Italian–English dictionary

clamore

Tumultuous, noisy excitement. [from 1520s]

clandestinamente

In a secret or covert manner.

clandestino

Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.

clangore

(British, Canadian) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.

claque

(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.

clarinetto

(woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

clarino

(woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

Clarissa

(Catholicism) Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.

Clark

A en given name.

classe

(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.

classico

Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.

classifica

(sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.

classificare

(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

classificazione

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

Claudia

A en given name.

Claudio

(countable) A en given name.

claunesco

Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.

clausola

(legal) A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

clausola accessoria

An incidental clause in an agreement.

clausola restrittiva

(figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

clausola secondaria

An incidental clause in an agreement.

claustro

(neuroanatomy) A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses

claustrofoba

(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.

claustrofobia

The fear of closed, tight places.

claustrofobica

(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.

claustrofobico

(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.

claustrofobo

(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.

clava

(countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.

clavicembalo

(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.

clavicola

(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

clearance

(medicine) The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.

Clemente

A en given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints.

clementina

A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.

clementino

A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.

clemenza

The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.

Cleopatra

A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.

clepsamia

A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

cleptocrazia

A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.

cleptomane

One who steals compulsively.

clericale

Of or relating to clerks or their work.

clero

Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

clessidra

A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

clicca

(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

cliché

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

cliente

A person who makes one or more purchases.

clientela

The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.

climatico

Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.

climax

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]

clinica

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

clinicamente

In the setting of a medical clinic; in a clinical setting; (of a health condition) to a degree high enough to be relevant to clinical practice.

clinico

Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.

Clio

(Greek god) The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

clistere

To administer an enema.

clitoride

(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals. [from 17th c.]

clivaggio

The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.]

cloaca

(anatomy, zoology) The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, marsupials and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.

cloche

A bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim.

Clodoveo

A en given name borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history.

Cloe

A en given name.

clonare

(transitive) To create a clone of.

clorato

(chemistry) Any salt of chloric acid.

cloridrico

(chemistry) Of or relating to hydrochloric acid.

cloro

A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.

clorofilla

(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

cloroformio

(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

cloroformizzare

To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.

clorpromazina

(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.

cloruro

(chemistry) Any salt of hydrochloric acid.

clown

A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

clownesco

Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.

club

(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

cmq

(Internet slang, texting) Initialism of by the way.

cnidario

(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]

co-

Together: the root word is done co-incidently.

coabitare

To live (in or with); to shack up.

coacervo

(figurative) A group, cluster, or collection of things occurring at the same time.

coach

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

coadiutore

(ecclesiastical) An assistant to a bishop. [from 1549]

coadiuvante

(rare) A cooperator.

coagulare

(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

coagularsi

(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

coagulo

A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.

coalizione

(with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.

coassiale

Clipping of coaxial.

coatto

(UK, MLE, Ireland, derogatory, offensive ) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

coazione

Constraint by threat.

cobalto

A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.

coboldo

(German folklore) A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household.

cobra

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja.

coca

A particular cola soft drink (type of carbonated drink), produced by the Coca-Cola Company.

cocaina

(uncountable, organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

coccarda

A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge.

coccatrice

(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.

cocchio

A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.

coccia

The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.

coccige

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

coccinella

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

coccinello

(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.

coccio

A piece of broken pottery, a shard.

cocciutaggine

The state of being stubborn.

cocciutamente

In a pigheaded manner.

cocco

any spherical microorganism

coccodrillo

Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

coccola

A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.

coccolare

(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.

coccolo

(now, _, rare) A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

cocktail

A mixed alcoholic beverage.

Coco

A surname from Sicilian.

cocomero

A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.

cocuzzolo

The topmost part of the head.

coda

(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.

coda di cavallo

(botany) Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.

coda di rospo

Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.

codardia

Lack of courage.

codardo

(countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.

codeina

(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

codice

(countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.

codice PIN

Acronym of personal identification number.

codice postale

(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.

codicillo

(legal) An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.

codifica

The process of encoding or decoding.

codina

(politics) One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age. Often used as a derogatory by revolutionaires.

codino

(now, especially) Either of a pair of braids or tails worn on the sides of the head.

coercitivo

Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.

coerente

Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.

coerentemente

In a coherent manner.

coerenza

The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.

coesistenza

The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.

coesistere

(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.

coeso

Having cohesion.

coetaneo

One who is the same age as another.

coevo

From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

cofana

A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.

cofanetto

A little box, e.g. for jewellery.

cofano

(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US.

coffa

A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.

cofia

(obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.

cogitabondo

(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.

cogitare

(obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.

cogitazione

(uncountable) The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation.

cogli l'attimo

Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.

cogliere

To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).

coglionata

Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.

coglione

(slang, derogatory) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.

coglioni

(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.

coglitore

A person who gathers things.

cognac

A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

cognitivamente

Relating to thinking (cognition).

cognitivo

Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.

cognome

(historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.