Italian–English dictionary

centrino

(Judaism) A similar circular piece of lace worn as a head-covering by some married Jewish women.

centrista

Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.

Centro

A former administrative region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire.

centro commerciale

An enclosed shopping centre. [from 20th c.]

centro del bersaglio

A shot which hits the centre of a target.

centro di riabilitazione

(informal) An institution for rehabilitation.

centrocampo

(sports) The middle of the field of play.

centroide

(statistics, cluster analysis, of a cluster of points) the arithmetic mean (alternatively, median) position of a cluster of points in a coordinate system based on some application-dependent measure of distance.

centurione

(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

cenuro

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

ceppi

A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).

ceppo

A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.

cera

(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance

cera d'api

A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.

ceramica

(uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high temperature.

ceramico

Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

cerare

(transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

Cerbero

(Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.

cerbiatta

A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.

cerbiatto

A young deer.

cerca

An attempt to find something.

cercapersone

A pager (wireless telecommunication device).

cercare

(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

cercare il pelo nell'uovo

(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.

cercatore

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

cercatore d'oro

Someone who digs or mines for gold.

cercatrice

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

cerchietto

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

cerchio

(astronomy) An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.

cerchio della morte

An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.

cerchione

The rim#Noun of a wooden wheel#Noun, supported by the spokes.

cercine

A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.

cercopiteco

A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.

cereale

A food made from processed grains, such as maize, oats, wheat or rice, usually eaten for breakfast with milk and sometimes sugar.

cereo

Pale, sickly-looking.

cerimonia

An official or social occasion.

cerimonia di nozze

(countable) The ceremony of marriage.

cerimoniale

Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

cerimoniere

Someone who acts as a host at a formal event.

cerimonioso

According to the required or usual ceremonies, formalities, or rituals; specifically (Christianity, obsolete) , to ceremonial laws in the Bible.

cerino

A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

cernere

To filter by passing through a screen.

cernia

Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.

cerniera

A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.

Cernobil

A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.

Černobyl'

A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.

cero

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

certa

Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.

certamente

In a way which is certain; with certainty.

certezza

The state of being certain.

certificabile

(of a document) That can or must be certified.

certificare

(transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth.

certificato

A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)

certificazione

The act of certifying.

certo

Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.

certosa

A Carthusian monastery.

ceruleo

Sky-blue.

cerva

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).

cervelletto

(neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.

cervellona

A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.

cervellone

(slang, sometimes, derogatory) A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.

cervice

(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

Cervino

An iconic pyramidal mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy.

cervo

(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.

cervo maschio

(countable) A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

Cesare

An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.

cesellato

(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.

cesellatore

Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing. [from 18th c.]

cesello

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

cesoia

A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.

cesoie

A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.

cespo

A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.

cespuglio

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

cespuglioso

Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.

cessare

(formal, intransitive) To stop.

cessate il fuoco

In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).

cessazione

(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

cessione

(legal) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.

cesso

(euphemistic, US, South Asia) A toilet.

cesso alla turca

(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.

cesta

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

cestinare

(chiefly, British, informal) To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.

cestino

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

cesto

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

cetaceo

An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.

ceto

(sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.

cetriolino

A small cucumber, often pickled whole.

cetriolino sottaceto

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

cetriolo

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

cetriolo sottaceto

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

ceviche

(cooking) Raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America.

cfr.

Compare; compare to; compare with.

chakra

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

Champagne

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chance

(countable) An opportunity or possibility.

Chanukah

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

charlotte

A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard.

châssis

The base frame of a motor vehicle.

chattare

To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).

chauffeur

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

chavismo

A left-wing populist ideology based on the policies of Hugo Chávez, the former president of Venezuela (2002-2013), and the politics of the Bolivarian Revolution (Bolivarianism).

che

(exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

che causa dipendenza

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

che cavolo

(rare, vulgar) Where the fuck, why the fuck, when the fuck, or who the fuck.

che cazzo

(rare, vulgar) Where the fuck, why the fuck, when the fuck, or who the fuck.

che confonde

difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

che cosa

(fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.

che dà dipendenza

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

che difende

Intended for defence; protective.

che fa fracasso

One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.

che liberazione

Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.

che non ha orecchio

Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.

che partecipa

One who participates.

che schifo

An expression of dismay and disgust.

che sculaccia

Someone who spanks.

che vale la pena

Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.

checca

(Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

checché

Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.

check-out

The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.

Cheerios

A toroidal toasted oat cereal made by General Mills.

cheeseburger

A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).

cheesecake

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

chela

A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

chemio-

Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry.

cheratina

(protein) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.

chermisi

Having a deep red colour.

cherosene

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

cherubico

Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.

chi

(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who.

chi agita

A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

chiacchera

(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.

chiacchiera

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

chiacchierare

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

chiacchierata

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

chiacchiericcio

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

chiacchierino

Tending to talk a lot.

chiacchierio

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

chiacchierona

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

chiacchierone

(idiomatic, often, derogatory) A person who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.

chiamare

To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.

chiamata

(obsolete) A calling away; a diversion.

Chianti

A Tuscan red wine.

chiappa

(vulgar, _, slang) A buttock.

chiappare

(transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]

chiappe

(informal, _, or, _, childish, chiefly, Commonwealth) The buttocks.

chiara

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

chiaramente

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

chiarezza

The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

chiarificare

(ergative, of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

chiarificazione

The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.