Italian–English dictionary

colpo di testa

(soccer) The act of hitting the ball with the head.

colpo di tosse

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

colpo di vento

A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).

colpo fatale

Specifically, the death blow.

colpo forte

A hard blow.

colpo secco

A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.

coltellata

A wound made by stabbing.

coltelleria

(chiefly, UK) Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.

coltellinaia

One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.

coltellinaio

One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.

coltello

A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.

coltivare

(transitive) to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)

coltivato

Artificially developed.

coltivazione

The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.

colto

(of a person) cultured, refined, educated

coltre

A covering layer of anything.

coltro

A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.

coltura

(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.

coma

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

comandamento

(archaic, or, jocular) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.

comandante

(military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.

comandare

(transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.

comandi

The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.

comando

A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]

comare

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

comatoso

In a coma: unconscious.

combattente

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

combattere

(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.

combattimento

A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.

combattimento aereo

(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.

combattimento corpo a corpo

(especially, military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.

combattimento tra cani

A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.

combattivo

Showing or having the impulse to be combative.

combinaguai

One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.

combinare

(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.

combinat

An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.

combinato

A collection laid out to be viewed in full.

combinazione

(countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.

combustibile

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

come

Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

come capita

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

come persona

In person.

come prima cosa

(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else.

come sopra

That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

come un fulmine a ciel sereno

(idiomatic) In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.

come una colomba

Pertaining to a dove; dove-like.

come vuoi

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

Cometa

The fifth reindeer of Santa Claus.

comico

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

cominciare

(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

comitato

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

comitato di controllo

(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.

comitiva

An informal body of friends.

comma

A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.

commediante

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

commediografa

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

commediografo

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

commemorativo

Serving to commemorate something.

commemorazione

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.

commentare

(transitive) To add annotation to.

commento

A spoken or written remark.

commerciale

Of or pertaining to commerce.

commercialmente

In a commercial manner: a manner pertaining to commerce.

commerciante

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

commerciare

(ambitransitive) To engage in trade.

commercio

(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

commessa

(countable) A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.

commesso

A person whose job is to sell things, often in a shop or store.

commestibile

Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]

commettere

(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

comminare

To thrust upon; to impose.

commiserare

(transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).

commiserazione

(uncountable) A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.

commissaria

(historical, early, _, Soviet Union) The head of a commissariat.

commissario

(historical, early, _, Soviet Union) The head of a commissariat.

commissionare

(transitive) To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

commissione

The commission paid to a broker.

commistione

Something that consists of diverse elements.

committente

A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.

commosso

Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).

commovente

Appealing to or arousing emotion.

commozione cerebrale

(uncountable, _, in, _, Commonwealth, countable, _) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.

commune

Mutual; shared by more than one.

commuovere

(transitive) To move to emotion.

commutare

(intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.

Como

A city and comune, the capital of the province of Como, Lombardy.

comodamente

In a comfortable manner.

comodino

(US) A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

comodità

Contentment, ease.

comodo

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.]

compaesano

(AAVE, slang) he or him

compagna

A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.

compagna di classe

A student who is in the same class at school.

compagna di squadra

One who is on the same team.

compagnia

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

compagnia aerea

A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

compagno

(Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.

compagno di classe

A student who is in the same class at school.

compagno di squadra

One who is on the same team.

compagno di stanza

(dated) A roommate, especially in a college or university.

companatico

Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.

comparabile

(often with to) Able to be compared (to).

comparare

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

comparativo

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

comparazione

The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

compare

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

comparizione

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

comparsa

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

comparto contanti

A removable box within a cash register containing the money.

compassione

(by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.

compassionevole

Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).

compasso

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

compatibile

Compatible, accordant.

compatibilità

(telecommunication) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.

compatimento

(uncountable) Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.

compatire

(transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).

compatriota

Somebody from one's own country.

compattare

(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.

compattatore

A machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by compaction.

compatto

Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.

compendio

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

compensare

(transitive) To offset or equalize something.

compensato

(countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.

compensazione

(banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.

compenso

(military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.

comperare

(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).

compersione

(neologism) Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relation with another.

competente

Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

competenza

(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping an accurate record of property, documents, or funds.

competere

(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

competitore

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

competizione

(uncountable) The action of competing.

compiacente

Indulgent, doting.

compiacere

To portray someone to advantage.

compiacimento

A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.

compiaciuto

Pleased; happy; gratified.

compiere

(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.

compilare

(transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.

compilarsi

(intransitive, programming) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.

compilazione

(countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

compimento

The act of enforcing; compulsion.

compitare

(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]

compiti

(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.

compito

An instruction.

compiuto

Completed; effected; established.

compleanno

The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

complemento

Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition. [from 19th c.]

complemento assoluto

(set theory) Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement). [from 20th c.]

complere

(transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.

complessare

(chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance.