inglese > italiano | |
island | |
1. sost. (geografia) isola | |
2. verb. isolare | |
inglese > inglese | |
island | |
1. subst. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
2. subst. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
an island of tranquility (a calm place surrounded by a noisy environment) | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
an island of colour on a butterfly's wing | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
3. subst. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
4. subst. A traffic island. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
the island in the middle of a roundabout | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
5. subst. (government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
6. subst. (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
7. v. To surround with water; make into an island. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
8. v. To set, dot (as if) with islands. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
9. v. To isolate. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
italiano > inglese | |
isola | |
1. subst. island, isle | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |