Italian–English dictionary

traslucido

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.

trasmarino

(archaic) Beyond the sea.

trasmettere

To hand down; to transmit.

trasmissibile

(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.

trasmissione

A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

trasognamento

The state of being dazed

trasognato

Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.

trasparente

Transparent in colour.

trasparenza

Lack of secrecy; candour, transparency.

trasponditore

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

trasportabile

Capable of being transported; easily moved.

trasportare

To move (something) from one place to another.

trasportato [[dall']]aria

In or carried by the air.

trasporto

An act of transporting; conveyance.

trasposizione

(linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

trastullare

(transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.

trastullarsi

To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.

trasudare

(transitive) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.

trasversale

Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.

tratta

(archaic) An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, bill of exchange, money order, or IOU.

trattabile

Able to be worked or fashioned

trattamento

Medical care for an illness or injury.

trattare

(transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).

trattare [[dall'alto in basso]]

(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.

trattativa

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

trattato

(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.

tratteggiare

To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.

tratteggiatura

A pattern of crossing lines.

tratteggio

A pattern of crossing lines.

trattenere

(transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.

trattenersi

(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.

trattenimento

An entertainment, outing, food, drink, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.

trattino

The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

tratto

An area or land used for building on or planting on. [from 1550s]

trattore

(agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.

trattoria

A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.

trauma

(psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.

trauma emotivo

(psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.

traumatico

Of, caused by, or causing trauma.

travagliare

(transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.

travagliato

Encountering many problems; difficult, troubled; also, in danger or distress.

travasare

(transitive) To pour from one vessel into another.

trave

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

traversa

(nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.

traversare

To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.

traversata

A voyage across a body of water.

travestimento

Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.

travestirsi

(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

travetto

(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.

traviato

In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

travicello

(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.

travisamento

Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.

travolgere

(transitive) To overwhelm.

trazione

The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.

tre

The digit/figure 3.

tre volte

(somewhat, dated, outside, Asia, Canada, Australia, &) Three times.

trebbiare

(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.

treccia

A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]

treccine aderenti

(chiefly, in plural) One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp, forming a hairstyle, of African origin.

tredicesima

The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

tredicesimo

The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

tredici

The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.

trefolo

A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.

tregua

A brief interval of rest or relief.

trekking

Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport, usually for a longer period of time than for hiking.

tremare

(intransitive) To tremble or shake.

tremendamente

(US, Canada) Very, extremely.

tremendo

Awe-inspiring; terrific.

trementina

A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.

tremito

(physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.

tremolare

(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.

tremolio

An unsteady flash of light.

tremore

The act of shivering.

treno

A metal or wooden frame on which a piece of ordnance is mounted for firing or transportation.

treno d'impulsi

A series of electrical pulses. [from 19th c.]

trenta

The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

treppiedi

An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

trésca

A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.

trespolo

A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.

Treviri

A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.

tri-

Three.

triaca

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

triage

(medicine) The process of sorting patients so as to determine the order in which they will be treated (for example, by assigning precedence according to the urgency of illness or injury).

triangolare

Having a triangle as a base; as, a triangular prism, a triangular pyramid.

triangolazione

(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.

tribale

Of or relating to tribes.

tribolare

(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

tribolazione

A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially, religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.

tribolo

(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).

tribordo

The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.

tribù

A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

tribulo comune

Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.

tribuna

The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

tribunale

(often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.

tributario

(content management) The splitting of the coverage of a topic (within a corpus of content) into two or more pieces.

tributo

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

tric trac

A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

tricche tracche

A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

trice

(law) Used to form words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract or other transaction involving a person described by the corresponding word ending in -or.

triceratopo

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

tricheco

A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.

tricicletto

A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.

triciclo

A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.

tricipite

(anatomy) Any muscle having three heads.

trifoglio

A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.

triglia

Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.

trigono

Having three angles and three sides, triangular.

trigonometria

(geometry, analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.

trilby

narrow-brimmed type of felt hat, described as having a "shorter brim which is angled down at the front and slightly turned up at the back" in comparison to the fedora

triliardo

(US, British, Australian, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1021.

trilione

(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.

Trilli

Anything whose existence or power depends on the faith of believers.

Trilli Campanellino

Anything whose existence or power depends on the faith of believers.

trillo

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

trilogia

A set of three connected works, usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions, all related by theme, characters, or setting.

trimestrale

Occurring once every quarter year (three months); taking place quarter-yearly.

trimestralmente

Once every quarter year (three months).

trimestre

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]

trincea

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

trincerare

(military) To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.

trinciare

To cut meat in order to serve it.

trinciato

Coarse shredded tobacco.

trincieramento

A fortification constructed of trenches

Trinidad

An island in the Caribbean, part of Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinità

An island in the Caribbean, part of Trinidad and Tobago.

trinitrotoluene

A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.

trino

(chiefly, religion, Christianity) Both trine and one at the same time.

trio

Describing a set or group with three elements.

trionfo

The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).

trip

(colloquial) A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.

tripletta

(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins.

triplicare

(transitive, dated) To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.

triplo

Three times as great.

tripode

A three-legged stand or mount.

Tripolitania

A historic region and former province in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli.

trippa

The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.

tripudio

A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.

tris

(card games) A hand including three cards of the same rank.

trisecare

(transitive) to cut into three pieces

triste

Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.

tristezza

Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.

tritadocumenti

A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.

tritare

(transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.

tritato

A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.

tritolo

A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.

tritone

A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

trittico

A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.

triturare

(transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.

trituratore

A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.

triunvirato

An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.