Italian–English dictionary

taglio (e trasporto) di alberi

An act or instance of logging (cutting down trees).

taglio alla maschietta

A shoulder-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under. [from 20th c.]

taglio alla paggetto

A shoulder-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under. [from 20th c.]

taglio corto

A short haircut.

taglio della coda

The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.

taglio di capelli

The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.

tagliola

A mental or psychological trap.

tagliolino

(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.

tagliuzzare

To divide (something) into small groups or portions; specifically, to tackle (a big task, etc.) in incremental steps.

Taide

A en given name.

taiga

A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

tailandese

Of or pertaining to Thailand.

tailandesi

(countable) A person living in or coming from Thailand.

Tailandia

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.

Taipei

The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan. [from late 19th c.]

Taisia

A en given name.

taiwanese

(in the plural, chiefly, collective) People from Taiwan.

tal dei tali

Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.

tal;nhl

(chiefly, Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read).

talamo

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

tale

(euphemism, preceded by "a") Used to denote that the speaker is referring to a specific person or thing that they do not want to name directly, implying that the listener should infer the identity of the referent.

tale che

(mathematics) Abbreviation of such that.

talea

(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

Talebani

A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.

talebano

A Taliban militia.

talenti

(business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19th c.]

talento

An inclination or talent.

talentuoso

Highly intelligent.

talibano

A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.

talismano

A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.

Tallinn

The capital city of Estonia.

tallio

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.

tallonatore

(rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.

tallone

(musical instrument) The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.

tallone di Achille

A vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation.

Talmud

(Judaism) A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

talo

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

talpa

A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.Excavator

talvolta

(idiomatic) On occasion, sometimes.

tam-tam

An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

tamarro

(UK, MLE, Ireland, derogatory, offensive ) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

tamburello

A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

tamburo

(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.

Tamerlano

a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia

tamia

Any of the subtribe Tamiina of small, striped rodents; they are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia.

Tamigi

(with the) A river in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound.

tamil

Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

tamiso

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

tampinare

(transitive) To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.

tamponare

(chemistry) To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.

tampone

Absorbent paper used to dry ink.

tamulo

Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

tana

A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.

tanaceto

A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

Tanato

(psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis.

tanfo

A strong unpleasant smell.

tangente

(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.

Tangeri

A port city, the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.

tanghero

A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.

tangibile

Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.

tanica

A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.

tankare

(video games) To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.

tanti saluti

Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.

tanto

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

Tanzania

A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

tapino

An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

tapioca

A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.

tapis roulant

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

tappa

A circular or repetitious route.

tappare la bocca

(transitive, figuratively) To close as if with a zip fastener.

tappetino

A partial covering for a floor. [1624]

tappeto

A fabric used as a complete floor covering.

tappeto a pelo lungo e irregolare

A type of rough carpet pile.

tappezzare

(transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.

tappezzeria

A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.

tappezziera

Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

tappezziere

Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

tappo

Any of several designs of closure used to seal bottles.

tarabuso

Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

tarantella

A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.

tarantina

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

tarantino

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

tarare

To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.

tarato

(obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.

tarbuscio

A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.

tarchiata

Short and thick; stout or stocky.

tarchiato

Short and thick; stout or stocky.

tarda

(informal, somewhat, derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

tardi

After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.

tardivamente

In a belated manner; tardily.

tardivo

Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

tardo

Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.

targa

An identifying tag, usually made of metal, bearing a sequence of letters or numbers identifying the vehicle, and placed at the rear and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.

targhetta

A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.

tariffa

(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.

tarlo

Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

tarma

Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

tarn

(US, chiefly, Montana) One of many small mountain lakes or ponds.

taroccato

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

tarocco

(singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations.

Tarso

A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.

tartagliare

(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.

tartan

(uncountable) Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders, now with different clans (though this only dates from the late 18th century) and some Scottish families and institutions having their own patterns; (countable) a particular type of such fabric.

tartana

(watercraft) A type of one-masted vessel with a lateen sail and a foresail, used in the Mediterranean.

Tartaro

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology.

tartaruga

(bodybuilding) A highly developed set of abdominal muscles.

tartassare

To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.

tartufesco

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

tartufo

A confection having a center of ganache and an outer coating of powdered cocoa or chocolate.

tarzanello

(slang, derogatory) Dried fecal matter adhering to anal hair.

tasca

A flexible bag from which icing is forced through a small nozzle to make various designs of piping.

tascata

The amount that a pocket would hold.

Taser

(by extension) Any electroshock stun gun.

task

(computing) A process or execution of a program.

taso

A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.

tassa

(countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.

tassare

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.

tassativamente

In a narrow or limited sense.

tassativo

Accepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial.

tassazione

The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.

tassello

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

tassì

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

tassidermia

The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.

tassidermista

One who practices taxidermy, the stuffing of animals.

tasso

Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea.

tassonomia

(life sciences, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

tastare

To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.

tastierina

A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.

tasto

(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. [from mid-13th c.]

tasto telegrafico

(historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.

tata

A child's nurse.

tataro

Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars.

Tatiana

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Татья́на (Tatʹjána).

tato

(informal) A male nanny (for children).

tattica

Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.

tattico

(chemistry) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical

tatto

Intuition.

tatuaggio

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.

tatuare

(transitive) To apply a tattoo to (someone).

tau

The letter Τ//τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.

taumaturga

A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.

taumaturgia

The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry.

taumaturgo

A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.

Tauro

A mountain range in southern Anatolia, almost 4000 metres high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast

tautologia

A self-evident or obvious truth.

tautologico

Of, relating to, or using tautology.

Tavate

A mountain resort and municipality in Grisons, Switzerland, host of the World Economic Forum.

taverna

(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.

tavernaia

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

tavernaio

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.