# translation

lexentry: eng/leg_warmer__Noun__1
written_rep: leg warmer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scaldamuscolo
sense_list:
A type of garment similar to a footless sock, which usually extends from below the knee to above the ankle.


lexentry: eng/legal_person__Noun__1
written_rep: legal person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: persona giuridica
sense_list:
(legal) An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law.


lexentry: eng/legal_positivism__Noun__1
written_rep: legal positivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: positivismo
sense_list:
(legal) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values, i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans).


lexentry: eng/legal_representative__Noun__1
written_rep: legal representative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rappresentante legale
sense_list:
(law) One who represents or acts on behalf of another under authority recognised by law, such as a parent or guardian of a minor, a manager of a legal person, etc.


lexentry: eng/legal_tender__Noun__1
written_rep: legal tender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valuta legale
sense_list:
(legal) Any form of currency that by law cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.


lexentry: eng/legalize__Verb__1
written_rep: legalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legalizzare
sense_list:
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.


lexentry: eng/legate__Noun__1
written_rep: legate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legato
sense_list:
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions. | The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.


lexentry: eng/legion__Noun__1
written_rep: legion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legione
sense_list:
(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.


lexentry: eng/legionary__Noun__1
written_rep: legionary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: legionario
sense_list:
A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).


lexentry: eng/legumin__Noun__1
written_rep: legumin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legumina
sense_list:
(biochemistry, organic compound) Any of a group of globulins, resembling casein, found mostly in legumes and grains.


lexentry: eng/leishmaniasis__Noun__1
written_rep: leishmaniasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leishmaniosi
sense_list:
(disease) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.


lexentry: eng/leister__Noun__1
written_rep: leister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tridente
sense_list:
(fishing) A spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish, particularly salmon. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/leitmotif__Noun__1
written_rep: leitmotif
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leitmotiv
sense_list:
(music) A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera. | (by extension) A recurring theme.


lexentry: eng/lemma__Noun__1
written_rep: lemma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lemma
sense_list:
(mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition. | (psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.


lexentry: eng/lemniscate__Noun__1
written_rep: lemniscate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lemniscata
sense_list:
(mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.


lexentry: eng/lemon__Noun__1
written_rep: lemon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: limone
sense_list:
A yellowish citrus fruit. | A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits. | A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits. | A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). | (slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual. | (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor. | (fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex. | (geometry) The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints.


lexentry: eng/lemon_balm__Noun__1
written_rep: lemon balm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cedronella | melissa | citronella | erba limona | melissa vera
sense_list:
A perennial herb, of species Melissa officinalis, of southern Europe; used as a flavouring in ice cream etc.


lexentry: eng/lemon_juice__Noun__1
written_rep: lemon juice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: succo di limone
sense_list:
The liquid extract of lemon fruit, notably sour and often condensed, as used especially in food preparation.


lexentry: eng/lemon_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: lemon shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalo limone
sense_list:
A shark of species Negaprion brevirostris, growing up to 10 feet long and found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America.


lexentry: eng/lemonade__Noun__1
written_rep: lemonade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: limonata
sense_list:
(US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. | (UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.


lexentry: eng/lemongrass__Noun__1
written_rep: lemongrass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: citronella
sense_list:
One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.


lexentry: eng/lemur__Noun__1
written_rep: lemur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lemure
sense_list:
(colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.


lexentry: eng/lend__Verb__1
written_rep: lend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prestare
sense_list:
(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.


lexentry: eng/lender__Noun__1
written_rep: lender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: creditore | prestatore
sense_list:
One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.


lexentry: eng/length__Noun__1
written_rep: length
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lunghezza
sense_list:
The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object. | duration. | (figuratively) Total extent.


lexentry: eng/lens__Noun__1
written_rep: lens
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lente
sense_list:
A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams. | (anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.


lexentry: eng/lentil__Noun__1
written_rep: lentil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lenticchia
sense_list:
Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods. | The seed of these plants, used as food.


lexentry: eng/leonine__Adjective__1
written_rep: leonine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leonino
sense_list:
(pathology) Of a facies: resembling those of a lion as a result of some disease, especially a form of leprosy which causes leontiasis; also, of leprosy: causing a lionlike facies.


