Italian–English dictionary

furtivamente

In a sly manner, cunningly.

furtivo

Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy.

furto

The act or practice of robbing.

fusa

(music) A note played for 1⁄128 of the duration of a whole note.

fusaiolo

A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]

fusibile

(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.

fusiforme

(chiefly, _, botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.

fusione

The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.

fusione del nocciolo

Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.

fuso

(heraldiccharge) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.

fusopatia

(aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.

fustagno

Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

fustigare

To beat (someone or something) with a stick.

fustigatore

(BDSM) A lightweight whip with multiple lashes.

fustigazione

Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

fusto

(informal) An attractive man, especially one who is muscular.

futile

Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

futilità

(uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.

futon

A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.

futuribile

Able to be done in practice.

futuribilità

The state of being feasible or possible.

futurismo

(art) An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.

futurista

(arts) An adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism.

futuristico

In the style of futurism.

futuro

Having to do with or occurring in the future.

gabardine

(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.

gabbatore

A confidence trickster.

gabbia

An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.

gabbia di matti

(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.

gabbiano

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.

gabbietta

A small house for birds.

gabbiotto

A small rectangular shelter.

gabella

(in the plural) The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.

gabinetto

(politics, often, capitalized) In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.

gabinetto esterno

(North America) An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.

Gabriele

An archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God.

Gabriella

A en given name, a latinate feminine form of Gabriel.

Gabriello

A en given name.

gaelica

Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

gaelico

Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.

Gaeta

A coastal town in the province of Latina, Lazio, Italy.

gaffe

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

gagliarda

(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.

gagliardo

(poetic, literary, or, archaic) Strong; vigorous; powerful.

gaia

(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.

gaiezza

Gaiety; merriment. [from 1610s]

gaio

(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.

gala

(sewing) A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.

galante

(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.

galanteria

chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women.

galantuomo

Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.

galassia

(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]

galateo

The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.

galattico

(astronomy, specifically, sometimes capitalized) Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.

galea

(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.

Galeno

An ancient Greek physician.

galeone

A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

galera

(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.

Galilea

A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.

galla

(plant disease) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).

galleggiabilità

The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.

galleria

The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.

galleria d'armi

A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

gallerista

(This entry is a translation hub.) A person who buys and sells works of art

Galles

One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

gallese

Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. [from 16thc.]

galletta

(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.

galletto

(mushroom) A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.

Gallia

(chiefly, historic) A historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine.

gallinaccio

(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).

gallismo

exaggerated masculinity

gallo

(North America, Kent, Australia, NZ) A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.

gallo cedrone

A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.

galloccia

(nautical) A bollard.

gallonato

(military, business, or, other organizations, uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, metonym) High-ranking officers: the brass hats.

galloni

A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve.

galoppare

(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.

galoppata

(of horses) A fast gallop.

galoppo

The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.

galoscia

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

galvanizzare

(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.

Galvano

A en given name.

Galway

A city in County Galway, Ireland.

gamba

In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.

gamberetto

(uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

gambero

Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

gambero di fiume

Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

gambetto

(chess) An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.

gambizzare

(transitive) To destroy the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

gambo

(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.

gamella

(UK, Australia, South Africa) A lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping.

gamma

A large collection.

gamma di colori

The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.

ganascia

(mechanical engineering) An element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.

gancetto

A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.

ganci

A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.

gancio

(countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.

Gand

The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

Ganesha

(Hinduism) A Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva.

ganga

A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.

Gange

A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism.

gangrena

The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

gangster

A member of a criminal or street gang.

gannire

To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

ganzo

(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.

gara

(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

gara d’appalto

(legal) A formal offer to buy or sell something.

garage

A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.

garante

(colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

garantire

(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).

garantito

Made certain; promised.

garanza

A dye made from the plant.

garanzia

A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.

garbare

To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.

garbo

The state of being gentle.

gardenia

Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers.

gareggiare

(intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.

garenna

A system of burrows in which rabbits live.

gargantuesco

Huge; immense; tremendous.

gargolla

A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.

gargouille

A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.

gargoyle

A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.

garguglia

A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.

gariglione

(musical instrument) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.

garitta

A small rectangular shelter.

garnettare

(transitive) To pull apart textile fiber waste material, such as old rags, in preparation for carding.

garnettatrice

A machine that reduces textile fibre waste to a fibrous state in preparation for carding

garofano

A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. [from 17th c.]

garrese

The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]

garrire

(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.

garrulo

Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

garza

A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.

garzetta

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

garzone

(archaic) Any male servant; a menial.

garzone di fattoria

Synonym of farmworker.

gas

The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

gasare

(transitive) To attack or kill with poison gas.

gasato

(informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

gasolio

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

gasoso

Having the nature of, or containing, gas.

gassato

Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.

gassificare

To convert into gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes.

gassoso

Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).

gastrico

Of or relating to the stomach.

gastronomia

A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.

gastronomico

Of or pertaining to gastronomy.

gateway

(computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.

gatta

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

gattabuia

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

gattesco

Resembling a cat; feline.