Italian–English dictionary

lasso di tempo

(by extension) A small space or a brief portion of time.

lastra

A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.

lastricato

A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

latente

Existing or present but concealed or inactive.

laterale

On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

lateralmente

Done in a lateral manner.

laterizio

(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

latice

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

latina

Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

latine

Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.

latini

Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.

latino

Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

latitante

Fleeing or running away; escaping.

latitudine di posa

(photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.

lato

(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.

lato negativo

A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.

lato principale

The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.

Latona

(Roman goddess) The Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Leto and the mother of Apollo.

latrare

Of a person or thing: to make a sound resembling a dog's bark.

latrato

The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.

latrina

(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.

lattaia

(historical) A girl or young woman who milks the cows on a farm.

lattaio

A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.

latte artificiale

(countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.

latteo

Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.

latteria

A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.

lattice

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

latticello

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.

latticini

(uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

lattiginoso

Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.

lattina

A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.

lattoniere

An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.

lattosio

(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

lattume

The semen of a male fish.

laudano

Any of several tinctures of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.

Laura

A en given name.

laurea

(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]

laurearsi

(intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

laureata

A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

laureato

A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

lauro

An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.

lava

The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.

lavabo

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

lavacro

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

lavaggio

The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.

lavaggio del cervello

A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.

lavagna

Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.

lavanderia

A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.

lavandino

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

lavapavimenti

An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

lavapiatti

A machine for washing dishes.

lavare

(transitive) To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.

lavarsi

(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.

lavastoviglie

A machine for washing dishes.

lavata di capo

(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off

lavativo

(slang) A person who cops out.

lavatrice

Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.

lavello

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

lavorabile

Able to be worked or fashioned

lavorabilità

The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.

lavorante

One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

lavoranti

(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.

lavorare

(intransitive) To toil, to work.

lavorare d'intaglio

(transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.

lavorare in nero

To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.

lavorare per

(transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]

lavorativo

(of land) able to be tilled or ploughed; arable

lavorato

Having been worked or prepared somehow.

lavoratore

One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.

lavoratori

(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.

lavorazione a maglia

The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

lavoro

An economic role for which a person is paid.

lavoro a maglia

The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

lavoro abborracciato

Something made up, an invention.

lavoro di casa

The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.

lavoro di documentazione

(uncountable) Routine work involving written documents.

lavoro di idraulico

The trade or occupation of a plumber.

lavoro di squadra

The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.

lavoro nero

The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night, either openly or secretly.

lavra

(historical, Eastern Orthodox Church) A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.

lazzarista

Of or pertaining to this order.

lazzarone

(informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.

le

The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.

le loro

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

le nostre

(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.

le quali

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

le sue

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

le tue

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

le vostre

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

Lea

(biblical character) The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob.

leadership

The capacity of someone to lead others.

leale

Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.

lealista

A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.

lealmente

In a loyal manner, faithfully.

lealtà

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

lebbrosa

A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.

lebbroso

A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.

lecca-lecca

(motorsport) A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.

leccaculo

(figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

leccapiedi

(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.

leccata

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

leccate

The act by which something is licked.

lecchino

(informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.

leccornia

Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.

LED

Initialism of light-emitting diode.

lega

A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.

legaccio

A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).

legale

A lawyer qualified to represent in court a party to a lawsuit.

legalità

Lawfulness.

legalizzare

To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

legalmente

As permitted by law; not contrary to law.

legame

The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.

legamento

(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.

legare

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

legatario

(legal) One who receives a legacy (inheritance).

legato

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

legatoria

The art, craft or process of binding books.

legatura

(uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.

legatura di espressione

(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

legatura di frase

(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

legatura di portamento

(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

legazia

The post or office of a legate; a legateship.

legenda

A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.

legge

(law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.

leggenda

A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.

leggendario

Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.

leggera

Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.

leggere

(transitive, or, intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)

leggere ad alta voce

(transitive, or, intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)

leggerezza

The state of having little (or less) weight, or little force.

leggermente

(degree) To a small extent or degree.

leggero

Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

leggersi

(ergative) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.

leggi

A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

leggiadria

(uncountable) Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.

leggiadro

Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

leggibile

Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting.

leggio

A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.

legionario

A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).

legione

(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

legislativo

Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking.

legislatore

Someone who creates or enacts laws.

legislatrice

Someone who creates or enacts laws.

legislazione

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

legittima

(legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.

legittimamente

in a justifiable manner; with justification

legittimare

(transitive) To make legitimate.

legittimità

The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

legittimo

Relating to hereditary rights.

legna

Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.