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don meaning in Italian

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don [dons] (mafia boss)
noun
[UK: dɒn]
[US: ˈdɑːn]

donnoun
{m}

don [donned, donning, dons] (put on clothes)
verb
[UK: dɒn]
[US: ˈdɑːn]

indossareverb

mettereverbDon't pout. = Non metta il broncio.

portareverbDon't open the door. = Non apra la porta.

Don Juan [Don Juans] (a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer)
noun
[UK: dɒn tɕyɛn]
[US: ˈdɑːn ˈwɑːn]

dongiovanninoun
{m}

Don Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel)
proper noun

Don Chisciotteproper noun
{m}

don't (do not)
verb
[UK: dəʊnt]
[US: ˈdoʊnt]

nonverb

don't change a winning team phrase

squadra che vince non si cambiaphrase

don't count your chickens before they're hatched (one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː(r) ˈtʃɪkɪnz bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ˈðeə(r) hætʃt]
[US: ˈdoʊnt ˈkaʊnt ˈjɔːr ˈtʃɪkənz bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈðer ˈhætʃt]

non dire gatto se non ce l'hai nel saccophrase

don't get me wrong (used to clarify that something could be misinterpreted)
phrase

non capirmi malephrase

non fraintendermiphrase

don't hold your breath (don't wait)
phrase

ce n'è da aspettarephrase

don't look a gift horse in the mouth (a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt lʊk ə ɡɪft hɔːs ɪn ðə maʊθ]
[US: ˈdoʊnt ˈlʊk ə ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs ɪn ðə ˈmaʊθ]

a caval donato non si guarda in boccaphrase

don't mention it (it is too trivial to warrant thanks)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt ˈmen.ʃn̩ ɪt]
[US: ˈdoʊnt ˈmen.ʃn̩ ˈɪt]

come non dettophrase

di nullaphrase

non c'è di chephrase

pregophrase

è un piacerephrase

don't shit where you eat (One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents)
phrase

non si sputa nel piatto dove si mangiaphrase

don't shoot the messenger (the bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news)
phrase

ambasciator non porta penaphrase

don't worry (indicates to the interlocutor not to worry about something)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt ˈwʌ.ri]
[US: ˈdoʊnt ˈwɜː.ri]

non preoccupartiphrase

non preoccupateviphrase

non si preoccupiphrase

non temaphrase

non temerephrase

non temetephrase

Donald Duck (Disney character)
proper noun

Paolino Paperinoproper noun
{m}

Paperinoproper noun
{m}

donate [donated, donating, donates] (to give away something of value)
verb
[UK: dəʊ.ˈneɪt]
[US: doʊ.ˈneɪt]

donareverbDonate blood. = Dona del sangue.

donation [donations] (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause)
noun
[UK: dəʊ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩]
[US: doʊ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩]

donazionenoun
{f}
Donations are appreciated. = Le donazioni sono apprezzate.

Donatism (Christian belief)
noun

donatismonoun
{m}

donator [donators] (one who donates)
noun
[UK: dəʊˈneɪtə ]
[US: ˈdoʊˌneɪtər ]

donatorenoun
{m}

donatricenoun
{f}

done (In a state of having completed or finished an activity)
adjective
[UK: dʌn]
[US: ˈdən]

fattoadjective
{m}

do [did, done, doing, does] (be reasonable or acceptable)
verb
[UK: duː]
[US: ˈduː]

andareverb

do [did, done, doing, does] (in questions)
verb
[UK: duː]
[US: ˈduː]

Not used in Italianverb

do [did, done, doing, does] (perform, execute)
verb
[UK: duː]
[US: ˈduː]

fareverb

Donegal (county in Ireland)
proper noun
[UK: ˈdɒ.nɪ.ɡɔːl]
[US: ˈdɒ.nɪ.ɡɔːl]

Donegalproper noun
{m}

Donetsk People's Republic (secessionist state)
proper noun
[UK: də.ˈnetsk ˈpiːp.l̩z rɪ.ˈpʌ.blɪk]
[US: də.ˈnetsk ˈpiːp.l̩z ri.ˈpʌ.blək]

Repubblica Popolare di Doneckproper noun

donkey [donkeys] (a domestic animal, see also: ass)
noun
[UK: ˈdɒŋk.i]
[US: ˈdɑːŋk.i]

asinonoun
{m}
Come here, donkey! = Vieni qui, asino!

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