# translation

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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/make_of__Verb__1
written_rep: make of
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: interpretare
sense_list:
(transitive) To form an opinion about (someone or something); to appraise (a person, idea or situation).


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


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


lexentry: eng/make_someone's_blood_boil__Verb__1
written_rep: make someone's blood boil
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cagare il cazzo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/make_the_rounds__Verb__1
written_rep: make the rounds
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aggirare
sense_list:
To circulate from one place to another. | (medicine) To go from one place to another for a particular reason.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/maladministration__Noun__1
written_rep: maladministration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: malamministrazione
sense_list:
(chiefly, government, uncountable) Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this. [from 17th c.]


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/male__Noun__1
written_rep: male
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maschio
sense_list:
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. | A human member of the masculine sex or gender. | A plant of the masculine sex.


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


lexentry: eng/malignancy__Noun__1
written_rep: malignancy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: malignità
sense_list:
The state of being malignant or diseased. | A malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/man__Noun__1
written_rep: man
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: uomo | umano | essere umano
sense_list:
A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
written_rep: mandarin orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mandarino
sense_list:
A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges. | The fruit of this tree; in loose, informal usage, the term may include other similar citrus fruits such as Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan).


lexentry: eng/mandarinate__Noun__1
written_rep: mandarinate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mandarinato
sense_list:
A political form of rule by mandarins. | (figuratively) A type of government marked by excessive bureaucracy and Byzantine regulations.


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


lexentry: eng/mandate__Verb__1
written_rep: mandate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autorizzare
sense_list:
To (officially) require someone to do something or act in a certain way, to give them the authority to do so; to command.


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


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


lexentry: eng/mandolin__Noun__1
written_rep: mandolin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mandolino
sense_list:
(string instrument) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back. | A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.


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


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
written_rep: mandrake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mandragora
sense_list:
Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses. | A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes. | (slang) The drug methaqualone. | (folklore) A kind of tiny demon immune to fire.


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


lexentry: eng/manes__Noun__1
written_rep: manes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mani
sense_list:
The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives.


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


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


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Verb__1
written_rep: maneuver
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manovrare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.


lexentry: eng/manga__Noun__1
written_rep: manga
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manga
sense_list:
(countable, comics) A comic originating in Japan. | (countable, loosely, sometimes, proscribed) Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.


lexentry: eng/mangal__Noun__1
written_rep: mangal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangrovia
sense_list:
(ecology) A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mango__Noun__1
written_rep: mango
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mango
sense_list:
A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica. | A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.


lexentry: eng/mangonel__Noun__1
written_rep: mangonel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangano
sense_list:
(historical) A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and burning objects. | (non-technical, often, proscribed) An onager (type of catapult).


lexentry: eng/mangrove__Noun__1
written_rep: mangrove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangrovia
sense_list:
Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.] | A forest of such shrubs or trees.


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


lexentry: eng/maniac__Noun__1
written_rep: maniac
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maniaco
sense_list:
An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania. | (figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.


lexentry: eng/manic__Adjective__1
written_rep: manic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maniaco
sense_list:
Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked. | (psychiatry) Suffering from mania (the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels).


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


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


lexentry: eng/manifest_destiny__Noun__1
written_rep: manifest destiny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destino manifesto
sense_list:
The political doctrine or belief held by the United States of America, particularly during its expansion, that the nation was destined to expand toward the west. | The political doctrine or belief held by many citizens of the United States of America that their system is best, and the idea that all humans would like to become Americans. | The belief that God supports the expansion of the United States of America throughout the entire North American continent except Mexico.


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


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


lexentry: eng/manioc__Noun__1
written_rep: manioc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manioca
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which cassava and tapioca are prepared. | (uncountable) Cassava root, eaten as a food. | (uncountable) A food starch prepared from the root.


lexentry: eng/maniple__Noun__1
written_rep: maniple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manipolo
sense_list:
(Ancient Rome, military) A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers. | (Christianity, chiefly, historical) In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.


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


lexentry: eng/manipulation__Noun__1
written_rep: manipulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manipolazione
sense_list:
The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated. | The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic. | The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.


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


lexentry: eng/manna__Noun__1
written_rep: manna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manna
sense_list:
(biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. | (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mansard_roof__Noun__1
written_rep: mansard roof
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mansarda
sense_list:
A roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space. | A steeper roof that terminates into a flat roof at its high point.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mantilla__Noun__1
written_rep: mantilla
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mantiglia
sense_list:
A lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders. | A woman's light cloak or cape made of silk, velvet, lace, or other material.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mantle__Noun__1
written_rep: mantle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mantello
sense_list:
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. [from 9th c.] | (malacology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted. [from 15th c.] | (geology) The layer between Earth's core and crust. [from 20th c.]


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


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


lexentry: eng/mantra__Noun__1
written_rep: mantra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mantra
sense_list:
(Hinduism) The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer. [from 1808] | (originally, Hinduism) A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation. [from 1956]


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


lexentry: eng/manufacture__Verb__1
written_rep: manufacture
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fabbricare
sense_list:
To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery. | (derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.


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


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


lexentry: eng/manuscript__Noun__1
written_rep: manuscript
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manoscritto
sense_list:
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced. | A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/maquis__Noun__1
written_rep: maquis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: macchia
sense_list:
(botany) Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub. [from 19th c.] | (historical) The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere. [from 1940s]


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


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


lexentry: eng/marabout__Noun__1
written_rep: marabout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marabutto
sense_list:
(Muslim) A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa. [from 17th c.] | The tomb or shrine of such a person. [from 19th c.]


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


lexentry: eng/marathon__Noun__1
written_rep: marathon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maratona
sense_list:
A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race. | (figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity.


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


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


lexentry: eng/marcasite__Noun__1
written_rep: marcasite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marcasite
sense_list:
(mineral) The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS2, occurring as yellow crystals. [from 19th c.] | (historical) Any of various metal sulfides, usually iron sulfide minerals. [from 15th c.]


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


lexentry: eng/march__Noun__1
written_rep: march
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marcia
sense_list:
A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies. | A political rally or parade. | Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music) | Steady forward movement or progression.


lexentry: eng/march__Noun__2
written_rep: march
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marca
sense_list:
(now, _, archaic, historical, often plural) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary. | (historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.


lexentry: eng/march__Verb__1
written_rep: march
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marciare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does. | To go to war; to make military advances.


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


lexentry: eng/mare__Noun__2
written_rep: mare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incubo
sense_list:
(obsolete, or, historical) A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit. | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) A nightmare; a frustrating or terrible experience.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/margrave__Noun__1
written_rep: margrave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: margravio
sense_list:
(historical) A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area. | (historical) A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.


lexentry: eng/marijuana__Noun__1
written_rep: marijuana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marijuana | erba
sense_list:
The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect. | The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/maritozzo__Noun__1
written_rep: maritozzo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maritozzo
sense_list:
Any one of a kind of brioche-style bun filled with whipped cream and dusted with powdered sugar, originating in Rome, Italy, and traditionally eaten as a breakfast pastry.


lexentry: eng/marjoram__Noun__1
written_rep: marjoram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maggiorana
sense_list:
A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves. | The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/market__Noun__1
written_rep: market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: mercato
sense_list:
A group of potential or current customers for one's product. | A geographical area or region where a certain commercial demand exists. | A formally organized, sometimes monopolistic, system of trading in specified goods or effects. | The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/markup__Noun__1
written_rep: markup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: segnale
sense_list:
(computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/marriage__Noun__1
written_rep: marriage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matrimonio | nozze | sposalizio
sense_list:
The state of being married. [from 14th c.] | (often, _, specifically) The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/marshrutka__Noun__1
written_rep: marshrutka
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maršrutka
sense_list:
(Russia, _, &, _, nearby, _, countries) Synonym of shared taxi in former Soviet contexts, particularly a minibus on fixed routes.


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


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


lexentry: eng/marsupium__Noun__1
written_rep: marsupium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marsupio
sense_list:
The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young. | A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.


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


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


lexentry: eng/martin__Noun__1
written_rep: martin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rondine
sense_list:
Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.


lexentry: eng/martingale__Noun__1
written_rep: martingale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: martingala
sense_list:
A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point. | (nautical) A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit. | (mathematics) A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.


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


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
written_rep: martyr
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: martire
sense_list:
One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom. | (by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause. | (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mascaron__Noun__1
written_rep: mascaron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mascherone
sense_list:
(architectural element) A carved, ornamental face, either human-like or grotesque, whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.


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


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


lexentry: eng/mash__Noun__1
written_rep: mash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mosto di birra
sense_list:
(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. | (brewing) Ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.


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


lexentry: eng/mashup__Noun__1
written_rep: mashup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mash-up
sense_list:
(chiefly, computing, slang) A derivative work consisting of two or more pieces of (generally digital) media joined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a map overlaid with user-supplied data. | (music, slang) A remix created by combining two or more songs from different artists into one piece of music.


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


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


lexentry: eng/masonry__Noun__1
written_rep: masonry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muratura
sense_list:
The art or occupation of a mason. | That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__1
written_rep: mass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: massa
sense_list:
(physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram. | A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size. | (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor. | A large quantity; a sum. | Bulk; magnitude; body; size.


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__2
written_rep: mass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: messa
sense_list:
(Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist. | (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist. | A musical setting of parts of the mass.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/massage_parlor__Noun__1
written_rep: massage parlor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: centro massaggi
sense_list:
A place that offers a happy ending (a hand job) after the massage; a front organization for a brothel.


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


lexentry: eng/massify__Verb__1
written_rep: massify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: massificare
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive, anthropology) To become, or cause to become, oriented toward mass production, mass consumption, and high throughput rather than individuality.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/match__Noun__2
written_rep: match
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fiammifero | cerino | zolfanello
sense_list:
A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
written_rep: mate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: affiliato | membro | socio
sense_list:
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. | (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).


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


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


lexentry: eng/material__Adjective__1
written_rep: material
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: materiale
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical. | Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; corporeal; bodily. | (logic) Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical. | (especially, law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial. | Relating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic. | (obsolete) Full of substance or otherwise meaning. | (obsolete) In an important degree.


lexentry: eng/material__Noun__1
written_rep: material
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: materiale
sense_list:
A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, | Something (as data, observations, perceptions or ideas) that may be incorporated, elaborated or otherwise reworked into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the basis for arriving at interpretations, judgments or conclusions. | Cloth to be made into a garment; woven fabric. | (rare) The materiel of an army.


lexentry: eng/materialism__Noun__1
written_rep: materialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: materialismo
sense_list:
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns. | (philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.


lexentry: eng/maternal__Adjective__1
written_rep: maternal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: materno
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly. | Related through the mother, or her side of the family.


lexentry: eng/maternal_aunt__Noun__1
written_rep: maternal aunt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zia
sense_list:
A sister of one's mother. | A sister-in-law of one's mother; the wife or ex-wife of a maternal uncle. | An aunt on one's mother's side of the family, including both


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/math__Noun__1
written_rep: math
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mate
sense_list:
(informal, uncountable, North America, Philippines) Clipping of mathematics. | (informal, uncountable, North America, Philippines) Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).


