Italian–English dictionary

igienista

A person skilled in hygienics, but especially a dental assistant who cleans teeth etc

igienizzare

(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

igloo

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

iglù

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

ignaro

(usually, with to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

ignavia

Habitual laziness or sloth.

Ignazio

A en given name (1491–1556)

ignizione

The act of igniting.

ignobile

Deserving contempt.

ignominia

The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame.

ignominioso

Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

ignorabile

Insignificant or trivial enough to be ignored.

ignorante

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

ignorantemente

In a rude manner.

ignoranza

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

ignorare

To ignore the usual channels or procedures.

ignorare sfacciatamente

(transitive) Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc. [from 1550s.]

ignoto

(United States) A fictitious name used chiefly in legal documents for an unknown or anonymous, usually male, person.

ignudo

Bare, not covered by clothing.

Igor

A en given name.

ih ih

(childish) An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.

il

Used in many idiomatic expressions and proverbs to refer to common objects, roles, or situations connected with something definite, in the manner of an analogy

il definire

The act of defining; determination of the limits.

il fulmine

The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.

il loro

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

il nostro

(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.

il più

Forms the superlative of many adjectives.

il più presto possibile

Initialism of as soon as possible.

il prima possibile

Initialism of as soon as possible.

il quale

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

il rovescio della medaglia

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

il Signore

(hence, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.

il suo

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

il toccare terra

The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.

il tuo

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

il vostro

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

ilare

Entertaining.

Ilaria

A en given name.

ilarità

Something that provokes mirth or scorn.

Ilda

A en given name used since Middle Ages.

Iliade

A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.

Ilio

Troy.

illecito

(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.

illecito civile

(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.]

illegale

Not in accordance with the law.

illegalità

(law) the state of being illegal

illeggibile

Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

illegittimità

The state of being illegitimate.

illeso

which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged

illetterato

Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.

illimitato

Without bounds, unbounded.

illogicamente

In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.

illogico

Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

illudere

(transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.

illuminare

(transitive) To supply with light.

illuminazione

The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

illuminismo

(history) A 17th- and 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing rationalism. The period during which it flourished is called the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason.

illusione

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

illusionista

One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

illusorietà

the state or quality of being deceptive

illusorio

Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

illustrare

(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

ilmenite

(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3

ilota

(historical, Ancient Greece) A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.

imam

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

imano

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

imballaggio

The materials used to pack something.

imbalsamato

Full or packed (with some material or substance).

imbalsamazione

The work of an embalmer.

imbandigione

A large meal, especially one laid out on a table.

imbarazzante

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

imbarazzare

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

imbarazzato

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

imbarazzo

The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

imbarcadero

A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.

imbarcare

(transitive) To cover or enclose with bark.

imbarcarsi

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

imbarco

The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.

imbardata

A sudden or unsteady movement.

imbastardito

(archaic) Jumbled, mixed.

imbattersi

(intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.

imbattibile

Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

imbavagliare

(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.

imbeccare

(transitive, theater, and, television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.

imbecille

(colloquial) A stupid person.

imbecillità

The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.

imbellettare

To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.

imberbe

(ornithology) Lacking a beard (a defined patch of feathers below the beak).

imbestialire

(transitive) To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.

imbevere

(transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

imbeversi

(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

imbiancare

(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

imbiancarsi

(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

imbiettare

(transitive) To support or secure using a wedge.

imbizzarrito

Unchecked; rampant.

imboccatùra

An outlet, aperture or orifice.

imbócco

An outlet, aperture or orifice.

imboiaccare

(transitive) To insert mortar between tiles.

imbonitore

A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.

imboscarsi

To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.

imboscata

An attack launched from a concealed position.

imbottigliamento

Storage in jars.

imbottigliare

(transitive) To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.

imbottire

To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.

imbottito

Full or packed (with some material or substance).

imbottitura

(sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.

imbracare

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

imbracatura

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

imbracciare

(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

imbragare

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

imbragatura

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

imbrago

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

imbranato

Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent or inept; showing little or no skill.

imbrancare

(intransitive, Scotland) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.

imbrattacarte

(pejorative, authorship) An untalented writer.

imbrattare

(intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.

imbrigliare

(transitive) To put a bridle on.

imbrogliare

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

imbroglio

An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.

imbroglione

Someone who cheats.

imbronciare

(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.

imbronciarsi

(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.

imbronciato

(often, derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset

imbrunimento

(phytopathology) Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.

imbrunire

Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.

imbucare

(billiards, snooker, pool) To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.

imbucarsi

(transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.

imbullonare

(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.

imburrare

(transitive) To spread butter on.

imbuto

A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.

imene

(anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.

imitare

To emulate, copy, imitate

imitatore

A person who imitates or apes another.

imitazione

An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.

immacolata

(Roman Catholicism) Of the Virgin Mary or her womb: pure, undefiled.

immacolato

Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.

immagazzinamento

(uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

immagazzinare

(transitive) To store for future use.

immaginabile

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

immaginare

(transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.

immaginaria

Fictitious or nonexistent.

immaginario

Invented, as opposed to real.

immaginarsi

To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.

immaginazione

An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.

immagine

(uncountable, reprographics) The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work.

immagine d'antenna

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

immagine di muro

A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

immaginoso

Having a lively or creative imagination.

immangiabile

not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat

immanità

The state or characteristic of being immense.