Italian–English dictionary

soggetto

That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.

sogghignare

To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

sogghigno

A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.

soggiogamento

An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.

soggiogare

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

soggiornare

(intransitive) To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.

soggiorno

(dated, or, legal) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.]

soglia

The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.

sogliola

(fish) Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae; a true sole.

sognare

(transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.

sognare ad occhi aperti

(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

sognatore

One who daydreams.

sognatrice

Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.

sogno ad occhi aperti

An extravagant conceit of the imagination; a vision.

soia

The edible seed of this plant.

solaio

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

solamente

By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.

solare

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun

solcare

(transitive) To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

solco

A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing.

solcometro

(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.

soldato

Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.

soldato di leva

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

soldato semplice

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

soldino

(money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).

sole

The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.

solecismo

(grammar) An error in the use of language.

solenne

Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful. [from 16th c.]

solennità

An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.

solerte

Quick and neat in action; skillful.

solerzia

Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

soletta

The inside sole of a shoe or other footwear.

solfato

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.

solfitare

(American spelling, transitive, chemistry) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.

solfito

(American spelling, inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfurous acid.

solforare

(transitive) To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.

solforico

(American spelling, chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

solfuro

(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

solida

Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.

solidale

Pertaining to charity.

solidamente

In a reliable manner.

solidificare

(usually, transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

solidificarsi

(usually, transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

solidità

(specifically) The ability of a dye to withstand fading.

solido

(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

solipsismo

Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism.

solista

(music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

solitamente

(idiomatic) In general; most often.

solitario

Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.

solito

Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.

solitudine

The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.

sollazzare

(intransitive) To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.

sollecitazione

(countable) A seeking or solicitation of donations, information, opinions, support, etc.

solleticare

(transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.

solletico

The act of tickling.

solleticoso

Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.

sollevamento

(countable) An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.

sollevamento pesi

(gymnastics, horizontal bar) An exercise in which the gymnast pulls up from a hang lifting the legs up and over the bar thus rolling into a support position.

sollevare

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring,‎ up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.

sollevare con il cric

(transitive) To physically raise using a jack.

sollevarsi

(intransitive) To rise up on the hind legs.

sollievo

(figurative) An improvement in mood.

solo

By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.

Solone

An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC).

solstizio

One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.

soltanto

By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.

soluzione

An understanding, grasp of something.

soluzione tampone

(chemistry) A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid, such as by resisting a change in pH when an acid or alkali is added.

solvente

A solvent used to remove nail polish, usually mostly acetone.

solvibile

(finance) Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.

soma

A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.

Somalia

A country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Somalia. Capital and largest city: Mogadishu.

somaro

A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

somigliante

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

somiglianza

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

somigliare

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

somma

The highest point.

sommare

(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.

sommariamente

(manner) In a summary manner.

sommario

A brief summary of a text.

sommatoria

(mathematics) summing; summing up; adding (adding up) of a series of items.

sommelier

The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

sommergere

(transitive) To overwhelm.

sommergibile

Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.

somministrazione

(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.

sommità

The highest part of a hill.

sommossa

A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.

sommozzatore

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

sonaglio

(music) A small piece of metal attached to a musical instrument, such as a tambourine, so as to make a jangling sound when the instrument is played.

sonar

(nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.

sonata

(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

sonda

(surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. [from 15th c.]

sondaggio

(in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.

sondare

To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc.; to conduct a survey.

sonetto

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

Sonia

A en given name.

sonico

Of or relating to sound.

sonnambulismo

The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.

sonnambulo

A person who walks about in their sleep; a sleepwalker.

sonnecchiare

(intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

sonnifero

(pharmaceutical effect) Inducing sleep; soporific.

sonno

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

sonnolento

Drowsy or sleepy.

sonora sconfitta

A heavy defeat or setback.

sonoro

Having a loud, mournful sound.

soporifero

Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.

soppiantare

(transitive) To displace in favor of itself.

sopportabile

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

sopportare

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]

sopportazione

The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.

sopprimere

(obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

sopra

In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface. [first attested before 1150]

sopra-

Above, or higher.

sopra-valutato

Priced higher than its real worth.

soprabito

A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

sopraccennato

Previously mentioned.

sopracciglio

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

sopraccitato

Previously mentioned.

sopraelevazione

The difference of elevations on a surface.

sopraffare

(transitive) To overwhelm.

soprannaturale

Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.

soprannome

(historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.

soprannominare

(transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

soprannumeraria

Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.

soprannumerario

Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.

soprannumero

Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.

soprano

The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.

soprascritto

That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

soprassuolo

(agriculture, horticulture) The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.

soprattutto

Of prime importance; before anything else; especially.

sopravento

(obsolete, naval) An advantageous position of one sailing vessel with respect to another, because of the direction of the prevailing wind, that allows it to maneuver for an attack etc.

sopravvalutare

To judge or calculate too highly.

sopravvissuto

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

sopravvivenza

The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

sopravvivere

(idiomatic) To survive, endure.

soprintendente

A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.

soprintendere

To oversee the work of others; to supervise.

soprosso

A benign bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.

sorbetto

A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.

sorbire

(transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.

sorbo

Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.

sorbo degli uccellatori

Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.

sorbo montano

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

sorcio

Any small rodent of the genus Mus.

sordamente

In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.

sordido

Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.

sordina

(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]

sordino

(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]

sordità

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.

sordo

Unable (or partially able) to hear.