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


lexentry: eng/mathematical_space__Noun__1
written_rep: mathematical space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dimensione
sense_list:
(topology) A set (a "universe") that consists of selected mathematical objects that are treated as points, and selected relationships between them.


lexentry: eng/mathematics__Noun__1
written_rep: mathematics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matematica
sense_list:
An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. | A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.


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


lexentry: eng/matriculate__Verb__1
written_rep: matriculate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: immatricolare
sense_list:
(transitive) To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university. | (intransitive, stative) To be enrolled as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.


lexentry: eng/matrix__Noun__1
written_rep: matrix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: matrice
sense_list:
(biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants. | (biology) The medium in which bacteria are cultured. | (mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory. | (computing) A two-dimensional array. | (archaeology, paleontology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.


lexentry: eng/matron__Noun__1
written_rep: matron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: padrona
sense_list:
A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children. | A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.


lexentry: eng/matronymic__Adjective__1
written_rep: matronymic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matronimico
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother. | By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor.


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


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


lexentry: eng/matter__Verb__1
written_rep: matter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contare | importare
sense_list:
(intransitive, stative) To be important. [from 16th c.] | (transitive, in negative constructions, now, England, _, regional, Caribbean) To care about, to mind; to find important. [from 17th c.]


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mature__Adjective__1
written_rep: mature
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maturo
sense_list:
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. | Profound; careful.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/maximum__Noun__1
written_rep: maximum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: massimo
sense_list:
The highest limit. | (mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.


lexentry: eng/may__Verb__1
written_rep: may
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: potere
sense_list:
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.] | (subjunctive present, defective, chiefly, poetic) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mazurka__Noun__1
written_rep: mazurka
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mazurca
sense_list:
(music) A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat. | (music) A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.


lexentry: eng/mazut__Noun__1
written_rep: mazut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gasolio
sense_list:
(petrochemistry) A grade of heavy fuel oil used in industry and also sometimes used in lieu of home heating oil.


lexentry: eng/me__Pronoun__1
written_rep: me
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: me
sense_list:
As the object of a preposition. | (colloquial, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.


lexentry: eng/me__Pronoun__1
written_rep: me
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: me | mi
sense_list:
(archaic, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb. | As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.


lexentry: eng/me_neither__Phrase__1
written_rep: me neither
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neanch'io | neanche io | nemmeno io
sense_list:
(colloquial) Used to say that a negative-containing statement of the previous speaker applies to the speaker as well.


lexentry: eng/meadow__Noun__1
written_rep: meadow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prato
sense_list:
A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.


lexentry: eng/meadowlark__Noun__1
written_rep: meadowlark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spada
sense_list:
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/meal__Noun__1
written_rep: meal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pasto
sense_list:
(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).


lexentry: eng/meal__Noun__2
written_rep: meal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangime
sense_list:
The ground-up edible part of various grains, used as a basis of food or feed; either flour or a coarser blend than flour (usage varies).


lexentry: eng/meal_ticket__Noun__1
written_rep: meal ticket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gonzo | pollo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.


lexentry: eng/meals_on_wheels__Noun__1
written_rep: meals on wheels
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cibo
sense_list:
A service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves, such as the elderly and people with disabilities.


lexentry: eng/mealworm_beetle__Noun__1
written_rep: mealworm beetle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tarma della farina
sense_list:
A darkling beetle (or darkening beetle) of species Tenebrio molitor, in the family Tenebrionidae, whose larvae (mealworms) are typically used as a food source for reptile, fish, and avian pets.


lexentry: eng/mean__Noun__1
written_rep: mean
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: media | mezzo
sense_list:
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.] | (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean__Noun__1
written_rep: mean
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: medio
sense_list:
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.


lexentry: eng/mean__Verb__1
written_rep: mean
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere fatto per
sense_list:
(transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean__Verb__1
written_rep: mean
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: intendere
sense_list:
(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/mean_value_theorem__Noun__1
written_rep: mean value theorem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: teorema del valor medio | teorema dell'incremento finito | teorema di Lagrange
sense_list:
(calculus, uncountable) The theorem that for any real-valued function that is differentiable on an interval, there is a point in that interval where the derivative of the curve equals the slope of the straight line between the graphed function values at the interval's end points.


lexentry: eng/meander__Noun__1
written_rep: meander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: meandro
sense_list:
(geography) One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse


lexentry: eng/meander__Verb__1
written_rep: meander
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avvilupparsi | dispiegarsi | spiegarsi | stendersi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage | (transitive) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.


lexentry: eng/meaning__Noun__1
written_rep: meaning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: significato | senso
sense_list:
The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol. | The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.


lexentry: eng/means_of_production__Noun__1
written_rep: means of production
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzi di produzione
sense_list:
(economics, Marxism) The combination of the means of labor, such as machines, tools, and equipment, and the subject of labor used by workers to make products.


lexentry: eng/meanwhile__Adverb__1
written_rep: meanwhile
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nel frattempo | intanto | nel contempo | nel tempo stesso
sense_list:
During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place. | During an intervening time; from now until a future time.


lexentry: eng/measles__Noun__1
written_rep: measles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morbillo
sense_list:
(disease) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
written_rep: measure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: misura
sense_list:
A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion. [from 14th c.] | (in plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
written_rep: measure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: misura | funzione di misura
sense_list:
(mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see w:Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
written_rep: measure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: misura | regolo | righello
sense_list:
The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
written_rep: measure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: battuta
sense_list:
(music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/measure__Verb__1
written_rep: measure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: misurare
sense_list:
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard. | To estimate the unit size of something.


lexentry: eng/measure_word__Noun__1
written_rep: measure word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: classificatore
sense_list:
(linguistics) A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages.


lexentry: eng/meat__Noun__1
written_rep: meat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carne
sense_list:
(uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food. [from 14th c.] | (countable) A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/meateater__Noun__1
written_rep: meateater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carnivoro
sense_list:
A person who eats meat. | A carnivorous animal. | Alternative form of meat-eater (“police officer who seeks out bribes”).


lexentry: eng/meatloaf__Noun__1
written_rep: meatloaf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polpettone
sense_list:
A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.


lexentry: eng/mechanic__Noun__1
written_rep: mechanic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meccanico | meccanica
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, historical) A manual worker; a labourer or artisan. [from 16th c.] | Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mechanical_advantage__Noun__1
written_rep: mechanical advantage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guadagno meccanico
sense_list:
(mechanical engineering) The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.


lexentry: eng/mechanical_engineering__Noun__1
written_rep: mechanical engineering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingegneria meccanica
sense_list:
(engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building machines and mechanical systems.


lexentry: eng/mechanical_pencil__Noun__1
written_rep: mechanical pencil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portamina | portamine
sense_list:
(North America) A pencil with a replaceable and mechanically extendable lead that wears away with use, designed to provide lines of constant thickness without requiring sharpening, and typically featuring a small eraser at the end opposite the tip.


lexentry: eng/mechanism__Noun__1
written_rep: mechanism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meccanismo
sense_list:
(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power. | A mental, physical, or chemical process.


lexentry: eng/mechatronics__Noun__1
written_rep: mechatronics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meccatronica
sense_list:
The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.


lexentry: eng/meconium__Noun__1
written_rep: meconium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meconio
sense_list:
(medicine) A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal intestines during the later stages of mammalian gestation, that forms the first feces of the newborn.


lexentry: eng/medal__Noun__1
written_rep: medal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medaglia
sense_list:
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object. | A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.


lexentry: eng/meddlesome__Adjective__1
written_rep: meddlesome
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: importuno
sense_list:
Characterized or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.


lexentry: eng/media__Noun__3
written_rep: media
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mass media | media
sense_list:
(often, treated as, _, uncountable) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.


lexentry: eng/media_outlet__Noun__1
written_rep: media outlet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organo di stampa
sense_list:
(media) A publication or broadcast program that provides news and feature stories to the public through various distribution channels, including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and web sites.


lexentry: eng/medial__Adjective__1
written_rep: medial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: centrale
sense_list:
(phonetics) (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue. | Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.


lexentry: eng/medial__Adjective__1
written_rep: medial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mediano
sense_list:
(anatomy, zootomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.


lexentry: eng/medial_rectus__Noun__1
written_rep: medial rectus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo retto mediale | retto mediale
sense_list:
(muscle) The broadest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the medial aspect of the sclera.


lexentry: eng/median__Noun__1
written_rep: median
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mediano | mediana
sense_list:
(statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/mediastinum__Noun__1
written_rep: mediastinum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mediastino
sense_list:
(anatomy) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.


lexentry: eng/mediate__Verb__1
written_rep: mediate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mediare
sense_list:
(transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties. | (intransitive) To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.


lexentry: eng/medical_certificate__Noun__1
written_rep: medical certificate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attestato
sense_list:
A statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.


lexentry: eng/medical_doctor__Noun__1
written_rep: medical doctor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dottore
sense_list:
A physician; a person who holds a doctoral degree or first professional degree in medicine, and practices in that profession.


lexentry: eng/medical_history__Noun__1
written_rep: medical history
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cartella clinica
sense_list:
Details of a patient's previous medical experiences, such as existing comorbidities, past infections, operations undergone, and medications taken.


lexentry: eng/medicine__Noun__1
written_rep: medicine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medicina | medicamento
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.


lexentry: eng/medick__Noun__1
written_rep: medick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alfa-alfa
sense_list:
Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.


lexentry: eng/medimnus__Noun__1
written_rep: medimnus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medimno
sense_list:
(historical) A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 52-58 litres, according to region and era.


lexentry: eng/mediocrity__Noun__1
written_rep: mediocrity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mediocrità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.


