Mill

I [mɪl]

nome

1) (building) (for flour) mulino m.; (factory) fabbrica f., stabilimento m.

paper mill — cartiera

2) gastr. macinino m.

3) fig. routine f., tran tran m.

4) AE fig. fucina f.

diploma mill — fabbrica di diplomi, diplomificio

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there'll be trouble at t'mill — colloq. scherz. ci saranno delle grane

to go through the mill — passarne tante o di tutti i colori

to put sb. through the mill — mettere sotto torchio qcn., farne passare di tutti i colori a qcn

II [mɪl]

verbo transitivo macinare [flour, pepper]; tranciare [steel]; tritare [paper]; filare [cotton]; tessere [textiles]; zigrinare [screw, coin]; fresare [nut, bolt]

- mill around

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[mil] 1. noun

1) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) mulino

2) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) mulino

3) (a building where certain types of things are manufactured: A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.) fabbrica, stabilimento

2. verb

1) (to grind or press: This flour was milled locally.) macinare

2) ((usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way: There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.) (girare in tondo)

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- miller

- millstone
- millwheel

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(Surnames) Mill /mɪl/

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I [mɪl]

nome

1) (building) (for flour) mulino m.; (factory) fabbrica f., stabilimento m.

paper mill — cartiera

2) gastr. macinino m.

3) fig. routine f., tran tran m.

4) AE fig. fucina f.

diploma mill — fabbrica di diplomi, diplomificio

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there'll be trouble at t'mill — colloq. scherz. ci saranno delle grane

to go through the mill — passarne tante o di tutti i colori

to put sb. through the mill — mettere sotto torchio qcn., farne passare di tutti i colori a qcn

II [mɪl]

verbo transitivo macinare [flour, pepper]; tranciare [steel]; tritare [paper]; filare [cotton]; tessere [textiles]; zigrinare [screw, coin]; fresare [nut, bolt]

- mill around