Italian–English dictionary

litorina

A mollusk of family Littorinidae.

litote

(rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.

litro

The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.

littorale

A mollusk of family Littorinidae.

lituana

(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania.

Lituania

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Lithuania.

lituano

Of or relating to Lithuania.

liutaia

A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

liutaio

A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

liuto

A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

live

(broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.

livellare

(transitive) To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.

livellato

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

livellatrice

A machine used to sort food by size or quality.

livello

A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.

livello di definizione

The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.

Liverpool

A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.

Liverpula

A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.

Livia

A en given name.

livido

A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

livorosamente

in an envious manner or to an envious degree

livrea

Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.

lo

With accusative effect or as a direct object. [from 12th c.]

lobbista

A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

lobby

(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.

locale

A person who lives in or near a given place.

località

A small village or a group of houses.

localizzare

(transitive) To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.

locanda

Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.

locandiera

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

locandiere

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

locandina

A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)

locatario

(computing) Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.

location

(with a possessive) A location; where something is situated.

lockdown

The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.

locomotiva

(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.

locomotivo

Of or relating to locomotion.

locomozione

(uncountable) The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

locusta

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

locuzione

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

lodare

(transitive, intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.

lode

With praise; an honor added to a diploma or degree for work that is above average.

lodevole

Meriting praise; worthy of high praise

lodola

Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

loggia

A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.

loggiato

(architecture) A row of arches.

logia

A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.

logica

(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.

logica matematica

(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.

logicamente

In a logical manner, with logic.

logico

Used to form adjectival forms of nouns ending in -logy.

logistico

(operations) Relating to logistics.

loglio

Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).

logo

A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy.

logo della rete

(television) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.

logorante

Irritating; causing stress.

logorare

(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

logorio

(engineering) Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.

logoro

Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

logorroico

One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.

logotipo

(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.

Lois

A en given name of biblical origin.

lol

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

lolita

(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.

lombaggine

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

lombalgia

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

lombardo

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

lombare

Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

lombata

Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal.

lombo

The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.

lombrico

A worm that lives in the ground.

londinese

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

London

A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.

Londra

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

longevità

The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.

longherina

A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.

longobardo

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

lontano

Distant; remote in space.

lontra

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.

loppio

A maple tree of the species Acer campestre.

loquace

(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

lord

An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth

lordare

(transitive, literary) To make dirty.

lordo

(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.

Lorena

A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.

Lorenzo

A en given name.

Loris

A en given name or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.

loro

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

losanga

(shapes, heraldiccharge) A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.

Losanna

A municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language.

losco

(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

loto

A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.

lotta

(military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.

lottare

(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.

lottatore

A person who fights; a combatant.

lotteria

A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.

lotto

(by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.

Louvre

A famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France.

lozione

(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

lubrificante

A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

lubrificazione

The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.

lucchetto

Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.

lucci della rabata

A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.

luccicante

Shining brightly.

luccicare

(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.

luccichio

The light given off by a glowing object.

luccio

Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:

lucciola

(Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

luccioperca

Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:

luce

The height or width of a tunnel, bridge or other passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage; a gap, headroom.

luce del sole

The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.

luce solare

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

lucente

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

lucentezza

Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

lucere

(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

lucernario

(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.

lucertola

(chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.

luci della ribalta

A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.

Lucia

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

lucidare

(transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

lucidatura

The act of polishing shoes.

lucidità

Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

lucido

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface.

Lucifero

(biblical) The King of Babylon who was compared to the planet Venus in first the Wycliffe version then the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12; it is unclear whether this verse refers to a specific king or to a representation of the entire line of kings of Babylon.

lucignolo

(countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.

Lucio

(rare) A en given name.

lucioperca

A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.

lucreziano

Of or pertaining to Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99–ca. 55 BCE), Roman poet and philosopher

lucro

The act of gaining; acquisition.

luddista

(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.

ludibrio

Something that provokes mirth or scorn.

ludico

fun, recreational, not serious.

ludomanetta

A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.

lue

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

luffa

Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.

luglio

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.

lugubre

Expressing gloom or melancholy.

lui

(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).

Luigi

A en given name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.

Luisa

A municipality of Manitoba, Canada.

lumaca

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

lumbalgia

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

lumeggiare

To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.

luminaria

Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.

luminario

One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.

luminescente

Emitting light by luminescence.

luminescenza

The light given off by a glowing object.

luminol

(organic compound) The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione, which exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent.

luminoso

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

Luna

The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.