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