lexentry: eng/mediterranean_sea__Noun__1
written_rep: mediterranean sea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mare mediterraneo
sense_list:
(oceanography) A mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of deep water with outer oceans, and where the water circulation is dominated by salinity and temperature differences rather than winds.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
written_rep: medium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzo | strumento | tramite | veicolo
sense_list:
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent. | The materials or empty space through which signals, waves, or forces pass. | (engineering) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
written_rep: medium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: medium
sense_list:
A format for communicating or presenting information. | (countable, spiritualism, plural mediums or (rare, nonstandard) media) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
written_rep: medium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: mezzo
sense_list:
(microbiology) A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro.


lexentry: eng/medium_rare__Adjective__1
written_rep: medium rare
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: al punto
sense_list:
(of cooking, particularly meats) Cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown (in the case of beef); cooked to a degree between rare and medium.


lexentry: eng/medlar__Noun__1
written_rep: medlar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nespola | nespolo
sense_list:
Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.


lexentry: eng/medley__Noun__1
written_rep: medley
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: misto
sense_list:
(swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/medusa__Noun__1
written_rep: medusa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medusa
sense_list:
(zoology) A jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/meerkat__Noun__1
written_rep: meerkat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suricato
sense_list:
Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.


lexentry: eng/meet__Verb__1
written_rep: meet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incontrare
sense_list:
To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. | To come face to face with someone by arrangement.


lexentry: eng/meet__Verb__1
written_rep: meet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: incontrare | conoscere | soddisfare | conformarsi | ottemperare
sense_list:
To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.


lexentry: eng/meet_one's_match__Verb__1
written_rep: meet one's match
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trovare pane per i propri denti
sense_list:
To be opposed by someone of comparable strength and ability to oneself; to be defeated by such an opponent.


lexentry: eng/meeting__Noun__1
written_rep: meeting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incontro
sense_list:
(gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet. | An encounter between people, even accidental.


lexentry: eng/mega-__Prefix__1
written_rep: mega-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mega-
sense_list:
(originally) Very large, great. | In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M.


lexentry: eng/megacolon__Noun__1
written_rep: megacolon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megacolon
sense_list:
(uncountable) Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction. | (countable) A colon thus enlarged.


lexentry: eng/megafarad__Noun__1
written_rep: megafarad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megafarad
sense_list:
(physics, obsolete) A unit of quantity of electric charge; the quantity of electricity flowing through a one megohm resistor when driven by an electromotive force of one volt for one second.


lexentry: eng/megakaryoblast__Noun__1
written_rep: megakaryoblast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megacarioblasto
sense_list:
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.


lexentry: eng/megalomania__Noun__1
written_rep: megalomania
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megalomania
sense_list:
A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.


lexentry: eng/megalopolis__Noun__1
written_rep: megalopolis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megalopoli
sense_list:
A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis.


lexentry: eng/megaphone__Noun__1
written_rep: megaphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megafono
sense_list:
A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.


lexentry: eng/megaphonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: megaphonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megafonico
sense_list:
Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone | (of a sound) Produced by a megaphone | (of a voice) loud and echoey, as if produced by a megaphone


lexentry: eng/megapode__Noun__1
written_rep: megapode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megapodio
sense_list:
Any of several chicken- or turkey-like birds in the family Megapodiidae, which incubate their eggs by burying them where they receive warmth from decaying vegetation, solar radiation or geothermal heat. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/megaron__Noun__1
written_rep: megaron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megaron
sense_list:
(architecture, historical) The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.


lexentry: eng/megaton__Noun__1
written_rep: megaton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megaton | megatone
sense_list:
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)


lexentry: eng/megatsunami__Noun__1
written_rep: megatsunami
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megatsunami
sense_list:
(oceanography) An extremely large tsunami-like wave caused by an avalanche or landslide displacing large amounts of water very quickly.


lexentry: eng/megawatt-hour__Noun__1
written_rep: megawatt-hour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: megawattora
sense_list:
A unit of energy, especially of electrical energy, equal to that done by one megawatt acting for one hour (abbreviation: MWh).


lexentry: eng/megrim__Noun__2
written_rep: megrim
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gallo
sense_list:
A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).


lexentry: eng/meibomian_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: meibomian gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghiandola di Meibomio
sense_list:
(ophthalmology, anatomy) A sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.


lexentry: eng/meiosis__Noun__1
written_rep: meiosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: meiosi
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable, cytology) Cell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes.


lexentry: eng/melamine__Noun__1
written_rep: melamine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melamina | melammina
sense_list:
(chemistry) A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica


lexentry: eng/melancholic__Adjective__1
written_rep: melancholic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: malinconico | melancolico
sense_list:
Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.


lexentry: eng/melanin__Noun__1
written_rep: melanin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melanina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.


lexentry: eng/melanism__Noun__1
written_rep: melanism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melanismo
sense_list:
Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.


lexentry: eng/melanoma__Noun__1
written_rep: melanoma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melanoma
sense_list:
(oncology, disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.


lexentry: eng/melasma__Noun__1
written_rep: melasma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melasma
sense_list:
(pathology) A tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.


lexentry: eng/meld__Noun__2
written_rep: meld
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gloria
sense_list:
(card games) Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/meld__Verb__2
written_rep: meld
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: annunciare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points. | (transitive) To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.


lexentry: eng/melee__Noun__1
written_rep: melee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: combattimento corpo a corpo
sense_list:
(especially, military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.


lexentry: eng/melliferous__Adjective__1
written_rep: melliferous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mellifero | mielifero
sense_list:
(botany) Of a plant or its parts: bearing any substance (such as nectar or pollen) which is collected by bees to produce honey.


lexentry: eng/mellophone__Noun__1
written_rep: mellophone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mellofono
sense_list:
A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups.


lexentry: eng/melodica__Noun__1
written_rep: melodica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melodica
sense_list:
A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.


lexentry: eng/melodrama__Noun__1
written_rep: melodrama
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: melodramma
sense_list:
(countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic.


lexentry: eng/melt__Verb__1
written_rep: melt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fondere | sciogliere | liquare
sense_list:
(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.


lexentry: eng/melt__Verb__1
written_rep: melt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fondere | sciogliere
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.


lexentry: eng/melt_in_the_mouth__Adjective__1
written_rep: melt in the mouth
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sciogliersi in bocca
sense_list:
(idiom, of food) Deliciously soft and creamy, creating a melting sensation when eaten, and therefore needing little chewing.


lexentry: eng/melt_in_the_mouth__Verb__1
written_rep: melt in the mouth
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sciogliersi in bocca
sense_list:
(idiom, of food) To be deliciously soft and creamy; to create a melting sensation when eaten; to need little chewing.


lexentry: eng/meltdown__Noun__1
written_rep: meltdown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fusione del nocciolo
sense_list:
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.


lexentry: eng/melting__Noun__1
written_rep: melting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fusione
sense_list:
The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.


lexentry: eng/melting_point__Noun__1
written_rep: melting point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto di fusione
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure.


lexentry: eng/melting_pot__Noun__1
written_rep: melting pot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: crogiolo | calderone | melting pot
sense_list:
(figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.


lexentry: eng/mem__Noun__1
written_rep: mem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mem
sense_list:
The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/member_state__Noun__1
written_rep: member state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stato membro
sense_list:
A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.


lexentry: eng/membrane__Noun__1
written_rep: membrane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: membrana
sense_list:
A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force. | A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.


lexentry: eng/membrane__Noun__1
written_rep: membrane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: membrana | pergamena
sense_list:
(anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.


lexentry: eng/meme__Noun__1
written_rep: meme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meme
sense_list:
(originally) Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. | (Internet) Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc. [from 1993]


lexentry: eng/memoir__Noun__1
written_rep: memoir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: memorie
sense_list:
A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.


lexentry: eng/memorandum__Noun__1
written_rep: memorandum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: memorandum
sense_list:
A short note serving as a reminder. | A written business communication. | A brief diplomatic communication.


lexentry: eng/memorandum_of_understanding__Noun__1
written_rep: memorandum of understanding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettera d'intenti
sense_list:
(legal) A document that outlines the legal and factual premises believed by the parties to have been agreed to between them.


lexentry: eng/memorial__Noun__1
written_rep: memorial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monumento
sense_list:
(obsolete) Memory; recollection. [14th–18th c.] | Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered. [from 14th c.] | A chronicle or memoir. [from 14th c.] | (now, rare) A note or memorandum. [from 14th c.] | (chiefly, Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.] | (legal) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/memory__Noun__1
written_rep: memory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: memoria
sense_list:
(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will. | (computing) The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).


lexentry: eng/memory_card__Noun__1
written_rep: memory card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scheda di memoria | carta di memoria | memory card
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A personal computer's expansion memory module that fits in a standard interface such as a PCI or ISA slot.


lexentry: eng/memory_hole__Noun__1
written_rep: memory hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buco della memoria
sense_list:
A figurative place to which information is deliberately sent to be forgotten, or to which forgotten or lost information ends up; nowhere, oblivion.


lexentry: eng/memory_leak__Noun__1
written_rep: memory leak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: memory leak
sense_list:
(computing) Any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program whereby parts of memory become hidden or unusable.


lexentry: eng/memory_stick__Noun__1
written_rep: memory stick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scheda di memoria
sense_list:
(computing) One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.


lexentry: eng/memristor__Noun__1
written_rep: memristor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: memristore
sense_list:
(physics) A passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.


lexentry: eng/menagerie__Noun__1
written_rep: menagerie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: serraglio | recinto
sense_list:
A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.


lexentry: eng/mend__Verb__1
written_rep: mend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rammendare
sense_list:
(figurative) To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something).


lexentry: eng/mend__Verb__1
written_rep: mend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riparare
sense_list:
(archaic) To increase the quality of (someone or something); to better, to improve on; also, to produce something better than (something else).


lexentry: eng/menhir__Noun__1
written_rep: menhir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: menhir
sense_list:
(archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.


lexentry: eng/meningitis__Noun__1
written_rep: meningitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meningite
sense_list:
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.


lexentry: eng/meninx__Noun__1
written_rep: meninx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meninge
sense_list:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/meniscus__Noun__1
written_rep: meniscus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: menisco
sense_list:
The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. [from 19th c.] | (anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/menologium__Noun__1
written_rep: menologium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: menologio
sense_list:
A calendar of the days of the month or of all the days of the year divided by month, particularly as a table of information divided in this way and


lexentry: eng/mens_rea__Noun__1
written_rep: mens rea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dolo
sense_list:
(legal) A guilty mind, the conscious knowing of a perpetrator while committing an act that the act is illicit.


lexentry: eng/menses__Noun__1
written_rep: menses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mestruazioni
sense_list:
The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow.


lexentry: eng/mensiversary__Noun__1
written_rep: mensiversary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesiversario
sense_list:
(rare) A day that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of a significant event.


