Italian–English dictionary

velenoso

Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

veliero

(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.

velista

A person who sails sailing boats (as opposed to boats powered by other means) as a sport or recreation.

velivolo

A machine that flies.

vello

(uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal

vellutato

(also, figuratively) Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.

velluto

A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

velluto a coste

A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.

velo

An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.

veloce

Fast, prompt, speedy. [from 1590s]

velocemente

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].

velocipede

(historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.

velocità

The relative speed of change or progress. [from 18th c.]

velocizzare

(transitive) To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.

velocrespo

A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.

vena

(geology) A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.

venale

(of behaviour etc.) Corrupt, mercenary.

vendemmiatore

(historical) The first month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the autumnal equinox (September 22, 23 or 24) and ending on October 21, 22 or 23.

vendere

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

vendere al dettaglio

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.

vendere all'asta

To sell at an auction.

vendersi

(ergative) To be sold.

vendetta

Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

vendicarsi

(idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on.

vendicativo

Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.

vendicatore

One who avenges or vindicates.

vendicatrice

One who avenges or vindicates.

vendistica

(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.

vendita

An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.

vendita al dettaglio

(business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.

vendita allo scoperto

(commerce, finance) The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess.

venditora

A woman whose occupation it is to sell things.

venditore

A dealer or trader in a specific commodity.

venditrice

A person whose job is to sell things, often in a shop or store.

venerabile

Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.

venerando

Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.

venerare

(transitive) To make into a god.

venerazione

The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.

venerdì

The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.

Venere

An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).

venereo

Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.

veneto

The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.

Venezia

A metropolitan city of Veneto, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Venice.

veneziana

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

veneziano

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

Venezuela

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.

venezuelana

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.

venezuelano

Of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people.

veniale

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

venire

(auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

venire a conoscenza

(transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of. [from 10th c.]

venire a sapere

(transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of. [from 10th c.]

venire ai fatti

(transitive) To bring about a specific result.

venire alla luce

(idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.

venire fuori

(idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.

venire in mente

(impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.

venirsene

(intransitive, often vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.

ventata

A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).

ventesima

The ordinal form of the number twenty.

ventesimo

The ordinal form of the number twenty.

venti

The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

ventilare

(transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.

ventilato

Unsheltered and open to the wind.

ventilatore

An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

ventina

Twenty (20).

vento

(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

vento forte

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

ventosa

(archaic, medicine) A glass vessel used in cupping.

ventoso

(historical) The sixth month of the French Republican Calendar, from February 19, 20 or 21 to March 20 or 21.

ventre

The abdomen (especially a fat one).

ventricolare

Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.

ventricolo

One of two lower chambers of the heart.

ventriglio

A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

ventriloqua

A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

ventriloquio

The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.

ventriloquo

A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

venturiero

One who enjoys adventures.

venturo

(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.

Veracruz

A city in Veracruz, Mexico.

veramente

In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.

veramente!

(informal, chiefly, US) Indicating affirmation, agreement.

veramente?

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

veranda

An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.

verbale

(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

verbalizzare

(transitive) To speak or to use words to express.

verbena

Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

Verbo

The creative word of God; Logos.

verbosità

The state of being talkative.

verboso

Effective in expressing meaning by speech.

verdacchio

A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.

verdastro

(figurative, of people) Sickly, unwell.

verde

(figurative, of people) Sickly, unwell.

verde di invidia

(figurative, of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.

verde oliva

Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

verdeggiante

Abundant in verdure; lush with vegetation.

verderame

A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.

verdetto

The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.

verdura

Green foliage or verdure.

verga

(countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.

vergatino

A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.

vergine

Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.

verginità

The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

vergogna

The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.

vergogne

That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.

vergognosamente

In a shameful manner.

vergognoso

Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.

verifica

An examination in general.

verificabile

Able to be verified or confirmed.

verificare

To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.

verificarsi

(intransitive) To happen or take place.

verificatore

someone or something that verifies.

verificatrice

(historical, computing) A device used to verify that a punched card had been punched correctly.

verisimiglianza

The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.

verità

The state or quality of being true to someone or something.

veritate

The state or quality of being true to someone or something.

verme

A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]

verme solitario

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

vermicelli

Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

vermicello

Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

vermiglio

Having a brilliant red colour.

Vermont

A state of the United States.

vermut

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

vernacolare

Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

vernacolo

A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.

vernice

(dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

vernice di fondo

A layer of such a substance.

verniciatore

A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.

verniciatura

the action of applying paint

vero

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

vero e proprio

(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.

Verona

A city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy.

Veronica

A en given name.

verosimiglianza

The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.

verosimile

Plausible; within the realm of credibility.

verricello

A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.

verrinare

To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.

verruca

(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Versaglia

A city, suburb of Paris and capital of Yvelines department, Île-de-France, and the former capital of France.

Versailles

A city, suburb of Paris and capital of Yvelines department, Île-de-France, and the former capital of France.

versaiolo

(poetry) Of a crude or irregular construction.

versamento

(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.

versare

(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.

versare lacrime

To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.

versatile

Having many skills, versatile. [from 1867]

versatilità

The property of being versatile or having many different abilities.

versetto

A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)

versiera

A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

versione

(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.

verso

Near; in the vicinity of.

verso est

Towards the east; eastwards.