Italian–English dictionary

tozzo

A large or dense piece of something.

tra

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

tra poco

In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.

traballamento

An unsteady, off-balance step.

traballante

In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.

traballare

(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.

trabiccolo

(figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object.

traboccamento

A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.

traboccare

(intransitive, also, figurative) To be full until almost overflowing.

trabocchetto

(military) An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object.

trabocco

A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

trabucco

A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

tracannare

(transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.

traccia

(North America, AU, uncountable) Physical evidence left by an animal.

tracciamento

A mark left by something that has passed along.

tracciare

(transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).

tracciato

(athletics) In javelin, long jump, and similar events: a short track along which athletes can accelerate themselves for their jumps or throws.

tracciatore grafico

(computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.

trachea

(anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.

tracheotomia

(surgery) A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing.

Tracia

A historical region of Southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

tracklist

(music) A tracklisting; a list of tracks appearing on an album, EP, LP etc.

tracolla

A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also (loosely) , any belt. [from 14th c.]

tracollo

The act of collapsing.

tracotante

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

tradimento

Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.

tradire

(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

traditore

(countable, Britain, slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.

tradizionale

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

tradizionalista

In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.

tradizionalmente

In a traditional manner.

tradizione

Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.

tradurre

(transitive, dated) To give up; to yield; to surrender.

traduttore

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

traduttrice

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

trafficante

One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

trafficare

(ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.

trafficato

Overcrowded; congested.

trafficatore

(chiefly, pejorative) Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant of illegal products, or of legal products in an illegal setting.

traffico

Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.

trafila

A long and complicated formal procedure.

trafilabile

Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.

traforo

(architectural element) Bars or ribs, usually of stone or wood, or other material, that subdivide an opening or stand in relief against a door or wall as an ornamental feature.

traghettatore

A man who operates a ferry.

traghetto

(watercraft) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

tragicamente

In a tragic manner.

tragitto

(nautical) A lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route.

traguardo

Something accomplished; an achievement.

traiettoria

(sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.

trailer

A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

traina

A fishing technique in which one or more baited fishing lines are dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trawling, which drags a net#Noun.

trainare

(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

traino

Something, such as a barge, that is towed.

tralasciare

(transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.

tralcio

A twig or shoot; a cutting.

traliccio

A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

trama

A type of yarn for the warp.

tramandare

To hand down; to transmit.

tramare

(transitive) To incubate eggs; to cause to hatch.

trambusto

Fuss, ado.

tramezzino

A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.

tramezzo

(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.

tramite

Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.

tramontare

(intransitive) To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.

tramonto

(uncountable) Nightfall.

trampolino

(figuratively) A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.

trampolino di lancio

(figuratively) Something that acts as a catalyst to begin or accelerate an action or growth.

trampolino elastico

A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

trampolo

Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.

tramutamento

The act of moving from one place to another.

tramutare

(transitive) to move (something) from one place to another.

tran tran

A fixed routine.

tranche

(finance, transitive) To divide into tranches.

trancio

A thin, broad piece cut off.

tranello

(literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.

trangugiare

(transitive) To swallow food without chewing it.

tranne

Except for; besides, (postposition) apart.

tranquillamente

Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.

tranquillità

The absence of mental turmoil or anxiety.

tranquillizzante

That reassures; causing or restoring comfort or confidence.

tranquillizzare

(transitive) To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.

tranquillizzato

That reassures; causing or restoring comfort or confidence.

tranquillo

(of a person) Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.

transazione

(legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.

transcontinentale

Crossing or spanning a continent.

transessuale

(dated) Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS).

transferenza

The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.

transfert

(psychology, psychiatry) The process by which emotions and desires, originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another.

transfezione

(genetics) The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another.

transformatore

(electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.

transgender

(countable, now, often, offensive) A transgender person

transiente

(physics) A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.

Transilvania

A historical region in western Romania.

transistor

(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.

transistore

(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.

transito

The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.

transitorio

Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.

transizione

The act of passing over, across, or through something.

transnazionale

Between or beyond national boundaries.

transponder

A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.

transumare

To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.

trapanare

(transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

trapano

A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.

trapassabile

Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

trapasso

(euphemism) A death.

trapelare

(transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.

trapezio

A swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by circus artists.

trapiantazione

A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.

trapianto

(horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.

trapper

One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.

trappola

(countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

trappola per topi

(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.

trappoleria

(countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.

trapunta

A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

trapuntare

To construct a quilt.

trapunto

(figurative, in combination) Having many of some specified thing.

trarre profitto

(intransitive, construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.

trarre vantaggio

(intransitive, followed by on) To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit from; to invest on something profitable.

tras-

To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of.

trasandato

Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.

trascendentale

(philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.

trascinare

(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

trascinarsi

To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.

trascorrere

(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.

trascritto

(genetics) A molecule of RNA produced by transcription.

trascrivere

(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

trascrizione

A written version of what was said orally

trascurabile

Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.

trascurato

(chiefly, US) Negligent in performing a duty; careless.

trasduttore

A device that converts energy from one form into another.

trasferimento

Change from one product or service provider to another.

trasferimento bancario

A method of payment in which an amount of money (credit) is transferred directly from one account to another, in the same or different bank

trasferire

To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

trasferirsi

(intransitive) To be or become transferred.

trasfezione

(molecular biology) The introduction of foreign genetic material (such as DNA or RNA) into a eukaryotic cell.

Trasfigurazione di Gesù

(Christianity) An annual feast day, observed on August 6th (Gregorian) or 19th (Julian), celebrating the miracle when the face of Jesus "shone like the sun" before the apostles.

trasformare

(transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.

trasformare in un isola

(transitive) To surround with water; make into an island.

trasformarsi

(intransitive, idiomatic) To take shape; to transform into or become.

trasformativo

That causes a transformation; causing a notable and lasting change

trasformatore

(electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.

trasformazione

The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

trasformismo

(evolutionary theory) The doctrine that living organisms have evolved from previously existing forms of living matter.

trasgredire

(transitive) To act in violation of some law.

trasgressione

A violation of a law, duty or commandment.

trasgressore

Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.

traslazione

(physics, mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.

traslitterare

(transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.

traslitterazione

(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

trasloco

The event of changing one's residence.