Italian–English dictionary

semiconsonante

(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

semidiafano

Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent.

semidio

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

semifinale

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

semiminima

(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.

semina

The act or process by which something is sown.

seminare

(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds.

seminario

(obsolete) The knowledge disseminated in an Academy. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]

seminario in rete

An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.

seminatoio

A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc.

seminatrice

An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.

seminorma

(mathematics, analysis) A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.

seminterrato

(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.

semiotica

The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

semiotico

Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.

semiretta

(mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.

semivocale

(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

semola

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

semplice

Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.

semplicemente

(focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]

semplicione

(informal, pejorative) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

sempliciotto

Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

semplicismo

The trait of oversimplifying things by ignoring complexity and complications.

semplicista

Overly simple.

semplicistica

Overly simple.

semplicistico

Overly simple.

semplificazione

The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.

sempre

(set phrase, duration) Always; constantly; for the complete duration.

sempre che

Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).

sempre più

Increasing in amount or intensity.

sempreché

Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).

sempreverde

Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

Sempronio

(informal) Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.

senape

Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.

senato

In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

senatore

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.

senatrice

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.

seneca

A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.

Senegal

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

senile

(often, offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.

Senna

A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.

senno

Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.

senno di poi

Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.

seno

The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace. [from 15thc.]

senofobia

A fear, antipathy, or hatred of strangers or foreigners.

sensale

An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.

sensatamente

In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense.

sensato

Having meaning, significant.

sensazionalmente

In a dramatic manner.

sensazione

Sensation, particularly through the skin.

sensazioni

(usually, _, in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.

senseria

The commission paid to a broker.

sensibile

Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.

sensibilizzazione

The act of reaching out; the act of raising awareness.

sensibilmente

In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.

sensitivo

Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.

senso

Sensation, particularly through the skin.

senso civico

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

senso comune

Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.

senso di colpa

Regret for having done wrong.

senso di marcia

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

senso umoristico

A person’s faculty for finding certain things funny.

sensore

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

sensoriale

Of or pertaining to sensation or the senses; sensory.

sensuale

Of or relating to pleasurable (often sexual) sensations.

sensualismo

(epistemology) The doctrine that all knowledge not only originates in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism.

sentenza

(legal) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.

sentenziare

(transitive, legal) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case.

sentiero

The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source.

sentiero tagliato

A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.

sentimentale

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.

sentimento

Emotion; impression.

sentinella

A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.

sentire

(transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.

sentita persona

(law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.

sentitamente

In a hearty manner.

sentito

Believed or felt deeply and sincerely.

sentito dire

Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.

sentore

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.

senza

Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

senza attrito

Of or pertaining to lack of friction.

senza capo né coda

Without reference to anything.

senza dubbio

Without doubt, surely.

senza eguali

(possibly, _, dated) Without equal, matchless.

senza fine

Having no end.

senza freno

immoderate; not restrained or held in check; inordinate (literary).

senza fronzoli

(idiomatic) Phrased simply, without jargon; (of English-language speech or writing) phrased in plain English.

senza intoppi

Of or pertaining to lack of friction.

senza meta

Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.

senza moderazione

Not moderate; excessive.

senza parole

Amazed; surprised.

senza paura

Not afraid.

senza pietà

In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion.

senza precedenti

Never before seen, done, or experienced; without precedent.

senza preservativo

(slang, sex) Without a condom.

senza pretese

In a humble manner.

senza prezzo

Having great or incalculable value.

senza problemi

Of or pertaining to lack of friction.

senza protezione

(slang, sex) Without a condom.

senza riguardo

(conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow. [from 19th c.]

senza rischi

In a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting.

senza riserve

Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

senza scrupoli

Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

senza se e senza ma

(idiomatic, originally, US, informal) Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.

senza segno

(computing) Not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value (or zero).

senza senso

(originally, US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish. [from 1920s]

senza soluzione di continuità

Without interruption; coherent

senza sosta

In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.

senza tener conto

Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

senza un graffio

which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged

senza valore

Having no worth or use; without value.

senzatetto

(dated, also, attributively) A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally) , a cheeky, street-smart boy.

senziente

Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.

Seoul

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.

sepalo

(botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.

separare

(transitive, idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.

separatamente

Excluded from consideration.

separatemente

In a separate manner; not together; apart.

separatismo

A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).

separatista

Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

separato

Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.

separazione

A separation.

separazione dei poteri

A theoretical model for governance, common in democratic states, which features the division of sovereign power into at least three (but sometimes up to six) organs of state in order to forestall tyranny, by preventing the acquisition of a monopoly of power by a monarch or oligarchy; also, such an arrangement.

sepolcreto

A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

sepolcro

A burial vault.

sepolto

Placed in a grave at a burial.

sepoltura

The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

seppellire

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

seppia

Any squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.

sepsi

(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

sequela

(medicine) Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.

sequenza

Any ordered process or sequence of steps.

sequenza di caratteri

(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.

sequestrare

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

sequestro

Leading away; a carrying away. [from early 17th century.]

sequoia

(uncountable) Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

sera

(archaic, or, poetic) Evening.

serafico

Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim.

serafino

(post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.

Seraievo

The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river.

serba

(historical) Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia.

serbatoio

A receptacle for lamp oil in a lamp.

Serbia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

serbo

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

serendipico

by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune

serendipità

A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.

serenella

A flower of the lilac shrub.

serenità

The absence of mental turmoil or anxiety.

sereno

Without clouds.

Sergej

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj).