Italian–English dictionary

continuatore

(linguistics) The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.

continuazione

The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession

continuo

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]

conto

A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.

conto alla rovescia

(astronautics) A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.

conto aperto

(countable) A record of money owed.

contorcersi

(intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.

contornare

(transitive) To surround, form a circle around.

contorno

The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.

contorsione

The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

contorsionista

An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions.

contorto

(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.

contrabbandare

(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties

contrabbandiere

One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

contrabbando

(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.

contraccettivo

That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.

contraccezione

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

contraccolpo

(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.

contraddire

(transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. [from 17th c.]

contraddittorio

That contradicts something, such as an argument.

contraente dell’assicurazione

(insurance) The party to an insurance contract who transfers a risk to an insurer.

contraffare

(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.

contraffattore

A person who counterfeits.

contrafforte

(architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

contrafforti

(architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

contraibile

Capable of being contracted (in various senses).

contralto

A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.

contrappeso

(literally, or, figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.

contrappunto

(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.

contrariare

To be contrary to (something).

contrario

Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17th century.]

contrario [[alla|all']]etica professionale

Breaching the established standards of conduct or behavior within a particular organization or profession. [20th c.]

contrarre

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

contrarsi

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

contrassegnare

To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).

contrassegno

Something characteristic; a mark; a token.

contrastabile

That can be contested; debatable.

contrastante

Set in opposition; markedly different.

contrastare

(intransitive) To defend oneself by fighting.

contrastato

(figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.

contrasto

(idiomatic) In disagreement; conflicting.

contrattaccare

(transitive, gaming, _, slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.

contrattare

(intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.

contrattempo

(informal) A minor obstacle or setback.

contrattile

Capable of contraction

contratto

(uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.

contrattuale

Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract.

contravventore

A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

contrazione

(physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.

contribuente

A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.

contribuire

(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

contributo

(nautical, archaic) on the left side of the boat

contribuzione

The act of contributing.

contro

Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17th century.]

contro natura

Not natural.

contro-

In opposition to.

controbilanciare

(transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.

controcorrente

Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people. [from late 20th c.]

controfattuale

Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue.

controfirmare

(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.

controinformazione

False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.

controllare

(finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes

controllato

(medicine, science, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)

controller

(video games) A hardware device designed to allow the user to play video games.

controllo

(countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.

controllo medico

(countable, medicine) A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness.

controllore

One who controls something.

controluce

An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]

contromisura

Any action taken to counteract or correct another.

controparte

(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.

contropartita

(real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.

controproducente

More of a hindrance than a help.

controquerela

(legal) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

contrordine

An order to the contrary of a previous one.

controscena

(theatre) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.

controversia

A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

controverso

Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

contumelia

Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.

contumelioso

Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.

conurbazione

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

convalida

An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.

convalidare

(transitive) To believe; to put credence in.

convegno

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

conveniente

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

convenire

(transitive, formal) To be in the best interest of; to benefit.

convento

(chiefly, _, Christianity) The residence of a female religious community, a monastery for nuns.

convenuto

A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.

convenzionale

Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.

convenzionalismo

(uncountable) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.

convenzionalmente

Ordinarily, by convention.

convenzionarsi

To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.

convenzione

(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.

convergere

(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.

conversare

To talk more than a few words.

conversatore

A person who participates in a conversation.

conversatrice

A person who participates in a conversation.

conversazionale

Of, relating to, or in the style of a conversation; informal and chatty.

conversazione

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

conversione

(computing) The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system. (Can we add an example for this sense? )

convertirsi

(intransitive) To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).

convertito

(religion) One who reverts to that religion which one had adhered to before having converted to another.

convesso

Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

convetturaggio

An arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc.

convincente

Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.

convincere

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

convinto

In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.

convinzione

Mental acceptance of a claim as true.

convinzione errata

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

convinzioni

(in the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.

convitato

A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.

convivente

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

convivere

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

convocare

To order or summon (a person) to one's presence.

convocazione

A beckoning or summoning.

convogliare

(transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course.

convoglio

(Britain, originally, Northern England, Scotland) A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.

convoluto

(chiefly, anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.

convoluzione

(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.

convulsioni

A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).

cooperare

(intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.

cooperativa

A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.

cooperativo

Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.

cooperazione

(usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating.

coordinare

(ambitransitive) To synchronize (activities).

coordinata

(mathematics, cartography, astronomy, geography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

coordinati

(humorous, in the plural) Coordinated clothes.

coordinatore

One who, or that which, coordinates.

coordinatrice

One who, or that which, coordinates.

Copenaga

The capital city of Denmark.

Copenaghen

The capital city of Denmark.

coperchio

A lid.

Copernico

Nicolaus Copernicus, a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.

coperta

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

copertina

(architecture) The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water.

coperto

Covered with or characterised by clouds.

coperto di ghiaccio

Having frost on it or in it.

copertura

A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.

copertura assicurativa

(insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.

copertura finanziaria

A cover charge.

copia

An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.

copia di riserva

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

copia di sicurezza

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

copia esatta

An exact copy.

copia speculare

(computing, Internet) A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.

copiare

(transitive) To imitate.

copiatura

(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

copilota

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.

copione

(dated) An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.

copiosità

The state of being redundant

copioso

Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.