Italian–English dictionary

assassina

(countable) A person who kills another.

assassinare

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

assassinio

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

assassino

(historical, , usually, capitalized) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period.

asse

A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

asse ereditario

The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19th c.]

assecondare

(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)

assediare

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.

assedio

(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.

assegnare

To set aside for a purpose.

assegnare una parte

(transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).

assegnazione

Assessment or sorting according to quality, need, etc., especially to determine how resources will be allocated.

assegno

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.

assemblaggio

The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.

assemblare

(transitive) To put together.

assemblato

The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.

assemblea

A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.

Assemblea parlamentare del Consiglio d'Europa

Acronym of w:Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

assembly

(computing) Ellipsis of assembly language.

assembramento

A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.

assennatamente

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

assennatezza

The condition of understanding.

assenso

Agreement; act of agreeing.

assente ingiustificato

(by extension) Somebody who is absent without permission.

assente senza permesso

(originally, _, military) Absent without official leave (permission).

assenteismo

The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.

assentire

(intransitive) To agree to a proposal.

assenza

Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

assenza di peso

(countable) An experience or instance of being weightless.

assenzio

An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

asserimento

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

asserire

(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.

asserito

Asserted but not proved.

assertivo

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

asservire

(transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.

asserzione

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

assessore

In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.

assetato

Very thirsty.

assetto

The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

assetto (nave-aereo)

(nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.

asseverare

(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently

Assia

A state of modern Germany.

assiano

A native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany.

assicurare

(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.

assicurarsi

To make oneself certain (of something, or that something is the case); to verify, to ascertain. [from 17th c.]

assicurato

Covered by an insurance policy.

assicurazione

(insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.

assideramento

(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.

assiduo

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

assillare

To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.

assimilabile

Capable of being digested.

assimilare

(transitive) To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture.

assimilazione

The assimilation and understanding of ideas.

Assisi

A city in the province of Perugia in the Central-Italian region of Umbria.

assist

(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

assistente

A person who assists or helps someone else.

assistenza

(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

assistenza clienti

The act of providing services to customers before, during and after a purchase.

assistere

(transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).

assito

A structure made of boards.

asso di briscola

(cards) A playing card of that suit.

asso nella manica

(idiom) A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.

associativo

(algebra, of a binary operator *) Such that, for any operands a, b and c, (a * b) * c = a * (b * c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.

associato

Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)

associazione

A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.

associazione a delinquere

(crime) A group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.

associazione benefica

(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

assoggettare

To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.

assoggettato

A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.

assoldare

(transitive, chiefly, UK) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

assolo

(music) A piece of music for one performer.

assolutamente

Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

assolutismo

(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

assoluto

Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.

assoluzione

(legal) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]

assolvenza

(music, cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).

assolvere

(obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).

assomiglianza

The quality or state of resembling.

assomigliare

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

assonnato

Quite sleepy or tired.

assopirsi

To fall asleep unintentionally.

assorbente

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

assorbente interno

A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.

assorbere

(transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]

assorbimento

Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.

assorbire

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

assordante

(archaic) Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

assortimento

A large collection.

assorto

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

assottigliare

(ambitransitive) To diminish gradually.

assuefarsi

(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

assuefazione

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

assumere

To take on a position, duty or form

assunzione

The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.

assurdamente

In an insane manner; not sanely.

assurdità

Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.

assurdo

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]

asta

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

asta degli occhiali

A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.

asta di livello

A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.

asta divisoria

A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.

asta graduata

(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.

astante

A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.

astato

A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85.

astemìa

The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

astemio

Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]

astenere

(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.

astenersi

(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

asteracea

(botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.

asterisco

Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.

asteroide

(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.

asticella

(sports) A horizontal pole that must be crossed in the high jump and pole vault.

astina

A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.

astinenza

The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

astinenza completa

Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.

astio

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

astioso

Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.

astra

A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.

astragalo

The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

astrarre

To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.

astratto

(now, rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

astrazione

An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

astro

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.

astro-

celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy

astrofisica

The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.

astrologa

One who studies or practices astrology.

astrologia

Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]

astrologico

Of, or relating to astrology.

astrologo

One who studies or practices astrology.

astrometria

(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.

astronauta

A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.

astronave

(chiefly, in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

astronoma

(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

astronomia

The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.

astronomo

(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

astruseria

The property of being abstruse; abstrusity. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

astruso

Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

astuto

(especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.

astuzia

The quality of being astute.

ata

Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (i.e., to whom or to which an action is done).

ataccabrighe

Prone to argue or dispute.

atamano

(historical) A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.

atavico

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

atavismo

The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.

atea

a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion.

ateistico

Of or relating to atheists or atheism.

atemporale

Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.

Atena

(Greek god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.

Atene

The capital city of Greece.

ateneo

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.