lexentry: eng/menstrual_cycle__Noun__1
written_rep: menstrual cycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciclo mestruale
sense_list:
The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uninseminated females of some animal species that is associated with reproductive fertility; especially the cycle in a human.


lexentry: eng/menstruation__Noun__1
written_rep: menstruation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mestruazione | ciclo | avere | cose
sense_list:
The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.


lexentry: eng/mensuralism__Noun__1
written_rep: mensuralism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mensuralismo
sense_list:
(music) European system(s) of musical notation, in use in different forms from c.1260 to c.1600, in which each note was given an exact time value


lexentry: eng/mental__Adjective__1
written_rep: mental
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mentale | pazzo
sense_list:
(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.


lexentry: eng/mental__Adjective__1
written_rep: mental
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pazzo
sense_list:
Relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter. | Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder. | Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers.


lexentry: eng/mental_calculation__Noun__1
written_rep: mental calculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calcolo mentale
sense_list:
Arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator.


lexentry: eng/mental_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: mental disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo mentale
sense_list:
(psychiatry) A behavioral or mental pattern that may cause suffering or a poor ability to function in life.


lexentry: eng/mental_hospital__Noun__1
written_rep: mental hospital
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ospedale psichiatrico | manicomio
sense_list:
A hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body.


lexentry: eng/mental_illness__Noun__1
written_rep: mental illness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo mentale | malattia mentale
sense_list:
(uncountable, psychiatry) The property of being mentally ill; mental disorders taken as a whole. | (countable, psychiatry) A mental disorder.


lexentry: eng/mentalese__Noun__1
written_rep: mentalese
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mentalese
sense_list:
(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/mentalis__Noun__1
written_rep: mentalis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo mentale
sense_list:
(muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.


lexentry: eng/menthol__Noun__1
written_rep: menthol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mentolo
sense_list:
(organic compound) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/mentonnière__Noun__1
written_rep: mentonnière
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mentoniera
sense_list:
(historical) An item of armor protecting the chin, often identified with or used interchangeably with the bevor.


lexentry: eng/menu__Noun__1
written_rep: menu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: menù | menu
sense_list:
A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.


lexentry: eng/menu__Noun__1
written_rep: menu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: menu | menù
sense_list:
(computing, gaming) A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface


lexentry: eng/mercantilism__Noun__1
written_rep: mercantilism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mercantilismo
sense_list:
(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.


lexentry: eng/mercaptan__Noun__1
written_rep: mercaptan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mercaptano
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R1.S.R2 ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R2 is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.


lexentry: eng/mercenary__Noun__1
written_rep: mercenary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mercenario
sense_list:
A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.


lexentry: eng/mercerize__Verb__1
written_rep: mercerize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mercerizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.


lexentry: eng/merchandising__Noun__1
written_rep: merchandising
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mercatistica
sense_list:
(originally, US) The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally) , the promotion of any goods or services for sale.


lexentry: eng/merchant_navy__Noun__1
written_rep: merchant navy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marina mercantile
sense_list:
A civilian maritime fleet dedicated to the sea transport of goods and merchandise; especially, such a fleet of any particular nationality.


lexentry: eng/merchantable__Adjective__1
written_rep: merchantable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: commerciabile
sense_list:
Fit for the market, i.e. suitable for selling for an ordinary price. Sometimes, this is a technical designation for a particular kind or class.


lexentry: eng/mercurial__Adjective__1
written_rep: mercurial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incostante | lunatico | mutevole | volubile
sense_list:
(comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mercury__Noun__1
written_rep: mercury
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mercurio
sense_list:
(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/mercury__Noun__1
written_rep: mercury
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mercorella
sense_list:
An annual plant, annual mercury (Mercurialis annua), formerly grown for its medicinal properties; French mercury, herb mercury. [from 14th c.] | Any plant of any species of the genus and the genus Mercurialis.


lexentry: eng/mere__Adjective__1
written_rep: mere
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mero
sense_list:
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/meretricious__Adjective__1
written_rep: meretricious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ordinario
sense_list:
Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.


lexentry: eng/merganser__Noun__1
written_rep: merganser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smergo
sense_list:
Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.


lexentry: eng/mergers_and_acquisitions__Noun__1
written_rep: mergers and acquisitions
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fusioni e acquisizioni
sense_list:
Business transactions in which the ownership of companies are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization.


lexentry: eng/meridian__Noun__1
written_rep: meridian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meridiano
sense_list:
(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/meridional__Adjective__1
written_rep: meridional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: meridionale
sense_list:
(astronomy, geography, meteorology) along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/meringue__Noun__1
written_rep: meringue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meringa
sense_list:
A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned. | A shell made of this mixture which serves as the receptacle for fruit, ice cream or sherbet.


lexentry: eng/merkin__Noun__1
written_rep: merkin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merkin
sense_list:
A woman's pubic wig. Worn for nude stage appearances and by women, originally after shaving their pubic hair to eliminate lice or for other reasons, now often as a fashion item.


lexentry: eng/merlon__Noun__1
written_rep: merlon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merlo
sense_list:
(architectural element, military, historical) Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.


lexentry: eng/meronymy__Noun__1
written_rep: meronymy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meronimia
sense_list:
(semantics, philosophy) The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms.


lexentry: eng/merry-go-round__Noun__1
written_rep: merry-go-round
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carosello | giostra
sense_list:
A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/mesentery__Noun__1
written_rep: mesentery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesentere
sense_list:
(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.


lexentry: eng/mesh__Noun__1
written_rep: mesh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rete | maglia
sense_list:
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.


lexentry: eng/mesh__Noun__1
written_rep: mesh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: maglia
sense_list:
A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.


lexentry: eng/mesitylene__Noun__1
written_rep: mesitylene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesitilene
sense_list:
(organic compound) The aromatic hydrocarbon 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene that is present in coal tar and crude oil; it has some use as a solvent


lexentry: eng/mesmerize__Verb__1
written_rep: mesmerize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incantare
sense_list:
To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.


lexentry: eng/meso-region__Noun__1
written_rep: meso-region
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesoregione
sense_list:
An administrative system that is equivalent to a prefecture or a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.


lexentry: eng/mesoderm__Noun__1
written_rep: mesoderm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesoderma
sense_list:
(embryology) One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce, through development, many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and the circulatory system.


lexentry: eng/mesology__Noun__1
written_rep: mesology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesologia
sense_list:
The study of the mutual interrelationships between organisms and their environment; branch of biology; former term for ecology.


lexentry: eng/meson__Noun__2
written_rep: meson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mesone
sense_list:
(now specifically, particle) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)


lexentry: eng/mesopause__Noun__1
written_rep: mesopause
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesopausa
sense_list:
(meteorology) In the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere. It is the atmospheric boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.


lexentry: eng/mesophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: mesophyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesofita
sense_list:
(botany) Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.


lexentry: eng/mesosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: mesosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesosfera
sense_list:
(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.


lexentry: eng/mesothelioma__Noun__1
written_rep: mesothelioma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesotelioma
sense_list:
(pathology, oncology) An uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium, usually of the lungs after exposure to asbestos.


lexentry: eng/mess__Noun__1
written_rep: mess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: confusione | casino | macello | percorso ad ostacoli | rovina | sconquasso
sense_list:
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding.


lexentry: eng/mess_kit__Noun__1
written_rep: mess kit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gamella
sense_list:
A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers.


lexentry: eng/mess_up__Verb__1
written_rep: mess up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: distruggere
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.


lexentry: eng/message_in_a_bottle__Noun__1
written_rep: message in a bottle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: messaggio in bottiglia
sense_list:
A message written on a scrap of paper, rolled up and put in an empty bottle and set adrift on the ocean; traditionally, a method used by castaways to advertise their distress to the outside world.


lexentry: eng/messenger_RNA__Noun__1
written_rep: messenger RNA
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: RNA messaggero
sense_list:
(biochemistry) RNA that encodes and carries information from DNA during transcription to sites of protein synthesis to undergo translation in order to yield a protein.


lexentry: eng/messiah__Noun__1
written_rep: messiah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: messia
sense_list:
(Abrahamism) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/messuage__Noun__1
written_rep: messuage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: appezzamento
sense_list:
(chiefly, law) Originally, a plot of land as the site for a dwelling house and its appurtenant interests; now, a dwelling house or residential building together with its outbuildings and assigned land.


lexentry: eng/mestizo__Noun__1
written_rep: mestizo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: meticcio
sense_list:
(Philippines, historical) A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Austronesian Filipino and Spanish or Chinese ancestry, such as that of the Spanish mestizos and Chinese mestizos from the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines.


lexentry: eng/meta-analysis__Noun__1
written_rep: meta-analysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meta-analisi
sense_list:
(statistics) Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies.


lexentry: eng/metabasis__Noun__1
written_rep: metabasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metabasi
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A change from one subject to another. | (pathology) Any change in the course of a disease; metabola.


lexentry: eng/metacarpus__Noun__1
written_rep: metacarpus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metacarpo
sense_list:
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.


lexentry: eng/metachromatic_leukodystrophy__Noun__1
written_rep: metachromatic leukodystrophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deficit di Arilsulfatasi | leucodistrofia metacromatica | malattia di Scholz
sense_list:
(medicine) Any of a range of genetic metabolic disorders caused by defective genes for arylsulfatase enzymes,especially, a deficiency in the enzyme ARSA (arylsulfatase A).


lexentry: eng/metaclass__Noun__1
written_rep: metaclass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metaclasse
sense_list:
(object-oriented programming) A class that serves as a template for other classes rather than objects.


lexentry: eng/metagenomics__Noun__1
written_rep: metagenomics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metagenomica
sense_list:
(genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.


lexentry: eng/metal__Noun__1
written_rep: metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metallo
sense_list:
Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.


lexentry: eng/metal__Noun__1
written_rep: metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: metal | metallo
sense_list:
(music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars.


lexentry: eng/metal_detector__Noun__1
written_rep: metal detector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cercametalli | metal detector | rilevametalli | rivelametalli
sense_list:
A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal. | A structure, similar to a doorway, through which people pass; an alarm is sounded if the person is carrying a metal object, as this may indicate a weapon.


lexentry: eng/metalanguage__Noun__1
written_rep: metalanguage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metalinguaggio
sense_list:
(linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.


lexentry: eng/metalepsis__Noun__1
written_rep: metalepsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metalepsi
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.


lexentry: eng/metallic__Adjective__1
written_rep: metallic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metallico
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal. | (of a color) Having the appearance of being of polished metal.


