-
1 Mother Superior
-
2 ♦ mother
♦ mother (1) /ˈmʌðə(r)/n.1 madre; mamma (fam.): to become a mother, diventare madre; working mother, una donna con figli che lavora NOTA D'USO: - ragazza madre-; nursing mother, madre che allatta al seno; ( biblico) madre adottiva; surrogate mother, madre surrogata5 (volg.) ► motherfucker● (fam. spreg.) mother's boy, cocco di mamma □ (zool.) Mother Carey's chicken ( Hydrobates pelagicus), uccello delle tempeste; procellaria □ (relig.) Mother Church, Santa Madre Chiesa □ (psic.) mother complex, complesso di Edipo (o della madre) □ mother country, patria; madrepatria □ mother-craft, puericultura □ Mother's Day, la Festa della Mamma (in GB la quarta domenica di quaresima, in USA la seconda di maggio) □ mother earth, (lett.) la madre terra; (scherz.) la terraferma □ (psic.) mother figure, figura materna □ mother's help, collaboratrice domestica; colf □ Mother Hubbard, Mamma Hubbard ( personaggio di poesie infantili); camicione della nonna □ (geol.) mother lode, filone principale; (fig.) miniera (o fonte) inesauribile □ mother love, amor di madre; amore materno □ mother-naked, nudo nato; come mamma l'ha (o ti ha, ecc.) fatto □ Mother Nature, madre natura □ (relig.) Mother of God, madre di Dio, Madonna □ mother-of-pearl, (sost.) madreperla; (agg.) di madreperla □ (bot.) mother of thousands (o mother of millions), ( Cymbalaria muralis) cimbalaria; ( Bellis perennis) margheritina; pratolina □ (naut.) mother ship, nave appoggio; nave ausiliaria □ a mother-to-be, una futura madre; una donna incinta □ (ling.) mother tongue, lingua madre; madrelingua □ mother wit, buonsenso naturale □ every mother's son, ogni figlio di mamma; ognuno.mother (2) /ˈmʌðə(r)/n.(= mother of vinegar) madre dell'aceto.(to) mother /ˈmʌðə(r)/v. t.2 far da madre a; avere cure materne per (q.); ( anche di animali) allevare ( come un figlio proprio)3 (fig.) coccolare, viziare -
3 mother
I ['mʌðə(r)]1) (parent) madre f.2) (form of address) madre f. form., mamma f.3) Mother relig. madre f.••every mother's son (of them) — = ognuno di loro
II ['mʌðə(r)]to learn sth. at one's mother's knee — succhiare qcs. col latte della madre
verbo transitivo (fuss over) coccolare, viziare* * *1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) madre, mamma2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) Madre2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) (fare da madre), (coccolare)- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue* * *I ['mʌðə(r)]1) (parent) madre f.2) (form of address) madre f. form., mamma f.3) Mother relig. madre f.••every mother's son (of them) — = ognuno di loro
II ['mʌðə(r)]to learn sth. at one's mother's knee — succhiare qcs. col latte della madre
verbo transitivo (fuss over) coccolare, viziare -
4 superior *** su·peri·or
[sʊ'pɪərɪə(r)]1. adj(
gen) superior to — superiore a, (Comm: goods, quality) di prim'ordine, superiore, (smug: person) che fa il (la)superiore, (smile, air) di superiorità, (remark) altezzoso (-a)superior number Typ — esponente m
2. n(in rank) superiore m/fMother Superior Rel — (madre f) superiora
-
5 to
I [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]1) (expressing purpose) perto do sth. to impress sb. — fare qcs. per impressionare qcn
he looked up to see... — guardò in su e vide
3) (after superlatives) a"did you go?" - "no I promised not to" — "sei andato?" - "no, ho promesso di no o di non farlo"
"are you staying?" - "I'd like to but..." — "resti?" - "vorrei ma..."
it is difficult to do sth. — è difficile fare qcs
II [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]oh to be able to stay in bed! — scherz. che bello se potessi restare a letto!
