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# English :: Italian dictionary extracted from http://en.wiktionary.org/
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# Version :: 20200901
# Size :: 61344 English glosses; 77154 Italian translations
# URL :: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User:Matthias_Buchmeier
| a- {prefix} /ə/ (not, without, opposite of) | :: a- |
| a {n} (name of the letter A, a) | :: a {m} {f} |
| Aachen {prop} /ˈɑkən/ (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) | :: Aquisgrana |
| Aalenian {prop} (subdivision of the Middle Jurassic epoch) | :: aaleniano {m} |
| aardvark {n} /ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/ (mammal) | :: oritteropo {m} |
| aardwolf {n} /ˈɑɹd.ˌwʊlf/ (the mammal species Proteles cristatus) | :: protele {m} |
| Aargau {prop} (canton) | :: Argovia |
| Aaron {prop} /ˈɛɹ.ən/ (biblical brother of Moses) | :: Aronne {m} |
| Aaron {prop} (male given name) | :: Aronne |
| Aaron's rod {n} (goldenrod) SEE: goldenrod | :: |
| Aaron's rod {n} (mullein) SEE: mullein | :: |
| abaca {n} /ˌæb.əˈkɑ/ (plant) | :: abaca {f} |
| abaca {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp | :: |
| aback {adv} /əˈbæk/ (backwards) | :: indietro |
| aback {adv} (in the rear) | :: dietro, di dietro |
| aback {adv} (said of sails pressed backward) | :: a collo |
| aback {n} (abacus) SEE: abacus | :: |
| abacus {n} /ˈæbəkəs/ ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing) | :: abaco {m} |
| abacus {n} (device for performing arithmetical calculations) | :: abaco {m}, pallottoliere {m} |
| abacus {n} (uppermost portion of the capital of a column) | :: abaco {m} |
| abacus {n} (board, tray, or table for holding bottles, cups, etc.) | :: abaco {m}, credenza {f} |
| a bad penny always turns up {proverb} (unwanted person or thing reappears) | :: l'erba cattiva non muore mai, chi scava una fossa vi cade dentro |
| abaka {n} (plant) SEE: abaca | :: |
| abaka {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp | :: |
| abalone {n} /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/ (edible univalve mollusc) | :: abalone |
| abandon {v} /əˈbæn.dn̩/ (to give up control of, surrender) | :: abbandonare |
| abandon {v} (to leave behind or desert; to forsake) | :: abbandonare |
| abandon {v} (to cast out, expel, reject) | :: bandire |
| abandon {n} (a giving up to natural impulses) | :: abbandono {m} |
| abandoned {adj} /əˈbæn.dn̩d/ (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) | :: abbandonato |
| abandoning {n} (abandoning) | :: abbandono {m} |
| abandonment {n} /əˈbæn.dn̩.mn̩t/ (act of abandoning) | :: abbandono {m} |
| abandonment {n} (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) | :: rinuncia {m} |
| abandonment {n} (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) | :: rinuncia {m} |
| abandonment {n} (voluntary leaving of a person) | :: abbandono {m} |
| abandonment {n} (cessation of service) | :: rinuncia {f}, abbandono {m} |
| abandonment {n} (refusal to receive freight) | :: rinuncia {f} |
| abandonment {n} (careless freedom) | :: abbandono {m}, abnegazione {m} |
| abarognosis {n} /ˌæb.əɹ.əɡˈnoʊ.sɪs/ (loss of the ability to estimate weight) | :: abarognosia {f} |
| abarthrosis {n} (diarthrosis) SEE: diarthrosis | :: |
| abasia {n} /ə.ˈbeɪ.ʒə/ (incapacity to walk) | :: abasia |
| abastard {v} (To abastardize) | :: imbastardire |
| abate {v} /əˈbeɪt/ | :: ridurre |
| abate {v} (to dull the edge or point of) SEE: blunt | :: |
| abatement {n} /əˈbeɪt.mənt/ (the act of abating or the state of being abated) | :: riduzione |
| abaton {n} (enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept) | :: abaton {m}, abato {m} [rare] |
| abattoir {n} /ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹ/ (public slaughterhouse) | :: mattatoio {m}, macello {m} |
| Abbe refractometer {n} /ˈɑ.bə ˌɹi.fɹækˈtɑm.ɪ.tɚ/ (instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid) | :: rifrattometro di Abbe {m} |
| abbess {n} /ˈæb.ɪs/ (female superior of a nunnery) | :: badessa {f} |
| abbey {n} /ˈæb.i/ (monastery headed by an abbot) | :: abbazia {f} |
| abbey {n} (church of a monastery) | :: abbazia {f} |
| abbot {n} /ˈæb.ət/ (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) | :: abate {m} |
| abbreviate {v} /əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt/ (to make shorter) | :: abbreviare |
| abbreviate {n} (abridgment) SEE: abridgment | :: |
| abbreviated {adj} /əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd/ (shortened) | :: abbreviato |
| abbreviation {n} /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/ (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase) | :: abbreviazione {f}, abbreviatura {f}, acronimo {m} |
| abbreviation {n} (abridged version of a document) | :: riassunto {m} |
| abbreviation {n} (act or result of shortening or reducing) | :: abbreviazione {f} |
| abbreviation {n} (music: one or more dashes through the stem of a note) | :: abbreviazione {f} |
| abbreviature {n} (abbreviation) SEE: abbreviation | :: |
| ABC {n} (alphabet) SEE: alphabet | :: |
| ABC book {n} (primer) SEE: primer | :: |
| abciximab {n} (antiplatelet drug) | :: abciximab |
| abdicate {v} /ˈæb.dɪˌkeɪt/ (to disclaim and expel from family, see also: disinherit) | :: abdicare |
| abdicate {v} (to reject, cast off, discard) | :: abdicare |
| abdicate {v} (to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising) | :: abdicare |
| abdicate {v} (to renounce a throne or other high office) | :: abdicare |
| abdicate {v} (to depose) SEE: depose | :: |
| abdication {n} /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder) | :: abdicazione {f} |
| abdomen {n} /ˈæb.də.mən/ (belly) | :: addome {m} |
| abdominal {adj} /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/ (of or pertaining to the abdomen) | :: addominale |
| abducens nerve {n} /æbˈduˌsɛnz nɚv/ (nerve) | :: nervo abducente |
| abduct {v} /æbˈdʌkt/ (to take away) | :: sottrarre, sequestrare, rapire (people) |
| abduct {v} (to draw away from its ordinary position) | :: abdurre |
| abduction {n} /æbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ (leading away, carrying away) | :: rapimento {m}, sequestro {m} |
| abduction {n} (physiology: movement separating limb from axis) | :: abduzione {f} |
| abduction {n} (logic: type of syllogism) | :: abduzione {f} |
| abduction {n} (law: wrongful carrying off of a human being) | :: rapimento {m} |
| abductive {adj} /æbˈdʌk.tɪv/ (logic) | :: abduttivo |
| abductive {adj} (anatomy) | :: abduttore |
| Abdullah {prop} /æbˈdʌlə/ (Muslim given name) | :: Abdullah |
| abearance {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior | :: |
| Abecedarian {n} /ˌeɪ.biˌsiˈdæɹ.i.ən/ (member of a 16th-century sect) | :: abecedariano {m} |
| abecedarium {n} (a book used to teach the alphabet) SEE: primer | :: |
| abed {adv} /əˈbɛd/ (in bed, or on the bed) | :: a letto |
| Abel {prop} /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ (biblical character) | :: Abele |
| Abelard {prop} /ˈæb.ə.ˌlɑɹd/ (male given name) | :: Abelardo |
| abele {n} (Populus alba) SEE: white poplar | :: |
| Abelian algebra {n} (commutative algebra) SEE: commutative algebra | :: |
| abelian group {n} /əˈbi.li.ən ɡɹup/ (group in which the group operation is commutative) | :: gruppo abeliano {m} |
| abelmosk {n} /ˈeɪbəlˌmɑsk/ (A. moschatus) | :: abelmosco {m} |
| aberrant {adj} /əbˈɛɹ.n̩t/ (deviating from the norm) | :: aberrante |
| aberrant {adj} (straying from the right way) | :: aberrante |
| aberrant {adj} (deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal) | :: aberrante |
| aberration {n} /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ (act of wandering or deviation; abnormality) | :: aberrazione {f}, deviazione {f} |
| aberration {n} (optics: convergence to different foci) | :: aberrazione {f} |
| aberration {n} (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies) | :: aberrazione {f} |
| aberration {n} (partial alienation of reason) | :: alienazione {f} |
| aberration {n} (zoology, botany: atypical development or structure) | :: aberrazione {f} |
| aberration {n} | :: aberrazione {f} |
| aberrometry {n} | :: aberrometria {f} |
| abessive case {n} (case used to express the lack of something) | :: caso abessivo {m} |
| abet {v} /əˈbɛt/ (to assist or encourage in crime) | :: favoreggiare, incoraggiare, istigare |
| abet {v} (to support, uphold, or aid) | :: sostenere |
| abettor {n} /əˈbɛtə/ (accomplice) | :: complice {m} {f} |
| abettor {n} (inciter) | :: favoreggiatore {m}, favoreggiatrice {f}, istigatore {m}, istigatrice {f}, fiancheggiatore {m}, fiancheggiatrice {f},, fomentatore {m}, fomentatrice {f}, aizzatore {m}, aizzatrice {f}, agitatore {m}, agitatrice {f} |
| abeyance {n} /əˈbeɪ.əns/ (suspension; temporary suppression) | :: sospensione {f} |
| abeyant {adj} /əˈbeɪ(ə)nt/ (being in a state of abeyance, see also: suspended) | :: in sospeso |
| abhor {v} /æbˈhɔɹ/ (to regard with horror or detestation) | :: aborrire, abominare |
| abhorrent {adj} /æbˈhɔɹ.ənt/ (contrary or discordant) | :: contrario, incompatibile, contro |
| abhorrent {adj} (detesting; showing abhorrence) | :: ripugnante, disgustoso, odioso |
| abide {v} /əˈbaɪd/ (endure without yielding) | :: sopportare, tollerare |
| abide {v} (bear patiently; tolerate) | :: sopportare, tollerare |
| abide {v} (stay) | :: dimorare, risiedere, stare |
| abide {v} (dwell) | :: vivere, abitare, risiedere, dimorare |
| abide {v} (wait in expectation) | :: aspettare, attendere |
| abide {v} (abide by) SEE: abide by | :: |
| abide by {v} (accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it) | :: conformarsi a, sottostare, adeguarsi, attenersi |
| abide by {v} (remain faithful to something or someone) | :: mantenere [a promise], rimanere fedele [remain faithful] |
| abiding {adj} /əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/ (continue) | :: duraturo, persistente |
| Abidjan {prop} /ˌæb.ɪˈdʒɑn/ (the largest city of Ivory Coast) | :: Abidjan |
| abietic {adj} /ˌæb.iˈɛt.ɪk/ (related to fir trees) | :: abietico |
| abietic {adj} (related to abietic acid or its deratives) | :: abietico |
| Abigail {prop} /ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/ (biblical wife of David) | :: Abigail |
| Abigail {prop} (female given name) | :: Abigaille |
| abigeat {n} (theft of cattle) | :: abigeato {m} |
| ability {n} /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ (quality or state of being able) | :: abilità {f} |
| ability {n} (a skill or competence) | :: capacità {f} |
| abiogenesis {n} /ˌeɪbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs/ (origination of living organisms from lifeless matter) | :: abiogenesi {f}, archeobiosi {f}, autogonia {f} |
| abiological {adj} /ˌeɪ.baɪ.əˈlɑdʒ.ɪ.kl̩/ (pertaining to inanimate things) | :: abiologico |
| abiosphere {n} | :: abiosfera {f} |
| a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush {proverb} (small but certain advantage is preferable) | :: meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani |
| a bit {adv} (a little) SEE: a little | :: |
| a bit much {n} (More than is reasonable) | :: esagerazione {f} |
| abject {adj} /ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/ (Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope) | :: abbietto |
| abject {n} (A person in the lowest and most despicable condition) | :: abbietto |
| abjure {v} /æbˈdʒʊɹ/ (to renounce upon oath) | :: abiurare |
| abjure {v} (to renounce with solemnity) | :: abiurare |
| Abkhaz {adj} /ɑbˈkɑz/ (of or pertaining to Abkhazia) | :: abcaso |
| Abkhaz {n} (person from Abkhazia) | :: abcaso {m}, abcasa {f}, abcazico {m}, abcazica {f} |
| Abkhaz {prop} (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) | :: abcaso {m}, abcazico {m} |
| Abkhazia {prop} /æbˈkeɪ.ʒi.ə/ (territory in the Caucasus, see also: Republic of Abkhazia) | :: Abcasia {f}, Abkhazia {f} |
| Abkhazian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Abkhazia) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {n} (Abkhaz) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {prop} (Abkhazian language) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| ablative {adj} /ˈæb.lə.tɪv/ (applied to one of the cases of the noun in other language) | :: ablativo {m} |
| ablative {n} (ablative case) SEE: ablative case | :: |
| ablative case {n} (grammatical case used to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation, source) | :: ablativo {m} |
| ablaut {n} /ˈɑbˌlaʊt/ (substitution of one root vowel for another) | :: apofonia {f} |
| ablaze {adj} /əˈbleɪz/ (on fire) | :: in fiamme, fiammeggiante |
| able {adj} /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ (permitted to) | :: capace |
| able {adj} (skillful) | :: abile |
| -able {suffix} /ə.bl̩/ (able to be done) | :: -abile, -ibile, -evole |
| -able {suffix} | :: -abile, -ibile |
| able {adj} (healthy) SEE: healthy | :: |
| able {v} (enable) SEE: enable | :: |
| ablegation {n} (expulsion, banishment) | :: ablegazione {f} |
| ableism {n} /ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪz.m̩/ (discrimination against persons with disabilities) | :: abilismo {m} |
| ablet {n} (a small fresh-water fish) | :: alborella {f}, alburno {m} |
| ablution {n} /əˈblu.ʃn̩/ (the act of washing or cleansing) | :: abluzione {f} |
| ablution {n} (the water used in cleansing) | :: abluzioni {f-p} |
| ablution {n} (Roman Catholic Church: a small quantity of wine and water) | :: abluzione {f} |
| ably {adv} /ˈeɪ.bli/ (with great ability) | :: abilmente |
| abnegation {n} /ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃən/ (denial; renunciation) | :: abnegazione {f} |
| abnormal {adj} /ˈæbˌnɔɹ.ml̩/ (not conforming to rule or system) | :: anormale, anomalo |
| abnormal {adj} (of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms) | :: anormale, anomalo |
| abnormality {n} /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ət.i/ (state of being abnormal) | :: anomalia {f} |
| abnormally {adv} /æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/ (In an abnormal manner) | :: anormalmente |
| abnormalness {n} (abnormality) SEE: abnormality | :: |
| aboard {adv} /əˈbɔɹd/ (on board) | :: a bordo |
| aboard {prep} (on board of) | :: a bordo di |
| abode {n} /əˈboʊd/ (stay or continuance in a place; sojourn) | :: soggiorno {m}, dimora {f}, residenza {f} |
| abode {n} (slightly dated: residence) | :: dimora {f}, residenza {f}, domicilio {m} |
| abode {n} (omen) SEE: omen | :: |
| abolish {v} /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/ (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice) | :: abolire |
| abolition {n} /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩/ | :: abolizione |
| abolitionism {n} /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/ (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) | :: abolizionismo {m} |
| abolitionist {n} /ˌæ.bə.ˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/ (person who favors the abolition) | :: abolizionista {m} {f} |
| abomasum {n} /ˌæb.oʊˈmeɪ.səm/ (fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant) | :: abomaso {m} |
| A-bomb {n} (atomic bomb) | :: bomba A {f} |
| abominable {adj} /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/ (hateful; detestable; loathsome) | :: abominabile, detestabile, efferato, odioso |
| abominable snowman {n} /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ (humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas) | :: abominevole uomo delle nevi {m} |
| abominably {adv} /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bli/ (in an abominable manner) | :: abominevolmente |
| abominate {v} /əˈbɒm.əˌnəɪt/ (to feel disgust towards, to hate in the highest degree) | :: abominare |
| aboriginal {adj} /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/ (original; indigenous) | :: aborigeno |
| Aboriginal {n} (aboriginal) SEE: aboriginal | :: |
| Aboriginal {adj} /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/ (of or pertaining to aborigines) | :: aborigeno |
| Aboriginal {n} (original inhabitant of any land) | :: aborigeno {m} |
| aborigine {n} /ˌæb.əˈɹɪdʒ.ɪ.ni/ (aboriginal inhabitant of a country) | :: aborigeno |
| abort {v} /əˈbɔɹt/ (to miscarry) | :: abortire, fallire |
| abort {v} (to cause a premature termination) | :: abortire, interrompere |
| abort {v} (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) | :: interrompere, fermare |
| aborted {adj} | :: terminato |
| abortifacient {adj} /əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/ (producing miscarriage) | :: abortivo |
| abortifacient {n} (agent that causes premature delivery) | :: abortivo {m} |
| abortion {n} /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ (miscarriage) | :: aborto {m} |
| abortion {n} (induced abortion) | :: aborto {m} |
| abortion {n} (act of inducing abortion) | :: aborto {m} |
| abortion {n} (immature product of an untimely birth) | :: abortivo {m} |
| abortive {n} /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ | :: abortito, abortivo |
| abound {v} /əˈbaʊnd/ (to be plentiful) | :: abbondare, essere abbondante |
| abound {v} (to be copiously supplied) | :: abbondare, essere abbondante |
| abound with {v} (abound) SEE: abound | :: |
| about {prep} /əˈbaʊt/ (on every side of) | :: circa |
| about {prep} (on the point or verge of) | :: stare per |
| about {prep} (concerning) | :: riguardando |
| about {prep} (concerned with, engaged in) | :: riguardando, su, riguardo {m} |
| about {prep} (in the immediate neighborhood of) | :: vicino |
| about {prep} | :: vicino a |
| about {adv} (here and there) | :: intorno |
| about-face {n} /əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs/ (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction) | :: dietro front {m}, dietrofront {m} |
| about-face {n} (reversal of direction or attitude) | :: voltafaccia {m}, voltagabbana {m}, banderuola {f} |
| about-face {v} (to turn 180 degrees) | :: fare dietrofront |
| about-face {v} (to change opinion or attitude) | :: fare il voltafaccia, fare il voltagabbana, cambiare casacca |
| about time {adv} (far past the desired time) | :: era ora |
| about to {phrase} (indicating imminence) | :: in procinto di [followed by infinitive], sul punto di [+ inf.], stare per [+ inf.] |
| about turn {n} /əˈbaʊt tɚn/ (about face) | :: dietro front, dietrofront {m} |
| about turn {n} (change of opinion) | :: dietro front, voltagabbana |
| about turn {v} (perform an about turn) | :: fare dietro front |
| above {prep} /əˈbʌv/ (in or to a higher place) | :: sopra |
| above {prep} | :: sopra |
| above {adv} | :: sopra par [golf] |
| above all {prep} (of prime importance) | :: soprattutto |
| abovementioned {adj} (abovementioned) SEE: above-mentioned | :: |
| above-mentioned {adj} /əˈbʌvˌmɛnʃn̩d/ (mentioned or named before; aforesaid) | :: suddetto, succitato |
| above-named {adj} (mentioned or named before) SEE: above-mentioned | :: |
| Abraham {prop} /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/ (prophet in the Old Testament) | :: Abramo {m} |
| Abraham {prop} (male given name) | :: Abramo {m} |
| Abraham {prop} (surname) | :: Abramo {m} |
| Abram {prop} /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/ (Old Testament patriarch) | :: Abramo |
| abrasion {n} /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/ | :: abrasione {f} |
| abrasiveness {n} (the property of being abrasive) | :: abrasività {f} |
| abreast {adv} /əˈbɹɛst/ (informed) | :: aggiornato {m}, aggiornata {f}, al passo, al corrente |
| abreast {adv} (side by side) | :: affiancato, di pari passo |
| abreast {adv} (nautical: side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam) | :: al traverso |
| abridge {v} /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/ (to make shorter) | :: accorciare, abbreviare, ridurre |
| abridge {v} (to shorten or contract by using fewer words) | :: abbreviare |
| abridge {v} (to deprive) | :: privare, limitare |
| abridged {adj} /əˈbɹɪdʒd/ (cut or shortened, especially of a literary work) | :: abbreviato, ridotto |
| abridgment {n} /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mn̩t/ | :: ompendio |
| abroad {adv} /əˈbɹɔd/ (in foreign countries) | :: all'estero |
| abroad {adv} | :: all'estero |
| abrupt {adj} /ə.bɹʌpt/ (extremely steep) | :: brusco, brusca |
| abrupt {adj} (without notice) | :: brusco, brusca |
| abrupt {adj} (having sudden transitions from one state to next) | :: discontinuo, discontinua, sconnesso, sconnessa |
| abruptly {adv} /əˈbɹʌp.li/ (precipitously) | :: improvvisamente |
| Abruzzian {n} (native of Abruzzo) | :: abruzzese {m} |
| Abruzzi Apennines {prop} (part of the Apennines) | :: Appennino abruzzese |
| Abruzzo {prop} (region of central Italy) | :: Abruzzo {m} |
| Absalom {prop} /ˈæb.sə.ləm/ (male given name) | :: Assalonne, Absalone |
| abscess {n} /ˈæbsɛs/ (cavity filled with pus) | :: ascesso {m} |
| abscissa {n} /æbˈsɪs.ə/ (first of two coordinates) | :: ascissa {f} |
| absence {n} /ˈæb.sn̩s/ (state of being away) | :: assenza {f} |
| absence {n} (lack; deficiency; non-existence) | :: assenza |
| absence {n} | :: assenza {f} |
| absence makes the heart grow fonder {proverb} (when someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love or miss them or it) | :: la lontananza avvicina i cuori |
| absent {adj} /ˈæb.sn̩t/ (being away from a place) | :: assente |
| absent {adj} (not existing) | :: assente |
| absent {adj} (inattentive) | :: assente |
| absentee {n} /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/ (person who is absent) | :: assente |
| absent-minded {adj} /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd/ (absent in mind) | :: svanito |
| absent-mindedly {adv} /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/ (preoccupiedly) | :: distrattamente |
| absent-mindedness {n} /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/ (state or quality of being preoccupied) | :: distrazione {f} |
| absinthe {n} /ˈæb.sɪnθ/ (liquor) | :: assenzio {m} |
| absinthe {n} (Artemisia absinthium) | :: assenzio {m} |
| absinthium {n} (Artemisia absinthium) SEE: wormwood | :: |
| absolute {adj} /ˈæb.səˌlut/ | :: assoluto |
| absolute alcohol {n} /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈæl.kə.hɑl/ (reasonably pure ethyl alcohol) | :: alcol assoluto {m} |
| absolutely {adv} /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ (in an absolute manner) | :: assolutamente |
| absolutely {interj} (yes; certainly) | :: assolutamente |
| absoluteness {n} /ˈæb.səˌlut.nəs/ (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) | :: assolutezza {f} |
| absolute space {n} /ˈæb.səˌlut speɪs/ (physics) | :: spazio assoluto {m} |
| absolute time {n} /ˈæb.səˌlut taɪm/ (unchangeable time) | :: tempo assoluto {m} |
| absolute value {n} /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈvæl.ju/ (numerical value of a real number) | :: valore assoluto {m} |
| absolute value {n} (modulus of a complex number) | :: modulo {m} |
| absolute zero {n} /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈzi.ɹoʊ/ (coldest possible temperature) | :: zero assoluto {m} |
| absolutism {n} /ˈæb.səˌluˌtɪz.m̩/ (political science: absolute or arbitrary government; despotism) | :: assolutismo {m} |
| absolutive case {n} (case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action) | :: caso assolutivo {m} |
| absolve {v} /æbˈzɑlv/ (to set free) | :: assolvere |
| absolve {v} (to pronounce free or give absolution) | :: assolvere |
| absolve {v} (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin) | :: assolvere |
| absolve {v} (obsolete: to finish, accomplish) | :: assolvere |
| absorb {v} /æbˈsɔɹb/ (to include so that it no longer has separate existence) | :: assorbire, incorporare, includere |
| absorb {v} (to suck up or drink in) | :: assorbire |
| absorb {v} (to occupy fully) | :: assorto |
| absorb {v} (to consume completely) | :: assorbire |
| absorb {v} (physics: to take up by chemical or physical action) | :: assorbire |
| absorbable {adj} /əbˈsɔɹb.ə.bl̩/ (capable of being absorbed) | :: assorbibile |
| absorbance {n} /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩s/ (logarithmic measure) | :: assorbanza {f} |
| absorbency {n} /æb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/ (quality of being absorbent) | :: capacità di assorbimento |
| absorbent {adj} /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/ (absorbing) | :: assorbente |
| absorption {n} /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/ | :: assorbimento {m} |
| abstain {v} /əbˈsteɪn/ (refrain from) | :: astenersi |
| abstain {v} (refrain from voting) | :: astenersi |
| abstemious {adj} /æbˈstiː.mɪ.əs/ (refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink) | :: astemio |
| abstention {n} /æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/ (the act of abstaining) | :: astensione |
| abstersive {adj} /æbˈstɝ.sɪv/ (cleansing, purging) | :: astersivo |
| abstinence {n} /ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/ (the act or practice of abstaining) | :: astinenza {f} |
| abstinence {n} (specifically, abstinence from alcohol) | :: astinenza {f} |
| abstinence {n} (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse) | :: astinenza {f} |
| abstinence {n} (the practice of self-denial) | :: astinenza {f} |
| abstract {n} /ˌæbˈstɹækt/ (an abridgement or summary) | :: estratto {m}, sunto {m}, compendio {m}, riassunto {m} |
| abstract {n} (an abstraction) | :: astrazione {f} |
| abstract {n} (that which is abstract) | :: astratto {m} |
| abstract {adj} (separate) | :: teorico |
| abstract {adj} (apart from practice or reality; not concrete) | :: astratto, teorico |
| abstract {adj} (difficult to understand) | :: astruso |
| abstract {v} (to separate; to disengage) | :: rimuovere, sottrarre, estrarre |
| abstract {v} (to steal) | :: sottrarre |
| abstract {v} (to abridge, epitomize, or summarize) | :: riassumere |
| abstract {v} (to perform the process of abstraction) | :: astrarre |
| abstract algebra {n} /ˈæbˌstɹækt ˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.bɹə/ (branch of mathematics) | :: algebra astratta {f} |
| abstract harmonic analysis {n} (advanced development of "classical" harmonic analysis) | :: analisi armonica astratta {f} |
| abstraction {n} /æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ (act of abstracting) | :: astrazione {f} |
| abstractive {adj} /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv/ (having an abstracting nature or tendency) | :: astrattivo |
| abstract noun {n} /ˈæbˌstɹækt naʊn/ (noun that denotes an abstract concept) | :: nome astratto {m} |
| abstruse {adj} /əbˈstɹuːs/ (difficult to comprehend) | :: astruso |
| abstruseness {n} /æbˈstɹus.nəs/ (the property of being abstruse) | :: astruseria {f} |
| absurd {adj} /æbˈsɝd/ (contrary to reason or propriety) | :: assurdo |
| absurdism {n} /æbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/ (philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational) | :: absurdism |
| Abu Dhabi {prop} /ˈɑ.bu ˈdɑ.bi/ (capital of UAE) | :: Abu Dhabi |
| abugida {n} /ɑːbuˈɡiːdə/ (writing system, see also: alphasyllabary) | :: alfasillabario {m}, abugida {m} |
| Abulfeda {prop} /ˌɑ.bulˈfɛdɑ/ (geographer and historian) | :: Abulfeda |
| abulia {n} /əˈbu.li.ə/ (absence of will-power or decisiveness) | :: abulia {f} |
