eng/monotheistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monotheistic
trans_list: monoteistico
sense:
(religion) Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.


lexentry: eng/monotonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monotonic
trans_list: monotono
sense:
(mathematics) Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.


lexentry: eng/monotonicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: monotonicity
trans_list: monotonia
sense:
(analysis) Said of a positive measure: the property of a positive measure of a measure space, that given two measurable sets where the first set is contained in the second one, then the measure of the first set must be less than or equal to the measure of the second set.


lexentry: eng/monotreme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monotreme
trans_list: monotremo
sense:
(zoology) A mammal that lays eggs and has a single orifice for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca). Only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group.


lexentry: eng/monotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monotype
trans_list: monotipo
sense:
(arts, printing) A print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper.


lexentry: eng/monstrance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: monstrance
trans_list: ostensorio
sense:
(Christianity) An ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the sacramental bread (consecrated host) is placed for Eucharistic adoration.


lexentry: eng/montage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: montage
trans_list: montaggio
sense:
(countable) A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/montmorillonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: montmorillonite
trans_list: montmorillonite
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.


lexentry: eng/moocher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moocher
trans_list: gabbiano
sense:
(mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.


lexentry: eng/moon_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moon bag
trans_list: marsupio
sense:
A small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.


lexentry: eng/moonbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moonbow
trans_list: arcobaleno lunare
sense:
(meteorology) A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours.


lexentry: eng/mooncake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mooncake
trans_list: torta lunare
sense:
A rich, dense Chinese pastry traditionally filled with lotus seed paste and nowadays with a variety of other fillings, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar; early September to early October). [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/moonless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moonless
trans_list: illune
sense:
(of a night) During which no phase of the Moon is visible to provide light, whether because of cloud cover or because of a new moon.


lexentry: eng/moonlighting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moonlighting
trans_list: lavoro nero
sense:
The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.


lexentry: eng/moonshine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: moonshine
trans_list: distillazione clandestina
sense:
(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.


lexentry: eng/moor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moor
trans_list: landa | brughiera
sense:
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.)


lexentry: eng/moor__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moor
trans_list: attraccare | ancorarsi
sense:
(transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.


lexentry: eng/moorhen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moorhen
trans_list: gallinella d'acqua
sense:
Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.


lexentry: eng/moose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moose
trans_list: alce
sense:
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.


lexentry: eng/moot__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moot
trans_list: controverso | dibattuto | discusso
sense:
(current in, _, UK, rare, _, in the, _) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.


lexentry: eng/moot_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moot point
trans_list: questione di lana caprina
sense:
An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such discussion may be useful for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue.


lexentry: eng/mop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mop
trans_list: lavapavimenti | scopino | spazzolone
sense:
An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.


lexentry: eng/mope__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mope
trans_list: piangersi addosso
sense:
(intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.


lexentry: eng/moped__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moped
trans_list: ciclomotore | motorino | bicimotore
sense:
A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.


lexentry: eng/mora__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mora
trans_list: mora
sense:
(phonology) A unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g. Japanese).


lexentry: eng/moral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral
trans_list: morale
sense:
Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.


lexentry: eng/moral_compass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral compass
trans_list: bussola
sense:
An inner sense which distinguishes what is right from what is wrong, functioning as a guide for morally appropriate behaviour.


lexentry: eng/moral_hazard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral hazard
trans_list: azzardo morale
sense:
(economics, insurance) The prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk.


lexentry: eng/moral_panic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moral panic
trans_list: panico morale
sense:
A semi-spontaneous or media-generated mass movement based on the perception that an individual, group, community, or culture is dangerously deviant and poses a menace to society; a public outcry.


lexentry: eng/morale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morale
trans_list: morale
sense:
The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.


lexentry: eng/moralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moralism
trans_list: moralismo
sense:
(uncountable, often, pejorative) The act or practice of moralizing (making moral reflections or judging the morality of others).


lexentry: eng/moralist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moralist
trans_list: moralista
sense:
(pejorative) One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.


lexentry: eng/morality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morality
trans_list: moralità
sense:
(uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.


lexentry: eng/morbid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: morbid
trans_list: morboso
sense:
(by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]


lexentry: eng/mordant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mordant
trans_list: mordente
sense:
Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.


