Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Layman

A person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.

Leichzeit

The specific seasonal period during which fish, amphibians, or certain aquatic animals spawn and release their eggs.

Linear-process

A series of actions or steps taken in a strict chronological or sequential order, where each stage must be completed before the next one begins.

Litmus test

A decisively indicative test or critical factor that serves to determine the quality, authenticity, or acceptability of something.

Long-fuse

Tending to be slow to become angry, agitated, or reactive under provocation.

Longevity Peach

A traditional Chinese steamed bun shaped and colored to resemble a peach, filled with lotus seed paste or red bean paste, traditionally served at birthday celebrations for elderly people to wish them long life.

Loose-tolerance manufacturing

A production approach that permits a relatively wide margin of variation or error in the physical dimensions and specifications of manufactured parts.

Loose-tolerance production

A manufacturing approach that permits relatively wide margins of deviation from exact measurements or specifications without rejecting the final part.

Loppy

Tending to hang down loosely or droop, typically used in reference to ears.

Lose one's marbles

To go insane, become eccentric, or lose one's mental faculties temporarily or permanently.

Loss prevention

A set of practices, policies, and measures used by businesses to reduce preventable losses, particularly through retail theft, inventory shrinkage, fraud, and waste.

Love-tap

A light, gentle, or affectionate blow or tap.