Italian–English dictionary

folgorazione

A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies people to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.

folgore

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.

folivoro

(biology) A herbivore that eats mostly foliage.

folla

(informal, often, derogatory) A close group of friends.

follatore

A person who fulls cloth.

folle

Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control.

follemente

(usually with in love) Hopelessly; madly; to distraction; deeply; utterly.

folletta

(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.

folletto

(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.

follia

Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

follower

(social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.

folto

The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

fomentare

(transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

fomentatore

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

fomentatrice

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

fon

(chiefly, _, UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.

fonazione

(phonetics) The process of producing vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds that is in turn modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.

fondale marino

The floor or bottom of the sea or ocean.

fondamenta

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

fondamentale

Necessary, essential for life or some process.

fondamentalismo

(religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.

fondamentalista

One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.

fondamentalmente

In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.

fondamenti

The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.

fondamento

An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.

fondare

(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.

fondato

(of an argument) Convincing.

fondatore

One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).

fondazione

The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.

fondere

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]

fonderia

A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.

fondersi

(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.

fondi

The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.

fondina

A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.

fonditore

The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.

fondo

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

fonduta

A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.

fonema

(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

fono

A type of sound.

fonografo

(British, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.

font

(computing, typography, metonymically) A computer file containing the code used to draw and compose the glyphs of one or more typographic fonts on a computer display or printer.

fontanella

(UK, Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Philippines) A device in a public place that provides water to drink.

fonte

(Christianity) A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.

foraggiare

(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.

foraggio

Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

forare

(transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

forbice

(countable, usually, construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

forbici

(rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.

forca

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]

forcella

(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

forchetta

(cycling, motorcycles, by abstraction from a pronged tool's shape) In a bicycle or motorcycle, the portion of the frameset holding the front wheel, allowing the rider to steer and balance, also called front fork.

forcina

A pin or fastener for the hair.

forcipe

An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.

forcola

(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.

forcone

Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:

forense

Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.

foresta

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

forestierismo

A word directly taken into one language from another one.

forestiero

(sometimes, derogatory) A mischievous or suspicious foreigner.

forfait

A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.

forfecchia

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

forfettario

(UK) Being or relating to a flat rate.

forficula

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

forfora

Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.

forgiabile

(metaphorical) Flexible, liable to change.

forgiare

(metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.

foriero

A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

forma

An object made in a mould.

formaldeide

(organic compound) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.

formalmente

In a formal manner.

formare

(transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.

formare bozze su

(intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.

formare fossette su

(intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.

formare una palla di

(ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.

formarsi

(transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.

format

(computing) A file type.

formativo

Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.

formato

(computing) A file type.

formatore

Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.

formazione

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

formazione di volo

(military) An air force formation.

formazione rocciosa

(geology) A collection of formations or rock strata.

formica

Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

formicaio

A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.

formichiere

Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).

formicolare

(transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

formidabile

(informal) Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good.

formosa

(of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.

formoso

(of a, woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.

formula magica

Any word that has a magical effect when uttered.

formula per lattanti

(countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.

formulare

(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

formulario

A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.

formulazione

The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

fornace

An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.

fornacella

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

fornaia

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

fornaio

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

fornello

(cooking) A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.

fornicare

(intransitive) To engage in fornication.

fornire

(computing) To install, test and implement a computer system or application.

fornitore

One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

fornitrice

One who supplies; a provider.

fornitura

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

forno

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

foro

Bearer, carrier or conveyor.

forra

A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.

forse

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.]

forte

A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.

fortemente

In an acute manner

fortezza

A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.

fortificante

That provides nourishment; nutritious.

fortificare

(military) To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.

fortificazione

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

fortilizio

A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.

fortino

A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.

fortissimo

(music) Indicating that the piece is to be played very loudly.

fortuitamente

In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.

fortuito

Happening or coming to pass without design.

fortuna

Destiny, especially favorable.

fortunale

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

fortunatamente

In a fortunate manner.

fortunato

Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.

forum

(Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.

forum di Davos

(metonymy) An annual meeting of business leaders, major politicians, economists, and other celebrities hosted by the World Economic Forum in the town of Davos, Switzerland at the end of January.

foruncolo

A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

forza

Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.

forza [[d']]animo

The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.

forza di volontà

The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.

forza lavoro

The power exerted by a single person.

forza maggiore

(law) An unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation.

forza pubblica

(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

forzare

(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.

forzato

(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.

forzatura

A distortion to the meaning of a passage or word.

forziere

A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.

foschia

Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)

fosco

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

fosfatare

To treat or coat with a phosphate or phosphoric acid.

fosfato

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.

fosfito

(chemistry) any salt or ester of phosphorous acid

fosforico

(chemistry) Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5). [from 18th c.]

fosforo

(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.

fosforoso

(chemistry) Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus.

fosfuro

(chemistry) Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.

fossa

(narrowly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

fossato

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

fossetta

Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.

fosso

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

fotbalino

(chiefly, _, US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK)