Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

lesson plan

A teacher's detailed guide for facilitating a single lesson, outlining what students will learn and how the material will be taught.

linchpin

A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.

load-bearing

Supporting the weight of the structure above it, as a wall or beam.

loanword

A word adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification.

mash

A soft, pulpy mass or mixture.

mass-produced

Manufactured in large quantities using machinery and standardized techniques.

memo

A short note or message written to help someone remember something or to convey information within an organization.

mulch

A material such as rotting leaves, bark, or compost spread over the root system of a plant to enrich the soil, retain moisture, or prevent weeds.

nitpicker

A person who finds faults in details that are not important, or is excessively critical of minor mistakes.

pH

A figure expressing the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a logarithmic scale on which 7 is neutral, lower values are more acidic, and higher values more alkaline.

pachuco

A member of a subculture of Mexican-American teenagers and young men associated with zoot suits, distinct slang (Caló), and a rebellious lifestyle in the mid-20th century.

paleomagnetism

The branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.