# translation

lexentry: eng/miss_the_boat__Verb__1
written_rep: miss the boat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perdere il treno
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: missal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: messale
sense_list:
(Catholicism) A book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year.


lexentry: eng/missile__Noun__1
written_rep: missile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: missile
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: missing in action
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disperso
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: missing link
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anello mancante
sense_list:
(colloquial) A hypothetical primate once thought necessary to explain a perceived evolutionary gap between apes and humans. | (figuratively) Any sought-after or valuable intermediary figure or position.


lexentry: eng/missiology__Noun__1
written_rep: missiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: missiologia
sense_list:
The area of practical theology which studies the mandate, message and work of the Christian missionary.


lexentry: eng/mission__Noun__1
written_rep: mission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: missione
sense_list:
(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. | (uncountable) Religious evangelism.


lexentry: eng/missionary__Noun__1
written_rep: missionary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: missionario | missionaria
sense_list:
(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).


lexentry: eng/mister__Noun__1
written_rep: mister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: signore
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mistletoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vischio
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mistreatment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maltrattamento
sense_list:
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
written_rep: misunderstand
part_of_speech: verb
sense_list: (transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
fraintendere | equivocare | male interpretare | prendere un abbaglio | prendere un granchio | prendere una cantonata


lexentry: eng/misunderstanding__Noun__1
written_rep: misunderstanding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fraintendimento | qui pro quo | quiproquò
sense_list:
A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.


lexentry: eng/mither__Verb__1
written_rep: mither
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbare
sense_list:
(intransitive, Northern England, especially, _, Manchester) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother.


lexentry: eng/mithridate__Noun__1
written_rep: mithridate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitridato
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mithridatism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitridatismo | mitridatizzazione
sense_list:
The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. [1851]


lexentry: eng/mitigate__Verb__1
written_rep: mitigate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitigare | limitare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mitochondrion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitocondrio
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mitosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitosi
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mitre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitra
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mitre saw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: troncatrice
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mitten
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muffola | mezzoguanto | guanto a manopola
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mixed marriage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matrimonio misto
sense_list:
Marriage between people of different socially-distinguished groups, such as different races, cultures or religions.


lexentry: eng/mixed_martial_arts__Noun__1
written_rep: mixed martial arts
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arti marziali miste
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mixed reaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reazioni varie
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mixer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sbattitore
sense_list:
One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together. | A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.


lexentry: eng/mixing_console__Noun__1
written_rep: mixing console
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miscelatore
sense_list:
(sound engineering) An electronic device to combine and route audio signals from many sources to various destinations.


lexentry: eng/mizzenmast__Noun__1
written_rep: mizzenmast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: albero di mezzana | mezzanella
sense_list:
(nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.


lexentry: eng/mmm__Interjection__1
written_rep: mmm
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gnam
sense_list:
(onomatopoeia) An emotional expression of deliciousness | (onomatopoeia) An expression used to show thought or reflection


lexentry: eng/mob__Noun__1
written_rep: mob
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: accozzaglia | branco | fiumana | folla | schiera | stuolo
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mob cap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: charlotte
sense_list:
(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. | (modern-day use) A disposable head covering with an elasticated band, worn for cleanliness in industrial settings.


lexentry: eng/mobile__Noun__1
written_rep: mobile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mobile
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mobile home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casa mobile
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mobile library
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bibliobus | autobiblioteca
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mobilise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mobilitare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make something mobile. | (transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.


lexentry: eng/mobility__Noun__1
written_rep: mobility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mobilità
sense_list:
The ability to move; capacity for movement. [from 15th c.] | (military) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/mobilization__Noun__1
written_rep: mobilization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mobilitazione
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mobocracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oclocrazia
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moccasin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mocassino
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mock-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modello | simulacro
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mockingbird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tordo americano
sense_list:
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.


lexentry: eng/mockumentary__Noun__1
written_rep: mockumentary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falso documentario
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: modificazione
sense_list:
(video games) An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.


lexentry: eng/modacrylic__Noun__1
written_rep: modacrylic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modacrilica
sense_list:
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
written_rep: modalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modalismo
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: model
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: modello
sense_list:
A representation of a physical object. | A style, type, or design. | A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.


lexentry: eng/model__Noun__1
written_rep: model
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: modello | modellino
sense_list:
The structural design of a complex system. | (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
written_rep: model
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indossare | presentare
sense_list:
(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__Verb__1
written_rep: model
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: modellare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make a miniature model of. | (transitive) To create from a substance such as clay. | (intransitive) To work as a model in art or fashion.


lexentry: eng/model_aircraft__Noun__1
written_rep: model aircraft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aeromodello
sense_list:
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
written_rep: modem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modem
sense_list:
(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/moderate__Adjective__1
written_rep: moderate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moderato
sense_list:
Not excessive; acting in moderation | (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.


lexentry: eng/moderate__Verb__1
written_rep: moderate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moderare
sense_list:
(transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something) | (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator | (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise


lexentry: eng/moderation__Noun__1
written_rep: moderation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moderazione
sense_list:
The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes | An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way | The process of moderating a discussion


lexentry: eng/moderato__Noun__1
written_rep: moderato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moderato
sense_list:
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at a moderate tempo. | (music) A passage having this mark


lexentry: eng/moderator__Noun__1
written_rep: moderator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moderatore | moderatrice
sense_list:
(Internet) A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc. | Someone who moderates.


lexentry: eng/modern-day__Adjective__1
written_rep: modern-day
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attuale
sense_list:
Current; of the present. | (informal) Used to designate a present-day version of someone or something in history.


lexentry: eng/modern__Adjective__1
written_rep: modern
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moderno
sense_list:
Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient. | (history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.


lexentry: eng/modern_physics__Noun__1
written_rep: modern physics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fisica moderna
sense_list:
As distinguished from classical physics, all physics discoveries made since approximately 1900, including relativity and quantum mechanics.


lexentry: eng/modernism__Noun__1
written_rep: modernism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: modernismo
sense_list:
Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.


lexentry: eng/modernize__Verb__1
written_rep: modernize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modernizzare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: modesty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modestia
sense_list:
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.


lexentry: eng/modification__Noun__1
written_rep: modification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: modificazione
sense_list:
The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment. [from 18th c.] | (biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/modifier__Noun__1
written_rep: modifier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modificatore
sense_list:
One who, or that which, modifies. | (grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/modular_arithmetic__Noun__1
written_rep: modular arithmetic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aritmetica dell'orologio | aritmetica modulare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: modulate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modulare
sense_list:
(transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt | (intransitive, music) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression | (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
written_rep: module
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modulo
sense_list:
A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components. | (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
written_rep: modulus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modulo
sense_list:
(mathematics) The base with respect to which a congruence is computed. | (mathematics) The absolute value of a complex number. | (physics) A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance. | (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
written_rep: modulus of elasticity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modulo di elasticità
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mojibake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mojibake
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moka pot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moka
sense_list:
A coffeemaker that produces coffee by passing boiling water pressurized by steam through ground coffee, traditionally made of aluminium.


lexentry: eng/molality__Noun__1
written_rep: molality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molalità
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: molar mass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: massa molare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: molarity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molarità
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: molasses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melassa
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mold
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muffa
sense_list:
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
written_rep: molding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cimasa
sense_list:
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
written_rep: molding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: modanatura | cimasa
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: talpa | infiltrato | spia | spione
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molo
sense_list:
(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.


lexentry: eng/mole__Noun__5
written_rep: mole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mole | grammo-molecola
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mole cricket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grillotalpa
sense_list:
Any of various large insects from the family Gryllotalpidae that burrow into moist soil and feed on plant roots.


lexentry: eng/molecular__Adjective__1
written_rep: molecular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molecolare
sense_list:
(chemistry) Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules. | (food) Relating to molecular gastronomy.


lexentry: eng/molecular_formula__Noun__1
written_rep: molecular formula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: formula molecolare
sense_list:
(chemistry) A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of a substance.


lexentry: eng/molecule__Noun__1
written_rep: molecule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molecola
sense_list:
(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/molest__Verb__1
written_rep: molest
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assediare
sense_list:
To sexually assault or sexually harass. | To annoy, trouble, or afflict. | (obsolete) To disturb or tamper with.


lexentry: eng/mollusc__Noun__1
written_rep: mollusc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mollusco
sense_list:
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.


lexentry: eng/molybdenite__Noun__1
written_rep: molybdenite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molibdenite
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: molybdenum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molibdeno
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mom-and-pop
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a conduzione familiare
sense_list:
(US, Canada, typically of a business) Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family.


lexentry: eng/moment__Noun__1
written_rep: moment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: momento | attimo
sense_list:
(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour. | (math) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.


lexentry: eng/moment_of_force__Noun__1
written_rep: moment of force
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: momento
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moment of inertia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: momento di inerzia
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moment of silence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: minuto di silenzio
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moment of truth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: momento della verità
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.


lexentry: eng/momentum__Noun__1
written_rep: momentum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impeto | impulso | momento | slancio | spinta
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: monade
sense_list:
(philosophy) An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible. | (functional, _, programming) A data type which represents a specific form of computation, along with the operations "return" and "bind".


lexentry: eng/monarchy__Noun__1
written_rep: monarchy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monarchia
sense_list:
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
written_rep: monasticism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monachesimo
sense_list:
(religion) The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.


lexentry: eng/monatomic__Adjective__1
written_rep: monatomic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monoatomico
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monergism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monergismo
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monetarism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: monetarismo
sense_list:
(economics) The political doctrine that a nation's economy can be controlled by regulating the money supply.


lexentry: eng/monetize__Verb__1
written_rep: monetize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monetizzare
sense_list:
To convert something (especially a security) into currency. | (transitive) To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
written_rep: money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: valuta | denaro
sense_list:
A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).


lexentry: eng/money__Noun__1
written_rep: money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: conquibus | contante | grano
sense_list:
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
written_rep: money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: liquido
sense_list:
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
written_rep: money laundering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riciclaggio di denaro
sense_list:
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
written_rep: money market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mercato monetario
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: money order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vaglia postale
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: money pit
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: burrone
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moneylender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prestatore
sense_list:
A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.


lexentry: eng/mongoose__Noun__1
written_rep: mongoose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangusta
sense_list:
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
written_rep: monism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monismo
sense_list:
(philosophy, religion) The doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality, despite the appearance of diversity in the world.


lexentry: eng/monitor__Noun__1
written_rep: monitor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: monitor | schermo
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monitor lizard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: varano
sense_list:
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
written_rep: monitoring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monitoraggio
sense_list:
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
written_rep: monkfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coda di rospo
sense_list:
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
written_rep: monoamine oxidase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monoamminossidasi
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monocyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monocito
sense_list:
(immunology, cytology) A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.


lexentry: eng/monoecious__Adjective__1
written_rep: monoecious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monoico
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monogramma
sense_list:
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
written_rep: monograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monografia
sense_list:
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
written_rep: monoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monoide
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monolith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monolito
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monolithic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: monolitico
sense_list:
(engineering) Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts. | (figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.


lexentry: eng/monologue__Noun__1
written_rep: monologue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monologo
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monomero
sense_list:
(chemistry) A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.


lexentry: eng/monomial__Noun__1
written_rep: monomial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monomio
sense_list:
(mathematics) A single term consisting of a product of numbers and variables with positive integer exponents.


lexentry: eng/monophthong__Noun__1
written_rep: monophthong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monottongo
sense_list:
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
written_rep: monophthongal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monottongato
sense_list:
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong. | (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/monophthongize__Verb__1
written_rep: monophthongize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monottongare
sense_list:
(transitive, linguistics) To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel). | (intransitive, linguistics) To become a monophthong.


lexentry: eng/monophyly__Noun__1
written_rep: monophyly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monofiletismo
sense_list:
(systematics) In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.


lexentry: eng/monophysitism__Noun__1
written_rep: monophysitism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monofisismo
sense_list:
(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/monopolize__Verb__1
written_rep: monopolize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monopolizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To have a monopoly on something. | (transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.


lexentry: eng/monopoly__Noun__1
written_rep: monopoly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: monopolio
sense_list:
An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession. | The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control. | (metonymy) The market thus controlled.


lexentry: eng/monopteral__Adjective__1
written_rep: monopteral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monoptero
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monosodium glutamate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glutammato monosodico
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monoterpene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monoterpene
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monotheistic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monoteistico
sense_list:
(religion) Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.


lexentry: eng/monotonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: monotonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: monotono
sense_list:
(mathematics) Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.


lexentry: eng/monotonicity__Noun__1
written_rep: monotonicity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: monotonia
sense_list:
(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/monotonously__Adverb__1
written_rep: monotonously
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monotonamente
sense_list:
In a manner that is tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety. | In a droning manner, that does not change pitch.


lexentry: eng/monotreme__Noun__1
written_rep: monotreme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monotremo
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: monotype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monotipo
sense_list:
(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/monsoon__Noun__1
written_rep: monsoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monsone
sense_list:
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season. | Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.


lexentry: eng/monster__Noun__1
written_rep: monster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mostro
sense_list:
A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind. | A cruel, heartless, or antisocial person, especially a criminal. | (figuratively, humorous) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a brat. | (informal) A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.


lexentry: eng/monstrance__Noun__1
written_rep: monstrance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostensorio
sense_list:
(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/monstrous__Adjective__1
written_rep: monstrous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mostruoso
sense_list:
Hideous or frightful. | Freakish or grotesque. | Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.


lexentry: eng/montage__Noun__1
written_rep: montage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: montaggio
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: montmorillonite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: montmorillonite
sense_list:
(mineral) Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.


lexentry: eng/moocher__Noun__1
written_rep: moocher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gabbiano
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moon bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marsupio
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moonbow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arcobaleno lunare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mooncake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: torta lunare
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moonless
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: illune
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moonlighting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavoro nero
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moonshine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: distillazione clandestina
sense_list:
(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.


lexentry: eng/moor__Noun__1
written_rep: moor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: landa | brughiera
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moor
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: attraccare | ancorarsi
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moorhen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gallinella d'acqua
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alce
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moot
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: controverso | dibattuto | discusso
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moot point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: questione di lana caprina
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavapavimenti | scopino | spazzolone
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mope
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piangersi addosso
sense_list:
(intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.


lexentry: eng/moped__Noun__1
written_rep: moped
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciclomotore | motorino | bicimotore
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mora
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mora
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morale
sense_list:
Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.


lexentry: eng/moral_compass__Noun__1
written_rep: moral compass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bussola
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moral hazard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: azzardo morale
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moral panic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panico morale
sense_list:
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
written_rep: morale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morale
sense_list:
The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.


lexentry: eng/moralism__Noun__1
written_rep: moralism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moralismo
sense_list:
(uncountable, often, pejorative) The act or practice of moralizing (making moral reflections or judging the morality of others).


lexentry: eng/moralist__Noun__1
written_rep: moralist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moralista
sense_list:
(pejorative) One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.


lexentry: eng/morality__Noun__1
written_rep: morality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moralità
sense_list:
(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/morass__Noun__1
written_rep: morass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantano
sense_list:
A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen. | (figurative) Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.


lexentry: eng/moratorium__Noun__1
written_rep: moratorium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moratoria
sense_list:
(legal) An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments. [from 19th c.] | A suspension of an ongoing activity. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/morbid__Adjective__1
written_rep: morbid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morboso
sense_list:
(originally) Of, or relating to disease. [from 1650s] | (by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]


lexentry: eng/morbidity__Noun__1
written_rep: morbidity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morbosità
sense_list:
The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause. | (medicine) The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected.


lexentry: eng/mordacious__Adjective__1
written_rep: mordacious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: affilato
sense_list:
Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive | sharp or caustic in style or tone. | Sharp in intent, sarcastic


lexentry: eng/mordant__Noun__1
written_rep: mordant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mordente
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mordent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mordente
sense_list:
(music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.


lexentry: eng/more__Determiner__1
written_rep: more
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: più
sense_list:
in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.) | in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.) | Additional; further. | Bigger, stronger, or more valuable.


lexentry: eng/morel__Noun__1
written_rep: morel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spugnola
sense_list:
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
written_rep: morepork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gufastore di Nuova Zelanda
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moresome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balletto
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: morganatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morganatico
sense_list:
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
written_rep: morgue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: obitorio | camera mortuaria
sense_list:
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
written_rep: morion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morione
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: morning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mattina | mattino
sense_list:
The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. [from 13th c.] | (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
written_rep: morning gift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morgengabio
sense_list:
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
written_rep: morning star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella del mattino | mazza ferrata
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: babbeo | cretino | deficiente | idiota | imbecille | stupido
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: morpheme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morfema
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: morphine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morfina
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: morphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morfismo
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: morphology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morfologia
sense_list:
(biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants. | (uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially: | (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks). | (geology) The study of the structure of rocks and landforms. | (countable) A description of the form and structure of something.


lexentry: eng/mortal__Adjective__1
written_rep: mortal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mortale
sense_list:
Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. [from 14th c.] | Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/mortal_sin__Noun__1
written_rep: mortal sin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peccato mortale
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mortality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mortalità
sense_list:
The state of being susceptible to death. | The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year), expressed as a rate. | (figuratively) Death.


lexentry: eng/mortar__Noun__1
written_rep: mortar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mortaio
sense_list:
(countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle. | (countable, military, historical) A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories. | (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
written_rep: mortar and pestle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mortaio
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mortgage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipoteca
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mortgage
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipotecare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mortify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mortificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.] | (transitive, usually, used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mortify__Verb__1
written_rep: mortify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: soffocare
sense_list:
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize. [14th–18th c.] | (obsolete, transitive) To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic. [15th–18th c.] | (obsolete, transitive) To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.


lexentry: eng/mortmain__Noun__1
written_rep: mortmain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manomorta
sense_list:
(legal) The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.


lexentry: eng/morula__Noun__1
written_rep: morula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morula
sense_list:
(embryology) A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula


lexentry: eng/mosaic__Noun__1
written_rep: mosaic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mosaico
sense_list:
A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture. | (genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote. | (plant disease) Any of several viral diseases that cause mosaic-like patterns to appear on leaves. | A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.


lexentry: eng/mosasaur__Noun__1
written_rep: mosasaur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mosasauro
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mosh
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pogare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mosquito
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zanzara
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mosquito coil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piroconofobo | zampirone
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mosquito net
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zanzariera
sense_list:
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
written_rep: moss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muschio | musco
sense_list:
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). | (countable) A kind or species of such plants.


lexentry: eng/motel__Noun__1
written_rep: motel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motel | autoalbergo | autostello
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falena | tarma | tignola | camola
sense_list:
A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.


lexentry: eng/mothball__Noun__1
written_rep: mothball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naftalina | pallina tarmicida
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: madre | mamma
sense_list:
A female parent, sometimes especially a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered). | (figuratively) A source or origin. | Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)


lexentry: eng/mother_figure__Noun__1
written_rep: mother figure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autorità
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mother hen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mamma chioccia
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.


lexentry: eng/mother_lode__Noun__1
written_rep: mother lode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miniera
sense_list:
(geology) A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.


lexentry: eng/mother_ship__Noun__1
written_rep: mother ship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nave madre
sense_list:
A vessel or aircraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it.


lexentry: eng/motherboard__Noun__1
written_rep: motherboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scheda madre
sense_list:
(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/motherfucker__Noun__1
written_rep: motherfucker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: figlio di puttana | pezzo di merda
sense_list:
(vulgar) An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative. | (vulgar, literally) One who engages in incest with their mother. | (vulgar, literally) One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.


lexentry: eng/motherhouse__Noun__1
written_rep: motherhouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casa madre
sense_list:
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
written_rep: motif
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motivo
sense_list:
A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme. | (music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work. | A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern. | (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
written_rep: motile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mobile
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: motion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: mozione | mozioni
sense_list:
(countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.


lexentry: eng/motion_sickness__Noun__1
written_rep: motion sickness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chinetosi
sense_list:
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/motivation__Noun__1
written_rep: motivation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motivazione
sense_list:
Willingness of action especially in behavior. | The action of motivating. | Something which motivates. | An incentive or reason for doing something.


lexentry: eng/motive__Noun__1
written_rep: motive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: motivo
sense_list:
(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.] | (architecture, fine arts, music)


lexentry: eng/motor_home__Noun__1
written_rep: motor home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camper
sense_list:
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
written_rep: motor vehicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autoveicolo
sense_list:
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
written_rep: motorcycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motocicletta | moto | motociclo
sense_list:
An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.


