Italian–English dictionary

meteorite

A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.

meteorito

A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.

meteoroide

(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere

meteorologia

The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

meteorologico

Of or pertaining to meteorology.

meteorologo

A person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts.

meticcio

(of an animal or plant) Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits

meticolosamente

With care; attentively, circumspectly.

meticolosità

The state or characteristic of being meticulous.

meticoloso

Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.

metil-

(organic chemistry) Used to form terms describing the attachment of a methyl group

metile

(organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.

metilfenidato

(medicine) A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin

metilico

(organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.

metodicamente

In a methodical manner; with order.

metodico

In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.

Metodio

A en given name, notably of the Byzantine Christian theologian and missionary.

metodista

Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity that descends from the religious societies overseen by John Wesley (1703–1791) among others.

metodo

(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).

metodo di pagamento

A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.

metodologico

Of, pertaining to, or using methodology or a methodology.

metonimia

(rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.

metro

Used to form the names of measuring devices.

metrologia

(uncountable) The science of weights and measures or of measurement.

metronomo

(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.

metropolita

(Christianity) A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop. [from 15th c.]

metropolitana

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.

metrosessuale

(dated) A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.

mettere

(intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.

mettere a bagno

(transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

mettere a fuoco

(transitive, optics) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.

mettere a mollo

(transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

mettere a punto

(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.

mettere a rischio

(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.

mettere a tacere

(transitive) To keep secret, to prevent from becoming known.

mettere a terra

(UK, transitive) To connect electrically to the earth.

mettere al sicuro

To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

mettere all'asta

To sell at an auction.

mettere alla prova

(transitive, idiomatic) To test (something or someone); to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation.

mettere da parte

(transitive) To save or keep (something) to be used at a later time.

mettere giù

(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

mettere il broncio

(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.

mettere il naso

(transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.

mettere in catalogo

To put into a catalogue.

mettere in circolazione

(law) To put (currency or other valuable items) into circulation; specifically, to pass off (counterfeit currency, etc.) as legal tender; to use (a forged cheque) as if genuine.

mettere in conto

(transitive, accounting) To add to an account.

mettere in discussione

(transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.

mettere in dubbio

(transitive) To cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.

mettere in fila

(transitive) To put things in a line.

mettere in ginocchio

(idiomatic) To defeat and make submit to orders.

mettere in imbarazzo

(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.

mettere in pausa

(intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

mettere in pericolo

(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.

mettere in piedi

(intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.

mettere in pratica

(transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.

mettere in quarantena

(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.

mettere in rima

(intransitive, figurative, followed by with) To somewhat resemble or correspond with.

mettere in salamoia

(transitive) To preserve food in a salt solution.

mettere in serbo

(transitive) To hide or store away for later use.

mettere incinta

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

mettere insieme

(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.

mettere la museruola

(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.

mettere ritto

(intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.

mettere sotto i denti

(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").

mettere su peso

(intransitive) To put on weight.

mettere sulla graticola

(transitive, colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.

mettere una pezza

(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

mettere una pietra sopra

(figuratively) To put an end to; to abandon.

mettere via

(transitive) To discard or abandon.

mettersi [[d'accordo]]

(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.

mettersi in fila

(intransitive) To get into a line; especially, so as to wait one's turn.

mettersi in mostra

(intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.

mettersi in posa

(intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.

mettersi sulle tracce

(intransitive, transitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.

mezz'uomo

(fantasy) A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit.

mezzacartuccia

(of a person) Of comparatively small height.

mezzaluna

The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.

mezzano

Located in the middle; in between.

mezzasega

(UK, Irish, US, Australia, NZ, Philippines, slang) A small child.

mezzi

The ability and means required to accomplish some task.

mezzo

In two equal parts or to an equal degree.

mezzo-

half

mezzogiorno

(now, rare) The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

mezzoguanto

A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.

mezzorado

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

mi

(proscribed) Me, as the object of a verb or preposition without a reflexive trigger. Sometimes used for intensifying the pronoun of oneself. [from 10th c.]

mi piace

Indicates that the speaker likes the interlocutor.

mi scusi

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

mia

Belonging to me.

miagolare

(intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry.

Miami

A number of townships in the United States, including five in Ohio, listed under Miami Township.

miao

Used to indicate the cry of a cat.

mica

(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

miccia

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

micetta

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

micetto

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

Michela

A en given name.

Michelangelo

A 15th- and 16th-century Italian artist, full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475–1564).

michetta

A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.

micia

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

micidiale

Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.

micino

(by extension) An adult cat; also (often, childish) , sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age.

micio

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

Micol

(rather, _, rare) A en given name.

Micono

An island of the Cyclades, Greece.

microbico

Of, relating to, or caused by microbes or microorganisms.

microbio

(microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.

microbiologia

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.

microbirrificio

A small commercial brewery, often one serving a single pub at which it is physically located; in the United States, often used to indicate a brewery that produces fewer than 15,000 barrels of beer annually.

microbo

A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.

microchip

An integrated circuit.

microfilm

A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.

microfono

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.

microonda

An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.

microondare

(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.

microprocessore

An integrated circuit.

microscopico

Very small.

microscopio

An optical instrument used for observing small objects.

microspia

(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

midollino

The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

midollo

(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.

mielosità

The property of being sugary or sweet.

mieloso

Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.

mietere

(transitive) To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.

mietitore

(dated) A person who gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).

mietitrice

A machine that gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).

mietitura

(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.

migliaio

(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.

miglio

Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.

miglioramento

The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity

migliorare

To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]

migliorato

That has been made better; enhanced.

migliore

Most superior; most favorable.

miglioria

The act of making better.

Mignolina

A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

mignotta

(informal, derogatory) A prostitute who looks for customers on the streets and in other public places.

migrante

(of birds, etc) Migrating.

migrare

(intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.

migratore

Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.

migratorio

(of birds, etc) Migrating.

migratrice

Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.

migrazione

(computing) The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system. (Can we add an example for this sense? )

Mila

The capital city of Mila Province, located in northeastern Algeria.

milanesa

(by extension) A Germanic dish of breaded and deep-fried meat cutlet.

milanese

Of, from or relating to the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy.

miliardario

Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (109) currency units.

miliardo

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

milionario

Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (106) currency units.

milione

(long scale, and, short scale) The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand.

milionesimo

The ordinal form of the number one million.