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ma | but |
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maccheroni mpl | macaroni |
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macchina f | car ; machine |
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macchina fotografica | camera |
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macchina sportiva | sports car |
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macedonia f | fruit salad |
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macelleria f | butcher's |
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macinato(a) | ground (coffee) |
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madera m | Madeira (wine) |
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madre f | mother |
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magazzino m | store room ; warehouse |
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grande magazzino | department store |
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maggio m | May |
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maggiore | larger ; greater ; largest ; elder |
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maglieria f | knitwear |
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magro(a) | thin (person) ; lean (meat) |
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mai | never ; ever |
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maiale m | pig ; pork |
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maionese f | mayonnaise |
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mais m | maize |
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male | badly (not well) |
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male m | pain ; ache |
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mal d'auto | car-sickness |
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mal di mare | seasickness |
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malgrado | in spite of |
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maltempo m | bad weather |
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mamma f | mum(my) |
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mancato(a) | missed (train, airplane, etc.) |
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mancia f | tip (money given) |
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mandarino m | mandarin (orange) |
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mandorla f | almond |
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maneggio m | riding school |
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mangiare | to eat |
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manica f | sleeve ; English Channel |
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maniglia f | handle ; strap (on bus) |
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mano f | hand ; trick (in cards) |
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fatto(a) a mano | handmade |
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mantenere la destra | keep right |
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Mantova f | Mantua |
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manzo m | beef |
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marcia f | march ; gear (of car) |
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marciapiede m | pavement ; platform |
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mare m | sea ; seaside |
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marea f | tide |
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marina f | navy |
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marito m | husband |
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marmellata f | jam |
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marmellata d'arance | marmalade |
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marmitta f | silencer (on car) |
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marmo m | marble (material) |
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marrone | brown ; chestnut |
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martedì | Tuesday |
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martedì grasso | Shrove Tuesday |
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marzo m | March |
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maschile | masculine |
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massimo(a) | maximum |
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masticare | to chew |
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materassino m | air bed |
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matrice f | stub (counterfoil) |
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mattina f | morning |
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mattone m | brick |
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medicina f | medicine |
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medico m | doctor |
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medusa f | jellyfish |
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meglio | better ; best |
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mela f | apple |
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mela cotogna | quince |
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melagrana f | pomegranate |
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melanzana f | aubergine |
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melone m | melon |
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membro m | member |
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meno | less ; minus |
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mensa f | canteen |
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mensile | monthly |
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menta f | mint (herb) |
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mentre | while ; whereas |
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menù m | menu |
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menù turistico | tourist or low-price menu |
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mercatino dell'usato m | flea market |
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mercato m | market |
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Mercato Comune | Common Market |
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merce f | goods |
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merceria f | haberdashery |
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merci fpl | freight ; goods |
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merenda f | snack |
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meridionale | southern |
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merlango m | whiting |
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merluzzo m | cod |
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mese m | month |
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messa f | mass (church) |
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metà f | half |
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metropolitana f | underground |
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mettere | to put ; to put on (clothes) |
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mezzanotte f | midnight |
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mezzi mpl | means ; funds ; transport |
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mezzo(a) | half |
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mezzogiorno m | midday ; noon |
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il Mezzogiorno | the south of Italy |
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mezz'ora f | half-an-hour |
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mi | me ; to me ; myself |
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miele m | honey |
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migliore | better ; best |
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mille | thousand |
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minestra f | soup |
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minestrone m | thick vegetable soup |
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minori mpl | minors |
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minorenne | under age |
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mirtillo m | bilberry |
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miscela f | blend |
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misto(a) | mixed |
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misura f | measure ; measurement |
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fatto(a) su misura | made-to-measure |
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mittente m/f | sender |
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MM | metro ; underground |
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mobili mpl | furniture |
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moda f | fashion |
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modo m | way ; manner |
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modulo m | form (document) |
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moglie f | wife |
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molluschi mpl | molluscs |
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molo m | pier |
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molti(e) | many |
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molto | a lot ; much ; very |
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molto(a) | much |
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molta gente | lots of people |
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monastero m | monastery |
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moneta f | coin ; currency |
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montagna f | mountain |
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montone m | mutton |
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giacca di montone | sheepskin jacket |
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moquette f | fitted carpet |
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mora f | blackberry |
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mortadella f | type of salted pork meat |
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morto(a) | dead |
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mosca f | fly |
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moscato m | red or white dessert wine |
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moscerino m | gnat |
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moscone m | pedalo (with oars) |
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mosella m | moselle (wine) |
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mostarda f | fruit in syrup with mustard |
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mostra f | show ; exhibition |
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mostrare | to show |
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moto f | motorbike |
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motore m | engine |
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motorino m | moped |
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motoscafo m | motorboat |
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mozzarella f | moist Neapolitan curd cheese |
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mulino m | mill |
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multa f | fine |
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municipio m | town hall |
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muro m | wall |
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museo m | museum |
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musica f | music |
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