Italian | English |
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Amerigo proper noun {m} | Emery(male given name) |
amerindia noun {f} | Indian [Indians](individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas) |
amerindio noun {m} | Indian [Indians](individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas) |
ametista noun {f} | amethyst [amethysts](gem) |
ametrino noun {m} | ametrine(variety of quartz with zones of purple and yellow or orange) |
ametrope adjective | ametropic(relating to or suffering from ametropia) |
ametropia noun {f} | ametropia [ametropias](any of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability) |
abito a Melbourne phrase | I live in Melbourne(I live in Melbourne (example city)) |
afferrare la meglio verb | score off(to gain an advantage on somebody) |
alla meglio adverb | ass-backwards(in a hopelessly misguided manner) |
alla meno peggio adverb | clumsily(done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly) |
alla mercé di preposition | at the mercy of(defenseless against) |
canna della melodia noun {f} | chanter(the pipe of a bagpipe) |
canna metrica noun {f} | measuring rodnoun |
caramella alla menta noun {f} | peppermint [peppermints](confection) |
chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera phrase | a good beginning makes a good ending(good beginnings promise a good end) well begun is half done(much depends on the beginning of an endeavour) |
chi prima arriva meglio alloggia phrase | first come, first served(people will be dealt with in the order they arrive) |
chi primo arriva meglio alloggia phrase | the early bird gets the worm(whoever arrives first has the best chance of success) |
città metropolitana noun {f} | metropolitan city(type of province in Italy) |
dieta mediterranea noun {f} | Mediterranean diet(diet) |
dire una mezza verità verb {f} | bend the truth(change or leave out certain facts of a story) |
energia meccanica noun {f} | |
erba medica noun {f} | alfalfa [alfalfas](Medicago sativa) |
erba medicinale noun {f} | herb [herbs](plant used in medicine) |
Europa meridionale proper noun | Southern Europeproper noun |
fare a meno verb | do without(manage) |
fare da mezzano verb | pander [pandered, pandering, panders]verb |
fare orecchi da mercante verb | turn a deaf ear(to refuse to listen or hear something) |
fascetta metallica noun {f} | hose clamp(device to clamp a hose to a fitting) |
fresa meccanica a piena sezione noun {f} | tunnel boring machine(a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section) |
il rovescio della medaglia noun {m} | catch [catches](a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation) downside [downsides](disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous) |
imparare a memoria verb | memorize [memorized, memorizing, memorizes](to commit to memory, to learn by heart) |
in base a merito preposition | on its merits(considering vital points) |
ingegneria meccanica noun {f} | mechanical engineering(subfield of engineering) |
La Mecca proper noun {f} | Mecca(city in Saudi Arabia) |
la mela non cade lontano dall'albero phrase | the apple does not fall far from the tree(a child is similar to its parents) |
la metropolitana di Londra proper noun {f} | London Underground(the London underground) Tube(informal: the London underground) |