widow's mite in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for widow's mite in the English»Italian Dictionary

widow's mite [ˈwɪdəʊzˌmaɪt] N BIBL

widow's mite

obolo m della vedova

to give one's widow's mite fig

= offrire il proprio piccolo ma significativo contributo

to give one's widow's mite fig

fare del proprio meglio

Translations for widow's mite in the Italian»English Dictionary

obolo della vedova

widow's mite

Translations for widow's mite in the English»Italian Dictionary

mite¹ [Brit mʌɪt, Am maɪt] N

mite

acaro m

cheese mite

tiroglifo

mite² [Brit mʌɪt, Am maɪt] N

1. mite (child):

poor little mite!

povero piccolo!

2. mite (small amount) inf:

she seemed a mite confused

sembrava un tantino confusa

he was a mite ridiculous

era un tantino ridicolo

I.widow [Brit ˈwɪdəʊ, Am ˈwɪdoʊ] N

1. widow:

widow

vedova f

golf widow hum

= donna lasciata sola dal marito impegnato a giocare a golf

2. widow TYPO:

widow

vedova f

II.widow [Brit ˈwɪdəʊ, Am ˈwɪdoʊ] VB trans

to be widowed

rimanere vedova, vedovo

she has been widowed for two years

è vedova da due anni

widow's mite in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for widow's mite in the English»Italian Dictionary

mite¹ [maɪt] N (insect)

mite

acaro m

mite² [maɪt] N (small amount)

mite

briciolo m

I.widow [ˈwɪ·doʊ] N

widow

vedova f

to be left a widow

rimanere vedova

II.widow [ˈwɪ·doʊ] VB trans

to widow sb

lasciare vedovo qu [o lasciare vedova qu]

to be widowed

rimanere vedovo [o rimanere vedova]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has always been a small financial support, our widow's mite, and we are not going to relent on that.

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I contributed my widow's mite.

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If we feel all we have is the widow's mite, let us give it -- gladly.

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The story of the widow's mite came to life.

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All members who had not given already flock to the front to give their widow's mite.

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That is no doubt better than seeking to finance public projects through getting the people to part with their widow's mite.

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The coin in the lesson of the widow's mite is referred to as a "lepton".

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She said the group, whose members include workers, students, businessmen and women and market women, would continue to contribute its widow's mite towards the upkeep of the inmates.

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Do you remember the widow's mite?

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And there is that realization that one's proverbial widow's mite is not even a drop in the surging sea of tears.

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