examples:
Gibilterra
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
pleiade
a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
cenozoico
approximately the last 63 million years
olocene
approximately the last 10,000 years
pleistocene
from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
terziario
from 63 million to 2 million years ago
pliocene
from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals
miocene
from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals
eocene
from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
mesozoico
from 230 million to 63 million years ago
cretaceo
from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
trias
from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity
paleozoico
from 544 million to about 230 million years ago
permiano
from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles
devoniano
from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
siluriano
from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals
cambriano
from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates
paleolitico
second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC
Argonne
an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
salmo
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
Lucifero
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
rivelazione
the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
marziano
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
medioevo
the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
rinascimento
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
ricostruzione
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
magnificat
(Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
Iside
Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
completo
evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
Eolo
god of the winds in ancient mythology
Apollo
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
Afrodite
goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
Venere
goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
Ares
(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
Marte
(Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
Artemide
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
Diana
(Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
Ate
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
Pallade
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
Minerva
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
Chaos
(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
Saturno
(Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
Demetra
(Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
Cerere
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
Dionisio
(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
Esculapio
son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
Bacco
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
Erebus
(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
Notte
Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
eros
(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
Cupido
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
Gaia
(Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
Elios
(Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
Efesto
(Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
Vulcano
(Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
Ermes
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
Mercurio
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
Era
queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Giunone
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
Estia
(Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
Vesta
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
Imeneo
(Greek mythology) the god of marriage
Minosse
son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
Cloto
the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life
Lachesi
the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
Atropo
the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life
Nemesi
(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
Nereo
(Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids
Nike
(Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
Vittoria
(Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
Pan
(Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
Poseidone
(Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
Persefone
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
Proserpina
goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
Fetonte
(Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
Ade
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
Prometeo
(classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards
Selene
(Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
Eos
(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
Aurora
(Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
Tellus
(Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea
titano
(Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
Tyche
(Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna
Fortuna
(Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
Zeus
(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
Giove
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
Opi
(Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Psiche
(Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
Ercole
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
Pandora
(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
Freja
(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
argonauta
(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
Achille
a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
Johannes Faust
an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
Pantalone
a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man
Calliope
(Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
Clio
(Greek mythology) the Muse of history
Erato
(Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
Euterpe
(Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
Melpomene
(Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
Polimnia
(Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
Tersicore
(Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
Urania
(Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
types:
gruppo,
insieme
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
cognizione,
sapere
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
motivazione
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
forma
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
tempo
the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
evento,
fatto
something that happens at a given place and time
tratto
a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
cosa
any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
personalità
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
giocondità
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
attributo,
qualità
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
eredità,
retaggio
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
accidentalità,
casualità,
probabilità
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
messaggio
what a communication that is about something is about
segnalazione
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
foggia,
linea,
stile
a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
vocalizzazione,
voce
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
regno
a basic group of natural objects
edizione
all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
etnia,
gruppo etnico
people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
spazio
(mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind
popolazione
a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
proprietà
the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
sistema,
sistema di misura
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
volume
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
legame,
rapporto,
relazione
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
reciprocità
a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
cambiamento,
cambio
a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
alogeno
any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
intervallo
a definite length of time marked off by two instants