lexentry: eng/mordent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mordent
trans_list: mordente
sense:
(music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.


lexentry: eng/morel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morel
trans_list: spugnola
sense:
A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.


lexentry: eng/morepork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morepork
trans_list: gufastore di Nuova Zelanda
sense:
(chiefly, New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/moresome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moresome
trans_list: balletto
sense:
(rare, slang) A sexual act involving more than three people, or a group of individuals involved in such an act.


lexentry: eng/morganatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morganatic
trans_list: morganatico
sense:
Designating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany.


lexentry: eng/morgue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: morgue
trans_list: obitorio | camera mortuaria
sense:
A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.


lexentry: eng/morion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morion
trans_list: morione
sense:
(historical) A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/morning__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: morning
trans_list: mattina | mattino
sense:
(obsolete) That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon). [18th–19th c.]


lexentry: eng/morning_gift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morning gift
trans_list: morgengabio
sense:
A gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.


lexentry: eng/morning_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morning star
trans_list: stella del mattino | mazza ferrata
sense:
(military, countable) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail.


lexentry: eng/moron__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: moron
trans_list: babbeo | cretino | deficiente | idiota | imbecille | stupido
sense:
(psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.


lexentry: eng/morpheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morpheme
trans_list: morfema
sense:
(linguistic morphology) The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.


lexentry: eng/morphine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphine
trans_list: morfina
sense:
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.


lexentry: eng/morphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphism
trans_list: morfismo
sense:
(mathematics, category theory) (formally) An arrow in a category; (less formally) an abstraction that generalises a map from one mathematical object to another and is structure-preserving in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics from which it arises.


lexentry: eng/morphology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphology
trans_list: morfologia
sense:
(linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).


lexentry: eng/morphology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morphology
trans_list: morfologia
sense:
(uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:


lexentry: eng/mortal_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortal sin
trans_list: peccato mortale
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, theology) A sin which causes the loss of God's grace, leading to eternal damnation, unless the sinner repents, which includes their intent to confess and atone; such a sin is defined as a grave transgression against one of the Ten Commandments with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner.


lexentry: eng/mortality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mortality
trans_list: mortalità
sense:
The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year), expressed as a rate.


lexentry: eng/mortar__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mortar
trans_list: mortaio
sense:
(countable, military, historical) A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories.


lexentry: eng/mortar__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mortar
trans_list: mortaio
sense:
(countable, military) A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mortar_and_pestle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortar and pestle
trans_list: mortaio
sense:
A device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.


lexentry: eng/mortgage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortgage
trans_list: ipoteca
sense:
(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.


lexentry: eng/mortgage__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortgage
trans_list: ipotecare
sense:
(transitive, legal) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.


lexentry: eng/mortify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortify
trans_list: mortificare
sense:
(transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mortify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mortify
trans_list: mortificare
sense:
(transitive, usually, used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mortmain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mortmain
trans_list: manomorta
sense:
(legal) The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.


lexentry: eng/morula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: morula
trans_list: morula
sense:
(embryology) A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula


lexentry: eng/mosaic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosaic
trans_list: mosaico
sense:
A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.


lexentry: eng/mosaic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: mosaic
trans_list: mosaico
sense:
(genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.


lexentry: eng/mosasaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosasaur
trans_list: mosasauro
sense:
A large extinct marine reptile in the family †Mosasauridae, dominant marine predator of the Cretaceous. Mosasaurs are considred to be in squmata, the same group that includes lizards and snakes.[from c. 1840]


lexentry: eng/mosh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosh
trans_list: pogare
sense:
(intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.


lexentry: eng/mosquito__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosquito
trans_list: zanzara
sense:
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.


lexentry: eng/mosquito_coil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosquito coil
trans_list: piroconofobo | zampirone
sense:
A mosquito-repelling incense, usually shaped into a spiral, and typically made from a dried paste of pyrethrum powder.


lexentry: eng/mosquito_net__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mosquito net
trans_list: zanzariera
sense:
A fine net, placed around a bed, in a window opening, etc., to provide protection against mosquitoes and other insects, and the diseases carried by them.


lexentry: eng/moss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moss
trans_list: muschio | musco
sense:
Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).