lexentry: eng/leopard__Noun__1
written_rep: leopard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leopardo
sense_list:
Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess) .


lexentry: eng/leopardsbane__Noun__1
written_rep: leopardsbane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doronico
sense_list:
Any of various plants, including Arnica montana, Senecio doronicum, Paris quadrifolia, and species of genus Doronicum.


lexentry: eng/leotard__Noun__1
written_rep: leotard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: body | calzamaglia
sense_list:
A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)


lexentry: eng/leper_colony__Noun__1
written_rep: leper colony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lebbrosario | lebbrasorio
sense_list:
An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.


lexentry: eng/lepidolite__Noun__1
written_rep: lepidolite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lepidolite
sense_list:
(mineral) A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.


lexentry: eng/leprosy__Noun__1
written_rep: leprosy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lebbra
sense_list:
(disease, medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.


lexentry: eng/lepton__Noun__2
written_rep: lepton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leptone
sense_list:
(particle physics) An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.


lexentry: eng/lepton_number__Noun__1
written_rep: lepton number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero leptonico
sense_list:
(physics) A quantum number related to the difference between the number of leptons and antileptons in a system


lexentry: eng/leptospirosis__Noun__1
written_rep: leptospirosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leptospirosi
sense_list:
An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira.


lexentry: eng/lesbian__Adjective__1
written_rep: lesbian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lesbico | lesbica
sense_list:
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two or more women; homosexual, gay. | (especially of an institution or group) Intended for lesbians.


lexentry: eng/lese_majesty__Noun__1
written_rep: lese majesty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lesa maestà
sense_list:
The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.


lexentry: eng/lesene__Noun__1
written_rep: lesene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lesena
sense_list:
(architecture) A low-relief, vertical pillar or pilaster in a wall, usually without a base or capital; used in architecture to divide a facade or other wall surface visually.


lexentry: eng/leshy__Noun__1
written_rep: leshy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guardaboschi
sense_list:
(Slavic mythology) A male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests.


lexentry: eng/lesion__Noun__1
written_rep: lesion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lesione
sense_list:
(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin. | (law) Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.


lexentry: eng/lesser__Adjective__2
written_rep: lesser
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: minore
sense_list:
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.


lexentry: eng/lesser_celandine__Noun__1
written_rep: lesser celandine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: favagello stelle pansotti
sense_list:
A European perennial herb (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers


lexentry: eng/lesser_flamingo__Noun__1
written_rep: lesser flamingo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fenicottero minore
sense_list:
A flamingo the Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.


lexentry: eng/lesson__Noun__1
written_rep: lesson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lezione
sense_list:
A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. | Something learned or to be learned. | Something that serves as a warning or encouragement. | A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.


lexentry: eng/let's__Verb__1
written_rep: let's
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dare
sense_list:
Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.


lexentry: eng/let__Verb__1
written_rep: let
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lasciare | permettere
sense_list:
(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to). | (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).


lexentry: eng/let_alone__Conjunction__1
written_rep: let alone
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nonché | per non parlare di | figuriamoci
sense_list:
(idiomatic, negative polarity item) Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone.


lexentry: eng/let_alone__Conjunction__1
written_rep: let alone
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: come anche | così come
sense_list:
(idiomatic, positive polarity item, rare) Not to mention, as well as; used after one item, to introduce a further item which is entailed by the first.


lexentry: eng/let_be__Verb__1
written_rep: let be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: laccare
sense_list:
(intransitive, archaic) To stop, to stop doing something; to leave off (now used alone, formerly also + infinitive).


lexentry: eng/let_bygones_be_bygones__Verb__1
written_rep: let bygones be bygones
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua passata non macina più
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).


lexentry: eng/let_go__Verb__1
written_rep: let go
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lasciare perdere | lasciare stare
sense_list:
(intransitive, with of, and, transitive, with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.


lexentry: eng/let_it_be__Verb__1
written_rep: let it be
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lasciare correre | sia quel che sia
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.


lexentry: eng/let_loose__Verb__1
written_rep: let loose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scatenare
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic, sometimes followed by with or on) To shout, make a loud sound, or perform a sudden, vehement action; to behave in a raucous, frenzied manner.


