Italian–English dictionary

trivella

The special apparatus used for drilling wells.

trivellare

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

triviale

Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.

trivializzare

(transitive) To make something appear trivial

trobadore

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

trobairitz

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

trofeo

A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

trofismo

(uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

troglodita

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

trogolo

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

Troia

(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

trojan

(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

troll

(by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.

trollare

(figurative, originally, Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign. [from late 20th c.]

tromba

A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator.

tromba d'aria

(meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

tromba delle scale

A flight of stairs; a stairway.

trombare

(transitive, , intransitive, US, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse (with).

trombata

(Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

trombettista

Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter.

trombo

A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.

trombone

An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.

trombosi

(hematology, pathology) A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

troncare

(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

tronco

A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.

tropico

Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy

tropismo

(uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

tropo

(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.

troppo

In excess.

trota

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

trottare

(transitive) To cause to move at an energetic trot.

trotterellare

To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.

trotterellata

(of horses) A fast gallop.

trotterellino

A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.

trotterellio

A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.

trotto

(chiefly, of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).

trottola

Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.

trottolino

A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.

trovare

(intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.

trovare un compromesso

To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.

trovarsi

(ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things.

trovata

A joke or other mischievous prank.

trovatello

An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.

trovatore

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

trovatrice

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

truccare

To rig or set up with a trick or device.

truccato

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

trucco

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

trucemente

In a fierce manner.

truffa

An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.

truffare

To swindle, deceive, or trick.

truffatore

Someone who cheats.

Trump

A surname from German.

truppa

A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military.

truppe

Military personnel in uniform.

trust

A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

tsunami

(proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

tu

(archaic, dialectal, literary, religion) . [chiefly up to early 17th c.]

tua

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

tuba

A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.

tubare

(ambitransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.

tubercolosi

(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839]

tubero

A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.

tubetto

An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.

tubo

(sometimes, vulgar, chiefly in the negative) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.

tubo di drenaggio

A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.

tubo di scappamento

For internal combustion engines, any of several pipes, connected in series, that carry waste gases away from the engine and vent it to the air.

tubo di scarico

A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).

tubo di scolo

The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.

tue

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

tuffare

(intransitive) To swim under water.

tuffarsi

(intransitive) To jump into water head-first.

tuffatore

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

tuffatrice

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

tuffista

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

tuffo

A jump or plunge into water.

tuffo nel passato

A reversion to an earlier stage of development.

tufo

(rock) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.

tugurio

(pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

tumore

(oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

tumulare

To bury in a grave.

tumulo

A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

tumulto

A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.

tumultuoso

Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent. [from mid 16th c.]

tundra

A flat and treeless Arctic biome.

tuner

The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.

tungsteno

A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.

tunica

A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.

Tunisi

Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.

Tunisia

The Republic of Tunisia, since 1956.

tunisino

Of, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.

tunnel

(football, hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

tuo

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

tuoi

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

tuonare

(intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.

Tuono

The seventh reindeer of Santa Claus.

tuorlo

The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

tura

Used to form nouns denoting materials or systems of objects which are used or employed in an action, or considered collectively.

turacciolo

A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.

turba

A large group of people; a crowd.

turbamento

The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

turbare

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

turbato

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

turbina

Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.

turbinare

(intransitive, transitive) To blow in gusts.

tùrbine

(by extension) Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).

turbinio

A strong, abrupt rush of wind.

turbolento

Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.

turbolenza

(uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.

turca

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

turchesco

Of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language.

turchese

Having a pale greenish-blue colour.

turchese scuro

Having a bluish-green colour.

Turchia

A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara.

turco

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

turgido

Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

turista

A person or thing that hitchhikes.

turlupinare

(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).

turno

A miner's underground working time or shift.

turno di guardia

A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.

turnover

The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.

turpiloquio

(countable) Something that is obscene.

Turtanu

(historical) The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria.

tuta

A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.

tuta da paracadutista

A one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists.

tuta sportiva

(clothing) A garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear.

Tutankhamon

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh known for his young age and his tomb, which was preserved intact to the modern age.

tutela

The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

tutelare i [[diritti d'autore]]

(transitive, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

tutelare i copyright

(transitive, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

tutolo

The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.

tutore

(legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).

tutoria

The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

tutorial

(computing) A video or text guide or instruction about a specific topic (generally a how-to).

tutoriale

(education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.

tutrice

(legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).

tutta curve

(of a, woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.

tuttavia

However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).

tutte e due

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

tutti

All people.

tutti e due

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

tutti i giorni

quotidianly, every day

tutto

(intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

tutto considerato

Taking into account.

tutto sommato

(modal, set phrase) Generally, all things considered

tuttofare

(informal) A person who does small tasks and odd jobs, especially building repairs and the like.

tuttora

(aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.

tutù

A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

tweed

A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.

tycoon

A wealthy and powerful business person.