lexentry: eng/motel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motel
trans_list: motel | autoalbergo | autostello
sense:
(also, _, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.


lexentry: eng/moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moth
trans_list: falena | tarma | tignola | camola
sense:
A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.


lexentry: eng/mothball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mothball
trans_list: naftalina | pallina tarmicida
sense:
(usually, in plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.


lexentry: eng/mother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother
trans_list: madre | mamma
sense:
A female parent, sometimes especially a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).


lexentry: eng/mother_figure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother figure
trans_list: autorità
sense:
One (especially an older woman) who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother for another person or group of people.


lexentry: eng/mother_hen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mother hen
trans_list: mamma chioccia
sense:
(idiomatic) An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.


lexentry: eng/mother_lode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother lode
trans_list: miniera
sense:
(geology) A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.


lexentry: eng/mother_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mother ship
trans_list: nave madre
sense:
A vessel or aircraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it.


lexentry: eng/motherboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motherboard
trans_list: scheda madre
sense:
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.


lexentry: eng/motherhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motherhouse
trans_list: casa madre
sense:
The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.


lexentry: eng/motif__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: motif
trans_list: motivo
sense:
(biochemistry) In a nucleotide or aminoacid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.


lexentry: eng/motile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: motile
trans_list: mobile
sense:
(physiology) In organs: having the power to move their contents, or to change their shape or tension by writhing or contracting as required by their particular physiological functions.


lexentry: eng/motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: motion
trans_list: mozione | mozioni
sense:
(countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.


lexentry: eng/motion_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motion sickness
trans_list: chinetosi
sense:
A feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement; typically resulting from travel in a vehicle such as a ship or car.


lexentry: eng/motive__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: motive
trans_list: motivo
sense:
(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/motor_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motor home
trans_list: camper
sense:
A type of recreational vehicle, a self-propelled structure built on a truck or bus chassis containing living accommodations.


lexentry: eng/motor_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motor vehicle
trans_list: autoveicolo
sense:
Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor to provide power to rotate the tires.


lexentry: eng/motorcycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motorcycle
trans_list: motocicletta | moto | motociclo
sense:
An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.


lexentry: eng/motorway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: motorway
trans_list: autostrada
sense:
(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each.


lexentry: eng/motto__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: motto
trans_list: motto
sense:
A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.


lexentry: eng/mouflon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouflon
trans_list: muflone
sense:
A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica. [from c. 1770]


lexentry: eng/mould-breaking__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mould-breaking
trans_list: pioniere
sense:
(UK) Using or involving the use of original, innovative and unconventional methods; departing from tradition.


lexentry: eng/moulin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moulin
trans_list: laminatoio
sense:
(geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.


lexentry: eng/moult__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moult
trans_list: fare la muta | mutare
sense:
(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.


lexentry: eng/mound__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mound
trans_list: tumulo | collinetta | monticello | motta | poggio
sense:
A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.


lexentry: eng/mount__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mount
trans_list: montare
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.


lexentry: eng/mountain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain
trans_list: montagna | monte
sense:
(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/mountain_bike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain bike
trans_list: rampichino | mountain bike | bici da montagna | bicicletta da montagna
sense:
(cycling) A bicycle specially designed for off-road riding, typically with straight, flat handlebars, a heavier frame than road bikes, higher ground clearance, and wider tires, sometimes with knobs on them for greater traction.


lexentry: eng/mountain_climber__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mountain climber
trans_list: alpinista
sense:
An exercise starting in a plank position with hands and possibly feet wider than the shoulders where the knees are adducted to the head or elbows alternatingly without lifting the braced hip.


lexentry: eng/mountain_goat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain goat
trans_list: stambecco
sense:
A sure-footed goat antelope, Oreamnos americanus, of the North American mountains, having black curved horns and a shaggy coat.


lexentry: eng/mountain_reindeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountain reindeer
trans_list: smarcato
sense:
A subspecies of reindeer, found wild in southern Norway and Kola peninsula in Russia; Rangifer tarandus tarandus. A semi-domesticated variant is widely herded by the Sami in northern Scandinavia.


lexentry: eng/mountaineer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountaineer
trans_list: montanaro
sense:
(now, rare) A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/mountainous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mountainous
trans_list: montagnoso | montuoso
sense:
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.


