Italian–English dictionary

foto

(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

foto-

light, electromagnetic radiation

fotocamera

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

fotocopia

A copy made using a photocopier.

fotocopiare

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier.

fotocopiatrice

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

fotogenico

Looking good when photographed.

fotogiornalista

A journalist who uses photojournalism.

fotografa

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

fotografare

(transitive) To take a photograph of.

fotografia

(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

fotografo

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

fotogramma

A piece of photographic film containing an image.

fotone

(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

fotoreporter

A journalist who uses photojournalism.

fotosintesi

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.

fotosintetico

Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis.

fottere

(slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.

fottutamente

(sometimes, vulgar) Very; extremely.

fottuto

(informal, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly, _) Used as an intensifier.

foulard

A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.

foyer

A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

fra

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

fra noi

Confidentially, privately, off the record.

fracassare

(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.

fracassarsi

(intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. A wave breaking.

fracasso

A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.

fradicio

Extremely wet; saturated.

fragile

Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.

fragilità

The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.

fraglia

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.

fragola

The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.

fragore

A sudden percussive noise.

fragoroso

(archaic) Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

fragrante

Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

fragranza

The scent of a particular wine.

fraintendere

(transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

fraintendimento

An instance of misinterpreting.

frammentare

(intransitive) To fall apart into shards, usually as the result of impact or explosion.

frammentario

Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

frammentarsi

(transitive) To break (something) into shards.

frammento

A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

frammischiare

(transitive) To mix (things) together.

frammisto

The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.

frana

A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

franca

Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.

francamente

In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.

francescano

Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.

francese

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

franchezza

The state of being frank; candour; honesty.

franchincenso

A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

Francia

A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.

franco

Frank, outspoken.

franco muratore

A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization.

franco tiratore

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

franco-

Involving or relating to France or the French people, language, or culture.

Francoforte

The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.

Francoforte sul Meno

The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.

Francoforte sull'Oder

A sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany; in full, Frankfurt an der Oder.

frangenti

Waves that break on an ocean shoreline.

frangetta

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.

frangia

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.

frangibile

Able to be broken; breakable, fragile. [from early 15th c.]

frangiflutti

A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

frangimare

A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

frangionde

A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

frangizolle

A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.

frantumante

Causing disruption or unrest.

frantumare

(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

frantumarsi

(intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. A wave breaking.

frantumazione

(geology) A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.

frantumi

(informal) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

frappa

A sweet, crisp pastry in the form of twisted ribbons dusted with confectioner's sugar.

frappé

A milkshake.

frase

(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.

frassino

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

frastagliato

Having rough edges; jagged or uneven

frastuono

A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.

frate

A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

fratellanza

The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).

fratellastro

(horse racing) A male half sibling (same dam, different sires).

fratello

A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).

fraternale

Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.

fraterno

Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.

fratesco

Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

fraticello

A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.

fratta

Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.

frattaglie

Small intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.

frattale

(mathematics) Having the form of a fractal; having to do with fractals.

frattazzo

A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.

frattura

A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.

fratturare

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

fraudolento

Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.

fraudolenza

The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.

frazionario

Pertaining to a fraction.

frazione

A small village or a group of houses.

frazionista

(athletics) The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.

frecce

A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

frecce segnaletiche

(chiefly, British) One of the V-shaped markings on the surface of roads used to indicate minimum distances between vehicles.

freccette

A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.

freccia

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.

frecciata

An angry or fierce stare.

frecciatina

(figurative) A catty or sarcastic remark.

freddare

(transitive, slang) To murder.

freddezza

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

freddo

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

freddura

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

free

(software) With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.

freelance

Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.

freezer

Anything which cools.

fregare

(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

fregarsi

(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.

fregata

(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.]

fregatura

(countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

fregola

(uncountable) The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

fremere

(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.

fremito

(figurative) A short moment.

frenabile

Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.

frenare

(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.

frenarsi

(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]

frenesia

A state of wild activity or panic.

frenetico

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

freno

(climbing) a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying

freno a mano

(mechanical engineering, automotive, railroading) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.

frequentare

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]

frequente

Done or occurring often; common.

frequentemente

As a rule; frequently; usually.

fresa

A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.

frescaccia

(figuratively) Unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel.

freschezza

The state or quality of being fresh.

fresco

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

frescura

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

fretta

Rushed action.

frettolosamente

In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.

frettoloso

Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.

freudiano

Relating to or influenced by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).

fricativo

(phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

fricchettone

(slang, chiefly, derogatory) A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices; an oddball, a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.

Frigg

(Germanic mythology, Norse goddess) The wife of Odin, and the Norse/Germanic goddess of married love, the heavens, home and hearth, after whom Friday is named (due to her being identified with Venus).

friggitrice

A machine or container for frying food.

frigidità

The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.

frigno

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

frigo

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

frigobar

A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.

frigorifero

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

fringuello

A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.

frinire

(Canada) To speak rapid insulting comical banter back and forth; to bicker or argue.

frisbee

A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.

frittata

A crustless quiche: a molded omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.

frittella

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.