lexentry: eng/let_sleeping_dogs_lie__Verb__1
written_rep: let sleeping dogs lie
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non svegliare il can che dorme
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.


lexentry: eng/lethality__Noun__1
written_rep: lethality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: letalità
sense_list:
The degree of lethal (mortal) danger that something (usually a disease or a weapon) presents; the magnitude of its power to kill organisms exposed to it; this property is indirectly measured by any of various proxy rates, including mortality rate, case fatality rate, or infection fatality rate (for diseases) or kill rate (for weapons, pesticides, or parasites).


lexentry: eng/lethargy__Noun__1
written_rep: lethargy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: letargo | letargia
sense_list:
A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/letter_carrier__Noun__1
written_rep: letter carrier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postino
sense_list:
An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_credit__Noun__1
written_rep: letter of credit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettera di credito
sense_list:
(finance, banking) A document, used primarily in trade finance and issued generally by a financial institution, in which the institution promises to pay debts up to a certain limit to be acquired by the beneficiary against delivery of documents specified in the letter.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_marque__Noun__1
written_rep: letter of marque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettera di corsa
sense_list:
(nautical, historical) An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation; especially to attack merchant shipping of another nation.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_recommendation__Noun__1
written_rep: letter of recommendation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettera di raccomandazione
sense_list:
A letter written by one person who is familiar with another, usually a teacher, employer, or person of similar authority, evaluating and often extolling the fitness of the other person for a position.


lexentry: eng/letter_to_the_editor__Noun__1
written_rep: letter to the editor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettera al direttore
sense_list:
A letter written to a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, usually intended for publication, about issues of concern to readers.


lexentry: eng/letterbox__Noun__1
written_rep: letterbox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buca delle lettere | cassetta per le lettere
sense_list:
A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/letters_patent__Noun__1
written_rep: letters patent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettere patenti
sense_list:
(law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority to direct that some action be taken; to grant a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization; or to record a contract.


lexentry: eng/lettuce__Noun__1
written_rep: lettuce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lattuga
sense_list:
An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves. | (uncountable) The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.


lexentry: eng/leu__Noun__1
written_rep: leu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leu
sense_list:
The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani. | The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani.


lexentry: eng/leucine__Noun__1
written_rep: leucine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leucina
sense_list:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.


lexentry: eng/leucism__Noun__1
written_rep: leucism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leucismo
sense_list:
(zoology, pathology) An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin).


lexentry: eng/leucoplast__Noun__1
written_rep: leucoplast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leucoplasto
sense_list:
(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.


lexentry: eng/leukemia__Noun__1
written_rep: leukemia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leucemia
sense_list:
(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.


lexentry: eng/leukocyte__Noun__1
written_rep: leukocyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leucocita
sense_list:
(hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.


lexentry: eng/leukoplakia__Noun__1
written_rep: leukoplakia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leucoplachia | leucoplasia
sense_list:
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.


lexentry: eng/levator_labii_superioris_alaeque_nasi__Noun__1
written_rep: levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(muscle) A muscle of the face that arises from the nasal process of the maxilla, that passes downward and laterally, that divides into a part inserting into the alar cartilage and one inserting into the upper lip and that dilates the nostril and elevates the upper lip.

trans_list:
elevatore del labbro superiore e dell'ala del naso | muscolo elevatore del labbro superiore e dell'ala del naso


lexentry: eng/levator_palpebrae_superioris__Noun__1
written_rep: levator palpebrae superioris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elevatore della palpebra superiore
sense_list:
(muscle) A thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
written_rep: level
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: livella | livello
sense_list:
A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference. | (Singapore, education) A school grade or year.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
written_rep: level
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: livello
sense_list:
A distance relative to a given reference elevation. | Degree or amount. | (computer science) Distance from the root node of a tree structure. | (video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world. | (role-playing games, video games) A numeric value that quantifies a character, ability, or item's experience and power.


lexentry: eng/level__Verb__1
written_rep: level
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: lanciare | puntare | rivolgere | scagliare | spianare
sense_list:
To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc). | To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/levity__Noun__1
written_rep: levity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: facilità
sense_list:
Lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; lack of appropriate seriousness; inclination to make a joke of serious matters. | The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/lexicography__Noun__1
written_rep: lexicography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lessicografia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries. | (uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.


