GENERAL VOCABULARY

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matita pencil

mattina morning; di —, in the
morning

mattone m. floor-tile

mature mature, lipe

ine me

medicina medicine

msdico physician

meglio better

melograno pomegranate

membro member

memento {Latin} remember

memorando memorable

memore mindful

meiaoria memory; a —, by heart

menare to lead

rneno less; a — che non unless

mEusola del caminetto mantel-
piece

mente/, mind

mento chin

mentre while

mercoledi TO. Wednesday

meridionals Southern

merito merit

mese m. month

messaggero messenger

messe /. harvest

messo (p. part, of mettere) put

metodo method

mettere fir. r. to put
tte /. midnight
. means; adj. half

m&zzogiorno noon

mi me, to me, myself

Michelangelo BuoaarrDti Michel-
angelo

Michele Michael

miglioio about a thousand

mi'giio mile

migliorare to improve, better

migliore better, best
Miiano Milan
militare to serve
minacciare ..di, to threaten
ministro minister
minuta bill of fare
minuto minute
mio my, mine
mirabilmente admirably
mirccolo miracle
mirare to gaze, gaze at
miseria misery, distress, poverty
mz'sero wretched, miserable
mi^urare to measure
mite mild
mittente m. orf. sender
mobile m. piece of furniture
mobflia furniture
moda fashion; di —, fashionable
moderazione/. moderation
modista milliner
modo manner; in tal —, thus
moglie/. \\ife
malo quay, dock
molto adj. much, many; adv. very
momento moment
monarchia monarchy
monorchico monarchic
mondiaie adj. world- 'used as an
adjective in compound wordt\
moado world; in tutto il —, the
world over
moneta coin
monte m, mountain
montone ?n» rszn
moralmente morall}'
morbido soft
morente dying
*modre irr. f. to die
marte/. death
mostrare to show