| abundance {n} /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ (ample sufficiency) | :: abbondanza, cuccagna {f} |
| abundant {adj} /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/ (fully sufficient; plentiful) | :: abbondante |
| abundant number {n} /əˈbʌn.dn̩t ˈnʌm.bɚ/ (number that is less than the sum of its proper divisors) | :: numero abbondante {m} |
| Abundius {prop} (male given name) | :: Abbondio {m} |
| abuse {n} /əˈbjuːs/ (corrupt practice) | :: abuso {m} |
| abuse {n} (improper usage) | :: abuso {m} |
| abuse {n} (physical maltreatment) | :: abuso {m}, violenza {f} |
| abuse {n} (sexual violation or assault) | :: abuso sessuale {m}, violenza carnale {f} |
| abuse {v} /əˈbjuːz/ (to use improperly) | :: abusare |
| abuse {v} (to hurt) | :: abusare |
| abuse {v} (to rape) | :: violentare |
| abuse {v} (to adulterate) SEE: adulterate | :: |
| abuse {n} (delusion) SEE: delusion | :: |
| abuse {n} (catachresis) SEE: catachresis | :: |
| abusio {n} (catachresis) SEE: catachresis | :: |
| abutment {n} /əˈbʌt.mn̩t/ (state of abutting) | :: rinfianco |
| abutment {n} (dentistry: tooth that supports a denture or bridge) | :: ponte {m} |
| abuzz {adj} /əˈbʌz/ (characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz) | :: ronzante, rumoreggiante |
| Abydos {prop} /əˈbaɪ.dɑs/ (ancient city in Egypt) | :: Abido |
| abysm {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss | :: |
| abysmal {adj} /əˈbɪz.məl/ (pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound) | :: abissale |
| abysmal {adj} (extremely bad) | :: disastroso, pessimo |
| abyss {n} /əˈbɪs/ (bottomless or unfathomed depth) | :: abisso {m} |
| abyss {n} (moral depravity, vast intellectual or moral depth) | :: abisso {m} |
| abyssal fish {n} (fish that lives below 2000 m) | :: pesce abissale {m} |
| Abyssinian {n} /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.i.ən/ (a native of Abyssinia) | :: abissino {m} |
| Abyssinian {prop} (Amharic) SEE: Amharic | :: |
| abzyme {n} (antibody with catalytic properties) | :: abzima |
| acacia {n} /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/ (shrub or tree) | :: acacia {f} |
| academian {n} /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.n̩/ (member of an academy) | :: accademico {m} |
| academic {adj} /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/ (belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning) | :: accademico |
| academic {adj} (scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific) | :: accademico |
| academically {adv} /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk.ə.li/ (in an academic style or way) | :: accademicamente |
| academically {adv} (from an academic perspective) | :: accademicamente |
| academician {n} /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ (member of an academy) | :: accademico |
| academy {n} /əˈkæd.ə.mi/ (learned society) | :: accademia {f} |
| academy {n} (specialized school) | :: accademia {m} |
| academy {n} (college or university) | :: accademia |
| academy {n} (seminary) | :: seminario {m} |
| academy {n} | :: accademia {f} |
| Academy of Sciences {n} (national academy) SEE: national academy | :: |
| Academy of Sciences {n} (learned society dedicated to sciences) | :: accademia delle scienze {f} |
| acai {n} /əˈsaɪ.i/ (South American palms of the genus Euterpe) | :: palma {f}, açai {f} |
| acajou {n} (wood from trees of Meliaceae family) SEE: mahogany | :: |
| acajou {n} (cashew tree) SEE: cashew | :: |
| acajou {n} (cashew nut) SEE: cashew nut | :: |
| a camel is a horse designed by a committee {proverb} (critique on committees) | :: un cammello è un cavallo disegnato da un comitato |
| acanthite {n} /əˈkæn.θaɪt/ (a mineral form of silver sulfide) | :: acantite {f} |
| acanthocyte {n} (spur cell) SEE: spur cell | :: |
| acanthosis {n} /æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪs/ (abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum) | :: acantosi {f} |
| acanthus {n} /əˈkæn.θəs/ (plant) | :: acanto |
| acanthus {n} (ornament) | :: acanto {m} |
| a cappella {adv} /ˌɑ kəˈpɛl.ə/ (performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) | :: a cappella |
| acarbose {n} /ˈæ.kɑɹ.boʊs/ (antidiabetic drug) | :: acarbosio {m} |
| acarology {n} /ækəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ (the study of ticks and mites) | :: acarologia {f} |
| acarophobia {n} /ˌækəɹəˈfəʊbi.ə/ | :: acarofobia {f} |
| acatalectic {adj} /ˌeɪ.ˌkæt.ə.ˈlɛk.tɪk/ (having the required number of syllables in the last foot) | :: acataletto |
| accedie {n} (acedia) SEE: acedia | :: |
| accelerant {n} /əkˈsɛləɹənt/ | :: accelerante {m} |
| accelerate {v} /ək.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/ (to cause to move faster) | :: accelerare |
| accelerate {v} (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) | :: accelerare |
| accelerate {v} (to hasten) | :: affrettare |
| accelerate {v} (to become faster) | :: accelerare |
| acceleration {n} /ək.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (act or state) | :: accelerazione {f} |
| acceleration {n} (amount) | :: accelerazione {f} |
| acceleration {n} ((physics)) | :: accelerazione {f} |
| accelerationism {n} (theory that capitalism or some of its processes should be accelerated) | :: accelerazionismo {m} |
| accelerator {n} /æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ (accelerator pedal) | :: acceleratore |
| accent {n} /ˈæk.sɛnt/ (stronger articulation) | :: accento {m} |
| accent {n} (orthography: mark to indicate accent) | :: accento {m} |
| accent {n} (modulation of the voice in speaking) | :: tono {m}, modulazione {f}, enfasi {f} |
| accent {n} (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) | :: accento {m}, cadenza {f}, inflessione {f}, calata {f} |
| accent {n} (word, significant tone or sound) | :: accento {m} |
| accent {n} (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) | :: accento {m} |
| accent {n} (music: recurring stress on a tone) | :: accento {m} |
| accent {n} (music: special emphasis on a tone) | :: accento {m} |
| accent {n} (music: rhythmical accent) | :: accento {m} |
| accent {n} (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) | :: accento {m} |
| accent {n} (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) | :: accento {m} |
| accent {v} /ækˈsɛnt/ (to emphasize) | :: accentuare |
| accent {v} (to express the accent of) SEE: accentuate | :: |
| accent {v} (to mark with written accents) SEE: accentuate | :: |
| accentuate {v} /əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/ (to pronounce with an accent) | :: accentuare |
| accentuate {v} (to bring out distinctly) | :: accentuare |
| accentuate {v} (to mark with a written accent) | :: accentare |
| accept {v} /əkˈsɛpt/ (to receive with consent) | :: accettare |
| accept {v} (to agree to) | :: accettare, ammettere |
| accept {v} (to endure patiently) | :: accettare |
| accept {v} (to agree to pay) | :: accettare |
| accept {v} (to receive officially) | :: accettare |
| acceptability {n} /ˌæk.ˌsɛp.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i/ (acceptableness) | :: accettabilità {f} |
| acceptable {adj} /æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ (capable, worthy or sure of being accepted) | :: accettabile |
| acceptance {n} /ək.ˈsɛp.təns/ | :: accettazione |
| acceptance {n} (etendue) SEE: etendue | :: |
| acceptancy {n} (acceptance) SEE: acceptance | :: |
| access {n} /ˈæksɛs/ (way or means of approaching) | :: accesso {m} |
| access {n} (act of approaching or entering) | :: accesso {m} |
| access {n} (communication with a computer program or the Internet) | :: accesso |
| accessibility {n} /ækˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ət.i/ (the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach) | :: accessibilità {f} |
| accessible {adj} /əkˈsɛs.ə.bəl/ (easy of access or approach) | :: accessibile |
| accessible {adj} (easily understood) | :: accessibile |
| accessorily {adv} (in the manner of an accessory) | :: accessoriamente |
| accessory {n} /əkˈsɛsəɹi/ (that which belongs to something else deemed the principal, attachment) | :: accessorio {m} |
| accessory {n} | :: accessorio {m} |
| accident {n} /ˈæk.sə.dənt/ (unexpected event with negative consequences) | :: incidente |
| accident {n} (transport: unintended event that causes damage) | :: incidente |
| accidental {adj} /ˌæk.sɪ.ˈdɛn.tl̩/ (happening by chance) | :: accidentale |
| accidental {n} | :: accidentale |
| accidentally {adv} /ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/ (unexpectedly, unintentionally) | :: casualmente, accidentalmente |
| accidently {adv} (unexpectedly, unintentionally) SEE: accidentally | :: |
| acclaim {v} /ə.ˈkleɪm/ (to shout) | :: gridare entusiasticamente or con entusiasmo |
| acclaim {v} (to shout applause) | :: acclamare |
| acclaim {v} (to applaud) | :: acclamare, applaudire |
| acclaim {v} (to claim) | :: reclamare |
| acclaim {v} (to declare by acclamations) | :: acclamare |
| acclamation {n} /æk.lə.ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (applause) | :: acclamazione {f} |
| acclamation {n} (election of a standby) | :: acclamazione {f} |
| acclimation {n} (acclimatization) SEE: acclimatization | :: |
| acclimatization {n} /ə.ˌklaɪ.mə.tə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (the act of acclimatizing) | :: acclimatazione {f} |
| acclimatize {v} /ə.ˈklaɪ.mə.ˌtaɪz/ (to get used to a new climate) | :: acclimatare |
| acclimatize {v} (to make used to a new climate) | :: acclimatare |
| accoil {v} (nautical sense) SEE: coil | :: |
| accolade {n} /ˈæk.ə.ˌleɪd/ (an expression of approval; praise) | :: elogio {m} |
| accolade {n} (a special acknowledgment; an award) | :: riconoscimento {m} |
| accolade {n} (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) | :: ordinazione {f} |
| accommodation {n} /ə.ˌkɑm.ə.ˈdeɪ.ʃən/ (lodging) | :: alloggio {m} |
| accommodation {n} (state of being fitted and adapted) | :: sistemazione, alloggio |
| accommodation ladder {n} (a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship) | :: barcarizzo {m} |
| accompaniment {n} /ə.ˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt/ (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) | :: accompagnamento {m} |
| accompaniment {n} | :: accompagnamento |
| accompany {v} /ə.ˈkʌm.pə.ni/ (to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition) | :: accompagnare |
| accompany {v} (to attend as a companion) | :: accompagnare |
| accompany {v} (to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument) | :: accompagnare |
| accompany {v} | :: accompagnare |
| accomplice {n} /ə.ˈkɑm.pləs/ (associate in the commission of a crime) | :: complice {m} {f}, correo {m}, correa {f}, basista {m} |
| accomplice {n} (cooperator) | :: complice {m}, collaboratore {m}, basista {m}, coadiuvante {m} |
| accomplish {v} /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ (to finish successfully) | :: compiere, realizzare |
| accomplish {v} (to complete, as time or distance) | :: completare, trascorrere |
| accomplish {v} (to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform) | :: concretizzare |
| accomplish {v} ((archaic) to equip or furnish thoroughly) | :: rifinire |
| accomplish {v} ((obsolete) to gain; to obtain) | :: ottenere |
| accomplish {v} | :: compire |
| accomplished {adj} /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃt/ (completed) | :: compiuto |
| accomplishment {n} /ə.ˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənt/ (the act of accomplishing) | :: realizzazione {f} |
| accomplishment {n} | :: talento {m} |
| accord {n} /ə.ˈkɔɹd/ (agreement or concurrence of opinion) | :: accordo {m} |
| accordingly {adv} /ə.ˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/ (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) | :: conseguentemente, di conseguenza |
| accordingly {adv} | :: di conseguenza, in conformità a, conformemente |
| according to {prep} (based on statement) | :: secondo, in base |
| according to {prep} (in proportion) | :: a seconda |
| accordion {n} /ə.ˈkɔɹ.di.ən/ (A small, portable, keyed wind instrument) | :: fisarmonica {f} |
| accordionist {n} /ə.ˈkɔɹd.i.ə.nəst/ (player of the accordion) | :: fisarmonicista {m} {f} |
| accost {v} /ə.ˈkɔst/ (to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request) | :: affrontare, aggredire, inveire, molestare |
| accost {v} (archaic or obsolete: to join side to side; to border) | :: accostare |
| accost {v} (to speak to first, to address, to greet) | :: salutare |
| accost {v} | :: indirizzarsi a |
| accoucheur {n} /ˌæ.ku.ˈʃɝ/ (person who assists women in childbirth) | :: ostetrico {m} |
| account {n} /ə.ˈkaʊnt/ (a registry of pecuniary transactions) | :: contabilità {f} |
| account {n} (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) | :: resoconto {m}, descrizione {f}, ragione {f}, motivo {m} |
| account {n} (a statement of facts or occurrences) | :: resoconto {m}, descrizione {f}, racconto {m} |
| account {n} (a statement and explanation or vindication) | :: giustificazione {f}, motivo {m}, ragione {f}, causa {f}, caso {m} |
| account {n} (an authorization to use a service) | :: utenza {f}, fruizione {f} |
| account {n} ((archaic) reckoning, calculation) | :: conto {m} |
| account {n} | :: sottoscrizione {f}, conto {m}, abbonamento {m} |
| account {v} (to estimate, to deem) | :: reputare, considerare, ritenere |
| account {v} (credit (to)) SEE: credit | :: |
| account {v} (account for) SEE: account for | :: |
| account {v} (account to) SEE: account to | :: |
| accountability {n} /ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i/ (state of being accountable) | :: responsabilità {f} |
| accountability {n} | :: rendicontabilità {f} |
| accountable {adj} /ə.ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/ (obliged to answer for one’s deeds) | :: responsabile |
| accountancy {n} /ə.ˈkaʊnt.ən.si/ (the profession of accounting) | :: contabilità {f} |
| accountant {n} /ə.ˈkæʊn.(t)ən̩(t)/ (a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)) | :: contabile {m}, ragioniere {m}, capocarico {m} |
| accountant {n} (one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another) | :: ragioniere {m} |
| account book {n} (a book in which accounts are kept) | :: libro contabile {m} |
| account for {v} (to explain by relating circumstances) | :: spiegare, giustificare, rendere conto |
| account for {v} (to constitute in amount or portion) | :: costituire, rappresentare |
| accounting {n} /ə.ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/ (development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions) | :: contabilità {f} |
| account statement {n} (bank statement) SEE: bank statement | :: |
| account to {v} (to be responsible to) | :: rendere conto |
| accourage {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| Accra {prop} /ə.ˈkɹɑ/ (capital of Ghana) | :: Accra |
| accredit {v} /ə.ˈkɹɛd.ɪt/ (To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction) | :: accreditare |
| accredit {v} (To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.) | :: accreditare |
| accreditation {n} /əˌkɹɛd.ɨˈteɪ.ʃən/ (giving of credentials) | :: accreditamento |
| accrete {adj} /əˈkɹiːt/ (characterized by accretion) | :: accreto |
| accretion {n} /ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/ (act of increasing by natural growth) | :: accrescimento |
| accretion disk {n} (structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source) | :: disco di accrescimento {m} |
| accrual {n} /əˈkɹuːəl/ (an increase) | :: accumulo {m} |
| accrual {n} (an accounting charge) | :: rateo {m} |
| accrue {v} /ə.ˈkɹu/ (increase) | :: accrescersi |
| accumulate {v} /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ (to grow in number) | :: accumularsi |
| accumulation {n} /ə.ˌkjuːm.jə.ˈleɪ.ʃən/ (act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated) | :: accumulazione {f} |
| accumulation {n} | :: accumulazione |
| accumulation point {n} (point whose every neighborhood contains an element of a given subset of a given topological space) | :: punto di accumulazione {m} |
| accumulator {n} /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪ.tɚ/ (one who or that which accumulates) | :: accumulatore {m} |
| accuracy {n} /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ (state of being accurate) | :: esattezza, precisione, accuratezza {f}, acribia {f} |
| accurately {adv} /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/ (exactly, precisely) | :: minuziosamente, accuratamente |
| accusation {n} /ˌæk.jʊ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (act of accusing or charging with a crime) | :: accusa {f} |
| accusative {adj} /əˈkjuzətɪv/ | :: accusativo |
| accusative {n} (accusative case) | :: accusativo {m} |
| accusative case {n} (case used to mark the immediate object) SEE: accusative | :: |
| accusatory {adj} /ə.ˈkju.zə.ˌtɔɹ.i/ (pertaining to, or containing, an accusation) | :: accusatorio |
| accuse {v} /əˈkjuz/ (attribute blame to someone) | :: accusare |
| accused {n} /ə.ˈkjuzd/ (defendant) | :: accusato {m} |
| accused {adj} (having been accused) | :: accusato |
| accuser {n} /əˑˈkju.zɚ/ (one who accuses) | :: accusatore {m} |
| accustom {v} /ə.ˈkʌs.təm/ (to make familiar by use) | :: assuefarsi, abituarsi, adattarsi, familiarizzare |
| accustomed {adj} /ə.ˈkʌs.təmd/ (familiar) | :: abituato, avvezzo |
| ace {n} /eɪs/ (card with a single spot) | :: asso {m} |
| ace {n} (expert) | :: asso {m} |
| ace {n} (excellent military aircraft pilot) | :: asso {m} |
| acedia {n} (boredom) SEE: boredom | :: |
| acedia {n} /əˈsiːdɪə/ (sloth) | :: accidia {f} |
| acedia {n} (apathy) | :: apatia {f} |
| ace in the hole {n} (ace up one's sleeve) SEE: ace up one's sleeve | :: |
| acenaphthene {n} (hydrocarbon found in coal tar) | :: acenaftene |
| acenaphthylene {n} (a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) | :: acenaftilene {m} |
| acentric {adj} (without a center) | :: acentrico |
| acentromeric {adj} (lacking a centromere) | :: acentrico |
| ace of aces {n} (ace with the greatest number of kills) | :: asso di assi |
| ace of clubs {n} (playing card) | :: asso di fiori {m} |
| ace of diamonds {n} (playing card) | :: asso di quadri {m} |
| ace of spades {n} /eɪs.əv.speɪdz/ (playing card) | :: asso di picche {m} |
| acerb {adj} /əˈsɜːb/ (bitter to the taste) | :: acerbo |
| acerbity {n} /əˈsɝbɪdi/ | :: amarezza {f} |
| acervation {n} /æ.sɚˈveɪʃən/ (a heaping up; accumulation) | :: acevazione |
| acetaldehyde {n} /ˌæs.ɪˈtæl.dəˌhaɪd/ (the organic compound CH3CHO) | :: acetaldeide {f} |
| acetalic {adj} (of or pertaining to an acetal) | :: acetalico |
| acetamide {n} (amide of acetic acid) | :: acetammide {f} |
| acetaminophen {n} /əˌsitəˈmɪnəfən/ (drug) | :: paracetamolo {m} |
| acetate {n} (salt or ester of acetic acid) | :: acetato {m} |
| acetic {adj} (pertaining to acetic acid) | :: acetico |
| acetic acid {n} (clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH) | :: acido acetico {m} |
| acetimeter {n} (an instrument) | :: acetimetro {m} |
| acetimetry {n} | :: acetimetria {f} |
| acetoacetic acid {n} (organic compound) | :: acido acetoacetico {m} |
| acetone {n} /ˈæ.sə.toʊn/ (the organic compound (CH3)2CO) | :: acetone {m} |
| acetonitrile {n} (the simplest organic cyanide or nitrile) | :: acetonitrile {m} |
| acetophenone {n} (an aromatic ketone) | :: acetofenone {m} |
| acetyl {n} /ˈæsətɪl/ (univalent radical) | :: acetile {m} |
| acetyl chloride {n} (acyl chloride of acetic acid) | :: acetilcloruro {m} |
| acetylcholine {n} (the neurotransmitter compound) | :: acetilcolina {f} |
| acetylcholinesterase {n} (enzyme) | :: acetilcolinesterasi {f} |
| acetylene {n} /ə ˈsɛt əl ˌin/ (acetylene) | :: acetilene |
| acetylglucosamine {n} (amide derivative of glucose) | :: acetilglucosammina {f} |
| acetylic {adj} (pertaining to acetyl) | :: acetilico |
| acetylide {n} | :: acetiluro {m} |
| acetylneuraminic {adj} (describing acetyle derivatives) | :: acetilneuraminico |
| acetylsalicylic {adj} (derivative) | :: acetossibenzoico, acetilsalicilico |
| acetylsalicylic acid {n} (acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin) | :: acido acetilsalicilico {m} |
| acetylspermidine {n} (acetyl derivative of spermidine) | :: acetilspermidina {f} |
| acetylspermine {n} (acetyl derivative of spermine) | :: acetilspermina {f} |
| ace up one's sleeve {n} (a surprise of which others are not aware) | :: asso nella manica |
| Achaea {prop} (a region in the northern head of the Peloponnese) | :: Acaia |
| Achaean {n} /əˈkiːən/ (an inhabitant of Achaea) | :: acheo {m} |
| Achaean {adj} (Of or relating to Achaea) | :: acheo |
| a chain is only as strong as its weakest link {proverb} (aphorism) | :: una catena è resistente solo quanto il suo anello debole |
| ache {v} /eɪk/ (be in pain) | :: penare, patire, tribolare, soffrire |
| ache {n} (dull pain) | :: dolore, malanno {m}, malessere {m} |
| acheilia {n} (liplessness) SEE: liplessness | :: |
| acheiropoieton {n} /eɪˈkaɪɹəʊpɔɪˌiːtən/ (image of Christ believed not to have been created by human hands) | :: acheropita {f} |
| acheirous {adj} | :: achiro |
| achene {n} /əˈkiːn/ (small dry fruit) | :: achenio {m} |
| Acheron {prop} /ˈæ.kəɹ.ən/ (a river) | :: Acheronte {m} |
| Acheulean {adj} /əˈ(t)ʃuːlɪən/ | :: acheuleano |
| Acheulean {prop} | :: acheuleano {m} |
| achievable {adj} /əˈtʃivəbəl/ (capable of being achieved) | :: realizzabile, fattibile, raggiungibile, conseguibile |
| achieve {v} /əˈtʃiːv/ (to carry out successfully; to accomplish) | :: realizzare |
| achieve {v} (to obtain, or gain as the result of exertion) | :: ottenere |
| achievement {n} /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ (act of achieving or performing) | :: realizzazione {f}, prestazione {f}, conseguimento {m}, rendimento {m}, traguardo, risultato |
| achievement {n} (great or heroic deed) | :: impresa {f}, gesta {f-p}, risultato {m}, conquista {f} |
| achievement {n} (heraldry: escutcheon) | :: stemma {m}, blasone {m} |
| achievement {n} (a reward in video games) | :: vittoria {f}, successo {m}, risultato {m} |
| achievement {n} | :: realizzazione {f} |
| Achilles {prop} /əˈkɪliːz/ (Greek mythical hero) | :: Achille |
| Achilles heel {n} /əˌkɪl.iːz ˈhiːl/ (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation) | :: tallone di Achille, tallone d'Achille {m} |
| Achilles tendon {n} (strong tendon in the calf of the leg) | :: tendine di Achille {m} |
| achiote {n} (Bixa orellana) SEE: annatto | :: |
| achiote {n} (seed) SEE: annatto | :: |
| achiote {n} (dye) SEE: annatto | :: |
| achlamydeous {adj} (having no perianth) | :: aclamidato |
| achlorhydria {n} (absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach) | :: acloridria {f} |
| achondroplasia {n} /eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/ (the genetic disorder) | :: acondroplasia {f} |
| achoo {interj} /əˈt͡ʃuː/ (the sound of a sneeze) | :: eccì!, ecciù! |
| achromatic {adj} /ˌækɹəʊˈmæt.ɪk/ (optics: free from colour) | :: acromatico |
| achromatic {adj} (containing components to prevent colour-related distortion) | :: acromatico |
| achromatic {adj} (biology: uncoloured) | :: acromatico |
| achromatic {adj} (music: having only the diatonic notes of the scale) | :: acromatico |
| achromatic {adj} (being achromatic in subject) | :: acromatico |
| achromatize {v} (to remove chromatic aberration) | :: acromatizzare |
| achylia {n} (lack or reduced production of gastric juices) | :: achilia {f} |
| acid {adj} /ˈæs.ɪd/ (sour, sharp, or biting to the taste) | :: acido |
| acid {adj} (sour-tempered) | :: acido |
| acid {adj} (of or pertaining to an acid) | :: acido |
| acid {n} (a sour substance) | :: acido {m} |
| acid {n} (in chemistry) | :: acido {m} |
| acid {n} (LSD) | :: acido {m}, acido lisergico {m} |
| acidic {adj} /əˈsɪdɪk/ (chemistry: having pH less than 7) | :: acido |
| acidic {adj} | :: acido |
| acidification {n} (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) | :: acidificazione {f} |
| acidify {v} (to make something acidic) | :: acidificare |
| acidimeter {n} (instrument) | :: acidimetro {m} |
| acidosis {n} (abnormally increased acidity of the blood) | :: acidosi |
| acid rain {n} (unusually acidic rain) | :: pioggia acida {f} |
| acid reflux {n} (heartburn) SEE: heartburn | :: |
| acidulate {v} /əˈsɪdʒʊ.leɪt/ | :: acidulare |
| acknowledge {v} /ækˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/ (to admit the knowledge of) | :: riconoscere, ammettere |
| acknowledgment {n} /əkˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ (act of acknowledging) | :: riconoscimento |
| acknowledgment {n} (act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship) | :: riconoscimento {m} |
| acknowledgment {n} (award) | :: riconoscimento {m} |
| acknowledgment {n} (expression of thanks) | :: riconoscimento {m} |
| acknowledgment {n} (act of a man admitting a child as his own) | :: riconoscimento {m} |
| a closed mouth catches no flies {proverb} (It's best not to talk too much) | :: un bel tacer non fu mai scritto {m} |
| acme {n} /ˈæk.mi/ (the highest point) | :: acme {f}, climax {m}, apice {m}, culmine {m} |
| acme {n} (full bloom) | :: colmo {m}, apogeo {m} |
| acne {n} /ˈæk.ni/ (a skin condition) | :: acne {f} |
| acne {n} (a pattern of blemishes resulting from the skin condition) | :: acne {f} |
| acoelomate {adj} (having no coelom) | :: acelomati {m-p} |
| acoelous {adj} (acoelomate) SEE: acoelomate | :: |
| Acoetes {prop} /əˈsiːtiːz/ (Acoetes) | :: Acete {m} |
| a cold day in July {n} (an event that will never happen) | :: alle calende greche, quando gli asini voleranno, mai |
| acolyte {n} /ˈæ.kə.laɪt/ (Catholic church: highest of the minor orders; ordained to carry wine, water and lights at the Mass) | :: accolito {m} |
| acolyteship {n} (condition of being an acolyte) | :: accolitato {m} |
| aconite {n} /ˈæ.kə.naɪt/ (herb wolfsbane) | :: aconito {m} |
| a contented mind is a perpetual feast {proverb} (contentment derives from attitude more than circumstances) | :: chi si accontenta gode |
| acorn {n} /ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/ (fruit of the oak tree) | :: ghianda {f} |
| A Coruña {prop} /ˌɑ kəˈɹunjə/ (city in Galicia) | :: La Coruña {f} |
| acosmic {adj} | :: acosmico |
| acoustic {adj} /əˈkuːstɪk/ (pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds) | :: acustico |
| acoustic {adj} (producing or produced without electrical amplification) | :: acustico |
| acoustical {adj} (of or pertaining to hearing or acoustics) | :: acustico |
| acoustically {adv} (in an acoustic manner) | :: acusticamente |
| acoustics {n} /əˈkuːstɪks/ (quality of a space for doing music) | :: acustica |
| acoustics {n} (physics: a science of sounds) | :: acustica |
| acoustoelastic {adj} | :: acustoelastico |
| acqua alta {n} /ˌækwə ˈæltə/ (regular flooding in Venice) | :: acqua alta {f} |
| acquaintance {n} /ʌˈkweɪn.təns/ (person) | :: conoscenza {m} |
| acquaintanceship {n} (the state of being acquainted) SEE: acquaintance | :: |
| acquaintanceship {n} (acquaintance) SEE: acquaintance | :: |
| acquiescence {n} /ˈæk.wiːˌɛs.əns/ (silent or passive assent) | :: acquiescenza {f} |
| acquiescence {n} (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) | :: perenzione {f} |
| acquiescent {adj} /æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/ (willing to acquiesce) | :: accondiscendente, remissivo |
