Italian–English dictionary

sciampo

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

sciaperonare

To act as a chaperone.

sciarada

(uncommon) A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.

sciare

(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).

sciarpa

(clothing) A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.

sciatore

One who skis.

sciatrice

One who skis.

sciatto

Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.

sciattona

(dated) One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.

sciattone

(informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

scientologia

A belief system with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.

scientologo

A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.

scienza

(uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.]

scienza del diritto

(legal) The theoretical study of law.

scienza rivoluzionaria

(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]

scienze umanistiche

The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.

scienziata

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

scienziato

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. [from 1930s]

sciismo

(with article, collective) The followers of this branch of Islam; the Shiites.

Scilla

A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.

scimitarra

A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.

scimmia

A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

scimmione

(derogatory) An uncivilized person.

scimmiottare

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

scimpanzé

(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

scindere

(transitive) (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.

scintilla

(figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.

scintillante

Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.

scintillio

A little spark; a scintillation.

scinto

(of a garment) Very small, light, or revealing.

scintoismo

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

sciò!

(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!

scioccante

Making a strong impression.

scioccare

(transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.

scioccato

In a state of shock or confusion.

sciocchezza

(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense.

sciocchezze

(slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

sciocco

(figuratively, US, _, slang, vulgar)

sciogliere

(transitive, cooking) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.

sciogliersi

(intransitive) To become untied or loosed.

sciolta

(slang, often with "the") Diarrhea/diarrhoea.

scioltezza

(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.

sciolto

Loose; not tight or taut.

scioperante

A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.

scioperare

(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

sciopero

A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

sciorinare

To criticize by ranting.

scippare

(transitive) To assault for the purpose of robbery.

scirocco

A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.

sciroppo

Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.

sciropposo

Having the taste or consistency of syrup.

scisma protestante

(historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church.

scismatico

Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.

scissione

(chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.

scisto

Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.

sciupare nell'ozio

(transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.

sciupio

The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.

scivolante

(curling) A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.

scivolare

(intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

scivolata

(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.

scivolo

An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.

scivolone

A fall, trip or substantial misstep.

scivoloso

Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.

sclera

(anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.

sclerodermia

(medicine) A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.

sclerosi

(pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.

scocciante

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

scocciare

(informal, transitive) To annoy.

scocciato

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

scocciatura

(countable) That which annoys.

scodella

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

scodellare

(cooking, photography) To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.

scodinzolare

(intransitive, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.

scodinzolio

An oscillating movement.

scogliera

A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

scoiattolo

Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.

scoiattolo femmina

A female squirrel.

scolara

A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.

scolare

(transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

scolarizzazione

Institutional education; attendance of school.

scolaro

A boy attending school.

scolino

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

scoliosi

(pathology) The abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

scollamento

(geology) The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.

scolmatoio

An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

scolmatore

An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

scolo

(slang, usually with "the") Gonorrhea.

scolpire

To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.

scolpito

(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.

scombro

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,

scombussolamento

The act or result of overturning something; an upset.

scombussolare

(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

scommessa

A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).

scommettere

(transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

scommettitore

A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event.

scomodo

Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.

scomparsa

The action of disappearing or vanishing.

scompenso

The property of not being in balance.

scompigliato

(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.

scompiglio

(uncountable) A confused disordered jumble of things.

scomporre

(transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.

scomunica

The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.

sconcertante

Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.

sconcertare

To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]

sconcertato

Confused, perplexed or flustered.

sconcio

Obscene or offensive.

sconclusionato

Not making logical sense; not logically connected or consistent.

sconcorde

(also, figurative) Of sounds: harsh, jarring; specifically (music) , of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony; dissonant, inharmonious.

sconfiggere

To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

sconfinamento

unauthorized entry to private property

sconfinato

Without bounds, unbounded.

sconfitta

A heavy defeat or setback.

sconfitto

Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

sconfortante

Discouraging; inspiring fear.

sconfortare

(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

sconfortato

Not satisfied; unsatisfied.

sconforto

A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

scongelare

(transitive) To thaw something.

sconnessa

Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

sconnesso

Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

sconnettere

(transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.

sconosciuto

(countable) An unimportant or insignificant person.

sconquassare

(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.

sconquasso

a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation

sconsacrare

(transitive) To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.

sconsacrato

Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

scontare

(transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. [from 13th c.]

scontato

(informal) inevitable; settled

scontentezza

Unhappiness or discontent.

scontento

Not satisfied; unsatisfied.

sconto

A reduction in price.

scontornare

(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.

scontrarsi

(informal) To strike or collide with something.

scontrino

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

scontro

A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.

scontroso

Dissatisfied and irritable.

sconveniente

(archaic) Not suitable; that does not conform or fit.

sconvolgente

Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.

sconvolgere

To overpower emotionally.

sconvolgimento

A continuing act of disorder.

sconvolto

(of a person, predicative, _, only) Angry, distressed, or unhappy.

scooter

A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

scopa

(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

scopa a filacce

An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

scopa di saggina

A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.

scopare

(transitive, , intransitive, US, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse (with).

scopata

(informal, countable, chiefly, UK) An act of sexual intercourse.

scoperchiare

To remove a cover from.

scoperta

Something discovered.

scoperto

(uncountable) The act of overdrawing a bank account.