lexentry: eng/motorway__Noun__1
written_rep: motorway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autostrada
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: motto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motto
sense_list:
(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. | 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
written_rep: mouflon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muflone
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mould-breaking
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pioniere
sense_list:
(UK) Using or involving the use of original, innovative and unconventional methods; departing from tradition.


lexentry: eng/moulin__Noun__1
written_rep: moulin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laminatoio
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moult
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare la muta | mutare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tumulo | collinetta | monticello | motta | poggio
sense_list:
A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.


lexentry: eng/mount__Verb__1
written_rep: mount
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: montare
sense_list:
(obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up. | (transitive) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.


lexentry: eng/mountain__Noun__1
written_rep: mountain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: montagna | monte
sense_list:
(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.] | (countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mountain_bike__Noun__1
written_rep: mountain bike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rampichino | mountain bike | bici da montagna | bicicletta da montagna
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mountain climber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: alpinista
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mountain goat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stambecco
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mountain reindeer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smarcato
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mountaineer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: montanaro
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mountainous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: montagnoso | montuoso
sense_list:
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.


lexentry: eng/mountebank__Noun__1
written_rep: mountebank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciarlatano
sense_list:
One who sells dubious medicines. | One who sells by deception; a con artist. | Any boastful, false pretender. | (obsolete) An acrobat.


lexentry: eng/mounted_police__Noun__1
written_rep: mounted police
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polizia montata
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: topo | mouse | topolino | topino
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moussaka
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moussaka
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mousse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schiuma
sense_list:
An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse. | A savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin. | A styling cream used for hair. | 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
written_rep: mouth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bocca | foce
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mouthguard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paradenti
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mouthpart
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apparato boccale
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: movable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amovibile
sense_list:
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
written_rep: move
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: mossa | trasloco
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: move
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: spostare | muoversi | trasferire | trasportare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: move
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: emozionare | muovere
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: move
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: proporre | raccomandare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: move
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: muovere | spostare
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).


lexentry: eng/move_in__Verb__1
written_rep: move in
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trasferirsi
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: movement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: movimento
sense_list:
Physical motion between points in space. | A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals. | (music) A large division of a larger composition.


lexentry: eng/movement_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: movement disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo del movimento
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: movie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: film | pellicola
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: moving walkway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nastro trasportatore
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mozzarella
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mozzarella
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mpox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vaiolo delle scimmie
sense_list:
(disease) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus.


lexentry: eng/mucous_membrane__Noun__1
written_rep: mucous membrane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mucosa
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fango
sense_list:
A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment. | (figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.


lexentry: eng/mudguard__Noun__1
written_rep: mudguard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parafango
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mudskipper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perioftalmo
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mudslinger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: infangatore
sense_list:
One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.


lexentry: eng/mudstone__Noun__1
written_rep: mudstone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marna
sense_list:
(petrology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/muff__Noun__2
written_rep: muff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fallo
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: muffin top
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pneumatico
sense_list:
(colloquial, sometimes, _, derogatory) The roll of flesh that bulges over the top of excessively tight trousers.


lexentry: eng/muffle__Verb__1
written_rep: muffle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coprire
sense_list:
(transitive) To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.


lexentry: eng/muffle__Verb__1
written_rep: muffle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: soffocare
sense_list:
(transitive, dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.


lexentry: eng/mufti__Noun__1
written_rep: mufti
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abito civile
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mug shot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ritratto
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mulatto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mulatto | mulatta
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mulch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pacciame
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pianella
sense_list:
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
written_rep: muliebrity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: femminilità
sense_list:
(literary) The state or quality of being a woman; the features of a woman's nature; femininity, womanhood.


lexentry: eng/mullein__Noun__1
written_rep: mullein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verbasco
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mullet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cefalo | muggine | triglia
sense_list:
A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish).


lexentry: eng/mullion__Noun__1
written_rep: mullion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colonnina | montante
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: multi-touch
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multitocco
sense_list:
(computing) Of a computer tablet or touch-screen interface, accepting more than one touch at the same time.


lexentry: eng/multiculturalism__Noun__1
written_rep: multiculturalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multiculturalismo
sense_list:
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
written_rep: multilateralism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: multilateralismo
sense_list:
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
written_rep: multimedia
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multimediale
sense_list:
of, or relating to this combined use of media | (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into an integrated package


lexentry: eng/multimeter__Noun__1
written_rep: multimeter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multimetro | multitester
sense_list:
An electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter.


lexentry: eng/multimillion__Adjective__1
written_rep: multimillion
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multimilionaria | multimilionario
sense_list:
Having several millions; costing or worth many millions of dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency.


lexentry: eng/multinational__Adjective__1
written_rep: multinational
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multinazionale
sense_list:
Of, or involving more than two nations (externally between countries or internally in a country). | (of a business organization) Operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries (especially more than two).


lexentry: eng/multiplayer__Noun__1
written_rep: multiplayer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multigiocatore
sense_list:
(games, uncountable) The feature of a video game where multiple human players play simultaneously. | (in the plural) Video game players who play multiplayer games.


lexentry: eng/multiple_sclerosis__Noun__1
written_rep: multiple sclerosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sclerosi multipla
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: multiple star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella multipla
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: multiplex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: multisala
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: multiplication table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavola pitagorica | tabellina
sense_list:
(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/multiplicity__Noun__1
written_rep: multiplicity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molteplicità
sense_list:
The state of being made of multiple diverse elements. | A large indeterminate number. | (mathematics) The number of values for which a given condition holds.


lexentry: eng/multiplier__Noun__1
written_rep: multiplier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moltiplicatore
sense_list:
(arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied. | (grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.


lexentry: eng/multipolar__Adjective__1
written_rep: multipolar
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multipolare
sense_list:
(physics, biology) Having more than two poles. [from 19th c.] | (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
written_rep: multiprocessor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multielaboratore
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A computer that has multiple CPUs or execution units under an integrated control.


lexentry: eng/multithreaded__Adjective__1
written_rep: multithreaded
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: con più trama
sense_list:
(computing) Of an application program, having more than one thread of execution; thus taking advantage of multi-tasking operating systems and hardware.


lexentry: eng/mummer__Noun__1
written_rep: mummer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mimo
sense_list:
A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival. | An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.


lexentry: eng/mummy__Noun__1
written_rep: mummy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mummia
sense_list:
(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mummy_brown__Noun__1
written_rep: mummy brown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bruno bitume
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mumps
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parotite epidemica | orecchioni
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: munchies
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fame chimica
sense_list:
(slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.


lexentry: eng/munge__Verb__1
written_rep: munge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: danneggiare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: municipal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: civico | comunale
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).


lexentry: eng/municipality__Noun__1
written_rep: municipality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comune | municipalità
sense_list:
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
written_rep: muntjac
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muntìaco
sense_list:
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.


lexentry: eng/muon__Noun__1
written_rep: muon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muone
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: murder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assassinio | omicidio | uccisione
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: murine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: murino
sense_list:
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
written_rep: murmur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mormorio | brusio | sussurro
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. | (cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart. | 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
written_rep: murrain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: moria
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: muscarine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscarina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter.


lexentry: eng/muscle__Noun__1
written_rep: muscle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo
sense_list:
(uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. | (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue. | (uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.


lexentry: eng/muscle_tone__Noun__1
written_rep: muscle tone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tono
sense_list:
(physiology) The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, which helps maintain posture.


lexentry: eng/muscovite__Noun__1
written_rep: muscovite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscovite
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: muscular dystrophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distrofia muscolare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: musette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zampogna
sense_list:
(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.] | (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.] | (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.] | A small oboe without a cap for its reed, which evolved from the chanter or pipe of bagpipes; a piccolo oboe. [from 19th c.] | (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
written_rep: museum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: museo
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mushroom cloud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fungo atomico
sense_list:
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
written_rep: music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: musica
sense_list:
A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood. | (figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.


lexentry: eng/music_box__Noun__1
written_rep: music box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carillon | cariglione | gariglione
sense_list:
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
written_rep: music of the spheres
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonia delle sfere | armonia universale | musica delle sfere | musica universale
sense_list:
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
written_rep: music theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teoria musicale
sense_list:
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
written_rep: music to someone's ears
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: musica per le proprie orecchie
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; specifically, some good news, or welcome information or remarks.


lexentry: eng/musical__Noun__1
written_rep: musical
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: musical
sense_list:
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
written_rep: musical bow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: archetto
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument consisting of a string supported by a flexible wooden bearer.


lexentry: eng/musical_chairs__Noun__1
written_rep: musical chairs
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gioco della sedia
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: musical saw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sega cantante
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: musician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: musicista | musico
sense_list:
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
written_rep: musicology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: musicologia
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: musk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muschio
sense_list:
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
written_rep: musk deer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mosco siberiano
sense_list:
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
written_rep: musk ox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bue muschiato
sense_list:
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
written_rep: musket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moschetto
sense_list:
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/musketeer__Noun__1
written_rep: musketeer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moschettiere
sense_list:
(military) A foot soldier armed with a musket. | (military) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.


lexentry: eng/must__Verb__1
written_rep: must
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dovere
sense_list:
(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. | (modal, _, auxiliary, defective) Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.


lexentry: eng/mustard__Noun__1
written_rep: mustard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: senape | mostarda
sense_list:
The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad. | The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.


lexentry: eng/mustard_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: mustard gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iprite
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mustard plaster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: senapismo
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mustelid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mustelide
sense_list:
Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.


lexentry: eng/muster__Noun__1
written_rep: muster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adunanza | adunata | raduno | rivista
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: muster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: raduno
sense_list:
(Australia, New Zealand) A roundup of livestock for inspection, branding, drenching, shearing etc. [from 19th c.] | 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
written_rep: muster
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: adunare | esibire | radunare
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mutarotation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mutarotazione
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mutazione
sense_list:
Any alteration or change. | (genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material. | (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
written_rep: mutatis mutandis
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fatti i debiti mutamenti | mutatis mutandis | con le opportune differenze
sense_list:
(especially, law) with the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence


lexentry: eng/mute__Adjective__1
written_rep: mute
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muto
sense_list:
Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.] | Silent; not making a sound. [from 15th c.] | Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.


lexentry: eng/mute__Noun__1
written_rep: mute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: muto
sense_list:
(obsolete, theatre) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer. [16th–19th c.] | A person who does not have the power of speech. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mute__Noun__1
written_rep: mute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sordina | sordino
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mute h
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: h muto
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mute swan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cigno reale
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mutex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mutex
sense_list:
(programming) An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.


lexentry: eng/mutilate__Verb__1
written_rep: mutilate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mutilare
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mutiny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammutinamento
sense_list:
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.


lexentry: eng/mutter__Verb__1
written_rep: mutter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borbottare
sense_list:
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
written_rep: mutton dressed as lamb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dietro liceo, davanti museo
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: mutualism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mutualismo
sense_list:
(ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.


lexentry: eng/mutually__Adverb__1
written_rep: mutually
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vicendevolmente
sense_list:
in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally | in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way


lexentry: eng/muzzle__Noun__1
written_rep: muzzle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: avancarica
sense_list:
(firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from. | (chiefly, Scotland) A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.


lexentry: eng/muzzle__Verb__1
written_rep: muzzle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: imbavagliare | mettere a tacere | mettere la museruola
sense_list:
(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.


lexentry: eng/muzzle_brake__Noun__1
written_rep: muzzle brake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: freno di bocca
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: muzzleloader
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avancarica
sense_list:
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
written_rep: my Lord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: signore
sense_list:
(UK) Used in direct address to peers of the realm, usually now excluding dukes and the Lords Spiritual.


lexentry: eng/my_ass__Interjection__1
written_rep: my ass
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stocazzo | un cazzo | un paio di palle
sense_list:
(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
written_rep: my car has broken down
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
sense_list: (This entry is a translation hub.)
min_sense_num: 01
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


lexentry: eng/mycelium__Noun__1
written_rep: mycelium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micelio
sense_list:
The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.


lexentry: eng/mycorrhiza__Noun__1
written_rep: mycorrhiza
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micorriza
sense_list:
(ecology, botany, mycology) A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mycotoxin__Noun__1
written_rep: mycotoxin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micotossina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact.


lexentry: eng/mycotrophic__Adjective__1
written_rep: mycotrophic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micotrofico
sense_list:
(botany) Describing any plant that obtains (all or some of) its nutrients through symbiosis with fungi


lexentry: eng/myelin__Noun__1
written_rep: myelin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mielina
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.


lexentry: eng/myeloma__Noun__1
written_rep: myeloma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mieloma
sense_list:
(pathology, oncology) A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells.


lexentry: eng/myocardium__Noun__1
written_rep: myocardium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miocardio
sense_list:
(anatomy, cardiology) The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.


lexentry: eng/myofibril__Noun__1
written_rep: myofibril
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miofibrilla
sense_list:
(muscle) Any of the cylindrical organelles, found within muscle cells, that are the contractile unit of muscles.


lexentry: eng/myoglobinuria__Noun__1
written_rep: myoglobinuria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mioglobinuria
sense_list:
The presence of more than trace amounts of myoglobin in the urine, usually associated with rhabdomyolysis or muscle destruction.


lexentry: eng/myoma__Noun__1
written_rep: myoma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mioma
sense_list:
(pathology) A tumor composed of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus.


lexentry: eng/myosin__Noun__1
written_rep: myosin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miosina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.


lexentry: eng/myriad__Noun__1
written_rep: myriad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miriade
sense_list:
(historical) Ten thousand; 10,000 [from 16th c.] | A countless number or multitude (of specified things) [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/myroblyte__Noun__1
written_rep: myroblyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miroblita
sense_list:
A saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints ("an aromatic liquid with healing properties" or "holy water (very much like myrrh)") or the odour of sanctity.


lexentry: eng/myrrh__Noun__1
written_rep: myrrh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mirra
sense_list:
A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.


lexentry: eng/myself__Pronoun__1
written_rep: myself
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mi
sense_list:
(reflexive pronoun) Me, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject. [from 9th c.] | Me (as the object of a verb or preposition). [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/mystery_play__Noun__1
written_rep: mystery play
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mistero
sense_list:
(performing arts) A medieval dramatic performance depicting events from Christian scriptures, especially events from the life of Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/mysticism__Noun__1
written_rep: mysticism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: misticismo | mistica
sense_list:
The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics. | A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth. | A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity.


lexentry: eng/myth__Noun__1
written_rep: myth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mito
sense_list:
A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality. | An invented story, theory, or concept.


lexentry: eng/mythology__Noun__1
written_rep: mythology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitologia
sense_list:
(countable, _, and, _, uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes. | (countable, and, uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.


lexentry: eng/mythos__Noun__1
written_rep: mythos
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mito
sense_list:
Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale). | A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.


lexentry: eng/myxedema__Noun__1
written_rep: myxedema
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mixedema
sense_list:
(pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mâche__Noun__1
written_rep: mâche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gallinella commune | lattughella | valerianella
sense_list:
Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb.


lexentry: eng/métier__Noun__1
written_rep: métier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: confermare
sense_list:
Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling. | An activity to which a person is particularly suited. | An outstanding or beneficial feature.


lexentry: eng/nacelle__Noun__1
written_rep: nacelle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gondola
sense_list:
A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.


lexentry: eng/nadir__Noun__1
written_rep: nadir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nadir
sense_list:
The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.


lexentry: eng/naevus_flammeus__Noun__1
written_rep: naevus flammeus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nevo vinoso
sense_list:
(anatomy) A vascular birthmark or naevus, usually on the head and neck, consisting of an overgrowth of capillaries which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin.


lexentry: eng/nag__Verb__1
written_rep: nag
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assillare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.


lexentry: eng/nagana__Noun__1
written_rep: nagana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: n'gana | nagana
sense_list:
(veterinary medicine) A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/naiad__Noun__1
written_rep: naiad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naiade
sense_list:
(Greek mythology) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.


lexentry: eng/nail__Noun__1
written_rep: nail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: chiodo | unghia
sense_list:
A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.


lexentry: eng/nail__Verb__1
written_rep: nail
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: inchiodare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To drive a nail. | (slang) To catch. | (transitive, slang) To expose as a sham. | (military) To spike, as a cannon.


lexentry: eng/nail_file__Noun__1
written_rep: nail file
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: limetta
sense_list:
A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.


lexentry: eng/nail_gun__Noun__1
written_rep: nail gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sparachiodi
sense_list:
A power tool used to drive nails into a surface easily. It is powered pneumatically, electrically, or in some cases with a propellant cartridge; conceptually akin to air guns and firearms.


lexentry: eng/nailset__Noun__1
written_rep: nailset
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cacciachiodi
sense_list:
A tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface.


lexentry: eng/naked_as_a_jaybird__Adjective__1
written_rep: naked as a jaybird
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nudo come un verme
sense_list:
(simile, colloquial) Stark naked; nude; especially, naked in a public setting and without embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/name__Verb__1
written_rep: name
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denominare | chiamare
sense_list:
(ditransitive) To give a name to. | (transitive, Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.


lexentry: eng/name_after__Verb__1
written_rep: name after
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiamare come
sense_list:
To give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of


lexentry: eng/nanny_state__Noun__1
written_rep: nanny state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stato-balia
sense_list:
(pejorative) A state whose government institutions are authoritative and over-paternalistic, interfering with and controlling people's lives. [from mid-20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nano-__Prefix__1
written_rep: nano-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nano-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−9 (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n | Derived from the nanotechnology industry. | (diminutive) Very small.


lexentry: eng/nanocomposite__Noun__1
written_rep: nanocomposite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nanocomposito
sense_list:
Any composite material one or more of whose components is some form of nanoparticle; more often consists of carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer matrix


lexentry: eng/nanocrystal__Noun__1
written_rep: nanocrystal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nanocristallo
sense_list:
A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.


lexentry: eng/nanofluidics__Noun__1
written_rep: nanofluidics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nanofluidica
sense_list:
(physics) The study of the behaviour of fluids confined in nanoscale structures. | (technology) The design and fabrication of nanostructures containing the controlled movement of fluids.


lexentry: eng/nanori__Noun__1
written_rep: nanori
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nanori
sense_list:
(linguistics) A Japanese reading of a kanji character that is used for names of people or places, but that is otherwise a non-standard reading for that character.


lexentry: eng/nanorobotics__Noun__1
written_rep: nanorobotics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nanorobotica
sense_list:
The science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines.


lexentry: eng/nanotechnology__Noun__1
written_rep: nanotechnology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nanotecnologia
sense_list:
The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).


lexentry: eng/nanotube__Noun__1
written_rep: nanotube
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nanotubo
sense_list:
Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube, having a fullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2 nanometers.


lexentry: eng/napa_cabbage__Noun__1
written_rep: napa cabbage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavolo di Pechino
sense_list:
A species of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, commonly used as an ingredient in East-Asian cuisines.


lexentry: eng/napalm__Noun__1
written_rep: napalm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: napalm
sense_list:
A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. [1942]


lexentry: eng/naphtha__Noun__1
written_rep: naphtha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nafta
sense_list:
(dated) Naturally occurring liquid petroleum. | (petrochemistry) Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon mixtures distilled from petroleum or coal tar, especially as used in solvents or petrol.


lexentry: eng/naphthalene__Noun__1
written_rep: naphthalene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: naftalene
sense_list:
(organic compound) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C10H8; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.


lexentry: eng/naphthalic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: naphthalic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido naftalico
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of several isomeric forms of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid derived from naphthalene; analogous to phthalic acid


lexentry: eng/napkin__Noun__1
written_rep: napkin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tovagliolo | salvietta
sense_list:
A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.


lexentry: eng/napoleon__Noun__1
written_rep: napoleon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marengo
sense_list:
(historical, _, numismatics, slang) The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.


lexentry: eng/narcissistic_personality_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: narcissistic personality disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo narcisistico di personalità
sense_list:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized largely by an overinflated sense of self-importance typically caused by unbalanced parental valuation during childhood.


lexentry: eng/narcissus__Noun__1
written_rep: narcissus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narciso
sense_list:
Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil


lexentry: eng/narco-__Prefix__1
written_rep: narco-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narco-
sense_list:
Pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of unconsciousness. | Of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use.


lexentry: eng/narcoanalysis__Noun__1
written_rep: narcoanalysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcoanalisi
sense_list:
(medicine) A form of psychotherapy in which the patient is administered drugs in order to attain a sleeplike state.


lexentry: eng/narcodollar__Noun__1
written_rep: narcodollar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcodollaro
sense_list:
(especially in the plural) Money (especially in the form of US dollars) obtained from narcotrafficking.


