Italian–English dictionary

barboncino

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

barbone

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

barboso

Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.

barbottina

(ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.

barbuto

Having a beard; involving a beard.

Barca

(historical) Former name of Marj: a city in Libya (in the former Roman province of Libya Superior/Libya Pentapolitana).

barca a remi

(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

barca a vela

(watercraft) A boat propelled by a sail.

barcaiolo

A member of the crew of a barge.

barcarizzo

(nautical) a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat.

Barcellona

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

barchino

(nautical) A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.

barcollamento

An unsteady, off-balance step.

barcollare

To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.

barcollio

A sudden or unsteady movement.

bardana

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

bardare

(also, figurative) To dress or ornament (someone or something), especially in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner.

bardotto

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

barella

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

barellata

The amount that can fit in a barrow

bargiglio

The flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey.

barile

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

barilotto

A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.

bario

The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

barista

A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

barlume

A faint light; a dim glow.

barn

(nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10−28 square metres.

baro

(card games) A professional cheater at card games.

barocciaio

(obsolete) A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart.

barocco

(arts, music) A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.

barone

A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.

baronessa

A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

barra

(music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.

barra del timone

(nautical) The handle of the rudder which the helmsman holds to steer the boat, a piece of wood or metal extending forward from the rudder over or through the transom. Generally attached at the top of the rudder.

barra di comando

A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.

barra di controllo

(aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)

barra inversa

The punctuation mark \.

barra timone

(literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.

barretta

(cuisine) Finger-shaped pieces of food.

barricata

A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence

barriera

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

barrire

(ambitransitive) Of an elephant, to make its cry.

baruffa

A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.

baruffare

(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.

barzelletta

(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.

basalto

(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

basamento

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

basare

(transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

basca

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

basco

Relating to the Basque people or their language.

base

(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.

base di dati

(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.

base lunare

(originally, scifi) A base or outpost located on a moon.

baseball

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

basetta

That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.

basette

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

basettoni

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

basi

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

basicamente

In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.

basico

Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.

basilare

Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

basilica

(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

Basilio

A en given name, in quiet but steady use in the UK.

basista

(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

basito

In a state of shock or confusion.

basket

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

basso

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

bassofondo

Untidy, unkempt.

bassopiano

An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.

Bassora

A port city in southeastern Iraq.

bassotto

A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.

basta

(literary, poetic) (that's) enough; stop!

bastagio

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

bastarda

(derogatory, UK, Irish, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

bastardino

(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

bastardo

(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

bastare

(ambitransitive) To suffice.

bastian contrario

A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite. [from mid 20th c.]

bastiese

Of or relating to the city of Bastia, Corsica, France.

bastione

(architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.

basto

A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.

bastonare

To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement.

bastonata

A heavy defeat or setback.

bastonatura

The pulsation of the heart.

bastoncello

A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.

bastone

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

batacchio

An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.

batch

(computing) A set of data to be processed at one time.

batea

A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.

batiscafo

A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.

Batman

A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin.

batometro

An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.

bats

A Northeast Caucasian language of the Nakh family, spoken in Georgia.

battaglia

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

battaglia navale

A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).

battagliare

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight

battagliero

Showing or having the impulse to be combative.

battaglio

An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.

battagliola

(surfing) One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.

battelliere

A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.

battello

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

battello a vapore

A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.

battello pneumatico

(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

battello-teatro

(US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.

battente

A window sash that is hinged on the side.

batter d'occhio

(idiom) A moment (a very short period of time).

battere

(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

battere cassa

(ambitransitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

battere il marciapiede

(transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money. [from 16th c.]

battere in ritirata

(intransitive) To withdraw military forces.

battere moneta

To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.

batteria

(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.

batterio

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

batterista

(musician) One who plays the drums.

battersi

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

battesimo

(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.

battezzare

(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.

batti e corri

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

battibecco

(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).

battibile

Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable.

batticuore

A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.

battigia

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

battima

The divide between land and a body of water.

battista

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

battistrada

(now, uncommon) One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.

battito

A pulsation or throb.

battito cardiaco

The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.

battito del cuore

The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.

battito del polso

The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.

battito di ciglia

The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.

battitore

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

battitore libero

Someone who freelances.

battona

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

battuta

(sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.

battuta stupida

(colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.

batuffolo

Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.

bau

The sound a dog makes when barking; a bark.

bau bau

Representing the sound of a dog barking.

baule

A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.

bava

A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.

bavaglino

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

bavaglio

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

bavarese

Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Bavaria

A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.

bavera

The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.

bavero

The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.

Baviera

A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.

bazar

A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

BBC

(preceded by “the”) Initialism of w:British Broadcasting Corporation.

BDSM

Sexual or non-sexual practices or activities involving bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism, or acts of domination and submission.