Italian–English dictionary

pusillanimamente

(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.

pusillanime

A person who lacks courage.

pusillanimità

Lack of courage.

pussa via!

(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!

pustola

A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

pustoletta

(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

putativo

Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.

putenza

That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.

Putin

A surname from Russian.

putrefare

(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

putrefarsi

(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

putrella

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

putrido

(chiefly, UK, ) Rancid, rotten, gone bad.

putrire

(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

puttana

Clipping of bicycle.

puttanesco

(vulgar) Resembling or befitting a whore.

puzza

A foul odor.

puzzare

(intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

puzzola

Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.

puzzolente

Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.

puzzone

One who stinks.

puzzoso

(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

Pyongyang

The capital city of North Korea.

Python

(Greek mythology) The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.

Qatar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

QI

Initialism of intelligence quotient.

qua

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

qua qua

The sound made by a duck.

quacchero

A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

quaderno

A booklet for students, containing either problems or exercises, and blank, often lined pages for writing answers.

quadrangolo

(geometry) A polygon with four sides.

quadrare

(accounting, transitive) To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.

quadrato

A cell in a grid.

quadrato ufficiali

(nautical) The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the captain.

quadrello

(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest, traditionally with the head square in its cross section.

quadrettato

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

quadretto

(textiles, usually, pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.

quadri

(card games) A card of the diamonds suit.

quadricipite

(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.

quadriglia

(dance) A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.

quadrilatero

Having four sides.

quadro

A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.

quadruplicare

(transitive) To multiply by four.

quadruplice

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

quadruplo

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

quaglia

Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

quagliare

(transitive) To make things compatible or consistent.

qualche

(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.

qualche volta

On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always. [from 16th c.]

qualcosa

(informal) A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).

qualcuno

(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.

quale

Similar to, reminiscent of.

qualificato

(by extension) Expert.

qualificazione

The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc. [from 16th c.]

qualità

A role; the position in which one functions.

qualsiasi

A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

qualsiasi cosa

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

qualsivoglia

Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.

qualunque

Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.

qualunque cosa

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

quando

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

quantico

(physics) Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.

quantificare

(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).

quantistico

(physics) Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.

quantità

A quantity or volume.

quantitativo

Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.

quanto

(formal, somewhat, dated) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)

quanto prima

Initialism of as soon as possible.

quaquaraquà

(mildly, derogatory) Someone who talks excessively.

quaranta

The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.

quarantenne

The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.

Quaresima

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

quark

A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.

quarta

The ordinal form of the number four.

quarta marcia

(in the singular) The fourth gear of an engine.

quartier generale

The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.

quartiere

Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

quartierino

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

quartile

(statistics) Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.

quartina

(philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.

quarto

The ordinal form of the number four.

quarzo

(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

quasar

(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.

quasi

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

quasimodo

(Christianity) The first Sunday after Easter Sunday.

quaterna

Describing a set or group with four elements.

quaternario

(geology) The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.

quaternione

(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.

quattordicesima

The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

quattordicesimo

The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

quattordici

The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14.

quattro

(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.

quattrocchi

(idiomatic, derogatory) A person who wears spectacles/eyeglasses.

quattrocchi minore

A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola. [from 1850s]

qubit

(quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.

Queensland

A state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane.

quel che

(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.

quella

(impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.

quelle

plural of that

quelli

(dated, or, dialectal) Distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.

quello

(impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.

quello che

(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.

querceta

(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

querceto

(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

quercia

(uncountable) The wood of the oak.

querelante

(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

querulo

Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

query

(computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.

quesadilla

A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.

quesito

A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).

quest'ultimo

Relating to or being the second of two items.

questa

The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

questionabile

Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.

questionario

A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.

questione

(law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.

questo

The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

questurino

(British, Ireland, Australia, slang) A police officer.

qui

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

qui pro quo

A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.

quiddità

(philosophy) The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.

Quidditch

A fictional ball game played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals.

quiescenza

The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.

quietanza

A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.

quietarsi

(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

quiete

(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.

quieto

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

quindi

therefore (especially in syllogisms)

quindicesima

The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

quindicesimo

The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

quindici

The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

quindicina

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, dated, _, in North America) A period of 2 weeks.

quindicinale

A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).

quinoa

A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

quinta

The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

quinte

The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

quintessenza

A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.

quintilione

(dated, British, Australia, long scale) A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 1030.

quinto

The ordinal form of the number five.

quiproquò

A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.

quisquilia

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

quota

(military) A quota of troops.

quotidianamente

quotidianly, every day

quotidiano

That occurs every day, or at least every working day.

Ra

(Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of the Sun.

rabarbaro

Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).

rabberciare

To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.

rabbia

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.

rabbina

A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

rabbino

A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

rabbiosamente

In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.