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


lexentry: eng/lexicon__Noun__1
written_rep: lexicon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lessico
sense_list:
The vocabulary of a language. | (lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes. | A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic. | (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.) | (rare) Any dictionary.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/liberal__Noun__1
written_rep: liberal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liberale
sense_list:
One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism). | (political) A supporter of any of several liberal parties.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
written_rep: liberalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liberalismo
sense_list:
The quality of being liberal. | (politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed. | (economics) An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/libido__Noun__1
written_rep: libido
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: libido
sense_list:
(common usage) Sexual urges or drives. | (psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.


lexentry: eng/library__Noun__1
written_rep: library
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biblioteca | libreria
sense_list:
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users. | (genetics) A collection of DNA material from a single organism or relative to a single disease.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
written_rep: licorice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liquirizia
sense_list:
(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. | (uncountable, chemistry) A flavouring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
written_rep: life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vita
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. | A worthwhile existence. | Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc. | The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive. | Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it. | (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.


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


lexentry: eng/life_cycle__Noun__1
written_rep: life cycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciclo di vita | ciclo vitale
sense_list:
(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death. | (by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/lifespan__Noun__1
written_rep: lifespan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: durata di vita
sense_list:
The length of time for which an organism lives. | (by extension) The length of time for which something exists or is current, valid, or usable.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
written_rep: light
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luce
sense_list:
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light. | (countable) A source of illumination. | (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information. | A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/likely__Adjective__1
written_rep: likely
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: adatto | promettente
sense_list:
Appropriate, suitable; believable; promising, having a good potential. | Leading with high probability to some specified outcome.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
written_rep: limbo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: limbo
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.] | (countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status. [from mid 17th c.]


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


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__3
written_rep: lime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lime | limetta | lima
sense_list:
Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. | Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/limit__Noun__1
written_rep: limit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: limite
sense_list:
(mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge). | (mathematics) Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.


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


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


lexentry: eng/limitation__Noun__1
written_rep: limitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: limitazione
sense_list:
The act of limiting or the state of being limited. | An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linea
sense_list:
(music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. | (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length). | The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection. | A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc. | (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.) | Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude: | (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/linear__Adjective__1
written_rep: linear
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lineare
sense_list:
Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course. | (mathematics) (of polynomials or polynomial equations)


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


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


lexentry: eng/linearity__Noun__1
written_rep: linearity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linearità
sense_list:
The state of being linear. | (mathematics) A relationship between several quantities which can be considered as proportional and expressed in terms of linear algebra, or any mathematical property of a relationship, operation or function that is analogous to such proportionality, satisfying additivity and homogeneity.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
written_rep: link
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: anello | maglia
sense_list:
(kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained. | (chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.


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


lexentry: eng/link_up__Verb__1
written_rep: link up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collegare
sense_list:
(transitive) To link or join together. | (intransitive) To become linked or joined together. | (informal) To meet with someone.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/lion__Noun__1
written_rep: lion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leone
sense_list:
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. | (in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness. | (by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion. | A Chinese foo dog. | A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity. | A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity. | A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. | (historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.


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


lexentry: eng/lip__Noun__1
written_rep: lip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: labbro
sense_list:
(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. | (countable) A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/liquid__Adjective__1
written_rep: liquid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liquido
sense_list:
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure. | (finance, of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value. | (finance, of a market) Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/liquidate__Verb__1
written_rep: liquidate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: liquidare
sense_list:
(transitive) To convert (assets) into cash; to redeem. | (transitive) to kill, destroy, eliminate (mostly for political or ideological reasons)


lexentry: eng/liquidity__Noun__1
written_rep: liquidity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: liquidità
sense_list:
(economics, countable) An asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value; the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash. | (finance) Availability of cash over short term: ability to service short-term debt.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/list__Verb__1
written_rep: list
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elencare | listare
sense_list:
(transitive) To create or recite a list. | (transitive) To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/litany__Noun__1
written_rep: litany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: litania
sense_list:
A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation. | (figurative) A prolonged or tedious list.


