Italian–English dictionary

portare a termine

(ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

portare avanti

(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.]

portare fuori

(transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.

portare iella

(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

portare il palmo della mano al volto

To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.

portare in spalla

(transitive) To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders.

portare scalogna

(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

portare sfiga

(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

portata

(culinary) A stage of a meal.

portatile

Able to be carried or easily moved.

portato

(figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

portavoce

A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

portellone

A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards.

portentoso

Of momentous or ominous significance.

portfolio

(business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities.

porticato

(architecture) A row of arches.

porticciolo

A harbour for small boats.

porticciolo turistico

A harbour for small boats.

portico

(architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.

portiera

(architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.

portiere

The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.

portinaia

A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.

portinaio

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

portineria

Ellipsis of porter's lodge: a building or room near the entrance of an estate or building, especially (UK, Canada) as a college mailroom.

porto

(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.

Portogallo

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.

portoghese

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

portone

A grandiose and often lavish entrance.

porzione

A portion of something.

posa

(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.

posacenere

A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.

posare

To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.). [from 13th c.]

posarsi

(transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.

posata

Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

posate

(chiefly, UK) Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.

posato

A calm temperament.

Poseidone

(Greek god) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.

positiva

Being positive rather than negative or zero.

positivamente

(manner) In a positive manner.

positività

(uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism. Optimism.

positivo

In good spirits; happy, optimistic.

posizionale

Relating to the position of something.

posizionamento

A location or position.

posizionare

(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).

posizionarsi

(transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

posizionarsi verso

(transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

posizione

Relevance; a relationship or connection.

posizione vacante

An unoccupied position or job.

posologia

(countable, uncountable, pharmacy, pharmacology) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. [from 19th c.]

posponimento

An act or instance of deferring or putting off.

posporre

(idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.

possedere

(transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.

possedimento

An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18th c.]

possente

Very strong; possessing might.

possesso

Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

possessore

A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.

possibilità

The power or ability to generate an outcome.

possidenza

The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.

post-

after; later.

posta

(countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.

posta elettronica

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.

posta in arrivo

(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.

posta in gioco

(idiomatic) At issue, at risk.

postaccio

(colloquial, derogatory) Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.

postale

Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.

postazione

An area, at a workplace, for a single worker.

postbellico

Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.

poste

(uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]

poster

A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

posteri

All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

posteriore

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

posterità

All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

posticcio

Spurious, artificial.

posticipare

(transitive) To put off; to delay (something).

postino

(North America) Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.

postnatale

After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby).

posto

(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.

posto di blocco

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.

posto di guardia

The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

posto di lavoro

The place where one is employed.

posto vacante

An unoccupied position or job.

postoperatorio

Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.

postribolo

A house of prostitution.

postulante

One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.

postulare

(ambitransitive, Christianity, historical) To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.

postumamente

After death.

postumi

Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.

postumi della sbornia

Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.

postura

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

postverità

(chiefly, politics, media) Beyond or superseding the importance of truth; pertaining to an era or situation when truth is no longer significant, relevant, or expected; (usually, pejorative) not caring about factual accuracy.

pot-pourri

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

potabile

(of water) Safe to drink.

potare

(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.

potassa

The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts).

potassio

A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.

potato

Reduced.

potente

Powerful; fierce; strong.

potentemente

In a powerful manner.

potenza

(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.

potenze celesti

(biblical, in plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.

potenziale

Existing in possibility, not in actuality.

potenzialità

A positive attribute.

potenzialmente

In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.

potenziamento

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.

potenziare

To improve something by adding features.

potenziometro

A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light

potere

(countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.

potestà

(biblical, in plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.

potpourri

(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]

poveraccio

One who is extremely poor.

poverazza

Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.

poveri

The poor or underprivileged, contrasted with those who have possessions, power or wealth: the haves.

povero

In need; poor.

povertà

(uncountable) Poverty.

pozza

A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.

pozzanghera

A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.

pozzetto

(nautical) A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located. [from 18th c.]

pozzo

(mining) A shaft or excavation.

pozzo delle scale

A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.

Praga

The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

praghese

The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

pragmatico

(idiomatic) Hardheaded, stubborn.

pralina

(countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.

pranzare

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

pranzo

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

pranzo festivo

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

pranzolazione

A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

prassi

A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.

prateria

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

praticabile

Capable of functioning.

praticabilità

The state of being practicable; feasibility

praticamente

Very nearly; everything short of. Most often precedes a verb or adjective.

praticante

One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian.

praticare

(transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.

pratico

Easy to use, useful.

prato

(uncountable) A lawn.

pratolina

A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals

pre-

Before; earlier in time; beforehand.

preambolo

A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.

preannunciare

(ambitransitive) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.

prebellico

Of the time period prior to a war.

precarietà

A state of being uncertain or unstable.

precauzionale

Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.

precauzione

(uncountable) The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; (countable, archaic) an instance of this.

prece

(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.

precedente

occurring previously

precedentemente

At an earlier or preceding time.

precedenti

(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.

precedenza

The state of preceding in importance or priority.

precedere

(figurative) To precede; to act as a forerunner or herald.