Italian–English dictionary

surco

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

surf

The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

surfare

To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing.

surfer

A person who rides a surfboard.

surfista

A person who rides a surfboard.

surplice

A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.

surplus

That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.

surreale

(dated) Having an existence outside of the natural world.

surrealismo

(art) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

surrealistico

of, or relating to surrealism

surrettizio

Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).

surriscaldamento

Heat excited by friction.

surroga

The practice of being a surrogate mother.

surrogamento

The practice of being a surrogate mother.

surrogato

A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).

surrogazione

(legal) Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.

Susanna

A en given name.

suscettibile

(figurative) Easily irritated.

suscettibilità

The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.

suscettività

The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.

suscitare

(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.

sushi

(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.

susina

An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]

susino

The fruit and its tree.

sussidio

(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

sussultare

(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.

sussulto

A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.

sussurrare

(British, Ireland, dialect) To speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter.

sussurro

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.

sutura

A suture.

svagare

(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.

svago

(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.

svampita

(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.

svanire

(intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.

svantaggio

Harm, hurt, damage.

svariato

Consisting of different elements; various.

svarione

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

svastica

(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.

svedese

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

sveglia

A clock with an alarm that can be set to sound at a determined time.

svegliare

(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

svegliarsi

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.

sveglio

Not asleep; conscious.

svelare

(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

svelarsi

(intransitive) To remove a veil; to reveal oneself.

sveltina

(slang) To have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.

svelto

Quick and light in movement or action.

svendita

(retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.

svenevole

(informal) Excessively sentimental.

svenimento

A temporary loss of consciousness.

sventagliare

(transitive, intransitive, also, figurative) To spread out into the shape of a fan.

sventato

Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.

sventolare

(transitive) To move (something broad and loose) up and down.

sventolio

A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

sventrare

(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.

sventura

(countable) A cause of misery or ruin.

svenuto

Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).

svergare

To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.

sverginare

(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.

svergognare

(transitive) To disgrace, or bring shame upon.

svergognato

Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.

svernare

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

sverniciatore

A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something.

sversare

(transitive, computing) To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.

svestire

(transitive) To undress someone or something.

svestirsi

(intransitive) To remove one’s clothing. [from 17th c.]

svestito

Bare, not covered by clothing.

Svezia

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden.

svezzamento

The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.

svezzare

(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

sviare

(transitive) To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.

sviato

In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

svicolare

(transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.

svignarsela

To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

sviluppare

(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.

svilupparsi

(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.

sviluppatore

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

sviluppatore di software

(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.

sviluppatrice

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

sviluppo

(countable) Something which has developed.

sviolinare

To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.

sviolinata

(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

svirgolare

(transitive, golf) To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).

sviscerare

(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.

svista

An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.

svitare

(transitive) To loosen a screw or thing by turning it.

svitato

(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.

svizzera

(countable) A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.

svizzerina

The patty used in such a sandwich.

svizzero

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

svogliatamente

In a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire.

svolazzante

In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.

svolazzare

To move quickly from one location to another.

svolazzo

An ornamentation.

svolta

Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.

svoltare

(transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.

svuotare

(transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.

swahili

An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

switch

(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.

Sydney

(uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.

Syracuse

Syracuse University (in New York)

tabaccaia

A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.

tabaccaio

A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.

tabacco da fiuto

A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.

tabacco grossolano

Coarse shredded tobacco.

tabella

(obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.

tabloid

(newspapers) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news. [from early 20th c.]

Tabor

A mountain in Israel, Mount Tabor

tabù

An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.

tabuizzare

To mark as taboo.

tabulazione

The act or process of tabulating

tabulazioni

The act or process of tabulating

tacca

(archaic) One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.

taccagneria

(uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)

taccagno

(chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.

taccheggiatore

A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.

taccheggio

(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.

tacchina

(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).

tacchino

(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).

tacco

(US) An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

taccuino

(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.

tacere

To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)

tacheometro

A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

tachicardia

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.]

tachimetro

(British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.

tachione

(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

taci

Demanding silence.

taciturno

(dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk.

tackle

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

taekwondo

A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

taffetà

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

taffettà

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

tag

A type of cardboard.

taglia

(countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.

tagliaborse

A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.

tagliaboschi

A person whose work is to fell trees.

tagliaerba

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

tagliagole

A murderer who slits the throats of victims.

taglialegna

A worker whose occupation is to harvest trees.

tagliamare

(nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.

tagliapietre

Somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone.

tagliare

To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.

tagliare a dadini

(transitive) To cut into small cubes.

tagliare l'erba

(transitive) To cut down grass or crops.

tagliatella

(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.

tagliato

(participial adjective) Having been cut.

taglieggiatore

Someone who extorts; an extortioner.

tagliente

Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.

taglierino

A person or device that cuts (in various senses).

taglio

(informal) A dismissal or rejection.