Italian–English dictionary

rana pescatrice

An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.

rana toro

Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.

ranch

A small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.

rancidezza

The characteristic of being rancid.

rancidità

The characteristic of being rancid.

rancido

(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.

rancore

(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.

rancoroso

Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.

randa

(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.

randagio

Having gone astray; strayed; wandering

randello

A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.

Randolfo

A en given name.

ranfoteca

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.

rango

A highly appreciated marine food fish found in the coastal waters of eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde to southern Norway and in the Mediterranean, (Dicentrarchus labrax).

rannicchiarsi

(intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.

rantolare

(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.

rantolo

A short, sudden intake of breath.

ranuncolo

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

rapa

The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.

rapace

A carnivorous bird that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on land vertebrates.

rapare

(transitive) To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.

rapata

A short haircut.

rapida

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]

rapidamente

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].

rapidità

rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

rapido

Hasty or superficial.

rapimento

(Christianity) In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, a prophesied sudden removal of Christian believers from the Earth before the Tribulation or simultaneous with the second coming of Jesus Christ.

rapina

A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.

rapinare

(intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.

rapire

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]

rapito

Under the influence of enchantment.

rapitore

One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century]

rapitrice

One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century]

rappa

A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.

rappacificare

(ambitransitive) To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.

rappare

(ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.

rappellare

To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.

rapporto

An order to report for military service.

rapporto sessuale

Sexual intercourse usually involving humans.

rappresaglia

Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.

rappresentante

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

rappresentare

(transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.

rappresentativo

Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.

rappresentazione

A show or spectacle.

rapsodico

(by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.

raptus

(countable, medicine) A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure.

raramente

Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. [from 16th c.]

rarità

A rare object.

raro

Not frequent; not happening frequently.

rasaerba

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

rasare

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

rasarsi

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

raschiare

(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

rasentare

(transitive, figurative) To be almost like some other thing; to verge on.

raso

A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

rasoio

A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.

rasoio elettrico

A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.

raspa

A coarse file or filelike tool, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.

raspare

To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.

rassegna

An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.

rassegnarsi

(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)

rassegnazione

An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.

rassicurante

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

rassicurare

(transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.

rassomigliante

Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.

rassomiglianza

The quality or state of resembling.

rassomigliare

(transitive) To resemble or have the appearance of being; to seem to be.

rastafariano

Of or relating to Rastafarianism or its adherents.

rastrellare

(transitive, internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.

rastrellare consensi

(specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.

rastrellare voti

(specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.

rastrelliera

A freestanding vertical drying-rack for animal fodder.

rastrello

(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.

rastrematura

A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).

rastremazione

A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).

rateo

An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose

ratifica

An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.

ratificare

(transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

ratite

A member of a diverse group of mostly large, running, flightless birds that lack keels on their sternums, mostly extinct such as the elephant bird and moa, but including the extant cassowaries, emu, kiwi, ostrich, and rhea; formerly grouped together in the order Struthioniformes, and including the Paleognathae except the tinamous.

rattan

Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.

ratto

(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

ratto delle sabbie

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

rattoppare

(computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.

rattoppo

(computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.

rauco

hoarse-voiced.

Raul

A en given name.

ravanello

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

ravanello cinese

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

ravanello giapponese

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

ravanello invernale

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

rave

An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) in small unknown clubs.

raviolo

(chiefly, US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.

ravizzone

Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).

ravvedersi

(idiomatic) To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them.

ravvicinamento

The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.

ravvicinato

Near or next to.

razionale

(arithmetic) Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.

razionalismo

(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.

razionalità

The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

razionalizzare

(transitive, by extension) To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.

razionalmente

In a rational manner

razionamento

Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

razione

An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.

razza

A race or lineage; offspring or issue.

razzia

(law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.

razziale

Of or relating to a race (or a people).

razzialmente

Relating to race.

razziare

(transitive, by extension) To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).

razzismo

Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.

razzista

Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to racism.

razzistico

Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to racism.

razzo

An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine. [from 20th c.]

razzolatore

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

Re

One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Re Magi

(Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).

re-

again, anew

Reagan

A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.

reagente

(chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.

reagire

(intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.

reagire troppo

To react too much or too intensely.

reale

Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]

realismo

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

realista

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

realisticamente

In a realistic manner.

realistico

Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.

realizzabile

Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.

realizzare

(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.

realizzazione

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

realmente

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

realtà

The state of existing; existence.

reame

A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.

reato

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.

reattivo

(chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.

reattore

(nuclear physics) A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.

reattore nucleare

(physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.

reazionario

(politics) One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age. Often used as a derogatory by revolutionaires.

reazione

(literal) A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.

rebbio

A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.

Rebecca

A en given name, in regular use since the Reformation.

rebus

A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.

recalcitranza

The state of being recalcitrant.

recedere

To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

recensione

An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

recensire

To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

recensore

A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic.

recente

Direct, without intermediate stages.

recentemente

(referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) in recent times.

reception

The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.

receptionist

An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.

recessione

A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.