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gruppo fondamentale noun
{m}

fundamental group(group of equivalence classes of the homotopies of loops in a given topological space)
noun

guerrafondaia noun
{f}

warmonger [warmongers](one who advocates war)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.mʌŋ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈwɔːr.ˌmɑːŋ.ɡər]

guerrafondaio noun
{m}

warmonger [warmongers](one who advocates war)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.mʌŋ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈwɔːr.ˌmɑːŋ.ɡər]
No doubt. He's a warmonger. = Nessun dubbio. È un guerrafondaio.

ideofono noun
{m}

ideophone(sound symbolic word)
noun

idiofono adjective

idiophonic(pertaining to an idiophone)
adjective

idiofono noun
{m}

idiophone(any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)
noun

idrofono noun
{m}

sonar [sonars](device)
noun
[UK: ˈsəʊ.nɑː(r)] [US: ˈsoʊnar]

il comandante affonda con la nave phrase

the captain goes down with the ship(a leader is ultimately responsible for the penalties of a catastrophe)
phrase

in casa del ciabattino le scarpe sono sfondate phrase

the shoemaker's children go barefoot(one often neglects those closest to oneself)
phrase

in profondità adverb

deeply(to a deep extent)
adverb
[UK: ˈdiː.pli] [US: ˈdiː.pli]

inconfondibile adjective

unmistakable(unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.mɪ.ˈsteɪk.əb.l̩] [US: ˌʌn.ˌmɪ.ˈsteɪk.əb.l̩]
The rhythm is unmistakably familiar. = Il ritmo è inconfondibilmente familiare.

infilare il fondo della camicia nei pantaloni verb

tuck in(to push in loose clothing)
verb
[UK: tʌk ɪn] [US: ˈtək ɪn]

infondato adjective

groundless(baseless)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡraʊnd.lɪs] [US: ˈɡraʊnd.ləs]
It is not that Johnson's claim is groundless, but that it is misleading. = Non è che l'affermazione di Johnson è infondata, ma che è fuorviante.

interazione fondamentale noun
{f}

fundamental interaction(basic forces that act between elementary particles)
noun
[UK: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tl̩ ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩] [US: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tl̩ ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩]

intercettazione telefonica noun
{f}

eavesdropping(interception of electronic communication)
noun
[UK: ˈiːvz.drɒp.ɪŋ] [US: ˈiːvz.ˌdrɑːp.ɪŋ]

ispanofono adjective
{m}

Hispanophone(Spanish-speaking)
adjective

italofona noun
{f}

Italophone(Italian speaker)
noun

italofono adjective

Italophone(Italian-speaking)
adjective

italofono noun
{m}

Italophone(Italian speaker)
noun

latifondismo noun
{m}

latifundism(agriculture dominated by large estates)
noun

linfonodo noun
{m}

lymph node [lymph nodes](filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system)
noun
[UK: lɪmf nəʊd] [US: ˈlɪmf noʊd]

luce in fondo al tunnel noun
{f}

light at the end of the tunnel(a better situation after long hardship)
noun
[UK: laɪt ət ðə end əv ðə ˈtʌn.l̩] [US: ˈlaɪt ət ðə ˈend əv ðə ˈtʌn.l̩]

lusofono noun

Lusophone(Portuguese speaker)
noun

lusofono adjective

Lusophone(of a person, Portuguese-speaking)
adjective

macaco di Buffon noun
{m}

crab-eating macaque(Macaca fascicularis)
noun

magnetofonico adjective

tape-recorded(recorded on tape)
adjective

magnetofono noun
{m}

tape recorder [tape recorders](an electromechanical device use to record and play back sound)
noun
[UK: teɪp rɪˈk.ɔː.də(r)] [US: ˈteɪp rɪˈk.ɔːr.dər]

mare di fondo noun
{m}

swell [swells](series of waves, lasting after the wind has ceased)
noun
[UK: swel] [US: ˈswel]

megafonico adjective

megaphonic(all senses)
adjective

megafono noun
{m}

megaphone [megaphones](portable device used to amplify a person's voice)
noun
[UK: ˈme.ɡə.fəʊn] [US: ˈme.ɡəˌfoʊn]
This is a megaphone. = Questo è un megafono.

melafonino noun
{m}

iPhone(device)
noun

mellofono noun
{m}

mellophone(brass instrument)
noun

membranofono noun
{m}

membranophone(instrument)
noun
[UK: mˈembrənˌɒfəʊn] [US: mˈembrənˌɑːfoʊn]

membro fondatore noun
{m}

founding member(member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation, see also: cofounder)
noun

metafonesi noun
{f}

metaphonynoun
[UK: mˌetəfˈɒni] [US: mˌeɾəfˈɑːni]

umlaut(partial assimilation of a vowel)
noun
[UK: ˈʊm.laʊt] [US: ˈuːm.ˌlaʊt]

microfono noun
{m}

microphone [microphones](transducer of sound waves to electricity)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪk.rə.fəʊn] [US: ˈmaɪk.rə.foʊn]
Give me the microphone. = Dammi il microfono.

morfofonema noun
{m}

morphophoneme(underlying phonemic structure of a morpheme)
noun
[UK: mˈɔːfəfˌəʊniːm] [US: mˈɔːrfəfˌoʊniːm]

morfofonemico adjective

morphophonemic(relating to morphophonemes or morphophonemics)
adjective
[UK: mˌɔːfəfənˈemɪk] [US: mˌɔːrfəfənˈemɪk]

morfofonologia noun
{f}

morphophonologynoun

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