What does dei in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word dei in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dei in Italian.

The word dei in Italian means of the, God, god, great person, champion, My God, depending on the situation, on a case by case basis, fulfilment of duties, under, when put to the test, as it is, process analysis, description of goods, partners' meeting, doubt, have troubles with, have problems with, have the capacity, balance of payments, public transportation block, Chamber of Deputies, House of Lords, fire engine, fire truck, Song of Songs, Canticle of Canticles, Song of Songs, dipsacus fullonum, charter of services, public service charter, service charter, wine list, fire station, consumer culture, consumer society, with highest honours, at the top of your class, communion of saints, tense consistency, consistency of tense, agreement of tenses, council of ministers, motor coordination, Court of Auditors, financial court, since the dawn of time, Dardanelles, give points to, good for nothing, worthless, declaration on the rights of man, individual income tax return, planning supervisor, works supervisor, toes, no entry to heavy goods vehicles, thesaurus, It's better to marry over the mixen than over the moor., sleep soundly, be in trouble, be in hot water, be in big trouble, be in the control room, dream factory, make doubt, take someone's advice to heart, worry about things, Sicilian workers leagues, flower child, hippie, hippy, since the dawn of time, for donkey's years, till the end of time, brain drain, data management, medial relations management, waste management, play nasty tricks on, four corners, enjoy the fruits of, reap the benefits of, leased assets, Gulf of La Spezia, Gulf of Poets, the sins of fathers fall upon their sons, the sins of fathers will fall upon their sons, the lesser of two evils, the lesser evil, the best of all possible worlds, the Enlightenment, financial services sector, Mr. So-and-so, Ms. So-and-So, principle of impenetrability, project cost, at the end of the day, after all, in community of property, top corner of a goal, list of banned books, materials industry, work stoppages, , the last of the Mohicans, calm is the virtue of the strong, cherry-tree hill, stupidity breeds stupidity, patience is a virtue, his origins cannot be traced back, his origins are lost in time, Degree in the Economics of Cultural Heritage and Communications, complaints book, dream book, language of flavors, sign language, control costs, keep costs under control, manage costs, risk mapping, highest grade, highest mark, grade point average, soup kitchen, soup kitchen, set limits, draw boundaries, get up to date, cost minimization, choose wives and cattle from your hometown, world of cars, world of motors. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dei

of the

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (di i)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Vuoi venire con me alla corsa dei cavalli?
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The Lord of the Rings is a very popular trilogy.

God

sostantivo maschile (dio cristiano) (Christianity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dio perdona anche chi si è macchiato dei peccati più gravi.

god

sostantivo maschile (divinità)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli dei della mitologia greca vivevano sul monte Olimpo.
The gods of Greek mythology lived on Mount Olympus.

great person, champion

sostantivo maschile (figurato (oggetto di venerazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli studenti veneravano il loro insegnante di chirurgia come un dio.
The surgery students saw their surgery professor as their idol.

My God

interiezione (esclamazione: sorpresa)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Dio, ma quanto sei cresciuto dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto?
Gosh, you've grown so much since the last time I saw you!

depending on the situation

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

on a case by case basis

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. We decide on a case by case basis.

fulfilment of duties

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

under

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")

when put to the test

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Alla prova dei fatti, si è rivelato solo un gran parolaio.

as it is

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

process analysis

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

description of goods

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

partners' meeting

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'assemblea dei soci si concluse con un nulla di fatto.
The shareholders' meeting ended with nothing having been accomplished.

doubt

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

have troubles with, have problems with

have the capacity

balance of payments

public transportation block

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Chamber of Deputies

(lower house of Italian parliament)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La camera dei deputati era vuota, come sempre.
The Chamber of Deputies was empty, like always.

House of Lords

fire engine, fire truck

Song of Songs

(Solomon)

Canticle of Canticles, Song of Songs

(bible)

dipsacus fullonum

(plant)

charter of services, public service charter, service charter

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La carta dei servizi è stata riscritta in questi giorni.

wine list

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fire station

sostantivo femminile (stazione, sede)

consumer culture, consumer society

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

with highest honours, at the top of your class

(academic)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

communion of saints

tense consistency, consistency of tense, agreement of tenses

sostantivo femminile (grammatica) (in grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La concordanza dei tempi è importantissima nella costruzione della frase latina.

council of ministers

sostantivo maschile (organo governativo)

motor coordination

Court of Auditors

(State body)

financial court

(Italian judiciary)

since the dawn of time

Dardanelles

sostantivo maschile (geografia (stretto in Turchia) (geography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

give points to

good for nothing, worthless

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

declaration on the rights of man

individual income tax return

sostantivo femminile (modulo per calcolo tasse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

planning supervisor, works supervisor

sostantivo maschile (edilizia (scelto dal committente dell'opera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

toes

sostantivo plurale femminile (parti del corpo)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

no entry to heavy goods vehicles

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

thesaurus

It's better to marry over the mixen than over the moor.

(idiomatico (scegli quello che conosci meglio) (archaic)

sleep soundly

be in trouble, be in hot water, be in big trouble

verbo intransitivo (idiomatico (trovarsi in una situazione di estrema difficoltà)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
In quella riunione mi è sembrato di essere nella fossa dei leoni.
At the meeting, I felt like I was in hot water (or: big trouble.)

be in the control room

dream factory

make doubt

take someone's advice to heart

worry about things

Sicilian workers leagues

(Fascism)

flower child, hippie, hippy

sostantivo maschile (storico (hippie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

since the dawn of time, for donkey's years

(figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

till the end of time

brain drain

data management

medial relations management

waste management

play nasty tricks on

The fog can really mess with your eyes.

four corners

(game)

enjoy the fruits of, reap the benefits of

(enjoy the results of)

leased assets

(legal)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

Gulf of La Spezia, Gulf of Poets

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the sins of fathers fall upon their sons

(Biblical)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the sins of fathers will fall upon their sons

(Biblical)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the lesser of two evils, the lesser evil

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the best of all possible worlds

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the Enlightenment

financial services sector

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Mr. So-and-so, Ms. So-and-So

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

principle of impenetrability

project cost

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

at the end of the day, after all

locuzione avverbiale (idiomatico (in fondo, in definitiva)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

in community of property

(legal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

top corner of a goal

(soccer)

list of banned books

materials industry

sostantivo femminile (categoria industriale)

work stoppages

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

sostantivo femminile (peggiorativo (particolarismo, divisione)

the last of the Mohicans

calm is the virtue of the strong

(literal)

cherry-tree hill

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stupidity breeds stupidity

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

patience is a virtue

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

his origins cannot be traced back, his origins are lost in time

Degree in the Economics of Cultural Heritage and Communications

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

complaints book

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dream book

language of flavors

(US)

sign language

sostantivo maschile (tipo di lingua: gesti)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

control costs, keep costs under control, manage costs

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

risk mapping

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

highest grade, highest mark

(education: grading system)

grade point average

(GPA)

soup kitchen

soup kitchen

sostantivo femminile (servizio di pasti per persone indigenti)

set limits, draw boundaries

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (porre dei limiti)

get up to date

cost minimization

(US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

choose wives and cattle from your hometown

(literally)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

world of cars, world of motors

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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