lexentry: eng/narcolepsy__Noun__1
written_rep: narcolepsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcolessia
sense_list:
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.


lexentry: eng/narcoleptic__Noun__1
written_rep: narcoleptic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcolettica
sense_list:
One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").


lexentry: eng/narcotic__Noun__1
written_rep: narcotic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcotico
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both. | Any type of numbing or soothing drug.


lexentry: eng/narcotize__Verb__1
written_rep: narcotize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcotizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug. [from 16th c.] | (transitive) To dull the senses of (a person, place etc.). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/narration__Noun__1
written_rep: narration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narrazione
sense_list:
The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating. | That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.


lexentry: eng/narrator__Noun__1
written_rep: narrator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: narratore | narratrice
sense_list:
(narratology) The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story. | (film, and, television) The person providing the voice-over in a documentary.


lexentry: eng/narrow__Adjective__1
written_rep: narrow
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stretto | angusto
sense_list:
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.


lexentry: eng/narwhal__Noun__1
written_rep: narwhal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narvalo
sense_list:
Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.


lexentry: eng/nasal__Adjective__1
written_rep: nasal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nasale
sense_list:
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion. | (phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.


lexentry: eng/nasal_cavity__Noun__1
written_rep: nasal cavity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavità nasali
sense_list:
(anatomy) In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.


lexentry: eng/nasal_septum__Noun__1
written_rep: nasal septum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: setto
sense_list:
(anatomy) A bony and cartilaginous partition in the nose, separating the left and right airways in the nose and dividing the two nostrils.


lexentry: eng/nasal_vowel__Noun__1
written_rep: nasal vowel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vocale nasale
sense_list:
(phonetics) A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.


lexentry: eng/nasalis__Noun__1
written_rep: nasalis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: musculo nasale | nasale
sense_list:
(muscle) A small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward.


lexentry: eng/nasalization__Noun__1
written_rep: nasalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nasalizzazione
sense_list:
(phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth


lexentry: eng/nasalize__Verb__1
written_rep: nasalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nasalizzare
sense_list:
(phonetics) To lower the soft palate so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.


lexentry: eng/nastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: nastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nastico
sense_list:
(botany) Relating to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus.


lexentry: eng/nasturtium__Noun__1
written_rep: nasturtium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nasturzio
sense_list:
The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.


lexentry: eng/nation-state__Noun__1
written_rep: nation-state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stato-nazione
sense_list:
(politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
written_rep: nation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nazione
sense_list:
(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
written_rep: nation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nazione | stato
sense_list:
(international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.


lexentry: eng/nation__Noun__1
written_rep: nation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nation | nazione
sense_list:
(chiefly, historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.


lexentry: eng/national__Adjective__1
written_rep: national
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nazionale
sense_list:
Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/national_academy__Noun__1
written_rep: national academy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accademia nazionale
sense_list:
A body, usually operating with state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates the activities of research in (nearly always) the sciences and (sometimes) other disciplines.


lexentry: eng/national_archive__Noun__1
written_rep: national archive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: archivio nazionale
sense_list:
A place for storing materials relating to the history of a nation, usually operated by the government of that nation.


lexentry: eng/national_day__Noun__1
written_rep: national day
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: festa nazionale
sense_list:
A day marking a country's establishment as a sovereign entity, typically a celebration of its independence, revolution or former ruler.


lexentry: eng/national_park__Noun__1
written_rep: national park
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parco nazionale
sense_list:
An area of land that is not built upon, but reserved by the national government for conservation of nature and usually also for recreational use.


lexentry: eng/national_security__Noun__1
written_rep: national security
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sicurezza nazionale
sense_list:
The safety of a country as managed through the exercise of economic and political power, intelligence agencies and diplomacy.


lexentry: eng/nationalism__Noun__1
written_rep: nationalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nazionalismo
sense_list:
Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture. | (UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/nationality__Noun__1
written_rep: nationality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nazionalità
sense_list:
National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/nationalize__Verb__1
written_rep: nationalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: nazionalizzare
sense_list:
(archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.


lexentry: eng/native__Adjective__1
written_rep: native
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: endemico
sense_list:
(biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.


lexentry: eng/native_soil__Noun__1
written_rep: native soil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terra natale
sense_list:
(idiomatic, as pertaining to persons) The country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.


lexentry: eng/nativity_play__Noun__1
written_rep: nativity play
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presepio
sense_list:
(Christianity) A dramatic depiction of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly performed by children in churches and in Christian schools during the Christmas season.


lexentry: eng/nativity_scene__Noun__1
written_rep: nativity scene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presepe | presepio
sense_list:
(Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.


lexentry: eng/natremia__Noun__1
written_rep: natremia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: natriemia
sense_list:
(physiology, especially, in combination) The presence of sodium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration).


lexentry: eng/natrolite__Noun__1
written_rep: natrolite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: natrolite
sense_list:
(mineral) A fibrous zeolite mineral, being a sodium aluminosilicate, of the chemical formula Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O.


lexentry: eng/natural__Adjective__1
written_rep: natural
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naturale
sense_list:
Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature. [from 14th c.] | Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives. [from 19th c.] | As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/natural_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: natural gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gas naturale
sense_list:
A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.


lexentry: eng/natural_gender__Noun__1
written_rep: natural gender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sesso
sense_list:
(grammar) The gender that a noun, etc. would be expected to have, based on attributes of the referent, such as physical sex.


lexentry: eng/natural_language__Noun__1
written_rep: natural language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linguaggio naturale
sense_list:
(retronym, linguistics) Any human language that has evolved naturally in a community, usually in contrast to computer programming languages, to controlled natural languages, and to constructed languages such as Esperanto (although constructed languages are subject to change by natural forces among fluent speakers).


lexentry: eng/natural_language_processing__Noun__1
written_rep: natural language processing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elaborazione del linguaggio naturale
sense_list:
A field of computer science and linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, especially computational analysis and processing of large amounts of natural language data.


lexentry: eng/natural_law__Noun__1
written_rep: natural law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giusnaturalismo
sense_list:
(law, philosophy) The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by reason alone; one of these principles.


lexentry: eng/natural_logarithm__Noun__1
written_rep: natural logarithm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: logaritmo naturale
sense_list:
(mathematics) The logarithm in base e: either the function that given x returns y such that ey = x, or the value of y given by the function.


lexentry: eng/natural_number__Noun__1
written_rep: natural number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero naturale
sense_list:
(mathematics) A positive integer {1, 2, 3, ...}. | (mathematics) A non-negative integer {0, 1, 2, ...}.


lexentry: eng/natural_numbers__Noun__1
written_rep: natural numbers
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero naturale
sense_list:
(mathematics) The set of positive integers, {1, 2, 3, ...}. | (mathematics, computer science) The set of non-negative integers, {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.


lexentry: eng/natural_science__Noun__1
written_rep: natural science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scienza della natura
sense_list:
Any science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on.


lexentry: eng/natural_selection__Noun__1
written_rep: natural selection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: selezione naturale
sense_list:
(evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.


lexentry: eng/naturalist__Noun__1
written_rep: naturalist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: naturalista
sense_list:
(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nature__Noun__1
written_rep: nature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: natura
sense_list:
(uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology. | The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.


lexentry: eng/nature_calls__Phrase__1
written_rep: nature calls
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: la natura chiama
sense_list:
(euphemistic, idiom, personification) Used to indicate that someone (usually the speaker) feels a need to urinate or defecate.


lexentry: eng/naturism__Noun__1
written_rep: naturism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naturismo
sense_list:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.


lexentry: eng/naturist__Noun__1
written_rep: naturist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naturista
sense_list:
One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.


lexentry: eng/naturopathy__Noun__1
written_rep: naturopathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naturopatia
sense_list:
(alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.


lexentry: eng/naumachia__Noun__1
written_rep: naumachia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naumachia
sense_list:
(historical, nautical, in Ancient Rome) The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nauplius__Noun__1
written_rep: nauplius
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nauplio
sense_list:
(zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/nausea__Noun__1
written_rep: nausea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nausea
sense_list:
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit. | Strong dislike or disgust.


lexentry: eng/nautical_mile__Noun__1
written_rep: nautical mile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miglio nautico | miglio marino | miglia marine | miglia nautiche
sense_list:
A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile). | (historical) Synonym of sea mile, a historical Scandinavian unit of distance equal to about 4 nmi.


lexentry: eng/nautilus__Noun__1
written_rep: nautilus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nautilo
sense_list:
A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.


lexentry: eng/naval_infantry__Noun__1
written_rep: naval infantry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fanteria di marina
sense_list:
(military) An organization of sailors who are trained and equipped to fight as an infantry unit on land.


lexentry: eng/nave__Noun__1
written_rep: nave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navata
sense_list:
(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.


lexentry: eng/navel__Noun__1
written_rep: navel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ombelico | onfalo
sense_list:
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.


lexentry: eng/navigable__Adjective__1
written_rep: navigable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navigabile
sense_list:
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.


lexentry: eng/navigate__Verb__1
written_rep: navigate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navigare | dirigere | seguire
sense_list:
(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.


lexentry: eng/navigation__Noun__1
written_rep: navigation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nautica | navigazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.


lexentry: eng/navigator__Noun__1
written_rep: navigator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navigatore | marinaio | marittimo | navigante
sense_list:
A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.


lexentry: eng/nay__Adverb__1
written_rep: nay
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: anzi | o per meglio dire
sense_list:
(archaic, otherwise, jocular) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ne'er_cast_a_clout_till_May_be_out__Proverb__1
written_rep: ne'er cast a clout till May be out
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(UK, dialectal) Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.

trans_list:
april, aprilone, non mi rifai metter giù il pelliccione | aprile, non ti scoprire; maggio, adagio adagio; giugno, allarga il pugno


lexentry: eng/near-death_experience__Noun__1
written_rep: near-death experience
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: NDE
sense_list:
A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
written_rep: neat
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: liscio
sense_list:
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.


lexentry: eng/neat__Adjective__1
written_rep: neat
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: puro
sense_list:
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.


lexentry: eng/nebula__Noun__1
written_rep: nebula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nebulosa
sense_list:
(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).


lexentry: eng/nebulizer__Noun__1
written_rep: nebulizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nebulizzatore
sense_list:
(medicine) A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth.


lexentry: eng/necessary__Adjective__1
written_rep: necessary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necessario
sense_list:
Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty. | Unavoidable, inevitable. | (obsolete) Determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion rather than free will.


lexentry: eng/necessitate__Verb__1
written_rep: necessitate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necessitare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/necessity_knows_no_law__Proverb__1
written_rep: necessity knows no law
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in mancanza di cavalli, anche gli asini trottano
sense_list:
A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.


lexentry: eng/neck__Noun__1
written_rep: neck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collo
sense_list:
(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. | The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck. | The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening. | (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted


lexentry: eng/neckbrace__Noun__1
written_rep: neckbrace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collarino cervicale
sense_list:
(emergency medicine) An orthopedic device used to support the neck and head of those with neck or head injuries.


lexentry: eng/necklace__Noun__1
written_rep: necklace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collana | girocollo
sense_list:
(jewelry) An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.


lexentry: eng/neckline__Noun__1
written_rep: neckline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scollatura
sense_list:
The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front.


lexentry: eng/necrocracy__Noun__1
written_rep: necrocracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: necrocrazia
sense_list:
A form of government where a dead person is recognised as its head; usually a deceased former leader.


lexentry: eng/necromancy__Noun__1
written_rep: necromancy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: negromanzia
sense_list:
Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.


lexentry: eng/necromantic__Adjective__1
written_rep: necromantic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negromantesco
sense_list:
Of or relating to necromancy: the resurrection of or communication with the dead, especially through the use of black magic.


lexentry: eng/necrophilia__Noun__1
written_rep: necrophilia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necrofilia
sense_list:
(sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies. | (medicine) Pathological fascination with death.


lexentry: eng/necrophore__Noun__1
written_rep: necrophore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necrofago
sense_list:
Any of various beetles, especially of the genus Nicrophorus, that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as a food source for their larvae


lexentry: eng/necropsy__Noun__1
written_rep: necropsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necroscopia
sense_list:
(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/necrosis__Noun__1
written_rep: necrosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necrosi
sense_list:
(pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply. (Usually gangrene will follow unless the dead tissue is resected).


lexentry: eng/nectar__Noun__1
written_rep: nectar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nettare
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, mythology) The drink of the gods. [from 16th c.] | (by extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. [from 16th c.] | (botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/nectarine__Noun__1
written_rep: nectarine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nettarina | pesca noce
sense_list:
A cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin. | (obsolete) A nectar-like liquid medicine.


lexentry: eng/needle__Noun__1
written_rep: needle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ago | lancetta
sense_list:
A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.


lexentry: eng/needle_valve__Noun__1
written_rep: needle valve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valvola a spillo
sense_list:
(plumbing) A type of valve having a small orifice and a needle-like plunger, allowing precise regulation of generally small flow rates.


lexentry: eng/needlenose_pliers__Noun__1
written_rep: needlenose pliers
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pinza a becchi lunghi
sense_list:
A variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions of the gripping faces, used to reach into narrow spaces.


lexentry: eng/nefarious__Adjective__1
written_rep: nefarious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefasto | diabolico | infernale | scellerato | sinistro
sense_list:
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.


lexentry: eng/negation__Noun__1
written_rep: negation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of negating something. | (countable) A denial or contradiction. | (logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.


lexentry: eng/negative__Adjective__1
written_rep: negative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negativo
sense_list:
Not positive nor neutral. | (physics) Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles [from the 18th c.] | (mathematics) Of a number: less than zero. | (linguistics, logic) Denying a proposition. | Damaging; undesirable; unfavourable. | (often used pejoratively) Pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things.


lexentry: eng/negligence__Noun__1
written_rep: negligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: negligenza
sense_list:
(legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.


lexentry: eng/negligible__Adjective__1
written_rep: negligible
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trascurabile | insignificante
sense_list:
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.


lexentry: eng/negotiable_instrument__Noun__1
written_rep: negotiable instrument
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effetto negoziabile | effetto di commercio
sense_list:
(legal, banking, business) a legal document, as a cheque or bill of exchange, that is freely negotiable.


lexentry: eng/negotiate__Verb__1
written_rep: negotiate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negoziare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. | (transitive) To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.


lexentry: eng/negroid__Noun__1
written_rep: negroid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negridi
sense_list:
(anthropology, dated, offensive) A person with characteristics of Africans, particularly coiled hair and dark skin.


lexentry: eng/negus__Noun__2
written_rep: negus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negus
sense_list:
(historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.


lexentry: eng/neighborhood__Noun__1
written_rep: neighborhood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vicinato
sense_list:
The inhabitants of a residential area. | (chiefly, obsolete) The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.


lexentry: eng/neighbour__Noun__1
written_rep: neighbour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vicino | vicina
sense_list:
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.


lexentry: eng/neither_..._nor__Conjunction__1
written_rep: neither … nor
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: né … né
sense_list:
used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/neither_fish,_flesh,_nor_good_red_herring__Adjective__1
written_rep: neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: né carne né pesce
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”)


lexentry: eng/neither_fish_nor_fowl__Adjective__1
written_rep: neither fish nor fowl
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: né carne né pesce
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.


lexentry: eng/nemesis__Noun__1
written_rep: nemesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: destino
sense_list:
(usually, in the singular, formal) A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; (an instance of) retribution.


lexentry: eng/neo-Nazi__Noun__1
written_rep: neo-Nazi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neonazista
sense_list:
A person who believes in neo-Nazism | (pejorative) A person with very right-wing and domineering or intolerant views.


lexentry: eng/neoclassicism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoclassicism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoclassicismo
sense_list:
Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries.


lexentry: eng/neocolonialism__Noun__1
written_rep: neocolonialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neocolonialismo
sense_list:
The control or domination by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.


lexentry: eng/neocortex__Noun__1
written_rep: neocortex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neocorteccia
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.


lexentry: eng/neodymium__Noun__1
written_rep: neodymium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neodimio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.


lexentry: eng/neoevolutionism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoevolutionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoevoluzionismo
sense_list:
(sociology, anthropology) A school of anthropology, developed in the mid-20th century, concerned with long-term, evolutionary social change and with the regular patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures.


lexentry: eng/neoimperialism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoimperialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoimperialismo | nuovo imperialismo
sense_list:
(politics) A contemporary form of imperialism; modern imperialistic practices by a country, such as using influence and power to dominate smaller countries. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/neoliberalism__Noun__1
written_rep: neoliberalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoliberismo
sense_list:
(often, _, derogatory) A political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation.


lexentry: eng/neologism__Noun__1
written_rep: neologism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neologismo
sense_list:
(linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, or an existing one which has gained a new meaning.


lexentry: eng/neonatology__Noun__1
written_rep: neonatology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neonatologia
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.


lexentry: eng/neonicotinoid__Noun__1
written_rep: neonicotinoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neonicotinoide
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine.


lexentry: eng/neophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: neophyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neofita
sense_list:
A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. | A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk. | (Christianity) A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.


lexentry: eng/neoprene__Noun__1
written_rep: neoprene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neoprene
sense_list:
A synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.


lexentry: eng/neorealism__Noun__1
written_rep: neorealism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neorealismo
sense_list:
(arts) A movement in art, literature and (especially in Italy) cinema, shortly after the Second World War, that concentrated on real life.


lexentry: eng/neoteny__Noun__1
written_rep: neoteny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neotenia
sense_list:
(biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult. | (biology) The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.


lexentry: eng/nepheline__Noun__1
written_rep: nepheline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefelina
sense_list:
(mineral) A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.


lexentry: eng/nephew__Noun__1
written_rep: nephew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nipote
sense_list:
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).


lexentry: eng/nephrite__Noun__1
written_rep: nephrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefrite
sense_list:
(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).


lexentry: eng/nephron__Noun__1
written_rep: nephron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefrone
sense_list:
(anatomy) The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.


lexentry: eng/nephrosis__Noun__1
written_rep: nephrosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nefrosi
sense_list:
(pathology) A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions.


lexentry: eng/nepotism__Noun__1
written_rep: nepotism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nepotismo
sense_list:
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.


lexentry: eng/nerdy__Adjective__1
written_rep: nerdy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strano
sense_list:
(colloquial, derogatory, of a person) Being or like a nerd. | (colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.


lexentry: eng/neroli__Noun__1
written_rep: neroli
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nerola | neroli
sense_list:
More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.


lexentry: eng/nerve__Noun__1
written_rep: nerve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nervo
sense_list:
A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. | (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.


lexentry: eng/nerve_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: nerve gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gas nervino
sense_list:
A toxic chemical compound and banned weapon of mass destruction which, when inhaled or ingested, impairs nervous system functions, typically causing extreme physical distress and death by asphyxiation.


lexentry: eng/nervous__Adjective__1
written_rep: nervous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nervoso
sense_list:
Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. [from 18th c.] | Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. [from 18th c.] | Affecting or involving the nerves or nervous system. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/nervous_breakdown__Noun__1
written_rep: nervous breakdown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esaurimento nervoso
sense_list:
An attack of a psychological disorder such as depression or anxiety so severe that it prevents a person from continuing to function normally


lexentry: eng/nervous_system__Noun__1
written_rep: nervous system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sistema nervoso
sense_list:
An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.


lexentry: eng/nesh__Adjective__1
written_rep: nesh
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: freddoloso
sense_list:
(now, _, UK, _, dialectal) Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.


lexentry: eng/nest__Noun__1
written_rep: nest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nido
sense_list:
A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young. | A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young. | A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation. | A retreat, or place of habitual resort. | A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den. | A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.


lexentry: eng/nest_egg__Noun__1
written_rep: nest egg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nidiandolo | endice | uovo per nido
sense_list:
A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.


lexentry: eng/net__Noun__1
written_rep: net
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rete
sense_list:
A mesh of string, cord or rope. | A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something. | Anything that has the appearance of such a device. | (by extension) A trap. | A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them. | (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc. | (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).


lexentry: eng/netherworld__Noun__1
written_rep: netherworld
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aldilà
sense_list:
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.


lexentry: eng/nettlesome__Adjective__1
written_rep: nettlesome
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: urticante
sense_list:
(of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome.


lexentry: eng/network__Noun__1
written_rep: network
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rete
sense_list:
Any interconnected group or system | (computing, Internet) Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information


lexentry: eng/neural_crest__Noun__1
written_rep: neural crest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cresta neurale
sense_list:
(embryology) A strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the prospective neural plate and the epidermis.