lexentry: eng/mounted_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mounted police
trans_list: polizia montata
sense:
A unit of the civil police who are specifically trained to serve duty on horseback. Their duties can be ceremonial, or often for crowd control, and to police areas of difficult access or wilderness areas.


lexentry: eng/mouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mouse
trans_list: topo | mouse | topolino | topino
sense:
(computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.


lexentry: eng/moussaka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moussaka
trans_list: moussaka
sense:
A dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven.


lexentry: eng/mousse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mousse
trans_list: schiuma
sense:
A stable emulsion of water and oil that is created by wave action churning the water where an oil spill occurs.


lexentry: eng/mouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mouth
trans_list: bocca | foce
sense:
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.


lexentry: eng/mouthguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouthguard
trans_list: paradenti
sense:
(US) A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of the teeth and usually made of plastic. Such devices may protect against injury during sport or fighting or may serve a medical purpose.


lexentry: eng/mouthpart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mouthpart
trans_list: apparato boccale
sense:
(usually, in plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.


lexentry: eng/movable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: movable
trans_list: amovibile
sense:
Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary


lexentry: eng/move__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: move
trans_list: mossa | trasloco
sense:
(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.


lexentry: eng/move__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: move
trans_list: spostare | muoversi | trasferire | trasportare
sense:
(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another


lexentry: eng/move__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: move
trans_list: emozionare | muovere
sense:
(transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).


lexentry: eng/move__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: move
trans_list: proporre | raccomandare
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit


lexentry: eng/move__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: move
trans_list: muovere | spostare
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).


lexentry: eng/move_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: move in
trans_list: trasferirsi
sense:
(intransitive) To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.


lexentry: eng/movement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: movement
trans_list: movimento
sense:
A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.


lexentry: eng/movement_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: movement disorder
trans_list: disturbo del movimento
sense:
(medicine) Any abnormality that concerns control of skeletal muscle, from involuntary twitching or lack of coordination to loss of function.


lexentry: eng/movie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: movie
trans_list: film | pellicola
sense:
(chiefly, North America, AU) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.


lexentry: eng/moving_walkway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: moving walkway
trans_list: nastro trasportatore
sense:
(US) A slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.


lexentry: eng/mozzarella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mozzarella
trans_list: mozzarella
sense:
Soft Italian cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.


lexentry: eng/mpox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mpox
trans_list: vaiolo delle scimmie
sense:
(disease) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus.


lexentry: eng/mucous_membrane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mucous membrane
trans_list: mucosa
sense:
(anatomy) A membrane which secretes mucus. It forms the lining of various body passages that communicate with the air, such as the respiratory, genitourinary, and alimentary tracts including the mouth, nasal passages, vagina, and urethra.


lexentry: eng/mud__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mud
trans_list: fango
sense:
(figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.


lexentry: eng/mudguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudguard
trans_list: parafango
sense:
A cover over the wheels of a vehicle, or a flap behind that wheel, to prevent water and mud being projected.


lexentry: eng/mudskipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudskipper
trans_list: perioftalmo
sense:
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.


lexentry: eng/mudslinger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudslinger
trans_list: infangatore
sense:
One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.


lexentry: eng/mudstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mudstone
trans_list: marna
sense:
(petrology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/muff__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: muff
trans_list: fallo
sense:
(slang, chiefly, _, sports) An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/muffin_top__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muffin top
trans_list: pneumatico
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, _, derogatory) The roll of flesh that bulges over the top of excessively tight trousers.


lexentry: eng/muffle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muffle
trans_list: coprire
sense:
(transitive) To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.


lexentry: eng/muffle__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: muffle
trans_list: soffocare
sense:
(transitive, dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.


lexentry: eng/mufti__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mufti
trans_list: abito civile
sense:
(uncountable, AU, British, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.


lexentry: eng/mug_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mug shot
trans_list: ritratto
sense:
A photograph taken of the head and shoulders, often from the front and in profile, usually taken in conjunction with somebody's arrest.


lexentry: eng/mulatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mulatto
trans_list: mulatto | mulatta
sense:
(historical, now, sometimes, pejorative) A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.