lexentry: eng/lite__Adjective__1
written_rep: lite
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: chiara
sense_list:
Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially. | Lightweight


lexentry: eng/literal__Adjective__1
written_rep: literal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: letterale | alla lettera
sense_list:
Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical, and etymonic rather than idiomatic. | Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/literate__Adjective__1
written_rep: literate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: letterato
sense_list:
Able to read and write; having literacy. | Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.


lexentry: eng/literature__Noun__1
written_rep: literature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: letteratura
sense_list:
The body of all written works. | The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture. | (usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/litmus_test__Noun__1
written_rep: litmus test
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cartina tornasole
sense_list:
(chemistry) A simple, binary test for the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, using litmus paper. | (figuratively, by extension) Any test which produces a binary, decisive result (for example, determining whether to appoint someone to a job) by measuring a single indicator.


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


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


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
written_rep: litter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: rifiuti | spazzatura | immondizia
sense_list:
(countable) A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs. [1330s] | (medical, countable) Synonym of stretcher, such a vehicle used for transporting the sick and injured, inclusive of designs carried in the hand.


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


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


lexentry: eng/little_boy__Noun__1
written_rep: little boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bambino
sense_list:
A male child, especially one younger than ten years of age. | (AU, NZ) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a cheerio.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/live__Adjective__1
written_rep: live
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vivo
sense_list:
(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive. | (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.


lexentry: eng/live__Verb__1
written_rep: live
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vivere
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be alive; to have life. | (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue. | (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/liver__Noun__1
written_rep: liver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fegato
sense_list:
(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions. | (countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used as food. | A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/load__Verb__1
written_rep: load
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caricare
sense_list:
(transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage). | (transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition. | (transitive, computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory. | (intransitive, computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.


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


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


lexentry: eng/loading_gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: loading gauge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sagoma limite
sense_list:
(rail, UK) The maximum permitted height and width for a rail vehicle, governed by clearances in tunnels, under bridges and past lineside structures. | (rail) A physical structure, often a metal frame above a railroad track, to check the maximum height and width of a vehicle.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
written_rep: lobe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lobo
sense_list:
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] | (anatomy) A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: lobotomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lobotomia
sense_list:
A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses. | (figurative) Separation, removal or deprivation.


lexentry: eng/lobster__Noun__1
written_rep: lobster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astice | aragosta | gambero di mare | lupicante
sense_list:
A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood. | A crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws, which is used as a seafood.


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


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
written_rep: local
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: locale
sense_list:
(computing, of a resource) Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline. | (computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program. | (group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups. | (algebra, algebraic geometry, of a property P of a ring R (or an R-module M)) Such that the following conditions are equivalent: (1) P holds for R (M); (2) P holds for the localization R_\mathfrak{p} (M_\mathfrak{p}) for all prime ideals \mathfrak{p} of R; (3) P holds for the localization R_\mathfrak{m} (M_\mathfrak{m}) for all maximal ideals \mathfrak{m} of R. | (medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/locality__Noun__1
written_rep: locality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: località
sense_list:
The features or surroundings of a particular place. | (uncountable, maths, computing) The condition of being local. | (geography) A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
written_rep: localization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: localizzazione
sense_list:
The state of being localized. | (algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/locked__Adjective__1
written_rep: locked
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiuso a chiave
sense_list:
Having undergone locking; secured by a lock. | (computing) Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.


lexentry: eng/locker__Noun__1
written_rep: locker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armadietto
sense_list:
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers. | A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.


lexentry: eng/locket__Noun__1
written_rep: locket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medaglione
sense_list:
A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item. | (archaic) The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/locus__Noun__1
written_rep: locus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: logo
sense_list:
A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. | (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
written_rep: logic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: logica
sense_list:
(uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements. | (countable, mathematics) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics. | (countable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person. | (countable, sociology) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.


