Italian–English dictionary

appiccare

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

appiccicarsi

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

appiccicaticcio

Of a substance, slightly sticky.

appiccicoso

Of a substance, slightly sticky.

appieno

(rare) So as to be full (not hungry); to satiation.

appiglio

(firefighting, slang) The rescue of a person from a burning structure.

appiombare

To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.

appioppare

(often, passive) Chiefly followed by with: to burden or encumber (someone) with some problem or responsibility.

appisolarsi

To fall asleep unintentionally.

applaudire

(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

applausi a scena aperta

A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.

applauso

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

applicabilità

The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.

applicare

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

applicare un sovrapprezzo

To apply a surcharge.

applicativo

(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)

applicazione

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

appoggiare

(transitive) To support.

appoggiarsi

(Followed by against, on, or upon) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc.

appoggio

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

appollaiarsi

(intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.

apportare

(transitive) To do; to effect.

appositamente

In an apposite manner.

apposito

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.

apposizione

(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.

apposta

(idiomatic) By design, as opposed to by accident; intentionally; deliberately. [from 16th c.]

appostarsi

(intransitive) To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.

apprendere

(transitive) To teach by giving instructions.

apprendimento

(uncountable) An act in which something is learned.

apprendista

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

apprendistato

The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.

apprensione

Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.

apprettare

To apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.

appretto

(countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.

apprezzabile

(especially, _, formally) Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.

apprezzamento

A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.

apprezzare

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

approcciare

(ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.

approcciarsi

(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]

approccio

(also, figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.

approdo

(nautical) The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables.

approfittare

(intransitive) To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.

approfittare di

(transitive, chiefly, US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).

approfittarsi

(intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.

approfittatore

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

approfondimento

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

approfondire

(transitive) To make deep or deeper

approfondito

Thorough; comprehensive.

approntare

(transitive) To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.

appropinquarsi

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.

appropriarsi

(transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.

appropriatamente

In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.

appropriato

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.

appropriazione indebita

(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

approssimatamente

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

approssimativamente

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

approssimativo

Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

approssimato

Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

approvare

(intransitive, with in or to (or sometimes with)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.

approvazione

An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.

approvvigionamenti

(dated) Food, especially for livestock.

approvvigionamento

(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

approvvigionare

(transitive) To acquire or obtain.

appuntamento

(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.

appuntamento di copertura

(LGBTQ) A woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual.

appuntare

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

appuntato

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

appuntato (carabinieri)

(UK, law) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.

appunti

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

appuntino

In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably

appuntito

(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen.

appunto

A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

appurare

(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

aprile

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.

apripista

A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.

aprire

(computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.

aprire il fuoco

(intransitive) To commence firing weapons.

aprire la strada

To make future progress or development easier. [with for]

aprirsi

(informal, idiomatic) To relieve oneself psychologically or emotionally by speaking to someone.

aprirsi un varco

(chiefly, US) To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.

aprprossimativamente

Unevenly or irregularly.

aquilastro

A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.

aquilegia

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

aquilino

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.

ara

(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

araba

A Semitic person, whose forebears were from the Arabian Peninsula.

Arabia

A peninsula of West Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

arabo

Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.

arachide

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

aracnide

Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.

aracnofobia

An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.

Aragona

An autonomous community in northeastern Spain. Capital: Zaragoza.

aragosta

Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

araldo

A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

aramaico

Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.

arancia

(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).

arancio

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

arancione

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

arare

(archaic) To plough.

aratore

A man who plows land with a plough.

aratrice

(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

aratro

(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

aratura

breaking of the ground into furrows

arazzo

A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.

arbitraggio

The act or process of arbitrating.

arbitrare

To act as a referee.

arbitraria

(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

arbitrariamente

In an arbitrary manner.

arbitrarietà

The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.

arbitrario

(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

arbitrato

A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute.

arbitrio

(by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.

arbitro

A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.

arboreo

Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.

arboreto

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

arboricolo

Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.

arboricoltura

The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.

arbusto

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

arca

leading, leader

arcaccia

(nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

Arcadia

(figurative) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.

arcangelo

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

arcano

Understood by only a few.

arcata

(architecture) A row of arches.

archeologa

Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

archeologia

The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.

archeologico

Relating to the science or research of archaeology.

archeologo

Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

archetipo

An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]

archia

form of government or rule

archidiocesi

(Christianity) A group of dioceses administered by an archbishop

archimandrita

(Eastern Orthodoxy) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.

Archimboldo

A en given name.

Archimede

(astronomy) A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.

architettare

(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).

architettonico

Pertaining to architecture.

architettura

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

architetturale

Pertaining to architecture.

architrave

(architecture) The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.

archiviare

(transitive) To place (something) into an archive.

archiviazione

The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.

archivio

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

archivista

One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.

Arcibaldo

A en given name.

arcidiacono

(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.

arcidiocesi

(Christianity) A group of dioceses administered by an archbishop

arciduca

(historical) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

arciduchessa

A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary

arciere

One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

arcigno

Stern, harsh and forbidding.