1) (in direction of) a [shops, school etc.]; (with purpose of visiting) da [doctor's, dentist's etc.]trains to and from — i treni per e da [ place]
2) (facing towards) versowith his back to them — con le spalle rivolte verso di loro, volgendo loro le spalle
3) (against) contro4) (up to) fino ato the end, this day — fino alla fine, fino a oggi
50 to 60 people — dalle 50 alle 60 persone, fra le 50 e le 60 persone
in five to ten minutes — fra cinque-dieci minuti, fra i cinque e i dieci minuti
5) (used as dative) [give, offer] abe nice to your brother — sii gentile o fai il bravo con tuo fratello
to me it's just a minor problem — per me, non è che un problema secondario
8) (in toasts, dedications) ato prosperity — alla prosperità; (on tombstone)
to dance to the music — ballare a ritmo o tempo di musica
10) (in relationships, comparisons)to time — tempestivamente, a tempo (debito)
12) (showing reason)to invite sb. to dinner — invitare qcn. a cena
to this end — con o per questo fine
13) (belonging to) di15) (showing reaction) con••that's all there is to it — (it's easy) è tutto qua; (not for further discussion) è tutto quello che c'è da dire
III [tuː]what's it to you? — colloq. che cosa te ne importa?
* * *1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) verso, in, a2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) fino a4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) a5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, per6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) in, con9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) di, per10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) usato in sostituzione di un verbo sottinteso all'infinito)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) chiuso2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) rinvenire; cominciare•* * *I [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]1) (expressing purpose) perto do sth. to impress sb. — fare qcs. per impressionare qcn
he looked up to see... — guardò in su e vide
3) (after superlatives) a"did you go?" - "no I promised not to" — "sei andato?" - "no, ho promesso di no o di non farlo"
"are you staying?" - "I'd like to but..." — "resti?" - "vorrei ma..."
it is difficult to do sth. — è difficile fare qcs
II [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]oh to be able to stay in bed! — scherz. che bello se potessi restare a letto!
1) (in direction of) a [shops, school etc.]; (with purpose of visiting) da [doctor's, dentist's etc.]trains to and from — i treni per e da [ place]
2) (facing towards) versowith his back to them — con le spalle rivolte verso di loro, volgendo loro le spalle
3) (against) contro4) (up to) fino ato the end, this day — fino alla fine, fino a oggi
50 to 60 people — dalle 50 alle 60 persone, fra le 50 e le 60 persone
in five to ten minutes — fra cinque-dieci minuti, fra i cinque e i dieci minuti
5) (used as dative) [give, offer] abe nice to your brother — sii gentile o fai il bravo con tuo fratello
to me it's just a minor problem — per me, non è che un problema secondario
8) (in toasts, dedications) ato prosperity — alla prosperità; (on tombstone)
to dance to the music — ballare a ritmo o tempo di musica
10) (in relationships, comparisons)to time — tempestivamente, a tempo (debito)
12) (showing reason)to invite sb. to dinner — invitare qcn. a cena
to this end — con o per questo fine
13) (belonging to) di15) (showing reaction) con••that's all there is to it — (it's easy) è tutto qua; (not for further discussion) è tutto quello che c'è da dire
III [tuː]what's it to you? — colloq. che cosa te ne importa?
См. также в других словарях:
Mother Superior — son un Power trío estadounidense, que practican un Rock estadounidense con influencias variadas, desde Grand Funk Railroad a Thin Lizzy, Kiss o The Beatles; actualmente su formación está integrada por Jim Wilson(voz/guitarra), Marcus… … Wikipedia Español
mother superior — n. pl. mother superiors or mothers superior or Mother Superiors [often M S ] a woman who is the head of a religious establishment: often used as a title … English World dictionary
Mother Superior — Mother Superiors N COUNT A Mother Superior is a nun who is in charge of the other nuns in a convent … English dictionary
Mother Superior — ► NOUN ▪ the head of a female religious community … English terms dictionary
Mother Superior — A mother superior is an abbess or other nun in charge of a Christian religious order or congregation, a convent or house of women under vows. Mother superior may also refer to: Mother Superior (band), a rock band who became ¾ of Rollins Band… … Wikipedia
mother superior — noun the superior of a group of nuns • Syn: ↑abbess, ↑prioress • Derivationally related forms: ↑abbatial (for: ↑abbess) • Hypernyms: ↑superior … Useful english dictionary
Mother Superior — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Mother Superior : singular Mother Superior plural Mother Superiors a woman who is in charge of a convent … English dictionary
Mother Superior (band) — Mother Superior Mother Superior From the left: Marcus Blake, Matt Tecu, Jim Wilson Background information Origin USA … Wikipedia
Mother Superior — Mother Su perior n [C usually singular] the woman who is in charge of a ↑convent … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mother Superior — Mother Su perior noun count a woman who is in charge of a CONVENT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mother superior — pl. mother superiors, mothers superior. the head of a Christian religious community for women. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium