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1 ♦ mill
♦ mill (1) /mɪl/n.1 mulino2 fabbrica; opificio; stabilimento: a textile mill, uno stabilimento tessile; cotton mill, cotonificio; steel mill, acciaieria; paper mill, cartiera4 spremifrutta; passaverdura5 (ind., mecc.) treno di laminazione; laminatoio; fresa: continuous mill, treno di laminazione continuo; finishing mill, laminatoio finitore; rod mill, laminatoio per barre; two-lip end mill, fresa a due tagli7 (ind. tess.) follatrice● mill cleaners, imprese di pulizia di fabbriche □ mill dam, chiusa (o diga) di mulino □ (stor.) mill-hand, operaio, operaia ( di fabbrica) □ mill wheel, ruota di mulino □ (fig.) to bring grist to the (o to one's) mill, portare acqua al proprio mulino □ (fig.) to go through the mill, passarne di tutti i colori □ (fig.) to put sb. through the mill, far passare q. per una trafila; sottoporre q. a dure prove □ (fig.) to have been through the mill, averne passate di tutti i colori; esserci già passato; essersi fatto le ossa (fig.) □ water mill, mulino ad acqua □ (fig.) All is grist that comes to his mill, per lui, tutto è buono (fam.: tutto fa brodo) □ (prov.) The mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small, Dio non paga il sabato.mill (2) /mɪl/n.(to) mill /mɪl/A v. t.B v. i.2 ( spesso to mill around; di bestiame, della folla) girare in tondo; muoversi in massa torno torno. -
2 Mill
I [mɪl]1) (building) (for flour) mulino m.; (factory) fabbrica f., stabilimento m.2) gastr. macinino m.3) fig. routine f., tran tran m.4) AE fig. fucina f.diploma mill — fabbrica di diplomi, diplomificio
••there'll be trouble at t'mill — colloq. scherz. ci saranno delle grane
to go through the mill — passarne tante o di tutti i colori
II [mɪl]to put sb. through the mill — mettere sotto torchio qcn., farne passare di tutti i colori a qcn
verbo transitivo macinare [flour, pepper]; tranciare [ steel]; tritare [ paper]; filare [ cotton]; tessere [ textiles]; zigrinare [screw, coin]; fresare [nut, bolt]* * *[mil] 1. noun1) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) mulino2) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) mulino3) (a building where certain types of things are manufactured: A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.) fabbrica, stabilimento2. verb1) (to grind or press: This flour was milled locally.) macinare2) ((usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way: There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.) (girare in tondo)•- miller- millstone
- millwheel* * *(Surnames) Mill /mɪl/* * *I [mɪl]1) (building) (for flour) mulino m.; (factory) fabbrica f., stabilimento m.2) gastr. macinino m.3) fig. routine f., tran tran m.4) AE fig. fucina f.diploma mill — fabbrica di diplomi, diplomificio
••there'll be trouble at t'mill — colloq. scherz. ci saranno delle grane
to go through the mill — passarne tante o di tutti i colori
II [mɪl]to put sb. through the mill — mettere sotto torchio qcn., farne passare di tutti i colori a qcn
verbo transitivo macinare [flour, pepper]; tranciare [ steel]; tritare [ paper]; filare [ cotton]; tessere [ textiles]; zigrinare [screw, coin]; fresare [nut, bolt] -
3 ♦ tooth
♦ tooth /tu:ɵ/n. (pl. teeth)1 (anat., mecc., ecc.) dente: a decayed tooth, un dente guasto; false (o artificial) teeth, denti falsi; discoloured teeth, denti macchiati; ( di animale) to bare one's teeth, mostrare (o scoprire) i denti; How many times a day should I brush my teeth?, quante volte al giorno dovrei lavarmi i denti?; to clean one's teeth, pulirsi (o lavarsi) i denti; to take out a tooth, estrarre un dente; a set of teeth, una dentatura; the teeth of a gear wheel [of a saw, a rake, a comb], i denti di una ruota dentata [di una sega, un rastrello, un pettine]; to sink one's teeth into, affondare i denti in ( una mela, ecc.)3 (pl.) (fig.) forza; potere: to have the necessary teeth to deal with terrorism, avere la forza e gli strumenti necessari per affrontare il terrorismo● (fig.) tooth and nail, con le unghie e coi denti; accanitamente □ ( d'uccello) tooth-billed, dal becco dentellato □ (edil.) tooth-chisel, gradina □ (med.) tooth decay, carie dentaria □ (fam.) tooth fairy, fatina (o topolino, o formichina) dei denti ( porta un soldino al posto del dente caduto) □ (fam.) tooth-job, rifacimento della bocca: to get a tooth-job, farsi rifare tutta la bocca dal dentista □ tooth paste ► toothpaste □ (mecc.) tooth point, tagliente □ tooth powder, dentifricio ( in polvere) □ (med.) tooth scaler, ablatore □ (zool.) tooth-shell ( Dentalium entalis), dentalio □ (fig.) to cast st. in sb. 's teeth, rinfacciare qc. a q. □ to cut one's teeth, ( di un bimbo) mettere i denti; (fig.) farsi le ossa, fare esperienza □ (fig. fam.) to sink one's teeth into st., affrontare qc. con impegno; mettersi sotto a fare qc. □ to grind one's teeth, digrignare i denti □ to have a tooth filled, farsi otturare un dente □ to have a tooth ( pulled) out, farsi estrarre (o cavare) un dente □ to have a sweet tooth, essere ghiotto di dolciumi □ in the teeth of, a dispetto di, nonostante, in barba a; di fronte a, in faccia a □ (naut.) in the teeth of the wind, nell'occhio del vento □ (fam.) to lie in (o through) one's teeth, mentire per la gola □ to be long in the tooth, essere vecchio □ to lose a tooth, perdere un dente □ ( anche fig.) to set one's teeth, stringere i denti □ to set sb. 's teeth on edge, ( di suono) far rabbrividire q.; ( di cibo) allegare i denti; (fig.) irritare q., dare ai nervi a q. □ ( anche fig.) to show one's teeth, mostrare i denti.(to) tooth /tu:ɵ/A v. t.2 dentellare; seghettareB v. i.( di ruote dentate, ecc.) ingranare.
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