lexentry: eng/neural_network__Noun__1
written_rep: neural network
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rete neurale artificiale
sense_list:
(ML) A real or virtual computer system designed to emulate the brain in its ability to "learn" to assess imprecise data. | (anatomy) Any network of neurons etc., that function together to achieve a common purpose.


lexentry: eng/neural_tube__Noun__1
written_rep: neural tube
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tubo neurale
sense_list:
(anatomy) hollow longitudinal dorsal tube formed in the folding and subsequent fusion of the opposite ectodermal folds in the embryo that gives rise to the brain and spinal cord


lexentry: eng/neurasthenia__Noun__1
written_rep: neurasthenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurastenia
sense_list:
(psychiatry, dated) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.


lexentry: eng/neurasthenic__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurasthenic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nevrastenico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.


lexentry: eng/neuro-linguistic_programming__Noun__1
written_rep: neuro-linguistic programming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmazione neuro linguistica
sense_list:
(psychology) A field of study that attempts to build a set of transferable skills by programming the unconscious mind.


lexentry: eng/neurodegenerative__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurodegenerative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurodegenerativo
sense_list:
(neurology, pathology) Of, pertaining to, or resulting in the progressive loss of nerve cells and of neurologic function.


lexentry: eng/neurofibromatosis__Noun__1
written_rep: neurofibromatosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurofibromatosi
sense_list:
(medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin.


lexentry: eng/neuroglycopenia__Noun__1
written_rep: neuroglycopenia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuroglicopenia
sense_list:
(medicine) A shortage of glucose in the nervous system, especially the central nervous system and usually with especial reference to the brain.


lexentry: eng/neurohypophysis__Noun__1
written_rep: neurohypophysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuroipofisi
sense_list:
(anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.


lexentry: eng/neurolemma__Noun__1
written_rep: neurolemma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurilemma
sense_list:
(neurology) the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron.


lexentry: eng/neurological__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurological
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurologico
sense_list:
Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.


lexentry: eng/neurology__Noun__1
written_rep: neurology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurologia
sense_list:
The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.


lexentry: eng/neuron__Noun__1
written_rep: neuron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurocito | neurone
sense_list:
(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.


lexentry: eng/neuropathology__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropathology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuropatologia
sense_list:
Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology and histopathology (as opposed to the study of diseases generally).


lexentry: eng/neuropsychiatry__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropsychiatry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuropsichiatria
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features


lexentry: eng/neuropsychology__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropsychology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuropsicologia
sense_list:
A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.


lexentry: eng/neuropsychopharmacology__Noun__1
written_rep: neuropsychopharmacology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neuropsicofarmacologia
sense_list:
(science) The clinical and scientific study of the physiological and psychological properties of agents acting within the central nervous system.


lexentry: eng/neurosis__Noun__1
written_rep: neurosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nevrosi | neurosi
sense_list:
(pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.


lexentry: eng/neurosurgery__Noun__1
written_rep: neurosurgery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurochirurgia
sense_list:
(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.


lexentry: eng/neurotoxin__Noun__1
written_rep: neurotoxin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurotossina
sense_list:
(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.


lexentry: eng/neurotransmitter__Noun__1
written_rep: neurotransmitter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurotrasmettitore
sense_list:
(biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.


lexentry: eng/neurotypical__Adjective__1
written_rep: neurotypical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurotipico
sense_list:
Having a normal (usual, ordinary) way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information; often to contrast with autistic.


lexentry: eng/neurulation__Noun__1
written_rep: neurulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neurulazione
sense_list:
(embryology) The process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Adjective__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: neutro
sense_list:
(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender. | (grammar) Intransitive.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Noun__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: neutro
sense_list:
(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.


lexentry: eng/neuter__Verb__1
written_rep: neuter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: castrare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.


lexentry: eng/neutral__Adjective__1
written_rep: neutral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: neutro
sense_list:
Neither beneficial nor harmful. | Having no obvious colour; gray | (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.


lexentry: eng/neutral__Noun__1
written_rep: neutral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: neutro
sense_list:
An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.


lexentry: eng/neutrality__Noun__1
written_rep: neutrality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutralità
sense_list:
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.


lexentry: eng/neutralize__Verb__1
written_rep: neutralize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutralizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective. | (transitive, chemistry) To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.


lexentry: eng/neutrino__Noun__1
written_rep: neutrino
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutrino | neutrina
sense_list:
An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.


lexentry: eng/neutron__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutrone
sense_list:
(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.


lexentry: eng/neutron_activation_analysis__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron activation analysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analisi per attivazione neutronica
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) An analytical technique that measures the decay of elements when bombarded with neutrons


lexentry: eng/neutron_bomb__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron bomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bomba N
sense_list:
An atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount of blast; the intention being to create equal lethal neutron radiation and blast radii which increases the effectiveness of the weapon against armour while reducing collateral damage.


lexentry: eng/neutron_capture__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron capture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cattura neutronica
sense_list:
(physics) A form of nuclear reaction in which one or more neutrons are absorbed by an atomic nucleus


lexentry: eng/neutron_star__Noun__1
written_rep: neutron star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella neutronica
sense_list:
(star) A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.


lexentry: eng/neutronium__Noun__1
written_rep: neutronium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: neutronio
sense_list:
(physics) A hypothetical gravitationally bound system of a neutron and an antineutron (the onium of a neutron), not predicted to exist under normal circumstances.


lexentry: eng/neutrophil__Adjective__1
written_rep: neutrophil
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neutrofilo
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.


lexentry: eng/never_again__Adverb__1
written_rep: never again
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mai più
sense_list:
(set phrase) At no time in the future; usually said of a negative event, practice, etc., which should not be allowed to reoccur.


lexentry: eng/never_mind__Verb__1
written_rep: never mind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lascia perdere | lascia stare | non importa
sense_list:
(hortative) It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.


lexentry: eng/new__Adjective__1
written_rep: new
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuovo
sense_list:
Recently made, or created. | Of recent origin; having taken place recently. | Additional; recently discovered. | Current or later, as opposed to former. | Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing. | In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used. | Newborn. | Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known. | Recently arrived or appeared. | Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.


lexentry: eng/new_potato__Noun__1
written_rep: new potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patata novella
sense_list:
A potato harvested before fully developed for its tender, less starchy texture and more delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/new_religious_movement__Noun__1
written_rep: new religious movement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuovo movimento religioso
sense_list:
(religion) (abbreviated NRM) Any religious community or spiritual group of modern origins, having a peripheral place within a state's dominant religious culture.


lexentry: eng/newbie__Noun__1
written_rep: newbie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: principiante | nabbo | niubbo
sense_list:
(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.


lexentry: eng/newel__Noun__1
written_rep: newel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anima
sense_list:
(architecture) A central pillar around which a staircase spirals. | (architecture) A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.


lexentry: eng/newfangled__Adjective__1
written_rep: newfangled
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moderno
sense_list:
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.


lexentry: eng/news_agency__Noun__1
written_rep: news agency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agenzia di stampa
sense_list:
An organisation that gathers and distributes news to newspapers and radio and television broadcasters.


lexentry: eng/newscast__Noun__1
written_rep: newscast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: telegiornale
sense_list:
(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.


lexentry: eng/newscaster__Noun__1
written_rep: newscaster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presentatrice
sense_list:
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.


lexentry: eng/newsletter__Noun__1
written_rep: newsletter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bollettino
sense_list:
A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.


lexentry: eng/newspaper__Noun__1
written_rep: newspaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giornale | quotidiano
sense_list:
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.


lexentry: eng/newspaper__Noun__1
written_rep: newspaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: carta da giornale
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.


lexentry: eng/newspeak__Noun__1
written_rep: newspeak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neolingua
sense_list:
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.


lexentry: eng/newsreel__Noun__1
written_rep: newsreel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cinegiornale
sense_list:
(countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.


lexentry: eng/newsroom__Noun__1
written_rep: newsroom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: redazione
sense_list:
The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.


lexentry: eng/newton__Noun__1
written_rep: newton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: newton
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.


lexentry: eng/niacin__Noun__1
written_rep: niacin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niacina
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid, vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.


lexentry: eng/nibble__Noun__1
written_rep: nibble
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stuzzichino
sense_list:
(in the plural, nibbles) Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.


lexentry: eng/nibling__Noun__1
written_rep: nibling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nipote
sense_list:
(originally, chiefly, anthropology, often, in the plural) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece. [from 1951]


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
written_rep: niche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nicchia | edicola
sense_list:
(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.


lexentry: eng/niche__Noun__1
written_rep: niche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: nicchia
sense_list:
(ecology) A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited. | (by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.


lexentry: eng/nick__Noun__1
written_rep: nick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graffio
sense_list:
(printing, dated) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution. | A small cut in a surface.


lexentry: eng/nickeline__Noun__1
written_rep: nickeline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niccolite
sense_list:
(mineral) A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.


lexentry: eng/nickname__Noun__1
written_rep: nickname
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soprannome
sense_list:
A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.


lexentry: eng/nicotine__Noun__1
written_rep: nicotine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nicotina
sense_list:
(organic compound) An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. | (figuratively) Tobacco or cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/nicotine_gum__Noun__1
written_rep: nicotine gum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gomma alla nicotina
sense_list:
A form of chewing gum that slowly releases nicotine into the body; used by people who are trying to quit smoking


lexentry: eng/niddy-noddy__Noun__1
written_rep: niddy-noddy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aspo
sense_list:
A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.


lexentry: eng/nidicolous__Adjective__1
written_rep: nidicolous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nidicolo
sense_list:
(zoology) Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.


lexentry: eng/niece__Noun__1
written_rep: niece
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nipote
sense_list:
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").


lexentry: eng/niello__Noun__1
written_rep: niello
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niello
sense_list:
(metallurgy) Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.


lexentry: eng/nigella__Noun__1
written_rep: nigella
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nigella
sense_list:
Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.


lexentry: eng/nigger__Noun__1
written_rep: nigger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negro | negra
sense_list:
(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, see usage notes) A black person; a person of black African descent.


lexentry: eng/night__Noun__1
written_rep: night
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: notte
sense_list:
(astronomy, countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight. | (legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise. | (countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity. | (uncountable) Darkness (due to it being nighttime).


lexentry: eng/night_owl__Noun__1
written_rep: night owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nottambulo | nottolone
sense_list:
(idiomatic) One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.


lexentry: eng/night_person__Noun__1
written_rep: night person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gufo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.


lexentry: eng/night_school__Noun__1
written_rep: night school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scuola serale
sense_list:
A school, typically used for the purpose of continuing education with classes held predominantly in the evening to accommodate students with typical day shift work schedules.


lexentry: eng/night_watchman__Noun__1
written_rep: night watchman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guardiano
sense_list:
(historical) Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers. | A person who guards (usually at a building) at night.


lexentry: eng/nightcap__Noun__1
written_rep: nightcap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: berretto da notte | berretto frigio | papalina
sense_list:
(headwear) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightclub__Noun__1
written_rep: nightclub
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discoteca | night club | notturno
sense_list:
A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.


lexentry: eng/nightcrawler__Noun__1
written_rep: nightcrawler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lombrico
sense_list:
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.


lexentry: eng/nighthawk__Noun__1
written_rep: nighthawk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caprimulgo | nottolone | succiacapre
sense_list:
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar). [from 17th c.] | (US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightingale__Noun__1
written_rep: nightingale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: usignolo
sense_list:
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.


lexentry: eng/nightjar__Noun__1
written_rep: nightjar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: succiacapre | caprimulgo
sense_list:
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.


lexentry: eng/nightmare__Noun__1
written_rep: nightmare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incubo | brutto sogno
sense_list:
A very bad or frightening dream. [from 19th c.] | (figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. [from 20th c.] | (now, chiefly, historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/nightshade__Noun__1
written_rep: nightshade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solanacea
sense_list:
Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.


lexentry: eng/nightstand__Noun__1
written_rep: nightstand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comodino
sense_list:
(US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower shelf, placed beside the head of a bed.


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
written_rep: nihilism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nichilismo
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).


lexentry: eng/nihilism__Noun__1
written_rep: nihilism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: nichilismo | nullismo
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.


lexentry: eng/nikud__Noun__1
written_rep: nikud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nikud
sense_list:
The system of optional diacritics attached to Hebrew letters that indicate vowels and consonant variations.


lexentry: eng/nimbostratus__Noun__1
written_rep: nimbostratus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nembostrato
sense_list:
(meteorology) According to the World Meteorological Organization, a mid-level, principal cloud type, generally formless and dark grey in colour, which forms from altostratus occurring in layers at the middle altitude of the troposphere (usually above 2400 metres). Nimbostratus usually brings precipitation as the mid-level clouds thicken and subside into the low level of the troposphere. Frontal or cyclonic lift can also carry the top of a deep nimbostratus layer into the high levels of the troposphere. Also classified or characterized as multi-level; abbreviated Ns.


lexentry: eng/nine_hundred__Numeral__1
written_rep: nine hundred
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novecento
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.


lexentry: eng/nine_men's_morris__Noun__1
written_rep: nine men's morris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mulino | filetto
sense_list:
An ancient strategic board game for two players, each having nine pieces, and in which forming a row of three of one's own pieces earns the removal of one of the other player's pieces.


lexentry: eng/nine_o'clock__Noun__1
written_rep: nine o'clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nove
sense_list:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).


lexentry: eng/nineteen__Numeral__1
written_rep: nineteen
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diciannove
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".


lexentry: eng/ninety-eight__Numeral__1
written_rep: ninety-eight
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novantaotto | novantotto
sense_list:
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-seven — ninety plus eight — and preceding ninety-nine.


lexentry: eng/ninety__Numeral__1
written_rep: ninety
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novanta
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.


lexentry: eng/ninhydrin__Noun__1
written_rep: ninhydrin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ninidrina
sense_list:
(organic compound) The aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines


lexentry: eng/ninja__Noun__1
written_rep: ninja
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ninja
sense_list:
(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.


lexentry: eng/ninth__Noun__1
written_rep: ninth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nono | nona
sense_list:
(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).


lexentry: eng/niobium__Noun__1
written_rep: niobium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niobio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.


lexentry: eng/nip__Verb__1
written_rep: nip
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pizzicare, storcere
sense_list:
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.


lexentry: eng/nipple__Noun__1
written_rep: nipple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capezzolo
sense_list:
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.] | (plumbing, chiefly, US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/nirvana__Noun__1
written_rep: nirvana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nirvana
sense_list:
(Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.


lexentry: eng/nitpicking__Noun__1
written_rep: nitpicking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pignoleria | cavillosità | pedantismo | puntigliosità
sense_list:
(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.


lexentry: eng/nitration__Noun__1
written_rep: nitration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) The reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound.


lexentry: eng/nitric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: nitric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido nitrico
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO3; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes; once called aqua fortis.


lexentry: eng/nitric_oxide__Noun__1
written_rep: nitric oxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossido di azoto
sense_list:
(chemistry) the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.


lexentry: eng/nitrile__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrile
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.


lexentry: eng/nitrite__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrito
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitrous acid. | (chemistry) The univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-


lexentry: eng/nitrobacterium__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrobacterium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrobatterio
sense_list:
Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.


lexentry: eng/nitrobenzene__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrobenzene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrobenzene
sense_list:
(organic compound) A nitro derivative of benzene, C6H5NO2, prepared by reacting benzene with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; any of a series of such compounds having two or more nitro groups


lexentry: eng/nitrocellulose__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrocellulose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrocellulosa | fulmicoton
sense_list:
(organic compound) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: azoto
sense_list:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen_dioxide__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrogen dioxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biossido di azoto | diossido di azoto | ipoazotide
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide.


lexentry: eng/nitrogen_fixation__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrogen fixation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: azotofissazione
sense_list:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia and organic derivatives, by natural means, especially such conversion, by microorganisms in the soil, into a form that can be assimilated by plants


lexentry: eng/nitroglycerine__Noun__1
written_rep: nitroglycerine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitroglicerina
sense_list:
(organic compound) The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on concussion or on exposure to sudden heat; it is used in medicine as a vasodilator, and as an explosive in the form of dynamite which is safe to handle.


lexentry: eng/nitrous__Adjective__1
written_rep: nitrous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nitroso
sense_list:
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen, especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a corresponding nitric species. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/nitrous_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrous acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido nitroso
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A weak acid, HNO2, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O


lexentry: eng/nitrox__Noun__1
written_rep: nitrox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nitrox
sense_list:
(underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas.


lexentry: eng/no-brainer__Noun__1
written_rep: no-brainer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bazzecola
sense_list:
(informal) An easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task, etc.; something requiring little or no thought.


lexentry: eng/no-show__Noun__1
written_rep: no-show
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assenza
sense_list:
An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment.


lexentry: eng/no__Noun__1
written_rep: no
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: no
sense_list:
a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval | a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition


lexentry: eng/no_comment__Phrase__1
written_rep: no comment
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: no comment
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An "official" refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer. [from c. 1950] | (idiomatic) A refusal to make the obvious impolite retort.


lexentry: eng/no_entry__Phrase__1
written_rep: no entry
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
sense_list: Used on signs to indicate that entry into the area where the sign is displayed is forbidden.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
accesso vietato | divieto d'accesso | divieto di entrare | entrata vietata | vietato entrare | vietato l'accesso


lexentry: eng/no_good_deed_goes_unpunished__Proverb__1
written_rep: no good deed goes unpunished
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fai del bene e dimenticalo
sense_list:
Beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility or demands for further work.


lexentry: eng/no_holds_barred__Adjective__1
written_rep: no holds barred
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: senza esclusione di colpi
sense_list:
(figurative ) Having absolutely no limits or restrictions as far as the levels and nature of one's hostilities and offense; taking to an especially ruthless or vicious manner.


lexentry: eng/no_man's_land__Noun__1
written_rep: no man's land
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: terra di nessuno
sense_list:
(figurative) A place where no one can or should be present. | The stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states, sometimes separated by great distance.


lexentry: eng/no_pain,_no_gain__Proverb__1
written_rep: no pain, no gain
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chi non risica non rosica | per apparire bisogna soffrire
sense_list:
One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.


lexentry: eng/no_parking__Phrase__1
written_rep: no parking
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divieto di parcheggio
sense_list:
On a traffic sign, indicates that parking a vehicle is not allowed within the area of influence of the sign.


lexentry: eng/no_shit__Interjection__1
written_rep: no shit
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: grazie al cazzo
sense_list:
(colloquial, vulgar, often, sarcastic, somewhat, derogatory) An ironic response to a statement of the obvious.


lexentry: eng/no_smoking__Phrase__1
written_rep: no smoking
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vietato fumare
sense_list:
A phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes, etc., is not permitted in the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
written_rep: noble
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nobile
sense_list:
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.


lexentry: eng/noble__Adjective__1
written_rep: noble
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nobile | aristocratico
sense_list:
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.


lexentry: eng/noble_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: noble gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gas nobile
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being monatomic and (with very limited exceptions) inert.


lexentry: eng/noble_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: noble metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metallo nobile
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry, alchemy) A metal resistant to corrosion, oxidizing and tarnishing, such as gold or platinum.


lexentry: eng/noble_rot__Noun__1
written_rep: noble rot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muffa nobile
sense_list:
A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.


lexentry: eng/noble_savage__Noun__1
written_rep: noble savage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buon selvaggio
sense_list:
(literature) A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.


lexentry: eng/noblesse_oblige__Noun__1
written_rep: noblesse oblige
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noblesse oblige
sense_list:
The honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; in American English this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate.


lexentry: eng/nocebo__Noun__1
written_rep: nocebo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nocebo
sense_list:
(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]


lexentry: eng/noctilucent__Adjective__1
written_rep: noctilucent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nottilucente
sense_list:
(meteorology) Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.


lexentry: eng/node__Noun__1
written_rep: node
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nodo
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋. | (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network. | (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure. | (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.


lexentry: eng/noetherian__Adjective__1
written_rep: noetherian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: noetheriano
sense_list:
(mathematics, of a binary relation on a set) Such that the converse relation is well-founded (on that set).


lexentry: eng/noise__Noun__1
written_rep: noise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: rumore
sense_list:
Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations. | (technology) Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output. | (genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.


lexentry: eng/noisome__Adjective__1
written_rep: noisome
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: disgustoso | repulsivo
sense_list:
(literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.


lexentry: eng/noisy_miner__Noun__1
written_rep: noisy miner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minatore chiassoso
sense_list:
A grey honeyeater, Manorina melanocephala, that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.


lexentry: eng/nomad__Noun__1
written_rep: nomad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nomade
sense_list:
(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.


