Italian–English dictionary

patogeno

(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.

patologo

An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

patria

The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]

patriarcale

Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

patriarcato

(anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.

patrigno

(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.

patrimonio

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

patrimonio netto

(accounting) Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.

patriota

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

patriottico

Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country

Patrizia

A en given name.

Patrizio

(countable) A en given name.

patrocinare

(transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.

patrocinio

(informal) An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).

patronessa

(religion) A female patron goddess or saint.

patronimico

(onomastics, by extension) A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

patrono

One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.

pattina

The act of roller skating or ice skating

pattinaggio

The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

pattinare

To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

pattinatore

A person who skates.

pattinatrice

A person who skates.

pattino

The act of roller skating or ice skating

patto

(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.

pattuglia

(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.

pattugliamento

(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.

pattugliare

(intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

pattugliatore

A relatively small naval vessel designed for coastal defence.

pattuire

(ambitransitive) To bind by mutual agreement.

paturnie

A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.

Pau

A commune of the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy.

paura

An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).

pauroso

(informal) To a scary extent; scarily.

pausa

An interruption, break, pause or absence.

pavé

(countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

pavido

Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.

pavimentare

(transitive) To cover or furnish with a floor.

pavimentazione

(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]

pavimentazione stradale

(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]

pavimento

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

pavone

A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

pavoneggiarsi

(transitive, by extension) To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.

paziente

(of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.

pazientemente

In a patient manner.

pazienza

Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.

pazza

A woman who is insane or mentally disturbed.

pazzesco

Very excited or enthusiastic.

pazzia

(uncountable) The state of being foolish.

pazzo

(slang) Mad, crazy, silly.

pazzoide

(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Crazy, insane, mad.

PC

Initialism of personal computer.

pciù

(often, internet slang) The sound of a kiss, to indicate blowing a kiss to someone.

peana

(by extension) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.

pecca

Bad or immoral behaviour.

peccare

(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.

peccato

(countable) Something regrettable.

peccatore

A person who sins or has sinned.

peccatrice

A person who sins or has sinned.

pecchia

(informal, proscribed) Any stinging flying insect, especially a wasp.

peccio

Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.

pece

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

pecora

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

pecoraio

One who herds.

pecoraro

(countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

pecoresco

Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.

pecorile

An enclosure for keeping sheep.

pecorino

Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.

Pécs

A city in Hungary.

pectorale

Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.

peculato

(legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.

peculiare

Uncomfortable and weird.

peculiarità

An important or main item.

pecuniario

Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.

pedaggio

(informal, computing) A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription.

pedalare

(intransitive) To ride a bike.

pedale

A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.

pedalò

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

pedana

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

pedante

One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.

pedantismo

(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.

pedata

The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.

pediatra

(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

pediatria

(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.

pediatrico

(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.

pedicello

(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.

pedina

(British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.

pedinare

(particularly, espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.

pedissequo

Effective in expressing meaning by speech.

pedonale

(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

pedonalizzare

(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists

pedone

(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.

Pedrolino

A character from French pantomime; a buffoon in a loose white outfit; a popular choice for a masquerade costume.

peduncolo

A stem or peduncle, as in certain barnacles and crinoids.

Peg Solitaire

Ellipsis of Réunion solitaire (Raphus solitarius, now Threskiornis solitarius), an extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo.

peggio

(for non-slang definitions)

peggioramento

A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration

peggiorare

(transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.

peggiorativo

Disparaging, belittling or derogatory. [from 1882]

peggiore

(for non-slang definitions)

pegno

A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.

pel di carota

(colloquial, often, _, derogatory, countable) A person with reddish hair; a redhead.

pelagatti

Someone who cheats.

pelagianesimo

(Christianity) A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.

pelagico

(biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

pelare

(transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.

pelargonio

A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

pelato

Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.

peli

(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.

peli pubici

(rare) The pubic hair.

pellaccia

(chiefly, Ireland, humorous, informal) Human skin, especially when bare; also, a person's hair.

pellagra

(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]

pellaio

A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

pelle

(countable) The skin of an animal.

pelle d'orso

(countable, uncountable) The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.

pelle e ossa

A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.

pelle grezza

The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).

pelle non conciata

The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).

pelle scamosciata

A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.

pellegrinaggio

A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

pellegrinare

To go on a pilgrimage.

pellegrino

One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.

pellicano

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

pelliccia

(uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached

pelliccia d'orso

(countable, uncountable) The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.

pellicola

(chiefly, North America, AU, NZ) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.

pelo

(anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.

pelo pubico

(slang, vulgar) A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's. [from 1745]

Pelosi

A surname from Italian.

peloso

Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.

peltro

An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.

pelucco

A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.

peluche

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

peluria

Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.)

pelvico

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis

pena

A cause of such discomfort.

penale

(finance, countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.

penalità

(countable, obsolete) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.

penalizzare

(transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.

penare

(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

pencolare

To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.

pendente

Having a downward inclination or slope.

pendenza

A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage

pendere

(intransitive) To hang downward; to sag.

pendio

An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

pendolare

(US, UK, Canada) To and from work and home.

pendolo

(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.

pene

(slang, sometimes, _, childish) The penis.

Penelope

(Greek mythology) The faithful wife of Odysseus.

penetrabile

Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

penetrante

Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.