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


lexentry: eng/logical__Adjective__1
written_rep: logical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: logico
sense_list:
(not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic. | Reasonable. | (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/logistics__Noun__1
written_rep: logistics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: logistica
sense_list:
(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements. | (military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/logorrhea__Noun__1
written_rep: logorrhea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: logorrea
sense_list:
(often, humorous) Excessive talkativeness. | (psychology) Excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/loneliness__Noun__1
written_rep: loneliness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solitudine
sense_list:
A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions. | The condition or state of being alone or having no companions.


lexentry: eng/long-distance__Adjective__1
written_rep: long-distance
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: distante
sense_list:
Referring to a non-local telephone call; a toll call. | Referring to a romantic relationship: between two people with a considerable distance between them.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/longitude__Noun__1
written_rep: longitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: longitudine
sense_list:
(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian. | (geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/look_up__Verb__1
written_rep: look up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cercare
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something. | To obtain information about something from a reference book.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/loose__Adjective__1
written_rep: loose
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sciolto | slegato
sense_list:
Not compact. | (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/lord__Noun__1
written_rep: lord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: signore
sense_list:
(archaic) The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession | One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)


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


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


lexentry: eng/lord_of_the_manor__Noun__1
written_rep: lord of the manor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: castellano
sense_list:
(law, historical) The feudal lord of a manor estate. | (archaic) A ceremonial title retained or bestowed in certain contexts.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/lose__Verb__1
written_rep: lose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perdere
sense_list:
(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend). | (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident. | (transitive) To shed (weight). | To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from. | (transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). | (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer. | (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/loudness__Noun__1
written_rep: loudness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sonorità
sense_list:
the perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons | the physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/louver__Noun__1
written_rep: louver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: feritoia
sense_list:
A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light. [from 14th c.] | (chiefly, _, in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. [from 16th c.] | Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.


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


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


lexentry: eng/love__Noun__1
written_rep: love
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: fare l'amore
sense_list:
(euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction. | (euphemistic) Sexual activity.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/lover__Noun__1
written_rep: lover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amante
sense_list:
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. | A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair. | A person who loves something.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
written_rep: low
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: basso
sense_list:
Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.) | Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). | (especially in, _, biology) Simple in complexity or development. | (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.


lexentry: eng/low_blow__Noun__1
written_rep: low blow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colpo basso
sense_list:
(boxing) An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist. | (figurative, by extension) Any attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous.


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


lexentry: eng/lower__Verb__1
written_rep: lower
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbassare
sense_list:
(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down | (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/luminosity__Noun__1
written_rep: luminosity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luminosità
sense_list:
(uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance | (physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor | (astronomy) The rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/lupin__Noun__1
written_rep: lupin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lupino
sense_list:
Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae. | A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly.


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


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


lexentry: eng/lure__Verb__1
written_rep: lure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adescare | ammaliare | incantare | sedurre | tentare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile. | (transitive) To attract fish with a lure. | (transitive, falconry) To recall a hawk with a lure.


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


lexentry: eng/lust__Noun__1
written_rep: lust
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lussuria
sense_list:
(archaic) A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual. | (archaic) A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/luxury__Noun__1
written_rep: luxury
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lusso
sense_list:
Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings. | Something desirable but expensive. | Something that is pleasant but not necessary in life.


lexentry: eng/lye__Noun__1
written_rep: lye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liscivia | cenerata | ranno
sense_list:
An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes). | Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mRNA__Noun__1
written_rep: mRNA
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mRNA
sense_list:
(uncountable, biochemistry) Initialism of messenger RNA. | (countable, biochemistry) A strand of messenger RNA.


lexentry: eng/ma'am__Noun__1
written_rep: ma'am
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: signora
sense_list:
Chiefly used as a form of address for a woman: | A respectful term of address to a woman of higher rank or position. | (archaic) A title for a married woman.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
written_rep: machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: macchina
sense_list:
Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use. | (historical) A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/macula__Noun__1
written_rep: macula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: macula
sense_list:
(anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision. | A rather large spot or blotch of color.


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


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


lexentry: eng/madrigal__Noun__1
written_rep: madrigal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: madrigale
sense_list:
(music) A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy. | (music) A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy. | (poetry) A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music.


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


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


lexentry: eng/magazine__Noun__1
written_rep: magazine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: caricatore
sense_list:
(military) An ammunition storehouse. | A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.


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


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


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
written_rep: magic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magia
sense_list:
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.] | (entertainment) The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/magistrate__Noun__1
written_rep: magistrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magistrato
sense_list:
(legal) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both. | (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.