lexentry: eng/metalliferous__Adjective__1
written_rep: metalliferous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metallifero
sense_list:
(metallurgy) Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially.


lexentry: eng/metallocene__Noun__1
written_rep: metallocene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metallocene
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.


lexentry: eng/metallography__Noun__1
written_rep: metallography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metallografia
sense_list:
(metallurgy) The study of the structure of metals and their alloys, by any of a variety of techniques


lexentry: eng/metalloid__Noun__1
written_rep: metalloid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metalloide | semimetallo
sense_list:
(chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.


lexentry: eng/metallurgy__Noun__1
written_rep: metallurgy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metallurgia
sense_list:
The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.


lexentry: eng/metamorphic__Adjective__1
written_rep: metamorphic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: metamorfico
sense_list:
(geology) Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example). [from 19th c.] | (zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/metamorphic_rock__Noun__1
written_rep: metamorphic rock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: roccia metamorfica
sense_list:
(geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface


lexentry: eng/metamorphosis__Noun__1
written_rep: metamorphosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metamorfosi
sense_list:
A transformation, such as one performed by magic. | A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition. | (pathology) A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.


lexentry: eng/metanarrative__Noun__1
written_rep: metanarrative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metanarrazione
sense_list:
A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.


lexentry: eng/metaphor__Noun__1
written_rep: metaphor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metafora
sense_list:
(uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/metaphysical_naturalism__Noun__1
written_rep: metaphysical naturalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: naturalismo metafisico
sense_list:
(philosophy, metaphysics) Philosophical worldview which holds that there is nothing but natural elements, principles, and relations of the kind studied by the natural sciences.


lexentry: eng/metapsychology__Noun__1
written_rep: metapsychology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metapsicologia
sense_list:
(psychology) The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind. | (psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology.


lexentry: eng/metastability__Noun__1
written_rep: metastability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metastabilità
sense_list:
An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.


lexentry: eng/metastable__Adjective__1
written_rep: metastable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metastabile
sense_list:
(physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived, but may decay to a lower energy state when slightly perturbed or through a quantum transition.


lexentry: eng/metastasis__Noun__1
written_rep: metastasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: metastasi
sense_list:
(medicine) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.


lexentry: eng/metastasize__Verb__1
written_rep: metastasize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metastatizzare
sense_list:
(intransitive, medicine, of a disease or tumor) To spread to other sites in the body; to undergo metastasis.


lexentry: eng/metatarsalgia__Noun__1
written_rep: metatarsalgia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metatarsalgia
sense_list:
(medicine) Pain in the region of the metatarsals; inflammation of any of the five bones between the heel and the toes.


lexentry: eng/metathesis__Noun__1
written_rep: metathesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metatesi
sense_list:
(phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.


lexentry: eng/metaverse__Noun__1
written_rep: metaverse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metaverso
sense_list:
(science fiction, Internet, computing) A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.


lexentry: eng/mete__Verb__1
written_rep: mete
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: misurarsi
sense_list:
(transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).


lexentry: eng/meteor__Noun__1
written_rep: meteor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: meteora
sense_list:
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/meteor_shower__Noun__1
written_rep: meteor shower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sciame meteorico
sense_list:
(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when many meteors are seen on Earth during a short period of time.


lexentry: eng/meteoritics__Noun__1
written_rep: meteoritics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meteoritica
sense_list:
(astronomy, mineralogy, geochemistry, cosmochemistry) The science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.


lexentry: eng/meteoroid__Noun__1
written_rep: meteoroid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meteoroide
sense_list:
(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/meteorology__Noun__1
written_rep: meteorology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meteorologia
sense_list:
The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.


lexentry: eng/methadone__Noun__1
written_rep: methadone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metadone
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is similar to morphine in its effects but less sedative and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.


lexentry: eng/methamphetamine__Noun__1
written_rep: methamphetamine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metanfetamina
sense_list:
A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.


lexentry: eng/methane__Noun__1
written_rep: methane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metano
sense_list:
(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.


lexentry: eng/methanol__Noun__1
written_rep: methanol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metanolo
sense_list:
(organic compound) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.


lexentry: eng/methionine__Noun__1
written_rep: methionine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metionina
sense_list:
(amino acid, organic compound) A lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C5H11NO2S, found in most protein.


lexentry: eng/method__Noun__1
written_rep: method
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metodo | maniera
sense_list:
(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).


lexentry: eng/method__Noun__1
written_rep: method
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: metodo
sense_list:
(acting, often "the method") A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed. | (object-oriented) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.


lexentry: eng/methodology__Noun__1
written_rep: methodology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metodologia
sense_list:
(originally, sciences) The study of methods used in a field. | (loosely) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.


lexentry: eng/methotrexate__Noun__1
written_rep: methotrexate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metotrexato
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) An antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, and ectopic pregnancies.


lexentry: eng/methoxide__Noun__1
written_rep: methoxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metilossido
sense_list:
(chemistry) The anion CH3O− derived from methanol by the loss of a proton. | (chemistry) Any salt of this anion.


lexentry: eng/methyl__Noun__1
written_rep: methyl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metile | metilico
sense_list:
(organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.


lexentry: eng/methylated_spirit__Noun__1
written_rep: methylated spirit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alcol denaturato
sense_list:
(Commonwealth) Ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol; denatured alcohol.


lexentry: eng/methylation__Noun__1
written_rep: methylation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: metilazione
sense_list:
(genetics) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.


lexentry: eng/methylcellulose__Noun__1
written_rep: methylcellulose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metilcellulosa
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) A white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells in contact with water to form a gel; it has many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/methylene__Noun__1
written_rep: methylene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metilene
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) The divalent group –CH2– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds. | (organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine. | (organic chemistry) The unstable carbene :CH2


lexentry: eng/methylmercury__Noun__1
written_rep: methylmercury
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metilmercurio
sense_list:
(chemical compound) The organometallic cation CH3Hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment in the form of various compounds


lexentry: eng/methylphenidate__Noun__1
written_rep: methylphenidate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metilfenidato
sense_list:
(medicine) A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin


lexentry: eng/metic__Noun__1
written_rep: metic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meteco
sense_list:
(historical) In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.


lexentry: eng/metonym__Noun__1
written_rep: metonym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metonimia
sense_list:
(grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.


lexentry: eng/metonymic__Adjective__1
written_rep: metonymic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metonimico
sense_list:
Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.


lexentry: eng/metonymy__Noun__1
written_rep: metonymy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metonimia
sense_list:
(rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.


lexentry: eng/metre__Noun__1
written_rep: metre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metro
sense_list:
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+47⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.


lexentry: eng/metric__Adjective__1
written_rep: metric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metrico
sense_list:
Of or relating to the metric system of measurement. | (music) Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.


lexentry: eng/metric__Noun__1
written_rep: metric
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metrica
sense_list:
A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering). | (analysis) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the distance between two points. Formally, a real-valued function d on M \times M, where M is a set, is called a metric if (1) d(x,y) = 0 if and only if x=y, (2) d(x,y) = d(y,x) for all pairs (x,y), and (3) d obeys the triangle inequality.


lexentry: eng/metric_space__Noun__1
written_rep: metric space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spazio metrico
sense_list:
(mathematics, analysis, topology) Any set on which a metric is defined, giving a distance between any two elements.


lexentry: eng/metronome__Noun__1
written_rep: metronome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metronomo
sense_list:
(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.


lexentry: eng/metropolis__Noun__1
written_rep: metropolis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metropoli
sense_list:
(history, especially, Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony. | A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.


lexentry: eng/metropolitan__Adjective__1
written_rep: metropolitan
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metropolitano
sense_list:
(Orthodox Christianity) Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan. [from 15th c.] | Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/metropolitan_city__Noun__1
written_rep: metropolitan city
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: città metropolitana
sense_list:
In Italy, a special type of province that contains a large city at its core. See Metropolitan cities of Italy for a list.


lexentry: eng/metrosexual__Noun__1
written_rep: metrosexual
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metrosessuale
sense_list:
A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.


lexentry: eng/mevalonic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: mevalonic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido mevalonico
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) The hydroxy acid 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid, a biochemical precursor of the terpenoids.


lexentry: eng/mezuzah__Noun__1
written_rep: mezuzah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezuzah
sense_list:
(Judaism, and, _, occasionally, _, Christianity) A piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21) and attached in a case to the doorpost of a house.


lexentry: eng/mezzanine__Noun__1
written_rep: mezzanine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzanino
sense_list:
An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol. | (Canada, US) The lowest balcony in an auditorium, cinema, theatre, etc.; the dress circle.


lexentry: eng/miasma__Noun__1
written_rep: miasma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miasma
sense_list:
A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease. | (figurative) A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.


lexentry: eng/mica__Noun__1
written_rep: mica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mica
sense_list:
(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.


lexentry: eng/micelle__Noun__1
written_rep: micelle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micella
sense_list:
(chemistry) a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration


lexentry: eng/micro-region__Noun__1
written_rep: micro-region
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microregione
sense_list:
An administrative system that is equivalent to a county or a prefecture and a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.


lexentry: eng/microalga__Noun__1
written_rep: microalga
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microalga
sense_list:
Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.


lexentry: eng/microarchitecture__Noun__1
written_rep: microarchitecture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microarchitettura
sense_list:
(biology) The detailed structure of any organ etc. at a very small scale. | (computing) The architecture of the data processing parts of a microcomputer.


lexentry: eng/microarray__Noun__1
written_rep: microarray
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matrice ad alta densità | micromatrice
sense_list:
Any of several devices, containing a two-dimensional array of small quantities of biological material, used for various types of assay; the assay itself


lexentry: eng/microbiology__Noun__1
written_rep: microbiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microbiologia
sense_list:
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.


lexentry: eng/microbrewery__Noun__1
written_rep: microbrewery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microbirrificio
sense_list:
A small commercial brewery, often one serving a single pub at which it is physically located; in the United States, often used to indicate a brewery that produces fewer than 15,000 barrels of beer annually.


lexentry: eng/microcephaly__Noun__1
written_rep: microcephaly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microcefalia
sense_list:
A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.


lexentry: eng/microclimate__Noun__1
written_rep: microclimate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microclima
sense_list:
A small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate.


lexentry: eng/micrococcus__Noun__1
written_rep: micrococcus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micrococco
sense_list:
(biology) Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.


lexentry: eng/microcontroller__Noun__1
written_rep: microcontroller
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microcontrollore
sense_list:
(computing, electronics) A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.