| acquirable {adj} (capable of being acquired) | :: acquisibile |
| acquire {v} /əˈkwaɪɹ/ (to get) | :: acquisire |
| acquire {v} (to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own) | :: acquisire |
| acquired immune deficiency syndrome {n} (infectious disease caused by HIV, see also: AIDS) | :: sindrome da immunodeficienza acquisita {f} |
| acquisition {n} /æ.kwɪ.ˈzɪ.ʃən/ (act or process of acquiring) | :: acquisizione {f} |
| acquisition {n} (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) | :: acquisizione {f} |
| acquisitive {adj} (able to make acquisitions) | :: avido {m}, ingordo {m} |
| acquittal {n} /əˈkwɪ.d(ə)l/ (legal decision of not guilty) | :: assoluzione {f} |
| Acre {prop} /ˈeɪ.kə/ (city) | :: Acri {f} |
| acrimonious {adj} /ˌæk.ɹɪ.ˈməʊ̯.nɪ.əs/ (angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies) | :: acrimonioso {m} |
| acrobat {n} /ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/ (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination) | :: acrobata |
| acrobatic {adj} (of or pertaining to an acrobat) | :: acrobatico |
| acrocentric {adj} (having the centromere near an end) | :: acrocentrico |
| acromegaly {n} (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones) | :: acromegalia {f} |
| acromicria {n} (hypoplasia of the limbs) | :: acromicria {f} |
| acronym {n} /ˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/ (any abbreviation formed by initial letters) | :: sigla |
| acronym {n} (word formed by initial letters) | :: acronimo {m} |
| Acropolis {prop} /əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ | :: Acropoli |
| across {prep} /əˈkɹɒs/ (from the far side) | :: attraverso |
| across {prep} (on the opposite side) | :: attraverso, dall'altra parte |
| across {prep} (from one side to another) | :: attraverso |
| across {prep} (bridging a gap) | :: attraverso |
| across {prep} (perpendicularly) | :: attraverso |
| across {adv} (crosswords: horizontally) | :: attraverso, orizzontale |
| acrostic {n} /əˈkɹɒstɪk/ (poem or text in which certain letters spell out a name or message) | :: acrostico {m} |
| acryl {n} (univalent radical) | :: acrile {m} |
| acrylamide {n} /əˈkɹɪləmaɪd/ (Amide of acrylic acid) | :: acrilammide {f} |
| acrylate {n} (salt or ester of acrylic acid) | :: acrilato {m} |
| acrylic {adj} /ə.ˈkɹɪ.lɪk/ (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) | :: acrilico |
| acrylic {adj} (containing an acrylic resin) | :: acrilico |
| acrylic acid {n} (unsaturated organic acid: CH2CHCOOH) | :: acido acrilico |
| acrylonitrile {n} (toxic colourless liquid) | :: acrilonitrile |
| acrylonitrilic {adj} | :: acrilonitrilico |
| act {n} /ækt/ (deed) | :: atto {m} |
| act {n} (statute) | :: legge {f} |
| act {n} (process of doing) | :: atto {m} |
| act {n} (drama: division of theatrical performance) | :: atto {m}, numero {m} |
| act {n} (display of behaviour) | :: scena {f}, messinscena {f} |
| act {v} (to do something) | :: agire |
| act {v} (to perform a theatrical role) | :: recitare |
| act {v} (to behave in a certain way) | :: fare, comportarsi |
| act {v} | :: agire |
| act {v} (to feign) SEE: feign | :: |
| actant {n} (any of the participants in a grammatical clause) | :: attante {m} |
| actin {n} (a globular structural protein) | :: actina |
| actinide {n} /ˈæktɪnaɪd/ (one of a group of radioactive elements) | :: attinoide {m} |
| actinium {n} /ækˈtɪniəm/ (chemical element) | :: attinio {m} |
| actinobiology {n} (study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms) | :: actinobiologia {f} |
| actinograph {n} (recording actinometer) | :: attinografo {m} |
| actinoid {n} /ˈæktɪnɔɪd/ (actinide) | :: attinoide {m} |
| actinolite {n} (mineral with monoclinic crystals belonging to the amphibole group) | :: actinolite {f} |
| actinometer {n} (measuring device) | :: attinometro {m} |
| actinometric {adj} (pertaining to actinometry) | :: attinometrico |
| actinomycosis {n} (infectious disease) | :: actinomicosi {f} |
| action {n} /ˈæk.ʃən/ (something done so as to accomplish a purpose) | :: azione {f} |
| action {n} (way of motion or functioning) | :: azione {f} |
| action {n} (fast-paced activity) | :: azione {f} |
| action {n} (mechanism) | :: meccanismo {m} |
| action {n} (military: combat) | :: azione {f} |
| action {n} (law: a charge) | :: azione legale {f} |
| action {interj} (signifying the start of something) | :: azione {f} |
| action at a distance {n} | :: azione a distanza {f} |
| action figure {n} (children's toy) | :: figura di azione {f} |
| action word {n} (verb) SEE: verb | :: |
| Actium {prop} /ˈæk.ti.əm/ (promontory) | :: Azio {f} |
| activate {v} /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/ | :: attivare |
| activate {v} (to activate a software functionality) SEE: enable | :: |
| activation {n} /æktɪˈveɪʃən/ (process through which molecules are made able to react) | :: attivazione |
| activator {n} (chemical increasing transcription) | :: attivatore |
| active {adj} /ˈæk.tɪv/ (having the quality or power of acting) | :: attivo |
| active {adj} | :: attivo |
| active euthanasia {n} | :: eutanasia attiva {f} |
| actively {adv} (in an active manner) | :: attivamente |
| active voice {n} (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action) | :: forma attiva {f}, attivo {m} |
| active volcano {n} (active volcano) | :: vulcano attivo {m} |
| activist {n} /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/ (one who is politically active) | :: attivista {m} |
| activistic {adj} (activist) SEE: activist | :: |
| activity {n} /ækˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/ (state or quality of being active) | :: attività {f} |
| activity {n} (something done as an action or a movement) | :: attività {f} |
| activity {n} (something done for pleasure or entertainment) | :: attività {f}, svago {m} |
| actor {n} /ˈæk.tə/ (person who performs in a theatrical play or film, see also: actress) | :: attore {m}, attrice {f} [actress] |
| actor {n} (one who acts; a doer) | :: attore {m}, attrice {f} |
| actor {n} (one who takes part in a situation) | :: partecipante, esponente |
| actor {n} (advocate in civil courts or cases) | :: attore |
| actor {n} (plaintiff) SEE: plaintiff | :: |
| actress {n} /ˈæk.tɹəs/ (female actor, see also: actor) | :: attrice {f} |
| Acts {prop} (Book of Acts) SEE: Acts of the Apostles | :: |
| Acts of the Apostles {prop} (fifth book of the New Testament) | :: Atti degli Apostoli {m-p} |
| actual {adj} /ˈæk(t)ʃ(əw)əl/ (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) | :: reale, effettivo |
| actual {adj} (in action at the time being) | :: esistente |
| actualism {n} (the belief that only actual things exist) | :: attualismo {m} |
| actualist {n} (proponent of actualism) | :: attualista {m} {f} |
| actually {adv} /ˈak.(t)ʃ(ʊ).ə.li/ (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) | :: realmente (not: attualmente), davvero, realmente, in verità |
| actuary {n} (maker of insurance calculations) | :: attuario {m} |
| actuator {n} /ˈæk.tjuː.eɪt.ə(ɹ)/ (Something that actuates something else) | :: attuatore {m} |
| actuator {n} (A relay that controls the flow of electricity) | :: attuatore {m}, ripetitore {m} |
| acuity {n} /əˈkjuːɪti/ (sharpness or acuteness) | :: acutezza {f} |
| acumen {n} /əˈkjumən/ (quickness of perception) | :: acume {m}, perspicacia {f} |
| acupuncturation {n} (acupuncture) SEE: acupuncture | :: |
| acupuncture {n} /ˈæ.kju.ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) | :: agopuntura {f} |
| acute {adj} /əˈkjuːt/ ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees) | :: acuto |
| acute {adj} ((geometry) of a triangle: having all internal angles acute) SEE: acute-angled | :: |
| acute {n} (acute accent) SEE: acute accent | :: |
| acute accent {n} (acute accent) | :: accento acuto |
| acute angle {n} (angle measuring less than ninety degrees) | :: angolo acuto {m} |
| acute-angled {adj} (geometry) | :: acutangolo {m} {f} |
| acute-angled triangle {n} (acute triangle) SEE: acute triangle | :: |
| acute triangle {n} (triangle all of the angles of which are acute) | :: triangolo {m} acutangolo |
| acyclic {adj} (not cyclic) | :: aciclico {m} |
| acyclic digraph {n} (directed acyclic graph) SEE: directed acyclic graph | :: |
| acyl {n} /ˈæ.sɪl/ (any of a class of organic radicals) | :: acile {m} |
| acylcarnitine {n} | :: acilcarnitina {f} |
| acyrology {n} /ˌæsɪˈɹɒlədʒi/ (incorrect use of language) | :: acirologia {f} |
| AD {adv} (anno Domini) | :: d.C. (dopo Cristo) |
| adactyly {n} | :: adattilia {f} |
| adage {n} /ˈæ.dɪdʒ/ (old saying) | :: modo di dire {m} |
| adagietto {n} /əˌdæ(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/ (passage) | :: adagetto {m}, [obsolete] adagietto {m} |
| adagio {n} (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly) | :: adagio {m} |
| Adam {prop} /ˈæ.dəm/ (first man in Abrahamic religions) | :: Adamo |
| Adam {prop} (male given name) | :: Adamo |
| Adam and Eve {prop} (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) | :: Adamo ed Eva |
| adamant {adj} /ˈæ.də.mənt/ (determined; unshakeable; unyielding) | :: irremovibile, ostinato {m} |
| adamant {n} (rock or mineral) | :: adamantino |
| Adam's apple {n} (Citrus medica) SEE: citron | :: |
| Adam's apple {n} (lump in the throat) | :: pomo d'Adamo {m} |
| adapt {v} /əˈdæpt/ (to make suitable) | :: adattare |
| adapt {v} (to make by altering) | :: adattare |
| adapt {v} (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) | :: adattarsi |
| adapt {adj} (adapted (adjective)) | :: adattato |
| adaptability {n} /ədæptəˈbɪlɪti/ (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable) | :: adattabilità {f} |
| adaptable {adj} /əˈdæptəbəl/ (capable of adapting or of being adapted) | :: adattabile |
| adaptation {n} /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/ | :: adattamento {m} |
| adaptative {adj} (adaptive) SEE: adaptive | :: |
| adaptive {adj} /əˈdæp.tɪv/ (of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable) | :: adattivo |
| a day late and a dollar short {adv} (adverbial use of the adjectival form) | :: troppo poco, troppo tardi |
| add {v} /æd/ (to append, as a statement) | :: aggiungere |
| add {v} (to make an addition) | :: aggiungere |
| addax {n} /ˈa.daks/ (Addax nasomaculatus) | :: antilope dalle corna a vite {f}, addax {f} |
| addedly {adv} (in addition) | :: addizionalmente |
| add fuel to the fire {v} (worsen a conflict) | :: aggiungere esca al fuoco, mettere benzina sul fuoco |
| addict {n} /ˈæ.dɪkt/ (person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug) | :: dipendente |
| addiction {n} /əˈdɪkʃən/ (the state of being addicted) | :: dipendenza |
| addiction {n} (a habit or practice) | :: dipendenza |
| addictive {adj} /əˈdɪktɪv/ (tending to cause addiction) | :: che causa dipendenza, che dà dipendenza |
| adding machine {n} | :: addizionatrice {f}, calcolo meccanico {m} |
| add insult to injury {v} (to further a loss with mockery or indignity) | :: oltre il danno la beffa |
| Addis Ababa {prop} /ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə/ (capital of Ethiopia) | :: Addis Abeba |
| addition {n} /əˈdɪʃən/ (act of adding) | :: addizione {f} |
| addition {n} (thing added) | :: aggiunta {f} |
| addition {n} (arithmetic: process of adding) | :: addizione {f} |
| additional {adj} /əˈdɪʃənəl/ (Supplemental or added to) | :: addizionale |
| addition sign {n} (plus sign) SEE: plus sign | :: |
| additive {n} /ˈæ.də.tɪv/ (substance added to another substance to produce certain properties) | :: additivo {m} |
| address {n} /əˈdɹɛs/ (direction for letters) | :: indirizzo {m} |
| address {n} (act of addressing oneself to a person) | :: discorso {m} |
| address {n} (manner of speaking to another) | :: maniera {f} |
| address {v} (to direct speech to) | :: rivolgersi |
| address book {n} (small book with addresses) | :: rubrica {f} |
| add up {v} (be reasonable or consistent) SEE: make sense | :: |
| adecticous {adj} (adecticous) | :: adectico |
| Adela {prop} /ˈæ.də.lə/ (female given name) | :: Adele {f} |
| Adelaide {prop} /ˈæ.dɜ.læɪ̯d/ (female given name) | :: Adelaide |
| Adele {prop} (female given name) SEE: Adela | :: |
| adelphic {adj} (describing a form of polyandry) | :: adelfico |
| adelphogamy {n} (marriage between a brother and a sister) | :: incesto {m} |
| Aden {prop} (seaport of Yemen) | :: Aden |
| adenectomy {n} (surgical removal of the adenoid glands) | :: adenectomia |
| adenine {n} /ˈæ.dəˌniːn/ (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) | :: adenina {f} |
| adeno- {prefix} (gland) | :: adeno- |
| adenocarcinoma {n} (any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue) | :: adenocarcinoma {m} |
| adenohypophysis {n} (the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland) | :: adenoipofisi {f} |
| adenoid {n} (folds of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium) | :: adenoide {f} |
| adenoidal {adj} (pertaining to the adenoids) | :: adenoideo, adenoide |
| adenoma {n} /æd ˈənoʊ mʌ/ (benign tumour) | :: adenoma {m} |
| adenomatoid {adj} (of or pertaining to an adenoma) | :: adenomatoso |
| adenomegaly {n} | :: adenomegalia {f} |
| adenosine {n} /əˈdɛnəˌsin/ (nucleoside) | :: adenosina {f} |
| adenosine monophosphate {n} (nucleotide) | :: adenosina monofosfato |
| adenosine triphosphate {n} (adenosine triphosphate) | :: adenosintrifosfato {m} |
| adequate {adj} /ˈæ.də.kwɪt/ (equal to some requirement) | :: adeguato |
| adequately {adv} (in an adequate manner) | :: adeguatamente |
| adequately {adv} (sufficiently) | :: adeguatamente |
| adequately {adv} (barely satisfactory) | :: adeguatamente |
| adermatoglyphia {n} /eɪˌdɜː.mə.təʊˈɡlɪ.fɪ.ə/ (rare congenital absence of epidermal ridges; genetic disorder which causes this condition) | :: adermatoglifia |
| adessive case {n} (noun case used to indicate adjacent location) | :: caso adessivo {m} |
| adhere {v} /ædˈhiɹ/ (To stick fast or cleave) | :: aderire |
| adherent {adj} /ædˈ(h)ɪəɹənt/ | :: aderente |
| adherent {n} (a person who has membership in some group) | :: aderente |
| adhesin {n} (factor enabling bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces) | :: adesina {f} |
| adhesion {n} (binding of a cell) | :: adesione |
| adhesiveness {n} (the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive) | :: adesività {f} |
| adhesive tape {n} | :: nastro adesivo {m}, scotch {m} |
| ad hoc {adj} /ˌæd ˈhɒk/ (for this particular purpose) | :: ad hoc |
| ad hoc {adj} (special) SEE: special | :: |
| ad hoc {adj} (impromptu) SEE: impromptu | :: |
| adiabatic {adj} /ˌeɪdaɪəˈbætɪk/ (occurring without gain or loss of heat) | :: adiabatico |
| adiabaticity {n} | :: adiabaticità {f} |
| -adic {suffix} (having a number of arguments) | :: -adico |
| adicity {n} (number of arguments) | :: arietà {f} |
| adieu {interj} (farewell, goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| Adige {prop} /ˈadɪdʒeɪ/ (river in South Tyrol) | :: Adige {m} |
| adios {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| adipic {adj} | :: adipico {m} |
| adipic acid {n} (crystalline dicarboxylic acid) | :: acido adipico |
| adipo- {prefix} (fat) | :: adipo- |
| adipoblast {n} | :: adipoblasto |
| adiponectin {n} (protein hormone) | :: adiponectina {f} |
| adipose {adj} /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/ (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat) | :: adiposo |
| adipose tissue {n} (tissue) | :: tessuto adiposo {m} |
| adjacency {n} (the quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch) | :: adiacenza {f} |
| adjacency matrix {n} (in graph theory) | :: matrice di adiacenza {f} |
| adjacent {adj} /əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/ (lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring) | :: adiacente |
| adjacent {adj} (just before, after, or facing) | :: adiacente |
| adjectival {adj} /ˌæ.dʒəkˈtaɪ.vəl/ (functioning as an adjective) | :: aggettivale |
| adjective {n} /ˈæ.d͡ʒɪk.tɪv/ ((grammar) a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent) | :: aggettivo {m} |
| adjective {v} (To make an adjective of) | :: aggettivare |
| adjective {adj} (adjectival) SEE: adjectival | :: |
| adjectivization {n} (the process or result of adjectivizing) | :: aggettivazione {f} |
| adjoining {adj} /ʌˈd͡ʒɔɪn.ɪŋ/ (being in contact at some point) | :: adiacente, attiguo |
| adjust {v} /əˈdʒʌst/ (to modify) | :: adattare, adeguare, regolare |
| adjust {v} (to improve or rectify) | :: regolare |
| adjustable {adj} (capable of being adjusted) | :: modificabile, regolabile |
| adjustable spanner {n} (adjustable hand tool) | :: chiave regolabile {f} |
| adjusted {adj} /əˈdʒʌstɪd/ (compensated in order to avoid bias) | :: aggiustato |
| adjustment {n} /əˈdʒʌst.mənt/ (result of adjusting, small change) | :: adattamento {m}, inserimento {m} |
| adjuvant {adj} /ˈædʒ.ə.vənt/ (medicine: involving an adjuvant) | :: adiuvante, coadiuvante |
| ad lib {adv} /æd ˈlɪb/ | :: a volontà |
| adminicle {n} (aid) SEE: aid | :: |
| adminicle {n} (auxiliary) SEE: auxiliary | :: |
| administer {v} /ədˈmɪnɪstɚ/ (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise) | :: amministrare |
| administrate {v} (administer) SEE: administer | :: |
| administration {n} /ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/ (the act of administering) | :: amministrazione {f} |
| administration {n} (the act of administering or tendering something to another) | :: somministrazione |
| administrative {adj} /ədˈmɪ.nəsˌtɹeɪ.ɾɪv/ (of or relating to administering or administration) | :: amministrativo |
| administrator {n} /ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪtɚ/ (one who administers affairs) | :: amministratore {m} |
| admirably {adv} /ˈæd.mɪɹ.əˌbli/ (in an admirable manner) | :: ammirevolmente |
| admirably {adv} (to an admirable degree) | :: ammirevolmente |
| admiral {n} /ˈæd.mə.ɹəl/ (naval officer of the highest rank) | :: ammiraglio |
| admiral of the fleet {n} (top naval rank) | :: grande ammiraglio {m} |
| Admiral of the Fleet {prop} (nautical rank) SEE: admiral of the fleet | :: |
| admiralship {n} (state, property, or office of being an admiral) | :: ammiragliato {m} |
| admiralty {n} /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/ (office or jurisdiction) | :: ammiragliato |
| admiration {n} /ˌæd.mɚˈeɪʃ.ən/ (adoration; appreciation) | :: ammirazione {f} |
| admire {v} /ədˈmaɪə/ (regard with wonder and delight) | :: ammirare |
| admirer {n} /ædˈmaɪɚ.ɹɚ/ (one who admires) | :: ammiratore {m}, ammiratrice {f} |
| admissible {adj} (capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable) | :: ammissibile |
| admission {n} /ædˈmɪʃ.ən/ (the act or practice of admitting) | :: ammissione {f} |
| admission {n} (power or permission to enter) | :: ammissione |
| admit {v} /ədˈmɪt/ (to allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege) | :: far entrare |
| admit {v} (to concede as true) | :: ammettere, riconoscere |
| admit {v} (admit into hospital) | :: ricoverare |
| admittance {n} /ədˈmɪt.n̩s/ (physics: reciprocal of impedance) | :: ammettenza {f} |
| admixture {n} | :: mescolanza {f} |
| admonitory {adj} (Of or pertaining to an admonition) | :: ammonitorio |
| ad nauseam {adv} /ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/ (to a sickening degree) | :: ad oltranza, fino allo sfinimento |
| adogmatic {adj} | :: adogmatico |
| adolescence {n} /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/ (period between childhood and maturity) | :: adolescenza {f} |
| Adolf {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph | :: |
| Adolph {prop} /ˈeɪ.dɔlf/ (male given name) | :: Adolfo |
| Adolphus {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph | :: |
| Adonis {prop} /əˈdoʊnɪs/ (male given name) | :: Adone |
| adopt {v} /əˈdɑpt/ (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen) | :: adottare |
| adoptable {adj} (able to be adopted) | :: adottabile |
| adoptee {n} | :: adottato {m}, adottata {f}, adottati {p}, adottate {f-p} |
| adopter {n} (one who adopts) | :: adottatore {m} |
| adoption {n} /əˈdɑp.ʃən/ (act of adopting, or state of being adopted) | :: adozione {f} |
| adoption {n} (transfer between old system to another) | :: conversione, migrazione, adozione |
| adoptionism {n} (form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God adopted him) | :: adozionismo {m} |
| adoptive {adj} (related through adoption) | :: adottivo |
| adoptive father {n} (man who has adopted a child) | :: padre adottivo {m} |
| adorable {adj} /əˈdɔːɹəbəl/ (befitting of being adored) | :: adorabile |
| adorably {adv} /əˈdɔɹəbli/ (in an adorable manner) | :: adorabilmente |
| adoral {adj} | :: adorale |
| adoration {n} /ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (an act of religious worship) | :: adorazione {f} |
| adoration {n} (admiration or esteem) | :: adorazione {f} |
| adoration {n} (the act of adoring) | :: adorazione {f} |
| adorcism {n} | :: adorcismo {m} |
| adore {v} /əˈdɔɹ/ (worship) | :: adorare |
| adore {v} (love with entire heart and soul) | :: adorare |
| adorn {v} /əˈdɔɹn/ (to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate) | :: adornare, ornare, fregiare, abbellire, contornare, decorare, imbellettare |
| adrenal {adj} /æˈdɹiːnəl/ (pertaining to adrenal glands) | :: adrenale |
| adrenaline {n} /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ (the compound epinephrine) | :: adrenalina {f} |
| adreno- {prefix} (relating to the adrenal gland) | :: adreno- |
| adrenocorticotropic {adj} (that stimulates the adrenal cortex) | :: adrenocorticotropo |
| adrenoleukodystrophy {n} (disease) | :: adrenoleucodistrofia {f} |
| adrenomedullary {adj} (relating to the adrenal medulla) | :: adrenomedullare |
| Adria {prop} (town) | :: Adria |
| Adrian {prop} /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/ (male given name) | :: Adriano |
| Adriatic {prop} (Adriatic Sea) SEE: Adriatic Sea | :: |
| Adriatic {adj} /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/ (of or pertaining to the Adriatic) | :: adriatico {m} |
| Adriatic Sea {prop} /eɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/ (sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice) | :: mare Adriatico {m} |
| adrift {adj} /əˈdɹɪft/ (floating at random) | :: alla deriva |
| adrift {adv} (in a drifting condition) | :: alla deriva |
| adroit {adj} (dexterous) SEE: dexterous | :: |
| adroitness {n} (displays of skillfulness) | :: destrezza {f}, abilità {f}, maestria {f}, perizia {f} |
| adsorb {v} /ədˈzɔːb/ (to accumulate on a surface) | :: adsorbire |
| adstrate {n} (adstratum) SEE: adstratum | :: |
| adstratum {n} (Any language having elements that are responsible for change in neighbouring languages) | :: adstrato {m} |
| adulation {n} /ˌædʒəˈleɪʃən/ (Flattery; fulsome praise) | :: adulazione {f} |
| adulator {n} (one who adulates) | :: adulatore {m}, adulatrice {f} |
| adult {n} /əˈdʌlt/ (fully grown human) | :: adulto {m}, adulta {f} |
| adult {adj} (fully grown) | :: adulto {m}, adulta {f} |
| adult {adj} (intended for adults) | :: per adulti |
| adulter {v} (adulterate) SEE: adulterate | :: |
| adulterate {v} (corrupt) | :: adulterare |
| adulterer {n} /əˈdʌltəɹɚ/ (husband or wife who commits adultery) | :: adultero {m}, adultera {f} |
| adulteress {n} (woman or girl who commits adultery) | :: adultera {f} |
| adultery {n} /əˈdʌltəɹi/ (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse) | :: adulterio {m} |
| adultization {n} (the process of adultizing) | :: adultizzazione |
| adult shop {n} (sex shop) SEE: sex shop | :: |
| adumbration {n} /ˌædʌmˈbɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ (state of being in shadow or shade) | :: adombramento {m}, adombrazione |
| adumbration {n} (faint sketch; brief representation, outline) | :: abbozzo {m}, schizzo {m} |
| advance {v} /ədˈvæns/ (to bring forward; to move towards the front; to make to go on) | :: avanzare |
| advance {v} (to raise to a higher rank; to promote) | :: avanzare |
| advance {n} (forward move) | :: avanzata {f}, progresso |
| advance {n} (amount of money) | :: avanzo {m} |
| advanced {adj} /ədˈvænst/ (late) | :: avanzato |
| advance directive {n} (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) | :: dichiarazione anticipata di trattamento {f} |
| advancement {n} /ɛdˈvæns.mɛnt/ (property given in advance of future distribution) | :: anticipo sull'eredità {m} [inheritance] |
| advantage {n} /ədˈvæn.tɪdʒ/ (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) | :: vantaggio {m}, beneficio |
| advantage {n} | :: vantaggio |
| advantageous {adj} /ˌædvənˈteɪd͡ʒəs/ (being of advantage, see also: beneficial) | :: vantaggioso |
| advantageously {adv} (in an advantageous manner) | :: proficuamente, vantaggiosamente, profittevolmente |
| advection {n} /ædˈvɛkʃən/ (The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.) | :: avvezione {f} |
| advent {n} /ˈæd.vɛnt/ (coming, arrival) | :: avvento {m} |
| advent {n} (Christianity) SEE: Advent | :: |
| Advent {prop} (season before Christmas) | :: Avvento {m} |
| Advent calendar {n} (calendar used to count down the days of Advent) | :: calendario dell'avvento {m} |
| adventitious {adj} /ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/ (from an external source) | :: esogeno |
| adventitious {adj} (accidental, additional, appearing casually) | :: aleatorio |
| adventitious {adj} (genetics, medicine: not congenital) | :: acquisito |
| adventitious {adj} (biology: developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source) | :: ectopico, ausiliario, avventizio |
| adventure {n} /ədˈvɛnt͡ʃɚ/ (encountering of risks) | :: avventura {f}, peripezia {f} |
| adventure {n} (remarkable occurrence) | :: avventura {f} |
| adventure {n} (mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard) | :: rischio {m}, speculazione {f} |
| adventure {n} (that which happens without design) | :: avventura {f} |
| adventure playground {n} (playground) | :: parco Robinson {m} |
| adventurer {n} /ædˈvɛn.tʃɚ.ɚ/ (one who enjoys adventures) | :: avventuriero {m} |
| adverb {n} /ˈæd.vɝb/ (lexical category) | :: avverbio {m} |
| adverbial {adj} /ædˈvɝbi.əl/ (of or relating to an adverb) | :: avverbiale |
| adverbially {adv} (as an adverb) | :: avverbialmente |
| adverbial phrase {n} (type of phrase) | :: locuzione avverbiale {f} |
| adversary {n} /ˈæd.vəɹ.sɛɹi/ (opponent) | :: avversario {m}, avversaria {f} |
| adverse {adj} /ˈæd.və(ɹ)s/ (unfavourable) | :: contrario, avverso |
| adverse {adj} (contrary, hostile) | :: ostile |
| adversity {n} /ædˈvɝ.sɪ.ti/ (state of being adverse) | :: avversità {f} |
| adversity {n} (adverse event) | :: avversità {f} |
| advert {n} (advertisement) SEE: advertisement | :: |
| advertently {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| advertise {v} /ˈadvə(ɹ)taɪz/ ((transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly) | :: annunciare |
| advertise {v} ((transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)) | :: pubblicizzare |
| advertisement {n} /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ (commercial solicitation) | :: annuncio {m}, pubblicità {f} |
| advertiser {n} (one who advertises) | :: inserzionista {m} {f} |
| advertorial {n} /ˌædvɚˈtɔɹi.əl/ (advertisement presented as editorial) | :: pubbliredazionale {m} |
| advice {n} /ædˈvaɪs/ (opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel) | :: consiglio {m} |
