Englisch | Italienisch |
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limnoplankton noun [UK: lˈɪmnəplˌaŋktən] [US: lˈɪmnəplˌæŋktən] | limnoplanctonnoun |
lodestone (magnetite) noun [UK: ˈləʊd.stəʊn] [US: ˈlodˌstoʊn] | magnetitenoun |
lodestone (natural magnet) noun [UK: ˈləʊd.stəʊn] [US: ˈlodˌstoʊn] | calamitanoun |
loose-tongued (garrulous, gossipy) adjective [UK: luːs tʌŋd] [US: ˈluːs ˈtəŋd] | linguacciutoadjective |
megaton [megatons] (unit of measure) noun [UK: ˈme.ɡə.tʌn] [US: ˈme.ɡə.tʌn] | megatonnoun megatonenoun |
melatonergic (that modulates the melatonin system) adjective | melatoninergicoadjective |
melatonin (hormone) noun [UK: ˌme.lə.ˈtəʊ.nɪn] [US: ˌme.ləˈto.ʊ.nən] | melatoninanoun |
meroplankton (planktonic organisms) noun | meroplanctonnoun |
metonymic (of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object) adjective | metonimicoadjective |
metonymy [metonymies] (figure of speech) noun [UK: mə.ˈtɒ.nə.mi] [US: mə.ˈtɒ.nə.mi] | metonimianoun |
metric ton (unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms) noun [UK: ˈme.trɪk tʌn] [US: ˈme.trɪk ˈtən] | tonnellatanoun |
milestone [milestones] (important event) noun [UK: ˈmaɪl.stəʊn] [US: ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn] | traguardonounThat's a great milestone. = È un grande traguardo. |
milestone [milestones] (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) noun [UK: ˈmaɪl.stəʊn] [US: ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn] | pietra miliarenoun |
millstone [millstones] (large round stone used for grinding grain) noun [UK: ˈmɪl.stəʊn] [US: ˈmɪlˌstoʊn] | macinanoun molanoun |
monotone (having a single pitch) adjective [UK: ˈmɒ.nə.təʊn] [US: ˈmɑː.nəˌtoʊn] | monotonaleadjective |
monotonous (having an unvarying tone or pitch) adjective [UK: mə.ˈnɒ.tə.nəs] [US: mə.ˈnɑː.tə.nəs] | monocordeadjective |
monotonous (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) adjective [UK: mə.ˈnɒ.tə.nəs] [US: mə.ˈnɑː.tə.nəs] | monotonoadjectiveI'm tired of the monotonous life. = Sono stanco della vita monotona. |
monotonously (in a droning manner) adverb [UK: mə.ˈnɒ.tə.nə.sli] [US: mə.ˈnɒ.tə.nə.sli] | monotonamenteadverb |
moonstone [moonstones] (translucent gemstone) noun [UK: ˈmuːn.stəʊn] [US: ˈmuːnˌstoʊn] | lunarianoun pietra di lunanoun |
mother tongue [mother tongues] (one's native tongue) noun [UK: ˈmʌð.ə(r) tʌŋ] [US: ˈmʌð.r̩ ˈtəŋ] | madrelinguanoun |
mudstone (a fine-grained sedimentary rock) noun [UK: mˈʌdstəʊn] [US: mˈʌdstoʊn] | marnanoun |
mutton (the flesh of sheep used as food) noun [UK: ˈmʌt.n̩] [US: ˈmʌt.n̩] | carne ovinanoun |
nanophotonic (of or pertaining to nanophotonics) adjective | nanofotonicoadjective |
nanophotonics noun | nanofotonicanoun |
nekton (organisms in the ocean) noun [UK: ˈnek.tən] [US: ˈnek.tən] | nectonnoun |
Neoplatonic (of or pertaining to Neoplatonism) adjective [UK: ˌnio.plə.ˈtɑː.nɪk] [US: ˌnio.plə.ˈtɑː.nɪk] | neoplatonicoadjective |
Neoplatonism (school of philosophy) proper noun [UK: nˌiːəʊplˈatənˌɪzəm] [US: nˌiːoʊplˈætənˌɪzəm] | neoplatonismoproper noun |
newton [newtons] (derived unit of force) noun [UK: ˈnjuː.tən] [US: ˈnuː.tən] | newtonnoun |
Newtonian (related to Newton) adjective [UK: njuː.ˈtəʊ.nɪən] [US: nuːˈto.ʊ.niən] | newtonianoadjectiveOf course Darwin, like many of his contemporaries, wished to be seen as following the Newtonian method. = Naturalmente Darwin, come molti dei suoi contemporanei, ha voluto essere visto come seguace del metodo newtoniano. |
Newtonianism noun | newtonianismonoun |
nose to the grindstone noun | lavoratore incallitonoun lavoratore indefessonoun |
nucleohistone noun | nucleoistonenoun |
ochotonid noun | ocotonidenoun |
octonion (nonassociative extension of a quaternion) noun | ottettonoun ottonionenoun |
on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered) preposition | sulla punta della linguapreposition |