lexentry: eng/nomadic__Adjective__1
written_rep: nomadic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nomade
sense_list:
(anthropology) Of or related to itinerant herdsmen. | (figuratively) Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal.


lexentry: eng/nombril__Noun__1
written_rep: nombril
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ombelico
sense_list:
(heraldry) A point halfway between the fess point (centre of the shield) and the middle base (bottom) point of an escutcheon.


lexentry: eng/nomenklatura__Noun__1
written_rep: nomenklatura
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nomenklatura
sense_list:
(now, _, historical) A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union (or other communist countries), filled by those appointed by the Party. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/nominal__Adjective__1
written_rep: nominal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nominale
sense_list:
Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names. | (finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.


lexentry: eng/nominalism__Noun__1
written_rep: nominalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nominalismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.


lexentry: eng/nominalization__Noun__1
written_rep: nominalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nominalizzazione | sostantivazione
sense_list:
(linguistics, countable) A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in english) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.


lexentry: eng/nominee__Noun__1
written_rep: nominee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prestanome
sense_list:
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.


lexentry: eng/nomogram__Noun__1
written_rep: nomogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbaco
sense_list:
(mathematics) A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve.


lexentry: eng/non-Euclidean_geometry__Noun__1
written_rep: non-Euclidean geometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geometria non euclidea | metageometria
sense_list:
(geometry) Any system of geometry not based on the set of axioms of Euclidean geometry, which is based on the three-dimensional space of common experience.


lexentry: eng/non-binary__Adjective__1
written_rep: non-binary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: non-binario | non-binaria | non-binarie
sense_list:
Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.


lexentry: eng/non-breaking_space__Noun__1
written_rep: non-breaking space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spazio indivisibile
sense_list:
(computing) A variant of the space character that prevents text from wrapping onto the next line at that point.


lexentry: eng/non-commissioned_officer__Noun__1
written_rep: non-commissioned officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottufficiale
sense_list:
A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.


lexentry: eng/non-compete__Adjective__1
written_rep: non-compete
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: di non concorrenza
sense_list:
(legal) Describing a contractual clause that prevents a person or company from competing with another, especially with a former employer or partner


lexentry: eng/non-finite_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: non-finite verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verbo infinito
sense_list:
(grammar) A verb form that lacks a subject, is not inflected by tense, aspect, mood, number, gender or person and cannot serve as a predicate.


lexentry: eng/non-governmental_organization__Noun__1
written_rep: non-governmental organization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organizzazione non governativa
sense_list:
A legally constituted non-commercial organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government.


lexentry: eng/non-refoulement__Noun__1
written_rep: non-refoulement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: principio di non-respingimento
sense_list:
(international law) The principle that a person (particularly a refugee) should not be returned to an area (chiefly their country of origin) where they would face mistreatment.


lexentry: eng/nonane__Noun__1
written_rep: nonane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nonano
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of very many isomeric alkanes, of general formula C9H20, having 9 carbon atoms.


lexentry: eng/nonce__Noun__2
written_rep: nonce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puntatore
sense_list:
(British, Ireland, pejorative) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children. [1975]


lexentry: eng/noncommittal__Adjective__1
written_rep: noncommittal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non impegnativo
sense_list:
Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.


lexentry: eng/nonconformity__Noun__1
written_rep: nonconformity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anticonformismo
sense_list:
Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.


lexentry: eng/noncototient__Noun__1
written_rep: noncototient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero noncototiente
sense_list:
(mathematics) An integer that cannot be expressed as the difference between a positive integer and the number of coprime integers below it


lexentry: eng/nonfiction__Noun__1
written_rep: nonfiction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saggistica | saggistico
sense_list:
Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.


lexentry: eng/nonfree__Adjective__1
written_rep: nonfree
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a pagamento
sense_list:
(rare) Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar).


lexentry: eng/nonillion__Numeral__1
written_rep: nonillion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quintilione | nonilione
sense_list:
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) 1030. | (dated British & Australian, long scale) 1054.


lexentry: eng/nonlinear__Adjective__1
written_rep: nonlinear
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non lineare
sense_list:
(of a set of points) Not lying on a straight line. | (of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.


lexentry: eng/nonmetal__Noun__1
written_rep: nonmetal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non metallo
sense_list:
(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.


lexentry: eng/nonpareil__Noun__1
written_rep: nonpareil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: nompariglia
sense_list:
(uncountable, typography, chiefly, historical) A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point; (countable) a slug of this size.


lexentry: eng/nonprofit__Noun__1
written_rep: nonprofit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organizzazione non a scopo di lucro
sense_list:
Ellipsis of nonprofit organization: an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization.


lexentry: eng/nonsense__Adjective__1
written_rep: nonsense
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: senza senso
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).


lexentry: eng/nonstandard__Adjective__1
written_rep: nonstandard
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non standard
sense_list:
Not standard. | (linguistics) Not conforming to the standard variety, or to the language as used by the majority of its speakers.


lexentry: eng/nonviolence__Noun__1
written_rep: nonviolence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nonviolenza
sense_list:
A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.


lexentry: eng/nonwoven__Noun__1
written_rep: nonwoven
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vello
sense_list:
Any of various fabriclike materials made from long fibres bonded together by chemical or mechanical processes.


lexentry: eng/noob__Noun__1
written_rep: noob
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nabbo | niubbo
sense_list:
(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.


lexentry: eng/noodle__Noun__1
written_rep: noodle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: taglierino | fettuccina | nudolino | tagliatella | tagliolino
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/noose__Noun__1
written_rep: noose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cappio | laccio
sense_list:
An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.


lexentry: eng/nopal__Noun__1
written_rep: nopal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nopal | nopale
sense_list:
A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.


lexentry: eng/nor__Conjunction__1
written_rep: nor
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: né
sense_list:
(literary) And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one). | A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true. | (archaic) Neither. | Used to introduce a further negative statement. | (UK, dialect) Than.


lexentry: eng/norbixin__Noun__1
written_rep: norbixin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: norbissina
sense_list:
(organic compound) The carboxylic acid of which bixin is the methyl ester; more soluble in water than bixin.


lexentry: eng/norepinephrine__Noun__1
written_rep: norepinephrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noradrenalina
sense_list:
(neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.


lexentry: eng/noria__Noun__1
written_rep: noria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noria
sense_list:
A tread wheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water. | Any mechanism using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.


lexentry: eng/norm__Noun__1
written_rep: norm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: norma
sense_list:
That which is normal or typical. | A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community. | (mathematics) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the length of a vector. Formally, a real-valued function on a vector space, generally denoted v\mapsto\left|v\right| or v\mapsto\left\|v\right\|, that satisfies the following properties:


lexentry: eng/normal__Adjective__1
written_rep: normal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: normale
sense_list:
(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology. | According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern. | Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself. | (education, of a school) Teaching teachers how to teach; teaching teachers the norms of education.


lexentry: eng/normal_distribution__Noun__1
written_rep: normal distribution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distribuzione normale
sense_list:
(statistics) Any of a family of continuous probability distributions such that the probability density function is the Gaussian function


lexentry: eng/normal_subgroup__Noun__1
written_rep: normal subgroup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottogruppo invariante | sottogruppo normale
sense_list:
(group theory) A subgroup H of a group G that is invariant under conjugation; that is, for all elements h of H and for all elements g in G, the element ghg−1 is in H.


lexentry: eng/normalization__Noun__1
written_rep: normalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: normalizzazione
sense_list:
Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.


lexentry: eng/normally__Adverb__1
written_rep: normally
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: normalmente
sense_list:
Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time | In the expected or customary manner.


lexentry: eng/north__Noun__1
written_rep: north
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nord | settentrione | mezzanotte
sense_list:
The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane. | The up or positive direction. | (physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole). | Alternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”). [circa 1300] | (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.


lexentry: eng/north_by_west__Noun__1
written_rep: north by west
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tramontana quarto-maestro
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between north and north-northwest, specifically 348.75°, abbreviated as NbW.


lexentry: eng/north_pole__Noun__1
written_rep: north pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polo Nord
sense_list:
The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth. | (electromagnetism) The positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_east__Noun__1
written_rep: northeast by east
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: greco quarto-levante
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between northeast and east-northeast, specifically 56.25°, abbreviated as NEbE.


lexentry: eng/northeast_by_north__Noun__1
written_rep: northeast by north
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: greco quarta-tramontana
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between northeast and north-northeast, specifically 33.75°, abbreviated as NEbN.


lexentry: eng/northern_birch_mouse__Noun__1
written_rep: northern birch mouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sicista | topo delle betulle
sense_list:
A rodent classified either in the family Sminthidae or in the Dipodidae, Sicista betulina that is found in subarctic and cool temperate Asia from Scandinavia to Lake Baikal.


lexentry: eng/northern_flicker__Noun__1
written_rep: northern flicker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: picchio dorato
sense_list:
Colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.


lexentry: eng/northern_fur_seal__Noun__1
written_rep: northern fur seal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: callorino dell'Alaska
sense_list:
A fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.


lexentry: eng/northern_shoveler__Noun__1
written_rep: northern shoveler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mestolone
sense_list:
Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata, a duck breeding in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America.


lexentry: eng/northern_wild_rice__Noun__1
written_rep: northern wild rice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riso selvatico
sense_list:
Wild rice of the species Zizania palustris, native to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and Canada north and west of the Great Lakes.


lexentry: eng/northerner__Noun__1
written_rep: northerner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nordista | nordico
sense_list:
A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_north__Noun__1
written_rep: northwest by north
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maestro quarto-tramontana
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between northwest and north-northwest, specifically 326.25°, abbreviated as NWbN.


lexentry: eng/northwest_by_west__Noun__1
written_rep: northwest by west
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maestro quarto-ponente
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between northwest and west-northwest, specifically 303.75°, abbreviated as NWbW.


lexentry: eng/nose__Noun__1
written_rep: nose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naso | muso
sense_list:
A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. | A snout, the nose of an animal. | The skill in recognising bouquet.


lexentry: eng/nose_out_of_joint__Noun__1
written_rep: nose out of joint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: storcere il naso
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because they have been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action, usually involving being seen in an inferior light to another person.


lexentry: eng/nose_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: nose ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nello del naso
sense_list:
A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring. | A ring worn on a person's nose, as jewellery.


lexentry: eng/nosebag__Noun__1
written_rep: nosebag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zampogna
sense_list:
A sack or bag for feeding a horse, mule, ox or similar animal, generally on the move or away from the home stable or paddock. Designed to be attached to harness and slipped over the animal's nose to permit feeding while eliminating spillage; designs vary.


lexentry: eng/nosebleed__Noun__1
written_rep: nosebleed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epistassi | perdita di sangue dal naso
sense_list:
haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity)


lexentry: eng/nosebleed_section__Noun__1
written_rep: nosebleed section
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: loggione
sense_list:
(North American) The seats high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater or stadium, usually cheaper and with a poorer view than other seats.


lexentry: eng/noseclip__Noun__1
written_rep: noseclip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pince-nez
sense_list:
A device that holds a person's nostrils closed to prevent water from entering, or air from escaping, during swimming and other aquatic activities.


lexentry: eng/nosegay__Noun__1
written_rep: nosegay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erbe aromatiche | mazzetto | mazzolino
sense_list:
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/nostril__Noun__1
written_rep: nostril
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narice
sense_list:
Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.


lexentry: eng/nostrum__Noun__1
written_rep: nostrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panacea
sense_list:
A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.


lexentry: eng/not_at_all__Interjection__1
written_rep: not at all
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non c'è di che | prego
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Used similarly to you're welcome, as a conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.


lexentry: eng/not_to_mention__Conjunction__1
written_rep: not to mention
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: senza parlare di
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An apophasis used by a speaker to introduce, despite claiming not to address, a given point of discussion.


lexentry: eng/not_touch_with_a_ten-foot_pole__Verb__1
written_rep: not touch with a ten-foot pole
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere come il diavolo e l'acqua santa
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.


lexentry: eng/notary__Noun__1
written_rep: notary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: notaio
sense_list:
(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.


lexentry: eng/notary_public__Noun__1
written_rep: notary public
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: notaio
sense_list:
(law) An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/notation__Noun__1
written_rep: notation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: notazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. | (uncountable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities. | (countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
written_rep: note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nota | nota a margine
sense_list:
A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
written_rep: note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nota | richiamo
sense_list:
A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.


lexentry: eng/note__Noun__1
written_rep: note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nota
sense_list:
(music) A sound. | A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.


lexentry: eng/notebook__Noun__1
written_rep: notebook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: quaderno | taccuino | blocco
sense_list:
(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.


lexentry: eng/notice__Noun__1
written_rep: notice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: preavviso
sense_list:
(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa. | (uncountable) Prior notification.


lexentry: eng/nougat__Noun__1
written_rep: nougat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: torrone | mandorlato
sense_list:
(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in, _, western, _, Europe) almonds or (in, _, eastern, _, Europe) hazelnuts or (in, _, America) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.


lexentry: eng/nought__Noun__1
written_rep: nought
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: zero
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. | (UK, Irish, Commonwealth) The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.


lexentry: eng/noughties__Noun__1
written_rep: noughties
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anni duemila
sense_list:
(UK, sometimes, capitalized) The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.


lexentry: eng/noumenal__Adjective__1
written_rep: noumenal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noumenico
sense_list:
(philosophy, especially Kantianism) Of or pertaining to the noumenon or the realm of things as they are in themselves.


lexentry: eng/noumenon__Noun__1
written_rep: noumenon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noumeno
sense_list:
(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
written_rep: noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sostantivo | nome | nome sostantivo
sense_list:
(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.


lexentry: eng/noun__Noun__1
written_rep: noun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nome
sense_list:
(grammar, now, rare, loosely) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun. | (computing) An object within a user interface to which a certain action or transformation (i.e., verb) is applied.


lexentry: eng/noun_phrase__Noun__1
written_rep: noun phrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: locuzione nominale
sense_list:
(grammar) A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.


lexentry: eng/nourish__Verb__1
written_rep: nourish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nutrire | accrescere | incoraggiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.


lexentry: eng/nourish__Verb__1
written_rep: nourish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: educare | istruire
sense_list:
(transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.


lexentry: eng/nous__Noun__1
written_rep: nous
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ci
sense_list:
(philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional | In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.


lexentry: eng/nouveau_riche__Noun__1
written_rep: nouveau riche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuovo ricco
sense_list:
(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.


lexentry: eng/novation__Noun__1
written_rep: novation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: novazione
sense_list:
(legal) A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted.


lexentry: eng/novena__Noun__1
written_rep: novena
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novena
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession.


lexentry: eng/novendial__Noun__1
written_rep: novendial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novendiale
sense_list:
(rare) A religious ceremony that lasts nine days, especially the period of mourning for a Pope. | (historical) A funeral ceremony held by the Ancient Romans nine days after the burial.


lexentry: eng/novice__Noun__1
written_rep: novice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: novizio
sense_list:
(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/novichok__Noun__1
written_rep: novichok
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novičok
sense_list:
Any of a group of deadly organophosphate nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s to evade restrictions on chemical weapons.


lexentry: eng/now_you're_talking__Phrase__1
written_rep: now you're talking
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: questo è parlare
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.


lexentry: eng/nubile__Adjective__1
written_rep: nubile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nubile
sense_list:
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/nubuck__Noun__1
written_rep: nubuck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nabuk
sense_list:
A type of brushed, soft calf leather, similar to suede. Differs from suede in that while suede is created from the flesh (inner) side of a hide, nubuck is created using the grain (outer) side, giving it added strength and durability.


lexentry: eng/nuclear__Adjective__1
written_rep: nuclear
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nucleare
sense_list:
Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). [from 20th c.] | Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.] | (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/nuclear_chemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear chemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chimica nucleare
sense_list:
(chemistry) The application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics, including the discovery of naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive elements and the results of nuclear fission.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fallout__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear fallout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fallout nucleare
sense_list:
(uncountable) Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fission__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear fission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fissione
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_fusion__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear fusion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fusione nucleare
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) The combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_reaction__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear reaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reazione nucleare
sense_list:
A process such as the fission of an atomic nucleus, or the fusion of one or more atomic nuclei and/or subatomic particles in which the number of protons and/or neutrons in a nucleus changes; the reaction products may contain a different element or a different isotope of the same element.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_reactor__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear reactor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reattore nucleare
sense_list:
(physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/nuclear_winter__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclear winter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inverno nucleare
sense_list:
A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.


lexentry: eng/nuclease__Noun__1
written_rep: nuclease
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleasi
sense_list:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.


lexentry: eng/nucleic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido nucleico
sense_list:
(biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell


lexentry: eng/nucleocosmochronology__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleocosmochronology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleocosmocronologia
sense_list:
(astronomy) A technique for estimating the age of astronomical objects by measuring the relative abundances of isotopes


lexentry: eng/nucleoid__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleoide
sense_list:
(microbiology) The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized


lexentry: eng/nucleoside__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleoside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleoside
sense_list:
(biochemistry) an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.


lexentry: eng/nucleosome__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleosome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleosoma
sense_list:
(genetics) Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones.


lexentry: eng/nucleotide__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleotide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleotide
sense_list:
(biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.


lexentry: eng/nucleus__Noun__1
written_rep: nucleus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nucleo
sense_list:
The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled. | An initial part or version that will receive additions. | (chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons. | (cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material. | (phonetics, phonology) The central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel.


lexentry: eng/nude__Noun__1
written_rep: nude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nudo
sense_list:
A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.


lexentry: eng/nudge__Noun__1
written_rep: nudge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: incoraggiamento
sense_list:
(behavioral, _, economics) The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.


lexentry: eng/nudism__Noun__1
written_rep: nudism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nudismo
sense_list:
The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.


lexentry: eng/nudity__Noun__1
written_rep: nudity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nudità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.


lexentry: eng/nudiustertian__Adjective__1
written_rep: nudiustertian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avantieri
sense_list:
(rare, obsolete, modern uses probably, _, humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.


lexentry: eng/nuke__Noun__1
written_rep: nuke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arma nucleare
sense_list:
A nuclear weapon. | A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.


lexentry: eng/nullification__Noun__1
written_rep: nullification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nullificazione
sense_list:
The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.


lexentry: eng/nullipara__Noun__1
written_rep: nullipara
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nullipara
sense_list:
A woman who has never carried a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks (one who has never given birth). It includes women who have experienced spontaneous miscarriages and induced abortions before the mid-point of pregnancy, but not women who have experienced pregnancy loss after 20 weeks.


lexentry: eng/numbat__Noun__1
written_rep: numbat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numbat
sense_list:
A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
written_rep: number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: numero | cifra
sense_list:
(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.


lexentry: eng/number__Noun__1
written_rep: number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: numero
sense_list:
(Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner. | A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items. | (grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection. | (countable, informal) A person. | (dated) An issue of a periodical publication.


lexentry: eng/numeral__Noun__1
written_rep: numeral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cifra | numero | numerale
sense_list:
(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.


lexentry: eng/numerator__Noun__1
written_rep: numerator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numeratore
sense_list:
(arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½). | An enumerator; someone who counts.


lexentry: eng/numerical_analysis__Noun__1
written_rep: numerical analysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analisi numerica
sense_list:
(mathematics) The study of algorithms to solve mathematical problems concerning continuous sets of values (such as the real numbers, complex numbers or vector spaces).


lexentry: eng/numerology__Noun__1
written_rep: numerology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numerologia
sense_list:
The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or the letters of words, represented by numbers) and the character or action of physical objects and living beings.


lexentry: eng/nummular__Adjective__1
written_rep: nummular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nummulare
sense_list:
(by extension) Flattened with a rounded form, as a disc; coin-shaped. | (pathology) Characterized by lesions (especially on the cornea or skin) which are round with well-defined borders.


lexentry: eng/nun__Noun__1
written_rep: nun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suora | monaca
sense_list:
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.


lexentry: eng/nuncheon__Noun__1
written_rep: nuncheon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merenda
sense_list:
(now, _, dialectal, archaic) A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.


lexentry: eng/nuncio__Noun__1
written_rep: nuncio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nunzio
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.


lexentry: eng/nuqta__Noun__1
written_rep: nuqta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto
sense_list:
A diacritic used in the Devanagari, Gurmukhi, and other Indian scripts for sounds not present in the original scripts, including sounds borrowed from Arabic, Persian, and English.


lexentry: eng/nurse__Verb__1
written_rep: nurse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: nutrire
sense_list:
(transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.


