Italian–English dictionary

fiele

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

fienatrice

A machine that gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).

fieno

(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

fiera

An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.

fieramente

In a proud manner.

fierezza

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

fierità

The state of being fierce.

fiero

Proud; haughty; disdainful.

fievole

Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.

fievolezza

(uncountable) The condition of being weak.

fievolmente

In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.

fiffaro

A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music

fifone

A person who lacks courage.

figa

(chiefly, North American, slang, countable) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; (attributively) denoting films or literature featuring nude women.

fighetto

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

Figi

A country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Suva.

figlia

(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.

figliare

To give birth to (a litter of piglets).

figliastra

The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

figliastro

The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

Figlio

(Christianity) One of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated as Jesus Christ.

figlio unico

Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.

figlioccia

A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

figlioccio

A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

figliolo

A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.

figo

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

figura

A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.

figura retorica

(rhetoric, stylistic) A word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.

figuraccia

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.

figurare

(intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.

figurarsi

(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

figurativo

Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

figurino

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

fila

(masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.

filaccia

Any short piece of leftover thread or yarn; a tuft or tassel.

filamento

A string.

filanca

(in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.

filantropia

(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.

filantropico

Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind

filapodemia

A strong impulse or longing to travel.

filarmonico

(music) Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music.

filato

(uncountable) A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.

filatore

Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.

filatrice

Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.

file

A collection of papers collated and archived together.

filetto

A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.

filiale

A location of an organization with several locations.

filibustiere

A privateer or pirate in general.

filigrana

A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.

filippina

Of or pertaining to female inhabitants of the Philippines.

filippine

A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.

filippini

A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.

filippino

A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.

filistea

(historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.

filisteo

(historical) Originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines.

Fillide

A en given name derived from the mythological character.

film

(chiefly, North America, AU, NZ) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.

film porno

(countable, informal, chiefly, in the plural) A pornographic work.

filmare

(ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.

filmologia

The art, process, or job of filming movies.

filo

Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".

filo a piombo

(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.

filo elettrico

A metal conductor that carries electricity.

filo interdentale

A cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth.

filo metallico

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

filo per sutura

Special cotton for surgery.

filo spinato

Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.

filogenesi

(biology, systematics) The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.

filogenia

(biology, systematics) The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.

filoginia

Love or fondness for women.

filologa

A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

filologia

(philosophy, rare) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.

filologico

(linguistics) Pertaining to historical linguistics.

filologo

A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

Filomena

A en given name.

filone

A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.

filosofare

(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.

filosoficamente

In a philosophical manner.

filosofico

Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

filtraggio

(medicine) The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.

filtrare

(transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.

filtro solare

A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.

fimo

(uncountable) Manure; animal excrement.

fin qui

(formal, also, law) Up to this or that time.

finale

Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.

finalista

A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

finalità

The end for which something is done, is made or exists.

finalizzare

(transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete.

finalmente

(idiomatic) After a long time; eventually.

finanza

The science of management of money and other assets.

finanze

(usually, in the plural) Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.

finanziamento

A cover charge.

finanziare

(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.

finanziariamente

In terms of finance or money.

finanziario

Related to finances.

finanziatore

A person who funds an operation.

finattantochè

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

finchè

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

fine

An end or conclusion.

fine settimana

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

fingere

(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]

finire

(intransitive, telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.

finire col

(copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.

finire per

(copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.

finitezza

(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being limited in number or scope.

finitimo

(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.

finito

Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

finito o numerabile

(mathematics, of a set) Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.

finitura

A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.

finlandese

A national of Finland.

Finlandia

A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe. Official name: Republic of Finland.

finnico

(by extension) A member of any Finnic nationality, such as (more narrowly) a Baltic Finn such as a Karelian or Estonian, or (more broadly) a Volga Finn or Perm Finn.

fino a

Until, until the time that.

fino a che

Until, until the time that.

fino a quando

(without an object) Up to the time that the foods or other things available to sell, or tasks which need to be completed, run out.

fino a qui

(formal, also, law) Up to this or that time.

fino ad ora

(formal, also, law) Up to this or that time.

fino allora

(formal, also, law) Up to this or that time.

finocchio

(Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

finora

(formal, also, law) Up to this or that time.

finta

(often, military) A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.

fintanto

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

fintantochè

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

finto

Not real; false, fraudulent.

finzione

(literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

fioca

Not bright or colorful.

fiocamente

In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.

fioccata

An instance of falling of snow.

fiocchi di mais

A breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize.

fiocco

(nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.

fiocco di neve

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

fiocina

A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.

fiocinare

(transitive) To shoot something with a harpoon.

fioco

Not bright or colorful.

fionda

(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.

fioraia

A person who sells flowers.

fioraio

A person who sells flowers.

fiordo

A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

fiore all'occhiello

(by extension, often, attributive) The most important one out of a related group.

fiorente

That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.

fiorentina

A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

fiorentino

Of, from or relating to the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

Fiorenza

A metropolitan city of Tuscany, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Florence.

fioretta

A film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.

fioretto

(authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.

fiori

(card games) A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.

fiorino

Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.

fiorire

(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.

fioritura

(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.

fiorrancio

Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.