Italian–English dictionary

Alalunga

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

alamaro

An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button, toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.

alambicco

An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.

Alano

A en given name.

alare

(usually, in plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side

alato

Having wings.

alauda

A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

alba

(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

albagia

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

albagioso

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

albanese

Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language. [from 1593]

Albania

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana. [from ca. 1503]

Albano

A en given name.

Albany

The capital city of the state of New York in the United States, and the county seat of Albany County, New York.

albatro

Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.

albatros

Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.

albeggiare

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

alberare

To supply and fit a mast to (a ship). [from 16th c.]

alberello

A young tree, larger than a seedling.

albero

(nautical, communications, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter). [from 9th c.]

albero da frutto

A tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis.

albero di fuoco

The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.

albero morto in piedi

A dead tree that remains standing.

Alberta

A province in western Canada. Capital: Edmonton. Largest city: Calgary.

Alberto

A en given name.

Albi

A town and commune, the prefecture of Tarn department, Occitania, in southern France.

albicocca

The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.

albicocco

The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.

Albino

A en given name.

Albione

(now, poetic) Great Britain (or sometimes just England or the British Isles).

alborella

A small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak.

albori

(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

album

A book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged.

albume

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

alburno

A small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak.

alcali

(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.

alcanna

(countable) A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers.

alcano

(organic compound) Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).

alcazar

Any Moorish fortress in Spain.

alce

(countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.

alcelafo

A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.

alchimista

One who practices alchemy.

alcol

(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

alcolato

(organic compound) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species

alcoldipendente

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

alcole

(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

alcolicamente

In the manner of an alcoholic.

alcolici

(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage (especially beer or hard liquor).

alcolicità

A measure of the alcoholic content of something

alcolismo

A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.

alcolista

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

alcolizzata

(slang, pejorative) A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.

alcolizzato

Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

alcool

(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

alcoolista

(slang, pejorative) A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.

alcoolizzato

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

alcova

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

aldermanno

A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.

aldilà

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

Aleppo

The capital city of Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

alesare

(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.

alesatore

A tool used for drilling.

Alessandra

A en given name.

Alessandro

A en given name, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

Alessio

A en given name.

aletta

Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.

alettone

The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.

alfa

The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.

alfabetico

According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

alfabetismo

The ability to read and write.

alfabetizzare

(US, Canada, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.

alfabetizzazione

The ability to read and write.

alfana

An Arabian horse.

alfanumerico

Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.

alfiere

(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.

Alfonso

A en given name.

Alfredo

A en given name.

Algeri

The capital and largest city of Algeria.

Algeria

A country in North Africa. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Capital and largest city: Algiers. [from 1575]

algerina

Of, from, or pertaining to Algeria or the Algerian people.

algerino

Of, from, or pertaining to Algeria or the Algerian people.

alghe

Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.

algido

(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.

algoritmico

(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.

Alì

A surname from Arabic.

aliante

Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane.

Alice

A en given name popular in England since the Middle Ages.

alienare

To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

alienazione

(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.]

alieno

Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.

alifatico

(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.

alimentare

Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.

alimentari

(New Zealand) A corner store, superette or minimart.

alimentato

(of a device) Having its own source of power, or a named source.

alimenti

(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

alimento

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

alimento base

A basic or essential supply.

aliossi

(games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.

aliquota

Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.

alite

(mineral) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.

alito

(uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.

alitosi

(pathology) The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.

alizarina

(organic compound) A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.

all`apice

(nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.

all'

In each; to or for each; per.

all'aperto

Outdoors.

all'aria aperta

Outdoors.

all'arrembaggio

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

all'erta

Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

all'esterno di

On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).

all'estero

Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470]

all'impazzata

In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.

all'improvviso

(set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning.

all'incirca

(not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).

all'ingrosso

Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.

all'insaputa

(followed by to) Without the knowledge of.

all'interno

Inside, into, or within a building.

all'istante

(chiefly, formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]

all'origine

(not comparable) As it was in the beginning; at first.

all'uso di casa

Made at home.

all’esterno

To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.

Allà

(Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts

alla bolognese

A dish served with bolognese.

alla cieca

In a blind manner; without sight.

alla deriva

Floating at random.

alla faccia

(UK, Ireland, AU, Commonwealth) An exclamation of astonishment.

alla fine

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

alla guida

A position of control or leadership.

alla leggera

Without consideration or question.

alla lettera

Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.

alla luce di

Considering; taking into account.

alla moda

(informal) Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.

alla pari

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

alla rinfusa

(slang) In a confused, disordered, or random way.

alla salute

A common toast used when drinking in company.

alla seconda

(mathematics) Raised to the second power.

alla spina

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

alla vaniglia

(of flavor, etc.) Of vanilla.

allacciare

To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete) , to fasten (something) in any way.

allaciare

(transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

allagamento

The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

allagare

(transitive) To flood with water.

Allah

(Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts

allampanato

Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.

allargare

(transitive) To make broad or broader.

allargarsi

(intransitive) To become broad or broader.

allargatubi

A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.

allarmato

Afraid; suffering from fear.

allarme

An alarm.

allarmisticamente

In an alarming way, frighteningly.