mother in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mother in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] N

1. mother (parent):

mother

madre f

a mother of two

madre di due bambini

she's like a mother to me

è come una madre per me

2. mother (form of address):

mother (to mother)

madre f form

mother (to mother)

mamma f

3. mother Am inf:

a mother of

un cavolo di

4. mother REL:

Mother

madre f

Reverend Mother

reverenda madre

II.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] VB trans

1. mother (give birth to):

mother young

dare alla luce

mother fig legend

dare vita a

2. mother (fuss over):

mother

coccolare

mother

viziare

III.also mother of vinegar N

also mother of vinegar

madre f (dell'aceto)

IV.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər]

every mother's son (of them)

= ognuno di loro

to learn sth at one's mother's knee or to take sth in with one's mother's milk

succhiare qc col latte della madre

mother's help [ˌmʌðəzˈhelp], mother's helper [ˌmʌðəzˈhelpə(r)] N

mother's help

= collaboratrice domestica che bada alla casa e ai bambini

mother hen [Brit, Am ˈməðər hɛn] N

mother hen

chioccia f also fig

mother love [ˌmʌðəˈlʌv] N

mother love

amore m materno

mother fixation N PSYCH

mother fixation

fissazione f sulla madre

earth mother [Brit, Am ˈərθ ˈˌməðər] N

1. earth mother (maternal woman):

earth mother inf

donna f sensuale e materna

2. earth mother REL:

earth mother (goddess)

dea f della fertilità

earth mother (the earth)

madre terra f

mother ship [Brit, Am ˈməðər ʃɪp] N

mother ship

nave f appoggio

bachelor mother [ˌbætʃələˈmʌðə(r)] N Am

bachelor mother

ragazza f madre

mother country [Brit, Am ˈˌməðər ˈˌkəntri] N

mother country

madrepatria f

mother's boy [ˈmʌðəzˌbɔɪ] N

mother's boy

mammone m

mother in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mother in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.mother [ˈmʌ·ðɚ] N

1. mother (woman):

mother

madre f

2. mother (biggest thing):

mother

madre

that was the mother of all wars

quella fu la madre di tutte le guerre

3. mother sl (sth bad):

that was a real mother of a problem

è stato un vero casino

II.mother [ˈmʌ·ðɚ] VB trans

mother

coccolare

surrogate mother N

surrogate mother

madre f surrogata

single mother N

single mother

madre f single

foster mother N

foster mother

madre f affidataria

mother tongue N

mother tongue

lingua f materna

mother country N

mother country

madrepatria f

mother-of-pearl N

mother-of-pearl

madreperla f

mother-in-law N

mother-in-law

suocera f

Mother's Day N

Mother's Day

giornata m della mamma

Translations for mother in the Italian»English Dictionary

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madre

mother

lavoratrice madre

working mother

lingua madre

mother tongue

ragazza madre

single mother

mother Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a present for my mother

un regalo per mia madre

to deliver a baby mother

dare alla luce un bambino

mother and baby are doing well

sia la mamma che il bambino stanno bene

necessity is the mother of invention prov

la necessità aguzza l'ingegno prov

he shall call his mother

dovrebbe chiamare sua madre

she's the spitting image of her mother

è sua madre sputata

to be tied to one's mother's apron strings

essere attaccato alle sottane della madre

that was the mother of all wars

quella fu la madre di tutte le guerre

her mother is on her mind

è preoccupata per sua madre

to be tied to the mother's apron strings

stare attaccato alla sottana della mamma fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Eventually his mother's supporters deposed him, leaving her as sole empress.

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The mother nurses the young during this time.

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It also mentions the importance of traditional gender roles such as mother, teacher and daughter in contemporary society.

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They decided to keep this a secret from their mother and saved the money for future.

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As a mother, she doted on and was quite possessive of her sons.

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He was born when his mother, a cook, was 19 years old.

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Around this time, his parents diedhis mother in 1967 and his father in 1968.

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During her childhood by her parents (here her mother) and by her husband and in-laws after her marriage.

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When he was just eight years old, in 390, his mother died.

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Her mother died when she was very young.

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