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1 mayoress
['meərɪs] [AE 'meɪə-]nome sindachessa f.* * *1) (a mayor's wife: The mayor and mayoress attended the dinner.) (moglie del sindaco)2) (a female mayor: She has just been elected mayoress.) sindaco donna* * *mayoress /ˈmɛərɪs/n.2 sindaco donna; sindaca; sindachessa (scherz.).* * *['meərɪs] [AE 'meɪə-]nome sindachessa f. -
2 mayoress mayor·ess n
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3 lady mayoress
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4 ♦ lady
♦ lady /ˈleɪdɪ/n.1 signora; dama; gentildonna; padrona: There were four ladies, c'erano quattro signore; the lady of the castle, la signora del castello; la castellana; the lady of the house, la padrona di casa; (vocat.) Ladies and gentlemen!, signore e signori!2 – Lady, Lady ( titolo onorifico attribuito a nobildonne e a mogli di nobiluomini): Lady Jane Grey, Lady Jane Grey; the Lady Mayoress, la moglie del sindaco (di una grande città, eccetto Londra)7 (pl.) (col verbo al sing.) toilette per signore: DIALOGO → - Asking for the toilet- Excuse me, where's the ladies?, scusi, dov'è il bagno delle donne?● (relig.) Lady Altar, altare della Madonna □ ladies' band, vera (o fede nuziale) per donna □ (iron.) Lady Bountiful, donna esageratamente generosa; fata benefica (fig.) □ ( sport) lady champion, campionessa □ (relig.) Lady Chapel, cappella dedicata alla Madonna □ (relig.) Lady Day, festa dell'Annunciazione ( 25 marzo) □ ( sport) Ladies' Day, la giornata dell'hockey femminile (in GB) □ (ass.) lady driver, automobilista donna ( di solito paga meno in GB) □ ladies' fashions, articoli di moda femminile; modelli da donna □ (bot.) lady fern ( Athyrium filix-foemina), felce femmina □ lady's finger, savoiardo □ lady friend, amica; amante □ Ladies' gallery, galleria riservata alle signore ( nella Camera dei Comuni) □ lady-help, domestica; colf □ lady-in-waiting, dama di compagnia □ lady-killer, conquistatore; rubacuori; dongiovanni □ lady lingerie, biancheria intima da donna □ (arc.) lady-love, amorosa; innamorata □ Lady Luck, la Fortuna ( personificata) □ lady's maid, cameriera personale □ a ladies' man, un damerino; un conquistatore di donne □ (antiq., scherz.) lady of the night, prostituta; lucciola (fig.) □ ( sport) lady player, giocatrice □ ladies' room, toilette per signore □ ( tennis) ladies' singles, il singolo femminile □ (bot.) lady's slipper (o lady-slipper) ( Cypripedium calceolus), pianella della Madonna □ (bot.) lady smock ( Cardamine pratensis), cardamine; viola dei pesci, billeri (region.) □ (relig.) Lady Superior, Madre superiora □ (bot.) lady tulip ( Tulipa silvestris), tulipano selvatico; lancetta □ ladies' wear, vestiti da donna □ cleaning lady, donna delle pulizie.NOTA D'USO: - lady o woman?- NOTA D'USO: - lady o madam?- -
5 mayor
[meə(r)] [AE 'meɪər]nome sindaco m.* * *[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) sindaco- mayoress- lord mayor* * *[meə(r)] [AE 'meɪər]nome sindaco m.
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