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


lexentry: eng/magnate__Noun__1
written_rep: magnate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magnate
sense_list:
Powerful industrialist; captain of industry. | A person of rank, influence or distinction in any sphere.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/magnetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: magnetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magnetico
sense_list:
Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism. | Determined by earth's magnetic fields. | Having an extraordinary ability to attract.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/magnetize__Verb__1
written_rep: magnetize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magnetizzare
sense_list:
(transitive, physics) To make magnetic. | (figurative, transitive) To attract, allure or entice; to captivate or entrance.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mahogany__Noun__1
written_rep: mahogany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mogano
sense_list:
(uncountable) The valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. [from 17th c.] | (countable) Any of the trees from which such wood comes. [from 18th c.] | A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood. [from 19th c.] | (obsolete, colloquial) A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table. [19th c.]


lexentry: eng/maid__Noun__1
written_rep: maid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: signorina
sense_list:
(dated, or, poetic) A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. | (archaic) A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.


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


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


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
written_rep: mail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poste
sense_list:
(now, _, regional) A bag or wallet. [from 13thc.] | The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service. [from 17thc.] | The postal service or system in general. [from 17thc.] | (uncountable) Email messages conceived in bulk (as with the analogous sense of physical mail). | (countable, especially, Indian English) An email message. | A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
written_rep: mail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: posta | poste
sense_list:
A bag containing letters to be delivered by post. | (chiefly, _, US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19thc.] | (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.


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


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


lexentry: eng/maillot__Noun__1
written_rep: maillot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: costume intero
sense_list:
A one-piece swimsuit (for women) | A leotard or tights of stretchable jersey fabric, generally worn by dancers, gymnasts or cyclists.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mainmast__Noun__1
written_rep: mainmast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: albero maestro
sense_list:
(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship. | (nautical) The second-foremost mast of a non-sailing ship with more than one mast.


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


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


lexentry: eng/major__Adjective__1
written_rep: major
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: maggiore
sense_list:
Of full legal age, having attained majority. | (education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization. | (postpositive) (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect. | Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval) | Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/majority__Noun__1
written_rep: majority
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maggioranza
sense_list:
More than half (50%) of some group. | In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/make_amends__Verb__1
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_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_sense__Verb__1
written_rep: make sense
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: avere senso
sense_list:
(informal) Used to express interest or desire in something; to be pleasing or beneficial; to work, be operative, or be advantageous to.


lexentry: eng/make_someone's_blood_boil__Verb__1
written_rep: make someone's blood boil
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rompere i coglioni
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/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/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/mammal__Noun__1
written_rep: mammal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mammifero
sense_list:
An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.


lexentry: eng/mammography__Noun__1
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-year__Noun__1
written_rep: man-year
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anno-uomo
sense_list:
One person's working time for a year, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.


lexentry: eng/man__Interjection__1
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: 06
trans_list: uomo
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/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:
(mythology) A mandragora, a kind of tiny demon immune to fire. | 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.


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/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; to wrestle.


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__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/manhandle__Verb__1
written_rep: manhandle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: maltrattare
sense_list:
(transitive) To assault or beat up a person. | (transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.


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/manic__Adjective__1
written_rep: manic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maniaco
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked. | (psychiatry) Suffering from mania, the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.


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


lexentry: eng/manicule__Noun__1
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 topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space \mathbb{R}^n and is Hausdorff.


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 | cartina | carta geografica
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:
(musical instrument) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.


lexentry: eng/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:
(countable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/marbled_polecat__Noun__1
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, 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/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/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: 02
trans_list: mercato
sense_list:
City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise. | A group of potential customers for one's product. | A geographical area 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. | On restaurant menus, used to mean the price charged depends on the price of supplies, which may vary.


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/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:
A small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, or Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/marmot__Noun__1
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/marque__Noun__1
written_rep: marque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: carattere
sense_list:
A brand or make of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car (in contradistinction to a model).


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. | A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed. [from 14th c.]


