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may meaning in Italian

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May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)
proper noun
[UK: meɪ]
[US: ˈmeɪ]

maggioproper nounIt's the 28th of May. = È il 28 maggio.

may (have permission to)
verb
[UK: meɪ]
[US: ˈmeɪ]

potereverbIt may be. = Può essere.

may (possibly, but not certainly)
verb
[UK: meɪ]
[US: ˈmeɪ]

forseverbI may have to fire John. = Forse dovrò licenziare John.

può essere che + subjunctiveverb

may (subjunctive)
verb
[UK: meɪ]
[US: ˈmeɪ]

use subjunctive of potereverb

may (the hawthorn bush or its blossom)
noun
[UK: meɪ]
[US: ˈmeɪ]

biancospinonoun
{m}

May Day (spring festival)
noun
[UK: ˈmeɪ.deɪ]
[US: ˈmeɪ.deɪ]

calendimaggionoun
{m}

May Day (workers' holiday)
noun
[UK: ˈmeɪ.deɪ]
[US: ˈmeɪ.deɪ]

festa dei lavoratorinoun
{f}

Primo Maggionoun
{m}

may the Force be with you (wish someone luck)
phrase
[UK: meɪ ðə fɔːs bi wɪð juː]
[US: ˈmeɪ ðə ˈfɔːrs bi wɪθ ˈjuː]

che la Forza sia con tephrase

maybe (as a pro-sentence)
adverb
[UK: ˈmeɪ.biː]
[US: ˈmeɪ.bi]

può essereadverb

maybe (indicating a lack of certainty)
adverb
[UK: ˈmeɪ.biː]
[US: ˈmeɪ.bi]

chissàadverb

forseadverbMaybe it's true. = Forse è vero.

magariadverbMaybe later. = Magari più tardi.

mayfly [mayflies] (insect of order Ephemeroptera)
noun
[UK: ˈmeɪ.flaɪ]
[US: ˈmeɪ.flaɪ]

efemeranoun
{f}

effimeranoun
{f}

mayhem (chaos)
noun
[UK: ˈmeɪ.hem]
[US: ˈmeɪ.ˌhem]

caosnoun
{m}
There is no reason for such mayhem. = Non c'è alcuna ragione per un tale caos.

confusionenoun
{f}
There is no reason for such mayhem. = Non c'è alcuna ragione per una tale confusione.

marasmanoun
{m}

mayonnaise [mayonnaises] (dressing)
noun
[UK: ˌmeɪə.ˈneɪz]
[US: ˈmeɪə.ˌnez]

maionesenoun
{f}
Do you like it with mayonnaise? = Ti piace con la maionese?

mayor [mayors] (leader of a city)
noun
[UK: meə(r)]
[US: ˈmeɪər]

prima cittadinanoun
{f}

primo cittadinonoun
{m}

sindacanoun
{f}

sindaconoun
{m}
He knows the mayor. = Conosce il sindaco.

mayoral (relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor))
adjective
[UK: ˈmeə.rəl]
[US: ˈmeɪə.rəl]

comunaleadjective

mayoralty [mayoralties] (the office or term of a mayor)
noun
[UK: ˈmeə.rəl.ti]
[US: ˈmeɪə.rəl.ti]

sindacaturanoun
{f}

mayoress (female mayor)
noun
[UK: meə.ˈres]
[US: meə.ˈres]

sindacanoun
{f}

mayoress (mayor's wife)
noun
[UK: meə.ˈres]
[US: meə.ˈres]

podestaressanoun
{f}

Mayotte (Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte)
proper noun
[UK: me.ˈɒt]
[US: me.ˈɒt]

Maiottaproper noun
{f}

Mayotteproper noun
{f}

be that as it may (nevertheless)
adverb
[UK: bi ðæt əz ɪt meɪ]
[US: bi ˈðæt ˈæz ˈɪt ˈmeɪ]

sia quel che siaadverb

come what may (idiomatic)
adverb
[UK: kʌm ˈwɒt meɪ]
[US: ˈkəm ˈhwʌt ˈmeɪ]

succeda quel che succedaadverb

dismay (a sudden loss of courage)
noun
[UK: dɪs.ˈmeɪ]
[US: ˌdɪ.ˈsmeɪ]

costernazionenoun
{f}

sbigottimentonoun
{m}

smarrimentonoun
{m}

dismay [dismayed, dismaying, dismays] (to disable with alarm or apprehensions)
verb
[UK: dɪs.ˈmeɪ]
[US: ˌdɪ.ˈsmeɪ]

abbattereverb

abbattersiverb

mortificareverb

mortificarsiverb

dismay [dismayed, dismaying, dismays] (to render lifeless)
verb
[UK: dɪs.ˈmeɪ]
[US: ˌdɪ.ˈsmeɪ]

scoraggiareverb

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