Italian–English dictionary

doppiamente

(usually, of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.

doppiare

(transitive) To multiply by two.

doppietta

(association football) Two goals scored by one player in a game.

doppietto

(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.

doppiezza

deceit or treachery

doppio

Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.

doppione

A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.

dorare

(cooking, transitive) To cook something until it becomes brown.

dorato

Having the color or quality of gold.

doratore

One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

doratrice

One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

doratura

(uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.

Dori

A member of the Dorians.

dorico

Of or relating to the Dorians.

dormicchiare

(intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

dormiente

An act, or a state, of being drowsy or sleepy.

dormiglione

(informal) A sleepy person.

dormitorio

A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.

dormiveglia

(literary) A dreamlike semi-conscious state, such as while falling asleep or waking up, between periods of sleep, or from exhaustion; generally with reference to an altered mental state where there is no distinction between the fantastic and the familiar.

Dorotea

A en given name.

dorsale

(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.

dorso

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

dosare

(transitive) To conserve.

dose

(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).

dossologia

An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

dotare

(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.

dotario

(legal) Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage

dotato

Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.

dotazione

Something with which a person or thing is endowed.

dote

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

dott.

Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)

dott.ssa

Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)

dotto

(mining) A shaft or excavation.

Dottor

The title of an academic or medical doctor; used before or instead of the doctor's name.

dottorale

Relating to a doctorate.

dottorato

The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

Dottore

The title of an academic or medical doctor; used before or instead of the doctor's name.

dottore in medicina

A medical doctor trained in human medicine.

dottoressa

A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.

dottrina

A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.

dottrinale

Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.

dove

In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

dovere

(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

doveroso

(US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.

dovunque

In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.

dovuto

A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.

download

A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.

dozzinale

Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.

dr.

Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)

dr.ssa

Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)

dracma

The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.

draconiano

Very severe, cruel, or harsh.

Dracula

(fiction) The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

draga

(countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.

dragaggio

That which is dredged up.

dragare

To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.

drago

(archaic) A type of wingless "dragon", especially a gigantic sea serpent or any kind of dragon.

dragoncello

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.

dragone

(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.

dragonetto

Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (slope dragonets) found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family containing approximately 186 species in 18 genera.

dramma

The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.

drammatica

Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.

drammaticamente

In a dramatic manner.

drammatico

Of or relating to the drama.

drammaturga

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

drammaturgia

(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

drammaturgo

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

drappeggiare

(transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.

drappeggio

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

drappello

(military) The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.

drappi

Heavy cloth hung over a window.

drappo

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

drappo funerario

A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse.

drasticamente

In a dramatic manner.

drastico

Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.

dreadlocks

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.

dreidel

A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

drenaggio

A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.

drenare

(transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.

Dresda

The capital city of Saxony, Germany, on the River Elbe. [1735]

dribblare

(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.

Drina

A river that flows northward 160 miles along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to empty into the Sava River.

drip

A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.

dritta

The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.

dritto

(of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.

dritto di prua

(nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.

drive

(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.

driver

(computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.

drizza

(nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.

drizzare

(transitive) To cause to become straight.

droga

A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.

drogaggio

(sports) The use of drugs to improve athletic performance.

drogare

(transitive) To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone.

drogheria

A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

droghiera

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

droghiere

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

dromedario

The single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).

dromo

(literary) Forms placenames related to racetracks (now especially large covered racetracks) or similar structures.

drone

An aircraft operated by remote control, especially an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

dronte

A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

druida

(historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.

druido

(historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.

drusa

(geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.

duale

Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.

dubbio

(countable) An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context.

dubbioso

Uncertain, as an indication or sign.

dubitare

(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

Dublino

(metonym) The government of the Republic of Ireland.

Dubrovnik

A city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea; formerly, Ragusa.

ducale

Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.

ducato

(historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.

duce

(historical) A leader of the people.

due

The digit/figure 2.

due punti

The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.

due punti di vista

In a double degree; doubly.

due volte

Two times.

duellare

To engage in a battle.

duello

Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.

duetto

(musician group) Two musicians who perform music together.

duglia

(nautical) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

dugliare

(nautical) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

dulcamara

Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).

duma

A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).

dumper

A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.

dumping

(economics, trading) Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.

duna

(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

dunque

therefore (especially in syllogisms)

duo

(musician group) Two musicians who perform music together.

duo-

two

duodecima

(music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.

duodecimale

(arithmetic) Of a number, expressed in base twelve.

duomo

(architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.

duplicare

(transitive) To make a copy of.

duplicata

Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.

duplicato

Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.

duplice

Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.

dura

(of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.

durabile

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

durabilità

The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.

duramente

In a harsh manner; severely.

durante

Over (a period of time).

durare

(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.

durare più di

(transitive) To live, last or remain longer than.

durata

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

durata della vita

Animation; spirit; vivacity.

durata di un incarico

A period of time during which something is possessed.

durata di un mandato

A period of time during which something is possessed.

duraturo

Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

durello

(coarse, slang) An erect penis. [from mid-20th c.]

durevole

Persisting for an extended period of time.