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♦ 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.
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