Italian–English dictionary

bagno

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

bagno di folla

(British) A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally.

bagno di sangue

Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.

bagno pubblico

(chiefly, British) Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”).

bagordo

(dated) A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.

baguette

A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.

bah

(slang) Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.

Bahama

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Bahamas

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Bahrain

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

Bahrein

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

baia

(geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.

baietta

A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.

bailamme

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

bailiato

The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.

bailout

A rescue, especially a financial rescue.

baklava

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

Baku

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

balaclava

A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.

balaklava

A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.

balanino

Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.

balaustra

(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony; a banister.

balaustrata

A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

balbettare

(intransitive) To blunder uncertainly.

balbettio

Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

Balcani

A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]

balcanico

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

balconata

The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.

baldacchino

(countable) A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.

Baldassar

(biblical, historical) a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.

Baldassarre

(biblical, historical) a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.

baldo

Courageous, daring.

baldoria

A binge or period of overindulgence; a spree.

Baldovino

(countable) A en given name; rather rare in English.

baldracca

(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

balena

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

balena beluga

A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

balena bianca

A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

balenare

(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

baleniera

One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.

baleniere

One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.

baleno

A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

balera

A large room used for dancing and banquets.

balestra

A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.

Bali

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

balia

A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.

balista

(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

balistica

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

balistico

(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.

ball

(baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.

balla

(mildly, vulgar, slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.

ballare

(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

ballatoio

(rare, obsolete, outside, dialects) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.

balle

(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.

ballerina

A person who performs ballet.

ballerine

(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.

Ballerino

The second reindeer of Santa Claus.

balleto

(dances) A classical form of dance.

balletto

(dances) A classical form of dance.

ballista

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

ballo

A formal dance.

ballo di fine anno

(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.

ballo in maschera

A ball (formal dance) in which the dancers wear masks or fancy dress.

baloccarsi

(intransitive) To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.

balocco

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

balorda

(colloquial, pejorative) An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

balordo

(colloquial, pejorative) An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

balsamo

(chiefly, UK) A soothing ointment.

Baltimora

An independent city in central Maryland, United States.

baluardo

(figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.

balumina

(nautical) The aft edge of a triangular sail.

balza

(sewing) A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.

balzano

(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.

balzare

(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.

balzare alle stelle

(intransitive) To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

balzello

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

balzo

A sizeable jump, great leap.

bambagia

(uncountable) Thread of such fiber.

bambina

(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.

bambinaia

A child's nurse.

bambinesco

Immature in thought or behaviour.

bambino

A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.

bambù

Made of the wood of the bamboo.

bamia

The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.

banale

Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

banalità

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

banano

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]

banca

(countable) A branch office of such an institution.

banca dati

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

bancale

A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.

bancanota da due dollari

(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.

bancarella

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

bancarotta

One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person; a bankruptee.

banchetto

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

banchiera

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

banchiere

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

banchiero

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

banchina

A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath.

Banco

A prominent character in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, based on a semihistorical figure from the 11th century, who was previously thought to be the progenitor of the Scottish House of Stewart.

banco degli imputati

(law) Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.

banco dei pegni

(rare) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.

banco dei testimoni

The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.

bancomat

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

bancone

The counter of such premises.

banda

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.

bandana

(uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

bandato

Marked with bands of colour.

banderuola

(figurative) A reversal in direction; a reversal of attitude or opinion.

bandiera

(by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

bandiera rossa

(literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies.

bandierine

Flags considered as a group.

bandire

(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]

bandito

(crime) An outlaw or bandit.

banditore

An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.

bandy

(sports, uncountable) A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed.

bangio

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

Bangkok

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

Bangladesh

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

banjo

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

bano

A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.

bar

A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level.

bara

A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.

Barabba

(Christianity) In the accounts of the Passion of Christ, an insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover feast in Jerusalem, instead of Jesus.

baracca

A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

baraccamento

(often, military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.

baraccopoli

An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.

baraonda

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

barare

(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

baratro

(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

baratteria

Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.

baratto

An exchange of two comparable things.

barattolo

A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.

barba

Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.

barba di due giorni

(countable, and, uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.

barba incolta

(countable, and, uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.

barbabietola

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

Barbados

An island and country in the Caribbean.

barbaforte

(uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.

Barbanera

The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Barbara

A en given name.

barbaramente

In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.

barbarico

of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth

barbaro

Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

barbassoro

(idiomatic) A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

barbetta

Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed. Narrowly only the rear hair.

Barbie

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

barbiere

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

barbieria

(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.

barbogio

(informal, especially, Britain) Mad; crazy.

barbona

(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.