lexentry: eng/microcosm__Noun__1
written_rep: microcosm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microcosmo
sense_list:
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.] | A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one. [from 17th c.] | (ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/microeconomics__Noun__1
written_rep: microeconomics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microeconomia
sense_list:
(economics) The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company.


lexentry: eng/microelectrode__Noun__1
written_rep: microelectrode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microelettrodo
sense_list:
A very small, fine electrode, most often used to study the electrical behaviour of biological cells or tissues.


lexentry: eng/microflora__Noun__1
written_rep: microflora
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microflora
sense_list:
Microscopic life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans.


lexentry: eng/microgram__Noun__1
written_rep: microgram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microgrammo
sense_list:
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10−6 grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.


lexentry: eng/microhistory__Noun__1
written_rep: microhistory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microstoria
sense_list:
The study of the past on a small scale, such as an individual neighborhood or town, as a case study for general trends.


lexentry: eng/micrometeorite__Noun__1
written_rep: micrometeorite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micrometeorite
sense_list:
an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting


lexentry: eng/micrometer__Noun__1
written_rep: micrometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micrometro
sense_list:
A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.


lexentry: eng/micron__Noun__1
written_rep: micron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micron
sense_list:
(physics, metrology) The thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter; a micrometer.


lexentry: eng/micronation__Noun__1
written_rep: micronation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micronazione
sense_list:
A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state (with varying degrees of seriousness), but lacks any legal recognition and exists only on paper or in the mind of its creator; a micronational entity.


lexentry: eng/micronutrient__Noun__1
written_rep: micronutrient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micronutriente | oligonutriente
sense_list:
A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.


lexentry: eng/microorganism__Noun__1
written_rep: microorganism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microrganismo | microorganismo
sense_list:
(microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.


lexentry: eng/micropaleontology__Noun__1
written_rep: micropaleontology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micropaleontologia
sense_list:
The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past; including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.


lexentry: eng/microphone__Noun__1
written_rep: microphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microfono
sense_list:
A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.


lexentry: eng/microphotometer__Noun__1
written_rep: microphotometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microfotometro
sense_list:
(physics) Any of various photometers used either to measure the variation of densities over small areas, or to measure accurately small changes in illumination.


lexentry: eng/microplastic__Noun__1
written_rep: microplastic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microplastica
sense_list:
Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.


lexentry: eng/micropyle__Noun__1
written_rep: micropyle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: micropile
sense_list:
(botany) In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.


lexentry: eng/microraion__Noun__1
written_rep: microraion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quartiere popolare
sense_list:
A residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict.


lexentry: eng/microscopic__Adjective__1
written_rep: microscopic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microscopico
sense_list:
Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal | So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. | Very small; minute


lexentry: eng/microsecond__Noun__1
written_rep: microsecond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microsecondo
sense_list:
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−6 seconds. Symbol: μs It is commonly represented with symbol µs.


lexentry: eng/microskirt__Noun__1
written_rep: microskirt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microgonna
sense_list:
An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level.


lexentry: eng/microtome__Noun__1
written_rep: microtome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microtomo
sense_list:
A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.


lexentry: eng/microvillus__Noun__1
written_rep: microvillus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microvillo
sense_list:
Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin.


lexentry: eng/mid-ocean_ridge__Noun__1
written_rep: mid-ocean ridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dorsale oceanica
sense_list:
(geology, oceanography) any of an interconnected system of broad submarine rises formed by plate tectonics


lexentry: eng/mid__Adjective__1
written_rep: mid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: medio
sense_list:
(linguistics) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ].


lexentry: eng/midbrain__Noun__1
written_rep: midbrain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mesemcefalo
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).


lexentry: eng/middle-class__Adjective__1
written_rep: middle-class
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borghese
sense_list:
Occupying a position between the upper class and the working class. | Characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education.


lexentry: eng/middle_child__Noun__1
written_rep: middle child
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cadetto
sense_list:
(psychology) In an immediate family containing three children, the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest.


lexentry: eng/middle_ear__Noun__1
written_rep: middle ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orecchio medio
sense_list:
(anatomy) The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.


lexentry: eng/middle_of_nowhere__Noun__1
written_rep: middle of nowhere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.

trans_list:
in Culonia | in culo a Cristo | in culo ai lupi | in culo al mondo | in culo al nulla | in mezzo al niente


lexentry: eng/middle_school__Noun__1
written_rep: middle school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scuola media
sense_list:
(schools, countable) A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.


lexentry: eng/middle_voice__Noun__1
written_rep: middle voice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diatesi media
sense_list:
(grammar) A voice that is neither active nor passive, because the subject of the verb cannot be unambiguously categorized as either agent or patient, having elements of both.


lexentry: eng/midge__Noun__1
written_rep: midge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moscerino
sense_list:
Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.


lexentry: eng/midget__Noun__1
written_rep: midget
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nano | nana | mini-
sense_list:
(sometimes, derogatory) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/midnight__Noun__1
written_rep: midnight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzanotte
sense_list:
The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. | Twelve o'clock at night exactly.


lexentry: eng/midnight_sun__Noun__1
written_rep: midnight sun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sole di mezzanotte
sense_list:
The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.


lexentry: eng/midriff__Noun__1
written_rep: midriff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ventre
sense_list:
(anatomy) The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.


lexentry: eng/midst__Noun__1
written_rep: midst
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: centro
sense_list:
(often, literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.


lexentry: eng/midwife__Noun__1
written_rep: midwife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostetrica | levatrice
sense_list:
(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.


lexentry: eng/mien__Noun__1
written_rep: mien
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cera | atteggiamento | postura
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.


lexentry: eng/mifepristone__Noun__1
written_rep: mifepristone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mifepristone
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.


lexentry: eng/migraine__Noun__1
written_rep: migraine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emicrania
sense_list:
(pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.


lexentry: eng/migrate__Verb__1
written_rep: migrate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: migrare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.


lexentry: eng/migratory_bird__Noun__1
written_rep: migratory bird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uccello migratorio
sense_list:
A bird that moves from one area of the world to another according to the season, usually from north to south and vice versa.


lexentry: eng/mil__Noun__1
written_rep: mil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trattina
sense_list:
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries.


lexentry: eng/mild_steel__Noun__1
written_rep: mild steel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acciaio dolce
sense_list:
Any of various steels having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering them softer and more malleable and ductile.


lexentry: eng/mildew__Noun__1
written_rep: mildew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muffa
sense_list:
(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.


lexentry: eng/mile__Noun__1
written_rep: mile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: miglio
sense_list:
Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values. | Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese mile or Arabic mile.


lexentry: eng/mile_marker__Noun__1
written_rep: mile marker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bambola
sense_list:
(automotive, road transport) A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/milecastle__Noun__1
written_rep: milecastle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: castello miliare
sense_list:
One of a series of small rectangular fortifications, spaced roughly one Roman mile apart, built during the period of the Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/milestone__Noun__1
written_rep: milestone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pietra miliare
sense_list:
A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.


lexentry: eng/milestone__Noun__1
written_rep: milestone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pietra miliare | traguardo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.


lexentry: eng/milieu__Noun__1
written_rep: milieu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ambiente
sense_list:
(specifically) A social environment or setting. | A group of people with a common point of view; a social class or group.


lexentry: eng/militant__Adjective__1
written_rep: militant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: militante
sense_list:
Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. [from 15th c.] | Aggressively supporting of an idea, group, political or social cause, etc.; adamant, combative. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/militarism__Noun__1
written_rep: militarism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: militarismo
sense_list:
An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.


lexentry: eng/military_academy__Noun__1
written_rep: military academy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: accademia militare
sense_list:
A secondary school or postsecondary school that incorporates military-like discipline into its educational program, typically leading many of its students to join the military.


lexentry: eng/military_exercise__Noun__1
written_rep: military exercise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esercitazione militare
sense_list:
A large-scale activity involving military forces from multiple countries or commands, designed to demonstrate the level of alliance between those forces and their ability to coordinate, as a signal to potential military adversaries.


lexentry: eng/military_parade__Noun__1
written_rep: military parade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parata militare
sense_list:
(military) A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.


lexentry: eng/military_police__Noun__1
written_rep: military police
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polizia militare
sense_list:
(collective) A unit of a military organization whose duty is to police the organization. They are in charge of law enforcement on military property, and of military personnel.


lexentry: eng/military_rank__Noun__1
written_rep: military rank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grado militare
sense_list:
A grade conferred upon officers in armed forces, police and intelligence agencies, typically denoted by particular insignia affixed to their uniforms.


lexentry: eng/military_service__Noun__1
written_rep: military service
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: servizio militare
sense_list:
Service in an army or other military organisation, whether as a chosen job (volunteering) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription).


lexentry: eng/militia__Noun__1
written_rep: militia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: milizia
sense_list:
An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.


lexentry: eng/milk__Noun__1
written_rep: milk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: latte
sense_list:
(uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy beans. | (countable, informal) An individual serving of milk.


lexentry: eng/milk__Verb__1
written_rep: milk
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mungere
sense_list:
(transitive) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow). | (transitive) To express a liquid from a creature.


lexentry: eng/milk__Verb__1
written_rep: milk
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sfruttare | mungere
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, a source of funds, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something).


lexentry: eng/milk__Verb__1
written_rep: milk
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: masturbare
sense_list:
(transitive, BDSM, vulgar) To masturbate a male to ejaculation, especially for the amusement or satisfaction of the masturbator rather than the person masturbated.


lexentry: eng/milk_saucepan__Noun__1
written_rep: milk saucepan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bollitore
sense_list:
A small saucepan, often coated with Teflon etc, having a wide lip; typically used to heat milk for drinks


lexentry: eng/milk_skin__Noun__1
written_rep: milk skin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panna
sense_list:
A sticky film of protein that forms on top of dairy milk and foods containing dairy milk (such as hot chocolate and some soups).


lexentry: eng/milkshake__Noun__1
written_rep: milkshake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: milkshake | frullato | frappè
sense_list:
A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring. | (New England, Australia, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.


lexentry: eng/milkwort__Noun__1
written_rep: milkwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poligala
sense_list:
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.


lexentry: eng/mill__Noun__1
written_rep: mill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mulino | macina | macinatoio | mola
sense_list:
The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.


lexentry: eng/mill__Verb__1
written_rep: mill
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: orlettare
sense_list:
(transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).


lexentry: eng/mill_race__Noun__1
written_rep: mill race
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gora
sense_list:
A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill.


lexentry: eng/mille-feuille__Noun__1
written_rep: mille-feuille
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: millefoglie
sense_list:
A type of pastry made of several layers of puff pastry usually filled with cream or custard, and topped with icing or sugar.