| advice {n} (information or notice given) | :: avviso {m} |
| advice columnist {n} (someone who writes for an advice column) | :: redattore rubrica dei consigli {m}, redattrice rubrica dei consigli {f} |
| advisable {adj} (worthy of being recommended) | :: consigliabile |
| advisatory {adj} (advisory) SEE: advisory | :: |
| advise {v} /ədˈvaɪz/ (to give advice to; to offer an opinion; to counsel; to warn) | :: consigliare, raccomandare, consultarsi |
| advise {v} (to give information or notice to; to inform) | :: avvisare, informare, notificare |
| advisedly {adv} (With intentionality; deliberately) | :: intenzionalmente, deliberatamente, a ragion veduta |
| adviser {n} (advisor) SEE: advisor | :: |
| advisor {n} /ædˈvaɪz.ɚ/ | :: consigliere {m} |
| advisory {adj} /ədˈvaɪzəɹi/ (able to give advice) | :: consultivo |
| advisory {n} (A warning) | :: avvertenza |
| advocacy {n} /ˈæd.və.kə.si/ (the profession of an advocate) | :: avvocatura |
| advocacy {n} (the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something) | :: difesa, sostegno |
| advocacy {n} (the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard) | :: sostegno, propaganda |
| advocate {n} /ˈæd.və.kət/ (person who argues the case of another) | :: avvocato {m}, avvocata {f} |
| advocate {n} (person who speaks in support of something) | :: sostenitore {m}, sostenitrice {f} |
| advocate {v} (argue for) | :: raccomandare, promuovere |
| advocate {v} (encourage support for) | :: difendere, sostenere |
| advocative {adj} | :: avocatorio |
| adynamia {n} (loss of strength due to a disease) | :: adinamia {f} |
| adynaton {n} /ædɪˈnɑːtɒn/ (form of hyperbole that expresses impossibility) | :: adynaton {m}, adinato {m} |
| Aegadian Islands {prop} /ɪˈɡeɪdiən ˈaɪləndz/ (islands off the coast of Sicily) | :: le isole Egadi {f-p} |
| Aegean {prop} (Aegean Sea) SEE: Aegean Sea | :: |
| Aegean Sea {prop} /əˈdʒi.ən ˈsi/ (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) | :: mar Egeo {m} |
| Aegidius {prop} (male given name) | :: Egidio |
| aegis {n} /ˈiːdʒɪs/ (guidance, protection) | :: egida |
| -aemia {suffix} (condition of the blood) | :: -emia {f} |
| Aeneas {prop} /ɪˈniː.əs/ (Trojan hero) | :: Enea {m} |
| Aeneid {prop} /ˈiː.ni.ɪd/ (Classic epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy.) | :: Eneide {f} |
| Aeolian Islands {prop} (Lipari Islands) SEE: Lipari Islands | :: |
| aerial {adj} /ˈɛɹ.i.əl/ (taking place in the air) | :: aereo |
| aerial {adj} (ethereal) | :: etereo |
| aerial {n} (device for receiving or transmitting) | :: antenna {f} |
| aerialist {n} (acrobat performing high off the ground) SEE: tightrope walker | :: |
| aeriferous {adj} (that conveys air) | :: aerifero |
| aero- {prefix} (air; aircraft) | :: aero- |
| aerobatic {adj} (acrobatic maneuvers performed by an airplane) | :: acrobatico |
| aerobic {adj} /ɛˈɹoʊbɪk/ (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) | :: aerobico {m} |
| aerobic {adj} (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) | :: aerobico {m} |
| aerobically {adv} (In an aerobic manner) | :: aerobicamente |
| aerobiology {n} (study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials) | :: aerobiologia {f} |
| aerobiosis {n} (form of life that is sustained by the presence of air) | :: aerobiosi {f} |
| aerodynamic {adj} (aerodynamic) | :: aerodinamico |
| aerodynamically {adv} (In an aerodynamic manner) | :: aerodinamicamente |
| aerodynamics {n} (The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases) | :: aerodinamica {f} |
| aerodyne {n} (heavier-than-air aircraft) | :: aerodina {f} |
| aeroelastic {adj} (of or pertaining to aeroelasticity) | :: aeroelastico |
| aeroelasticity {n} (scientific study of the effect of aerodynamic loads on structures.) | :: aeroelasticità {f} |
| aeroembolism {n} (condition) SEE: air embolism | :: |
| aerogel {n} (ultralight solid-state substance) | :: aerogel {m} |
| aerography {n} (branch of surrealist art) | :: aerografia {f} |
| aerolite {n} /ˈɛə.ɹə.laɪt/ (a meteorite consisting of silicate minerals) | :: aerolite {m} |
| aerolitic {adj} (of or pertaining to aerolites) | :: aerolitico |
| aeromancer {n} (practitioner of aeromancy) | :: aeromante {m} {f} |
| aeromancy {n} /ˈeə.ɹə.mæn.si/ (divination by use of atmospheric conditions) | :: aeromanzia |
| aerometer {n} (instrument used to measure mass and density of gases) | :: aerometro {m} |
| aeromodelling {n} (building and flying of model aircraft) | :: aeromodellismo {m} |
| aeronautic {adj} /ˌæɹoˈnɔtɪk/ (having to do with aerial navigation) | :: aeronautico |
| aeronautical {adj} (pertaining to the scientific study of flight) | :: aeronautico |
| aeronautics {n} (mechanics and science of aircraft) | :: aeronautica {f} |
| aeronaval {adj} (relating to the navy and the air force) | :: aeronavale |
| aeronaval {adj} (that moves both on sea and in the air) | :: aeronavale |
| Aeronian {prop} | :: Aeroniano |
| aerophilately {n} (the study or collection of airmail stamps) | :: aerofilatelia {f} |
| aerophone {n} (musical instrument) | :: aerofono {m} |
| aerophysics {n} (physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices) | :: aerofisica {f} |
| aeroplane {n} (airplane) SEE: airplane | :: |
| aeroscope {n} (device used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis) | :: aeroscopio {m} |
| aerosol {n} /ˈɛɹəsɔl/ (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) | :: aerosol {m} |
| aerosol {n} (physics: colloidal system with gas as dispersal medium) | :: aerosol {m} |
| aerospace {n} (Earth's atmosphere and space the around it) | :: aerospazio {m} |
| aerospace {adj} (of or relating to aircraft) | :: aerospaziale |
| aerospace engineering {n} (branch of engineering) | :: ingegneria aerospaziale {f} |
| aerosporological {adj} (relating to airborne spores) | :: aerosporologico |
| aerostat {n} (aircraft) | :: aerostato {m}, dirigibile {m} |
| aerostat {n} (balloon) | :: aerostato {m} |
| aerostatic {adj} (pneumatic) SEE: pneumatic | :: |
| aerotaxis {n} (movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content) | :: aerotassi {f} |
| aerotechnic {adj} | :: aerotecnico |
| aerotechnics {n} | :: aerotecnica {f} |
| aerothermal {adj} | :: aerotermico |
| aerothermodynamics {n} (scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases) | :: gasdinamica |
| aerotropism {n} (growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content) | :: aerotropismo {m} |
| Aeschylus {prop} /ˈɛs.kə.ləs/ (Greek tragedian) | :: Eschilo {m} |
| Aesculapian snake {n} (a European species of nonvenomous snake, Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus, associated with Aesculapius in Ancient Greek mythology) | :: còlubro di Esculapio {m}, saettone {m} |
| aesir {n} (Æsir) SEE: Æsir | :: |
| Aesop {prop} /ˈiːsɒp/ (ancient Greek author) | :: Esopo {m} |
| aesthete {n} /ˈɛs.θiːt/ (someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature) | :: esteta {m} {f} |
| aesthetic {adj} /es.ˈθe.tɪk/ (concerned with beauty) | :: estetico |
| aesthetic {n} (the study of art or beauty) SEE: aesthetics | :: |
| aesthetically {adv} (in an aesthetic manner) | :: esteticamente |
| aesthetics {n} /ɛsˈθɛt.ɪks/ (study or philosophy of beauty) | :: estetica {f} |
| aetiology {n} /itiˈɑlədʒi/ (study of causes or origins) | :: eziologia {f} |
| Aetius {prop} (given name) | :: Ezio |
| Aetna {prop} /ˈɛtnə/ (Sicilian nymph) | :: Etna {f} |
| Aetolia {prop} /iːˈtəʊ.liː.ə/ (region of Greece) | :: Etolia {f} |
| Aetolian {adj} (of or relating to Aetolia) | :: etolico |
| Aetolian {n} (native of Aetolia) | :: etolico {m} |
| aeviternity {n} (midpoint between time and eternity) | :: eviternità {f} |
| afar {adv} /ʌˈfaɹ/ (at, to or from a great distance) | :: da lontano |
| Afar {prop} (language) | :: afar |
| a few {determiner} (a small number of) | :: pochi, alcuni |
| a few {pron} (a small number of things) | :: pochi, un pò di |
| affable {adj} /ˈæf.ə.bəl/ (friendly, courteous, sociable) | :: affabile |
| affable {adj} (mild; benign) | :: bonario, amabile |
| affair {n} /əˈfɛɹ/ (that which is done or is to be done) | :: affare {m} |
| affect {v} /əˈfɛkt/ (to influence or alter) | :: influenzare, condizionare, alterare |
| affect {v} (to move to emotion) | :: commuovere |
| affect {v} (to infect or harm) | :: colpire |
| affect {v} /əˈfɛkt/ (to make a false display of) | :: fingere |
| affected {adj} /əˈfɛktɪd/ (simulated in order to impress) | :: lezioso {m}, affettato {m} |
| affected {adj} (emotionally moved, touched) | :: colpito {m} |
| affected {adj} (resulting from a mostly negative physical effect) | :: colpito, afflitto {m} |
| affected {adj} (artificial, stilted) | :: manierato {m}, affettato {m}, lezioso {m} |
| affection {n} /əˈfɛkʃən/ (any emotion) | :: affetto {m} |
| afferent {adj} /ˈæ.fɜː.ənt/ (Carrying towards) | :: afferente |
| affiliate {v} (to adopt) SEE: adopt | :: |
| affine {n} (in-law) SEE: in-law | :: |
| affine geometry {n} (branch of geometry) | :: geometria affine {f} |
| affinity {n} /əˈfɪnɪti/ (attraction between atoms) | :: affinità |
| affinity {n} (attraction between an antibody and an antigen) | :: affinità |
| affirmance {n} (affirmation) SEE: affirmation | :: |
| affirmation {n} /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ (that which is affirmed) | :: affermazione {f} |
| affirmatively {adv} (In an affirming manner) | :: affermativamente |
| affirmative sentence {n} (sentence that affirms) | :: frase affermativa {f} |
| affix {n} /ˈæ.fɪks/ (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) | :: confisso {m} |
| affix {n} (suffix) SEE: suffix | :: |
| affixive {adj} (forming words through the addition of an affix) | :: affissivo |
| afflict {v} /əˈflɪkt/ (To cause pain to) | :: affliggere |
| affliction {n} /əˈflɪkʃən/ (a state of pain, suffering, distress or agony) | :: afflizione {f} |
| affliction {n} (something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony) | :: afflizione {f} |
| afflictive {adj} (that causes physical or mental pain) | :: afflittivo |
| affluence {n} /ˈæf.lu.əns/ (abundance of wealth) | :: ricchezza {f}, opulenza {f}, abbondanza {f} |
| affluent {n} (tributary) SEE: tributary | :: |
| affogato {n} /ˌɑːfəˈɡɑːtəʊ/ (dessert) | :: affogato {m} |
| afford {v} /əˈfoɹd/ (to incur, stand, or bear) | :: permettersi |
| affray {n} /əˈfɹeɪ/ (a sudden assault or quarrel) | :: allarme terrore |
| affreightment {n} (hire a vessel for cargo) | :: noleggio {m} |
| affricate {n} /ˈæfɹɪkət/ (sound) | :: affricata {f} |
| affront {v} /əˈfɹʌnt/ (to insult intentionally, especially openly) | :: insultare |
| affront {n} (open or intentional offense, slight, or insult) | :: affronto {m} |
| affusion {n} (pouring of liquid) | :: affusione {f} |
| Afghan {n} /ˈæfˌɡæn/ (person from Afghanistan) | :: afghano |
| Afghan {prop} (Pashto language) | :: afghano {m} |
| Afghan {adj} (pertaining to Afghanistan) | :: afghano {m}, afghana {f} |
| Afghan hound {n} (Afghan Hound) SEE: Afghan Hound | :: |
| Afghan Hound {n} /ˌæfɡæn ˈhau̯nd/ (Afghan Hound) | :: levriero afgano {m} |
| afghani {n} /æfˈɡɑːni/ (national currency of Afghanistan) | :: afghani {m} |
| Afghani {n} (citizen or native of Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan | :: |
| Afghani {adj} (relating to Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan | :: |
| Afghani {n} (money) SEE: afghani | :: |
| Afghanistan {prop} /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/ (country) | :: Afghanistan {m}, Afganistan {m} |
| A-flat {n} (tone four fifths below C) | :: La bemolle |
| A-flat major {n} (A-flat major) | :: la bemolle maggiore |
| aflutter {adj} /əˈflʌt.ɚ/ (in a state of excited anticipation) | :: svolazzante |
| afoot {adv} /əˈfʊt/ (support of the body, standing) | :: in piedi |
| aforementioned {adj} /əˈfɔɹˌmɛn.ʃənd/ (previously mentioned) | :: suddetto {m}, suddetta {f}, sopraccennato {m}, anzidetto {m}, sopraccitato {m} |
| aforesaid {adj} /əˈfɔɹsɛd/ (previously stated) | :: succitato, suddetto |
| a fortiori {adv} /ˈeɪ fɔɹʃˈjɔˑɹaɪ/ | :: a fortiori |
| afraid {adj} /əˈfɹeɪd/ (impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive) | :: con paura |
| Africa {prop} /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə/ (continent south of Europe) | :: Africa {f} |
| Africa-Eurasia {prop} (Afro-Eurasia) SEE: Afro-Eurasia | :: |
| African {adj} (language) SEE: Afrikaans | :: |
| African {adj} /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kən/ (of or pertaining to Africa) | :: africano |
| African {n} (a native of Africa) | :: africano {m}, africana {f} |
| African clawed frog {n} (frog) | :: xenopo {m} |
| African hunting dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) | :: licaone {m} |
| Africanization {n} (the act or process of Africanizing) | :: africanizzazione {f} |
| African Union {prop} (multinational organisation) | :: Unione Africana {f} |
| African violet {n} (perennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia) | :: violetta africana {f} |
| African wild dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog | :: |
| a friend in need is a friend indeed {proverb} (someone who helps you in your time of need is a real friend) | :: gli amici si vedono nel momento del bisogno |
| Afrikaans {prop} /ˌɑːfɹɪˈkɑːnz/ (language) | :: afrikaans |
| Afrikaans {prop} (Afrikaner) SEE: Afrikaner | :: |
| Afrikaner {n} (member of ethnic group) | :: afrikander, sudafricano {m} |
| Afro-Cuban {adj} (describing the section of the population of Cuba that has an African heritage) | :: afrocubano |
| Afro-Eurasia {prop} /ˈæf.ɹoʊ.jʊɹˈeɪ.ʒə/ (supercontinent) | :: Eurafrasia |
| aft {n} /æft/ (stern portion of a vessel) | :: poppa {f}, poppa {f} |
| aft {adv} (at, near, or towards the stern) | :: a poppa |
| after {adv} /ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ (behind; later in time; following) | :: poi, dopo |
| after {prep} (subsequently; following in time; later than) | :: seguente |
| after {prep} (behind) | :: dietro |
| after {prep} (in pursuit of, seeking) | :: in seguito |
| after {prep} (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing) | :: da |
| after {prep} (as a result of) | :: per causa di |
| after {prep} (in spite of) | :: nonostante |
| after all {prep} (in the end; anyway) | :: dopo tutto, dopotutto, in fin dei conti, alla fine, nonostante tutto |
| afterbrain {n} (part of brain) | :: mielencefalo |
| after dark {prep} (after nightfall, at night) | :: dopo il tramonto |
| after-effect {n} (after-effect) SEE: aftereffect | :: |
| aftereffect {n} /ˈæftəɹ.əˌfɛkt/ (delayed effect) | :: strascico {m}, conseguenza {f}, effetto secondario {m} |
| afterlife {n} /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/ (life after death) | :: oltretomba {f}, aldilà {m} |
| aftermath {n} /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/ (that which happens after, that which follows) | :: conseguenze {f}, strascico {m} |
| afternoon {n} /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ (part of the day between noon and evening) | :: pomeriggio {m} |
| afterpeak {n} (compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship) | :: gavone di poppa {m} |
| aftershave {n} (lotion, gel or liquid) | :: dopobarba {m} |
| aftertaste {n} (The persistence of the taste of something no longer present) | :: retrogusto {m} |
| afterward {adv} (afterwards) SEE: afterwards | :: |
| afterwards {adv} /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ (at a later or succeeding time) | :: dopo, poi, successivamente, in seguito |
| afterword {n} (appendix) SEE: appendix | :: |
| afterword {n} (epilogue) | :: epilogo {m} |
| after you {phrase} (polite invitation for another to go first) | :: dopo di te |
| Agabus {prop} | :: Agabo {m} |
| again {adv} /əˈɡɛn/ (another time) | :: di nuovo, ancora |
| against {prep} /əˈɡɛnst/ (in a contrary direction to) | :: contrario {m}, contro |
| against {prep} (in physical contact with) | :: contro {m} |
| against {prep} (in opposition to) | :: contro {m} |
| against {prep} (in contrast or comparison with) | :: contro {m} |
| against {prep} (in competition with) | :: contro |
| against {prep} (in exchange for) | :: in cambio di |
| against {prep} | :: contro |
| against all odds {prep} (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) | :: contro ogni previsione |
| against the clock {prep} (in a time-restricted manner) | :: contro il tempo |
| agalactia {n} (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) | :: agalassia {f} |
| agalactorrhea {n} (disease) SEE: agalactia | :: |
| Agamemnon {prop} /æɡæˈmɛmnɒn/ (Greek hero) | :: Agamennone |
| agapism {n} (belief in selfless brotherly love) | :: agapismo {m} |
| agarose {n} (polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide) | :: agarosio |
| agate {n} /ˈæ.ɡət/ (mineral) | :: agata {f} |
| Agatha {prop} /ˈæɡəθə/ (female given name) | :: Agata {f} |
| agave {n} /əˈɡeɪviː/ (genus) | :: agave {f} |
| age {n} (century) SEE: century | :: |
| age {n} /eɪd͡ʒ/ (whole duration of a being) | :: età {m} |
| age {n} (one of the stages of life) | :: età {m} |
| age {n} (particular period of time in history) | :: età, evo |
| age {n} (great period in the history of the Earth) | :: epoca {f}, era {f} |
| age {n} (generation, see also: generation) | :: generazione {f} |
| age {n} (part of the duration of a being or thing between its beginning and any given time) | :: età {m} |
| age {v} (intransitive: become old) | :: invecchiare |
| ageful {n} (eternity) SEE: eternity | :: |
| ageful {adj} (aged, old) SEE: elderly | :: |
| ageism {n} /ˈeɪdʒ.ɪzm̩/ (the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age) | :: ageismo |
| agency {n} /ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/ (establishment engaged in doing business for another) | :: agenzia {f} |
| agenda {n} /əˈdʒɛn.də/ (list of matters to be taken up) | :: agenda {f} |
| agenda {n} (agenda book; notebook for organizing and planning) | :: agenda {f} |
| agent {n} /ˈeɪ.dʒənt/ (one who exerts power) | :: agente {m} |
| agent {n} (one who acts in place of another) | :: agente {m} |
| agent {n} (active power or cause) | :: agente {m} |
| agent noun {n} (noun that denotes an agent) | :: nome d'agente {m} |
| Agent Orange {prop} (herbicide) | :: Agente Arancio {f} |
| age of consent {n} (an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex) | :: età del consenso {f} |
| ageratum {n} (any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs) | :: agerato {m} |
| ageusia {n} /əˈɡjuːzɪə/ (loss of the sense of taste) | :: ageusia {f} |
| agflation {n} | :: agflazione {f} |
| agglutinable {adj} (able to be agglutinated) | :: agglutinabile |
| agglutinogen {n} (antigen) | :: agglutinogeno {m} |
| aggregate {n} /ˈæɡɹɪɡət/ (a mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars) | :: aggregato {m} |
| aggregate {n} (set (mathematics)) | :: aggregato {m} |
| aggregate {n} (any of the five aspects constituting the sentient being in Buddhism) | :: aggregato {m} |
| aggregate {v} (To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum) | :: aggregare |
| aggregate {v} (To add or unite, as, a person, to an association) | :: aggregare |
| aggression {n} /əˈɡɹɛʃən/ (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) | :: aggressione {f} |
| aggression {n} (the practice or habit of launching attacks) | :: aggressione {f} |
| aggression {n} (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) | :: aggressione {f} |
| aggressive {adj} /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/ (tending or disposed to aggress) | :: aggressivo |
| aggressively {adv} (in an aggressive manner) | :: aggressivamente |
| aggressiveness {n} (state or quality being aggressive) | :: aggressività {f} |
| agha {n} /ˈɑːɡə/ (an honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries) | :: aghà {m} |
| aghast {adj} /əˈɡæst/ (terrified) | :: terrorizzato, spaventato, sgomento |
| Aghlabid {n} | :: aglabita {m} |
| agile gibbon {n} (Hylobates agilis) | :: gibbone agile {m} |
| agilely {adv} (in an agile manner) | :: agilmente |
| aging {n} /ˈeɪ.dʒɪŋ/ (the process of becoming older or more mature) | :: invecchiamento {m} |
| agitate {v} /ˈæ.dʒɪ.teɪt/ (to move with a violent, irregular action) | :: agitare, scuotere, sbattere |
| agitate {v} (to stir up, to disturb or excite) | :: agitare, turbare |
| aglet {n} (catkin) SEE: catkin | :: |
| aglet {n} (cover of a shoelace) SEE: aiglet | :: |
| aglyphous {adj} (of a snake: whose teeth are not specialized) | :: aglifo |
| agnate {n} /ˈæɡneɪt/ (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family) | :: agnato {m} |
| agnathous {adj} (jawless) SEE: jawless | :: |
| Agnes {prop} /ˈæɡ.nɪs/ (female given name) | :: Agnese |
| agnolotti {n} /ˌænjəˈlɑti/ (type of square ravioli from Piedmont) | :: agnolotti {m-p} |
| agnostic {adj} /æɡˈnɑstɪk/ (of or relating to agnosticism) | :: agnostico |
| agnosticism {n} /æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/ (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) | :: agnosticismo {m} |
| agnus castus {n} (chaste tree) SEE: chaste tree | :: |
| ago {adv} /əˈɡoʊ/ (past; gone by; since) | :: fa |
| agog {adj} /əˈɡɑɡ/ (in eager desire) | :: eccitato, elettrizzato, voglioso, arrapato |
| agog {adj} (wide open) | :: sgranato, spalancato, sbarrato |
| agog {adv} (in a state of high anticipation) | :: impazientemente, ansiosamente, non stare nella pelle |
| agogic {n} | :: agogica {f} |
| agomelatine {n} (drug) | :: agomelatina {f} |
| agon {n} /ˈæ.ɡoʊn/ (a struggle or contest) | :: agone {m} |
| agon {n} (a test of will) | :: agone {m} |
| agon {n} (a contest in ancient Greece) | :: agone {m} |
| agon {n} (a two-player boardgame) | :: agone {m} |
| agonism {n} /ˈæ.ɡəˌnɪ.zəm/ (relationship between an agonist and a receptor) | :: agonismo {m} |
| agonistic {adj} /aɡəˈnɪstɪk/ (characterised by conflict or hostility) | :: agonistico |
| agony {n} /ˈæ.ɡə.niː/ (extreme pain) | :: dolore {f} [pain], angoscia {f} [of mind] |
| agony {n} (violent contest or striving) | :: agonia {f} |
| agony {n} (paroxysm of joy) | :: parossismo {m} |
| agony {n} (last struggle of life) | :: agonia {f} |
| a good beginning makes a good ending {proverb} (good beginnings promise a good end) | :: chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera |
| agoraphobia {n} /ˌæɡəɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/ (fear of open spaces) | :: agorafobia {f} |
| agorism {n} /ˈæ.ɡəˌɹɪzm̩/ (philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society through counter-economics) | :: agorismo {m} |
| agouti {n} /əˈɡuːti/ (a rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs) | :: aguti |
| agrammatism {n} (inability to form sentences) | :: agrammatismo {m} |
| agranulocyte {n} (white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in its cytoplasm) | :: agranulocita {m} |
| agrarian {adj} /əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/ (relating to the cultivation of land) | :: agrario |
| agree {v} /əˈɡɹiː/ (harmonize in opinion; be in unison or concord; be united; concur) | :: essere d'accordo, concordare |
| agree {v} (to come to terms or to a common resolve) | :: accordarsi |
| agree {v} (to resemble, coincide, correspond) | :: corrispondere, concordare |
| agree {v} (grammar: to correspond in gender, number, case, person, etc.) | :: concordare |
| agreeable {adj} /əˈɡɹiːəbl/ (pleasing) | :: gradevole |
| agreeably {adv} (in an agreeable manner) | :: gradevolmente |
| agreed {interj} /ə.ɡɹi.ːd/ (interjection that expresses agreement) | :: d'accordo |
| agreement {n} /əˈɡɹiːmənt/ (understanding to follow a course of conduct) | :: consenso {m}, accordo {m} |
| agreement {n} (state whereby several parties share a view) | :: accordo {m}, convenzione {f}, patto {m} |
| agreement {n} (legally binding contract) | :: contratto {m} |
| agreement {n} (grammatical agreement) | :: concordanza {f} |
| agribusiness {n} /ˈæɡɹɪˌbɪznəs/ (big business connected to agriculture) | :: agribusiness {m} |
| agricultural {adj} /ˌæɡɹɪˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/ (of or pertaining to agriculture) | :: agricolo |
| agriculture {n} /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃɚ/ (the art or science of cultivating the ground) | :: agricoltura {f} |
| agriculturist {n} (one who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener) | :: agricoltore {m} |
| Agrigento {prop} /ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/ (province and city in Sicily) | :: Agrigento {f} |
| agrimi {n} (type of goat) | :: kri-kri {f} |
| agrimony {n} /ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.mən.i/ (plant of the genus Agrimonia) | :: agrimonia {f} |
| Agrinio {prop} (a city in Greece) | :: Agrinio |
| agritourism {n} (tourism in which tourists stay in farms) | :: agriturismo {m} |
| agrivoltaic {adj} | :: agrivoltaico |
| agro- {prefix} (agriculture) | :: agro- |
| agrobiology {n} (the science of plant life and nutrition) | :: agrobiologia {f} |
| agrobiotechnological {adj} | :: agrobiotecnologico |
| agrochemical {adj} (relating to agrochemistry) | :: agrochimico |
| agrochemistry {n} (branch of chemistry) | :: agrochimica |
| agroforester {n} (one who takes part in agroforestry) | :: agrosilvicoltore {m} |
| agroindustrial {adj} | :: agroindustriale |
| agroindustry {n} | :: agroindustria {f} |
| agrology {n} /əˈɡɹɒlədʒi/ (science and art of agriculture) | :: agrologia {f} |
| agrometeorology {n} (branch of meteorology dealing with agriculture) | :: agrometeorologia {f} |
| agropastoral {adj} (based upon agriculture and the rearing of sheep) | :: agropastorale |
| agrotechnical {adj} (relating to agrotechnology) | :: agrotecnico |
| Aguascalientes {prop} (state of Mexico) | :: Aguascalientes {m} |
| ahead {adv} /əˈhɛd/ (in or to the front) | :: avanti |
| ahead {adv} (in the direction one is facing or moving) | :: davanti |
| ahead {adv} (in or for the future) | :: anticipatamente, al futuro |
| ahead {adv} (at an earlier time) | :: antecedentemente, in anticipo |
| ahead {adv} (having progressed more) | :: avanti |
| aichmophobia {n} (fear of pointed or sharp objects) | :: aicmofobia {f} |
| aid {n} /eɪd/ (help; succor; assistance; relief) | :: aiuto {m} |
| aid {n} (a person that promotes or helps in something being done; a helper) | :: aiutante {m} |
| aid {n} (something which helps; a material source of help) | :: aiuto |
| aid {v} (to support) | :: aiutare |
| Aida {prop} (female given name) | :: Aida |
| aide {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant | :: |
| Aidos {prop} (Greek goddess of shame, modesty, and humility) | :: Aidos |
| AIDS {n} /eɪdz/ (acquired immune deficiency syndrome, see also: acquired immune deficiency syndrome) | :: SIDA {f}, AIDS |
| aiglet {n} /ˈeɪ.ɡlɛt/ (tip on a ribbon or cord) | :: puntale {m} |
| aileron {n} /ˈeɪlərɒn/ (Hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing) | :: alettone {m}, alerone {m} |
| ailing {adj} /ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/ (sick) | :: malato {m}, sofferente |
| ailment {n} /ˈeɪlmənt/ (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) | :: disturbo {m}, indisposizione {f}, affezione {f}, male {m}, malattia {f}, acciacco {m}, malanno {m} |
| ailuro- {prefix} /aɪˈlʊɹə-/ (prefix meaning “cat”) | :: ailuro-, eluro- |
| ailurophile {n} /aɪˈljʊəɹəˌfaɪl/ (cat-lover) | :: ailurofilo {m}, ailurofila {f}, elurofilo {m}, elurofila {f}, gattofilo {m}, gattofila {f} |
