Italian–English dictionary

hardware

(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.

Hari

(Hinduism) A name or epithet given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama.

hashtag

(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007]

hater

One who hates.

Havana

The capital city of Cuba.

hawaiano

The Hawaiian language.

Hawaii

(specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.

header

(computing) The first part of a file or record that describes its contents.

Hegel

A surname from German, notably borne by the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

Hel

(religion, Norse mythology) The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.

Hela

(religion, Norse mythology) The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.

Helsinki

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

henné

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

hentai

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

heptathlon

(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

Hermes

(Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

herpes zoster

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

hertz

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

heta

The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.

heteroclitico

Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.

Himalaia

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

Himalaya

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

hin

(historical, _, units of measure) A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).

hindi

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

hinterland

The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.

Hiroshima

A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.

hittita

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

hittito

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

hmm

Indicates thinking or pondering.

hmong

A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.

hobbit

A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. [from 20th c.]

hobby

A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.

hockey

(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

Hokkaido

The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.

homocausto

(rare) The persecution of homosexuals which occurred in Nazi Germany, when seen as constituting systematic destruction of them.

Honduras

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa.

Honolulu

A port on Oahu Island, the capital city of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.

hooligan

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

host

(computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.

hovercraft

(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

hoy

(nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.

Hudson

(with the) A river in the United States, flowing from Lake Tear of the Clouds in Keene, New York into the Upper New York Bay at New York City; named for English explorer Henry Hudson.

hummus

A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

humour

(medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.

humus

A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.

Hus

A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer.

husky

Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

i

A possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the noun or noun phrase bearing the marker.

i giovane

(uncountable, used as plural or singular) Young persons, collectively.

i greca

The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.

i loro

Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).

i lunga

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

i non udenti

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

i nostri

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

i quali

(relative, formal, _, outside certain phrases) Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.

i sordi

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

i suoi

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

i tuoi

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular possessive pronoun; yours.

i vostri

That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

i-esimo

(mathematics) Occurring at position i in a sequence.

Iago

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

ialino

Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.

iana

(as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.

iano

(as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.

iarda

(obsolete) The rod, a surveying unit of (once) 15 or (now) 16+1⁄2 feet.

iato

(orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.

ibernare

(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

ibernazione

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

ibile

Able to be done; fit to be done.

ibisco

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

Ibiza

An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain.

ibrido

Being a mixture.

ibuprofene

(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.

ica

(of adjectives from common nouns) Typical of, similar to, being like.

Icabod

(archaic) A en given name.

iceberg

A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ici-

Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.

ico

(chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).

iconico

Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

icore

(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. [from late 17th c.]

ics

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

ictus

(by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.

Ida

A en given name.

Idaho

A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.

idalgo

A member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title.

ide

Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.

idea

Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

ideabile

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

ideale

(obsolete) The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal. [16th–19th c.]

idealistico

Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.

idealmente

Given ideal circumstances; preferably. [from 19th c.]

ideare

(idiomatic) To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.

ideatore

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

ideatrice

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

ideazione

(often, _, business) The synthesis of ideas.

idem

That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

idem come sopra

That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

ident

(radio, television) A brief audio or audiovisual sequence serving to identify the broadcaster.

identicamente

In an identical manner.

identico

(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

identificare

(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.

identificazione

The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.

identità

The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.

ideogrammi cinesi

(uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.

idilliaco

Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

idillico

Of or pertaining to idylls.

idillio

A story, novel, film, etc., centred around an idealized love relationship.

idioletto

The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.

idioma

A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

idiomatico

Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language.

idiomatismo

A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

idiosincrasia

(mostly, in plural) A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.

idiosincrasico

Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

idiosincratico

Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

idiota

(colloquial) A stupid person.

idiotismo

A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

idiozia

(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense.

idiozie

(slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

idol

A cultural icon, or especially popular person.

idolatrare

To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.

idolatria

(religion) The worship of idols.

idolo

An idol.

idoneità

The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.

idoneo

Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

Idra di Lerna

(Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.

idratare

(transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water.

idrato

(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

idraulica

The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.

idraulico

One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.

idro-

water

idrofilo

(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

idrofono

(nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.

idromele

(alcohol) An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.

idrometeora

Rain, snow and other precipitation products of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour

idronio

(inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry) The hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+.

idrope

(symptom) The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.

idrossido

(chemistry) A univalent anion (OH−) based on the hydroxyl functional group.

idrossile

(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

idrossonio

(inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry) The hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+.

idrovolante

(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.

iellare

(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

iellato

Not favored by fortune.

ieratico

Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.

ieri

On the day before today.

ierofania

A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.

Iesse

(biblical character) The son of Obed and the father of king David.

Ietro

(biblical character) The father-in-law of Moses.

iettare

(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

igiene

Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

igienico

Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.