Italian–English dictionary

agenda

A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

agente

(British, Ireland, Australia, slang) A police officer.

agente (polizia)

(UK, law) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.

agente di polizia

(slang, law enforcement) A police officer.

agente immobiliare

(North America) A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.

agente patogeno

(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.

agenzia

A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.

agevolare

To make easy or easier.

agevolmente

Without difficulty.

agganciare

(transitive) To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).

agganciarsi

(intransitive) To become attached, as by a hook.

aggancio

A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.

aggancio molecolare

(molecular biology) A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex.

aggeggio

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

aggettare

(transitive) To hang over (something).

aggettivare

(transitive) To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.

aggettivo

(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.

aggettivo determinativo

A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

agghiacciante

Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.

agghiacciate

Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.

agghiaiare

(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

agghindamento

Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.

agghindare

(also, figurative) To dress or ornament (someone or something), especially in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner.

aggine

(non-productive) Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality.

aggio

Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action.

aggiogare

To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.

aggiornamento

An act, or the process, of renovating.

aggiornare

(idiomatic) Fully informed; current.

aggiornato

Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

aggirare

To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass.

aggirare il fianco

(transitive) To attack the flank(s) of.

aggirarsi

Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.

aggiungere

(transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex

aggiunta

(uncountable) The act of adding anything.

aggiunta utile

An asset or useful addition.

aggiustare

(transitive) To improve or rectify.

aggiustarsi a

(intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with).

aggiustato

Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.

aggottatoio

A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.

aggranfiare

(transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.

aggrapparsi

To use the claws to seize, to grip.

aggravamento

A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration

aggravare

(gaming, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.

aggravarsi

(intransitive) To become worse.

aggravio

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

aggraziato

Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.

aggredire

(transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.

aggreditrice

The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

aggregare

(transitive) To tie or wrap together into a bundle.

aggregarsi

(transitive) To come into the company of.

aggressione

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

aggressivamente

In an aggressive manner.

aggressività

(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.

aggressivo

Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

aggressore

The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

aggrovigliare

To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

agguantare

(transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]

agguatare

(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.

aghà

An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.

agiato

Possessing financial wealth; rich.

agile

Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.

agilità

The quality of being nimble.

agio

Contentment, ease.

agire

(obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.

agit-prop

(uncountable, also, attributively) Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

agitare

(transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. [from 16th c.]

agitarsi

(intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.

agitato

(physics) Being in a state of higher energy.

agitatore

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

agitatrice

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

agitazione

Fuss, ado.

aglio

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

agnella

A young sheep.

agnellino

A young sheep.

agnello

A young sheep.

agnellone

(chiefly, UK, NZ) A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).

Agnese

A en given name.

agnosticismo

The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.

agnostico

Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.

ago

(informal) A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.

agognare

(British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.

agognato

Highly sought-after.

agone

(countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.

agonia

Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

agopuntura

The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.

agorafobia

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.

agorismo

(politics, economics) A revolutionary political philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society by means of counter-economics (i.e. black market).

Agostino

A en given name, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a church father and a writer.

agosto

The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.

agrario

Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.

agreste

Country-styled or pastoral; rural.

agribusiness

(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do. [from 1950s]

agricolo

Of or pertaining to agriculture.

agricoltore

One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.

agricoltrice

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun.

agricoltura

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

agrifoglio

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

agrodolce

Both bitter and sweet.

agronomia

The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.

agronomico

Of or pertaining to agronomy.

agrume

Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.

aguzzina

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

aguzzino

One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

aguzzo

Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.

ah

A representation of laughter.

ahi

An expression of one's own physical pain.

ahia

An expression of one's own physical pain.

aia

(agriculture, chiefly, historical) The floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.

Aiace

(Greek mythology) Either of two heroes of the Trojan War.

Aida

A en given name in quiet use since the 1870s.

AIDS

(disease) Acronym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. [from 1982]

aio

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

airbag

(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.

aire

A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.

airone

Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

airone guardabuoi

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

aitante

Capable of producing great physical force.

aiutante

(countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.

aiutare

(transitive) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

aiuto

(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.

al

In each; to or for each; per.

al che

After which, in consequence.

al chiuso

Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building.

al comando

A position of control or leadership.

al contrario

(usually, humorous, emphatic) On the contrary.

al corrente

Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

al dettaglio

Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

al di là

In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.

al di qua

(archaic) On this side; the nearer.

al forno

That has been cooked by baking.

al futuro

In or for the future.

al limone

Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.

al naturale

Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable. [from 14th c.]

al passo

Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

al più presto

Initialism of as soon as possible.

al posto di

instead; in place

al quadrato

(mathematics) Raised to the second power.

al qual punto

After which, in consequence.

al ragù

A dish served with bolognese.

al salto

(transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

al sangue

(cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.

al timone

A position of control or leadership.

al traverso

(nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

al verde

(slang) Broke; having no money.

ala

(aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.

alabarda

A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.

alabastrino

Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster.

alabastro

A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.

alacrità

Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

alalonga

A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.