lexentry: eng/nurse_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: nurse shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalo nutrice
sense_list:
Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
written_rep: nursery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nido
sense_list:
(agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).


lexentry: eng/nursery__Noun__1
written_rep: nursery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vivaio
sense_list:
(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.


lexentry: eng/nursery_school__Noun__1
written_rep: nursery school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scuola materna | scuola dell'infanzia
sense_list:
(, Canada, British) An educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).


lexentry: eng/nursing_home__Noun__1
written_rep: nursing home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casa di riposo
sense_list:
A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
written_rep: nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: noce
sense_list:
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.


lexentry: eng/nut__Noun__1
written_rep: nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dado
sense_list:
(hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft. | (climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)


lexentry: eng/nutation__Noun__1
written_rep: nutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nutazione
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon.


lexentry: eng/nuthatch__Noun__1
written_rep: nuthatch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: picchio muratore
sense_list:
Any of various small passerine birds from the family Sittidae (and its single genus Sitta), found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.


lexentry: eng/nutrient__Noun__1
written_rep: nutrient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nutriente | principe nutritivo
sense_list:
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.


lexentry: eng/nuzzle__Verb__1
written_rep: nuzzle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: annusare | strofinare col naso
sense_list:
Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.


lexentry: eng/nyctinasty__Noun__1
written_rep: nyctinasty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nictinastia
sense_list:
(botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
written_rep: nylon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nailon | nylon
sense_list:
Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. | (perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.


lexentry: eng/nylon__Noun__1
written_rep: nylon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: calza di nailon | calza di nylon | filanca | nailon | nylon
sense_list:
(in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.


lexentry: eng/nymph__Noun__1
written_rep: nymph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ninfa
sense_list:
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc. | (entomology) The larva of certain insects.


lexentry: eng/négligée__Noun__1
written_rep: négligée
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negletto
sense_list:
(obsolete) A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century. [18th–19th c.] | A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
written_rep: o'clock
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: l'una | l'una esatta | l'una in punto
sense_list:
(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral.


lexentry: eng/o'clock__Adverb__1
written_rep: o'clock
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: [[l']]una esatta | [[l']]una in punto | all'una | l'una | l'una esatta | l'una in punto
sense_list:
(with a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead on a horizontal plane, or directly up on a vertical plane, and three being to the right on either.


lexentry: eng/oak__Noun__1
written_rep: oak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: quercia | farnia
sense_list:
Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.


lexentry: eng/oakum__Noun__1
written_rep: oakum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stoppa
sense_list:
Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.


lexentry: eng/oar__Noun__1
written_rep: oar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: remo
sense_list:
A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.


lexentry: eng/oarlock__Noun__1
written_rep: oarlock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forcola | scalmiera
sense_list:
(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.


lexentry: eng/oasis__Noun__1
written_rep: oasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oasi
sense_list:
A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert. | (figuratively) A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.


lexentry: eng/oath__Noun__1
written_rep: oath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giuramento | bestemmia
sense_list:
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.


lexentry: eng/obbligato__Noun__1
written_rep: obbligato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obbligato
sense_list:
(music) An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/obcordate__Adjective__1
written_rep: obcordate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obcordato
sense_list:
(botany, of a leaf) Of a reversed cordate shape; heart-shaped but attached to the stalk by the pointed end.


lexentry: eng/obeisance__Noun__1
written_rep: obeisance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inchino
sense_list:
Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.


lexentry: eng/obelisk__Noun__1
written_rep: obelisk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obelisco
sense_list:
(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/obelus__Noun__1
written_rep: obelus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obello | obelo
sense_list:
(historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.


lexentry: eng/obese__Adjective__1
written_rep: obese
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obeso | corpulento
sense_list:
Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.


lexentry: eng/obfuscation__Noun__1
written_rep: obfuscation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissimulazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.


lexentry: eng/obituary__Noun__1
written_rep: obituary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: necrologio
sense_list:
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published. | (by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.


lexentry: eng/object-oriented_programming__Noun__1
written_rep: object-oriented programming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: programmazione orientata agli oggetti
sense_list:
(programming) A programming paradigm that uses hierarchies of "objects", instantiated from templates called "classes", to design applications and computer programs.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oggetto | cosa
sense_list:
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive. | A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.


lexentry: eng/object__Noun__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: oggetto
sense_list:
(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action. | (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.


lexentry: eng/object__Verb__1
written_rep: object
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiettare | contestare | eccepire
sense_list:
(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.


lexentry: eng/objection__Noun__1
written_rep: objection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiezione
sense_list:
The act of objecting. | A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to). | (legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.


lexentry: eng/objective__Adjective__1
written_rep: objective
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiettivo | oggettivo
sense_list:
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality. | Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.


lexentry: eng/objective__Noun__1
written_rep: objective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiettivo
sense_list:
A material object that physically exists. | The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.


lexentry: eng/objectivity__Noun__1
written_rep: objectivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiettività
sense_list:
The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.


lexentry: eng/oblanceolate__Adjective__1
written_rep: oblanceolate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oblanceolato
sense_list:
(botany, of leaves) Of a reversed lanceolate shape: attached to the stem by the pointed end, with the other end rounded.


lexentry: eng/obligate__Verb__1
written_rep: obligate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: obbligo
sense_list:
(transitive, North America, Scottish) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
written_rep: obligation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: obbligo | obbligazione
sense_list:
A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.


lexentry: eng/obligation__Noun__1
written_rep: obligation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: obbligazione | obbligo
sense_list:
(legal) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.


lexentry: eng/oblige__Verb__1
written_rep: oblige
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fare un favore | indebitarsi
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).


lexentry: eng/oblique__Adjective__1
written_rep: oblique
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obliquo
sense_list:
Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base. | Not straightforward; obscure or confusing. | Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral. | (grammar, of speech or narration) Indirect; employing the actual words of the speaker but as related by a third person, having the first person in pronoun and verb converted into the third person and adverbs of present time into the past, etc.


lexentry: eng/oblique_case__Noun__1
written_rep: oblique case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caso obliquo
sense_list:
(grammar) Any noun case except the nominative case (and sometimes the vocative case), where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.


lexentry: eng/obliteration__Noun__1
written_rep: obliteration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: annientamento
sense_list:
(medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).


lexentry: eng/oblivion__Noun__1
written_rep: oblivion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: oblio | dimenticanza | scordamento | smemorataggine | smemoratezza
sense_list:
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/oblong__Adjective__1
written_rep: oblong
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: oblungo
sense_list:
(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.


lexentry: eng/oboe__Noun__1
written_rep: oboe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oboe
sense_list:
(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.


lexentry: eng/obscure__Verb__1
written_rep: obscure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: offuscare | oscurare
sense_list:
(transitive) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.


lexentry: eng/obsequious__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsequious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossequioso
sense_list:
Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile. | (archaic) Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.


lexentry: eng/observation__Noun__1
written_rep: observation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osservazione
sense_list:
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance) | The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.


lexentry: eng/observation_deck__Noun__1
written_rep: observation deck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piattaforma di osservazione
sense_list:
An area of a tall building, often open to the sky, from which the public may look at the surrounding panorama.


lexentry: eng/observatory__Noun__1
written_rep: observatory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osservatorio
sense_list:
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.


lexentry: eng/observe__Verb__1
written_rep: observe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: osservare
sense_list:
(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning). | (intransitive) To comment on something; to make an observation.


lexentry: eng/obsession__Noun__1
written_rep: obsession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ossessione
sense_list:
An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.


lexentry: eng/obsession__Noun__1
written_rep: obsession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fissa | ossessione
sense_list:
An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.


lexentry: eng/obsessive-compulsive_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: obsessive-compulsive disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo
sense_list:
(medicine, psychology) A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.


lexentry: eng/obsessive__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsessive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ossessivo
sense_list:
Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.


lexentry: eng/obsolete__Adjective__1
written_rep: obsolete
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obsoleto | in disuso
sense_list:
(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).


lexentry: eng/obstacle__Noun__1
written_rep: obstacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostacolo | inciampo
sense_list:
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively


lexentry: eng/obstinate__Adjective__1
written_rep: obstinate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostinato | pertinace
sense_list:
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.


lexentry: eng/obstreperous__Adjective__1
written_rep: obstreperous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiassoso
sense_list:
Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous. | Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control, whether in a noisy manner or not.


lexentry: eng/obstruct__Verb__1
written_rep: obstruct
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostruire
sense_list:
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block. | To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.


lexentry: eng/obstruction__Noun__1
written_rep: obstruction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ostruzione
sense_list:
Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally | The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.


lexentry: eng/obtuse__Adjective__1
written_rep: obtuse
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottuso
sense_list:
(geometry, specifically, of an, angle) Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90° and less than 180°. | (botany, zoology) Blunt, or rounded at the extremity. | Intellectually dull or dim-witted.


lexentry: eng/obviate__Verb__1
written_rep: obviate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evitare | ovviare | prevenire
sense_list:
(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.


lexentry: eng/ocarina__Noun__1
written_rep: ocarina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocarina
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.


lexentry: eng/occasional_table__Noun__1
written_rep: occasional table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavolino
sense_list:
Any small table, such as an end table, having no particular function; typically it may be folded away.


lexentry: eng/occident__Noun__1
written_rep: occident
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occidente
sense_list:
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.


lexentry: eng/occipital__Adjective__1
written_rep: occipital
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occipitale
sense_list:
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.


lexentry: eng/occipital_lobe__Noun__1
written_rep: occipital lobe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lobo occipitale
sense_list:
(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.


lexentry: eng/occipitalis__Noun__1
written_rep: occipitalis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo occipitale | occipitale
sense_list:
(muscle) A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.


lexentry: eng/occipitofrontalis__Noun__1
written_rep: occipitofrontalis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo occipitofrontale | occipitofrontale
sense_list:
(muscle) A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.


lexentry: eng/occluded_front__Noun__1
written_rep: occluded front
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fronte occluso
sense_list:
(meteorology) A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses.


lexentry: eng/occultation__Noun__1
written_rep: occultation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occultazione
sense_list:
(astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.


lexentry: eng/occupation__Noun__1
written_rep: occupation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occupazione
sense_list:
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job. | The act, process or state of possessing a place. | (geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.


lexentry: eng/occupational_hazard__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational hazard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rischio del mestiere
sense_list:
(figuratively, by extension) An unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment.


lexentry: eng/occupational_safety_and_health__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational safety and health
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sicurezza sul lavoro
sense_list:
The activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.


lexentry: eng/occupational_therapist__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational therapist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergoterapeuta
sense_list:
A therapist whose aim is to help clients achieve a better quality of life through work or similar occupations.


lexentry: eng/occupational_therapy__Noun__1
written_rep: occupational therapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergoterapia
sense_list:
The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.


lexentry: eng/occupier__Noun__1
written_rep: occupier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occupante
sense_list:
One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.


lexentry: eng/occupy__Verb__1
written_rep: occupy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occupare
sense_list:
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of. | To fill or hold (an official position or role). | To live or reside in. | To fill space. | (military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory). | (obsolete) To use; to expend; to make use of.


lexentry: eng/ocean_sunfish__Noun__1
written_rep: ocean sunfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesce luna
sense_list:
A large, heavy species of bony fish, Mola mola, native to tropical and temperate waters around the world.


lexentry: eng/oceanic_whitetip_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: oceanic whitetip shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalo longimano | squalo pinna bianca oceanico
sense_list:
a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.


lexentry: eng/ocellus__Noun__1
written_rep: ocellus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocello
sense_list:
A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells. | An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock.


lexentry: eng/ocelot__Noun__1
written_rep: ocelot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocelot | ozelot | ocelotto | gattopardo americano
sense_list:
An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.


lexentry: eng/ochre__Noun__1
written_rep: ochre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocra
sense_list:
A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide | A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour


lexentry: eng/ocrea__Noun__1
written_rep: ocrea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ocrea
sense_list:
(botany) A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.


lexentry: eng/octahedron__Noun__1
written_rep: octahedron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottaedro
sense_list:
(geometry) a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/octal__Adjective__1
written_rep: octal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottale
sense_list:
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.


lexentry: eng/octane__Noun__1
written_rep: octane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottano
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.


lexentry: eng/octane_number__Noun__1
written_rep: octane number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero di ottano
sense_list:
A measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel; isooctane having an octane number of 100, a fuel with the same antiknock properties as a mixture of 90% isooctane and 10% heptane having an octane number of 90.


lexentry: eng/octave__Noun__1
written_rep: octave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottava
sense_list:
(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.


lexentry: eng/octillion__Numeral__1
written_rep: octillion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quatriliardo
sense_list:
(US, modern, _, British, _, &, _) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027.


lexentry: eng/octobass__Noun__1
written_rep: octobass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottobasso
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A very large double bass requiring two musicians, one to finger and one to bow.


lexentry: eng/octodontid__Noun__1
written_rep: octodontid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: octodontide | ottodontide
sense_list:
(zoology) Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species


lexentry: eng/octonion__Noun__1
written_rep: octonion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottetto | ottonione
sense_list:
(mathematics) An 8-dimensional nonassociative extension of a quaternion with a real part and 7 imaginary parts (each a real multiple of a distinct square root of −1).


lexentry: eng/odd-toed_ungulate__Noun__1
written_rep: odd-toed ungulate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perissodattilo
sense_list:
(zoology) Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.


lexentry: eng/odd__Adjective__1
written_rep: odd
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spaiato
sense_list:
(not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.


lexentry: eng/odd__Adjective__1
written_rep: odd
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: circa | a occhio e croce | all'incirca | approssimativamente
sense_list:
(not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).


lexentry: eng/odd_one_out__Noun__1
written_rep: odd one out
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eccentrico | intruso | trova l'intruso
sense_list:
(uncountable) A visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.


lexentry: eng/ode__Noun__1
written_rep: ode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ode
sense_list:
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.


lexentry: eng/odometer__Noun__1
written_rep: odometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contachilometri | odometro
sense_list:
An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.


lexentry: eng/odorant__Noun__1
written_rep: odorant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: odore
sense_list:
Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
written_rep: of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: di
sense_list:
Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual. | Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class. [from 12th c.] | (following an adjective) Introduces its subject matter. [from 15th c.] | Introducing subject matter. | Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.] | Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/of__Preposition__1
written_rep: of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: di | per | verso
sense_list:
Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/of_one's_own_accord__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: of one's own accord
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: da sé | di propria iniziativa
sense_list:
On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled.


lexentry: eng/off-piste__Adjective__1
written_rep: off-piste
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuoripista
sense_list:
(of snow or ski-runs) Not specially prepared or designated for skiing, hence viewed as more exciting but also more dangerous.


lexentry: eng/off-ramp__Noun__1
written_rep: off-ramp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discesa
sense_list:
(North America, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/off-road__Adjective__1
written_rep: off-road
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuoristrada
sense_list:
Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain


lexentry: eng/off_and_on__Adverb__1
written_rep: off and on
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a volte
sense_list:
Alternative form of on and off | (nautical) On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.


lexentry: eng/offer__Noun__1
written_rep: offer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: transazione | offerta
sense_list:
(legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.


lexentry: eng/offer__Verb__1
written_rep: offer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: offrire | proporre
sense_list:
(intransitive) To propose or express one's willingness (to do something). | (transitive) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.


lexentry: eng/offer__Verb__1
written_rep: offer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: offrire
sense_list:
(transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.


lexentry: eng/offertory__Noun__1
written_rep: offertory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: offertorio
sense_list:
(Christianity) A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service. [from 14th c.] | (Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/office__Noun__1
written_rep: office
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ufficio
sense_list:
Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position. | A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:


lexentry: eng/office_boy__Noun__1
written_rep: office boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordinamento
sense_list:
A junior male clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.


lexentry: eng/officer__Noun__1
written_rep: officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: funzionario | ufficiale
sense_list:
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.


lexentry: eng/official__Adjective__1
written_rep: official
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ufficiale
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to an office or public trust. | Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority | Approved by authority; authorized. | Discharging an office or function. | Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.


lexentry: eng/official__Noun__1
written_rep: official
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: funzionario
sense_list:
An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.


lexentry: eng/official_language__Noun__1
written_rep: official language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lingua ufficiale
sense_list:
A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.


lexentry: eng/offline__Adjective__1
written_rep: offline
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: off-line
sense_list:
Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.


lexentry: eng/offload__Verb__1
written_rep: offload
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rifilare
sense_list:
(transitive) to get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else.


lexentry: eng/offset__Noun__1
written_rep: offset
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: contropartita
sense_list:
(international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.


lexentry: eng/offset_printing__Noun__1
written_rep: offset printing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stampa in offset
sense_list:
Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.


lexentry: eng/offshore__Verb__1
written_rep: offshore
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delocalizzare
sense_list:
To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, usually seeking lower business costs, like labor.


lexentry: eng/offside_trap__Noun__1
written_rep: offside trap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trappola del fuorigioco
sense_list:
(football) A defensive play intended to catch the attacking team offside, generally in such a way that the defense line suddenly and simultaneously moves forward.


lexentry: eng/oganesson__Noun__1
written_rep: oganesson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oganesson | oganessio
sense_list:
The chemical element (Symbol Og) with atomic number 118. It is the heaviest known element. Highly radioactive, it does not occur naturally. Originally expected to be a noble gas, it is now predicted to be a reactive metallic solid, and a semiconductor or a post-transition metal.


lexentry: eng/ogle__Verb__1
written_rep: ogle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guardare con desiderio | osservare con desiderio
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.


lexentry: eng/ogonek__Noun__1
written_rep: ogonek
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codetta | uncino | ogonek
sense_list:
(orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.


lexentry: eng/oh_my_God__Interjection__1
written_rep: oh my God
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Dio mio | oddio | mio Dio | oh mio Dio
sense_list:
(potentially, _, offensive) An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.


lexentry: eng/oh_well__Interjection__1
written_rep: oh well
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ah be' | ah beh
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An expression of mild disappointment or resignation: too bad; it's a pity; what can you do; it is what it is.


lexentry: eng/ohm__Noun__1
written_rep: ohm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ohm
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω


lexentry: eng/oil_cake__Noun__1
written_rep: oil cake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panello
sense_list:
The solid residue remaining after any oilseed has been pressed to remove the vegetable oil; it is used, with other ingredients, as animal food.


lexentry: eng/oil_change__Noun__1
written_rep: oil change
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evacuazione
sense_list:
(automotive) the process of draining old oil from an engine or gearbox and refilling with fresh oil, often done at recommended intervals.


lexentry: eng/oil_company__Noun__1
written_rep: oil company
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: compagnie petrolifere
sense_list:
A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/oil_lamp__Noun__1
written_rep: oil lamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lampada ad olio | lucerna
sense_list:
A simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.


lexentry: eng/oil_paint__Noun__1
written_rep: oil paint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olio
sense_list:
A paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.


lexentry: eng/oil_palm__Noun__1
written_rep: oil palm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palma da olio
sense_list:
A plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil. | Any species of palm which can usefully produce palm oil.


lexentry: eng/oil_platform__Noun__1
written_rep: oil platform
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piattaforma per trivellazioni
sense_list:
A large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and then produce oil and natural gas in the ocean.


lexentry: eng/oil_rig__Noun__1
written_rep: oil rig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impianto di trivellazione
sense_list:
A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas.


lexentry: eng/oil_shale__Noun__1
written_rep: oil shale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scisto bituminoso
sense_list:
A sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.


lexentry: eng/oil_slick__Noun__1
written_rep: oil slick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marea nera
sense_list:
A thin film of oil floating on the surface of water, especially one that has leaked or been discharged from a ship.


lexentry: eng/oilbird__Noun__1
written_rep: oilbird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guaciaro | steatornite
sense_list:
Steatornis caripensis, a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.


lexentry: eng/oilcan__Noun__1
written_rep: oilcan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buretta
sense_list:
A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.


lexentry: eng/oilcloth__Noun__1
written_rep: oilcloth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incerata | incerato
sense_list:
A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.


lexentry: eng/ointment__Noun__1
written_rep: ointment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pomata | unguento | balsamo
sense_list:
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.


lexentry: eng/okapi__Noun__1
written_rep: okapi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: okapi
sense_list:
A large ruminant mammal, of species Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/old__Adjective__1
written_rep: old
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vecchio | anziano
sense_list:
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. | Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years. | Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life. | Having been used and thus no longer new or unused. | Former, previous.


