Italian–English dictionary

cortesemente

In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.

cortesia

The state of being kind.

cortigiana

A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.

cortigiano

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

cortile

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

cortina

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

cortina fumogena

Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.

cortisone

(steroid hormone, pharmaceutical drug) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5.

corto

(of a person) Of comparatively small height.

cortocircuito

(surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.

corvé

(often, in plural) A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.

corvino

Coal-black; the blackest black.

corvo

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.

corvo comune

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

corvo imperiale

(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven (Corvus corax).

corvo nero

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

cosa

(slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

cosa da poco

(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.

cosa importante

A person or thing of distinction.

cosa veloce

(colloquial) Something made or done swiftly.

cosca

A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.

coscia

The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.

cosciente

(figurative, by extension) Alert, aware.

coscientemente

In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally.

coscienza

(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.

coscienziosamente

In a wise manner; using good judgement.

coscritto

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

coscrivere

(transitive) To force into military service.

coscrizione

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

cose

(slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

cose (idee, concetti, etc.) connesse (or connessi according to the gender)

A connected group; a network, a web.

coseno

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos

cosi

(slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

così sia

At the end of religious prayers: so be it.

così tanti

Great in number; very numerous; a large number of

così tanto

To a certain degree or extent

cosicché

Indicates result; in order that, with the result that.

Cosimo

A en given name of mostly historical use.

Cosma

A en given name of mostly historical use.

cosmico

Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.

Cosmo

A en given name.

cosmo-

universe, world

cosmogonia

The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.

cosmogonico

Of or pertaining to cosmogony.

cosmologico

Of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe.

cosmonauta

An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.

coso

(figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object.

cospargere

(figuratively) To fill or spread throughout; to pervade (with something destructive or weakening).

cospetto

The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.

cospicuo

Greater in number, quantity, or extent.

cospirare

(transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).

cospiratore

One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.

cospiratrice

One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.

cospirazione

(chiefly, in the plural) A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes. [from circa 1473]

cosplay

(uncountable) The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.

costa

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]

costante

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

costantemente

In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.

Costantino

A en given name.

Costantinopoli

(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.

Costanza

A en given name.

costare

(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

costata

A large beef steak, containing a T-shaped bone.

costeggiare

(intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.

costellato

(figurative, in combination) Having many of some specified thing.

costernato

Having the emotion of dismay.

costernazione

Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

costi di gestione

(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.

costiera

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]

costiero

(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.

costituente

A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.

costituire

(transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.

costituito

Composed of elements; not simple.

costitutivo

A part, or component of a whole

costituzione

The establishment of something.

costo

The amount of money levied for a service.

costo del biglietto

The cost or expense of an airplane ticket or trip.

costola

(by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.

costoletta

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

costone

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

costoso

Of high cost; expensive.

costretto

Confined or restricted to a certain place.

costringere

(transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.

costrizione

Something that constrains; a restriction.

costruire

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

costruttivamente

In a constructive manner.

costruttivo

Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.

costrutto

(informal) Content, substance.

costruttore

One who builds or constructs things.

costruttrice

One who builds or constructs things.

costruzione

(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.

costumanza

Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.

costume

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

costume adamitico

(with article, "the nude") The state of total nudity.

costume da bagno

A pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing.

costura

(sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.

cote

A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.

cotenna

The tough outer skin of pork or bacon; pork rind.

cotillon

(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. [from 1766]

cotogna

(countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.

cotogno

(countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.

cotoletta

A thin slice of meat, usually fried.

cotone

Made of cotton.

cotta

(informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.

cotta di maglia

A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings.

cotto

(of food) Prepared by cooking.

cottura a vapore

The raising of steam by a steam locomotive etc; the maintenance of a head of steam during operation; (metonymically) operation under load.

coturnice

Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

coturno

(historical) A type of soft calf- or knee-high boot that laces up the front, sometimes featuring open toes or thick soles, worn in the Greco-Roman world by hunters and horsemen, as well as by actors in Athenian tragedy.

coulisse

A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).

coupon

A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.

cova

Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.

cova delle uova

Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.

covare

(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

covata

A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).

covatura

Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.

covo

A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.

covone

(heraldiccharge) A wheatsheaf.

coxa

(anatomy) The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

coyote

(canid) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.

cozza

A medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.

cozzare

(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.

craccare

(transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.

cracker

A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).

Cracovia

A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole.

crampo

A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.

cranico

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.

cranio

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crauti

(countable, uncountable) A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.

cravatta

A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.

crawl

A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.

creare

(chiefly, US, sometimes, proscribed) To create a work as its author.

creare un ingorgo

(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

creare un livido

(transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.

creativa

(countable) A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.

creativamente

In a creative manner.

creatività

The quality of being inventive; the faculty of inventing.

creativo

(countable) A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.

creato

(uncountable) All which exists.

creatore

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

creatrice

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

creatura

A living creature.

creazione

(uncountable) All which exists.

creazione di rapporti

The creation of reports.

creazionista

Of or relating to creationism.

creazionistico

Of or relating to creationism.

credente

A person who believes; especially regarding religion.

credenza

(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments for holding bottles, cups, or the like; a kind of buffet, cupboard, or sideboard. [from late 18th c.]

credenziali

(computing) Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.

crederci

(transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept. [from 16th c.]