Italian–English dictionary

da lontano

At, to, or from a great distance; far away.

da manuale

(figuratively) Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.

da morire dal ridere

Provoking uncontrollable laughter.

da nessuna parte

In no place.

da poco

Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.

da portare via

(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

da qualche parte

In an uncertain or unspecified location.

da quando

Used literally: for what duration.

da qui

(archaic) From here, from this place, away.

da remoto

At a distance, far away.

da sarto

Made by a tailor.

da sempre

(duration, idiomatic) For the entire time; always.

da solista

(music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

da solo

By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.

da un giorno all'altro

(figurative) In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.

da un momento all'altro

Very soon.

da una vita

Extending for the entire duration of life.

da urlo

Exceptional; very good.

da vicino

In a close manner.

dacché

From the time that.

dacia

A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.

dado

Any object more or less in the form of a cube.

daffare

(countable, or, uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.

daga

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

dai lineamenti grossolani

(in combination) Having features of a particular kind.

dai lineamenti marcati

(in combination) Having features of a particular kind.

dai?

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

daikon

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

daina

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

daino

A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, shad and kangaroo.

dal

Indicates a means of classification or organisation.

dal basso

Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.

dal cuore tenero

Gentle; kind; sympathetic.

dal nulla

(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation.

dal vivo

(broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.

dalia

Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.

Dalila

The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.

dall'oggi al domani

(figurative) In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.

dalla faccia di bronzo

(informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen.

dalmata

Relating to Dalmatia or its people.

dalmatico

Relating to Dalmatia or its people.

dama

(Britain) Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.

Damasco

The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.

damerino

(British, obsolete) A fop or dandy.

Damiano

A en given name.

damigella d'onore

A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.

damigiana

A receptacle for decanted liquor, especially a crystal bottle with a stopper.

danaroso

Possessing financial wealth; rich.

danese

A person of Danish descent.

Danimarca

A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.

dannare

To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.

dannatamente

(sometimes, vulgar) Very; extremely.

dannazione

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc. [From late 19th c.]

dannazione!

(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.

danneggiare

(transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.

danno

Physical injury; hurt; damage.

dannoso

Causing damage; harmful, injurious.

Dante

A en given name, presumably in honor of the poet Dante Alighieri.

Danubio

(with the) A river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania.

danza

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

danzare

(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

danzatore

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

danzatrice

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

Danzica

Gdańsk (especially in reference to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Prussia or Germany).

dappertutto

(idiomatic) Everywhere.

dapprima

(idiomatic) Initially; at the start; originally.

dar retta

(intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

dardeggiare

(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

dardo

Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.

dare

(ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.

dare a bere

(archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.

dare ascolto

(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.

dare buca

(transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

dare del Lei

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

dare del tu

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.

dare di matto

(intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

dare di testa

To be in a violent temper; to use harsh language; to fume, to rage.

dare energia

(transitive) To supply with energy, especially electricity; to turn on power to (something).

dare forma

(transitive) To give something a shape and definition.

dare fuoco

(transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.

dare il benvenuto

(transitive) To arrive at or reach, or meet.

dare il cambio

(transitive) To work in place of (someone).

dare il massimo

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

dare in escandescenze

To be in a violent temper; to use harsh language; to fume, to rage.

dare in matrimonio

(transitive) To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband. [from 14th c.]

dare in pasto

(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

dare indietro

(transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

dare la mancia

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

dare la parola

(intransitive) To guarantee or promise (to do something).

dare la precedenza

To give precedence to other road users.

dare le dimissioni

(transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]

dare lo spazzolone

(transitive) To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.

dare origine

To be the origin of; to produce; to result in.

dare per perso

(figurative, transitive) To assign a low value to (somebody or something).

dare potere

(transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

dare rifugio

(transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.

dare riscontro

(transitive) To satisfy; to answer.

dare scacco matto

(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

dare torto

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

dare un calcio alle parti basse

(transitive, British) To kick someone in the crotch.

dare un pugno

(transitive) To strike with one's fist.

dare un'occhiata

To look briefly at (something).

dare una pacca a

(transitive) To give a slap to.

dare una vernice di fondo su

To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

dare volta

(ambitransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.

Daria

A en given name.

Dario

Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.

darla su

(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)

darla vinta

(intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.

darsela a gambe

(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.

darsena

(US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading.

darsi da fare

(idiomatic, chiefly, _, US) To start to discuss or consider the most important details or facts about something.

darsi una mossa

(idiomatic, chiefly, _, US) To start to discuss or consider the most important details or facts about something.

darvinismo

The principles of natural selection set out in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859), more strictly defined by August Weismann and developed by other authors into a central part of the modern evolutionary synthesis.

darwiniano

Of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through the natural selection of inherited variations that increase organisms' ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

darwinismo

The principles of natural selection set out in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859), more strictly defined by August Weismann and developed by other authors into a central part of the modern evolutionary synthesis.

darwinismo sociale

(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.

darwinista

Of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through the natural selection of inherited variations that increase organisms' ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

data

A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.

data di nascita

The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.

database

(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.

datazione

An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.

dato

Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed.

dato che

In consideration of the fact that.

dato di fatto

Something actual as opposed to invented.

datore di lavoro

A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

datrice di lavoro

A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

dattero

The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. [from 14th c.]

dattero nero

Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.

dattilo

A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

dattilografa

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

dattilografare

To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.

dattilografo

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

davanti

In front of in space.

davanzale

(slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.

Davos

A mountain resort and municipality in Grisons, Switzerland, host of the World Economic Forum.

davvero

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

davvero!

(informal, chiefly, US) Indicating affirmation, agreement.

davvero?

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

dazio

An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit

DDAI

(informal) as of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

de-

reversal, undoing

deambulare

An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.

deambulatore

A walking frame or baby walker.

deambulatorio

The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.

debilitare

(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

debilitato

Weakened.

debito

An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.

debito di riconoscenza

The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.

debitore

(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.