mate in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mate in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.mate¹ [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] N

1. mate Brit inf:

mate (friend)

amico m / amica f

mate (friend)

compagno m / compagna f

mate (at work)

collega mf

mate (at school)

compagno m / compagna f

hello mate!

ciao vecchio mio!

2. mate ZOOL:

mate (sexual partner) (male)

maschio m

mate (female)

femmina f

mate (person) hum

compagno m / compagna f

3. mate (assistant):

mate

aiutante mf

builder's mate

manovale

4. mate Brit NAUT (in merchant navy):

mate

capitano m in seconda

first mate

primo ufficiale di bordo

second mate

secondo ufficiale di bordo

II.mate¹ [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] VB trans

mate animal:

mate

accoppiare (with con)

III.mate¹ [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] VB intr

mate animal:

mate

accoppiarsi (with con)

I.mate² [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] N (in chess)

mate

scacco m matto

II.mate² [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] VB trans (in chess)

mate

dare scacco matto a [qn]

III.mate² [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] VB intr (in chess)

mate

dare scacco matto

second mate [Brit ˌsɛk(ə)nd ˈmeɪt, Am ˌsɛkənd ˈmeɪt] N NAUT

second mate

secondo ufficiale m di bordo

ship's mate [ˈʃɪpsˌmeɪt] N

ship's mate

capitano m in seconda

running mate [Brit, Am ˈrənɪŋ ˌmeɪt] N Am

running mate

= candidato alla meno importante di due cariche abbinate

running mate (vice-presidential)

candidato m alla vicepresidenza / candidata f alla vicepresidenza

first mate [Brit, Am ˈˌfərs(t) ˈmeɪt] N

first mate NAUT → first officer

See also first officer

first officer [Brit, Am fərst ˈɔfəsər] N

first officer AVIAT, NAUT

primo ufficiale m di bordo

room-mate [Brit ˈruːmmeɪt, Am ˈrumˌmeɪt, ˈrʊmˌmeɪt] N

1. room-mate (in same room):

room-mate

compagno m di stanza / compagna f di stanza

2. room-mate Am (flatmate):

room-mate

compagno m d'appartamento / compagna f d'appartamento

Translations for mate in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

scaccomatto

(check)mate also fig

dare scaccomatto a

to (check)mate also fig

mattare

to (check)mate

scacco matto

mate

dare scacco matto a

to mate

mate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mate in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.mate¹ [meɪt] N

1. mate (spouse):

mate

compagno(-a) m (f)

2. mate ZOOL:

mate (male)

maschio m

mate (female)

femmina f

3. mate NAUT:

mate

secondo m

first/second mate

primo/secondo ufficiale

4. mate (one of a pair):

mate

compagno, -a(-a) m (f)

II.mate¹ [meɪt] VB intr

mate

accoppiarsi

III.mate¹ [meɪt] VB trans

mate

accoppiare

I.mate² [meɪt] N GAMES

mate

(scacco) m matto

II.mate² [meɪt] VB trans

mate

dare scacco matto a

soul mate N

soul mate

anima f gemella

Translations for mate in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

accoppiare

to mate

accoppiarsi (animali)

to mate

mate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

first/second mate

primo/secondo ufficiale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The vixen's oestrus period lasts three weeks, during which the dog-foxes mate with the vixens for several days, often in burrows.

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He immediately began to mate with all the female rats again and again until eventually he became exhausted.

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There are services that will help you find a travel room-mate.

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Farm cat colonies can be subject to inbreeding, as a closed population may mate with one another's siblings, parents, or offspring.

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More subordinate bulls will mate with any remaining estrous cow that has not mated yet.

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This type of polyandry is termed as convenience polyandry because females are believed to mate multiple times to avoid harassment by males.

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Adults live in the subcutaneous tissues of humans, where they mate and produce worm-like eggs called microfilaria.

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As adults, they make their way to the inferior mesenteric vein and mate, producing thousands of eggs.

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Mate choice is typically displayed by females, but males can be choosy as well.

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Males may also use their antlers to shovel around fallen foliage and dirt as a way of attracting a mate.

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