| ailurophobia {n} /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfəʊbɪ.ə/ (irrational fear or hatred for cats) | :: ailurofobia {f}, elurofobia {f} |
| aim {n} /eɪm/ (intention; purpose) | :: obiettivo |
| aim {v} (to point or direct a missile weapon) | :: puntare, mirare |
| aim {v} (to direct the intention or purpose) | :: puntare, tendere |
| aimlessly {adv} /ˈeɪmləsli/ (without an aim) | :: senza meta |
| Ainu {prop} /ˈaɪnuː/ (language) | :: ainu {m} |
| Aion {prop} (Greek god associate with time, the universe and the zodiac) | :: Aion |
| air {v} /ˈɛəɹ/ (to bring into contact with the air) | :: aerare |
| air {v} (to ventilate) | :: ventilare |
| air {v} (to broadcast) | :: mandare in onda |
| air {n} (historical: one of the basic elements) | :: aria {f} |
| air {n} (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) | :: aria {f} |
| air {n} (music: a song, an aria) | :: aria {f} |
| air ambulance {n} (an aircraft equipped as an ambulance) | :: aeroambulanza {f} |
| air base {n} (military airport) | :: base aerea {f} |
| airbase {n} (airbase) SEE: air base | :: |
| air bed {n} (A bed that inflated with air) | :: materasso ad aria {m} |
| airborne {adj} (carried by the air) | :: trasportato dall'aria, aviotrasportato |
| airborne {adj} (in flight) | :: in volo |
| airbus {n} (a type of airliner) | :: aerobus {m} |
| air conditioner {n} (a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space) | :: condizionatore |
| aircraft {n} /ɛə.kɹɑːft/ (machine capable of atmospheric flight) | :: aeromobile {m} |
| aircraft carrier {n} (warship for launching aircraft) | :: portaerei {f}, portaeromobili {f} |
| air cushion {n} (layer of trapped air) | :: cuscino d'aria {m} |
| air cushion {n} (inflatable cushion) | :: camera d'aria {f} |
| airdrop {n} (act of dropping goods or personnel from an aircraft by parachute) | :: lancio con il paracadute {m} |
| airdrop {v} (to drop goods or personnel from an aircraft by parachute) | :: lanciare con il paracadute, paracadutare |
| air embolism {n} (condition caused by bubbles of gas) | :: aeroembolismo {m} |
| airer {n} (clotheshorse) SEE: clotheshorse | :: |
| airfield {n} (place where airplanes can take off and land) | :: aerodromo {m} |
| airfoil {n} (wing of an aircraft) SEE: wing | :: |
| airfoil {n} (structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air) | :: profilo alare {m} |
| air force {n} (branch of the military devoted to air warfare) | :: aeronautica militare {f}, forze aeree {f-p}, forza aerea {f} |
| airhead {n} /ˈɛːhɛd/ (area of hostile territory seized for use as an airbase) | :: testa di ponte {f} |
| airhead {n} (foolish, silly, or unintelligent person) | :: svampita {f}, testa vuota {f} |
| airily {adv} /ˈeɹ.ə.li/ (lightly) | :: spensieratamente |
| airing cupboard {n} (clothes storage cupboard) | :: armadio asciugabiancheria {m} |
| airline {n} (company that flies airplanes) | :: linea aerea {f}, compagnia aerea {f}, aviolinea {f}, aerolinea {f} |
| airliner {n} (passenger aircraft) | :: aereo di linea {m} |
| airlock {n} (used to provide access to and from the sealed area) | :: camera stagna {f} |
| air mail {n} (airmail) SEE: airmail | :: |
| air mail {v} (airmail) SEE: airmail | :: |
| airmail {n} /ˈɛə.meɪl/ | :: posta aerea {f} |
| airman {n} /ˈeə.mən/ | :: aviere {m} |
| airplane {n} /ˈɛəɹˌpleɪ̯n/ (powered aircraft) | :: aereo {m}, aeroplano {m}, apparecchio {m}, aeromobile {f} |
| airport {n} /ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/ (place designated for airplanes) | :: aeroporto {m}, aerodromo {m} |
| air raid {n} (attack) | :: incursione aerea {f} |
| air-raid shelter {n} (reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids) | :: rifugio antiaereo {m} |
| air-raid warden {n} (person who defends a building during an air raid) | :: capofabbricato |
| air shaft {n} SEE: airshaft | :: |
| airshaft {n} (an opening facilitating air circulation) | :: presa d'aria {f}, condotto dell'aria {m}, pozzo di ventilazione {m} |
| airship {n} (aircraft) SEE: aircraft | :: |
| airship {n} (self-propelled lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered) SEE: dirigible | :: |
| air strike {n} (attack by aircraft) | :: attacco aereo {m} |
| airstrip {n} (primitive aircraft landing field) | :: pista di atterraggio {f} |
| air tanker {n} (aircraft used to deliver liquids (or powders) from the air) | :: rifornitore {m}, aerocisterna {f} |
| air ticket {n} (a pass entitling the holder to travel in an aeroplane) | :: biglietto di volo {m} |
| airtight {adj} (impermeable to air or other gases) | :: ermetico {m} |
| airway {n} (windpipe) SEE: windpipe | :: |
| airway {n} (trachea) SEE: trachea | :: |
| aisle {n} /aɪ̯l/ (wing of a building, notably in a church) | :: collaterale {m}, navata laterale, corridoio {m} |
| aisle {n} (clear path through rows of seating) | :: corridoio {m} |
| aisle {n} (corridor in a supermarket) | :: corsia {f} |
| aisle {n} (any path through obstructed space) | :: passaggio {m}, passaggio obbligato |
| aisle {n} | :: corridoio {m}, passaggio {m} |
| aitch {n} /eɪtʃ/ (name of the letter H, h) | :: acca |
| Ajaccio {prop} /əˈdʒæksɪoʊ/ (capital city of Corsica) | :: Ajaccio, Aiaccio |
| ajar {adv} /əˈd͡ʒɑɹ/ (slightly turned or opened) | :: socchiuso |
| Ajax {prop} /ˈeɪ.dʒæks/ (either of two heroes of the Trojan War) | :: Aiace {m} |
| a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step {proverb} (a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step) | :: un viaggio di mille miglia comincia con il primo passo |
| Akan {prop} (language group spoken in Ghana) | :: akan |
| Akhenaten {prop} /ˌækəˈnɑːtən/ (Pharaoh in 14th century BCE, founder of Atenism) | :: Akhenaton |
| akin {adj} /ʌˈkɪn/ (of the same kin; related by blood) | :: consanguineo {m} |
| akin {adj} (of the same kind; similar) | :: affine |
| Akureyri {prop} (city on the north coast of Iceland) | :: Akureyri |
| Alabama {prop} /ˌæ.lə.ˈbæ.mə/ (U.S. State) | :: Alabama {f} |
| alabaster {n} /ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/ (variety of gypsum) | :: alabastro {m} |
| alacrity {n} /əˈlækɹɨti/ (eagerness) | :: alacrità {f}, solerzia {f} |
| Aladdin {prop} (a given name) | :: Aladino |
| Aladdin {prop} (the Arabic tale) | :: Aladino |
| alamethicin {n} (antibiotic) | :: alameticina {f} |
| Alan {prop} /ˈæl.ən/ (male given name) | :: Alano |
| al-Andalus {prop} (Islamic Spain) | :: Al-Andalus |
| Alanic {adj} /əˈleɪnɪk/ (of or pertaining to Alans or their language) | :: alano |
| alanine {n} (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) | :: alanina {f} |
| alarm {n} /əˈlɑːm/ (summons to arms) | :: allarme {m} |
| alarm {n} (notice of approaching danger) | :: allarme {m} |
| alarm clock {n} (type of clock) | :: sveglia {f} |
| alarmed {adj} (worried) SEE: worried | :: |
| alarmingly {adv} /ə.ˈlɑɹm.ɪŋ.li/ (in an alarming manner, frighteningly. In a way the induces fear or concern) | :: allarmisticamente |
| alarmism {n} (production of needless alarms) | :: allarmismo {m} |
| alas {interj} /əˈlæs/ (exclamation of sorrow, etc.) | :: ahimè, purtroppo |
| Alaska {prop} /əˈlæs.kə/ (US state) | :: Alaska {f}, Alasca {f} |
| Alaskan Malamute {n} (Alaskan Malamute sled dog) | :: malamute di Alaska |
| alb {n} /ælb/ (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) | :: camice {m} |
| albacore {n} /ˈæl.bə.kɔɹ/ (large marine fish) | :: Alalunga, alalonga |
| Alban {prop} (male given name) | :: Albano |
| Albania {prop} /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ (country in south-eastern Europe) | :: Albania |
| Albania {prop} (Caucasian Albania) SEE: Caucasian Albania | :: |
| Albanian {adj} /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (of or pertaining to Albania) | :: albanese |
| Albanian {n} (person from Albania) | :: albanese |
| Albanian {prop} (language) | :: albanese |
| Albany {prop} (capital of New York) | :: Albany |
| Albaredo {prop} (village in Italy) | :: Albaredo |
| albatross {n} /ˈæl.bəˌtɹɔs/ (seabird) | :: albatro {m}, albatros {m} |
| albedo {n} /ælˈbi.doʊ/ (fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body) | :: albedo {f} |
| albeit {conj} /ɔlˈbi.ət/ (despite its being; although) | :: benché |
| Albert {prop} /ˈæl.bɚt/ (male given name) | :: Alberto |
| Alberta {prop} /ˌælˈbɜː(ɹ).tə/ (province) | :: Alberta {f} |
| Albin {prop} (male given name) | :: Albino |
| albinism {n} /ˈælbəˌnɪzəm/ (lack of melanin pigmentation) | :: albinismo {m} |
| albino {n} /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/ (one congenitally lacking melanin) | :: albino |
| albinoism {n} (albinism) SEE: albinism | :: |
| Albion {prop} /ˈælbi.ən/ (England) | :: Albione {f} |
| albumen {n} /ˈælbjʊmən/ (white part of an egg) | :: albume {m}, chiara {f}, bianco d'uovo {m} |
| albumin {n} /æl.ˈbjuː.mən/ (class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water) | :: albumina {f} |
| albuminous {adj} /ælˈbjuː.mɪn.əs/ (of or pertaining to albumin) | :: albuminoso |
| alburn {n} (bleak) SEE: bleak | :: |
| alburnum {n} (sapwood) SEE: sapwood | :: |
| alcazar {n} /ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/ (Moorish fortress in Spain) | :: alcazar {m} |
| alchemist {n} /ˈæl.kə.mɪst/ (one who practices alchemy) | :: alchimista {m} {f} |
| alchemy {n} /ˈælkəmi/ (ancient chemistry) | :: alchimia {f} |
| Alcibiades {prop} /ˌælsəˈbaɪədiz/ (Greek name) | :: Alcibiade |
| Alcman {prop} (Ancient Greek name) | :: Alcmane |
| Alcmanian {adj} | :: alcmanio |
| alcohol {n} /ˈæl.kə.hɔl/ (organic chemistry sense) | :: alcol {m}, alcole {m} |
| alcohol {n} (intoxicating beverage) | :: alcol {m} |
| alcoholaemia {n} (presence of alcohol) | :: alcolemia {f} |
| alcoholaemia {n} (measure of the amount of alcohol) | :: alcolemia {f} |
| alcoholate {n} (an alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture) | :: alcolato {m} |
| alcoholate {n} (an alkoxide) | :: alcolato {m} |
| alcohol-free {adj} (containing no alcohol) | :: analcolico |
| alcoholic {n} /ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk/ (a person addicted to alcohol) | :: alcoldipendente, alcolista, alcoolizzato {m} |
| alcoholic {n} (one who abuses alcohol) | :: alcolista, alcolizzato {m} |
| alcoholic {adj} (of or pertaining to alcohol) | :: alcolico |
| alcoholic {adj} (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) | :: alcolico |
| alcoholic {adj} (of alcoholism) | :: alcolizzato |
| alcoholically {adv} (in the manner of an alcoholic) | :: alcolicamente |
| alcoholically {adv} (in an alcoholic manner) | :: alcolicamente |
| alcoholicity {n} (measure of the alcoholic content) | :: alcolicità {f} |
| Alcoholics Anonymous {prop} (proper noun) | :: Alcolisti Anonimi |
| alcoholism {n} /ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔlˌɪzəm/ (chronic disease) | :: alcolismo |
| alcoholize {v} (convert into alcohol) | :: alcolizzare |
| alcoholize {v} (infuse or saturate with alcoholic spirit) | :: alcolizzare |
| alcoholize {v} (subject to the influence of alcohol) | :: alcolizzare |
| alcohology {n} (study of the effects of alcohol) | :: alcologia {f} |
| alcoholometer {n} (Specialized form of hydrometer used to measure amount of alcohol in liquid) | :: alcolimetro {m} |
| alcoholometric {adj} (pertaining to the measurement of the alcohol content of beers, wines and spirits) | :: alcolometrico, alcoolometrico, alcolimetrico |
| alcoholometry {n} (Measurement of concentration of alcohol in liquid) | :: alcolimetria {f} |
| alcove {n} /ˈæl.kəʊv/ (small recessed area) | :: alcova {f}, talamo {m}, camera da letto {f} |
| Aldebaran {prop} /alˈdɛbəɹən/ (star) | :: Aldebaran |
| aldebaranium {n} (rejected named for ytterbium) | :: aldebaranio {m} |
| aldehyde {n} /ˈæl.dɨ.haɪd/ (organic compound of the general formula R·CHO) | :: aldeide {f} |
| aldehyde oxidase {n} | :: aldeideossidasi {f} |
| al dente {adj} /æl ˈdɛn.teɪ/ (firm) | :: al dente |
| alder {n} /ˈɔːldə/ (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) | :: ontano {m} |
| Aldine {adj} (of or pertaining to the publications of Aldus Manutius) | :: aldino {m} |
| Aldine {adj} (describing the typography used) | :: aldino {m} |
| aldohexose {n} (any hexose containing an aldehyde group) | :: aldoesoso {m} |
| aldol {n} (aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta- position) | :: aldolo {m} |
| aldolase {n} (enzyme present in some tissue) | :: aldolasi {f} |
| aldopentose {n} (a pentose that is also an aldose) | :: aldopentoso {m} |
| aldosterone {n} (aldosterone) | :: aldosterone |
| aldotetrose {n} (any aldose having four carbon atoms) | :: aldotetroso {m} |
| aldotriose {n} (any aldose having three carbon atoms) | :: aldotrioso {m} |
| ale {n} /eɪl/ (beer produced by warm fermentation) | :: birra inglese {f} |
| Alecto {prop} (Greek goddess of vengeance) | :: Aletto {f} |
| Alectryon {prop} (character in Greek mythology) | :: Alectrione {m} |
| alehouse {n} (beer parlour) SEE: beer parlour | :: |
| Alejandro {prop} (cognates of Alejandro) SEE: Alexander | :: |
| alembic {n} /əˈlɛmbɪk/ (chemical apparatus) | :: alambicco {m} |
| a leopard cannot change its spots {proverb} (one cannot change one's own nature) | :: il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio (the wolf can lose its fur but not its bad habits), chi nasce tondo non può morire quadrato (who was born round can't die square) |
| aleph {n} (first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet and descendant script) | :: alef {m} {f} |
| Aleppine {adj} (of or pertaining to Aleppo) | :: aleppino |
| Aleppine {n} (a person from, or an inhabitant of, Aleppo) | :: aleppino {m}, aleppina {f} |
| Aleppo {prop} /əˈlɛpoʊ/ (city in Syria) | :: Aleppo |
| alert {adj} /əˈlɜːt/ (attentive) | :: allerta |
| alert {n} (an alarm) | :: allarme {m} |
| alertness {n} /əˈlɝt.nəs/ (quality of being alert) | :: vigilanza {f} |
| Alesi {prop} | :: Alesi |
| Alessandria {prop} | :: Alessandria {f} |
| aleurone {n} /əˈl(j)ʊəɹəʊn/ (protein content of the embryo, endosperm or perisperm of cereals) | :: aleurone {m} |
| aleuronic {adj} (of or pertaining to aleurone) | :: aleuronico |
| alewife {n} /ˈeɪlˌwaɪf/ (female publican) | :: proprietaria di una birreria {f} |
| Alex {prop} (male given name) SEE: Alexius | :: |
| Alexander {prop} /ˌæ.lɨɡˈzæn.dɚ/ (male given name) | :: Alessandro {m} |
| Alexander the Great {prop} (King of Macedonia) | :: Alessandro Magno {m} |
| Alexandra {prop} (female given name) | :: Alessandra |
| Alexandria {prop} /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/ (city in Egypt) | :: Alessandria {f} |
| Alexandrianism {n} | :: alessandrinismo {m} |
| alexandrine {n} (line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter) | :: alessandrino {m} |
| alexandrite {n} /ˌæl.ɪɡ.ˈzæn.dɹaɪt/ (form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change) | :: alessandrite {f} |
| Alexandroupoli {prop} (city) | :: Alessandropoli |
| Alexis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Alexius | :: |
| Alexius {prop} (male given name) | :: Alessio |
| alfa {n} (the letter "A" in the ICAO spelling alphabet) | :: Ancona |
| alfalfa {n} /ælˈfælfə/ (Medicago sativa) | :: erba medica {f} |
| Alfierian {adj} | :: alfieriano |
| Alfonso {prop} (male given name) | :: Alfonso |
| Alfred {prop} (Male given name) | :: Alfredo |
| al fresco {adj} (outdoors) | :: all'aperto, fuori, all'aria aperta |
| alfresco {adj} /ælˈfɹɛs.koʊ/ (outdoors) | :: all'aperto |
| alfresco {adv} (outdoors) | :: all'aperto, fuori |
| alga {n} /ˈæl.ɡə/ (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms) | :: alga {f} |
| algebra {n} /ˈæl.dʒɪ.bɹə/ (system for computation) | :: algebra {f} |
| algebraic {adj} /ˌældʒɪˈbɹeɪɪk/ (relating to algebra) | :: algebrico |
| algebraically {adv} (using algebra) | :: algebricamente |
| algebraically closed {adj} (that contains among its elements every root of every nonconstant single-variable polynomial definable over it) | :: algebricamente chiuso |
| algebraically independent {adj} (which does not or whose elements do not satisfy any nontrivial polynomial equation over a given field) | :: algebricamente indipendente {m} {f} |
| algebraic geometry {n} (branch of mathematics that studies solutions of systems of algebraic equations using both algebra and geometry) | :: geometria algebrica {f} |
| algebraic integer {n} (algebraic number whose minimal polynomial has integer coefficients) | :: intero algebrico {m} |
| algebraic number {n} (element of a number field that is a root of a polynomial with integer coefficients) | :: numero algebrico {m} |
| algebraic number theory {n} (branch of number theory concerning algebraic number fields) | :: teoria algebrica dei numeri {f}, teoria dei numeri algebrica {f} |
| algebraic variety {n} (set of solutions to a system of polynomial equations; any of certain generalisations of such a set) | :: varietà algebrica {f} |
| Algeria {prop} /ælˈdʒɪəɹi.ə/ (country) | :: Algeria {f} |
| Algerian {n} /ælˈdʒɪɹi.ən/ (person from Algeria) | :: algerino {m}, algerina {f} |
| Algerian {adj} (of Algeria or its people) | :: algerino {m}, algerina {f} |
| algesia {n} (sensitivity to pain) | :: algesia {f} |
| Algherese {prop} (Catalan dialect spoken in Alghero) | :: algherese {m} |
| Alghero {prop} /ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/ (port town in Sardinia) | :: Alghero {f} |
| algid {adj} /ˈæl.dʒɪd/ (cold, chilly) | :: algido {m} |
| algidity {n} (state of being algid) | :: algidismo {m} |
| Algiers {prop} /ælˈdʒɪɹz/ (the capital of Algeria) | :: Algeri |
| alginate {n} (any salt or ester of alginic acid) | :: alginato {m} |
| alginic {adj} (relating to alginic acid or its derivatives) | :: alginico |
| algolagnia {n} /alɡə(ʊ)ˈlaɡnɪə/ (Physical condition) | :: algolagnia |
| algological {adj} (pertaining to the study of algae) | :: algologico |
| algologist {n} (one who studies algology) | :: algologo {m} |
| algology {n} (branch of botany dealing with algae) | :: algologia {f} |
| Algonquian {adj} /ælˈɡɑːŋk(w)i.ən/ (relating to a group of North American languages) | :: algonchino |
| algophilia {n} (pleasure from experiencing pain) | :: algofilia {f}, masochismo {m} |
| algorithm {n} /ˈælɡəɹɪðəm/ (well-defined procedure) | :: algoritmo {m} |
| algorithmic {adj} /ˌælɡəˈɹɪðmɪk/ (relating to an algorithm) | :: algoritmico |
| algorithmically {adv} (using an algorithm) | :: algoritmicamente |
| Ali {prop} (male given name from Arabic) | :: Alì {m} |
| alias {n} /ˈeɪ.li.əs/ | :: pseudonimo {m} |
| Ali Baba {prop} (a fictional character) | :: Alì Babà {m} |
| alibi {n} /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/ (criminal legal defense) | :: alibi {m} |
| alibi {n} (excuse) | :: alibi {m} |
| Alicante {prop} /ˌɑləˈkɑnteɪ/ (city in Spain) | :: Alicante |
| Alice {prop} /ˈæl.ɪs/ (female given name) | :: Alice {f} |
| alicyclic {adj} (of a class of organic compounds) | :: aliciclico |
| a lie has no legs {proverb} (you can't get away with a lie) | :: Le bugie hanno le gambe corte |
| alien {n} /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ (person, etc. from outside) | :: straniero {m} |
| alien {n} (foreigner) | :: straniero {m}, forestiero {m} |
| alien {n} (life form of non-Earth origin) | :: extraterrestre {?}, alieno {?} |
| alienate {v} /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/ (to convey or transfer) | :: alienare, cedere, vendere, trasferire |
| alienate {v} (to estrange) | :: estraniarsi, allontanarsi |
| alienate {v} | :: alienare |
| alienation {n} /ˌeɪli.əˈneɪʃən/ (the act of alienating) | :: alienazione {f} |
| alienation {n} (the state of being alienated) | :: alienazione {f} |
| alienist {n} (psychiatrist) SEE: psychiatrist | :: |
| alienist {n} (psychologist) SEE: psychologist | :: |
| align {v} /əˈlaɪn/ (To align sequences) | :: allineare |
| alignment {n} /əˈɫaɪnmənt/ (a way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences) | :: allineamento {m} |
| alike {adj} /əˈlaɪk/ (having resemblance; similar) | :: simile |
| alike {adv} (tn the same manner, form, or degree; equally) | :: similmente, ugualmente |
| alimentary canal {n} (digestive tract) SEE: digestive tract | :: |
| alimony {n} /ˈæ.lɪ.moʊ.ni/ (a court-enforced allowance) | :: alimenti {m-p} |
| alimony {n} | :: alimenti |
| aliphatic {adj} /ælɪˈfætɪk/ (organic chemistry: having carbon atoms arranged in an open chain) | :: alifatico |
| aliquot {adj} /ˈæ.lɪ.kwɒt/ (contained an integral number of times) | :: aliquota {f} |
| aliquot {n} (portion) | :: aliquota {f} |
| a little {adv} (to a small extent or degree) | :: un po', un poco |
| a little bird told me {phrase} (idiomatic) | :: un uccellino mi ha detto che... |
| alive {adj} /əˈlaɪv/ (having life) | :: vivo |
| alive {adj} (in a state of action) | :: attivo, animato |
| alive {adj} (exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings) | :: attivo |
| alive and kicking {adj} (healthy, especially in opposition to other circumstances) | :: vivo e vegeto, in ottima salute |
| alizarin {n} /əˈlɪzəɹɪn/ (1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone) | :: alizarina {f} |
| Al Jazeera {prop} /æl dʒəˈziːɹə/ (Arabic satellite TV news channel) | :: Al Jazeera |
| alkali {n} /ˈæl.kə.laɪ/ (class of caustic bases) | :: alcali {m}, base {f} |
| alkalimeter {n} (device) | :: alcalimetro {m} |
| alkalimetry {n} (process of determining the strength of an alkali) | :: alcalimetria {f} |
| alkaline {adj} /ˈæl.kə.laɪn/ (of or relating to an alkali) | :: alcalino |
| alkane {n} /ˈæl.keɪn/ (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) | :: alcano {m} |
| alkekengi {n} (bladder cherry) SEE: bladder cherry | :: |
| alkene {n} (unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds) | :: alchene {m} |
| alkoxide {n} (alcohol-derived compound formed by replacing a hydrogen atom with another cationic species) | :: alcolato {m} |
| alkoxy {n} | :: alcossi {m} |
| alkyl {n} (univalent radical of the general formula CnH2n+1) | :: alchile {m} |
| alkyne {n} (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond) | :: alchino {m} |
| all {determiner} /ɔːl/ (every individual of the given class) | :: tutto {m}, tutta {f} |
| all {determiner} (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) | :: tutto il/lo {m}, tutta la {f} |
| all {adv} (intensifier) | :: tutto |
| all {pron} (everyone) SEE: everyone | :: |
| all {pron} (everything) SEE: everything | :: |
| all along {adv} (duration) | :: fin dall'inizio, da sempre |
| all and sundry {pron} | :: tutti quanti |
| allantiasis {n} (food poisoning from under-cooked sausages) | :: allantiasi {f} |
| allantois {n} (sac in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles) | :: allantoide {f} |
| all-around {adj} (able to do many things well) SEE: all-round | :: |
| all-around {adj} (comprehensive) SEE: all-round | :: |
| allative case {n} (case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something) | :: caso allativo {m} |
| all at once {adv} /ˌɔːl ət ˈwʌn(t)s/ (unexpectedly) | :: tutto in una volta, d'un tratto, tutto d'un tratto |
| all at once {adv} (All at the same time, all together) | :: in un sol colpo, nello stesso momento, in una sola volta |
| all bark and no bite {adj} (full of big talk) | :: tutto fumo e niente arrosto [all smoke and no roast] |
| all bark and no bite {adj} (making cutting remarks, but having a gentle personality underneath) | :: cane che abbaia non morde |
| all but {adv} (very nearly) | :: quasi, praticamente, quasi del tutto, all'atto pratico |
| all cats are gray at night {proverb} (all cats are grey in the dark) SEE: all cats are grey in the dark | :: |
| all cats are grey in the dark {proverb} (proverb) | :: di notte tutti i gatti sono bigi, di notte tutti i gatti sono grigi |
| all duck or no dinner {phrase} (all or nothing) | :: o tutto o niente |
| all ears {adj} (listening intensely) | :: tutto orecchie |
| all ears {adj} (awaiting explanation) | :: tutto orecchie |
| allegate {v} (allege) SEE: allege | :: |
| allege {v} /əˈlɛdʒ/ (to state under oath) | :: dichiarare, sostenere |
| allege {v} (to adduce as a reason, excuse, support etc.) | :: addurre, supportare, avvalorare |
| allege {v} (assert without proof) | :: sostenere, asserire |
| alleged {adj} /əˈlɛdʒd/ (asserted) | :: asserito |
| alleged {adj} (supposed) | :: supposto |
| allegedly {adv} (according to someone's allegation) | :: presunto |
| allegiance {n} /əˈliː.dʒəns/ (loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler) | :: fedeltà, lealtà |
| allegorically {adv} /æl.əˈɡɒɹ.ɪk.(ə.)li/ (in an allegorical manner) | :: allegoricamente |
| allegorist {n} (one who speaks or writes in allegories) | :: allegorista {m} {f} |
| allegory {n} /ˈæl.ɘˌɡoʊɹ.i/ (the representation of abstract principles) | :: allegoria {f} |
| allegory {n} (communication using such representation) | :: allegoria {f} |
| allegory {n} (symbolic representation) | :: allegoria {f} |
| allele {n} /əˈ.liː.l/ (variant of a gene) | :: allele {m} |
| allelomorph {n} (allele) SEE: allele | :: |
| allelomorphic {adj} (of or pertaining to an allelomorph) | :: allelomorfo, antagonistico |
| allelopathic {adj} (Relating to an allelopathy) | :: allelopatico |
| allelopathy {n} (release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants) | :: allelopatia {f} |
| alleluia {n} (liturgical form of hallelujah) | :: alleluia {m} |
| allene {n} (any of a class of hydrocarbons) | :: allene {m} |
| allene {n} (derivative of such hydrocarbons) | :: allene {m} |
| Allen key {n} /ˈælən kiː/ (a hex head wrench) | :: brugola {f} |
| Allen wrench {n} (Allen key) SEE: Allen key | :: |
| allergen {n} (substance) | :: allergene {m} |
| allergically {adv} (because of allergies) | :: allergicamente |
| allergic rhinitis {n} (group of symptoms) | :: rinite allergica {f} |
| allergological {adj} (relating to the study and treatment of allergies) | :: allergologico |
| allesthesia {n} | :: alestesia {f} |
| alley {n} /ˈæ.li/ (narrow street) | :: vicolo {m}, calle {f}, strettoia {f}, viuzza {f}, carruggio {m}, vialetto {m} |
| alleyway {n} (narrow street) SEE: alley | :: |
| All Hallows' Day {prop} (All Saints' Day) SEE: All Saints' Day | :: |
| allheal {n} (valerian) SEE: valerian | :: |
| all hell breaks loose {v} (the situation becomes chaotic) | :: si scatena l'inferno [literally], succede un quarantotto |
| allicin {n} (organic compound) | :: allicina |
| allied {adj} /əˈlaɪd/ (joined as allies) | :: alleato |
| alligator {n} /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/ (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator) | :: alligatore {m} |
| alligator clip {n} (electronics connector) | :: connettore a coccodrillo {m}, pinza a coccodrillo {f} |
| alligator pear {n} (avocado) SEE: avocado | :: |
| all in all {adv} (generally) | :: tutto sommato, nel complesso |
| alliteration {n} /əˌlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/ (the repetition of consonants) | :: allitterazione {f} |
| alliterative {adj} (in the form or style of alliteration) | :: allitterativo |
| all kidding aside {adv} (idiom, speech act) | :: scherzi a parte, a parte gli scherzi |
| all mouth and trousers {adj} (superficial) | :: tutto fumo e niente arrosto |
| allobiosis {n} | :: allobiosi {f} |
| Allobrogian {adj} | :: allobrogo |
| allocate {v} /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ (to set aside for a purpose) | :: stanziare |
