Italian–English dictionary

debitrice

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

debole

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

debolezza

A weakness or failing of character.

debolezze

A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.

debolmente

In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.

debosciato

Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.

debuttante

A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

debutto

A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.

decade

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

decadente

Characterized by moral or cultural decline.

decadentismo

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

decadentista

A person affected by moral decay.

decadenza

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

decadico

of or relating to a decimal system

decaedro

A polyhedron with ten faces.

decaffeinato

(informal) A decaffeinated coffee, tea, or soft drink.

decagono

(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.

decalcabile

A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.

decalcare

(transitive) To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.

decalcomania

A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.

decano

A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).

decantare

(transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.

decantatore

A vessel for decanting liquor.

decapaggio

(metalworking) A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale, rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their colour.

decapitare

(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

decapitato

With the head removed.

decapitazione

An instance of a person being beheaded.

decappottabile

An automobile with a retractable top.

decathlon

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.

decatleta

(athletics) An athlete who competes in the decathlon.

decelerazione

(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.

decennale

Occurring every ten years.

decennio

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

decente

(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.

decesso

The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

decidere

To decide to act in a certain way.

deciduo

(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

deciframento

The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.

decifratore

A person or function that deciphers.

decigrado

(mathematics) An angular measure equal to one tenth of a grade

decima

Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

decimale

(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

decimare

(archaic) To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.

decimo

Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

decina

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

decino

(US, Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar.

decisamente

In a decisive manner.

decisione

(countable, obsolete) A judgment or decision.

decisivamente

In a decisive manner.

decisivo

Providing an end to something; decisive.

deciso

Marked by promptness and decision.

declamare

To criticize by ranting.

declamazione

A criticism done by ranting.

declinare

(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.

declino

A deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening.

decoder

A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

decodificatore

A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

decollare

(surfing) To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.

decollo

The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft

decolorante

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

decolorare

(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

decomporre

(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

decomporsi

(ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.

decomposizione

The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.

decomprimere

(transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something.

decontaminare

(transitive) To remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe.

decontaminazione

The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

decorare

(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn

decorare con frange

(transitive) To decorate with fringe.

decorare con una frangia

(transitive) To decorate with fringe.

decorativo

That serves to decorate

decoratore

Someone who decorates.

decoratrice

Someone who decorates.

decoro

(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.

decoroso

Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.

decorso

(especially in, _, medicine) A treatment plan.

decoupage

(uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.

decrementare

(transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

decrepità

The state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use.

decrepitezza

The state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use.

decrepito

Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

decrescente

On the decrease.

decrescere

(intransitive, astronomy) For the Moon to pass through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.

decretare

(intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.

decreto

An edict or law.

decriminalizzare

(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

decuplicare

By ten times as much.

dedica

(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

dedicare

(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

dedicarsi

(transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.

dedicato

Used or intended for a particular purpose

dedicazione

(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

dedito

Devoted; loyal; conscientious.

dedizione

The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

deducibile

Capable of being deduced.

dedurre

(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.

deduttivo

Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).

deduzione

A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.

defalcare

To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.

default

(finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.

defecare

(rare) To discharge feces from the digestive tract.

deferente

Respectful and considerate; showing deference.

deferenziale

Respectful and considerate; showing deference.

deferimento

An act or instance of deferring or putting off.

defezionare

(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

defezione

An act or incidence of defecting.

defibrillatore

(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.

deficiente

(pejorative, slang) A stupid person.

deficit

A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.

definire

To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.

definitezza

Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.

definitiva

(not comparable) That will happen at some time; eventual.

definitivamente

In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.

definitivo

(not comparable) That will happen at some time; eventual.

definito

Having a definition or value.

definizione

The act of defining; determination of the limits.

deflagrazione

The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.

deflazionare

(transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

deflazione

(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.

deflessione

The act of deflecting or something deflected.

deflettere

(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

deflettore

Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles.

deflorare

(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.

deformante

That distorts.

deformare

To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.

deformato

Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape

deformazione

The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.

deforme

Unusual of shape; misshapen.

deformità

The state of being deformed.

deframmentare

(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.

defraudare

(transitive) To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).

defraudatore

A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.

defunto

(legal, chiefly, _, US) A dead person.

degassare

(transitive) To remove the gas from.

degassificare

(transitive) To remove the gas from.

degenerare

(transitive) To cause to lose good or desirable qualities.

degenerativo

Characterized by or causing degeneration.

degenerato

(of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt.

degente

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

deglutire

(intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion. [from 18th c.]

deglutizione

The act of swallowing.

degnarsi

To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.

degno

Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

degno di nota

Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.

degradante

Degrading; that degrades.

degradare

(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]

degradarsi

(intransitive, ergative) To reduce in quality or purity.

degradato

Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

degradazione

The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16th century.]

degustazione

The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.