What does mole in Italian mean?

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

The word mole in Italian means bulk, size, amount, volume, mole, mol, grindstone, millstone, grinder. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mole

bulk, size

sostantivo femminile (imponenza, grandezza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Restammo tutti impressionati dalla mole della nave da crociera.
We were all impressed by the size of the cruise ship.

amount, volume

sostantivo femminile (figurato (gran quantità)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con questa mole di lavoro come pensi che riesca a trovare il tempo di andare in discoteca?
With this amount of work how can you think I can find time to go to the disco?

mole, mol

sostantivo femminile (unità di misura di quantità) (chemistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per l'esercizio di chimica devo calcolare il numero di moli di un composto.
For the chemistry exercise I need to calculate the number of moles of a compound.

grindstone, millstone

sostantivo femminile (antichi mulini, macina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mola del paese era ancora funzionante.

grinder

sostantivo femminile (affilatrice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'arrotino utilizzava la mola per affilare i coltelli.

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