Italian–English dictionary

paggetto

(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.

paggio

(archaic) A boy; especially, a boy servant.

paghetta

(UK) A small sum of money given to a child, by a parent or guardian; an allowance

paginazione

(computing) A transfer of pages between main memory and an auxiliary store, such as hard disk drive.

paglia

(countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.

pagliaccesco

Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.

pagliaccetto

(US) A one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper.

pagliaccia

A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

pagliacciata

(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

pagliaccio

A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.

pagliaio

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.

pagliericcio

A straw bed.

paglietta

(headwear) A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.

pagliuzza

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

pagnotta

A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.

pagoda

A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]

paio

Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

paiolo

A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.

Pakistan

A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.

pakistana

A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

pakistano

Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people.

pala

The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

pala caricatrice

A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.

pala dell'elica

A blade of a waterwheel.

pala meccanica

A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.

paladina

A heroic champion, especially a knight.

paladino

A heroic champion, especially a knight.

palafitta

One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.

palafreniere

A person who looks after horses.

palamita

Sarda sarda, of the shallower waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea.

palanca

A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded; (, also, in, later use) a jet bridge.

palanchino

A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.

palata

The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.

palato

(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

Palau

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

palazzo

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

palazzo di giustizia

A public building housing courts of law.

palchetto

A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.

palco

(heraldiccharge) The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.

Pale

(Roman god) The deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock in Roman mythology.

Palermo

A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

palesare

(transitive) To expose, or reveal the true character of someone.

palesemente

In a glaring manner:

palestinese

Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.

palestra

(especially, weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).

paletta

A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

paletta della spazzatura

A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

palettata

The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.

paletto

A stake driven into the ground.

pali

A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism. [from 1690s]

palificazione

One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.

palindromo

A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.

palio

A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off; often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.

palizzata

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

palla

(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.

palla a spicchi

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

palla a volo

(countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.

palla da calcio

(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".

palla di cannone

A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.

palla di fuoco

(baseball) Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”).

palla di lardo

Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

palla di neve

A deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers.

pallabase

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

pallacanestro

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

pallacesto

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

Pallade

An epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone.

palladio

A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.

pallamano

(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

Pallante

One of the Titans, according to Hesiod the son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia.

pallavolo

(countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.

palle

(in the plural) Courage.

palleggiatore

(volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

palleggiatrice

(volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

pallet

A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.

palliativo

(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

pallidamente

In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.

pallido

Without color; pale; pallid.

pallina

(countable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.]

pallino

A ball used in boules.

pallio

(heraldic charge) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.

pallone

(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.

pallone da calcio

(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".

pallone gonfiato

Arrogant, having an exaggerated perception of one's positive qualities.

pallonetto

(ball sports) A pass or stroke which arcs high into the air.

palloso

Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.

pallottola

(slang) Bullets; ammunition.

pallottoliere

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]

palma

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

palmare

(computing theory) Initialism of pushdown automaton.

palmo

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

palo

A thin pole for supporting bean vines.

palombara

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

palombaro

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

palpabile

Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

palpare

To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.

palpebra

A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

palpeggiare

(intransitive, colloquial) To fondle someone in a sexual manner.

palpitare

(intransitive) Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.

palpitazione

A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.

palpito

A beating, vibration or palpitation.

palude

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

paludoso

Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.

pam

A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.

Pan

(Greek god) Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes. His Roman counterpart is Faunus.

pan carrè

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

pan di spezie

(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.

pan di zenzero

(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.

pan-

Encompassing, including all, or involving all.

panacea

(idiomatic) A simple remedy for a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.

Panama

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

panare

(transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.

panca

(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.

pancetta

Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

panchina

(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.

pancia

The abdomen (especially a fat one).

pancino

(colloquial, often childish) Stomach or belly.

pancione

(informal) Visible signs of pregnancy, noticeable abdominal swelling in a pregnant woman.

panciotto

(North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

pancreas

(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

pancreatico

Belonging or relating to the pancreas.

panda

(colloquial, also, attributively) Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”). [from 19th c.]

pandemia

(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.

pandemico

(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.

pane

A mass of metal solidified in a mold.

pane arabo

A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.

pane in cassetta

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

panegirico

A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.

panenteismo

(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.

panetteria

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

panettiera

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

Panettiere

An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven

panetto

A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.

panfilo

(watercraft) A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.

panfrutto

A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.

Pangiab

A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

pangolino

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

panico

(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.

paniere

The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.

panificatore

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

panificatrice

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

panificio

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

panino

A miniature round loaf of bread, often accompanying a meal.

panino di svizzera

The patty used in such a sandwich.

Panjab

A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

panjabi

(uncountable) The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India.

pannello

(GUI, video games) A graphical user interface for changing settings.

pannello di controllo

(GUI, video games) A graphical user interface for changing settings.

panno

(countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.

pannocchia

The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.

pannolino

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.