Latin–English dictionary

dētrīmentum

Harm, hurt, damage.

Detroitum

The largest city and former capital of Michigan, United States, a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the U.S. It is the county seat of Wayne County.

dētruncō

(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

dēturpō

to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.

Deus

A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.

Deuteronomium

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

Deva

A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.

dēvastō

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

devenio

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.

dēversor

(intransitive) To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady.

deversorium

An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.]

dēverticulum

An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway.

dēvexus

Going down a slope or a hill.

dēvincō

(informal, US, transitive) To inflict a heavy defeat upon.

devirgino

(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.

dēvius

Not constant; wavering.

Devōnia

A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.

devorare

(transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.

dēvortia

A diversion or deviation from one's original route.

dēvōtiō

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

dēvōtus

Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.

devoveo

(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

dexter

Quick and neat in action; skillful.

dexteritās

Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.

diabolullus

(chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]

diabolus

(countable) A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.

diaconissa

(Christianity, rare) A female deacon.

diaeresis

(rhetoric) A rhetorical technique in which a subject is divided into multiple cases based on some property or properties, and each case is addressed individually.

diaeta

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.

diagonalis

(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).

diagonios

(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).

diagonus

(geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.

dialectica

(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.

dialecticus

(not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic; sequacious.

dialectos Jeju

An endangered language, sometimes considered a dialect of the Korean language, spoken on the island.

diametros

(geometry) The length of such a line.

diametrus

(geometry) The length of such a line.

Diāna

(Roman god) The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis.

diaphragma

(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.

diastolē

(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.

dica

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

dicācitās

(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.

dicāculus

Containing sarcasm.

dicax

(of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.

diciō

The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

dīcō

To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).

dictātor

A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

dictērium

a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.

dictio

The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.

dictionarium

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

dictō

To speak in order for someone to write down the words.

dictum

A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

dictus

Relating to speech

Didacus

A en given name.

didascalicum

Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

dies

A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.

dies castina

(uncountable) The day after the present day.

dies castinus

(uncountable) The day after the present day.

dies crastinus

(uncountable) The day after the present day.

dies Dominica

The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

diēs Dominicus

Sunday, the first day of the week, particularly as the Christian Sabbath.

diēs fēstus

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.

diēs Iovis

The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.

diēs Jovis

The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.

diēs Lūnae

The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.

diēs Mārtis

The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

diēs Mercuriī

The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

diēs nātālis

The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

diēs Saturnī

The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Jewish Sabbath; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

dies Solis

The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

diēs Veneris

The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.

diffāmātiō

The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

diffāmō

To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage. [from 4th c.]

differens

Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

differō

(intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.

differtus

Full or packed (with some material or substance).

difficilis

Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

difficultās

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

diffīdens

(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.

diffiteor

(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.

diffugio

(intransitive) To run away; to escape.

digerere

(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.

digero

(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.

digestio

The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.

digitus

(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.

digitus impudicus

(with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

digitus medius

The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.

digitus salūtāris

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

digitus tertius

The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.

Diglitus

A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.

dignitas

An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.

digno

(transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.

dignoscō

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

digredior

(transitive) To go away from; to leave.

dīgressiō

(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.

dīlābor

(intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.

dīlargior

(transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.

dīlēctus

Someone who is loved; something that is loved.

dilemma

A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.

diligens

Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

diligere

Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.

dīligō

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

dilucesco

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

dīlūculum

The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

dīlūdium

A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.

diluere

(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.

dilutus

Having a low concentration.

dīluviēs

A great flood or rain.

diluvio

(Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.

dīluvium

A great flood or rain.

dimensio

(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.

dīmicō

(intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.

dimidiō

(transitive) To divide into two halves.

dīmidium

Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

diminuō

(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).

dīmissiō

(medicine) An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.

dimitto

(euphemistic) To dismiss from employment.

Dīna

A en given name.

dinosaurus

(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.

dioecēsis

A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

diomedea

Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.

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diploma

A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

dīrectus

Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

diribitor

A person who counts the votes in an election.

dīripiō

(transitive) To loot or pillage.

diruptio

A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.

dīrus

Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

dīs

Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.

discalceātus

(Roman Catholicism) Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes. [from 17th c.]

discedo

(transitive) To go away from; to leave.

discens

A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.

disceptātor

A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.

disceptātrix

A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.

discere

To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.

discerniculum

A pin or fastener for the hair.

discerpō

(transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.

disciplina

(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

disciplinae

The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. [from 16th c.]

discipula

(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

discipulus

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

discō

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

discordābilis

Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.

discors

Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.

discothēca

(countable, slightly, dated) Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

discrepantia

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

discribō

(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

discrimen

A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.

discus

A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.

discus volans

A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.