Italian–English dictionary

fare un'escursione

(ambitransitive) To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.

fare un'impennata

(of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs.

fare un'offerta per un'asta

(intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.

fare una battuta

(transitive) To tell (a joke).

fare una offerta

To offer a payment, as at sales or auctions; to bid.

fare una passeggiata

To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

fare una pausa

(intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.

fare una sosta

(intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.

faretra

(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

farfalla

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

farfallina

(childish) The female genitalia.

farfallone

A person who changes partners frequently.

farfugliamento

A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.

farfugliare

(intransitive) To blunder uncertainly.

farfuglio

Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.

farina

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

faringe

(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

farisaico

Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.

farla franca

(intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.

farmaceutico

(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

farmacista

(pharmacy, academic) One who studies pharmacy.

farneticamento

A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.

farneticare

To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.

farnia

Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.

faro

(nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.

farraginoso

Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.

farro

A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.

farsa

(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.

farsetto

A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.

farsi

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get,‎ high.

farsi beffe di

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

farsi bocciare (in)

(ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.

farsi il bagno

(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.

farsi la barba

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

farsi la doccia

To bathe using a shower.

farsi largo

(intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.

farsi una doccia

To bathe using a shower.

fascetta

A type of fastener, especially for binding several electronic cables or wires together.

fascetta pubblicitaria

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

fascia

A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

fasciare

To apply a bandage to something.

fasciatura

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

fascicolo

An installment of a printed work, a fascicle.

fascina

(countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.

fascinazione

(archaic) The act of bewitching, or enchanting

fascino

(archaic) The act of bewitching, or enchanting

fascio

(countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.

fascista

A proponent of fascism.

fase

(engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).

fastidio

(countable) That which annoys.

fastidioso

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

fasto

A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.

fasullo

Not real; false, fraudulent.

fata

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

fate largo

(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!

fatica

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

faticata

A tedious and laborious task.

faticosa

That tires or tire.

faticoso

Very tiring.

fatidico

Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.

fatiscente

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

fato

Destiny, especially terrible.

fattezze

Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).

fattibile

Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.

fattibilità

The state of being feasible or possible.

fatto

(slang) Inebriated: drunk, high, or stoned.

fatto a mano

Made by hand; manufactured manually.

fatto ad hoc

(archaic) Accustomed; usual.

fatto alla casalinga

Made at home.

fatto in casa

(of produce) Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous. [from 1640s]

fatto normale

Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.

fatto salvo

Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

fatto su misura

(archaic) Accustomed; usual.

fattore

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

fattoressa

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

fattoria

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

fattoriale

(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.

fattorino

A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.

fattorizzare

(transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).

fattuale

Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.

fattucchiera

A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.

fattura

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

fatturare

(transitive) To charge; to send a bill to.

fatuo

Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.

fauci

The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.

fauna

(uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time. [from late 18th c.]

fauna selvatica

(often, attributive) undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.

fauno

(Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

fautore

(politics) A strong supporter of a cause, or perhaps the strongest and most visible supporter of said cause.

fautrice

A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.

fave di cacao

The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.

favela

A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil.

favilla

The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

favo

(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.

favola

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

favolosamente

In a fabulous manner.

favoloso

(of a person or place, sometimes, endearing) Very beautiful.

favore

An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.

favoreggiamento (della prostituzione)

The practise of managing and hiring out prostitutes.

favoreggiare

(transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]

favorevole

Favorable.

favorire

To foster, give help or patronage.

favoriti

That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.

favorito

Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.

fax

A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine.

faxare

To send a document via a fax machine.

fazione

(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

fazzoletto

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

fazzoletto da collo

A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.

febbraio

The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.

febbre

(disease) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

febbricitante

Feverish; feeling a high fever.

febbricoso

Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.

febbrile

Filled with excess energy.

Febe

A en given name.

feccia

(figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something.

feci

The feces thus produced.

fecondazione

The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.

fecondità

The state or quality of being fruitful; exuberant abundance.

fecondo

Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.

fedare

(transitive) To make (something) dirty.

fede

(uncountable) Religious faith.

fedele

(religion) A believer in a particular religion or god.

fedelissimo

Courageous.

fedeltà

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

fedente

Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

federa

A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.

federazione

Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

Federico

A en given name.

Federigo

A en given name.

fedine

That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.

Fedrico

A en given name.

feed

(Internet) online content presented sequentially:

fegatella

A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.

fegato

(by extension, informal) Courage; determination.

fegatoso

Not feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.

felce

(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.

felce aquilina

(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.

feldspato

(mineral) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.

felice

In good spirits; happy, optimistic.

felicemente

In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.

Felicia

A en given name.

Felicita

A en given name.

felicitazione

The act of congratulating.

felide

(zoology) Any member of the cat family (Felidae).

felino

Resembling a cat; feline.

fellah

A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.

fellatio

Performance of oral sex upon the penis.

fellazione

Performance of oral sex upon the penis.

felpa

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.