Italian–English dictionary

pitoccheria

The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.

pitone

(zoology) A type of large constricting snake.

pittogramma

A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

pittore

An artist who paints pictures.

pittoresco

Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.

pittrice

An artist who paints pictures.

pittura

(dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

più

(in negative or interrogative constructions) From a given time onwards; longer, again.

più di

Further away than.

più diffuso

Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.

più in ritardo

Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).

più recente

Most recent, latest, last so far.

più tardi

Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).

piuma

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

piumaggio

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

piume

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

piumino

Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

piumone

(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.

piuttosto

(idiomatic, colloquial) Slightly; somewhat; sort of.

pive

A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

pivello

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.

piviale

(liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.

pivot

(basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.

pixel

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

pizza

(weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.

pizzeria

A restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas.

pizzetto

A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.

pizzicare

(music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.

pizzico

A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.

pizzicotto

A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.

pizzo

A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.

placare

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

placca

(pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.

placca ossea

The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.

placcaggio

(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.

placcare

To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.

placebo

(medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.]

placenta

(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.

placidezza

The state of being placid; peacefulness.

placidità

The state of being placid; peacefulness.

placido

calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil

plagiare

(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something

plagiatore

One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief

plagiatrice

One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief

plagio

(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

planare

(intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.

plancton

(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.

planetario

A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.

planetoide

(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.

planimetria

A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

plasmare

(transitive) To give something a shape and definition.

plasmatore

One who casts metals in various forms; a caster.

plastificare

(transitive) To cover (something flat, usually paper) in adhesive protective plastic.

platano

(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

platea

(countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.

plateale

Fake and exaggerated.

platino

A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.

Platone

The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.

platonismo

The philosophy of Plato.

plausibilmente

(manner) In a plausible manner.

plauso

An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.

playback

(music, singing) The synchronization of prerecorded audio signals and movement of the lips such that there is no lack of simultaneity between them.

playboy

A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

playmate

A woman who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.

PlayStation

(video games, trademark) A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand.

plebaglia

(archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

plebe

(archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

plebeo

(archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

plebiscito

(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.

pleonastico

Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

Pletone

Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

pletora

An excess, too much.

plico

A package wrapped for shipment.

Plinio

An ancient Roman praenomen.

plinto

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.

plissettare

(transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

plissettatura

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

plotone

(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.

plotter

(computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.

plumcake

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

plurale

Consisting of or containing more than one of something.

pluralità

(uncountable) The state of being plural.

plutoniano

(by extension, geology, historical) Synonym of plutonic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting plutonism, the theory that the rocks of the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again”).

plutonio

The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

pluviale

Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain.

PMI

(business) Initialism of small and medium-sized enterprise or small- to medium-sized enterprise.

pneumatici da neve

Tires with metal protrusions used for improved traction on snow and ice in winter.

pneumatico

Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases

pneumologa

A physician who specializes in pulmonology.

pneumologo

A physician who specializes in pulmonology.

pneumotorace

(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

Po

The longest river in Italy, which flows 652 kilometers eastward to the Adriatic Sea near Venice.

po'

An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

po’

(informal) A small amount; a little bit.

poca

A small amount of something.

pochi

A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).

poco

A small amount of something.

poco a poco

Gradually and steadily.

poco chiaro

difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

poco convenzionale

Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.

poco interessante

Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.

poco maneggevole

Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.

poco opportuno

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

poco ortodosso

Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.

poco per volta

Gradually and steadily.

poco popolare

Lacking popularity.

poco profondo

Extending not far downward.

poco sviluppato

Not developed or used.

podagra

(rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.

pode

Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb.

podere

An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

poderosamente

In a powerful manner.

podestà

A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.

podio

A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]

podologa

(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.

podologo

(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.

poesia

A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.

poeta

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

poetessa

A person who writes poems.

pogare

(intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.

poggiaguancia

(firearms) The back, upper part of the stock.

poggiapiedi

A support on which to rest the feet.

poggiare

(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

poggiatesta

The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.

poggio

A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

poi

Behind; later in time; following.

poiana

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

poiché

(formal, literary) Because.

poise

(physics) A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.

poker

(card games) Four cards of the same rank.

polacca

A person from Poland or of Polish descent.

polacco

A person from Poland or of Polish descent.

Polaris

(star) α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.

polarizzazione

(electronics) A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.

polca

A lively dance originating in Bohemia.

polemico

Prone to argue or dispute.

polemista

(countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

polena

(nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.

polenta

Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.

poli-

many

poliamore

Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.

poliamoroso

Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.

poliedrico

Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.

poliestere

A material or fabric made from polyester polymer

polifonia

(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).

poligamia

(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).

poligamo

Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.

poliglotta

(also, figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.

poliglotto

(also, figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.

poligono di tiro

An area for practicing shooting at targets.