| allocative {adj} (pertaining to allocation) | :: allocativo |
| allocher {n} /ˈæləˌkɛəɹ/ (alternative sign for a chereme) | :: allochero {m} |
| allochory {n} | :: allocoria {f} |
| allochromasia {n} (defect in colour vision) | :: allocromasia {f} |
| allodium {n} (freehold land or property) | :: allodio {m} |
| all of a sudden {adv} /ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən/ (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly) | :: all'improvviso, d'improvviso, tutto ad un tratto, tutto a un tratto, tutt'a un tratto, tutto d'un tratto, tutto d'un colpo, di colpo, di soprassalto |
| all of the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden | :: |
| allogamy {n} (fertilization) | :: allogamia {f} |
| allogenic {adj} /ˌæləˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ (having an external cause or source) | :: alogenico |
| allophone {n} /ˈæləˌfoʊn/ (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme) | :: allofono {m}, variante combinatoria |
| allorhythmia {n} | :: alloritmia {f} |
| allotrope {n} /ˈæ.lə.tɹəʊp/ (element form of different molecular structure to another form of the same element) | :: allotropo {m} |
| allotropic {adj} (of an element that exhibits allotropy) | :: allotropico |
| allotropical {adj} (allotropic) SEE: allotropic | :: |
| all-out {adj} (using every available means) | :: a tutto campo |
| all over the place {prep} (Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation.) | :: ovunque, dovunque, a dritta e a manca, dappertutto |
| allow {v} /əˈlaʊ/ (to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have) | :: lasciare, permettere |
| allow {v} (to acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion) | :: concedere |
| allow {v} (to permit) | :: permettere, consentire |
| allow {v} (to let something happen, to admit, to concede) | :: permettere, concedere |
| allow {v} | :: lasciare |
| allowance {n} /əˈlaʊəns/ (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) | :: permesso {m}, concessione {f}, delibera {f} |
| allowance {n} (that which is allowed) | :: razione {f} |
| allowance {n} (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) | :: attenuante {f}, sgravio {m} |
| allowance {n} (a child's allowance; pocket money) SEE: pocket money | :: |
| alloy {n} /ˈæ.lɔɪ/ (metal combined of more elements) | :: lega {f} |
| all right {adj} /ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/ (good) | :: bene, va bene |
| all right {adj} (in good health) | :: bene |
| all right {interj} (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent ) | :: d'accordo, va bene |
| all right {interj} (Used as a general lead-in or beginning ) | :: bene |
| all rights reserved {phrase} (copyright notice formula) | :: tutti i diritti riservati |
| all roads lead to Rome {proverb} (different paths can take to the same goal) | :: tutte le strade portano a Roma |
| all-round {adj} (having a wide scope) | :: da tutti i punti di vista, sotto ogni aspetto |
| all-round {adj} (having many skills) | :: versatile, polivalente |
| All Saints Day {prop} (All Saints Day) SEE: All Saints' Day | :: |
| All Saints' Day {prop} (feast day) | :: Ognissanti {m}, Tutti i Santi |
| all's fair in love and war {proverb} (unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict) | :: in amore e in guerra tutto è lecito |
| All Souls' Day {prop} (Christian feast day) | :: Giorno dei Morti {m}, Commemorazione dei defunti {f} |
| allspice {n} (spice) | :: pepe della Giamaica {m} |
| all's well that ends well {proverb} (A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...) | :: tutto è bene quel che finisce bene, tutto è bene ciò che finisce bene |
| all that glitters is not gold {proverb} (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) | :: non è tutt'oro ciò che luccica, non è tutto oro quello che luccica |
| all the same {adv} (anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless) | :: lo stesso, ugualmente, comunque |
| all the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden | :: |
| all the tea in China {n} (something priceless or invaluable) | :: tutto l'oro del mondo |
| all the time {adv} (always) | :: sempre |
| all the time {adv} (frequently) | :: spessissimo |
| all the way {adv} (to the end) | :: infine |
| all the world's a stage {proverb} (people have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre) | :: tutto il mondo è paese |
| all things being equal {adv} (without considering external factors) | :: a parità di condizioni |
| all things come to those who wait {proverb} (good things come to those who wait) SEE: good things come to those who wait | :: |
| all things considered {adv} (generally speaking, all in all) | :: tutto sommato |
| all thumbs {adj} (clumsy (idiom)) | :: goffo, impacciato, maldestro, mano di pastafrolla |
| all too {adv} (way too) SEE: way too | :: |
| allude {v} /əˈluːd/ (refer to something indirectly or by suggestion) | :: alludere |
| allure {n} /əˈl(j)ʊɚ/ (the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction) | :: ammaliamento {m}, fascino {m}, incanto {m}, attrazione {f}, richiamo {m} |
| allure {v} (to attempt to draw) | :: attrarre, sedurre, incantare, ammaliare, affascinare, intrigare |
| alluring {adj} /ɚˈluɚ.ɹɪŋ/ (having to power to allure) | :: allettante, affascinante, intrigante, seducente |
| alluringly {adv} /əˈl(j)ʊɹɪŋ/ (in an alluring manner) | :: seducente |
| allusion {n} /əˈlu.ʒən/ (indirect reference, hint) | :: allusione {f} |
| allusive {adj} /əˈluː.sɪv/ (containing or making use of allusions) | :: allusivo |
| allusively {adv} (in an allusive manner) | :: allusivamente |
| allusiveness {n} (the quality of being allusive) | :: allusività {f} |
| alluvial {adj} /əˈluː.vi.əl/ (pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream) | :: alluvionale |
| alluvial fan {n} (cone-shaped heap of alluvium) | :: conoide di deiezione {m} |
| ally {v} /ˈæl.aɪ/ (to unite by agreement) | :: allenza {f} |
| ally {n} (one united to another by treaty or league) | :: alleato {m} |
| allyl {n} (organic radical) | :: allile {m} |
| almagest {n} | :: almagesto {m} |
| almah {n} /ˈæl.mə/ (dancing-girl) | :: almea {f} |
| almanac {n} /ˈɔl.mə.næk/ (book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year) | :: almanacco {m} |
| almandine {n} /ˈal.mən.dʌɪn/ (mineral) | :: almandino {m} |
| almighty {adj} /ɔːlˈmaɪti/ (unlimited in might) | :: onnipotente, onnipossente |
| Almighty {prop} /ɔːlˈmaɪti/ (God, the supreme being) | :: Onnipotente {m} |
| Almodovarian {adj} | :: almodovariano |
| almogavar {n} (light footsoldier during the Reconquista) | :: almogavero {m} |
| almond {n} /ˈɑː(l).mənd/ (nut) | :: mandorla {f} |
| almond {n} (tree) | :: mandorlo {m} |
| almondine {adj} /ˈɑː(l)məndiːn/ (garnished with almond slices) | :: mandorlato |
| almond milk {n} (milky liquid from almonds) | :: latte di mandorla {m} |
| almond paste {n} (paste made from ground almonds and sugar in equal quantities) | :: pasta di mandorle {f}, pasta reale {f} |
| almond tree {n} (Prunus dulcis) | :: mandorlo {m} |
| almost {adv} /ˈɔl.moʊst/ (very close to) | :: quasi |
| almost doesn't count {proverb} (near success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness)) SEE: close, but no cigar | :: |
| alms {n} /ɑmz/ (something given to the poor as charity) | :: elemosina {f} |
| almucantar {n} /ælməˈkæntə/ (small circle on the celestial sphere) | :: almucantarat {m} |
| almuce {n} (hood or cape made of fur) | :: almuzia {f} |
| aloe {n} /ˈæ.loʊ/ (plant of the genus Aloe) | :: aloe {f} |
| aloft {adv} /əˈlɔft/ (above) | :: sopra |
| aloft {adv} (in the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging) | :: all`apice |
| aloha {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| aloha {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| aloha shirt {n} (Hawaiian shirt) | :: camicia hawaiana |
| alone {adj} /əˈloʊn/ (unique) | :: da solo, solo |
| alone {adv} (by oneself) | :: solo, da solo |
| alone {adv} (only) | :: solo, soltanto, solamente |
| along {prep} /əˈlɔŋ/ | :: lungo |
| alongside {adv} /ə.lɔŋˈsaɪd/ (along the side; by the side; side by side with) | :: accanto |
| alongside {prep} (together with or at the same time) | :: a fianco, congiuntamente |
| aloof {adv} /əˈluːf/ (without sympathy) | :: con distacco |
| aloof {adj} (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant) | :: distaccato |
| alopecia {n} (baldness) SEE: baldness | :: |
| a lot {pron} /əˈlɒt/ (a large amount) | :: molto |
| a lot {adv} (very much) | :: molto |
| a lot {adv} (often) | :: spesso |
| aloud {adv} /əˈlaʊd/ (loudly) | :: a voce alta, ad alta voce |
| alpaca {n} /ælˈpækə/ (camelid animal of the Andes) | :: alpaca {m} |
| alpenglow {n} /ˈæl.pən.ɡloʊ/ (a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains) | :: enrosadira {f} |
| Alpes-Maritimes {prop} (département) | :: Alpi Marittime |
| alpha {n} /ˈælfə/ (name of the letter Α, α) | :: alfa {m} |
| alphabet {n} /ˈæl.fə.bɛt/ (an ordered set of letters used in a language) | :: alfabeto {m} |
| alphabetic {adj} (alphabetical) SEE: alphabetical | :: |
| alphabetical {adj} /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/ (pertaining to the alphabet) | :: alfabetico |
| alphabetical {adj} (in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet) | :: alfabetico |
| alphabetically {adv} (in an alphabetical manner) | :: alfabeticamente |
| alphabetically {adv} (arranged in the sequence of the alphabet) | :: alfabeticamente |
| alphabetical order {n} (the sequence of a collection of items) | :: ordine alfabetico |
| Alpha Centauri {prop} (brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus) | :: Alfa Centauri |
| alpha male {n} (dominant male animal) | :: maschio alfa {m} |
| alphanumeric {adj} /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/ (consisting of letters and numbers) | :: alfanumerico |
| alphanumerical {adj} (alphanumeric) SEE: alphanumeric | :: |
| alpha particle {n} (positively charged nucleus) | :: elione {m}, particella alfa {f} |
| alpha privative {n} (the prefix a- expressing negation or absence) | :: alfa privativo {m} |
| alphitomancy {n} | :: alfitomanzia {f} |
| alpine {adj} /ˈæl.paɪn/ (of or relating to mountains) | :: alpestre, alpino |
| alpine {adj} (of or relating to slalom or downhill skiing) | :: alpino |
| Alpine {adj} /ˈæl.paɪn/ (Relating to the Alps) | :: alpestre, alpino |
| alpine chough {n} /ˈalpaɪn ˈtʃʌf/ (Pyrrhocorax graculus) | :: gracchio alpino {m} |
| alpinist {n} (mountain climber) SEE: mountaineer | :: |
| Alps {prop} /ælps/ (a mountain range in Western Europe) | :: Alpi {m-p} |
| al-Qaeda {prop} /ɒl ˈkaɪdə/ (The global network of militant Islamic extremists.) | :: al-Qaida |
| al-Quds {prop} (Jerusalem) SEE: Jerusalem | :: |
| already {adv} /ɔːlˈɹɛdi/ (prior to some time) | :: già |
| Alsace {prop} /ælˈseɪs/ (region on the west bank of the upper Rhine) | :: Alsazia {f} |
| also {adv} /ˈɔl.soʊ/ (in addition; besides; as well; further; too) | :: anche |
| also known as {adv} (used to introduce an alternative name) | :: alias, altrimenti detto |
| Altair {prop} (star) | :: Altair |
| altar {n} /ˈɔːl.tə/ (flat-topped structure used for religious rites) | :: altare {m} |
| altar boy {n} (A boy serving as an acolyte) | :: chierichetto {m}, ministrante {m}, abatino {m} |
| altar card {n} (one of a set of three richly-ornamented cards, placed on the altar during a Tridentine mass, containing the texts of prayers) | :: cartagloria {f} |
| alter {v} /ˈɔːl.tə/ (to change the form or structure of) | :: cambiare |
| alteration {n} /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ (the state of being altered) | :: alterazione |
| alterative {adj} /ˈɔl.tɚˌaɪ.tɪv/ (causing alteration) | :: alterativo |
| altercation {n} /ɔl.tɚˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (dispute) | :: alterco {m}, disputa {f}, discussione {f}, diverbio {m}, litigio {m}, diatriba {f} |
| alternate {adj} /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/ (being or succeeding by turns) | :: alterno, alternato |
| alternately {adv} /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət.li/ (succeding by turns) | :: alternatamente |
| alternating {adj} (such that it alternates) | :: alternato, alternante |
| alternation {n} (ablaut) SEE: ablaut | :: |
| alternative {adj} /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/ (relating to a choice) | :: alternativo {m} |
| alternative {adj} (other) | :: alternativo {m} |
| alternative {n} (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities) | :: alternativa {f} |
| alternative {n} (one of several things which can be chosen) | :: alternativa {f} |
| alternative fact {n} (politically expedient assertion) | :: fatto alternativo {m} |
| alternatively {adv} (in an alternative way) | :: in alternativa |
| although {conj} /ɔlˈðoʊ/ (in spite of the fact that) | :: sebbene, benché (both always followed by the subjunctive) |
| altimeter {n} (an apparatus for measuring altitude) | :: altimetro {m} |
| altimetric {adj} (pertaining to altimetry) | :: altimetrico |
| altimetry {n} (the science of measuring altitude) | :: altimetria {f} |
| altitude {n} /ˈælt.ɪˌtuːd/ (absolute height) | :: altitudine {f} |
| altitude {n} (distance measured upwards) | :: altezza {f} |
| altitude {n} (distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex) | :: altezza {f} |
| altitude {n} (distance measured angularly of a heavenly body) | :: altezza {f} |
| alto {n} /ˈæl.toʊ/ (person or instrument) | :: contralto {m} |
| altocumulus {n} (cloud) | :: altocumulo {m} |
| altogether {adv} /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/ (without exception; wholly; completely) | :: del tutto |
| altogether {adv} (on the whole; everything considered) | :: nel complesso |
| altostratus {n} (cloud type) | :: altostrato {m} |
| altruism {n} (policy that benefits others' interests) | :: altruismo {m} |
| altruistic {adj} /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/ (regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish) | :: altruista, altruistico |
| altruistically {adv} (in an altruistic manner) | :: altruisticamente |
| aludel {n} /ˈæl.jʊ.dɛl/ (pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end) | :: aludella {f} |
| alum {n} /ˈæl.əm/ (chemistry: double sulfate) | :: allume {m} |
| aluminate {n} (compound containing aluminium and oxygen) | :: alluminato {m} |
| aluminic {adj} (of, relating to or containing aluminium) | :: alluminico |
| aluminic acid {n} (Al(OH)3) SEE: aluminium hydroxide | :: |
| aluminiferous {adj} (containing aluminium) | :: alluminifero |
| aluminite {n} (a hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral) | :: aluminite {f} |
| aluminium {n} /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/ (silvery metal) | :: alluminio {m} |
| aluminium chloride {n} (AlCl3) | :: cloruro di alluminio {m} |
| aluminium hydroxide {n} (the compound aluminium hydroxide: Al(OH)3) | :: idrossido di alluminio {m} |
| aluminothermy {n} (the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium) | :: alluminotermia {f} |
| aluminous {adj} (of or pertaining to alumina or alum) | :: alluminoso |
| aluminum {n} (aluminium) SEE: aluminium | :: |
| alunite {n} (mineral) | :: alunite {f} |
| alveolar {adj} /æl.ˈvi.ə.lɚ/ (of or relating to the alvelous) | :: alveolare {m} |
| alveolar {adj} (relating to the jaw ridge) | :: alveolare {m} |
| alveolar {adj} (relating to the alveoli) | :: alveolare {m} |
| alveolar {adj} (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) | :: alveolare {m} |
| alveolar ridge {n} (ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible) | :: cresta alveolare {f} |
| alveolation {n} (eroded structure) | :: alveolatura {f} |
| alveolization {n} (the process or result of becoming alveolate) | :: alveolizzazione |
| always {adv} /ˈɔl.weɪz/ (at all times) | :: sempre |
| always {adv} (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) | :: sempre |
| alysoid {n} | :: alisoide {f} |
| alyssum {n} (any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum) | :: alisso {m} |
| Alzheimer's disease {n} /ˈɑːltshaɪmə(ɹ)z/ (mental disorder from brain tissue changes) | :: morbo di Alzheimer {m}, Alzheimer {m} |
| a.m. {adv} (before noon) | :: di mattina |
| Amadeus {prop} (male given name) | :: Amedeo {m} |
| A major {n} (major key) | :: la maggiore |
| amalgam {n} /əˈmæl.ɡəm/ (alloy) | :: amalgama {m} |
| amalgam carrier {n} | :: portamalgama |
| Amanda {prop} /əˈmændə/ (female given name) | :: Amanda |
| a man is known by the company he keeps {proverb} (people are similar in character to their friends) | :: dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi sei |
| amanita {n} /ˌæməˈnaɪtə/ (mushroom of the genus Amanita) | :: amanita {f} |
| amanuensis {n} /əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/ (one employed to take dictation) | :: amanuense {m} {f} |
| amaranth {n} /ˈæməɹænθ/ (herb of the genus Amaranthus) | :: amaranto {m} |
| amaranth {n} (purplish-red colour) | :: amaranto {m} |
| amaretto {n} (a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur) | :: amaretto {m} |
| Amarone {n} /ˌɑməˈɹoʊneɪ/ (strong Italian dry red wine) | :: amarone {m} |
| amaryllis {n} /ˌæməˈɹɪlɪs/ (Amaryllis belladonna) | :: amarillide {f} |
| amateur {n} /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/ (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) | :: dilettante {m}, appassionato {m}, amateur {m}, amatore {m}, hobbista {m} |
| amateur {n} (someone unqualified) | :: principiante {m}, novellino {m}, inesperto {m} |
| amateur {n} | :: dilettante, non professionista |
| amatorially {adv} (in an amatory manner) | :: amatorialmente |
| amatory {adj} /ˈa.mə.tə.ɹi/ (of or relating to love, especially sexual love) | :: amatorio |
| amaxophobia {n} (fear of riding in a vehicle) | :: amaxofobia {f} |
| amazing {adj} (very good) SEE: good | :: |
| amazing {adj} /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ (causing wonder and amazement) | :: meraviglioso, sorprendente, sbalorditivo |
| amazing {adj} (possessing uniquely wonderful qualities) | :: formidabile |
| amazingly {adv} (wonderfully) | :: straordinariamente, incredibilmente |
| amazingly {adv} (difficult to believe) | :: incredibilmente |
| amazingly {adv} (to a wonder-inspiring extent) | :: sorprendentemente |
| amazon {n} /ˈæ.məˌzɑ.ːn/ (tall, strong, athletic woman) | :: amazzone {f} |
| Amazon {n} /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/ (Mythological female warrior) | :: amazzone |
| Amazon {prop} (river) | :: Rio delle Amazzoni {m}, Amazzoni {f-p} |
| Amazonian antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus amazonicus) | :: averla formichiera dell'Amazzonia |
| amazonite {n} /ˈæməzəˌnaɪt/ (gem) | :: amazzonite {f} |
| amazonstone {n} (amazonite) SEE: amazonite | :: |
| amœba {n} (amoeba) SEE: amoeba | :: |
| ambages {n} (indirect or roundabout ways of talking) SEE: circumlocution | :: |
| Ambarvalia {n} | :: ambarvali {m} |
| ambassador {n} /æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/ (minister) | :: ambasciatore {m}, ambasciatrice {f} |
| ambassador {n} (representative) | :: ambasciatore {m} |
| ambassadress {n} (female ambassador) | :: ambasciatrice {f} |
| amber {n} /ˈæm.bɚ/ (fossil resin) | :: ambra {f} |
| amber {n} (colour) | :: ambra {f} |
| amber {n} (traffic light colour) | :: giallo |
| amber {adj} (of a brownish yellow colour) | :: ambrato |
| amber {n} (ambergris) SEE: ambergris | :: |
| Amber {prop} /ˈæm.bɚ/ (female given name) | :: Ambra |
| ambergris {n} /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹɪs/ (waxy substance produced by sperm whales) | :: ambra grigia {f} |
| amberjack {n} /ˈæm.bɚ.dʒæk/ | :: Seriola |
| ambidextrous {adj} /æm.biˈdɛk.stɹəs/ (having equal ability in both hands) | :: ambidestro |
| ambient {adj} /ˈæm.biː.ənt/ ((music) evoking or creating an atmosphere) | :: ambientale |
| ambient {n} (Type of modern music) | :: ambient {m} |
| ambigram {n} (design that reads as the same word or phrase in two different orientations) | :: ambigramma {m} |
| ambiguate {v} (to make more ambiguous) | :: ambiguare |
| ambiguity {n} /æmbɪˈɡjuːɪti/ (something liable to more than one interpretation) | :: ambiguità {f} |
| ambiguous {adj} /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/ (open to multiple interpretations) | :: ambiguo {m} |
| ambiguously {adv} (in an ambiguous manner) | :: ambiguamente |
| ambit {n} /ˈæmbɪt/ (sphere or area of control and influence of something) | :: ambito {m} |
| ambit {n} (circuit, or a boundary around a property) | :: ambito {m} |
| ambition {n} /æmˈbɪ.ʃən/ (personal quality) | :: ambizione |
| ambition {n} | :: ambizione {f} |
| ambitious {adj} /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ (possessing, or controlled by, ambition) | :: ambizioso |
| ambitiously {adv} (in an ambitious manner) | :: ambiziosamente |
| ambivalent {adj} /æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/ (experiencing or expressing opposing feelings) | :: ambivalente {m} {f} |
| amble {n} /ˈæm.bəl/ (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) | :: passeggiare, deambulare |
| amble {n} (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) | :: ambio {m}, ambiadura {f} |
| amble {v} (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) | :: ambiare |
| ambo {n} /ˈæm.bəʊ/ (raised platform) | :: ambone |
| Ambrose {prop} /ˈæmbɹoʊz/ (male given name) | :: Ambrogio |
| ambrosia {n} /æmˈbɹoʊʒə/ (food of gods or delicious foods) | :: ambrosia |
| ambrosin {n} (early coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose) | :: ambrogino {m}, ambrosino {m} |
| ambulance {n} /ˈæm.bjə.ləns/ (emergency vehicle) | :: ambulanza {f} |
| ambulatory {n} /ˈam.bjə.ləˌtɔ.ɹi/ (round walkway encircling the altar) | :: deambulatorio {m}, ambulacro {m} |
| ambulophobia {n} (fear of walking or standing) | :: ambulofobia {f} |
| ambush {n} /ˈæm.bʊʃ/ (attack) | :: imboscata {f} |
| ambush {n} | :: imboscata {f} |
| ameliorate {v} /əˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/ (to make better) | :: migliorare |
| ameloblastoma {n} (rare benign tumour of the upper or lower jaw) | :: ameloblastoma {m} |
| amen {adv} /eɪˈmɛn/ (so be it) | :: amen, così sia |
| amen {adv} (truly, verily) | :: amen |
| amend {v} /əˈmɛnd/ (to make a formal alteration) | :: emendare |
| amend {v} | :: correggere |
| amendment {n} /ʌˈmɛnd.mənt/ (correction or addition to a law) | :: emendamento {m} |
| amendment {n} (that which is added) | :: aggiunta {f} |
| amenity {n} /əˈmiːnəti/ (pleasantness) | :: amenità |
| amenity {n} (convenience) SEE: convenience | :: |
| amenorrhoea {n} /əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/ (lack of a menstrual period) | :: amenorrea |
| amentia {n} /eɪˈmɛnʃə/ (the state of being mentally handicapped) | :: amenza {f} |
| amerce {v} (to make an exaction) SEE: punish | :: |
| amerce {v} (to impose a fine on) SEE: fine | :: |
| America {prop} (United States of America) SEE: United States of America | :: |
| America {prop} (Americas) SEE: Americas | :: |
| American {n} /ə.ˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/ (inhabitant of the Americas) | :: americano |
| American {n} (person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S.) | :: americano {m}, americana {f}, statunitense {m} {f}, |
| American {prop} (American English, see also: American English) | :: inglese americano {m} |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the Americas) | :: americano |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the U.S. or its culture) | :: americano, (more precisely) statunitense |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to a native or citizen of the U.S.) | :: statunitense |
| American badger {n} (Taxidea taxus) | :: tasso argentato {m} |
| American beaver {n} (American beaver) | :: castoro americano {m} |
| American bison {n} /əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈbaɪ̯sən/ (mammal) | :: bisonte americano |
| American bittern {n} (Botaurus lentiginosus) | :: tarabuso americano {m} |
| American black bear {n} (Ursus americanus) | :: orso nero {m}, baribal {m}, orso nero americano {m} |
| American black vulture {n} (black vulture) SEE: black vulture | :: |
| American Civil War {prop} (civil war in the United States (1861-1865)) | :: guerra di secessione americana {f}, guerra civile americana {f} |
| American Dream {n} (determination) | :: sogno americano {m} |
| American Dream {n} (philosophy) | :: sogno americano {m} |
| American football {n} (American football) | :: football americano {m} |
| American Indian {n} (a member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas) SEE: Indian | :: |
| Americanistic {adj} (relating to American studies) | :: americanistico |
| Americanize {v} (to make American) | :: americanizzare |
| American kestrel {n} (species) | :: gheppio americano |
| American mink {n} (Mustela vison) | :: visone americano {m} |
| American pokeweed {n} (pokeweed) SEE: pokeweed | :: |
| American Samoa {prop} /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən səˈmoʊ.ə/ (US overseas territory in Oceania) | :: Samoa americane |
| American studies {n} (an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Americas, with a historical emphasis upon the United States) | :: americanistica {f} |
| American sweetgum {n} (deciduous tree) | :: storace americano |
| Americas {prop} /əˈmɛɹɪkəz/ (North and South America) | :: America {f}, le Americhe {f-p} [rare, dated] |
| americium {n} /ˌæməˈɹɪsiəm/ (chemical element with atomic number 95) | :: americio {m} |
| Amerindian {n} (an American Indian) SEE: Indian | :: |
| amethyst {n} /ˈæm.ə.θɪst/ (gem) | :: ametista {f} |
| ametrine {n} (variety of quartz with zones of purple and yellow or orange) | :: ametrino {m}, bolivianite {f}, trystine {f} |
| ametropia {n} (any of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability) | :: ametropia {f} |
| ametropic {adj} (relating to or suffering from ametropia) | :: ametrope |
| Amharic {prop} /æmˈhæɹɪk/ (language) | :: amarico |
| amiable {adj} /ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/ (friendly as an amiable temper or mood) | :: amabile, affabile |
| amiable {adj} (possessing sweetness of disposition) | :: amabile, affettuoso |
| amiably {adv} (in an amiable manner) | :: amabilmente |
| amicable number {n} (number theory) | :: numero amicabile {m} |
| amicably {adv} (friendly, in an amicable manner) | :: amichevolmente |
| amice {n} (hood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy) | :: amitto {m} |
| amicrobial {adj} | :: amicrobico |
| amicrobic {adj} | :: amicrobico |
| amid {prep} /əˈmɪd/ (surrounded by) | :: in mezzo a, tra, fra |
| amidating {adj} | :: amidante |
| amide {n} /ˈeɪ.maɪd/ (organic chemistry: derivative of an oxoacid) | :: ammide {f} |
| amide {n} (ionic derivative of ammonia) | :: ammoniuro {m} |
| amidst {prep} /aˈmɪdst/ (in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among) | :: in mezzo |
| amigo {n} (friend) SEE: friend | :: |
| amine {n} /əˈ.miːn/ (inorganic chemistry: functional group formally derived from ammonia) | :: ammina {f} |
| amine {n} (organic compound containing an amine functional group) | :: ammina {f} |
| amino acid {n} (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) | :: amminoacido {m} |
| amino acid {n} (any of the twenty α-amino acids) | :: amminoacido {m} |
