Italian–English dictionary

Betzaeta

(biblical) A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.

bevanda

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.

bevanda gassata

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

beverone

(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.

bevuta

The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.

bezoario

A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a human or animal's intestines, similar to a hairball.

Bhutan

A country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu.

bi-

Every two; a rate of once every two.

biada

Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

Biagio

A en given name.

Bianca

A en given name.

biancastro

Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

biancheria

That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. [from c. 1930]

biancheria intima

(in the plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.

bianchezza

(statistics, of a stochastic process) The quality of being white noise.

bianchiccio

Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

bianco

(anthropology, dated) A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).

bianco d'uovo

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

bianconero

Having two or more colors, especially black and white.

biancore

(statistics, of a stochastic process) The quality of being white noise.

biancospino

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

Biante

(historical) One of the Seven Sages of Greece from Priene, living in the 6th century BC.

biascicamento

A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.

biascicare

(intransitive) To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.

biasimabile

Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.

biasimare

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

biasimo

(typically, uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.

biathlon

(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.

Bibbia

The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.

bibita

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

biblico

Of, relating to, or in accordance with scripture.

bibliofago

Any of various insects that infest books.

biblioteca

A collection of books or other forms of stored information.

bibliotecaria

The keeper, manager of a library.

bibliotecario

The keeper, manager of a library.

bica

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.

bicchier [[d']]acqua

(countable) A serving of liquid water.

bicchiere

A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.

bichini

A brief bathing suit worn by men.

bici

Clipping of bicycle.

bicicletta

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) A pedal bicycle, as distinguished from a motorized bicycle.

bicimotore

A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

bicipite

(anatomy) Any muscle having two heads.

bicocca

A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.

bidè

A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.

bidello

(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

bidet

A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.

bidonare

(transitive) To defraud.

bidonata

A fraudulent deal.

bidone

(archaic) A container for holding a liquid.

bieco

(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

biella

Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connecting piston to crankshaft

Bielorussia

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

biennale

A biennial celebration or exhibition

bieta

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

bietola

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

bietta

One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.

bifamiliare

(US, Canada, Australia) A house made up of two dwelling units.

bifolco

A peasant.

biforcare

(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.

biforcazione

The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.

biforcuto

That splits into two or more directions, or parts.

biga

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

bigamia

The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.

Bigfoot

(cryptozoology, folklore) A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.

bighellare

(transitive, and, intransitive, informal) To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.

bighellonare

(intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

bighellone

One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.

bigio

Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.

bigiotteria

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

biglia

(countable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.]

biglietto

A piece of currency made of paper or polymer. [from 18th c.]

biglietto da due dollari

(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.

biglietto di un dollaro

(US) A one-dollar bill.

bignè

(US) A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.

bikini

A brief bathing suit worn by men.

bilancia

A device for measuring weight.

bilanciamento

(literally, or, figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.

bilanciare

(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.

bilanciato

Fair, just, or impartial.

bilanciere

(watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.

bilancio

(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.

bilaterale

Having two sides.

bile

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

biliardi

(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

biliardino

(chiefly, _, US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK)

biliardino elettrico

(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.

biliardo

(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

bilione

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

bilioso

(pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.

biluxare

(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

bimbo

(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.

bimensile

Occurring once every two months

bimensilmente

Once every two months; bimestrially.

binario

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

binder

(LGBTQ) Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.

bingo

(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

binocolo

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

bio-

life

bioccolo

Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.

biochimica

A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry

biochimico

A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry

biodegradabile

Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.

biodiversità

(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

biografia

A person's life story, especially one published.

biografo

The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.

biologa

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

biologia

The study of all life or living matter.

biologicamente

With regard to biology.

biologico

Of or relating to biology.

biologo

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

bioma

Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.

bionda

(countable) A person with this hair color.

biondina

A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.

biondo

(countable) A person with this hair color.

biondo rame

A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.

biopsia

The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

biosfera

The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.

biossido

(chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

biotico

(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.

bip

A short, electronically produced tone.

bipartisan

(politics) Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.

bipartito

(graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)

birbantaggine

malicious or reckless behaviour

birbante

A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.

birbanteria

malicious or reckless behaviour

birbone

(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.

birboneria

(uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.

birichino

(informal) Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

birillo

A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.

birmana

(chiefly, in the plural) A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.

Birmania

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.

birmano

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

birra

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.

birra alla spina

Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

birra inglese

A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.

birraia

Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

birraio

Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

birreria

(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.

birrificio

A building where beer is produced.

bis

A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.

bis-

With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation

bis!

(said by audience members after a performance) Please perform again!

bisaccia

A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.

bisante

(heraldiccharge) A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.

Bisanzio

(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.

bisbetica

A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

bisbetico

Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

bisbigliare

(British, Ireland, dialect) To speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter.

bisbiglio

A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.