lexentry: eng/mulch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mulch
trans_list: pacciame
sense:
(agriculture, horticulture) Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.


lexentry: eng/mule__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mule
trans_list: pianella
sense:
Any shoe with an upper covering the front of the foot but without a back flap or strap, leaving the heel exposed.


lexentry: eng/muliebrity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muliebrity
trans_list: femminilità
sense:
(literary) The state or quality of being a woman; the features of a woman's nature; femininity, womanhood.


lexentry: eng/mullein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mullein
trans_list: verbasco
sense:
Any of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers. Some species have been introduced to other continents, where some are now seen as invasive pests. Some species, though far from all, have downy leaves, hence common names such as: "velvet plant". [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mullet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mullet
trans_list: cefalo | muggine | triglia
sense:
A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish).


lexentry: eng/mullion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mullion
trans_list: colonnina | montante
sense:
(architectural element) A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.


lexentry: eng/multi-touch__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multi-touch
trans_list: multitocco
sense:
(computing) Of a computer tablet or touch-screen interface, accepting more than one touch at the same time.


lexentry: eng/multiculturalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiculturalism
trans_list: multiculturalismo
sense:
The characteristics of an organization, society, city etc. which has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely; political or social policies which support or encourage such coexistence. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/multilateralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: multilateralism
trans_list: multilateralismo
sense:
A system by which nations consult others in matters of foreign policy, by way of organisations such as the United Nations.


lexentry: eng/multimedia__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: multimedia
trans_list: multimediale
sense:
(computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into an integrated package


lexentry: eng/multimeter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multimeter
trans_list: multimetro | multitester
sense:
An electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter.


lexentry: eng/multimillion__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multimillion
trans_list: multimilionaria | multimilionario
sense:
Having several millions; costing or worth many millions of dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency.


lexentry: eng/multinational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: multinational
trans_list: multinazionale
sense:
(of a business organization) Operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries (especially more than two).


lexentry: eng/multiple_sclerosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple sclerosis
trans_list: sclerosi multipla
sense:
(pathology) A chronic non-contagious disease of the brain and spinal cord characterized by changes in sensation, visual problems, weakness, depression, difficulties with coordination and speech, impaired mobility and disability.


lexentry: eng/multiple_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiple star
trans_list: stella multipla
sense:
(star) Multiple stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a multiple star system.


lexentry: eng/multiplex__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: multiplex
trans_list: multisala
sense:
(by extension) Ellipsis of cinema multiplex.; A large cinema complex comprising many (typically more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres or houses, showing rooms.


lexentry: eng/multiplication_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiplication table
trans_list: tavola pitagorica | tabellina
sense:
(arithmetic) A table showing the products of each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or, especially formerly, 12) with each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or 12).


lexentry: eng/multipolar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: multipolar
trans_list: multipolare
sense:
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/multiprocessor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: multiprocessor
trans_list: multielaboratore
sense:
(computer hardware) A computer that has multiple CPUs or execution units under an integrated control.


lexentry: eng/multithreaded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: multithreaded
trans_list: con più trama
sense:
(computing) Of an application program, having more than one thread of execution; thus taking advantage of multi-tasking operating systems and hardware.


lexentry: eng/mummy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: mummy
trans_list: mummia
sense:
(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mummy_brown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mummy brown
trans_list: bruno bitume
sense:
(painting, historical) A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mumps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mumps
trans_list: parotite epidemica | orecchioni
sense:
(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.


lexentry: eng/munchies__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: munchies
trans_list: fame chimica
sense:
(slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.


lexentry: eng/munge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: munge
trans_list: danneggiare
sense:
(transitive, computing, informal) To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits.


lexentry: eng/municipal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: municipal
trans_list: civico | comunale
sense:
Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).


lexentry: eng/municipality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: municipality
trans_list: comune | municipalità
sense:
A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.


lexentry: eng/muntjac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muntjac
trans_list: muntìaco
sense:
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.


lexentry: eng/muon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muon
trans_list: muone
sense:
(physics) An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.


lexentry: eng/murder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: murder
trans_list: assassinio | omicidio | uccisione
sense:
(uncountable, legal, in jurisdictions which use the felony murder rule) The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person: felony murder.