| aminoacidic {adj} (pertaining to amino acids) | :: amminoacidico |
| aminobenzoate {n} (any salt or ester of aminobenzoic acid) | :: aminobenzoato {m} |
| aminogram {n} | :: aminogramma {m} |
| aminophenol {n} | :: amminofenolo {m} |
| aminopropanal {n} (any amino derivative of propanal) | :: amminopropanale {m} |
| A-minor {n} (minor key with A as its tonic) | :: la minore {m} |
| amiss {adj} (wrong) SEE: wrong | :: |
| amiss {adj} /əˈmɪs/ (wrong (postpositive)) | :: sbagliato, erroneo, improprio |
| a miss is as good as a mile {proverb} (failure remains a failure) SEE: close, but no cigar | :: |
| a mite {adv} (to a small extent) SEE: a little | :: |
| amitotic {adj} (pertaining to amitosis) | :: amitotico |
| amity {n} /ˈæ.mɪ.ti/ (friendship) | :: amicizia {f} |
| am I under arrest {phrase} (am I under arrest?) | :: sono arrestato? |
| Amman {prop} /ɑːˈmɑːn/ (the capital of Jordan) | :: Amman {m} |
| ammeter {n} (device that measures an electric current) | :: amperometro {m} |
| ammolite {n} (gemstone) | :: ammolite {f}, ammonite {f} |
| ammonal {n} /ˈa.mə.nal/ (explosive) | :: ammonal {m} |
| ammonia {n} /əˈmoʊn.jə/ (the compound NH3) | :: ammoniaca {f} |
| ammoniacal {adj} /aməˈnʌɪəkəl/ (pertaining to or containing ammonia) | :: ammonico |
| ammonite {n} /ˈæmənaɪt/ (cephalopod) | :: ammonite {m} |
| ammonitic {adj} (relating to, or containing, ammonites) | :: ammonitico |
| ammonium {n} /əˈmoʊni.əm/ (univalent NH4+ cation) | :: ammonio {m} |
| ammunition {n} /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/ (articles used in charging firearms) | :: munizioni |
| ammunition {n} (any stock of missiles) | :: arsenale {m} |
| amnesty {n} /ˈæm.nɪ.sti/ (act of the sovereign power) | :: amnistia {f} |
| amnesty {v} (to grant a pardon (to a group)) | :: amnistiare |
| amnicolist {n} /æmˈnɪkəlɪst/ | :: rivierasco {m} |
| amniocyte {n} (any fetal cell floating freely in the amniotic fluid) | :: amniocito {m} |
| amnion {n} /ˈæm.nɪ.ɑːn/ (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals, see also: amniotic sac) | :: amnio {m} |
| amniotic {adj} /æmniˈɑːtɪk/ (pertaining to the amnion) | :: amniotico |
| amniotic fluid {n} (fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus) | :: acque {f-p} |
| amniotic sac {n} (sac in which foetus develops, see also: amnion) | :: amnios |
| amoeba {n} /əˈmiːbə/ (member of a genus of unicellular protozoa) | :: ameba {f} |
| amoebic {adj} /əˈmiːbɪk/ (relating to an amoeba) | :: amebico |
| amok {adv} /əˈmɒk/ (in a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk) | :: all'impazzata |
| among {prep} /əˈmʌŋ/ (mingling or intermixing) | :: tra, fra, in mezzo a |
| among other things {adv} (inter alia) SEE: inter alia | :: |
| Amorgos {prop} (an island in Greece) | :: Amorgo {f} |
| amorous {adj} /ˈæ.mɹəs/ (inclined to love) | :: amoroso {m}, amorosa {f} |
| amorously {adv} /ˈæ.mə.ɹəs.li/ (in an amorous manner) | :: amorevolmente |
| amorphous {adj} /əˈmɔɹfəs/ (lacking a definite form or clear shape) | :: amorfo |
| amorphous {adj} (being without definite character or nature) | :: amorfo |
| amorphous {adj} (physics: in the non-crystalline state of solid) | :: amorfo |
| Amos {prop} /ˈeɪ.məs/ (figure mentioned in the Old Testament) | :: Amos {m} |
| Amos {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Amos {m} |
| amount {n} (number of elements in a set) SEE: number | :: |
| amount {n} /əˈmaʊnt/ (total or sum of items) | :: ammontare {m} |
| amount {n} (quantity or volume) | :: quantità |
| amount {v} (to total or evaluate) | :: ammontare |
| ampelography {n} (science of grapevine cultivars) | :: ampelografia {f} |
| ampelology {n} (study of the cultivation and production of vines) | :: ampelologia {f} |
| ampelotherapy {n} | :: ampeloterapia {f} |
| amperage {n} (electric current) SEE: current | :: |
| ampere {n} /ˈæmˌpɪər/ (unit of electrical current) | :: ampere {m} |
| ampere-hour {n} (unit of electric charge) | :: amperora {m} |
| ampersand {n} /ˈæm.pə(ɹ).sænd/ (the symbol &) | :: e commerciale {f}, ampersand |
| ampersat {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| amphetamine {n} /æmˈfɛtəmin/ (amphetamine) | :: anfetamina {f}, amfetamina {f}, anfetammina {f} |
| amphi- {prefix} (both) | :: anfi- |
| amphibian {n} /æmˈfɪbɪən/ (vertebrate) | :: anfibio {m} |
| amphibiotic {adj} (describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults) | :: anfibiotico |
| amphibious {adj} /æmˈfɪbi.əs/ (capable of functioning on land or in water) | :: anfibio |
| amphibious {adj} | :: anfibio |
| amphibole {n} (Any of a large group of similar hydrated double silicate minerals) | :: anfibolo {m} |
| amphictyon {n} (deputee from the confederated states of Ancient Greece) | :: anfizione {m} |
| amphictyony {n} (religious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states) | :: anfizionia {f} |
| amphigonic {adj} (amphigonic) | :: anfigonico |
| amphigony {n} (amphigony) | :: anfigonia {f} |
| amphimixis {n} (sexual reproduction) | :: anfimissi {m} |
| amphipathic {adj} /ˌam.fɪˈpaθ.ɪk/ (of a molecule: having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups) | :: anfipatico |
| amphiprotic {adj} (able to donate and accept a proton) | :: anfiprotico |
| amphisbaena {n} /æmfɪsˈbiːnə/ (mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body) | :: anfesibena {f} |
| amphistomatic {adj} (Having stomata on both sides) | :: anfistomatico |
| amphitheatre {n} /ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/ (an open, outdoor theatre) | :: anfiteatro {m} |
| Amphitrite {prop} /ˌæm.fɪˈtɹaɪ.ti/ (Greek goddess) | :: Anfitrite {f} |
| amphocholeretic {adj} | :: amfocoleretico |
| ampholyte {n} (amphoteric electrolyte) | :: anfolito {m} |
| amphora {n} /ˈæm.fə.ɹə/ (type of jar) | :: anfora {f} |
| amphoteric {adj} (having the characteristics of both an acid and a base) | :: anfotero |
| amphotericin {n} (drug) | :: amfotericina {f} |
| ample {adj} /ˈæm.pəl/ (large; great in size) | :: ampio |
| ample {adj} (fully sufficient; abundant) | :: abbondante |
| amplexicaul {adj} (having lobes that completely surround the stem) | :: amplessicaule |
| amplification {n} /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (in genetics) | :: amplificazione {f} |
| amplifier {n} /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.əɹ/ (appliance or circuit) | :: amplificatore {m} |
| amplify {v} /ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ/ (render larger etc.) | :: ingrandire, amplificare |
| amplify {v} (increase amplitude) | :: amplificare |
| amplitude modulation {n} (method of sending information) | :: modulazione di ampiezza {f} |
| amply {adv} /ˈæmp.li/ (in an ample manner) | :: ampiamente |
| ampoule {n} /ˈæm.puːl/ (small glass vial hermetically sealed) | :: ampolla {f} |
| amputate {v} /ˈæmpjʊteɪt/ (To surgically remove a body part) | :: amputare |
| amputation {n} (surgical removal of a limb) | :: amputazione {f} |
| amputee {n} (person who has had one or more limbs removed) | :: mutilato {m}, mutilata {f} |
| Amsterdam {prop} /ˌæmstəˈdæm/ (capital of the Netherlands) | :: Amsterdam {f} |
| amulet {n} /ˈæm.jə.lɪt/ (protective charm) | :: amuleto {m} |
| Amun {prop} (Egyptian wind deity) | :: Amon {m}, Ammone {m} |
| Amur {prop} (the river between the Far East Russia and China) | :: Amur |
| amurca {n} (sediment in olive oil) | :: morchia {f}, acqua di vegetazione {f} |
| amuse {v} /əˈmjuːz/ (to entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner) | :: svagare |
| amusedly {adv} /əˈmjuːz.əd.li/ (in an amused manner) | :: divertito |
| amusement {n} /əˈmjuzmənt/ (entertainment) | :: divertimento {m} |
| amusement {n} (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) | :: intrattenimento {m}, festeggiamento {m} |
| amusement park {n} (commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions) | :: luna park {m} |
| amusing {adj} /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ (entertaining) | :: divertente, esilarante, ilare |
| amyelia {n} | :: amielia {f} |
| amygdaloid {adj} (shaped like an almond) | :: amigdaloide |
| amyl {n} /ˈæ.mɪl/ (pentyl) | :: amile {m} |
| amyl {adj} (of or pertaining to starch) | :: amile |
| amylaceous {adj} (pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch) | :: amilaceo |
| amyl alcohol {n} (any of the isomers of pentanol) | :: alcol amilico {m} |
| amylase {n} /ˈæmɪleɪs/ (enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch) | :: amilasi |
| amyloglucosidase {n} (a form of amylase used industrially to produce sugars from starches) | :: amiloglucosidasi {f} |
| amylopectin {n} (insoluble form of starch) | :: amilopectina {f} |
| amylopsin {n} (pancreatic form of amylase) | :: amilopsina {f} |
| amylose {n} (soluble form of starch) | :: amilosio {m} |
| amylum {n} (amylum) SEE: starch | :: |
| an {conj} /æn/ (if; so long as) | :: se |
| an {prep} (in each; to or for each; per) | :: al, allo, alla, all' |
| -an {suffix} (of or pertaining to) | :: -ano {m}, -ana {f} |
| an {article} (indefinite article) | :: un, uno, una, un' [before a vowel] |
| Anabaptism {n} /ænəˈbæptɪzm/ (doctrine of Anabaptists) | :: anabattismo {m} |
| anabatic {adj} (of an air current: rising) | :: anabatico |
| anabiosis {n} (state of suspended animation) | :: anabiosi {f} |
| anabolic {adj} (relating to anabolism) | :: anabolico |
| anabolism {n} /ə.ˈnæ.bə.ˌlɪ.zəm/ (the constructive metabolism of the body) | :: anabolismo |
| anachronically {adv} (anachronistically) SEE: anachronistically | :: |
| anachronistic {adj} /əˌnæk.ɹəˈnɪs.tɪk/ (erroneous in date) | :: anacronistico |
| anachronistically {adv} /əˌnækɹəˈnɪstɪkli/ (in an anachronistic manner) | :: anacronisticamente |
| anaclasis {n} (the substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa)) | :: anaclasi {f} |
| anaclasis {n} (reflection or refraction of light or sound) | :: anaclasi {f} |
| anaclasis {n} (medicine: the forced bending of a joint) | :: anaclasi {f} |
| anaclastic {adj} (produced by the refraction of light) | :: anaclastico |
| anaclitic {adj} /ænəˈklɪtɪk/ (emotionally dependent) | :: anaclitico |
| anacoenosis {n} | :: anacenosi {f} |
| anacoluthia {n} (syntactic construction) | :: anacoluto {m} |
| anacoluthon {n} /ænəkəˈluːθɒn/ (intentional rhetorical structure) | :: anacoluto {m} |
| anaconda {n} /ˌænəˈkɒndə/ (any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes) | :: anaconda {f} |
| anacrusic {adj} (anacrusic) | :: anacrusico |
| anacrusis {n} /anəˈkɹuːsɪs/ ((prosody) an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse) | :: anacrusi {f} |
| anacrusis {n} ((music) an unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase) | :: anacrusi {f} |
| anacyclic {adj} (palindromic) | :: anaciclico |
| anadiplosis {n} (a rhetorical device) | :: anadiplosi {f} |
| anadromous {adj} /əˈnæd.ɹə.məs/ (of migratory fish) | :: anadromo |
| anadromous {adj} (of a fern) | :: anadromo, anadroma |
| anaerobically {adv} (In an anaerobic manner) | :: anaerobicamente |
| anaglyptics {n} (art of carving or embossing in low relief) | :: anaglittica {f} |
| anagram {n} /ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm/ (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) | :: anagramma {m} |
| anal {adj} /ˈeɪ.nəl/ (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) | :: anale |
| anal {adj} (of the stage in psychosexual development) | :: anale |
| analepsis {n} (form of flashback) | :: analessi {f} |
| analeptic {adj} /ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/ (that restores or stimulates health) | :: analettico |
| analeptic {n} (restorative or stimulative medication) | :: analettico {m} |
| analgesia {n} /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/ (absence of the sense of pain) | :: analgesia {f} |
| analgesic {n} /ˌæn.l̩ˈdʒiː.zɪk/ (medicine that reduces pain) | :: analgesico {m}, lenitivo {m} |
| analgesic {adj} (of or relating to analgesia) | :: analgesico |
| anally {adv} (Involving the anus) | :: analmente |
| analog {adj} /ˈæ.nə.lɔɡ/ (represented by a continuously variable physical quantity) | :: analogico |
| analog {n} (structural derivative) | :: analogo |
| analog clock {n} (clock that displays the time using hands) | :: orologio analogico |
| analogic {adj} (analogical) SEE: analogical | :: |
| analogical {adj} | :: analogico |
| analogically {adv} (in an analogical manner) | :: analogicamente |
| analogous {adj} /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/ (having analogy; corresponding to something else) | :: analogo |
| analogously {adv} /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.li/ (in an analogous manner) | :: analogamente |
| analogue {n} (analog) SEE: analog | :: |
| analogy {n} /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/ (relationship of resemblance or equivalence) | :: analogia {f}, somiglianza {f}, equivalenza {f} |
| analphabet {n} /ænˈælfəbɛt/ (person who does not know the letters of the alphabet, see also: illiterate) | :: analfabeta {m} {f} |
| analphabetism {n} (analphabetism) | :: analfabetismo {m} |
| anal sex {n} (sex involving the anus) | :: sesso anale {m} |
| anal sphincter {n} (sphincter surrounding the anus) | :: sfintere anale {m} |
| analysis {n} /əˈnælɪsɪs/ (decomposition into components in order to study) | :: analisi {f} |
| analysis {n} (in mathematics) | :: analisi |
| analysis {n} (chemistry: process of breaking down a substance or the result of this process) | :: analisi |
| analyst {n} (person who analyses) | :: analista {m} {f} |
| analyst {n} (psychoanalysis practitioner) | :: analista {m}, {f}, psicanalista {m} {f} |
| analytic {adj} /ˌænəˈlɪtɪk/ (relating to analysis) | :: analitico |
| analytic {adj} (able to analyze) | :: analitico |
| analytical {adj} (analytic) SEE: analytic | :: |
| analytically {adv} /æn.əˈlɪt.ɪk.əl.li/ (in an analytical manner) | :: analiticamente |
| analytic continuation {n} (practice of extending such functions) | :: prolungamento analitico {m} |
| analytic continuation {n} (extension of an analytic function) | :: prolungamento analitico {m} |
| analytic geometry {n} (subbranch of geometry) | :: geometria analitica {f} |
| analyze {v} /ˈæn.ə.laɪz/ (to subject to analysis) | :: analizzare |
| anamnesis {n} /ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/ (recollection) | :: anamnesi |
| anamorphosis {n} (distorted image that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror) | :: anamorfosi {f} |
| ananas {n} (pineapple) SEE: pineapple | :: |
| anapestic {adj} /ˌæ.nə.ˈpiː.stɪk/ (of, or relating to, or composed of anapests) | :: anapestico |
| anaphase {n} /ˈænəˌfeɪz/ (stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate) | :: anafase {f} |
| anaphora {n} /ænəˈfɔɹə/ (repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) | :: anafora {f} |
| anaphora {n} (linguistics: expression that refers to another expression) | :: anafora {f} |
| anaphoresis {n} (movement of electrically charged particles) | :: anaforesi {f} |
| anaphoresis {n} (reduction in the activity of the sweat glands) | :: anaforesi {f} |
| anaphorically {adv} (in an anaphoric manner) | :: anaforicamente |
| anaphylaxis {n} (severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen) | :: anafilassi {f} |
| anaplasia {n} (reversion of differentiation in cells) | :: anaplasia {f} |
| anaplasty {n} | :: anaplastia {f} |
| an apple a day {n} (healthy eating and living) | :: una mela al giorno |
| an apple a day keeps the doctor away {proverb} /əˈn‿æ.pəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkips ðə ˈdɑk.tɚ əˈweɪ/ (apples are good for you) | :: una mela al giorno toglie il medico di torno ; una mela al giorno leva il medico di torno |
| anapsid {n} (Reptile with a skull that has no openings near the temples) | :: anapsido {m} |
| anarchically {adv} (anarchically) | :: anarchicamente |
| anarchism {n} /ˈænəɹˌkɪzəm/ (belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms) | :: anarchismo {m} |
| anarchist {n} /ˈæn.ɑɹ.kɪst/ (believer in anarchism) | :: anarchico {m}, anarchica {f} |
| anarcho-capitalism {n} (philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and a self-regulating free market) | :: anarcocapitalismo {m}, anarco-capitalismo {m} |
| anarcho-capitalist {adj} (of, supporting, relating to, or advocating anarcho-capitalism) | :: anarcocapitalista |
| anarcho-capitalist {n} (person who advocates anarcho-capitalism) | :: anarcocapitalista {m} {f} |
| anarcho-communist {adj} (pertaining or relating to anarcho-communism) | :: anarcocomunista |
| anarcho-communist {n} (proponent of anarcho-communism) | :: anarcocomunista {m} {f}, anarco-comunista {m} {f} |
| anarchy {n} /ˈæn.ɑɹ.ki/ (absence of any form of political authority or government) | :: anarchia {f} |
| anarchy {n} (political disorder and confusion) | :: anarchia {f} |
| an arm and a leg {n} (exorbitant amount) | :: occhio della testa |
| Anastasia {prop} /æn.ə.ˈsteɪ.ʒə/ (female given name) | :: Anastasia {f} |
| Anastasius {prop} (male given name) | :: Anastasio {m} |
| anastatic {adj} (of or pertaining to anastasis) | :: anastatico |
| anastigmatic {adj} (free from astigmatism) | :: anastigmatico |
| anastomosis {n} /ənæstəˈməʊsɪs/ (connection between two channels) | :: anastomosi {f} |
| anastomosis {n} (connection between blood vessels) | :: anastomosi {f} |
| anastomosis {n} (creation of a connection between blood vessels) | :: anastomosi {f} |
| anastrophe {n} (switching in the syntactical order of words) | :: anastrofe {f} |
| anastylosis {n} (reassembly of ruined monuments) | :: anastilosi {f} |
| anatase {n} /ˈænəˌteɪs/ (mineral) | :: anatasio {m} |
| anatexis {n} (metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma) | :: anatessi {f} |
| anathema {n} /əˈnæθəmə/ (ban or curse) | :: anatema {m} |
| anathematism {n} (formula of words) | :: anatematismo {m} |
| Anatolius {prop} (male given name) | :: Anatolio {m} |
| anatomic {adj} (anatomical) SEE: anatomical | :: |
| anatomical {adj} /æ.nə.ˈtɑ.mɪ.kəl/ (Of or relating to anatomy or dissection) | :: anatomico |
| anatomically {adv} (pertaining to anatomy) | :: anatomicamente |
| anatomicopathological {adj} (anatomopathological) SEE: anatomopathological | :: |
| anatomopathological {adj} | :: anatomopatologico |
| anatomy {n} /əˈnætəmi/ (art of studying the different parts of any organized body) | :: anatomia {f} |
| anatoxin {n} (toxoid) | :: anatoxina {f} |
| anatoxin {n} (neurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria) | :: anatoxina {f} |
| anatto {n} (coloring and flavoring) SEE: annatto | :: |
| Anaxagoras {prop} (philosopher) | :: Anassagora {m} |
| -ance {suffix} (a state) | :: -anza {f} |
| ancestor {n} /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/ (one from whom a person is descended) | :: antenato, ascendente, avo {m}, abiatico {m}, progenitore {m} |
| ancestral {adj} /ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/ (pertaining to ancestors) | :: ancestrale {m} {f}, atavico, primordiale, avito |
| ancestry {n} /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/ (condition as to ancestors) | :: ascendenza (it) {f}, stirpe |
| ancestry {n} (series of ancestors or progenitors) | :: avi {m-p}, antenati {m-p}, progenitori {m-p} |
| Anchises {prop} /æŋˈkaɪ.siːz/ | :: Anchise {m} |
| anchor {n} /ˈæŋ.kɚ/ (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom) | :: ancora {f}, àncora {f} |
| anchor {n} (link target in a document) | :: ancora {f} |
| anchor {n} | :: ancoraggio {m} |
| anchor {v} (to hold an object to a fixed point) | :: ancorare |
| anchorage {n} (place for anchoring) | :: ancoraggio {m} |
| anchoretically {adv} | :: anacoreticamente |
| anchorite {n} (one who lives in seclusion) | :: anacoreta {m}, eremita {m} |
| anchorman {n} (TV host) | :: anchorman {m} |
| anchorman {n} (runner) | :: frazionista {m} {f} |
| anchovy {n} /ˈæn.tʃoʊ.vi/ (small saltwater fish) | :: alice {f}, acciuga {f} |
| ancient {adj} /ˈeɪn.(t)ʃənt/ (having lasted from a remote period) | :: antico |
| ancient {adj} (existent or occurring in time long past) | :: antico |
| Ancient Greece {prop} (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) | :: Antica Grecia {f} |
| Ancient Greek {prop} (the Greek language of classical antiquity) | :: greco antico {m} |
| ancient history {n} (period of history) | :: storia antica {f}, antichità {f} |
| ancient history {n} (not worth discussing any more) | :: acqua passata {f} |
| anciently {adv} (in the manner of very long ago) | :: anticamente |
| Ancient Rome {prop} (civilization associated with Rome from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD) | :: Roma antica {f}, antica Roma {f} |
| ancillary {adj} /ˈænsəˌleɹiː/ (subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory) | :: subordinato {m}, secondario {m}, ausiliare |
| ancillary {n} (person) | :: domestico, servo |
| Ancona {n} (city, province) | :: Ancona {f} |
| Ancus {prop} (male given name) | :: Anco |
| and {conj} (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera) | :: e, ed |
| and {conj} (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item) | :: e, ed [before a vowel for euphony] |
| Andalusia {prop} /ˌændəˈluːsi.ə/ (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Andalusia {f} |
| Andalusian {adj} (from or pertaining to Andalusia) | :: andaluso |
| Andalusian {n} (someone from Andalusia) | :: andaluso {m}, andalusa {f} |
| Andalusian {n} (dialect (or varieties) of Spanish spoken in Andalusia) | :: andaluso {m} |
| andalusite {n} (mineral) | :: andalusite {f} |
| and change {phrase} (and some quantity, but less than the increment to the next round number) | :: e rotti |
| andesite {n} (a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock) | :: andesite {m} |
| and how {phrase} /ˈænd ˈhaʊ/ (strong confirmation of preceding) | :: eccome! |
| andiron {n} (a utensil for supporting wood while burning) | :: alare {m} |
| and/or {conj} /ˈændɔː(ɹ)/ (inclusive "or") | :: e/o |
| Andorra {prop} /ænˈdɔɹ.ə/ (country) | :: Andorra {f} |
| Andorran {n} /ænˈdɔːɹən/ (person from Andorra) | :: andorrano {m}, andorrana {f} |
| Andorran {adj} (pertaining to Andorra) | :: andorrano {m}, andorrana {f} |
| andradite {n} (nesosilicate mineral of the garnet group) | :: andradite {f} |
| Andretti {n} (surname) | :: Andretti |
| Andrew {prop} /ˈæn.dɹuː/ (the Apostle) | :: Andrea |
| Andrew {prop} (male given name) | :: Andrea |
| andro- {prefix} /ændɹoʊ-/ (human) | :: andro- |
| andro- {prefix} (male) | :: andro- |
| androcephalous {adj} (having a human head) | :: androcefalo |
| Androcydes {prop} (Any of certain male figures of Ancient Greece) | :: Androcide {m} |
| androgen {n} (androgen) | :: androgeno |
| androgenic {adj} (androgenic) | :: androgenico |
| androgenization {n} /ˌandɹədʒənʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ (the process of androgenizing) | :: androgenizazione {f} |
| androgyne {n} /ˈæn.dɹə.dʒaɪn/ (a person who is androgynous) | :: androgino |
| androgynophore {n} (stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower) | :: androginoforo {m} |
| androgynous {adj} /ænˈdɹɒd͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/ | :: androgino |
| android {n} /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/ (robot with human form) | :: androide {m} |
| andrological {adj} (relating to andrology) | :: andrologico |
| andrologist {n} (person who studies andrology) | :: andrologo {m}, androloga {f} |
| andrology {n} (branch of medicine concerned with male diseases) | :: andrologia {f} |
| Andromache {prop} /ænˈdɹɒməki/ (the wife of Hector) | :: Andromaca |
| Andronicus {prop} (folklore character) | :: Andronico {m} |
| andropause {n} (male equivalent of the menopause) | :: andropausa {f} |
| Andros {prop} (island in Greece) | :: Andro {f} |
| androsterone {n} (androgenic hormone) | :: androsterone {m} |
| and so forth {phrase} (indicating a list continues similarly) | :: eccetera, ecc., e così via, chi più ne ha, più ne metta |
| and so on {phrase} (indicating a list continues) SEE: and so forth | :: |
| -ane {suffix} /eɪn/ (alkanes) | :: -ano {m} |
| anecdote {n} /ˈæ.nɪk.doʊt/ (short account of an incident) | :: aneddoto {m} |
| anechoic {adj} (anechoic) | :: anecoico |
| anelace {n} /ˈæ.nəˌleɪs/ (medieval long dagger) | :: cinquedea {f} |
| anemic {adj} /ʌˈni.mɪk/ (of or pertaining to anemia) | :: anemico |
| anemo- {prefix} (forms words relating to wind) | :: anemo- |
| anemograph {n} (anemometer that makes a graphical recording) | :: anemografo {m} |
| anemometer {n} /ænɪˈmɑːmətɚ/ (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind) | :: anemometro {m} |
| anemometry {n} (measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind) | :: anemometria {f} |
| anemone {n} /əˈnɛm.ə.ni/ (any plant of genus anemone) | :: anemone {m} |
| anemonefish {n} (fish of the genus Amphiprion) SEE: clownfish | :: |
| anemoscope {n} (an instrument that shows the direction of the wind) | :: anemoscopio {m} |
| anemotropism {n} | :: anemotropismo {m} |
| aneroid {adj} (not using or containing fluid) | :: aneroide |
| aneroid {n} (aneroid barometer) SEE: aneroid barometer | :: |
| aneroid barometer {n} (barometer that doesn’t use fluid) | :: aneroide {m}, barometro aneroide {m} |
| anesthesia {n} (general anesthesia) SEE: general anesthesia | :: |
| anesthesiological {adj} (relating to anesthesiology) | :: anestesiologico |
| anesthetic {adj} /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ (reducing pain sensitivity) | :: anestetico |
| anestrus {n} (sexual respite in between breeding periods) | :: anestro {m} |
| anethical {adj} | :: anetico |
| aneurysm {n} /ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/ (abnormal blood-filled swelling) | :: aneurisma {m} |
| aneurysmatic {adj} (of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms) | :: aneurismatico |
| anew {adv} /əˈnu/ (again) | :: di nuovo |
| a new broom sweeps clean {proverb} (new management will often make radical changes) | :: scopa nuova scopa bene |
| angel {n} /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ (messenger from a deity) | :: angelo {m} |
| Angel {prop} (female given name) SEE: Angela | :: |
| Angel {prop} (male given name) SEE: Angelo | :: |
| Angela {prop} /ˈændʒələ/ (female given name) | :: Angela {f} |
| angelfish {n} (marine fish) | :: pesce angelo {m} |
| angel hair {n} (very thin type of pasta) | :: capelli d'angelo {m-p}, capellini {m-p} |
| angelic {adj} /ænˈdʒɛlɪk/ (belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel) | :: angelico |
| angelica {n} (plants of genus Angelica) | :: angelica {f} |
| Angelica {prop} (female given name) | :: Angelica {f} |
| angelical {adj} (resembling, characteristic of, an angel) SEE: angelic | :: |
| angelically {adv} /ænˈdʒɛlɪkli/ (in an angelic manner) | :: angelicamente |
| Angelo {prop} /ˈæn.dʒə.loʊ/ (male given name) | :: Angelo {m} |
| angel of death {n} (personification of death in fiction and in art) | :: angelo della morte {m} |
| angelolatry {n} (worship of angels) | :: angelolatria {f} |
| angels dancing on the head of a pin {n} (arcane intellectual speculation) | :: il sesso degli angeli {m} |
| angel shark {n} (a member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks) | :: squalo angelo |
| angel wings {n} (crisp pastry in the form of twisted ribbons dusted with sugar) | :: [Tuscany] cenci {m-p}, [central Italy] frappe {f-p}, [Lombardy] chiacchiere {f-p}, [Piedmont] bugie {f-p}, [Venice] crostoli {m-p}, galani {m-p}, [Sardinia] meraviglie {f-p} |
