Italian–English dictionary

stregare

(transitive) To cast a spell upon.

stregata

Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

stregone

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

stregoneria

Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

strepitare

To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.

strepitio

(onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.

strepito

(uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

stress

(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

stressante

Irritating; causing stress.

stretta

The act of grappling. (uncountable)

stretta di mano

The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.

strettamente

In a close manner.

strettezza

The quality or degree of being tight.

stretto

Very close; direct or adjacent.

strettoia

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

striatura

An uneven patch of color or discoloration.

stricnina

(organic compound) A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.

stridente

That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.

stridere

(intransitive) To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something.

stridio

An intermittent noise, as from vibration.

stridore

(mechanics) The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.

stridula

Having a shrill voice.

stridulo

High-pitched and piercing.

strigare

Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.

strigliare

(transitive) To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.

strillare

To cry or wail loudly.

strillo

An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.

strillone

A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.

striminzito

Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.

strinatura

A slight or surface burn.

stringa

A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).

stringatezza

The property of being concise; succinctness.

stringato

(by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

stringere

(transitive) To take hold of; to grasp.

stringere la mano

(intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.

striptease

The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.

strisce pedonali

(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.

striscia

Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.

striscia di cuoio

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.

strisciare

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

strizzacervelli

(slang, sometimes, pejorative) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

strizzare

(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

strizzare l'occhio

(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

strobilo

The fruit of a conifer.

stroboscopio

Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.

strofa

(poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.

strofinaccio

A cloth used to wash dishes.

strofinamento

An act of rubbing.

strofinare

(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

strofinare col naso

Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.

strofinata

The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.

strolaga

(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

strombatura

A bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window, by which an opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.

strombazzare

(transitive) To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically

strombettio

A loud sound.

stroncare

(transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)

stronza

(derogatory, UK, Irish, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

stronzo

(figuratively, US, _, slang, vulgar)

strozzare

(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

strozzatura

The process of becoming narrow.

strozzina

Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally. [1900]

strozzino

Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally. [1900]

strucolo

(countable, and, uncountable) A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.

strudel

(countable, and, uncountable) A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.

struggersi

(intransitive) To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.

struggimento

A wistful or melancholy longing.

strumenti a corda

(music, usually, in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.

strumentista

One who plays a musical instrument, as distinguished from a vocalist.

strumento

Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

strumento ad ancia

(musical instruments) Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).

strumento di misura

A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard

strusciare

To scrape the feet while walking.

strutto

Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.

struttura

Something constructed from parts.

struttura portante

(countable, figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.

struttura reticolare

(architecture) A three-dimensional truss, often of steel, forming a rigid, stable structure

strutturale

Of, relating to, or having structure.

strutturalmente

In terms of structure.

strutturato

Having structure; organized.

struzzo

(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.

stucchevole

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

stucco

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.

studente

(in combination) One who belongs to a certain grade at school.

studiare

To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.

studiato a tavolino

Carefully thought out or planned.

studio

(publishing) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

studiolo

A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.

studioso

A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.

stuello

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.

stufa

(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

stufa a legna

A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates).

stufare

(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.

stufato

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.

stufo

(informal, idiomatic) Frustrated, annoyed, or tired, to the limit of one's endurance, especially by something that one has experienced for too long. [with with or (British English) of]

stuntman

In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

stuoia

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

stuoino

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.

stuolo

(Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.

stupefacente

Very brilliant or splendid in display; that dazzles the mind of the observer.

stupefare

(transitive) To shock or surprise.

stupefatto

Amazed; surprised.

stupenda

(informal) Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.

stupendo

Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance. [from 1580s]

stupida

A stupid person; a fool.

stupidaggine

(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense.

stupidaggini

Nonsense, foolish talk.

stupidità

(uncountable) The state of being foolish.

stupido

A silly person.

stupire

To surprise greatly.

stupirsi

(intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.

stupito

Shocked and speechless.

stupore

The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

stuprare

(transitive) To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone). [from 14th c.]

sturalavandini

A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.

sturalavandino

A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.

stuzzicadenti

A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.

stuzzicante

Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.

stuzzicare

(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.

stuzzichino

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

SU

Initialism of the United States: a country in North America.

su due piedi

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

su misura

Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.

su pali

Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.

sua

Belonging to him. [from 8th c.]

sub-

Under, beneath.

subacquea

The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.

subacqueo

Located or living under water; submarine.

subappaltare

(chiefly, US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

subappalto

The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.

subatomico

(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.

subconscio

(psychology) That part of mind that is not consciously perceived.

subdolamente

in a deceitful manner

subdolo

Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful.

subduzione

(geology) The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.

subglaciale

Formed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice.

subiettivo

Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.

subire

(transitive) To undergo, suffer, experience.

subissare

(figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.

subito

Immediately; now; right away.

sublime

(chiefly, poetic, archaic) Of a person: dignified, majestic, noble.

subliminale

(physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally) , below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.]

sublocare

(transitive, property law) To grant a sublease out of property held under a lease.

subordinato

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

subroutine

(computer science) A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

subsidenza

(geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.

substrato

(biology) A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.

suburbano

Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.

suburbio

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

succedere

To follow or succeed; to be the successor of.

succeditrice

A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.