Italian–English dictionary

Bonn

An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany.

bonsai

(transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

bontà

(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.

bookmaker

(gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

booleano

(logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.

boomerang

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

bora

A cold, often dry, northeasterly wind which blows, sometimes in violent gusts, down from mountains on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. It also applies to cold, squally, downslope winds in other parts of the world.

borbogliamento

rumbling

borboglio

rumbling

borbottare

(British, Ireland, dialect) To grumble, complain.

borbottio

Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.

borbugliare

(intransitive) To bubble; to gurgle.

borchiato

Having studs.

bordata

(nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.

Bordeaux

The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Bordella

The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Bordello

The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

bordo

(nautical) The side of a ship.

bordo spiovente

(roofing) The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.

boreale

Belonging to winter; winterlike; wintry.

borgata

A small village or a group of houses.

borghese

(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.

borghesia

(Marxism) The capitalist class.

Borgia

A surname. Famously borne by the House of Borgia, a prominent family during the Renaissance.

borgo

A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

Borgogna

A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

borgomastro

The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.

boria

A bold or arrogant strut.

boriosità

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

Borneo

A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.

borra

A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.

borraccia

A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.

borrare

(blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.

borsa

A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.

borsa di studio

A monetary award to university students that allows them to continue their studies.

borsaiolo

A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.

borsalino

A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.

boršč

A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.

borseggiare

(transitive) To assault for the purpose of robbery.

borseggiatore

One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

borsellino

(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)

borsetta

(now, rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job. [from 19th c.]

boscaglia

Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.

boscaiolo

A worker whose occupation is to harvest trees.

boscato

Covered with trees.

boschereccio

Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.

boschetto

Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.

boschivo

Covered with trees.

boscimano

A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in the bush.

bosco

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

bosco ceduo

A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.

boscoso

Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.

bosgnacco

A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.

bosniaca

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

bosniaco

Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.

bosone

(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.

boss

(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.

bossolo

Spent cartridge casings (usually made of brass): the part of the cartridge left over after bullets or shells have been fired.

Boston

An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for the city in Massachusetts.

bostrico dell'abete rosso

A kind of bark beetle, Ips typographus.

bostrico tipografo

A kind of bark beetle, Ips typographus.

botanica

(uncountable) A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.

botanico

Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.

botola

A ditch along the side of a road.

botola di drenaggio

A ditch along the side of a road.

botox

A toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention.

Botswana

The Republic of Botswana, since 1966.

botta

An instance of the act of striking or hitting.

botta e risposta

A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.

bottaio

A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.

botte

(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.

bottega

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

bottiglia [[d']]acqua

(countable) A serving of liquid water.

bottiglieria

A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.

bottiglione

A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.

bottinare

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

bottino

(slang) Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.

botto

A sudden percussive noise.

bottone

(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. [from mid-13th c.]

botulismo

(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

bouillabaisse

A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.

boutique

A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.

bovaro

One who herds cattle; a cowboy.

bove

An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.

bovide

An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat, and sheep).

bovini

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

bovino

(not comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle.

bovolo

(informal) A helix.

bowling

A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling

box

(UK) A motor vehicle for transporting horses.

boxe

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

boxer

A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.

boxeur

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

boy

A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.

bozza

A small depression or indentation in a surface.

bozzello

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.

bozzo

The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

braca

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

braccia

(obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.

braccialetto

A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes.

braccialetto da schiava

A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.

bracciata

The amount an arm or arms can hold.

bracciata libera

(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.

braccio

(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

braccio armato

(figurative) Power; might; strength; support.

braccio d'acqua

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

braccio della tromba

(nautical) pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and down

Braccio di Ferro

A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach.

braccio di terra

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

braccio mobile

The projecting arm of a crane.

bracco

A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

bracconaggio

Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

bracconiere

A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.

brace

A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

braceria

A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of meat, particularly steak.

brache

(historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

brachetta

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

braci

The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

braciola

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

bracioleria

A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of meat, particularly steak.

bradicardia

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

brado

(abstract) Unconstrained.

braghetta

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

braille

A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.

brainstorming

A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.

brama

A strong desire; yearning.

bramare

(transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

bramino

(chiefly, US, especially, New England, capitalized) A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.

bramosia

An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).

bramoso

Earnestly desirous.

branca

An area in business or of knowledge, research.

branchia

(zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.

branco

A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

branda

(chiefly, UK) A lightweight portable bed used by the military, campers, etc.

brandire

(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

Brandon

A en given name.

brandy

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

brano

An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.

branzino

A highly appreciated marine food fish found in the coastal waters of eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde to southern Norway and in the Mediterranean, (Dicentrarchus labrax).

brasare

(cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.

Brasile

A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.

brasiliana

A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent.

brasiliano

Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people.

Bratislava

The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.

bravata

A swaggering show of defiance or courage.

bravo

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.

bravura

A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.

breccia

(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.

breme

(British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.

Brendano

A en given name.