Italian–English dictionary

causare

(transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.

causare errori

(telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

causare un errore

(telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

causerie

An informal conversation, or casual short written article, especially on a serious topic.

caustica

(optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.

caustico

Having or showing a sharp or critical quality.

cautamente

In a cautious manner.

cautela

Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.

cautelare

Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.

cauteloso

Characterized by caution; guarded; careful; on one's guard

cauto

Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

cauzione

(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

cava

(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

cava di pietra

(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

cavachiodi

An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.

cavalcare

(transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.

cavalcavia

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, Philippines) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.

cavaliere

(historical) A military man serving on horse, (chiefly) early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.

cavaliere d'Italia

A species of long-legged waders; (Himantopus himantopus).

cavalla

An adult female horse.

cavallaio

A person who looks after horses.

cavalleresco

(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.

cavalleria

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

cavalletta

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

cavalletto

An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

cavallina

(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.

cavallo

The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.

cavallo da caccia

A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

cavallo da corsa

A horse that competes in races.

cavallo di Troia

(figuratively) A subversive person or device placed within the ranks of the enemy.

cavallo vapore

Metric horsepower, a metric unit approximately equal to 735.5 watts.

cavallone

(chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard

cavare

(transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.

cavarsela da solo

To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

cavarsi

(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.

cavatappi

A device used to remove the cap from a bottle.

cavazione

(fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.

caveat

An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.

cavedagna

The unplowed boundary of a field.

cavedio

(architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.

caverna

A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

cavernicolo

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

cavezza

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

caviale

Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.

cavicchio

(nautical) A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.

caviglia

The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

cavigliera

A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.

cavillare

(intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.

cavillo

(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

cavillosità

(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.

cavità

(anatomy) A hollow area within the body.

cavo

An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.

cavo elettrico

An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.

cavolo

(by extension) Any of various cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea.

cavolo cappuccio

(by extension) Any of various cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea.

cavolo nero

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

cavolo riccio

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

cazzata

(figuratively, slang, mildly, _, vulgar) Something ill-considered and said or done impulsively.

cazziata

(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off

cazziatone

(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off

cazzo

(mildly, vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.

cazzo!

(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.

cazzone

(obsolete) A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.

cazzotto

(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.

cazzuola

A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.

cazzuto

(vulgar, colloquial) Tough and courageous; having balls.

CdE

Initialism of Council of Europe.

ceca

(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent.

cecchino

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

cece

A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

cecena

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Cecenia

A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.

ceceno

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Cecilia

A en given name.

Cecilio

A en given name.

cecità

The condition of being blind; unable to see.

ceco

Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language.

Cecoslovacchia

A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

cecoslovacco

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people.

cedere

To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

cedimento

The state of sinking or bending; a droop.

cedola

(finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).

cedronella

(biblical) The sulfur of hell; hell, damnation.

cefalea

(pathology) headache

cefalo

Any of various edible fish, of the family Mugilidae, found worldwide in coastal waters and rivers.

ceffone

(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

celamento

(military) protection from observation or surveillance.

celare

(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

celarsi

To remain concealed in order to ambush.

celato

Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.

celebrare

(transitive, or, intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.

celebrativo

Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.

celebrato

famous or widely praised

celebrazione

The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.

celebre

Well known.

celebrità

(informal) A celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated.

celere

A unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.

celesta

(musical instruments) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.

celeste

Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.

celestina

(mineral) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.

celestite

(mineral) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.

celeuma

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.

Celia

A en given name.

celibe

(obsolete) An unmarried woman.

Celina

A en given name.

cella

A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.

cellofan

Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.

cellulare

(US, NZ, AU, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.

cellulare intelligente

(cell phone) A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.

cellulite

The dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue, especially on a woman's hips and thighs.

celluloide

Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.

cellulosa

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.

celta

(historical) A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans.

celtico

A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.

cembalo

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

cementare

(transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.

cementificare

(usually, transitive) To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

cemento

An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.

cena

An evening meal.

cenacolo

A specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest.

cenare

(intransitive) To eat; to eat dinner or supper.

cencio

A sweet, crisp pastry in the form of twisted ribbons dusted with confectioner's sugar.

cencioso

Wearing tattered clothes.

cenere

A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire.

cengia

(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.

cenno

A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.

cenotafio

A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

censimento

(cellular automata) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.

censire

(intransitive) To collect a census.

censo

(cellular automata) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.

censoriale

Relating to a censor.

censura

The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.

censurare

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

Centauro

(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar.

centenario

The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

centennale

Happening once in an age or century.

centesima

The person or thing in the hundredth position.

centesimo

(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.

centimetro

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm

centina

(countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary structure during the construction of arches and bridges.

centinaio

(US, slang) One hundred.

cento

A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.

centopiedi

Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

centrale

Being very important, or key to something.

centralino

(telecommunication) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.

centralismo

A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.

centrare

(of, animals, intransitive) To return to its owner.

centratura

(uncountable) The state of being in alignment.

centrifuga

By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

centrifugare

To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.