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don noun
{m}

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

Don Chisciotte proper noun
{m}

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

donante noun
{m}

donor [donors](one who donates)
noun
[UK: ˈdəʊ.nə(r)] [US: ˈdoʊ.nər]

donare verb

bequeath [bequeathed, bequeathed, bequeathing, bequeaths](to give; to offer; to commit)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈkwiːð] [US: bɪ.ˈkwiːθ]

bestow [bestowed, bestowing, bestows](to present a thing as a gift or honour)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈstəʊ] [US: bəˈsto.ʊ]

cross someone's palmverb

donate [donated, donating, donates](to give away something of value)
verb
[UK: dəʊ.ˈneɪt] [US: doʊ.ˈneɪt]
Donate blood. = Dona del sangue.

gift [gifted, gifting, gifts]((transitive) to give as a gift)
verb
[UK: ɡɪft] [US: ˈɡɪft]
She has a gift. = Ha un dono.

donatismo noun
{m}

Donatism(Christian belief)
noun

donatore noun
{m}

contributor [contributors](a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtrɪ.bjuː.tə(r)] [US: kən.ˈtrɪ.bjə.tər]

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

donatore di sangue noun
{m}

blood donor [blood donors](person who donates blood)
noun
[UK: blʌd ˈdəʊ.nə(r)] [US: ˈbləd ˈdoʊ.nər]

donatrice noun
{f}

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

donazione noun
{f}

donation [donations](a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause)
noun
[UK: dəʊ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩] [US: doʊ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩]
Donations are appreciated. = Le donazioni sono apprezzate.

handout [handouts](a gift to the poor or needy)
noun
[UK: ˈhæn.daʊt] [US: ˈhæn.ˌdɑːwt]

donchisciottesco adjective

quixotic(Resembling or characteristic of Don Quixote)
adjective
[UK: kwɪk.ˈsɒ.tɪk] [US: kwɪk.ˈsɑː.tɪk]

donde adverb

whence(from where; from which place or source)
adverb
[UK: wens] [US: hwens]

donde conjunction

whence(conjunction)
conjunction
[UK: wens] [US: hwens]

dondolare verb

bob [bobbed, bobbing, bobs](move vertically at surface of water)
verb
[UK: bɒb] [US: ˈbɑːb]

swing [swung, swung, swinging, swings]verb
[UK: swɪŋ] [US: ˈswɪŋ]

dondolio noun
{m}

sway(The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
noun
[UK: sweɪ] [US: ˈsweɪ]

Donegal proper noun
{m}

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

dongione noun
{m}

keep [keeps](main tower)
noun
[UK: kiːp] [US: ˈkiːp]

dongiovanni noun
{m}

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

Romeo(man who is a great lover)
noun
[UK: ˈromi.ˌəʊ] [US: ˈromiˌo.ʊ]

donna noun
{f}

donna(lady, madam, title given to a lady in Italy)
noun
[UK: ˈdɑː.nə] [US: ˈdɑː.nə]
You all act like prima donnas in here. = Vi comportate tutti da prima donna qui dentro.

girlfriend [girlfriends](a female partner in a romantic relationship)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɜːl.frend] [US: ˈɡɝːl.ˌfrend]

woman [women](adult female person)
noun
[UK: ˈwʊ.mən] [US: ˈwʊ.mən]
What a woman! = Che donna!

donna d'affari noun
{f}

businesswoman [businesswomen](woman of business)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪz.nə.ˌswʊ.mən] [US: ˈbɪz.nə.ˌswʊ.mən]

donna di casa noun
{f}

housewife(female head of household)
noun
[UK: ˈhaʊs.waɪf] [US: ˈhaʊs.waɪf]

donna di cuori noun
{f}

queen of hearts(playing card)
noun
[UK: kwiːn əv hɑːts] [US: ˈkwiːn əv ˈhɑːrts]

donna di fiori noun
{f}

queen of clubs(playing card)
noun

donna di mondo noun
{f}

woman of the world(worldly woman)
noun

donna di picche noun
{f}

queen of spades(playing card)
noun

donna di quadri noun
{f}

queen of diamonds(playing card)
noun

donna di servizio noun
{f}

daily [dailies](cleaner)
noun
[UK: ˈdeɪ.li] [US: ˈdeɪ.li]

donna fatale noun
{f}

femme fatale(seductive and dangerous woman)
noun

donnaccia noun

tart [tarts](woman with loose sexual morals)
noun
[UK: tɑːt] [US: ˈtɑːrt]

donnaiolo noun
{m}

wolf [wolves](man who makes amorous advances on many women)
noun
[UK: wʊlf] [US: ˈwʊlf]

womanizer [womanizers](habitual seducer of women)
noun
[UK: ˈwʊ.mə.naɪ.zə(r)] [US: ˈwʊ.mə.ˌnaɪ.zər]
He's womanizer. = È un donnaiolo.

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