Italian–English dictionary

psicoanalista

A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

psicoattivo

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

psicologa

An expert in the field of psychology.

psicologicamente

In a psychological sense.

psicologo

An expert in the field of psychology.

psicopatia

A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

psicopatica

Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.

psicopatico

Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.

psicosi

(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

psicosomatico

(medicine, psychology) Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.

psicotico

Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

psicotropo

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

psoriasi

(disease) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

pub

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

pubblica

Unqualified and unreserved.

pubblicamente

In public, openly, in an open and public manner.

pubblicano

(Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.

pubblicare

(transitive) To be the editor of a publication.

pubblicazione

A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

pubblicazioni

The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).

pubblicista

A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.

pubblicità

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

pubblicitario

A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.

pubblicizzare

(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

pubblico

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]

pube

The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

pubertà

The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.

pubescenza

(botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

pubico

Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.

pudico

Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.

puerile

Immature in thought or behaviour.

puf

A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool. [from 19th c.]

puffare

(slang) Used to replace any other verb, as is typical of smurfs.

puffo

(comics, fictional character) A blue pixie with a white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.

pugilato

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

pugile

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

pugna

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

pugnalare

(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

pugnalata

An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

pugnale

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

pugno

A blow with the fist.

pugno in un occhio

A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly.

pula

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

pulce

A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.

pulcellaggio

The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

pulcinella di mare

A species of puffin (Fratercula arctica).

pulcino

A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.

puledra

A young female horse.

puledro

A young male horse.

puleggia

Any member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.

puleggia dentata

(mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.

pulire

(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.

pulita

Unmarked, spotless.

pulito

Transparent in colour.

pulitore

That cleanses.

pulizia

The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

pullman

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

pullover

(chiefly, British, Australian, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.

pullulare

To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).

pulo

(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.

pulpito

(Christianity, countable) A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.

pulsante

A mechanical device designed to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.

pulsante di arresto

A device intended to block the path of a moving object

pulsare

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

pulsazione

A pulsation or throb.

pulsionale

Tending or intended to motivate.

pulsione

A strong desire; an itch to do something.

pulzella

(now, _, chiefly, _, literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.

pum

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

puma

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

pummarola

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

pungente

Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.

pungere

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

pungiglione

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

pungolare

To prod with a goad.

pungolo

A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.

punibile

Subject; susceptible; prone.

punico

The language of Carthage.

punire

(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

punitore

One who punishes.

punitrice

One who punishes.

punizione

(UK, school, or, university, _, slang) A task imposed on a student as punishment.

Punjab

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.

punjabi

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

punta

A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.

punta dei piedi

(usually, in the plural) The tip of the toe.

punta del dito

The tip of the human finger.

punta di diamante

(by extension, often, attributive) The most important one out of a related group.

punta di lancia

The pointed head, or end, of a spear.

punta di petto

The chest of an animal.

punta di trapano

A tool for boring a hole wider.

puntare

(intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive

puntata

A point in the game of faro.

puntatore

(computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.

punteggiatura

A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).

punteggio

A score for a sporting achievement. [from 20th c.]

puntellarsi

(transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.

puntello

An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

punteruolo

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

puntigliosamente

With care; attentively, circumspectly.

puntigliosità

(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.

puntiglioso

(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.

puntina

(informal) A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.

puntini puntini puntini

(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

puntino

Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.

punto

(orthography, typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.

punto cospicuo

A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.

punto debole

A location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great.

punto di equilibrio

(uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.

punto di riferimento

A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.

punto di snodo

A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.

punto di svolta

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

punto di vista

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

punto forte

A strength or talent; a strong point.

punto medio

(mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.

punto morto

(figurative) A position that offers no hope of change or progress.

punto rovescio

A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.

puntone

(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.

puntuale

On time; punctual.

puntualità

The state of being punctual

puntualizzare

(transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.

puntualizzazione

An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something

puntualmente

In a concise manner, briefly, without excessive length.

puntura

The act of biting.

punzecchiare

(chiefly, by a wife) To nag persistently.

punzonare

To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.

punzonatrice

(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.

punzone

A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.

può essere

(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).

può essere che

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.]

puparo

A person who uses a puppet.

pupazzo di neve

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

pupilla

(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.

purché

(idiomatic) Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement).

purè

A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.

purezza

The state or degree of being pure.

purgante

something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative

purgare

(transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.

purgatorio

(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.

purificare

(ergative, of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

purificazione

The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

Purim

(Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.

purino

(slang) A marijuana cigarette.

purista

An advocate of purism.

puritano

(usually, derogative) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.

puro

Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.

puro e semplice

Complete, absolute, full.

purosangue

Of purebred ancestry.

purtroppo

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

pus

(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.