lexentry: eng/old_age_pension__Noun__1
written_rep: old age pension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pensionamento
sense_list:
A pension paid to people by the state, when they reach a predefined age, to compensate for loss of earnings


lexentry: eng/old_folks'_home__Noun__1
written_rep: old folks' home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gerocomio
sense_list:
(colloquial, sometimes, derogatory, or, humorous) A residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.


lexentry: eng/old_guard__Noun__1
written_rep: old guard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vecchia guardia
sense_list:
A (comparatively) conservative, reactionary faction that is more unwilling to accept new ideas than their peers are. | Collectively, the members of a team who have been a long time in a place.


lexentry: eng/old_school__Noun__1
written_rep: old school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vecchia scuola
sense_list:
(informal, idiomatic) A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the current method, or for its time-honored superiority over the new way.


lexentry: eng/old_wives'_tale__Noun__1
written_rep: old wives' tale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fandonia
sense_list:
A rumour, myth or superstition; something which is almost certainly untrue, despite acceptance by many.


lexentry: eng/old_woman__Noun__1
written_rep: old woman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: antico
sense_list:
(countable, informal, derogatory) A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.


lexentry: eng/older_brother__Noun__1
written_rep: older brother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fratello maggiore
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/older_sister__Noun__1
written_rep: older sister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tata
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/oleander__Noun__1
written_rep: oleander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oleandro
sense_list:
Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.


lexentry: eng/oleic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: oleic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido oleico
sense_list:
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.


lexentry: eng/oleography__Noun__1
written_rep: oleography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oleografia
sense_list:
The art or process of producing the pictures known as oleographs. | The process of identifying oils by their oleographs.


lexentry: eng/oligarchy__Noun__1
written_rep: oligarchy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oligarchia
sense_list:
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates. | A state ruled by such a government. | Those who make up an oligarchic government.


lexentry: eng/oligomer__Noun__1
written_rep: oligomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oligomero
sense_list:
(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.


lexentry: eng/oligopoly__Noun__1
written_rep: oligopoly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oligopolio
sense_list:
(economics) An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/oligosaccharide__Noun__1
written_rep: oligosaccharide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oligosaccaride
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.


lexentry: eng/olive-backed_pipit__Noun__1
written_rep: olive-backed pipit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prispolone indiano
sense_list:
Anthus hodgsoni, passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia


lexentry: eng/olive_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: olive oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olio d'oliva | olio di oliva
sense_list:
A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.


lexentry: eng/olivine__Noun__1
written_rep: olivine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olivina
sense_list:
(mineral, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.


lexentry: eng/olm__Noun__1
written_rep: olm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proteo
sense_list:
Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro.


lexentry: eng/omasum__Noun__1
written_rep: omasum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omaso | foglietto | centopelle | libro
sense_list:
(biology, food) The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.


lexentry: eng/ombudsman__Noun__1
written_rep: ombudsman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: difensore civico
sense_list:
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.


lexentry: eng/omega__Noun__1
written_rep: omega
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omega
sense_list:
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.


lexentry: eng/omelette__Noun__1
written_rep: omelette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frittata | omelette
sense_list:
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.


lexentry: eng/omen__Noun__1
written_rep: omen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presagio | augurio | auspicio | premonizione | presentimento | segno
sense_list:
Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.


lexentry: eng/omertà__Noun__1
written_rep: omertà
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omertà
sense_list:
(crime) A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement, often also followed outside of the organization in fear of retaliation; (by extension) any code of silence.


lexentry: eng/omission__Noun__1
written_rep: omission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omissione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of omitting. | (uncountable) The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do. | (countable) An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out. | Something not done or neglected. | (grammar) The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.


lexentry: eng/ommatidium__Noun__1
written_rep: ommatidium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ommatidio
sense_list:
(zoology) One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.


lexentry: eng/omnidirectional__Adjective__1
written_rep: omnidirectional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omnidirezionale
sense_list:
In every direction, especially of a radio system capable of transmitting or receiving signals in all directions, or of a microphone capable of detecting sound from all directions.


lexentry: eng/omnipresence__Noun__1
written_rep: omnipresence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onnipresenza
sense_list:
The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).


lexentry: eng/omophorion__Noun__1
written_rep: omophorion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omoforio
sense_list:
A band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and worn on the neck and around the shoulders as the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition, equivalent to the Western archepiscopal pallium.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
written_rep: on
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: di | in
sense_list:
With verbs describing an action of pushing, pulling, pressing, etc., designates the thing to which force is applied. | (UK, especially in sports reporting) At a given time after the start of something; at.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
written_rep: on
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: su | a | in | di
sense_list:
With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
written_rep: on
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: su | di
sense_list:
Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with. | Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.


lexentry: eng/on__Preposition__1
written_rep: on
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 31
trans_list: a | con | in
sense_list:
To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.


lexentry: eng/on_a_collision_course__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on a collision course
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: in rotta di collisione
sense_list:
(figurative, by extension) (typically with with) Dangerously and imminently approaching (a negative condition, result, etc.).


lexentry: eng/on_foot__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on foot
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a piedi
sense_list:
On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/on_its_merits__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on its merits
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in base a merito
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Considering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.


lexentry: eng/on_pain_of__Preposition__1
written_rep: on pain of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: con ecc.
sense_list:
Used to warn of consequences if a specified act is done or not done: subject to the punishment of (some penalty); or (generally) subject to the circumstance of (some thing).


lexentry: eng/on_site__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on site
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sul posto
sense_list:
At the site of a job, or at the location of the customer of a product or service, as opposed to at the vendor's factory or office.


lexentry: eng/on_steroids__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on steroids
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: all'ennesima potenza
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal) (usually after the name of a place or thing), to a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.


lexentry: eng/on_the_bias__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the bias
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diagonalmente
sense_list:
(textiles) Describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body)


lexentry: eng/on_the_face_of_it__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the face of it
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a priori
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined without deeper investigation or analysis.


lexentry: eng/on_the_fritz__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the fritz
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disrutto
sense_list:
(of electrical or mechanical appliances, idiomatic, Northern US) Out of order; malfunctioning; broken.


lexentry: eng/on_the_line__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the line
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in linea con
sense_list:
On a level with the eye of the observer, as of a picture hung in on a wall. | Currently calling on the telephone.


lexentry: eng/on_the_mend__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the mend
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: in netto miglioramento
sense_list:
(figurative, of situations or things) Improving or undergoing restoration to a previous, more favorable condition.


lexentry: eng/on_the_ropes__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on the ropes
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere alla frutta
sense_list:
(boxing, professional wrestling) Leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.


lexentry: eng/on_track__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: on track
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in carreggiata
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Proceeding as planned, as expected, or in a manner consistent with an established pattern.


lexentry: eng/onager__Noun__1
written_rep: onager
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onagro
sense_list:
The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager). | (military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.


lexentry: eng/once_upon_a_time__Adverb__1
written_rep: once upon a time
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: c'era una volta | c’era una volta
sense_list:
A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).


lexentry: eng/oncilla__Noun__1
written_rep: oncilla
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gatto tigre
sense_list:
Leopardus tigrinus, a small spotted felid found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.


lexentry: eng/oncogene__Noun__1
written_rep: oncogene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oncogene
sense_list:
(oncology, genetics) Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.


lexentry: eng/oncology__Noun__1
written_rep: oncology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oncologia
sense_list:
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.


lexentry: eng/one-night_stand__Noun__1
written_rep: one-night stand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: singola rappresentazione
sense_list:
An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.


lexentry: eng/one-night_stand__Noun__1
written_rep: one-night stand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: singola rappresentazione | una botta e via
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night. | (idiomatic) Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.


lexentry: eng/one-off__Noun__1
written_rep: one-off
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: improvvisazione
sense_list:
(idiomatic, Commonwealth) Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.


lexentry: eng/one-track_mind__Noun__1
written_rep: one-track mind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assillo | chiodo fisso | fissazione | mania | pallino fisso | smania
sense_list:
(idiomatic) That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.


lexentry: eng/one_another__Pronoun__1
written_rep: one another
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a vicenda | l'un l'altro | vicendevolmente
sense_list:
(reciprocal pronoun) Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.


lexentry: eng/one_for_all,_all_for_one__Phrase__1
written_rep: one for all, all for one
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uno per tutti, tutti per uno
sense_list:
Each individual should act for the benefit of the group, and the group should act for the benefit of each individual.


lexentry: eng/one_o'clock__Noun__1
written_rep: one o'clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ora
sense_list:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).


lexentry: eng/one_swallow_does_not_a_summer_make__Proverb__1
written_rep: one swallow does not a summer make
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: una rondine non fa primavera
sense_list:
One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend.


lexentry: eng/oneirism__Noun__1
written_rep: oneirism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onirismo
sense_list:
(rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess. | (psychiatry) A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.


lexentry: eng/onerous__Adjective__1
written_rep: onerous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oneroso | ostico
sense_list:
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.


lexentry: eng/onion__Noun__1
written_rep: onion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cipolla
sense_list:
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. | The bulb of such a plant.


lexentry: eng/onion_dome__Noun__1
written_rep: onion dome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cipolla
sense_list:
(architecture) An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture


lexentry: eng/onomatopoeia__Noun__1
written_rep: onomatopoeia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onomatopea
sense_list:
(uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents. | (countable) A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle", "stutter", or "hiss".


lexentry: eng/ontologist__Noun__1
written_rep: ontologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontologista
sense_list:
(philosophy) A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine.


lexentry: eng/ontology__Noun__1
written_rep: ontology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ontologia
sense_list:
(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being. | (countable, computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.


lexentry: eng/ooch__Verb__1
written_rep: ooch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moglie
sense_list:
(also, reflexive, figurative) To cause (oneself or someone, or something) to change or progress by a small amount or in small increments.


lexentry: eng/oodles__Noun__1
written_rep: oodles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moltitudine
sense_list:
(originally, US, informal) Chiefly followed by of: an unspecified large amount, number, or quantity; lots, tons.


lexentry: eng/oogamy__Noun__1
written_rep: oogamy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oogamia
sense_list:
(biology) A form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. ovum) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile.


lexentry: eng/oosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: oosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oosfera | ovocellula
sense_list:
(botany, mycology) A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.


lexentry: eng/ooze__Noun__1
written_rep: ooze
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: concia | liquore di concia
sense_list:
Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.


lexentry: eng/op-amp__Noun__1
written_rep: op-amp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amplificatore operazionale
sense_list:
(electronics) A certain active circuit element useful in creating various kinds of amplifiers and filters.


lexentry: eng/op-ed__Adjective__1
written_rep: op-ed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opinione
sense_list:
Of or being a newspaper page, usually opposite the editorial page, that features signed articles expressing personal viewpoints.


lexentry: eng/opal__Noun__1
written_rep: opal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opale
sense_list:
(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.


lexentry: eng/open-mid__Adjective__1
written_rep: open-mid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: semiaperto
sense_list:
(phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel


lexentry: eng/open-pit_mine__Noun__1
written_rep: open-pit mine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cava
sense_list:
A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.


lexentry: eng/open-plan_kitchen__Noun__1
written_rep: open-plan kitchen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cucina a vista | cucina aperta
sense_list:
A kitchen without walls separating it from the rest of house. Typically, this includes the dining room and living room, and is often collectively called the great room.


lexentry: eng/open__Adjective__1
written_rep: open
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aperto | dischiuso
sense_list:
(usually, not comparable) Not closed. | Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.


lexentry: eng/open__Adjective__1
written_rep: open
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aperto
sense_list:
(not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business. | (comparable) Receptive. | (not comparable) Public | (mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.


lexentry: eng/open__Verb__1
written_rep: open
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aprire | dischiudere | schiudere
sense_list:
(transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position. | (transitive) To make accessible to customers or clients. | (obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.


lexentry: eng/open__Verb__1
written_rep: open
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 17
trans_list: toccare | aprire
sense_list:
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.


lexentry: eng/open_book__Noun__1
written_rep: open book
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: libro aperto
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something of which salient aspects are obvious or easily interpreted. | (idiomatic) A person who through naivete responds candidly to questions or openly displays their emotions or intentions.


lexentry: eng/open_city__Noun__1
written_rep: open city
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: città aperta
sense_list:
(military, international law) A city which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture.


lexentry: eng/open_letter__Noun__1
written_rep: open letter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettera aperta
sense_list:
A letter addressed to one person, or more, but published (as for example in a newspaper) for the public to read.


lexentry: eng/open_secret__Noun__1
written_rep: open secret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: segreto di pulcinella
sense_list:
Information that is widely known, but not acknowledged openly. | (dated) Information that is not widely known, despite being freely available.


lexentry: eng/open_sesame__Noun__1
written_rep: open sesame
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiave di volta
sense_list:
Any successful means of achieving a result, especially means that are magical or technical, or otherwise beyond the understanding of most people.


lexentry: eng/open_set__Noun__1
written_rep: open set
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aperto
sense_list:
(topology) Informally, a set such that the target point of a movement by a small amount in any direction from any point in the set is still in the set; exemplified by a full circle without its boundary.


lexentry: eng/open_source__Noun__1
written_rep: open source
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codice aperto | open source
sense_list:
(software) The practice of providing open-source code for a product. | (software) Open-source software in general.


lexentry: eng/open_up__Verb__1
written_rep: open up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aprire | rivelare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To reveal oneself; to share personal information about oneself; to become communicative.


lexentry: eng/open_water__Noun__1
written_rep: open water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alto mare
sense_list:
An expanse of an ocean, sea, or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions.


lexentry: eng/open_world__Noun__1
written_rep: open world
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mondo aperto
sense_list:
(video games, also, attributive) A gameworld that the player may traverse freely, rather than being restricted to certain predefined areas and quests. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/openbill__Noun__1
written_rep: openbill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anastomo
sense_list:
Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.


lexentry: eng/opencast__Adjective__1
written_rep: opencast
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a cielo aperto
sense_list:
(chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed


lexentry: eng/opening__Noun__1
written_rep: opening
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apertura
sense_list:
An act or instance of making or becoming open. | A gap permitting passage through. | Something that is a beginning. | The first few moves in a game.


lexentry: eng/openness__Noun__1
written_rep: openness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apertura
sense_list:
Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own. | The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion. | (computing, education) degree of accessibility to view, use, and modify in a shared environment with legal rights generally held in common and preventing proprietary restrictions on the right of others to continue viewing, using, modifying and sharing.


lexentry: eng/opera__Noun__1
written_rep: opera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: opera
sense_list:
(music) The score for such a work. | (music) The genre of such works, the art of composing operas. | A company dedicated to performing such works.


lexentry: eng/opera_glasses__Noun__2
written_rep: opera glasses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: binocolo da teatro
sense_list:
One or more pairs of small low-powered binoculars for use by members of the audience at a theatrical performance.


lexentry: eng/operand__Noun__1
written_rep: operand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: operando
sense_list:
(mathematics, computing) A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3 - x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
written_rep: operate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: operare | lavorare
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
written_rep: operate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: operare | controllare | influenzare | manipolare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
written_rep: operate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: operare
sense_list:
(medicine, transitive, or, intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.


lexentry: eng/operate__Verb__1
written_rep: operate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: speculare
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.


lexentry: eng/operating_system__Noun__1
written_rep: operating system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sistema operativo
sense_list:
(computing, software) Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.


lexentry: eng/operating_theatre__Noun__1
written_rep: operating theatre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sala operatoria
sense_list:
A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).


lexentry: eng/operation__Noun__1
written_rep: operation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: operazione
sense_list:
The method by which a device performs its function. | The method or practice by which actions are done. | A planned undertaking. | (medicine) A surgical procedure. | (computing, logic, mathematics) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands) | (military) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)


lexentry: eng/operetta__Noun__1
written_rep: operetta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: operetta
sense_list:
(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/ophthalmologist__Noun__1
written_rep: ophthalmologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oculista | oftalmologa
sense_list:
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.


lexentry: eng/opine__Noun__1
written_rep: opine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours


lexentry: eng/opine__Verb__1
written_rep: opine
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: affermare | ritenere
sense_list:
(intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
written_rep: opinion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opinione | concetto | parere | giudizio
sense_list:
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.


lexentry: eng/opinion__Noun__1
written_rep: opinion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: conclusioni
sense_list:
(European Union, _, law) A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.


lexentry: eng/opium__Noun__1
written_rep: opium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oppio
sense_list:
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine. | (by extension, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.


lexentry: eng/opossum__Noun__1
written_rep: opossum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opossum | sariga
sense_list:
Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana.


lexentry: eng/opportunism__Noun__1
written_rep: opportunism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opportunismo
sense_list:
The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.


lexentry: eng/opportunist__Noun__1
written_rep: opportunist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opportunista | approfittatore
sense_list:
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.


lexentry: eng/opportunity_cost__Noun__1
written_rep: opportunity cost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: costo opportunità
sense_list:
(economics) The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.


lexentry: eng/opportunity_makes_a_thief__Proverb__1
written_rep: opportunity makes a thief
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: l'occasione fa l'uomo ladro
sense_list:
Less common version of opportunity makes the thief: People are more likely to steal something if presented with a convenient opportunity to do so.


lexentry: eng/oppose__Verb__1
written_rep: oppose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opporre | obiettare
sense_list:
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.


lexentry: eng/opposite__Adjective__1
written_rep: opposite
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opposto
sense_list:
Located directly across from something else, or from each other. | Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.


lexentry: eng/opposite_number__Noun__1
written_rep: opposite number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omologa
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in another organization; a counterpart


lexentry: eng/opposition__Noun__1
written_rep: opposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opposizione
sense_list:
The action of opposing or of being in conflict. | (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth. | (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.


lexentry: eng/oppression__Noun__1
written_rep: oppression
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oppressione
sense_list:
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. | The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.


lexentry: eng/opprobrium__Noun__1
written_rep: opprobrium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: obbrobrio
sense_list:
Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/opsonin__Noun__1
written_rep: opsonin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opsonina
sense_list:
Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen to be more susceptible to phagocytosis.


lexentry: eng/optacon__Noun__1
written_rep: optacon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optacon
sense_list:
An electromechanical device that selectively raises small rods over the darker parts of a document, and thus enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille.


lexentry: eng/optic__Adjective__1
written_rep: optic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dell'ottica
sense_list:
(relational) Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. | (optics, relational) Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.


lexentry: eng/optic_nerve__Noun__1
written_rep: optic nerve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nervo ottico
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.


lexentry: eng/optical__Adjective__1
written_rep: optical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ottico
sense_list:
Designed to assist or enhance sight | Of, or relating to visible light. | Incorporating light-sensitive devices.


lexentry: eng/optical_disc__Noun__1
written_rep: optical disc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disco ottico
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A modern data storage medium consisting of a flat disc read mechanically by illumination with laser light, including the Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray.


lexentry: eng/optical_double__Noun__1
written_rep: optical double
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella doppia ottica
sense_list:
(star) A star that appears as a double due to an optical illusion; in reality, the stars may be far apart from each other.


lexentry: eng/optical_fibre__Noun__1
written_rep: optical fibre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fibra ottica
sense_list:
(British spelling) A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light.


lexentry: eng/optimate__Noun__1
written_rep: optimate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimate
sense_list:
(historical) A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.


lexentry: eng/optimism__Noun__1
written_rep: optimism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimismo
sense_list:
a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome | the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds | the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil


lexentry: eng/optimistic__Adjective__1
written_rep: optimistic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimista
sense_list:
Expecting the best in all possible ways. | (computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.


lexentry: eng/optimization__Noun__1
written_rep: optimization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimizzazione
sense_list:
The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.


lexentry: eng/optimize__Verb__1
written_rep: optimize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ottimizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (something) optimal. | (transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.


lexentry: eng/optimum__Noun__1
written_rep: optimum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottimo
sense_list:
The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.


lexentry: eng/optoelectronic__Adjective__1
written_rep: optoelectronic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optoelettronico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to optoelectronics. | That has both optical and electronic components, especially such components that interact.


lexentry: eng/optoelectronics__Noun__1
written_rep: optoelectronics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optoelettronica
sense_list:
(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices


lexentry: eng/optogenetics__Noun__1
written_rep: optogenetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optogenetica
sense_list:
(genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics, aiming at controlling cellular processes with light. The cells are made responsive to light using genetics and then activated using specific wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/optogram__Noun__1
written_rep: optogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optogramma
sense_list:
(physiology) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on rhodopsi.


lexentry: eng/optography__Noun__1
written_rep: optography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optografia
sense_list:
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye.


lexentry: eng/optometrist__Noun__1
written_rep: optometrist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: optometrista
sense_list:
A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.


lexentry: eng/opus__Noun__1
written_rep: opus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opus
sense_list:
(music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.


