islands in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for islands in the English»Italian Dictionary

floating islands [ˌfləʊtɪŋˈaɪləndz] N npl FOOD

floating islands

= dessert alla crema decorato con meringhe

island [Brit ˈʌɪlənd, Am ˈaɪlənd] N

1. island:

island

isola f

island (small)

isolotto m

island (small)

isoletta f

island of peace, hope fig

isola di pace, di speranza

island of peace, hope before n (of particular island)

isolano, dell'isola

island of peace, hope (of islands generally)

insulare, delle isole

an island community

una comunità insulare

the island community

la popolazione insulare

2. island → traffic island

no man is an island

= non si può fare a meno degli altri

See also traffic island

traffic island [Brit, Am ˈtræfɪk ˈaɪlənd] N

traffic island

isola f spartitraffico

Caribbean Islands [ˌkærɪbiːənˈaɪləndz] pl

Caribbean Islands

Antille f

Channel Islands [Brit, Am] pl

Channel Islands

Isole f del Canale

Aleutian Islands [Brit əˈl(j)uːʃ(ə)n ˌʌɪləndz, Am əˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n ˌaɪləndz] pl

the Aleutian Islands

le Isole Aleutine

Islands Council [ˈaɪləndzˌkaʊnsl] N (in GB)

Islands Council

= ognuna delle tre regioni amministrative in cui vengono raggruppate le isole scozzesi

Ionian Islands pl

Ionian Islands

le isole Ionie

Spice Islands [Am ˈspaɪs ˈˌaɪlən(d)z] pl HISTORY

the Spice Islands

le Molucche

Windward Islands [Am ˈˌwɪn(d)wərd ˈaɪlən(d)z] pl

Windward Islands

Isole f Sopravento

Virgin Islands [Am ˌvərdʒən ˈaɪləndz] N

Virgin Islands

Isole fpl Vergini

islands in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for islands in the English»Italian Dictionary

island [ˈaɪ·lənd] N

island

isola f

island of calm fig

isola di pace

Galapagos Islands [gə·ˈlæ·pə·gəs ˈaɪ·lənds] N pl

Galapagos Islands

isole f pl Galapagos

Channel Islands N

Channel Islands

Isole f pl Normanne

Cayman Islands [ˈkeɪ·mən·ˌaɪ·ləndz] N

Cayman Islands

Isole f pl Cayman

Balearic Islands N

the Balearic Islands

le (Isole) Baleari

Virgin Islands N

Virgin Islands

Isole f pl Vergini

Solomon Islands [ˈsɑ:·lə·mən·ˌaɪ·ləndz] N

Solomon Islands

isole f pl Salomone

Leeward Islands N

Leeward Islands

Isole f pl Sottovento

Canary Islands N

Canary Islands

Canarie f pl

Falkland Islands [ˈfɔ:k·ləd·ˌaɪ·ləndz] N pl

the Falkland Islands

le (isole) Falkland f pl

islands Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the Falkland Islands

le (isole) Falkland f pl

the Balearic Islands

le (Isole) Baleari

the furthest island from the mainland

l'isola più lontana dalla terra ferma

the Fiji Islands

le Isole Figi

island of calm fig

isola di pace

Ischia island off the coast of the region of Campania

Ischia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These airlines also provide air freight service amongst the islands.

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It ebbs and flows with tides that pass through the barrier islands and up the channel.

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He had deflowered several women and had illegitimate children all over the islands.

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One of the largest private islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the pristine island consists of 22 km2 of land.

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He is master of the seas that are closer to shore, coastlines, islands and waves and likes to stir up storms.

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There were also visible signs of interdependency among the islands, such as supply boats moving between them.

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Small islands litter the stretch of water which was formed from glacial activity and meltwater produced from the receding glacier.

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These vegetated islands have become the roost sites of many water-birds.

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A number of deep channels are traversing generally north to south through the islands.

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The site is hampered by the presence of offshore islands and reefs which block a significant fraction of the wave energy before reaching the site.

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