lexentry: eng/millennial__Adjective__1
written_rep: millennial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: millenario
sense_list:
Thousand-year-old; also (by extension, loosely) thousands of years old. | Occurring every thousand years. | Referring to the thousandth anniversary of an event or happening. | (by extension, originally, US, demography) Often capitalized: of or relating to, or characteristic of, people born in the last two decades of the 20th century from around the early 1980s to the mid 1990s (with 1996 births cited as the last Millennial year), and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E. | (Christianity) Synonym of millenarian (“pertaining to the belief in an impending period of one thousand years of peace and righteousness associated with the Second Coming of Christ and his reign on earth”).


lexentry: eng/millennial__Noun__1
written_rep: millennial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: millennial
sense_list:
(originally, US, demography) Often capitalized: a person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century, from around the early 1980s to the mid-1990s and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E., characterized by their familiarity with computer technology and poorer financial prospects than their parents.


lexentry: eng/millennium__Noun__1
written_rep: millennium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: millennio
sense_list:
(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.


lexentry: eng/millet__Noun__1
written_rep: millet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miglio
sense_list:
Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.


lexentry: eng/milli-__Prefix__1
written_rep: milli-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: milli-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m.


lexentry: eng/millilitre__Noun__1
written_rep: millilitre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: millilitro
sense_list:
(British spelling) A unit of measure of capacity, equal to one thousandth of a litre. Symbol: mL or ml.


lexentry: eng/millimeter_of_mercury__Noun__1
written_rep: millimeter of mercury
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: millimetro di mercurio
sense_list:
A unit of pressure equal to the amount of fluid pressure one millimeter deep in mercury at zero degrees Celsius on Earth.


lexentry: eng/milliner__Noun__1
written_rep: milliner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modista
sense_list:
(archaic) A person who sells (women's) apparel, accessories, and other decorative goods, especially those originally manufactured in Milan.


lexentry: eng/milling_machine__Noun__1
written_rep: milling machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fresalesatrice | fresatrice
sense_list:
(machining, manufacturing, idiomatic) A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.


lexentry: eng/millionairess__Noun__1
written_rep: millionairess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: milionaria
sense_list:
A woman whose wealth is greater than one million dollars, or the local currency; a female millionaire.


lexentry: eng/millionth__Noun__1
written_rep: millionth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: milionesimo
sense_list:
The person or thing in the millionth position. | One of a million equal parts of a whole. Term ppm (parts per million) is also used.


lexentry: eng/millipede__Noun__1
written_rep: millipede
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: millepiedi
sense_list:
Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601]


lexentry: eng/millstone__Noun__1
written_rep: millstone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: macina
sense_list:
(figurative) Ellipsis of millstone round one's neck, a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible).


lexentry: eng/milord__Noun__1
written_rep: milord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: milordo
sense_list:
(British, obsolete, jocular) An English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman.


lexentry: eng/milquetoast__Noun__1
written_rep: milquetoast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: timido | pavido | remissivo
sense_list:
(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.


lexentry: eng/mimeograph__Noun__1
written_rep: mimeograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciclostile
sense_list:
(historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying.


lexentry: eng/mimicry__Noun__1
written_rep: mimicry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mimetismo | mimetizzazione | mimica | scimmiottamento | scimmiottatura
sense_list:
An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of someone or something else.


lexentry: eng/mimosa__Noun__1
written_rep: mimosa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mimosa
sense_list:
(botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.


lexentry: eng/mina__Noun__2
written_rep: mina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mina
sense_list:
(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.] | (historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. [From 16th C.]


lexentry: eng/minaret__Noun__1
written_rep: minaret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minareto
sense_list:
The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).


lexentry: eng/minaudière__Noun__1
written_rep: minaudière
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smorfiosa
sense_list:
(obsolete) A woman who is exaggeratedly affected or coquettish. [18th–19th c.] | A type of formal, decorative women's clutch bag without handles or a strap. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mince__Verb__1
written_rep: mince
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: moderare
sense_list:
(transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.


lexentry: eng/mince_pie__Noun__1
written_rep: mince pie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tortina natalizia
sense_list:
A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/mince_words__Verb__1
written_rep: mince words
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesare le parole | usare mezzi termini
sense_list:
(idiomatic, intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To restrain oneself when speaking by withholding some comments or using euphemisms in order to be polite, tactful, etc.


lexentry: eng/mind-numbing__Adjective__1
written_rep: mind-numbing
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banale
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.


lexentry: eng/mind_map__Noun__1
written_rep: mind map
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mappa mentale
sense_list:
A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea.


lexentry: eng/mind_one's_own_business__Verb__1
written_rep: mind one's own business
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: badare ai fatti propri
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.


lexentry: eng/mind_you__Adverb__1
written_rep: mind you
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: detto ciò
sense_list:
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement, especially when toning down or rectifying


lexentry: eng/mindfuck__Noun__1
written_rep: mindfuck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: confusione
sense_list:
(slang, vulgar) Something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates the mind of another person.


lexentry: eng/mindless__Adjective__1
written_rep: mindless
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Noioso
sense_list:
(of a thing done) Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.


lexentry: eng/mine__Noun__1
written_rep: mine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miniera | mina
sense_list:
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.


lexentry: eng/mine__Noun__1
written_rep: mine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: mina | miniera
sense_list:
(military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.


lexentry: eng/mine__Verb__1
written_rep: mine
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: minare | estrarre | scavare
sense_list:
To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.


lexentry: eng/minefield__Noun__1
written_rep: minefield
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campo minato
sense_list:
An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid. | (figuratively, by extension) A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.


lexentry: eng/mineral__Noun__1
written_rep: mineral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minerale
sense_list:
(geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one. | Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable). | (nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition.


lexentry: eng/mineral_water__Noun__1
written_rep: mineral water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua minerale
sense_list:
Water from a spring that naturally contains dissolved minerals, often treated in any of several ways (filtering, aerating etc) and bottled; used either therapeutically or by preference, as a beverage, bath, or food ingredient.


lexentry: eng/minesweeper__Noun__1
written_rep: minesweeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dragamine | sminatore
sense_list:
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).


lexentry: eng/mingle__Verb__1
written_rep: mingle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mescolare | amalgamare | rigirare | rimestare
sense_list:
(transitive) To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.


lexentry: eng/miniature_golf__Noun__1
written_rep: miniature golf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minigolf
sense_list:
(golf) An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles.


lexentry: eng/miniature_sheet__Noun__1
written_rep: miniature sheet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: condominio
sense_list:
(philately) A smaller-than-normal sheet or pane of usually identical postage stamps, commonly containing gum and perforations, sometimes bearing a marginal inscription identifying an event being commemorated, printed as a souvenir or for collecting purposes.


lexentry: eng/minibar__Noun__1
written_rep: minibar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frigobar | minibar
sense_list:
A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.


lexentry: eng/minimal_pair__Noun__1
written_rep: minimal pair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coppia minima
sense_list:
(phonology) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme.


lexentry: eng/minimal_polynomial__Noun__1
written_rep: minimal polynomial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: polinomio minimo
sense_list:
(field theory) Given an algebraic element α of a given extension field of some field K, the monic polynomial of smallest degree of which α is a root.


lexentry: eng/minimalism__Noun__1
written_rep: minimalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minimalismo
sense_list:
(arts) A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form. | (music genre) A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.


lexentry: eng/minimize__Verb__1
written_rep: minimize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minimizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce. | (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.


lexentry: eng/minimum_wage__Noun__1
written_rep: minimum wage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salario minimo
sense_list:
(economics) The lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee, usually expressed as pay per hour.


lexentry: eng/miniseries__Noun__1
written_rep: miniseries
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miniserie
sense_list:
A radio or television series with a small number of episodes not intended to last a complete season.


lexentry: eng/minister__Noun__1
written_rep: minister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prete
sense_list:
(Protestantism) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.


lexentry: eng/minister_without_portfolio__Noun__1
written_rep: minister without portfolio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ministro senza portafoglio
sense_list:
(government) A member of a government having the rank of cabinet minister, but not assigned to oversee a particular government department or other permanent area of responsibility.


lexentry: eng/ministry__Noun__1
written_rep: ministry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ministero
sense_list:
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity | The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)


lexentry: eng/minivan__Noun__1
written_rep: minivan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: monovolume
sense_list:
A small van, especially (North America, Australia, NZ, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport.


lexentry: eng/miniver__Noun__1
written_rep: miniver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ermellino
sense_list:
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.


lexentry: eng/mink__Noun__1
written_rep: mink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: visone
sense_list:
(plural mink or minks) Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neogale vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).


lexentry: eng/minke_whale__Noun__1
written_rep: minke whale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balenottera minore
sense_list:
Either of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.


lexentry: eng/minnow__Noun__1
written_rep: minnow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sanguinerola
sense_list:
The common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), a small freshwater fish of the carp family Cyprinidae which has a green back with black elongated blotches, commonly swimming in large shoals.


lexentry: eng/minor__Adjective__1
written_rep: minor
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minore
sense_list:
(music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect. | Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:


lexentry: eng/minor__Noun__1
written_rep: minor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 17
trans_list: minore
sense_list:
(Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.


lexentry: eng/minor_third__Noun__1
written_rep: minor third
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terza minore
sense_list:
(music) A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 6:5, spanning two degrees of the diatonic scale.


lexentry: eng/minority__Adjective__1
written_rep: minority
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minoritario
sense_list:
(relational, attributive) Of or relating to a minority. | (attributive, politics, of a party, government, etc.) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.


lexentry: eng/minority_government__Noun__1
written_rep: minority government
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: governo di minoranza
sense_list:
(politics) Government by a political party or a coalition that does not have a majority of seats or votes in parliament.


lexentry: eng/minstrel__Noun__1
written_rep: minstrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: menestrello
sense_list:
(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.


lexentry: eng/mint__Noun__1
written_rep: mint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zecca
sense_list:
A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.


lexentry: eng/minuet__Noun__1
written_rep: minuet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minuetto
sense_list:
A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance. | (music) A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.


lexentry: eng/minus__Preposition__1
written_rep: minus
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meno
sense_list:
(mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/minus_sign__Noun__1
written_rep: minus sign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: segno meno
sense_list:
(arithmetic) The symbol −, used to denote the operation of subtraction or to indicate that a number is negative.


lexentry: eng/minute__Noun__1
written_rep: minute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minuto
sense_list:
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds). | A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree. | A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.