lexentry: eng/or__Conjunction__1
written_rep: or
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: o | oppure | od
sense_list:
(logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).


lexentry: eng/or_something__Phrase__1
written_rep: or something
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: o giù di lì
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability.


lexentry: eng/oracle__Noun__1
written_rep: oracle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oracolo
sense_list:
A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity. | A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice. | A person considered to be a source of wisdom.


lexentry: eng/oral_cavity__Noun__1
written_rep: oral cavity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavità orale
sense_list:
(anatomy) The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
written_rep: orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arancio | arancia
sense_list:
(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
written_rep: orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: arancia | arancio | arancione
sense_list:
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.


lexentry: eng/orange__Noun__1
written_rep: orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: arancione | arancia
sense_list:
An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial. | An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.


lexentry: eng/orange_hawkweed__Noun__1
written_rep: orange hawkweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sparviere aranciato
sense_list:
Pilosella aurantiaca, a flowering plant of the family Asteraceae, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/orangutan__Noun__1
written_rep: orangutan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orango | orangutan
sense_list:
Any of three species of arboreal anthropoid ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo; Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo, Pongo abelii of Sumatra or Pongo tapanuliensis of South Tapanuli (in Sumatra).


lexentry: eng/oration__Noun__1
written_rep: oration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: arringa
sense_list:
(Catholicism) A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.


lexentry: eng/oratorio__Noun__1
written_rep: oratorio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oratorio
sense_list:
(music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.


lexentry: eng/orbicularis_oculi__Noun__1
written_rep: orbicularis oculi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo orbicolare dell'occhio | orbicolare dell'occhio
sense_list:
(muscle) A muscle of the face that encircles the orbit and passes through the eyelids, serving to close the eye.


lexentry: eng/orbit__Noun__1
written_rep: orbit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orbita
sense_list:
(pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.


lexentry: eng/orbital__Adjective__1
written_rep: orbital
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orbitale
sense_list:
Of or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft). | (anatomy) Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).


lexentry: eng/orc__Noun__2
written_rep: orc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orco
sense_list:
(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
written_rep: orchestra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orchestra
sense_list:
(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group. | A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres. | The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.


lexentry: eng/orchestra_pit__Noun__1
written_rep: orchestra pit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: golfo mistico | buca d'orchestra | fossa d'orchestra
sense_list:
(performing arts) A sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.


lexentry: eng/orchestrate__Verb__1
written_rep: orchestrate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orchestrare
sense_list:
To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance. | To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect


lexentry: eng/orchid__Noun__1
written_rep: orchid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orchidea | orchide
sense_list:
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/orda__Noun__1
written_rep: orda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orda
sense_list:
(historical) A political and military organizational structure used by Turkic and Mongol peoples, sometimes referred to as a horde.


lexentry: eng/ordain__Verb__1
written_rep: ordain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: consacrare
sense_list:
(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.


lexentry: eng/ordeal__Noun__1
written_rep: ordeal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ordalia
sense_list:
A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused. (See w:Trial by ordeal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
written_rep: order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordine
sense_list:
(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence. | (countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles. | (countable) A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. | (countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank. | A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort. | (graph theory, of a graph) The number of vertices in the graph (i.e. the set-theoretic order of the set of vertices of the graph).


lexentry: eng/order__Verb__1
written_rep: order
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: ordinare
sense_list:
(transitive) To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order. | To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.


lexentry: eng/order_of_knighthood__Noun__1
written_rep: order of knighthood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordine
sense_list:
An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.


lexentry: eng/order_of_magnitude__Noun__1
written_rep: order of magnitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordine di grandezza
sense_list:
(mathematics) The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it.


lexentry: eng/ordered_pair__Noun__1
written_rep: ordered pair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coppia ordinata | coppia
sense_list:
(set theory) An object containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different object. Notation: (a, b) or \langle a, b\rangle.


lexentry: eng/ordinary__Noun__1
written_rep: ordinary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pezza
sense_list:
(heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ordinate__Noun__1
written_rep: ordinate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordinata
sense_list:
(geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.


lexentry: eng/ordoliberalism__Noun__1
written_rep: ordoliberalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordoliberalismo
sense_list:
(economics, politics) A political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results.


lexentry: eng/ore__Noun__1
written_rep: ore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minerale
sense_list:
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.


lexentry: eng/organ__Noun__1
written_rep: organ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organo
sense_list:
The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions. | (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions. | (musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such. | An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.


lexentry: eng/organ_gun__Noun__1
written_rep: organ gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organo | ribadocchino
sense_list:
(firearm, historical) A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.


lexentry: eng/organelle__Noun__1
written_rep: organelle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organulo
sense_list:
(cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).


lexentry: eng/organic__Adjective__1
written_rep: organic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: organico
sense_list:
(physiology, medicine) Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism. | (chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.


lexentry: eng/organic__Adjective__1
written_rep: organic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: biologico | organico
sense_list:
(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/organic_chemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: organic chemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chimica organica
sense_list:
(chemistry) The chemistry of organic compounds (that is, chemical compounds with carbon atoms in a covalent bond).


lexentry: eng/organic_farming__Noun__1
written_rep: organic farming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agricoltura biologica
sense_list:
(agriculture) An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs and on a broadly defined philosophy of farming that puts value on ecological harmony, resource efficiency, and non-intensive animal husbandry practices.


lexentry: eng/organigram__Noun__1
written_rep: organigram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organigramma
sense_list:
(management) A graphical representation of the structure of an organization, showing groups and departments and their interconnections and inter-responsibilities


lexentry: eng/organism__Noun__1
written_rep: organism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: organismo
sense_list:
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/organization__Noun__1
written_rep: organization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organizzazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being organized. | (uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article. | (countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules. | (countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.


lexentry: eng/organization_chart__Noun__1
written_rep: organization chart
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organigramma
sense_list:
(management) A graphic display of reporting relationships in an organization, sometimes displaying position titles and position holders.


lexentry: eng/organography__Noun__1
written_rep: organography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organografia
sense_list:
(biology) The scientific description of the structure and function of the organs of living organisms.


lexentry: eng/organometallic__Adjective__1
written_rep: organometallic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organometallico
sense_list:
(chemistry) of, or relating to organic compounds having a metal atom directly bonded to a carbon atom


lexentry: eng/organophosphate__Noun__1
written_rep: organophosphate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organofosfato
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide.


lexentry: eng/orgasm__Noun__1
written_rep: orgasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orgasmo
sense_list:
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriel__Noun__1
written_rep: oriel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erker
sense_list:
(architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
written_rep: orient
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orientare
sense_list:
(transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
written_rep: orient
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: orientarsi | orientare
sense_list:
(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.


lexentry: eng/orientalism__Noun__1
written_rep: orientalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orientalismo
sense_list:
(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
written_rep: orientation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: orientamento
sense_list:
(uncountable) The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end. | (countable) The ability to orient, or the process of so doing.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
written_rep: orientation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: direzione
sense_list:
(countable) An inclination, tendency or direction. | (typography, countable) The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
written_rep: orientation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: orientamento | orienteering
sense_list:
(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
written_rep: orientation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: orientazione
sense_list:
(analysis, differential geometry, countable) The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space. | (analytic geometry, topology, countable) The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented; the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.


lexentry: eng/original__Noun__1
written_rep: original
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: originale
sense_list:
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.


lexentry: eng/original_sin__Noun__1
written_rep: original sin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peccato originale
sense_list:
(Christianity) Adam's disobedience to God. | (Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.


lexentry: eng/originality__Noun__1
written_rep: originality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: originalità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being original or novel. | (uncountable) The capacity to think independently or be inventive. | (countable) Something original.


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
written_rep: originate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dare origine | originare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
written_rep: originate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: avere origine | dare origine | originare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriole__Noun__1
written_rep: oriole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oriolo
sense_list:
Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.


lexentry: eng/orisha__Noun__1
written_rep: orisha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oriscià
sense_list:
A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè


lexentry: eng/orlop__Noun__1
written_rep: orlop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falsa coferta
sense_list:
(nautical) The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.


lexentry: eng/ornament__Noun__1
written_rep: ornament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ornamenti
sense_list:
(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.


lexentry: eng/ornithine__Noun__1
written_rep: ornithine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ornitina
sense_list:
(amino acid, organic compound) An amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea.


lexentry: eng/ornithosis__Noun__1
written_rep: ornithosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ornitosi
sense_list:
(medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever.


lexentry: eng/orography__Noun__1
written_rep: orography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orografia
sense_list:
(geomorphology) The scientific study, or a physical description of mountains. | The orographic features of a region.


lexentry: eng/orotic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: orotic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido orotico
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A crystalline acid which was discovered in milk and is a growth factor for various microorganisms (as Lactobacillus bulgaricus) and an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis; uracil-6-carboxylic acid, C5H4N2O4.


lexentry: eng/orphan_work__Noun__1
written_rep: orphan work
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: opera orfana
sense_list:
(copyright) A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.


lexentry: eng/orphrey__Noun__1
written_rep: orphrey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: orifrigio
sense_list:
(Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orpiment__Noun__1
written_rep: orpiment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orpimento
sense_list:
arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthodox
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortodosso
sense_list:
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.] | Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted. [1640s]


lexentry: eng/orthogenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: orthogenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortogenesi
sense_list:
(evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.


lexentry: eng/orthogonal__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthogonal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortogonale
sense_list:
(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other. | Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.


lexentry: eng/orthographically__Adverb__1
written_rep: orthographically
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ortograficamente
sense_list:
(drafting, engineering, manufacturing) Using an orthographic projection (a way of showing three-dimensional objects in two-dimensional engineering drawings).


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
written_rep: orthography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortografia
sense_list:
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling. | (uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word. | (uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthologous__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthologous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortologo
sense_list:
(genetics, of genes or sequences) Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.


lexentry: eng/orthomolecular__Adjective__1
written_rep: orthomolecular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortomolecolare
sense_list:
relating to the theory that mental illness is the result of chemical deficiencies, and can be cured with vitamins and the like


lexentry: eng/orthopedics__Noun__1
written_rep: orthopedics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortopedia
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints


lexentry: eng/orthosilicate__Noun__1
written_rep: orthosilicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nesosilicato
sense_list:
(mineral) Any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO4 tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other.


lexentry: eng/oscilloscope__Noun__1
written_rep: oscilloscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oscilloscopio
sense_list:
An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.


lexentry: eng/osmium__Noun__1
written_rep: osmium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.


lexentry: eng/osmolality__Noun__1
written_rep: osmolality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmolalità
sense_list:
(chemistry) The molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered.


lexentry: eng/osmoregulation__Noun__1
written_rep: osmoregulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmoregolazione
sense_list:
The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).


lexentry: eng/osmosis__Noun__1
written_rep: osmosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osmosi
sense_list:
(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/osprey__Noun__1
written_rep: osprey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falco pescatore | aquilastro
sense_list:
A bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.


lexentry: eng/osseointegration__Noun__1
written_rep: osseointegration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteointegrazione
sense_list:
The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant (typically a prosthetic limb), typically made of titanium


lexentry: eng/ossicone__Noun__1
written_rep: ossicone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossicono
sense_list:
Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.


lexentry: eng/ossify__Verb__1
written_rep: ossify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossificare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/ossify__Verb__1
written_rep: ossify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diventar raffermo
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.


lexentry: eng/osso_buco__Noun__1
written_rep: osso buco
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ossobuco | osso buco
sense_list:
A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.


lexentry: eng/osteoarthritis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteoarthritis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artrosi
sense_list:
(pathology) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.


lexentry: eng/osteocalcin__Noun__1
written_rep: osteocalcin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteocalcina
sense_list:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A protein, found in bone and dentin and manufactured by osteoblasts, that plays a role in mineralization and calcium ion homeostasis.


lexentry: eng/osteochondrosis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteochondrosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteocondrosi
sense_list:
(pathology) A family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.


lexentry: eng/osteomalacia__Noun__1
written_rep: osteomalacia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteomalacia
sense_list:
(medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets


lexentry: eng/osteonectin__Noun__1
written_rep: osteonectin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adiponectina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A protein that binds to hydroxyapatite to facilitate the mineralisation of collagen in bones.


lexentry: eng/osteopath__Noun__1
written_rep: osteopath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteopata
sense_list:
(alternative medicine) A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).


lexentry: eng/osteoporosis__Noun__1
written_rep: osteoporosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteoporosi
sense_list:
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.


lexentry: eng/osteotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: osteotomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osteotomia
sense_list:
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.


lexentry: eng/ostracism__Noun__1
written_rep: ostracism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostracismo
sense_list:
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.] | Temporary exclusion from a community or society.


lexentry: eng/ostracize__Verb__1
written_rep: ostracize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bandire | escludere | ostracizzare
sense_list:
(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/otaku__Noun__1
written_rep: otaku
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: otaku
sense_list:
(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) obsessive Japanese fans of anime or manga.


lexentry: eng/other_woman__Noun__1
written_rep: other woman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amante
sense_list:
(informal) A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.


lexentry: eng/othering__Noun__1
written_rep: othering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alterità
sense_list:
(philosophy, politics) : the process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different.


lexentry: eng/otherness__Noun__1
written_rep: otherness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alterità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being different or distinct. | (countable) The result or product of being different or distinct.


lexentry: eng/others__Noun__2
written_rep: others
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altro
sense_list:
Other people. | Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded.


lexentry: eng/otherworldly__Adjective__1
written_rep: otherworldly
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oltremondano | oltrenaturale
sense_list:
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such as a heavenly, spiritual, or imaginary world.


lexentry: eng/otolith__Noun__1
written_rep: otolith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: otolite
sense_list:
(zoology) A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.


lexentry: eng/ottava_rima__Noun__1
written_rep: ottava rima
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottava rima
sense_list:
(poetry) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).


lexentry: eng/otter__Noun__1
written_rep: otter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lontra
sense_list:
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.


lexentry: eng/ottoman__Noun__1
written_rep: ottoman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottomana
sense_list:
(furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. | (furniture) A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.


lexentry: eng/ottoman__Noun__1
written_rep: ottoman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: osmanico
sense_list:
(textiles) A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns.


lexentry: eng/oud__Noun__1
written_rep: oud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oud
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.


lexentry: eng/ought__Verb__2
written_rep: ought
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dovere
sense_list:
(auxiliary) Indicating duty or obligation. | (auxiliary) Indicating advisability or prudence. | (auxiliary) Indicating likelihood or probability.


lexentry: eng/ouroboros__Noun__1
written_rep: ouroboros
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uroboro
sense_list:
(mythological creature) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.


lexentry: eng/ourselves__Pronoun__1
written_rep: ourselves
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ci | il nostro | la nostra | le nostre | noi stessi
sense_list:
(reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.


lexentry: eng/ouster__Noun__1
written_rep: ouster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cacciata
sense_list:
(now, _, chiefly, _, US) Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.


lexentry: eng/out__Interjection__1
written_rep: out
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuori
sense_list:
(procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.


lexentry: eng/out_of__Preposition__1
written_rep: out of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: da
sense_list:
From the inside to the outside of. [from 5th c.] | Taken from among; expressing a fraction of (a larger number). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/out_of__Preposition__1
written_rep: out of
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: no
sense_list:
Not in (a given state, condition). [from 13th c.] | Not within a given space, area etc. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/out_of_one's_league__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: out of one's league
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distante
sense_list:
In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.


lexentry: eng/out_of_print__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: out of print
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esaurito
sense_list:
(publishing) Not available from the publisher (of a printed work, especially a book, or a music release).


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_frying_pan,_into_the_fire__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: out of the frying pan, into the fire
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dalla padella alla brace | cadere dalla padella nella brace
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_ordinary__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: out of the ordinary
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuori dall'ordinario
sense_list:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Unusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).


lexentry: eng/out_of_touch__Adjective__1
written_rep: out of touch
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fuori dal mondo | fuori dalla realtà
sense_list:
(idiomatic) No longer conversant with something, especially facts, reality, or the world; not aware or realistic.


lexentry: eng/outboard_motor__Noun__1
written_rep: outboard motor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motore fuoribordo
sense_list:
A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.


lexentry: eng/outbuilding__Noun__1
written_rep: outbuilding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiosco | padiglione
sense_list:
A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building


lexentry: eng/outcome__Noun__1
written_rep: outcome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: obiettivo
sense_list:
(education) The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience (often used in the phrase learning outcomes).


lexentry: eng/outcompete__Verb__1
written_rep: outcompete
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reprimere
sense_list:
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.


lexentry: eng/outer_ear__Noun__1
written_rep: outer ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orecchio esterno
sense_list:
(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle/pinna and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.


lexentry: eng/outer_planet__Noun__1
written_rep: outer planet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pianeta esterno
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located beyond the asteroid belt, i.e., any of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.


lexentry: eng/outgassing__Noun__1
written_rep: outgassing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: degasaggio
sense_list:
The slow release of gas from a solid or liquid; especially, the release of gases into the atmosphere of a planet, or the release of gases from plastic parts.


lexentry: eng/outgoing__Adjective__1
written_rep: outgoing
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: uscente
sense_list:
(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).


lexentry: eng/outgrow__Verb__1
written_rep: outgrow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superare
sense_list:
(transitive, often, figurative) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.


lexentry: eng/outing__Noun__1
written_rep: outing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: entrata
sense_list:
A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.


lexentry: eng/outline__Noun__1
written_rep: outline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: bozza
sense_list:
A preliminary plan for a project. | (film) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.


lexentry: eng/output__Noun__1
written_rep: output
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uscita
sense_list:
(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/outrigger__Noun__1
written_rep: outrigger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bilanciere
sense_list:
(nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.


lexentry: eng/outside__Adverb__1
written_rep: outside
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuori
sense_list:
To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.


lexentry: eng/outside__Noun__1
written_rep: outside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esterno
sense_list:
The part of something that faces out; the outer surface. | The space beyond some limit or boundary. | The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.


lexentry: eng/outsource__Verb__1
written_rep: outsource
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: subappaltare | esternalizzare
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.


lexentry: eng/outstanding__Adjective__1
written_rep: outstanding
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccezionale | notevole
sense_list:
Prominent or noticeable; standing out from others. | Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.


lexentry: eng/outstrip__Verb__1
written_rep: outstrip
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superare
sense_list:
To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind. | (figuratively) To exceed or surpass (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/outtake__Noun__1
written_rep: outtake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bloopers
sense_list:
A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.


lexentry: eng/outwork__Noun__1
written_rep: outwork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grangia
sense_list:
(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.


lexentry: eng/ovarian_follicle__Noun__1
written_rep: ovarian follicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: follicolo ovarico
sense_list:
(anatomy) A spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.


lexentry: eng/ovary__Noun__1
written_rep: ovary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ovaia | ovario | ovaio
sense_list:
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.


lexentry: eng/over-the-counter__Adjective__1
written_rep: over-the-counter
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: da banco
sense_list:
(pharmacology, of medicine and other treatments) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.


lexentry: eng/over__Interjection__1
written_rep: over
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passo
sense_list:
(procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.


lexentry: eng/over_a_barrel__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: over a barrel
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spalle al muro
sense_list:
(idiomatic) In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized.


lexentry: eng/over_and_out__Interjection__1
written_rep: over and out
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passo e chiudo
sense_list:
(procedure word, idiomatic) Used in films and TV to signal the end of a conversation, especially one conducted by CB radio or the like.


lexentry: eng/over_easy__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: over easy
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uovo all'occhio di bue
sense_list:
(US) Of an egg prepared as food, fried on one side until most of the whites have cooked, then lightly fried on the other to finish cooking the whites, leaving the yolk unbroken and slightly soft (runny).


lexentry: eng/overage__Noun__1
written_rep: overage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mantovana
sense_list:
A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.


lexentry: eng/overall__Noun__1
written_rep: overall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuta | blusa | lavoro
sense_list:
(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.


lexentry: eng/overalls__Noun__1
written_rep: overalls
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: salopette
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.


lexentry: eng/overdo__Verb__1
written_rep: overdo
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: esagerare | cuocere troppo
sense_list:
To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).


lexentry: eng/overdrive__Noun__1
written_rep: overdrive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovrautilizzo
sense_list:
(dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the traditionally normal top gear, mainly to allow better fuel economy at highway speeds. In the 21st century, such gears are no longer viewed as "extra" and thus are often not called by this name anymore.


lexentry: eng/overexposure__Noun__1
written_rep: overexposure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sovraesposizione
sense_list:
(photography) Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.


