Italian–English dictionary

avvedutezza

(uncountable) The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; (countable, archaic) an instance of this.

avveduto

Quickly and critically discerning.

avvelenamento

The administration of a poison.

avvelenare

(transitive) To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).

avvenimento

A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.

avvenire

Having to do with or occurring in the future.

avventatamente

In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation.

avventato

Impudent, insolent.

Avvento

(Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.

avventore

(obsolete) A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.

avventrice

(obsolete) A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.

avventura

A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.

avventurarsi

(transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.

avventuriero

One who enjoys adventures.

avversare

(transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

avversaria

An opponent or rival.

avversario

An opponent or rival.

avversione

Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.

avversità

Destiny, especially terrible.

avverso

Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

avvertenza

A warning.

avvertenze

(in the plural) A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.

avvertimento

(archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence

avvezzare

(transitive, archaic) To make (someone) used to; to accustom.

avvezzo

Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something).

avviare

(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

avviarsi

(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

avvicinamento

(also, figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.

avvicinare

(ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.

avvicinarsi

(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]

avvicinarsi a

(ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.

avvilente

Discouraging; inspiring fear.

avvilire

(transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.

avvilito

Not happy; sad.

avviluppare

(transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold.

avvilupparsi

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

avvinazzato

One who engages in binge drinking.

avvincente

very interesting; able to capture and hold one's attention

avvinghiare

To grip or grasp tightly. [from 17th c.]

avvinghiarsi

(transitive) To touch or stroke lovingly.

avvio

(computing) The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.

avvio di comando

(computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.

avvisare

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

avviso

(archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence

avvistamento

The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

avvistare

(transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.

avvizzimento

The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

avvizzire

(intransitive) To collapse inward; to crumble.

avvizzito

(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.

avvocata

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]

avvocatessa

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

avvocato

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]

avvocatura

The profession of an advocate.

avvolgere

To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.

avvolgimento

(electrical engineering) A length of wire wound around the armature of an electric motor or the core of an electrical transformer.

ayatollah

(Shi'ism) A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.

azalea

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

azienda

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

azimut

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

azionabile

Capable of being enforced.

azionare

(transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.

azionato

(of a device) Having its own source of power, or a named source.

azione

Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action.

azione giudiziaria

(legal) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.

azione legale

(legal) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).

azione penale

(legal) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.

azione positiva

(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.

azionista

One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.

azotico

(obsolete) Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote

azoto

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

Azrael

The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.

azzardare

(transitive) To confide in; to rely on; to trust.

azzardarsi a

(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).

azzardatamente

In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation.

azzardato

Impudent, insolent.

azzardo

A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

azzardosamente

In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation.

azzeccare

To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.

azzeramento

(telecommunication) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.

azzerare

To set back to the initial state.

azzimare

(idiomatic) To embellish or improve something unnecessarily.

azzittire

(transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.

azzoppare

(transitive) To destroy the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

azzuffarsi

(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.

azzurro

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

babà

A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.

babau

A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.

babbana

A person who has no magical abilities.

babbano

A person who has no magical abilities.

babbeo

(informal, pejorative, North America, dated) An idiot; a fool.

babbo

(informal) A father, a male parent.

babbuccia

(footwear) A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.

Babilonia

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

babilonico

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

babordo

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.

baby-sitter

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

babysitter

A child's nurse.

bacarozzo

(gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.

bacca

A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.

baccanale

An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.

baccano

A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.

baccarà

(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

baccello

An edible bean that has broad seeds (Vicia faba).

bacchetta

(military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.

bacchettone

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

Bacco

(Roman god) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.

bacetto

A small kiss.

baci

(countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.

baciapile

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

baciare

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

baciarsi

(reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.

baciatore

One who kisses.

bacinella

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

bacino

(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.

bacino idrico

A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.

bacio

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

backgammon

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.

backup

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

baco

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

badabimbi

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

badacani

One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.

badagatti

One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.

badante

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

badare

(intransitive, idiom) To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.

badessa

A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]

badge

A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.

badiale

Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess. [late 17th century]

badilante

A person who excavates.

badile

A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

badminton

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

baffi

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

baffo

One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.

bagagliaio

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

bagaglio

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

bagaglio culturale

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

bagarre

(slang) A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.

bagattella

An insignificant amount of money.

Bagdad

The capital city of Iraq.

bagel

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

baggianata

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

Baghdad

The capital city of Iraq.

baghetta

A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.

bagigio

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

bagliore

A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

bagnare

To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.

bagnarola

(automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.

bagnasciuga

(oceanography) The part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.

bagnato

In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.

bagnato fradicio

Extremely wet; saturated.

bagnino

A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.