Italian–English dictionary

libraia

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

libraio

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

librarsi

(intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.

libre

(software) With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.

libreria

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

libretto

A small or thin book.

libretto delle istruzioni

A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.

libretto di circolazione

(UK) A record of the ownership, and licensing of a motor car.

libricino

A small or thin book.

libro

A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

libro di bordo

(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.

libro di testo

(education) A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

librone

A large or scholarly book.

licantropo

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

liceità

(religious) The legitimacy of an act or its consequences, by opposition to the validity.

licenza

A leave of absence or vacation.

licenziamento

(informal, with "the") Termination, especially from employment; the sack.

licenziare

(US, euphemistic, transitive) To fire or dismiss an employee.

licenziarsi

(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

licenziosità

The property of being licentious.

licenzioso

Obscene or scurrilous.

Liceo Classico

A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.

lichene

Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.

licra

(uncountable) A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.

lido

A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

lidocaina

(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline compound C14H22N2O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent.

Liechtenstein

A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.

liechtensteiniano

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Liechtenstein.

Liegi

The largest city and provincial capital of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

lieta

(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.

lieto

Pleased; happy; gratified.

lieve

(of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.

lievito

Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

lievito madre

(obsolete) Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise.

lievito naturale

(obsolete) Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise.

lifting

(medicine) plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance

lifting facciale

Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.

ligio

Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

lignaggio

A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.

liguorino

A member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (i.e. Jesus Christ), founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Maria of Liguori

ligustro

Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.

like

(internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.

Liliana

A en given name.

Lilla

The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.

Lima

The capital city of Peru.

limaccia

Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.]

limare

(transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.

limatura

Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

lime

A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.

limerence

(psychology) An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated. [from 20th c.]

limetta

A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.

limitare

(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350]

limitato

Confined or restricted to a certain place.

limitazione

(countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures

limite

A boundary or limit.

limitrofo

(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.

limo

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

Limoges

A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.

limonare

(ambitransitive) To give a French kiss, in its various senses.

limonata

The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.

limone

Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.

Limosino

A geographic region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

limosità

The characteristic of being muddy.

limousine

A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]

limpidamente

In a vivid manner.

limpido

Transparent in colour.

lince

(US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).

lince rossa

A North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.

linciaggio

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.

linciare

(transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

linea

(by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.

linea aerea

A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

linea del tempo

A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).

linea di condotta

Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]

linea di parentela

A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.

linea guida

A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.

linea temporale

A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).

lineamenti

Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).

lineamento

Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).

lineetta

(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

linfa

(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.

linfa vitale

(figuratively) That which is required for continued existence or function.

linfatico

(anatomy) Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.

linfoma

(oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

lingeria

Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.

lingerie

Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.

lingotto

A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.

lingua

Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

lingua creola

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

lingua egizia

The Afroasiatic language spoken (and written) in ancient Egypt

lingua latina

(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.

lingua nazionale

The language of a people or a national language.

linguaccia

(idiomatic, often, derogatory) A person who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.

linguacciuta

A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

linguacciuto

(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.

linguaggio

Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

linguaggio dei segni

(uncountable) Sign language in general.

linguaggio segreto

(countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.

linguetta

A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.

linguetta zip

A mechanism, or portion of one, consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.

linguista

(usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.

linguistica

The systematic and scholarly study of language.

linguistico

Of or relating to language.

link

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

linkage

(US, politics, historical) A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.

Lino

A en given name.

linoleum

An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.

Linz

The capital of, and largest city in, the state of Upper Austria, Austria, and the third-largest city in the country.

lionato

Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.

Lionello

A en given name of mostly British usage.

liposuzione

(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.

lipotimia

A temporary loss of consciousness.

lippo

Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.

lipsanoteca

(religion) A container to hold or display religious relics.

Lipsia

An independent city in Saxony, Germany.

liquame

A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.

liquare

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

liquefare

To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.

liquida

(phonetics) Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

liquidare

To convert (an asset or property, especially investments such as bonds, shares, etc.) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property.

liquidazione

(retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.

liquido

(of an asset) Convertible into cash.

liquido per sviluppare

A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.

liquirizia

Licorice in confectionery form.

liquore

A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.

liquore di concia

Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.

lira

The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

Lisbona

A port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal.

lisca

A bone of a fish; a fishbone.

liscio

Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.

liso

Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.

Lissa

A town on the eponymous island in the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It has a population of 1,934 residents (as of 2011)

lista

A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.

lista candidati

(countable, chiefly, US) A list of affiliated candidates for an election.

lista di proibizione

(computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.

listato

(computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.

listella

Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.

listello

(architectural element) A narrow fillet or border.

lite

Used to form the names of rocks and minerals.

litico

Relating to stone.

litigare

(intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.

litigata

A (generally small) argument or disagreement; a petty quarrel, a spat.

litigio

A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.

litigioso

Prone to argue or dispute.

litio

(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal.

litioso

(inorganic chemistry) Relating to lithium.

litografa

A person who makes lithographs, who does lithography.

litografo

A person who makes lithographs, who does lithography.

litorale

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]

litoraneo

(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.