Italian–English dictionary

gattile

A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

gattina

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

gattino

(botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.

gatto

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

gatto delle nevi

A truck-like enclosed vehicle on tracks, designed to move on snow.

gatto persiano

(countable) Short for Persian cat

gatto selvatico

(zoology) A domestic cat that has returned to or was born in a living situation without human care.

gatto siberiano

A long-haired domestic cat breed.

gatto soriano

(countable) A brindled cat.

gattonare

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

gattopardo

(cat) A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.

gaussiana

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

gaussiano

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

gavetta

A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.

gavitello

(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes

gay

(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

gaydar

(LGBTQ slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s]

Gaza

A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City.

gazatrice

A person who, or device which, singes.

gazebo

A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.

gazza

One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.

gazzella

An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

gazzetta

A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically. [from 1605]

GDR

(games) Initialism of roleplaying game.

ge'ez

An Ethiopian language which is extinct but still used liturgically.

geco

Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.

geek

(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.

Geenna

In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation.

geisha

A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

gel

A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.

gelare

(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

gelata

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

gelatinoso

Jelly-like.

gelato

Cold, chilly; icy.

gelato all'italiana

An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.

gelato italiano

An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.

gelicidio

(meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.

gelido

Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.

gelo

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

gelosa

Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]

gelosamente

In a jealous manner.

gelosia

(countable, uncountable) A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.

geloso

Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]

gelotologia

(psychology, physiology) The study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the body. [from 1964]

Gelsomina

A en given name.

Geltrude

A en given name.

gemella

Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

gemello

A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.

gemere

To make a groan.

gemito

A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.

Gemma

A en given name.

gendarme

A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.

gendarmeria

A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.

gene

(genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

genealogico

Of or relating to genealogy.

generale

(military ranks) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]

generalissimo

(military) A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.

generalizzare

To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.

generalizzazione

The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

generalmente

(idiomatic) In general; most often.

generare

To cause; to produce; to bring forth.

generativo

Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.

generatore

Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

generazione

(countable, uncommon, possibly, dated) A generation.

genere

(particle physics) One of the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon).

genere del verbo

(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

generosità

(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.

generoso

Kind, generous.

Genesi

(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.

genetica

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.

geneticamente

In a manner relating to genes or genetics.

genetico

(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. [from 1908]

genetista

A scientist who studies genes.

genetliaco

The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

gengiva

(often, in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.

geniale

Highly intelligent.

genico

of, relating to, produced by, or being a gene

genieno

(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.

genio

(military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.

genitali

(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

genitivo

Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.

genitoriale

Of or relating to a parent.

gennaio

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.

geno

A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.

Genoa

A number of places in the United States:

genocidio

The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people, typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.

genoma

(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930]

genotipo

(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.

Genoveffa

A en given name.

genovese

Of or pertaining to Genoa (Genova)

gentaglia

(derogatory) The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace. [from 1550s]

gente

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

genti

(collective, dated, fantasy) (The) people, humanity, man(kind).

gentile

A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.

gentilezza

The state of being kind.

gentilmente

In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.

gentiluomo

Honorable.

gentrificazione

(urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.

genuflesso

(intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

genuflettersi

(intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

genuinamente

In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.

genuinità

The quality of being genuine; authenticity.

genuino

Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native

geo-

Earth

geode

(geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.

geografia

The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

geograficamente

In terms of geography.

geolocalizzare

to use GPS to provide map coordinates to a person or an object

geologa

A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.

geologia

The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

geologico

Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time scale.

geologo

A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.

geometra

A mathematician who specializes in geometry.

geometricamente

In a geometric manner.

geometrico

Of or relating to geometry.

Georgetown

The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.

Georgia

A en given name.

georgiano

Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language.

geotermale

Pertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior.

geotermico

Pertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior.

Geova

(religion) A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.

Geppetto

The fictional carpenter who created Pinocchio.

Geraldina

A en given name.

Geraldo

A en given name.

geranio

Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the temperate zone.

geranio perenne

(strictly) Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.

Gerardo

A en given name.

gerbillo

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

gerboa

Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

gergo

A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.

Geri

A en given name.

Gerico

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

germana

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

Germania

A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin.

germanio

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

germano

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

germano reale

(countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.

germe

A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.

germicida

An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.

germile

(historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.

germinale

(historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.

germinativo

Of or pertaining to germination

germinello

(botany) A young plant grown from seed.

germogliare

(intransitive) To form buds.

germoglio

A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.

geroglifico

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

Geronimo

A surname transferred from the given name.

Gerusalemme

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

Gervasio

A en given name, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

gessetto

(countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).