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1 millstone
['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.•• -
2 millstone mill·stone n
['mɪlˌstəʊn]macina, molait's a millstone round his neck — è un grosso peso per lui, è una palla al piede per lui
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3 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]
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Millstone — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Millstone (Connecticut) Millstone (Kentucky) Millstone (New Jersey) Millstone (Pennsylvania) Millstone (Tennessee) Millstone (Virginia) Millstone (West Virginia) Flüsse: Millstone River … Deutsch Wikipedia
MILLSTONE — (Heb. רֵחַיִם), an instrument used for grinding grain. The word has a dual ending, indicating an instrument composed of two parts: an upper millstone (Heb. rekhev, Deut. 24:6) and a lower millstone (talmudic Heb. shekhev), which, however, was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Millstone — Mill stone , n. One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance in a mill[1]. [1913 Webster] No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge. Deut. xxiv. 6. [1913 Webster] Note: The cellular siliceous rock… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Millstone — Borough de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Millstone — Millstone, NJ U.S. borough in New Jersey Population (2000): 410 Housing Units (2000): 173 Land area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles (1.940929 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Millstone, NJ — U.S. borough in New Jersey Population (2000): 410 Housing Units (2000): 173 Land area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles (1.940929 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles (1.940929 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
millstone — index incumbrance (burden) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
millstone — (n.) O.E. mylenstan, from MILL (Cf. mill) (n.1) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.). Figurative sense of a burden (1720) is from Matt. xviii:6 … Etymology dictionary
millstone — [n] burden accountability, affliction, albatross*, anxiety, ball and chain*, blame, charge, concern, cross, deadweight, difficulty, encumbrance, grievance, hardship, hindrance, load, mental weight, misfortune, onus, punishment, responsibility,… … New thesaurus
millstone — ► NOUN 1) each of a pair of circular stones used for grinding grain. 2) a burden of responsibility … English terms dictionary
millstone — [mil′stōn΄] n. 1. either of a pair of large, flat, round stones between which grain or other substances are ground 2. stone used for these, usually a hard sandstone or conglomerate 3. a heavy burden 4. something that grinds, pulverizes, or… … English World dictionary