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 | cotone dolce | marshmallow
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:
(transport) A share taxi in the CIS countries, the Baltic states, and Bulgaria. The role of the modern marshrutka is similar to that of the minibus in other countries, except that some implementations of marshrutka allow passengers to stand.


lexentry: eng/marsupial__Noun__1
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:
Any of 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. | A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.


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 for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after 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 of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. | Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason.


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, sometimes 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, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.


lexentry: eng/mascot__Noun__1
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: ballo in maschera | festa in costume | mascherata
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 together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size. | (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/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/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/masturbation__Noun__1
written_rep: masturbation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: masturbazione
sense_list:
Sexual stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions, often to orgasm, usually in the context of oneself.


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
sense_list:
A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.


lexentry: eng/match_fixing__Noun__1
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__Noun__1
written_rep: material
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: materiale
sense_list:
Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something. | A sample or specimens for study. | Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.


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/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. See one here.


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 heavy, low-quality fuel oil, used in generating plants and similar applications, or broken down to produce diesel.


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 coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour.


lexentry: eng/meal_ticket__Noun__1
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/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
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/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
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:
Characterised 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/medical_practitioner__Noun__1
written_rep: medical practitioner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dottore
sense_list:
(formal) A person who practices medicine, especially one licensed to do so, such as a physician, dentist, surgeon, or veterinarian.


lexentry: eng/medicine__Noun__1
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/medieval__Adjective__1
written_rep: medieval
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medievale
sense_list:
Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD. | Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:


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 metropolis; a megacity.


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.


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/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/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/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. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks


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 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
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/mention__Noun__1
written_rep: mention
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: menzione | accenno | cenno
sense_list:
A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.


lexentry: eng/mentonnière__Noun__1
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: commercializzazione
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 | lunatica | 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/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) 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/merry_Christmas__Phrase__1
written_rep: merry Christmas
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buon Natale
sense_list:
(Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Canada, US) Used to express good wishes on or before Christmas Day.


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: maglia | rete
sense_list:
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.


lexentry: eng/mesitylene__Noun__1
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: infrangere, trasgredire
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 drum-beats and distorted guitars.


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:
(critical theory) A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.


lexentry: eng/metaphor__Noun__1
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) 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 plant 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/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
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/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/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/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_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_name__Noun__1
written_rep: middle name
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cognome
sense_list:
a name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name | (figuratively) a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person


lexentry: eng/middle_of_nowhere__Noun__1
written_rep: middle of nowhere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in Culonia | in culo ai lupi | in culo al mondo | in culo al nulla | mezzo al niente
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.


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: 03
trans_list: nano | nana
sense_list:
(sometimes, offensive) A normally-proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10". [from later 19th c.] | (sometimes, offensive) Any short person.


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: levatrice | ostetrica
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 migratore
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:
A kind of steel having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering it softer and more malleable and ductile.


lexentry: eng/mildew__Noun__1
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:
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 a political or social cause; 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: manovra
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, and/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/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/milkshed__Noun__2
written_rep: milkshed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mungitoio
sense_list:
A shed in which animals are milked. (Contrast milkhouse, a building or portion thereof where milk is cooled and stored pending transport.)


lexentry: eng/milkwort__Noun__1
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__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/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
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 1600]


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 (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible): a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.


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/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, chiefly in the negative) To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.


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/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/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; a dietary mineral.


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 out of preference


lexentry: eng/minesweeper__Noun__1
written_rep: minesweeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sminatore | dragamine
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/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 of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).


lexentry: eng/minke_whale__Noun__1
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 | copia speculare
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/misanthrope__Noun__1
written_rep: misanthrope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: misantropo | misantropa
sense_list:
One who has a negative view of the entire human race. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/misanthropic__Adjective__1
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/misanthropy__Noun__1
written_rep: misanthropy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: misantropia
sense_list:
A negative view of the entire human race. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.


lexentry: eng/miscarriage__Noun__1
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, see usage notes) 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/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/miser__Noun__1
written_rep: miser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avaro | avara | spilorcio | taccagno | tirchio | spilorcia
sense_list:
(pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.


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: 01
trans_list: mancare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To fail to hit. | (transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret. | (transitive) To fail to attend.


lexentry: eng/miss__Verb__1
written_rep: miss
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: perdere
sense_list:
(transitive) To fail to achieve or attain. | (transitive) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.


