Italian–English dictionary

derapare

(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.

derapata

An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.

derelitto

(countable, dated) An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast, a waif.

deretano

(informal, _, or, _, childish, chiefly, Commonwealth) The buttocks.

deridente

derisive or contemptuous

deridere

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

derisione

Act of treating with disdain.

deriva

A slight displacement of an object; the slight movement of something.

derivante

Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.

derivare

(transitive) To create (something) as a by-product or a secondary derived work.

derivata

(chemistry) A chemical derived from another.

derivato

(chemistry) A chemical derived from another.

derivatore

(electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.

derivazione

The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.

dermatite

(pathology) Inflammation of the skin.

dermatologa

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

dermatologo

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

deroga

The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution

derogare

(obsolete, transitive) To partially repeal (a law etc.). [16th–17th c.]

derubare

(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.

derviscio

A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

desalinizzare

To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

desbloquear

(transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.

descrittivismo

(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.

descrittore

A person who describes.

descrivere

To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.

descrivibile

Capable of being described.

descrizione

(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]

Desdemona

(astronomy) An inner moon of the planet Uranus.

desecretare

to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on

deserto

Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.

deserto del Kalahari

large desert in Southern Africa

desiderabile

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

desiderare

(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

desiderare fortemente

(intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

desiderato

Highly sought-after.

desiderio

(countable) Someone or something wished for.

desideroso

Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.

design

A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

designare

(transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).

designato

a person who is appointed

designazione

(archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.

designer

A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.

desinare

Food consumed before going to bed.

desinenza

(linguistics) A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.

desistere

(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).

desolante

Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.

desolato

Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.

desolforare

(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).

despota

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

dessert

A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

destabilizzare

(transitive) To make something unstable.

destinare

(transitive) To set apart for a special use.

destinataria

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

destinatario

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

destinato

(obsolete) Ready, prepared.

destinazione

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

destino

(archaic) The act of destining or appointing.

destituzione

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

desto

Not asleep; conscious.

destra

The right side or direction.

destreggiarsi

To handle or manage many tasks at once.

destrezza

skillfulness or ease of ability.

destriero

(archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially one used for riding.

destrimano

Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.

destro

(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)

destrosio

The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.

destruggere

(transitive, chiefly, US, colloquial, figuratively) To destroy or erase completely.

desueto

No longer in use.

desultoriamente

In a discontinuous manner; not continuously.

detective

(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.

detenere

(transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.

detentore

A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.

detenuta

Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.

detenuto

Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.

detenzione

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

detergente

That cleanses.

detergere

(transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.

deterioramento

The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

deteriorare

(transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.

deteriorarsi

(intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

determinante

Extremely important.

determinare

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

determinato

Having been determined but not specified.

determinazione

A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.

determinismo

(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

detersivo

Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

detestabile

Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]

detestare

(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.

detezione

The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.

detonare

(transitive) To cause to explode.

detonatore

A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.

detonazione

An explosion.

detraibile

Eligible to be deducted.

detrarre

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

detrattore

One who hates.

detrattrice

One who hates.

detrazione

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

detrimento

Harm, hurt, damage.

detriti

The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.

detrito

That which is driven, forced, or urged along.

detronizzare

To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.

dettagli

(idiomatic) The details or fine points of something.

dettagliare

(transitive) To explain in detail.

dettagliato

Detailing every action or occurrence completely.

dettaglio

(uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.

dettame

An order or command.

dettare

To speak in order for someone to write down the words.

detto

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

deuteragonista

(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).

deuterio

(uncountable, isotope) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.

Deuteronomio

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

devastante

Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.

devastare

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

devastazione

Depredation or devastation.

deviante

Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

deviatoio

(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

deviazione

(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]

devoto

Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.

devozione

The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin.

di

Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.

di bambù

Made of the wood of the bamboo.

di base

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

di basso rango

A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.

di buon senso

Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.

di campagna

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.

di cannella

Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.

di carta

Made of paper.

di cattivo gusto

(idiom) Offensive or inappropriate (of an action, often of jokes).

di chi

(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

di colpo

(idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.

di conseguenza

(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably

di corte vedute

Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.

di cortesia

Given or done as a polite gesture.

di cotone

Made of cotton.

di cuore

In earnest; sincerely; with one's full feeling.

di dietro

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

di fatto

(modal) Actually; in truth; de facto.

di ferro

Durable; tough; resilient.

di fortuna

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

di frassino

Made from the wood of the ash-tree.

di fronte

In front of in space.

di fronte a

Facing, or across from.

di già

So soon.

Di Giorgio

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

Di Guglielmo

An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam).

di invasione

(military, also, figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.

di lana

Made of wool.

di levante

(meteorology) Blowing (as wind) from the east.

di Londra

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.