Italian–English dictionary

odore

Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.

odoroso

Having a distinctive odor.

off-line

Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.

offendere

(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]

offensiva

(military) A violent assault on a fortified position or stronghold.

offensivo

Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.

offerta

An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.

offerta dei bestiami

A man who raises or tends cattle, as:

offesa

(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.

officina meccanica

(chiefly, Commonwealth, dated, in, _, US) A place where cars are serviced and repaired.

offrire

To give; to offer; to commit.

offrire pranzi e cene

(transitive) To entertain (someone) with wine.

offrirsi

(intransitive) To enlist oneself as a volunteer.

offrirsi volontario

(intransitive) To enlist oneself as a volunteer.

offuscare

To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

offuscato

Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.

oftalmico

(medicine) Of or pertaining to the eyes.

oggettivamente

In an impartial, objective manner.

oggettività

(uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.

oggetto

(by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.

oggetto di scena

(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

oggetto di scherno

(archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.

oggi

On the current day or date.

oggidì

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

oggigiorno

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

ogiva

(architecture) A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.

OGM

Initialism of genetically modified organism.

ogni

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

ogni giorno

quotidianly, every day

ogni notte

Every night.

ogni volta che

Every time that.

ognuno

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

ohm

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere.

oide

Any of a group of several elements - lanthanide.

ok

Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.

Olanda

A traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland.

olandese

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

olandesi

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

Olao

A en given name.

oleare

(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

olezzo

A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.

olfattivo

(relational) Concerning the sense of smell.

olfatto

The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.

olfattorio

(relational) Concerning the sense of smell.

Olga

A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).

oliare

(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

olibano

A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

oligarca

A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.

olimpiaco

(not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.

olimpiade

(by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success.

Olimpiadi

The Olympic Games.

olimpico

(not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.

olimpio

(not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.

Olimpo

The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.

olio

Liquid fat.

oliva

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).

Olivia

A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.

Oliviero

A en given name.

olivo

The wood of the olive tree.

olmo

(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.

olmo siberiano

A medium-sized bushy tree, of species Ulmus pumila, native to northern and eastern Asia, naturalized in most of North America.

olografia

(physics) a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms

olografico

In the form of a hologram or holograph.

olografo

(legal, textual criticism) A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature it bears, especially a letter, deed, or will; an original manuscript, a protograph.

olona

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

oltraggiare

(transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.

oltraggio

(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.

oltraggioso

Outrageously bad; shocking.

oltre

Except for; besides, (postposition) apart.

oltre a

And, in addition; not forgetting

oltremare

Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.

oltremarino

Of a brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish color like that of the pigment (noun sense 1).

oltremodo

To a great extent or degree.

oltremondano

Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.

oltrenaturale

Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.

oltrepassare

(transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

oltretomba

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

omaccione

(figuratively) A big (and possibly clumsy) person.

omaggiare

(intransitive, archaic) To meet and give salutations.

omaggio

(informal) Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.

Oman

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat.

ombelicale

Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.

ombelico

(botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.

ombra

(by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.

ombreggiare

To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.

ombreggiato

Abounding in shades.

ombreggiatura

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

ombrello

An obscene gesture in which an arm is bent into an L-shape, with the closed palm pointing upwards, while the other hand then grips the biceps of the bent arm, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically; it conveys the sense of “up yours!”.

ombroso

In shadow; darkened by shadows.

omega

The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.

omelette

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

omelia

(Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.

omeopatico

Of or pertaining to homeopathy.

omeostasi

(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

omero

(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.

omettere

To leave out or omit (something).

ometto

A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.

omicida

(countable) A person who kills another.

omicidiario

Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.

omicidio

(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.

omicidio colposo

Homicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder; unlawful killing of a human being which does not constitute murder.

omicidio premeditato

(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.

omicron

(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant.

ominide

A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

omino del sonno

(folklore) A figure that brings sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes. [from early 19th c.]

omino di neve

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

omni-

all

omnicomprensivo

(figurative) Dominating or covering something for the most part.

omofoba

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

omofobia

Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals, or LGBTQ people in general. [from 1971]

omofobica

Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.

omofobico

Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.

omofobo

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

omofono

(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.

omoforio

A band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and worn on the neck and around the shoulders as the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition, equivalent to the Western archepiscopal pallium.

omologo

Something identical or similar in essential respects.

omonimo

A person with the same name as another.

omosessuale

(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

omosessualità

Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]

omozigote

(genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci.

OMS

Initialism of World Health Organization.

omuncolo

A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.

onanismo

Masturbation.

oncia

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.

oncologia

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

oncologo

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

onda

Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.

onda corta

(of radio equipment) Capable of transmitting or receiving signals at such a wavelength.

onda lunga

A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.

ondata

Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.

ondata anomala

A sudden and rapid flow of tide occurring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.

ondato

(heraldry) Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.

onde

(archaic, formal, or, literary) From where; from which place or source.

onde corte

(of radio waves) Having a wavelength of approximately 10 to 100 meters.

ondeggiamento

The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.

ondeggiare

(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.

ondina

A female water-sprite or nymph.

ondivago

Subject to sudden or frequent changes.

one

(physics, maths) Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta.

onere

A responsibility, onus.

onere della prova

(legal) The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus probandi.

oneroso

Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding

onestà

(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.

onestamente

(manner) In an honest manner.

onesto

(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

onfalo

(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

onice

(mineral) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

onisco

Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.

online

Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.

onlus

Initialism of w:nonprofit organization.