lexentry: eng/murine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: murine
trans_list: murino
sense:
More generally, of, pertaining to, or characteristic of any rodent up to the taxonomic rank of Muroidea, most often with reference to mice and rats of the subfamily Murinae.


lexentry: eng/murmur__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: murmur
trans_list: mormorio | brusio | sussurro
sense:
(cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.


lexentry: eng/murmur__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: murmur
trans_list: mormorio | brusio | sussurro
sense:
A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent.


lexentry: eng/murrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: murrain
trans_list: moria
sense:
(veterinary medicine, chiefly, historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle, such as anthrax, or a particular epizootic#Noun thereof.


lexentry: eng/muscarine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscarine
trans_list: muscarina
sense:
(biochemistry) An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter.


lexentry: eng/muscle_tone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscle tone
trans_list: tono
sense:
(physiology) The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, which helps maintain posture.


lexentry: eng/muscovite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscovite
trans_list: muscovite
sense:
(mineral) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2; used as an electrical insulator etc.


lexentry: eng/muscular_dystrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muscular dystrophy
trans_list: distrofia muscolare
sense:
(pathology) A group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: zampogna
sense:
(by extension) A pastoral air or tune that has a drone imitating such an instrument; also, a dance performed to this music. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: zampogna
sense:
(historical) An organ stop using reed pipes with cone-shaped resonators, found in organs in France in the 17th and 18th centuries. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: zampogna
sense:
(historical) Any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows, which were popular in France in the 17th and early 18th century. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musette
trans_list: zampogna
sense:
A small oboe without a cap for its reed, which evolved from the chanter or pipe of bagpipes; a piccolo oboe. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: musette
trans_list: zampogna
sense:
(chiefly, US, originally, military) In full musette bag: a small bag or knapsack with a shoulder strap, formerly used by soldiers, and now (cycling) chiefly by cyclists to hold food and beverages or other items. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/museum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: museum
trans_list: museo
sense:
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.


lexentry: eng/mushroom_cloud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mushroom cloud
trans_list: fungo atomico
sense:
A large cloud of smoke, flame and debris that rises into the sky as a result of a large explosion, especially after a nuclear explosion, characterized by a long shaft rising from the ground into a much-larger or more-spread-out top, reminiscent of a mushroom in shape.


lexentry: eng/music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music
trans_list: musica
sense:
A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.


lexentry: eng/music_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music box
trans_list: carillon | cariglione | gariglione
sense:
A box that generates or plays music, particularly one using mechanical means rather than electronic, generally using a cylinder or disk containing the music.


lexentry: eng/music_of_the_spheres__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music of the spheres
trans_list: armonia delle sfere | armonia universale | musica delle sfere | musica universale
sense:
A continuous, glorious, harmonious set of sounds that are not audible to ordinary human beings, said in ancient and medieval Western cosmology to be produced by the movement of the celestial bodies.


lexentry: eng/music_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music theory
trans_list: teoria musicale
sense:
The field of study dealing with how music works, typically examining the language and notation of music, the patterns and structures in composers' techniques, and so on.


lexentry: eng/music_to_someone's_ears__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: music to someone's ears
trans_list: musica per le proprie orecchie
sense:
(idiomatic) A spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; specifically, some good news, or welcome information or remarks.


lexentry: eng/musical__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical
trans_list: musical
sense:
A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.


lexentry: eng/musical_bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical bow
trans_list: archetto
sense:
(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument consisting of a string supported by a flexible wooden bearer.


lexentry: eng/musical_chairs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical chairs
trans_list: gioco della sedia
sense:
(games) A children's game in which players circle a group of chairs. There is one chair fewer than the number of players. When someone who is not watching stops playing music, everybody sits down, and the player left without a chair is eliminated.


lexentry: eng/musical_saw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musical saw
trans_list: sega cantante
sense:
(musical instrument) A musical instrument consisting of a thin sheet of metal, or sometimes a saw, usually played with a bow.


lexentry: eng/musician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musician
trans_list: musicista | musico
sense:
A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.


lexentry: eng/musicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musicology
trans_list: musicologia
sense:
(music) the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound.


lexentry: eng/musk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musk
trans_list: muschio
sense:
A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.


