Italian–English dictionary

rotellina

An unimportant individual in a greater system.

rotolacampo

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.

rotolamento

The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

rotolare

The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

rotolo

A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.

rotonda

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

rotondo

Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.

rotore

(calculus) The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.

rotta

(navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.

rottamare

(transitive, informal) To throw away.

rottame

(UK) An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).

rottura

The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.

rotula

(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

roulette

(uncountable) A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) spaces. When the ball stops, it indicates the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.

router

(Internet) A device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet by, at minimum, selectively passing those datagrams having a destination IP address to the network which is able to deliver them to their destination; a network gateway.

routinario

According to established procedure.

routine

A fixed routine.

roux

A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.

rovano

(of an animal, especially of a horse) Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.

rovere

(uncountable) The wood of the oak.

rovereto

(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

rovesciare

To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.

rovesciarsi

(transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.

rovesciato

(rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

rovescio

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

rovescio di pioggia

A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.

roveto

A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.

rovina

(countable) A cause of misery or ruin.

rovina di nave

A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.

rovinare

(UK, originally, Irish, slang) To ruin or destroy.

rovinare la festa

Something that kills the mood.

rovine

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.

rovinio

A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.

rovinoso

Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.

rovistare

(transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.

rovo

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

rozzo

Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

RPG

(games) Initialism of roleplaying game.

Ruanda

A country in East Africa.

rubacchiare

(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.

rubacuori

The object of one’s desires or infatuation; a sweetheart.

rubamazzetto

(uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.

rubare

(transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).

rubato

(music) A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat.

ruberia

The act or practice of robbing.

rubicondo

Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

Rubicone

(historical) A small river in northeastern Italy which flowed into the Adriatic Sea marking the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C.E. began a civil war.

rubinetteria

The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.

rubinetto

A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.

rubinetto di arresto

A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.

rubino

(of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color.

rublo

The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽.

rubrica

A small book for keeping other people's addresses and phone numbers.

ruchetta

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

rucola

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

rude

Of inferior quality.

rudente

(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

ruderi

The ruins of a broken-down structure.

ruffa

A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.

ruffiano

(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.

ruga

A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.

rugby

A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.

Ruggero

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

ruggine

A reddish-brown color.

ruggire

To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

ruggito

The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

rugiada

(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.

rugoso

Not smooth; uneven.

rullante

(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.

rullare

A cylindrical twist of tobacco.

rulletta

(countable, geometry) The locus of a point on a plane curve that rolls without slipping along another fixed plane curve.

rullo

One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.

rullo compressore

A heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt in the construction of roads.

rullo di tamburi

Used to build up to a climactic pronouncement.

rum

(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

rumena

(countable) A native of Romania.

rumeno

Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language.

ruminare

(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.

rumine

The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.

rumore

A complaint or noise; a scene.

rumoreggiante

(postpositive) Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz, buzzing.

rumorosamente

in a noisy manner; in such a way as to create a great deal of noise or sound

rumoroso

(of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy.

ruolino

(legal) A schedule of cases awaiting action in a court.

ruolino di marcia

A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

ruolino di servizio

A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

ruolino paga

A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.

ruolo

(legal) A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register.

ruolo paga

A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.

ruota

A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.

ruota a cricchetto

A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.

ruota a pale

A paddlewheel.

ruota del timone

A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.

ruota dentata

(mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.

ruota di prua

(nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.

ruotare

(intransitive) To travel in circles.

rupe

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

rupestre

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

rupicapra

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.

rurale

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.

ruscello

A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.

ruspa

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

russare

(ambitransitive) To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

Russia

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.

Russia Bianca

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

russo

(uncountable) The Russian language.

rusticano

(uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.

rustico

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

ruta

Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.

Rutenia

Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.

ruteno

Of or related to Ruthenia.

rutilo

(mineral) The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.

ruvido

Not smooth; uneven.

ruzzare

(intransitive) To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.

ruzzolare

(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.

s-

(rare) intensifying a verb that already suggests opposition or removal

S.

Abbreviation of Saint.

Saba

(biblical) A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.

sabato

The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Jewish Sabbath; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

sabbia

A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

sabbiare

(transitive) To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.

sabbie mobili

Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

sabbiera

A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.

sabbionaia

A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.

sabina

The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.

Sabino

A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.

sabotaggio

A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

sabotare

To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.

sabotatore

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

sabotatrice

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

sacca

An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.

saccade

A rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another.

saccaride

(carbohydrate) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.

saccarifero

(dated) Of or relating to sugar; sugary.

saccarificare

(biochemistry, transitive) To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars

saccarino

(dated) Of or relating to sugar; sugary.

saccheggiare

(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.

saccheggio

The act of pillaging.

sacchetto

A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.

sacchetto di sabbia

A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.

sacco

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

sacco di letame

A ponded package of dung, as in a cow-flop.

sacco di merda

A ponded package of dung, as in a cow-flop.

saccone

A straw bed.

saccopelista

A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.

sacerdotale

Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.

sacerdote

A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.

sacerdotessa

A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.

sachè

(alcohol) Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.

sacra

Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.