Italian–English dictionary

ateniese

An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.

ateo

Of or relating to atheists or atheism.

Athos

A peninsula in Greece containing Mount Athos

aticofilia

Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

atipicamente

In a manner which is not typical.

atipico

Not conforming to the normal type.

Atlanta

The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.

Atlante

(Greek god) The son of Iapetus and Clymene, war leader of the Titans ordered by the god Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders; father to the Hesperides, the Hyades, and the Pleiades; king of the legendary Atlantis.

atlantico

Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.

Atlantide

A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.

atleta

A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

atletica

(sports, especially, _, US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.

atletico

Physically active.

atmosfera

(informal, originally, New Age jargon, often, in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. [c. 1960s]

atmosfera fantasiosa

A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.

atmosferico

Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.

ato

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).

atollo

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

atomizzatore

An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.

atonale

(music) Lacking a tonal center or key.

atono

Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.

atrio

(architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.

atroce

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

atrocità

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

atrofia

(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]

atrofizzare

(transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of.

atropina

(poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

attaccabrighe

Causing mischief; injurious.

attaccamento

Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.

attaccante

Someone who attacks.

attaccapanni

A protrusion used to hang things on.

attaccare

(transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended

attaccare un bottone

(transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.

attaccarsi

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

attacco

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

attanagliare

(intransitive) To use tongs.

attardarsi

Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.

atteggiamento

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

atteggiarsi

(intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.

attendamento

(often, military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.

attendarsi

(transitive, intransitive) To set up camp.

attendente

(military) A servant or valet to a military officer.

attendere

(intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]

attendibile

Deserving of trust, reliable.

attendibilità

The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.

attendibilmente

In a reliable manner.

attenere

(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).

attentamente

In an attentive manner.

attentare

(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

attentato

An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt. [1580]

attentatore

A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.

attenti

(military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.

attento

Attentive; awake; on guard.

attenuante

Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances.

attenuare

(transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.

attenuazione

A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

attenzione

(uncountable) Mental focus.

atterraggio

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

atterrare

(transitive) To knock down or lay low.

atterrire

(transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.

atterzare

To divide into three equal parts.

attesa

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

attese

That which is expected or looked for.

atteso

Predicted; expected; anticipated.

attestabile

(of a document) That can or must be certified.

attestare

(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

attestato

A document containing a certified statement.

attestazione

A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.

Attica

A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.

Attico

A en given name.

attiguo

Being in contact at some point or line; joining to

attimo

A very short period of time; a moment.

attinente

Naturally as part or consequence of something.

attingere

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]

attinoide

(chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.

attirare

(transitive) To pull toward without touching.

attirare l'attenzione

(figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.

attirare l'attenzione su di sé

(intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.

attitudine

Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

attivamente

In an active manner.

attivare

(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.

attivismo

The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.

attivista

One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

attività

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

attivo

(grammar, uncountable) The form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action.

attizzare

(transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

atto

(countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.

atto d’accusa

(legal) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment. [from 16th c.]

atto di cessione

(legal) A document that effects this transfer.

atto notarile

(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.

attonimento

The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

attonito

Amazed; surprised.

attorcigliare

To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

attore

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

attorno

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]

attraccaggio

The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.

attraccare

(nautical) To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).

attracco

(by extension) A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.

attraente

Having appeal; attractive.

attrarre

(transitive) To entice; to attract.

attrattiva

The tendency to attract.

attrattivo

Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

attratto

Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

attraversamento

A road or track along which cattle are habitually, used to be or could be driven; a droveway.

attraversare

(football) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.

attraverso

(crosswords) Horizontally.

attrazione

The tendency to attract.

attrezzare

(transitive, nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

attrezzatura

A complex machine or instrument.

attrezzi

Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.

attrezzo

A tool or instrument for working with.

attribuire

(transitive) To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.

attributo

A characteristic or quality of a thing.

attrice

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

attrito

(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.

attuabile

Able to be done in practice.

attuabilità

The state of being feasible or possible.

attuale

(now, rare) in action at the time being; now existing; current. [from 18th c.]

attualità

An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.

attualizzare

(transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

attualmente

At this moment; right now.

attuare

(intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).

attuario

A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.

attuazione

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

attutire

(figurative) To absorb or deaden the impact of.

audace

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

audacemente

In a bold manner; with confidence.

audio-

sound

audiocassetta

A cassette designed to hold recorded sound or music.

audiovisivo

Containing both aural and visual elements.

audit

An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures

auditorio

The space where the audience is located in a theater, etc.

auditorium

A large room for public meetings or performances.

audizione

(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

auge

A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

augh

A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.

augurare

To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.

augure

A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

augurio

A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.

aula

A room, often in a school, where classes take place.

aumentare

(transitive) To increase the intensity or degree of (something).

aumentare vertiginosamente

(figuratively, intransitive) To increase continually.

aumentarsi

(intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.

aumento

An act or instance of making something larger.

aumento del conflitto

A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.

aura

The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.

Aurelia

A en given name.

Aurelio

A en given name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.

aureo

Made of gold.

aureola

Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.