lexentry: eng/minute__Noun__1
written_rep: minute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: verbale
sense_list:
(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.


lexentry: eng/minute_of_angle__Noun__1
written_rep: minute of angle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minuto
sense_list:
An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.


lexentry: eng/miracle__Noun__1
written_rep: miracle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miracolo
sense_list:
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin. | A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it. | An awesome and exceptional example of something.


lexentry: eng/miraculous__Adjective__1
written_rep: miraculous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miracoloso
sense_list:
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.


lexentry: eng/mirage__Noun__1
written_rep: mirage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miraggio
sense_list:
An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.


lexentry: eng/mirepoix__Noun__1
written_rep: mirepoix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soffritto
sense_list:
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.


lexentry: eng/mirror__Noun__1
written_rep: mirror
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: specchio
sense_list:
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.


lexentry: eng/misanthropic__Adjective__1
written_rep: misanthropic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: misantropico
sense_list:
Having a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/miscarriage__Noun__1
written_rep: miscarriage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aborto
sense_list:
(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/miscarriage_of_justice__Noun__1
written_rep: miscarriage of justice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: errore giudiziario
sense_list:
(law) An error at a trial which led to an unjust outcome, such as the conviction of a person for a crime they did not commit.


lexentry: eng/miscegenation__Noun__1
written_rep: miscegenation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mescolanza etnica | miscegenazione
sense_list:
(chiefly, US) The mixing or blending of race in marriage or breeding, interracial marriage. [from 1863]


lexentry: eng/mischief__Noun__1
written_rep: mischief
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: birbone | malandrino
sense_list:
(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.


lexentry: eng/mischievous__Adjective__1
written_rep: mischievous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: birichino | malizioso | furbetto
sense_list:
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.


lexentry: eng/misdeed__Noun__1
written_rep: misdeed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: misfatto | crimine
sense_list:
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.


lexentry: eng/misdemeanor__Noun__1
written_rep: misdemeanor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contravvenzione
sense_list:
(law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.


lexentry: eng/miserable__Adjective__1
written_rep: miserable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miserabile
sense_list:
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. | Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.


lexentry: eng/miso__Noun__1
written_rep: miso
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miso
sense_list:
A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.


lexentry: eng/misprision__Noun__1
written_rep: misprision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbaglio
sense_list:
(uncountable) In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/misrepresentation__Noun__1
written_rep: misrepresentation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: travisamento
sense_list:
Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
written_rep: miss
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: perdere
sense_list:
(transitive) To fail to achieve or attain. | (transitive) To be too late to connect with or meet something or someone (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
written_rep: miss
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: mancare
sense_list:
(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
written_rep: miss
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: perdere | mancare
sense_list:
(transitive, mostly continuous tenses) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present (see also adjectival missing).


lexentry: eng/miss_out__Verb__1
written_rep: miss out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perdere
sense_list:
(intransitive, or, transitive with 'on') To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.


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. | (countable, Catholicism) An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.


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/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). | (uncountable) A sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration, associated with the custom that a man may kiss any woman standing beneath it.


lexentry: eng/mistress__Noun__1
written_rep: mistress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: padrona | signora
sense_list:
A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership. | (archaic) A respectful mode of address to a woman.


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:
Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their 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. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)


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/modulation__Noun__1
written_rep: modulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modulazione
sense_list:
(engineering, physics, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: modification of an electromagnetic wave or other oscillating carrier wave to apply a signal to it; (countable) an instance of this; also, the extent to which such a wave is modified; and the modified wave or signal. | (uncountable) Changing of the key in a piece of music; also, the effect achieved by this as an element of harmony; (countable) an instance of this.


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/moldavite__Noun__1
written_rep: moldavite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moldavite
sense_list:
(geology) A substance formed by meteorite impact, a component of the tektites found across central Europe.


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 themself 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. | (dated) 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: 04
trans_list: momento
sense_list:
(physics, mechanics) Ellipsis of moment of force. | (math) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement. | (colloquial, Internet slang, of a person) The current center of public attention and awe; the most important celebrity in their prime.


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.


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: slancio | impeto | impulso | momento
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. | The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment.


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:
(banking, 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/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/mongoloid__Noun__1
written_rep: mongoloid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asiatico
sense_list:
(anthropology, dated) A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world.


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, phonetics) To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel). | (intransitive, phonetics) 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) Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives.


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. | Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.


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/montane__Adjective__1
written_rep: montane
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: montagna
sense_list:
(ecology) Of, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline. [from mid 19th 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: 05
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/moonstruck__Adjective__1
written_rep: moonstruck
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lunatico
sense_list:
(archaic) Of a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic.


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: mocio | lavapavimenti | redazza | scopa a filacce | 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, relating to, or afflicted by 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 | mattinata | mane
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:
(countable, weapon) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail.


lexentry: eng/morning_tea__Noun__1
written_rep: morning tea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seconda colazione
sense_list:
(Australia, NZ) A small meal or snack eaten between breakfast and lunch; a period of time set aside for this purpose, taken as a break from schoolwork, work, a conference, etc.


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 (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-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/morphosyntax__Noun__1
written_rep: morphosyntax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morfosintassi
sense_list:
(linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences (syntax), regarded as an interlinked unit.


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 injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate. [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 considered to belong to Squamata, 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 | autostello | autoalbergo
sense_list:
(also, _, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.


lexentry: eng/moth__Noun__1
written_rep: moth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falena | tarma | tignola | camola
sense_list:
Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be 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, especially of 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, aircraft or spacecraft 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 | movente
sense_list:
(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/motor__Noun__1
written_rep: motor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: auto | autovettura | macchina
sense_list:
(now, _, colloquial, _, outside attributive use) A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles.


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_ship__Noun__1
written_rep: motor ship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motonave
sense_list:
(watercraft) A seagoing vessel powered by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel. Compare with steamship.


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/motorsailer__Noun__1
written_rep: motorsailer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motoveliero
sense_list:
(nautical) A vessel (usually a pleasure craft) that has been designed for both sailing and motor operation.


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: 02
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 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: muovere | 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_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, NZ) 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 or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.


lexentry: eng/mozzetta__Noun__1
written_rep: mozzetta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mozzetta
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) A short cape covering the shoulders and buttoned in front, with a hood, which is worn by the pope, cardinals, bishops, and other senior clergy.


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 Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.


lexentry: eng/muck_about__Verb__1
written_rep: muck about
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flirtare
sense_list:
(informal, intransitive) To do random unplanned work or spend time idly | (informal, intransitive, British, Australia) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to treat a situation unseriously.


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: 04
trans_list: fango
sense_list:
(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: coprirsi
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:
(law enforcement) A photograph of a person's face, especially one taken by the police during an 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. [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: 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__Noun__1
written_rep: multiple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: multiplo
sense_list:
(mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.


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/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 a 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:
(countable, veterinary disease, chiefly, historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle or other livestock, such as anthrax, babesiosis, or rinderpest; or a particular epizootic thereof; also, an infectious disease affecting other animals, such as poultry.


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_dysmorphia__Noun__1
written_rep: muscle dysmorphia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dismorfofobia
sense_list:
(bodybuilding, psychology) A disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with the idea that they are not muscular enough.


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.]


lexentry: eng/musette__Noun__1
written_rep: musette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zaino
sense_list:
(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 | scarabillo
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:
(children's 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, music 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
sense_list:
A small deer-like animal mostly inhabiting south Asia, in which neither sex has antlers, and males secrete musk, of the genus Moschus.


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/musk_thistle__Noun__1
written_rep: musk thistle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cardo rosso
sense_list:
A biennial herb of species Carduus nutans, in the sunflower family Asteraceae with a large drooping purple flower head, native to parts of Eurasia and North Africa and a common invasive species elsewhere.


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, historical) A foot soldier armed with a musket. | (military, historical) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.


lexentry: eng/muskmelon__Noun__1
written_rep: muskmelon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: melone retato
sense_list:
A type of melon with netted rind and sweet aromatic flesh, Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group (sometimes merged into Cantalupensis Group)


lexentry: eng/must__Verb__1
written_rep: must
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dovere
sense_list:
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. | 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/mutton_dressed_as_lamb__Noun__1
written_rep: mutton dressed as lamb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tardona
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_arse__Interjection__1
written_rep: my arse
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stocazzo
sense_list:
(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, sometimes, vulgar) Indicates incredulous disapproval, contradiction or disbelief.


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, sometimes, 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/my_kingdom_for_a_horse__Phrase__1
written_rep: my kingdom for a horse
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: il mio regno per un cavallo
sense_list:
The speaker is willing to sacrifice anything to obtain a seemingly unimportant item that is invaluable at a critical moment.


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:
(formal) 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 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: 04
trans_list: mi
sense_list:
(proscribed) Me, as the object of a verb or preposition without a reflexive trigger. Sometimes used for intensifying the pronoun of oneself. [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. | (religion, philosophy) 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. | (by extension) A set of assumptions or beliefs about something.


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: nagana | n'gana
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. [from 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 | napoleone
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 by an overinflated sense of self-importance (incl. subordination of other people's needs), sensitivity to criticism and difference in opinion and the denigration of others that are deemed lesser.


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/narrowness__Noun__1
written_rep: narrowness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: angustia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of being narrow. | (countable) A constriction; a narrow passage or place; an instance or aspect of being narrow, or having a limited scope or extent.


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 common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with 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 repository 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/national_service__Noun__1
written_rep: national service
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ferma | leva | naia | servizio di leva
sense_list:
Service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.


lexentry: eng/nationalism__Noun__1
written_rep: nationalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nazionalismo
sense_list:
A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for 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:
The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment. [from 16th c.] | (historical) The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial body of water. [from 17th 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_base__Noun__1
written_rep: naval base
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: base navale
sense_list:
(military) an installation in a port or harbour used as a centre of operations by the country's navy.


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/neaten__Verb__1
written_rep: neaten
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.


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__Noun__1
written_rep: necessity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: necessità
sense_list:
Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable. | Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power.


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) A 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.


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; negating a concept. | 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. | (transitive) To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.


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:
An adherent of neo-Nazism, any of various (far right, authoritarian, or bigoted) post-World War II Nazi ideologies.


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.


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) Among the early Christians, and still among the Roman Catholics, one who has 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_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 a monotreme, 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: endice | nidiandolo | 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: 01
trans_list: rete
sense_list:
(computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information. | Any interconnected group or system. | A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.


lexentry: eng/network__Noun__1
written_rep: network
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rete | reti
sense_list:
(literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.


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) A 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:
(pseudoscience, 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.


