Italian–English dictionary

incurvarsi

(transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

indaco

having a deep purplish-blue colour

indaffarato

Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.

indagare

(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out

indagine

The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

indebitamento

State of owing money; being in debt.

indebitarsi

(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

indebitato

Obligated, especially financially.

indebolimento

The result of being impaired.

indebolire

(transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.

indebolirsi

To decrease in force or intensity; to subside. [from 14th c.]

indecente

Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

indecenza

Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent.

indecifrabile

Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.

indecisione

The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.

indeciso

(of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.

indefinito

Lacking a definition or value.

indeflessibile

Unyielding and obstinate.

indegno

Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.

indenne

(idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.

indennità

Repayment; compensation for loss or injury.

indennizzo

Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.

indentazione

A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.

inderogabilmente

In an unavoidable manner.

indesiderabile

Objectionable or not likely to please.

indesiderato

Not wanted; unwelcome.

indeterminato

Not accurately determined or determinable.

India

(chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.

indiana

(countable) A person from India. [from 13th c.]

Indianapolis

The capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated.

indiano

(countable) A person from India. [from 13th c.]

indiano d'America

(countable) An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). [from 16th c.]

indiavolato

Possessing a bold nature.

indicare

(transitive) To indicate; to mark.

indicativo

(grammar, uncountable) The indicative mood.

indicato

Suitable; proper

indicatore

A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.

indicazione

Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.

indice

(human, _, anatomy) The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.

indicibile

Incapable of being spoken or uttered

indicizzare

(chiefly, economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.

Indie

(historical) The Western Hemisphere, during the early period of European colonization and exploration.

indietreggiare

(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

indietro

(archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]

indifendibile

(figurative) Not capable of being justified or excused.

indifeso

Unable to defend oneself.

indifferente

Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity.

indifferenza

The state of being indifferent.

indigena

An indigenous person; a native.

indigeno

An indigenous person; a native.

indigente

Poor; destitute; in need.

indigenza

Extreme poverty or destitution.

indigestione

(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.

indignato

Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

indignazione

The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.

indimenticabile

Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.

indio

A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.

indipendente

Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

indipendentemente

In an independent manner.

indiretto

Not direct:

indirizzamento

(networking) A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet, along which information can be passed.

indirizzare

(transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.

indirizzato

(obsolete) Ready, prepared.

indirizzatore

(Internet) A device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet by, at minimum, selectively passing those datagrams having a destination IP address to the network which is able to deliver them to their destination; a network gateway.

indirizzo

The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.

indirizzo di posta elettronica

A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.

indirizzo e-mail

A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.

indisciplinato

(informal) Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

indiscreto

Not discreet; lacking in discretion.

indiscriminatamente

In an indiscriminate manner.

indiscriminato

(of a person) Without care in making distinctions, thoughtless.

indiscusso

Universally agreed upon; not disputed.

indiscutibile

Unquestionable; unequivocal.

indispensabile

Necessary.

indisponente

(uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.

indisponibile

Not available. [from 19th c.]

indisposizione

Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.

indisposto

Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill

indistinta

Indistinct, hazy or unclear.

indistintamente

In an indistinct manner.

indistinto

Indistinct, hazy or unclear.

indistruttibile

Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.

individuale

Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.

individualista

Someone who believes in individualism as a sociopolitical system.

individualmente

As individuals, separately, independently.

individuare

To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.

individuo

(informal) A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.

indizio

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.

Indocina

(dated) A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia.

indolente

(idiomatic) Useless; worthless.

indolentemente

In a lazy manner.

indolenza

The state of being indolent; indolence.

indolore

Free from pain; without pain or trouble.

indomito

(literary, or, archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.

Indonesia

A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta.

indonesiano

Of or relating to Indonesia or its people or language.

indorare

(figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

indorato

(uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.

indoratore

One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

indoratrice

One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

indoratura

(uncountable) The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.

indossabile

Able to be worn.

indossare

(transitive) To clothe or adorn.

indossare pantaloni a vita bassa

(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.

indossatore

A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.

indottrinamento

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.

indottrinare

To teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.

indovina

A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.

indovinare

(transitive) To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.

indovinello

A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.

indovino

A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.

indù

Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

indubbiamente

Without question and beyond doubt.

indubbio

Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.

indugiare

(transitive, and, intransitive, informal) To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.

induismo

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

induista

Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

indulgente

Indulgent, doting.

indulgenza

(Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.

indulgere

(obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

indumento

A single item of clothing.

indurirsi

(intransitive) To become stiff.

indurito

Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.

indurre

(transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.

indurre al sonno

(transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm

industria

(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.

industria farmaceutica

(business, pharmacy, pharmacology) The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector.

industria mineraria

The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

industrialismo

The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.

industrioso

Hard-working and persistent.

induzione

(physics) Generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field.

ineccepibile

With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

inedito

(comparable) Fresh, different.

ineffettivo

Not having the desired effect; ineffectual; otiose.

inefficace

Not having the desired effect; ineffectual; otiose.

inefficiente

Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious

inefficienza

(uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.

ineguagliabile

Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

inelegante

Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.

ineleggibile

Not eligible; forbidden to do something.

ineluttabile

Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.

inenarrabile

(formal, literary) That cannot be told; indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable.

inequivocabile

Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

inequivocabilmente

(informal) Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.

inerente

Naturally as part or consequence of something.

inerte

At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.

inerzia

(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

inesauribile

Impossible to exhaust; unlimited.

inescusabile

not excusable [15th c.]

inesistente

Not existent or existing; not real.