Italian–English dictionary

canottiera

A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

canovaccio

A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.

cantalupo

Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:

cantante

A person who sings, often professionally.

cantare

(intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.

cantare lo jodel

(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.

cantastorie

A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.

cantata

An informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session.

canterano

A piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above the other, used mainly for the storage of clean clothes.

Canterbury

A local government district with borough status of Kent, England, the City of Canterbury, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the city itself.

canterellare

(intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.

canticchiare

(intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.

cantico

A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

cantiere navale

A place where ships are built and repaired.

cantilena

(uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.

cantina

An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.

cantinato

An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.

canto

The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

canto dei marinai

A song sailors sing, especially in rhythm to work, to help coordinate hauling (pulling) at the same time, or to set the pace for continuous activities.

canto tirolese

A song incorporating yodelling.

Canton

A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

cantonata

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

cantone

A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.

cantoniera

A low chest of drawers on short legs.

cantore

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

cantra

(textile making) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.

canuta

Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

canuto

White or grey with age.

canzone

(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.

caolino

A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.

caos

A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.

caotico

Characterized by loud, confused noise. [from mid 16th c.]

capace

Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

capacità

(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

capanna

(North American, AU) A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.

capanno

A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

capannone

A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

caparbietà

The property of being persistent.

capare

(transitive) To remove husks from.

caparra

(automotive, machinery, aviation, marine) A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.

capasanta

Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.

capatina

A short visit, usually for social purposes.

capecchio

An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

Capella

(star) A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.

capelli

(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.

capello

(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

capestro

A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

capezzale

A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.

capezzata

(architecture) The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water.

capezzolo

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.

capienza

The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.

capinera

Sylvia atricapilla, an Old World warbler.

capire

(transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.

capisce?

(sometimes, offensive) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?

capisci?

(sometimes, offensive) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?

capitagna

The unplowed boundary of a field.

capitale

(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight.

capitale netto

(accounting) Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.

capitalismo

(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.

capitalista

Supporting or endorsing capitalism.

capitalistico

Supporting or endorsing capitalism.

capitano

A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.

capitano d'industria

A wealthy and powerful business person.

capitano di vascello

A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.

capite?

(sometimes, offensive) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?

capitello

(countable, architectural element) The uppermost part of a column.

capito?

(sometimes, offensive) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?

capitolare

(intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]

capitolato

An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.

capitolazione

The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.

Capitolio

The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.

capo

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

capo d'accusa

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

capo dello stato

The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist.

capocameriere

A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.

capocarico

A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).

capocchio

(American, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person. [from 1830s]

capoccia

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

capoclasse

(British) A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.

capocuoco

The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.

capodopera

A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.

capolavoro

A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.

capolinea

The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.

caponare

(nautical, transitive) To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

caporale

(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.

caposcala

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

caposquadra

(management) The leader of a work crew.

capostazione

(rail) The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.

capostipite

An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]

capotribù

A leader of a clan or tribe.

capovoga

(by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.

capovolgere

(transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.

capovolgersi

(transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.

capovolta

A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

cappa

An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.

cappella

(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant.

cappellaio

A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.

cappellano

A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

cappello

A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.

cappelluto

Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.

cappio

An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

cappotta

(automotive, chiefly, UK) A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.

cappotto

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.

cappuccino

A member of an order of Roman Catholic friars.

cappuccio

A protective cover or seal.

cappuccio della toga universitaria

A distinctively colored fold of material, representing a university degree.

capra

A female goat.

capraio

A person who herds, tends goats.

Capri

An island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania.

capriccio

A whim.

capriccioso

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

Capricorno

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

caprifoglio

Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia

capriola

Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.

capriolo

(countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.

capro emissario

Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.

capro espiatorio

(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.

capsula

The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

captare

(transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.

cara

A person who is always very kind.

carabina

A rifle with a short barrel.

carabinieri

A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.

Caracas

The capital city of Venezuela.

caraffa

A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.

Caraibi

A continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America.

caraibico

Pertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola).

carambola

(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.

caramella

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

caramella alla menta

(countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]

caramella mou

(uncountable) A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard.

carapace

A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.

carattere

(countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.

carattere ereditario

(figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.

caratteristica

A characteristic or quality of a thing.

caratteristico

Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

caratterizzato

displayed with special treatment

caratura

What somebody or something is known for.

Caravaggio

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), an Italian painter known for the dramatism of his style and subjects.

carbonado

(mineral) A dark, non-transparent, impure form of polycrystalline diamond (also containing graphite and amorphous carbon) used in drilling.

carbonara

A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.

carbonato

Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

carbonato di sodio

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

carbonchio

(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.

carbone

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.

carbonella

(countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

carboniera

(rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.

carbonio

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.

carbonizzare

To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.

carburante

Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.

carburatore

(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. [from 1890s]