lexentry: eng/musk_deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musk deer
trans_list: mosco siberiano
sense:
A small deer inhabiting uplands of central Asia whose both sexes are without antlers, with musk-secreting males, of species Moschus moschiferus


lexentry: eng/musk_ox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musk ox
trans_list: bue muschiato
sense:
An Arctic mammal, Ovibos moschatus of the Caprinae subfamily of the family Bovidae, having a thick coat and long curved horns.


lexentry: eng/musket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: musket
trans_list: moschetto
sense:
A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.


lexentry: eng/must__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: must
trans_list: dovere
sense:
(modal, _, auxiliary, defective) To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.


lexentry: eng/must__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: must
trans_list: dovere
sense:
(modal, _, auxiliary, defective) Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.


lexentry: eng/mustard_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mustard gas
trans_list: iprite
sense:
A highly cytotoxic vesicant, C4H8Cl2S, used in World War I that is known to cause skin burns, blisters, inflammation, edema, and potentially other respiratory effects.


lexentry: eng/mustard_plaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mustard plaster
trans_list: senapismo
sense:
A poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing.


lexentry: eng/mustelid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mustelid
trans_list: mustelide
sense:
Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.


lexentry: eng/muster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muster
trans_list: raduno
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand) A roundup of livestock for inspection, branding, drenching, shearing etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/muster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muster
trans_list: adunanza | adunata | raduno | rivista
sense:
(military) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/muster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muster
trans_list: raduno
sense:
The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.


lexentry: eng/muster__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: muster
trans_list: adunare | esibire | radunare
sense:
(intransitive) To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mutarotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutarotation
trans_list: mutarotazione
sense:
(organic chemistry, physical chemistry, carbohydrate) A dynamic change in the rotation of polarized light as it passes through a fresh solution of some sugars as an equilibrium mixture of anomers is formed


lexentry: eng/mutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: mutation
trans_list: mutazione
sense:
(linguistics) An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.


lexentry: eng/mutatis_mutandis__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutatis mutandis
trans_list: fatti i debiti mutamenti | mutatis mutandis | con le opportune differenze
sense:
(especially, law) with the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence


lexentry: eng/mute__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: mute
trans_list: sordina | sordino
sense:
(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/mute_h__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mute h
trans_list: h muto
sense:
(phonology) In the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which allows liaison with a preceding consonant.


lexentry: eng/mute_swan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mute swan
trans_list: cigno reale
sense:
A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.


lexentry: eng/mutex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutex
trans_list: mutex
sense:
(programming) An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.


lexentry: eng/mutilate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutilate
trans_list: mutilare
sense:
To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.


lexentry: eng/mutiny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutiny
trans_list: ammutinamento
sense:
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.


lexentry: eng/mutter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutter
trans_list: borbottare
sense:
To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.


lexentry: eng/mutton_dressed_as_lamb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutton dressed as lamb
trans_list: dietro liceo, davanti museo
sense:
(UK, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.


lexentry: eng/mutualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: mutualism
trans_list: mutualismo
sense:
(ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.


lexentry: eng/muzzle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: muzzle
trans_list: avancarica
sense:
(firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.


lexentry: eng/muzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: muzzle
trans_list: imbavagliare | mettere a tacere | mettere la museruola
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.


lexentry: eng/muzzle_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muzzle brake
trans_list: freno di bocca
sense:
(firearms) A device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.


lexentry: eng/muzzleloader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: muzzleloader
trans_list: avancarica
sense:
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).


lexentry: eng/my_Lord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: my Lord
trans_list: signore
sense:
(UK) Used in direct address to peers of the realm, usually now excluding dukes and the Lords Spiritual.


lexentry: eng/my_ass__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: my ass
trans_list: stocazzo | un cazzo | un paio di palle
sense:
(slang, vulgar) Indicates disapproval, disagreement, or disbelief, often with a tone of disregard, disdain, or disgust, referring to the buttocks.


lexentry: eng/my_car_has_broken_down__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (This entry is a translation hub.)
written_rep: my car has broken down
trans_list:
ho [[l']]auto in panne | ho la macchina in panne | la mia macchina/auto si è rotta | la mia macchina/auto è in panne | mi si è rotta [[l']]auto | mi si è rotta la macchina


