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['mɪlstəʊn]nome macina f., mola f.••* * *1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) macina, mola2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) (palla al piede)* * *millstone /ˈmɪlstəʊn/n.1 macina; mola2 (fig.) pesante fardello; grave peso; palla al piede (fig.): His past is a millstone round his neck, il suo passato è per lui una palla al piede● (fig.) to be between the upper and the nether millstone, essere fra l'incudine e il martello.* * *['mɪlstəʊn]nome macina f., mola f.••
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