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moth meaning in Italian

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moth [moths] (insect similar to a butterfly)
noun
[UK: mɒθ]
[US: ˈmɒθ]

camolanoun
{f}

falenanoun
{f}

tarmanoun
{f}

tignolanoun
{f}

mothball [mothballs] (small ball)
noun
[UK: ˈmɒθ.bɔːl]
[US: ˈmɒθ.ˌbɒl]

naftalinanoun
{f}

pallina tarmicidanoun
{f}

Mother Earth (personification of Earth)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.ə(r) ɜːθ]
[US: ˈmʌð.r̩ ˈɝːθ]

Madre Terraproper noun
{f}

mother hen (overprotective woman)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.ə(r) hen]
[US: ˈmʌð.r̩ ˈhen]

mamma chioccianoun
{f}

mother-in-law [mothers-in-law] (spouse’s mother)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.ər.ɪn.ˌlɔː]
[US: ˈmʌð.r̩.ɪn.ˌlɔː]

suoceranoun
{f}

Mother of God (mother of Jesus Christ)
proper noun

Madre di Dioproper noun
{f}

mother-of-pearl (pearly layer)
noun
[UK: ˌmʌð.ər.əv.ˈpɜːl]
[US: ˌmʌð.r̩.əv.ˈpɝːl]

madreperlanoun
{f}

Mother Russia (national personification of Russia)
proper noun

Madre Russiaproper noun
{f}

mother ship (vessel that serves a smaller vessel)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌ.ðə.ʃɪp]
[US: ˈmʌ.ðə.ʃɪp]

nave madrenoun
{f}

mother tongue [mother tongues] (one's native tongue)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.ə(r) tʌŋ]
[US: ˈmʌð.r̩ ˈtəŋ]

madrelinguanoun
{f}

Mother's Day (a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.əz deɪ]
[US: ˈmʌð.r̩z ˈdeɪ]

festa della mammanoun
{f}

motherboard (primary circuit board of a computer)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.ə.bɔːd]
[US: ˈmʌð.r̩.bɔːrd]

scheda madrenoun
{f}

motherfucker (generic term of abuse)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə]
[US: ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə]

figlio di puttananoun

pezzo di merdanoun

motherland [motherlands] (the country of one's ancestors)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.ə.lænd]
[US: ˈmʌð.r̩.lænd]

madrepatrianoun
{f}
The motherland is worth more than the Kingdom of Heaven. = La madrepatria vale più del regno dei cieli.

patrianoun
{f}

motherly (befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving)
adjective
[UK: ˈmʌð.ə.li]
[US: ˈmʌð.r̩.li]

maternoadjectiveShe answered in a motherly way. = Rispose con fare materno.

autohemotherapy (reinjection of blood)
noun

autoemoterapianoun
{f}

black-arched moth (species of moth)
noun

falena monacanoun

chemotherapeutic (of or having to do with chemotherapy)
adjective
[UK: kˌiːməʊθˌerəpjˈuːtɪk]
[US: kˌiːmoʊθˌerəpjˈuːɾɪk]

chemioterapeuticaadjective
{f}

chemioterapeuticoadjective
{m}

chemotherapy [chemotherapies] (therapeutic chemical treatment)
noun
[UK: ˌke.məʊ.ˈθe.rə.pi]
[US: ˌkemo.ʊ.ˈθe.rə.pi]

chemioterapianoun
{f}
John lost his hair because of the chemotherapy. = John perse i capelli a causa della chemioterapia.

chromotherapy (form of alternative medicine)
noun

cromoterapianoun
{f}

clothes moth (moth)
noun

tignola dei panninoun
{f}

co-mother-in-law (mother of one's son- or daughter-in-law)
noun
[UK: kəʊ ˈmʌð.ə(r) ɪn lɔː]
[US: ˈkoʊ ˈmʌð.r̩ ɪn ˈlɑː]

consuoceranoun

fairy godmother (benevolent magical female)
noun
[UK: ˈfeə.ri ˈɡɒd.mʌ.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈfe.ri ˈɡɑːd.ˌmə.ðər]

fata madrinanoun
{f}

fairy godmother (generous benefactor)
noun
[UK: ˈfeə.ri ˈɡɒd.mʌ.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈfe.ri ˈɡɑːd.ˌmə.ðər]

benefattorenoun
{m}

benefattricenoun
{f}

madrinanoun
{f}

foster mother (an adult female who cares for a foster child)
noun

vicemadrenoun
{f}

fox moth (Macrothylacia rubi)
noun

falena volpenoun
{f}

godmother [godmothers] (woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɒd.mʌ.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈɡɑːd.ˌmə.ðər]

comarenoun
{f}

madrinanoun
{f}

godmotherhood noun

madrinaggionoun
{m}

grandmother [grandmothers] (mother of someone's parent)
noun
[UK: ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)]
[US: ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩]

nonnanoun
{f}
My grandmother died. = Mia nonna è morta.

great-grandmother (mother of one's grandparent)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)]
[US: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩]

bisnonnanoun
{f}

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