Italian–English dictionary

Caruso

A surname from Italian

casa

One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.

casa chiusa

A house of prostitution.

casa colonica

A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.

casa da tè

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

casa di cura

(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.

casa di tolleranza

A house of prostitution.

casa isolata

A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure.

casa lunga

A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.

casa occupata

A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.

Casablanca

The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

casacca

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

casale

A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.

casalinga

(US, Australia) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.

casalinghi

Found in or having its origin in a home.

casalingo

Made at home.

casamento

A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

casamobile

(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.

casanova

A man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.

casba

The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

cascare

To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

cascata

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

cascatore

A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.

cascina

The main building of a farm.

cascinale

A farm, including its buildings.

casco

(headwear) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

case popolari

A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

caseificio

A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.

casella

(fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.

casella di spunta

A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.

casellario

A piece of office furniture composed of drawers or shelves sized to standard file folder widths, traditionally used for storing documents in order.

caserma

(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

casermone

A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

Casimiro

A en given name.

casinista

Causing mischief; injurious.

casino

A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.

caso

(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]

caso fortuito

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

casolare

(archaic) A cottage or small homestead.

casoncello

Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc.

casotto

A small rectangular shelter.

cassa

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

cassa armonica

A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.

cassa da morto

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

cassa integrazione

A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.

cassaforte

A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

Cassandra

(Greek mythology) A prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future; however, she was destined never to be believed.

cassapanca

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

cassare

(transitive) To invalidate or annul something.

cassazione

(US) A cancellation.

casseruola

(countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.

cassetta

A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.

cassetta degli attrezzi

A storage case for tools.

cassetta per le lettere

A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.

cassetta pignoni

(cycling) A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.

cassetto

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

cassettone

(US) A chest of drawers for clothes.

cassiera

One who works at a till or receives payments.

cassiere

One who works at a till or receives payments.

Cassio

A en given name.

casso

(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.

cassonetto

(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.

cast

(art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

casta

Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.

castagna

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

castagneto

(uncountable) Wood of a chestnut tree.

castagnette

(musical instruments, chiefly, in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

castagnola

Most fish in the Pomacentridae family.

castana

(of a person) Having brown hair.

castana scura

(of a person) Having brown hair.

castano

(countable, and, uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

castare

To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).

castellano

(chiefly, _, historical) The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord.

Castello

The largest of the six sestieri of Venice; includes the Arsenale

castigare

(transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.

castigatore

(BDSM) A lightweight whip with multiple lashes.

castigatrice

One who punishes.

castigliano

A native of Castile.

castigo

The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.

castità

The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

casto

Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.

castoreo

The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes.

castoro

(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.

castrare

(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

castrato

Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

castrazione

(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.

castroneria

(chiefly, British, slang, uncountable) Rubbish, trash, (now especially) nonsense, bosh, balderdash

casual

(of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use.

casuale

Happening or coming to pass without design.

casualità

(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [from 1610s]

casualmente

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

casuario

Any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.

casula

(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.

casupola

(archaic) A cottage or small homestead.

cat sitter

One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.

cataclisma

A sudden, violent event.

catacomba

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

catafalco

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

Catai

(archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.

catalana

A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.

catalano

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

cataletto

incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance

catalogare

To put into a catalogue.

cataloghi

(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.

catalogo

(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.

Catania

A metropolitan city of Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Catania.

cataplasma

A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.

catapulta

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.

catapultare

(transitive) To propel high into the air.

catapultarsi

To move noisily and quickly like a storm (noun sense 1), usually in a state of anger or uproar.

cataratta

A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.

catartico

Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.

catasta

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.

catatonico

(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

catechismo

A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.

catecumena

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

catecumeno

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

categoria

Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

categoriale

Absolute; having no exception.

categoricamente

In a categorical manner.

categorico

Absolute; having no exception.

categorizzare

(transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.

categorizzazione

The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.

catena

A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.

catena alimentare

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

Catena del Caucaso

A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus.

catena di blocchi

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]

catena trofica

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

cateratta

A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.

Caterina

A en given name.

catetere

(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

catodo

(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

catorcio

(automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.

catramare

(transitive) To coat with tar.

catrame

A black, viscous tar made by the destructive distillation of coal (to make coke and town gas); it contains a great number of compounds including hydrocarbons and phenols; used in the preparation of medicinal soap and shampoo, and industrially for the manufacture of many products.

cattedra

(education) The office of a professor.

cattiva condotta

(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.

cattiveria

Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.

cattività

The state of being captive.

cattivo

(US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.

cattivo umore

A disagreeable, irritable or sullen mood; surliness.

cattolicesimo

The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.

cattolicità

The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.

cattolico

A member of a Catholic church.

catturare

(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.

catturato

Held prisoner; not free; confined.

Caucaso

A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus.

caudotomia

The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.

causa

(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]

causa di tribunale

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.