| anger {n} /ˈæŋɡɚ/ (A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) | :: ira {f}, rabbia {f}, collera {f} |
| Angevin {adj} (pertaining to Anjou) | :: angioino |
| Angevin {n} (native of Anjou) | :: angioino {m} |
| angina {n} (angina pectoris) SEE: angina pectoris | :: |
| angina pectoris {n} /ˈændʒɪnə ˈpɛktəˌɹɪs/ (intermittent chest pain) | :: angina pectoris {f} |
| angio- {prefix} (relating to blood vessels or lymph vessels) | :: angio- |
| angiocarp {n} (angiocarpous fruit) | :: angiocarpo {m} |
| angiogenesis {n} /andʒɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ (The formation and development of new blood vessels) | :: angiogenesi |
| angiogenic {adj} (relating to angiogenesis) | :: angiogenico |
| angiogram {n} (an X-ray image of the blood vessels) | :: angiogramma {m} |
| angiograph {n} (angiograph) SEE: angiogram | :: |
| angiography {n} (medical imaging technique) | :: angiografia {f} |
| angiology {n} (branch of anatomy) | :: angiologia {f} |
| angiopathy {n} (any disease of the blood vessels) | :: angiopatia {f} |
| angioplastic {adj} | :: angioplastico |
| angioplasty {n} /ˈæn.dʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/ (widening of a blood vessel) | :: angioplastica {f} |
| angioproliferation {n} | :: angioproliferazione {f} |
| angiosperm {n} (member of plant group) | :: angiosperma {f} |
| angiospermous {adj} (having seeds enclosed in pericarp) SEE: angiosperm | :: |
| angiotensin {n} /ændʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/ (polypeptides that narrow blood vessels) | :: angiotensina {f} |
| angle {n} /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ (geometrical figure) | :: angolo {m} |
| angle {n} (measure of such a figure) | :: angolo {m} |
| angle {n} (viewpoint) | :: punto di vista {m} |
| Angle {n} /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ (A member of the ancient Germanic tribe) | :: Anglo {m} |
| angle bracket {n} (type of bracket) | :: parentesi angolare {f}, parentesi angolata {f} |
| angle quote {n} (guillemet) SEE: guillemet | :: |
| angler {n} /ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/ (person who fishes with a hook and line) | :: cannista {m} |
| angler {n} (angler fish) | :: rana pescatrice {f} |
| anglerfish {n} /ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/ (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) | :: melanoceto {m}, diavolo nero {m} |
| Anglian {n} (Angle) SEE: Angle | :: |
| Anglican {adj} /ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.kən/ (pertaining to the Church of England and related churches) | :: anglicano |
| Anglican {n} (member of an Anglican church) | :: anglicano {m} |
| Anglican Communion {prop} (worldwide network of churches) | :: Comunione anglicana {f} |
| Anglicanism {n} (beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church) | :: anglicanesimo {m} |
| anglicism {n} /ˈæŋɡləˌsɪzəm/ (word or other feature borrowed from English to another language) | :: anglicismo {m}, anglismo {m}, inglesismo {m} |
| angling {n} (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport) | :: pesca con la lenza {f} |
| Anglish {prop} /ˈænɡliʃ/ (variety of English) | :: anglese |
| Anglo- {prefix} /ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ/ (prefix: relating to England, English, or the English) | :: anglo- |
| Anglophilia {n} /ˌæŋ.ɡləʊˈfɪ.li.ə/ (the love of the country, culture or people of England) | :: anglofilia {f} |
| Anglophobia {n} (hatred or fear of England or anything English) | :: anglofobia {f} |
| Anglophone {adj} /ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn/ (English-speaking) | :: anglofono |
| Anglophone {n} (one who speaks English) | :: Anglofono?, -ante, Inghil? |
| Anglo-Saxon {prop} (Old English) SEE: Old English | :: |
| ang moh {n} (white person) SEE: white | :: |
| Angola {prop} /æŋˈɡoʊlə/ (country in Southern Africa) | :: Angola {f} |
| Angolan {adj} /æŋˈɡoʊlən/ (of, from or pertaining to Angola or its people) | :: angolano, angolese |
| Angolan {n} (person from Angola or of Angolan descent) | :: angolano {m}, angolana {f} |
| angora {n} (subspecies of the European rabbit) | :: coniglio d'Angora {m} |
| angrily {adv} /ˈæŋ.ɡɹə.li/ (in an angry manner) | :: irosamente, rabbiosamente, con rabbia |
| angry {adj} /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ (displaying anger) | :: arrabbiato |
| angry {adj} (inflamed and painful) | :: infiammato |
| angst {n} /æŋ(k)st/ (feeling of acute anxiety or apprehension) | :: paturnie {f-p} |
| anguiform {adj} (serpentine) SEE: serpentine | :: |
| Anguilla {prop} /æŋˈɡwɪlə/ (British overseas territory in the Caribbean) | :: Anguilla |
| anguiped {adj} (having serpents in place of legs) | :: anguipede |
| anguiped {n} (mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs) | :: anguipede {m} {f} |
| anguish {n} /ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ (extreme pain) | :: angoscia {f}, agonia {f}, calvario {m}, croce {f}, ambascia {f} |
| anguish {v} (suffer pain) | :: angosciarsi |
| anguish {v} (cause to suffer pain) | :: angosciare |
| angular {adj} (ungraceful) SEE: ungraceful | :: |
| angular acceleration {n} (rate of change of angular velocity) | :: accelerazione angolare {f} |
| angularity {n} (the property or characteristic of possessing angles) | :: angolarità {f}, angolosità {f}, spigolosità {f} |
| angularly {adv} (in an angular manner) | :: angolarmente |
| angular momentum {n} (angular momentum) | :: momento angolare {m} |
| angular velocity {n} (angle turned in a given time) | :: velocità angolare {f} |
| angusticlavia {n} (tunic) | :: angusticlavio {m} |
| anhedonia {n} /ˌæn.hiˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ (inability to feel pleasure) | :: anedonia {f} |
| anhepatia {n} | :: anepatia {f} |
| anhidrosis {n} (reduced ability or inability to sweat) | :: anidrosi {f} |
| anhydrous {adj} (having no water) | :: anidro |
| anhygroscopic {adj} (not hygroscopic) | :: anigroscopico |
| aniline {n} (the simplest aromatic amine) | :: anilina {f} |
| anilingus {n} /ˌeɪnɪˈlɪŋɡəs/ (form of oral sex) | :: anilingus |
| animadversion {n} /ˌænɪmædˈvɝːʒən / (criticism, a critical remark) | :: animavversione |
| animal {adj} /ˈænɪməl/ (of animals) | :: animale |
| animal {adj} (unhindered by social codes) | :: animale |
| animal {adj} (of soul) | :: animale |
| animal {n} (organism) | :: animale {m}, bestia {f} |
| animal {n} (organism other than man) | :: animale {m}, bestia {f} |
| animal {n} (person who behaves wildly) | :: animale {m}, bestia {f} |
| animal feed {n} (material prepared as feed for domestic or farm animals) | :: mangime |
| animal husbandry {n} (management and care of farm animals) | :: allevamento {m} |
| animal magnetism {n} (magnetic fluid or ethereal medium said to reside in the bodies of animate beings) | :: mesmerismo |
| animal rights {n} (fundamental rights for animals) | :: diritti animali {m-p}, diritti degli animali {m-p} |
| animal rights activist {n} | :: animalista {m} {f} |
| animated cartoon {n} (any of several types of film/movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand) | :: cartone animato {m} |
| animatedly {adv} /ˈænɪˌmeɪtɪdli/ (in an animated manner) | :: animatamente |
| animation {n} /æn.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (The act of animating) | :: ravvivamento, animazione, vivificazione |
| animation {n} (causing images to appear to move) | :: animazione |
| animatronic {adj} (that works by animatronics) | :: animatronico |
| anime {n} /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ/ (an animated work originated in Japan) | :: anime |
| animistic {adj} (of or pertaining to animism) | :: animistico |
| animosity {n} /æn.əˈmɑs.ɪ.ti/ (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike) | :: picca {f}, ripicca {f}, acrimonia {f} |
| anion {n} /ˈæn.aɪ.ɑn/ (negatively charged ion) | :: anione {m} |
| anionic {adj} (pertaining to an anion) | :: anionico |
| anisaldehyde {n} | :: anisaldeide {f} |
| anise {n} /æˈnis/ (plant) | :: anice, anace {m} |
| anise {n} (fennel) SEE: fennel | :: |
| aniseed {n} /ˈæ.nɪ.sid/ (the seed-like fruit of the anise) | :: anice {m} |
| anisette {n} (alcoholic liqueur) | :: anisetta {f} |
| anismus {n} (malfunction of the external anal sphincter) | :: anismo {m} |
| anisogamy {n} /ænaɪˈsɒɡəmi/ (sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes) | :: anisogamia {f} |
| anisotropy {n} (the property of being directionally dependent) | :: anisotropia {f} |
| Anjou {prop} /ˈɒnʒuː/ (a former county of France) | :: Angiò |
| Anjouan {adj} (Angevin) SEE: Angevin | :: |
| Anjouan {n} (Angevin) SEE: Angevin | :: |
| Ankara {prop} /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/ (capital of Turkey) | :: Ankara {f} |
| ankerite {n} /ˈɑŋkɚˌaɪt/ (any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals) | :: ankerite {f} |
| ankle {n} /ˈæŋ.kəl/ (joint between foot and leg) | :: caviglia {f} |
| anklebone {n} /ˈaŋk(ə)lbəʊn/ (the talus) | :: astragalo {?}, talo {?} |
| ankle bracelet {n} (anklet) SEE: anklet | :: |
| anklet {n} (a bracelet at the ankle) | :: cavigliera {f} |
| ankylosaurus {n} /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːrəs/ (large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous) | :: anchilosauro {m} |
| ankylose {v} (to cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis) | :: anchilosare |
| ankylosis {n} (the growing together of bones) | :: anchilosi {f} |
| Ann {prop} /æn/ (female given name) | :: Anna |
| Anna {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| Anna {prop} /ˈænə/ (biblical prophetess) | :: Anna |
| annalist {n} (writer of annals) | :: annalista {m} {f} |
| Annamite {prop} (dated, Vietnamese language) | :: annamitico {m} |
| Annamite {adj} (of or from Annam) | :: annamitico |
| annatto {n} (dye) | :: annatto {m} |
| Anne {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| annelid {n} (annelid) | :: anellide {m} |
| annex {n} (addition of territory) SEE: annexation | :: |
| annexation {n} (addition or incorporation of something) | :: annessione {f} |
| Annie {prop} /ˈæni/ (diminutive of Ann) | :: Annetta |
| annihilate {v} /əˈnaɪə.leɪt/ (to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate) | :: annichilire, annientare |
| annihilation {n} /əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ (act of reducing to nothing) | :: annientamento {m}, annichilazione {f}, annichilimento {m} |
| annihilation {n} (state of being annihilated) | :: annientamento {m}, annichilazione {f}, annichilimento {m} |
| annihilation {n} (process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy) | :: annientamento {m}, annichilazione {f}, annichilimento {m} |
| annihilative {adj} (serving to annihilate) | :: annichilativo |
| anniversary {n} /ˌænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/ (day an exact number of years since an event) | :: anniversario {m} |
| anno Domini {n} (in the year of our Lord) SEE: Anno Domini | :: |
| Anno Domini {adv} (in the year of our Lord) | :: Anno Domini; dopo Cristo (abbr. d.C.) |
| annotate {v} (to add annotation) | :: annotare, commentare, chiosare, glossare |
| annotation {n} (information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases) | :: annotazione |
| announcement {n} /əˈnaʊns.mɛnt/ (act) | :: annuncio {m} |
| announcement {n} (that which conveys what is announced) | :: annuncio {m} |
| announcement {n} (content) | :: annuncio {m} |
| announcement {n} | :: annuncio {m} |
| annoy {v} /əˈnɔɪ/ (to disturb or irritate) | :: infastidirsi, infastidire, importunare, disturbare, irritare |
| annoy {v} (to do something to upset or anger someone) | :: irritare, seccare, rompere |
| annoy {v} (to molest; to harm; to injure) | :: molestare, nuocere |
| annoyance {n} /əˈnɔɪəns/ (that which annoys) | :: seccatura {f}, scocciatura {f}, fastidio {m} |
| annoyance {n} (the psychological state of being annoyed or irritated) | :: irritazione {f}, fastidio {m} |
| annoying {v} (causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious) | :: fastidioso |
| annual {adj} /ˈæn.ju.əl/ (happening once a year) | :: annuale |
| annually {adv} /ˈæn.ju.ə.li/ (once every year) | :: annualmente |
| annuity {n} /əˈn(j)uɪti/ (right to receive amounts of money regularly) | :: vitalizio {m}, appannaggio {m}, rendita {f} |
| annuity {n} (right to receive amounts of money regularly) | :: annualità |
| annul {v} /əˈnʌl/ (formally revoke the validity of) | :: annullare |
| annulus {n} (ring-shaped structure) | :: anello {m} |
| annunciation {n} (act of annunciating) | :: annunciazione {f} |
| Annunciation {prop} (Christianity) | :: annunciazione {f} |
| anoda {determiner} (another) SEE: another | :: |
| anode {n} /ˈæn.oʊd/ (the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs) | :: anodo {m} |
| a nod is as good as a wink {proverb} (the hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining) | :: a buon intenditor poche parole |
| anodize {v} (to coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide) | :: anodizzare |
| anogenital {adj} (of or relating to the anus and genitals) | :: anogenitale |
| anoint {v} /əˈnɔɪnt/ (to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance) | :: ungere, impomatare |
| anoint {v} (to apply oil to or to pour oil upon) | :: ungere, oleare, oliare |
| anointed {n} /ə.ˈnɔɪn.tɪd/ (a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons) | :: unto {m} |
| anointment {n} (act) | :: unzione {f} |
| anole {n} /əˈnoʊ.li/ | :: anolide {m} |
| anomalistic {adj} (irregular) SEE: irregular | :: |
| anomalure {n} (rodent of the family Anomaluridae) | :: scoiattolo volante africano {m}, anomaluro {m} |
| anomalurid {n} (member of Anomaluridae) | :: anomaluri {m-p} |
| anomaly {n} /əˈnɑməli/ (deviation from norm) | :: anomalia {f} |
| anomaly {n} (something or someone that is strange or unusual) | :: anomalia {f} |
| anomaly {n} (science: any event, big or small, out of the ordinary) | :: anomalia {f} |
| anomaly {n} (dated: an irregularity or inconsistency) | :: anomalia {f} |
| anomaly {n} (biological defect or malformation) | :: anomalia {f} |
| anomeric {adj} | :: anomerico |
| anomic {adj} /əˈnɒmɪk/ (socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated) | :: anomico |
| anon {n} /əˈnɒn/ (anonymous person) | :: anonimo |
| anonym {n} (anonymous person) | :: anonimo {m} |
| anonym {n} (pseudonym) | :: pseudonimo {m} |
| anonymity {n} /ænəˈnɪmɪti/ (the quality or state of being anonymous) | :: anonimato {m} |
| anonymization {n} (act of making anonymous) | :: anonimizzazione {f} |
| anonymize {v} (to render anonymous) | :: anonimizzare |
| anonymous {adj} /əˈnɒnəməs/ (without any name (of responsible agent) acknowledged) | :: anonimo |
| anonymous {adj} (of unknown name; whose name is withheld) | :: anonimo |
| anonymous {adj} (lacking individuality) | :: anonimo |
| anonymous {adj} (without consideration of prestige, title, rank or background) | :: anonimo |
| anonymously {adv} /əˈnɒnəməsli/ (in an anonymous manner) | :: anonimamente |
| anopisthograph {adj} (written on one side only) | :: anopistografo |
| anorak {n} (heavy weatherproof jacket) | :: giacca a vento |
| anorexia {n} (anorexia nervosa) SEE: anorexia nervosa | :: |
| anorexia {n} /ænəˈɹɛksi.ə/ (loss of appetite) | :: anoressia {f} |
| anorexia nervosa {n} (disorder) | :: anoressia {f}, anoressia nervosa {f} |
| anorthic {adj} (triclinic) SEE: triclinic | :: |
| anorthite {n} (mineral) | :: anortite {f} |
| anosmia {n} (inability to smell) | :: anosmia {f} |
| anosmic {adj} /æˈnɒzmɪk/ (having anosmia) | :: anosmico |
| anostosis {n} | :: anostosi {f} |
| another {determiner} /ənˈʌ.ðɚ/ (one more, in addition to a former number) | :: un altro , un'altra {f}; ancora un {m}, ancora uno {m}, ancora una {f} |
| another {determiner} (not the same; different) | :: un altro , un'altra {f} |
| another {determiner} (any or some) | :: un altro , un'altra {f} |
| anovulation {n} (lack of ovulation) | :: anovulazione |
| anovulatory {adj} (characterized by a lack of ovulation) | :: anovulatorio {m} |
| Anselm {prop} /ˈænˌsɛlm/ (male given name) | :: Anselmo |
| answer {n} /ˈɑːn.sə/ (response) | :: risposta {f} |
| answer {n} (document filed in response to a complaint) | :: risposta {f} |
| answer {v} (to make a reply or response to) | :: rispondere |
| answer {v} (to respond to a call) | :: rispondere |
| answer {v} (to suit a need or purpose satisfactorily) | :: rispondere |
| answer back {v} (to reply impertinently; to talk back) | :: ribattere |
| answering machine {n} (device that automatically records voice mail) | :: segreteria automatica {f}, risponditore {m}, segreteria telefonica {f} |
| answerphone {n} (answering machine) SEE: answering machine | :: |
| answer to {v} (to be responsible to) | :: rispondere |
| ant {n} /ænt/ (insect) | :: formica {f} |
| antacid {n} (agent reducing acidity) | :: antiacido {m} |
| antagonist {n} /ænˈtæɡənɪst/ (opponent) | :: antagonista {m} {f} |
| antagonist {n} (one who antagonizes) | :: oppositore {m}, avversario {m}, concorrente {m} |
| antagonist {n} (chemical) | :: antagonista {m} {f} |
| antagonize {v} (to oppose) | :: opporsi |
| antanaclasis {n} (the use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time) | :: antanaclasi {f} |
| Antarctic {adj} /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/ (pertaining to Antarctica) | :: antartico |
| Antarctica {prop} /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪkə/ (southernmost continent) | :: Antartide |
| Antarctic Circle {prop} (geographical line) | :: circolo polare antartico {m} |
| Antarctic Peninsula {prop} (the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica) | :: Penisola Antartica {f} |
| Antares {prop} (star) | :: Antares |
| ante- {prefix} /æntɪ/ (Prior to in time) | :: ante- |
| ante- {prefix} (In front of in space) | :: ante- |
| anteater {n} /ˈæntˌitɚ/ (mammal) | :: formichiere {m} |
| antebellum {adj} (of a period of time prior to a war) | :: anteguerra, prebellico |
| antebrachium {n} (forearm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| antecedence {n} (act of preceding) | :: antecedenza {f}, anteriorità {f} |
| antecedent {adj} /ˌantɪˈsiːdənt/ (earlier in time or order) | :: antecedente |
| antecedent {n} (any thing that precedes another thing) | :: antecedente {m} |
| antecedent {n} (ancestor) | :: antenato {m}, progenitore {m} |
| antecedent {n} (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun) | :: antecedente {m} |
| antecedent {n} (conditional part of a hypothetical proposition) | :: antecedente {m} |
| antechamber {n} /ˈæntiˌt͡ʃeɪmbɚ/ (small room) | :: anticamera |
| antediluvian {adj} /ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪən/ | :: antidiluviano, antediluviano |
| antelope {n} /ˈæn.tə.loʊp/ (mammal of the family Bovidae) | :: antilope {f} |
| antelope {n} (pronghorn) SEE: pronghorn | :: |
| antelucan {adj} (before dawn) | :: antelucano |
| antenatal {adj} (before birth) | :: prenatale, antenatale |
| antenna {n} /ænˈtɛn.ə/ (feeler organ) | :: antenna {f} |
| antenna {n} (device to receive or transmit radio signals) SEE: aerial | :: |
| antennule {n} (small antenna) | :: antennula {f} |
| Antenor {prop} (a son of Aesyetes) | :: Antenore {m} |
| anterior {adj} /ænˈtɪəriə(r)/ (before in place) | :: anteriore |
| anterior {adj} (anatomy: nearer the forward end) | :: anteriore |
| anterior auricular muscle {n} (muscle) | :: muscolo auricolare anteriore {m} |
| anterior chamber {n} (space between cornea and iris) | :: camera anteriore {f} |
| anteroom {n} (antechamber) SEE: antechamber | :: |
| anthem {n} /ˈæn.θəm/ (national anthem) | :: inno nazionale, inno {m} |
| anthem {n} (hymn of praise or loyalty) | :: inno |
| anther {n} /ˈænθɚ/ (pollen-bearing part of the stamen) | :: antera {f} |
| ant-hill {n} (anthill) SEE: anthill | :: |
| anthill {n} /ˈænt.hɪl/ (home of ants and termites) | :: formicaio {m} |
| anthocyanin {n} (any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments) | :: antocianina {f} |
| anthological {adj} (pertaining to anthologies) | :: antologico |
| anthologically {adv} (in the manner of an anthology) | :: antologicamente |
| anthology {n} /ænˈθɑlədʒi/ (collection of literary works) | :: antologia, florilegio |
| Anthony {prop} /ˈæn.tə.ni/ (given name) | :: Antonio |
| anthophagous {adj} (that feeds on flowers) | :: antofago |
| anthracene {n} (tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) | :: antracene {m} |
| anthracite {n} /ˈænθɹəˌsaɪt/ (type of coal) | :: antracite {f} |
| anthracosis {n} (pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal) | :: antracosi {f} |
| anthraquinone {n} (tricyclic quinone) | :: antrachinone {m} |
| anthrax {n} /ˈæn.θɹæks/ (disease) | :: antrace {m} |
| anthropic {adj} /ænˈθɹɒp.ɪk/ (of or pertaining to mankind or humans) | :: antropico |
| anthropization {n} (transformation or adaptation of the environment to meet the needs of humans) | :: antropizzazione {f} |
| anthropize {v} (to adapt by human activity) | :: antropizzare |
| anthropo- {prefix} (men; people) | :: antropo- |
| anthropocentric {adj} (giving preference to humans) | :: antropocentrico |
| anthropogenesis {n} (the origin of man) | :: antropogenesi {f} |
| anthropogenic {adj} | :: antropogenico, antropogeno |
| anthropologic {adj} (anthropological) SEE: anthropological | :: |
| anthropological {adj} /æn.θɹə.pə.ˈlɑdʒikəl/ (relating to anthropology) | :: antropologico |
| anthropologically {adv} (in a manner which pertains to anthropology) | :: antropologicamente |
| anthropologist {n} /ˌæn.θɹoʊˈpɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ (one who is versed in anthropology) | :: antropologo {m} |
| anthropology {n} /ˌænθɹəˈpɑːlədʒi/ (the study of humanity) | :: antropologia {f} |
| anthropomancy {n} (divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails) | :: antropomanzia {f} |
| anthropometrism {n} | :: antropometrismo {m} |
| anthropomorphism {n} /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/ (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human) | :: antropomorfismo {m} |
| anthropomorphize {v} (attribute human qualities) | :: antropomorfizzare |
| anthroponotic {adj} (relating to anthroponosis) | :: antroponotico |
| anthropophagous {adj} (antropophagous) | :: antropofago |
| anthropophagy {n} (the practice of eating human flesh) | :: antropofagia {f}, cannibalismo {m} |
| anthropophyte {n} (plant introduced into a new habitat by humans) | :: antropofito {m} |
| anthroposophic {adj} /ˌæŋθɹəˈpɑsəfɪk/ (of or pertaining to anthroposophy) | :: antroposofico |
| anthroposophy {n} /ˌænθɹəˈpɑsəfi/ (spiritual movement) | :: antroposofia {f} |
| anthropotechnics {n} (study of the interaction between man and machines) | :: antropotecnica {f} |
| -anthropy {suffix} (humanity; mankind) | :: -antropia |
| anti- {prefix} /ænti/ (against, hostile to) | :: anti- |
| antiabortion {adj} (opposed to the practice of abortion) | :: antiaborto, antiabortista {m} {f} |
| antiabortionist {n} (one who is opposed to the practice and/or legality of abortion) | :: antiabortista {m} {f} |
| antiacarian {adj} (that counters mites) | :: antiacari |
| antiacid {n} (antacid) SEE: antacid | :: |
| antiaggregant {adj} (that prevents the aggregation of platelets) | :: antiaggregante |
| anti-American {adj} (opposing America) | :: antiamericano |
| anti-Americanism {n} (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) | :: antiamericanismo {m} |
| antianaphylaxis {n} | :: antianafilassi {f} |
| antiandrogen {n} (any substance that inhibits the release or biological effects of an androgen) | :: antiandrogeno {m} |
| antiasthenic {adj} (that counters asthenia) | :: antiastenico |
| antiatom {n} (atom made up of antiparticles) | :: antiatomo {m} |
| antibacterial {adj} (killing or inhibiting bacteria) | :: antibatterico |
| antibacterial {n} (antibacterial drug) | :: antibatterico {m} |
| antibiogram {n} (laboratory procedure in which samples of a bacterium are treated with a variety of antibiotics) | :: antibiogramma {f} |
| antibiotic {n} /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ (substance that destroys or inhibits bacteria) | :: antibiotico {m} |
| antibiotic {adj} (of or relating to antibiotics) | :: antibiotico {m} |
| antiblue {adj} (one of the possible colours of an antiquark) | :: antiblu |
| antibody {n} (protein that binds to a specific antigen) | :: anticorpo {m} |
| antibrachium {n} (antibrachium) SEE: forearm | :: |
| antiburglar {adj} (countering burglars) SEE: antiburglary | :: |
| antiburglary {adj} (countering burglary) | :: antiscasso |
| antic {adj} /ˈæn.tɪk/ (architecture: grotesque, incongruous) | :: grottesco {m}, obbrobrioso {m} |
| antic {n} (caricature) | :: caricatura {f} |
| antic {n} (ludicrous act or behaviour) | :: buffonata {f}, pagliacciata {f} |
| antic {n} (grotesque performer or clown) | :: pagliaccio {m}, buffone |
| anticardium {n} | :: anticardio {m} |
| anticathode {n} (anode) SEE: anode | :: |
| antichain {n} (subset of a partially ordered set) | :: anticatena {f} |
| anticholesterol {adj} | :: anticolesterolo |
| antichresis {n} (agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property) | :: anticresi {f} |
| antichrist {n} (someone that works against the teachings of Christ) | :: anticristo {m} |
| Antichrist {prop} (one under the direct control of the Devil) | :: Anticristo {m} |
| antichristian {adj} /antɪˈkɹɪstɪən/ (opposed to Christians or Christianity) | :: anticristiano |
| antichristian {n} (one who opposes Christians or Christianity) | :: anticristiano {m} |
| anticipate {v} /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/ (to act before someone) | :: anticipare |
| anticipate {v} (to know of something before it manifests) | :: prevedere |
| anticipation {n} /æn.tɪs.əˈpe.ʃən/ (the act of anticipating) | :: anticipazione |
| anticline {n} /ˈæntiklaɪn/ (anticlinal fold) | :: anticlinale |
| anticlockwise {adj} /ˌæntiˈklɑkwaɪz/ (in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) | :: antiorario |
| anticlockwise {adv} (in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) | :: in senso antiorario |
| anticlockwisely {adv} (anticlockwise) SEE: anticlockwise | :: |
| anticoagulant {n} (substance) | :: anticoagulante {m} |
| anticolonialism {n} (the movement that opposes colonialism) | :: anticolonialismo {m} |
| anticolour {n} (the property of antiquarks equivalent to that of colour in quarks) | :: anticolore {m} |
| anticonfessional {adj} | :: anticonfessionale |
| anticonstitutionally {adv} (anticonstitutionally) | :: anticostituzionalmente |
| anticorruption {adj} /ˌæntiːkəˈɹʌpʃən/ (opposed to or combating corruption) | :: anticorruzione |
| anticyclone {n} (system of winds) | :: anticiclone {m} |
| antidazzle {adj} (that does not dazzle) | :: anabbagliante, antiabbagliante |
| antidemocratically {adv} (contrary to democracy) | :: antidemocraticamente |
| antidepressant {n} (agent that prevents or counteracts depression) | :: antidepressivo {?} |
| antidepression {adj} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant | :: |
| antidepressive {adj} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant | :: |
| antidepressive {n} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant | :: |
| antidopaminergic {adj} (preventing or counteracting the effects of dopamine) | :: antidopaminergico |
| antidopaminergic {n} (any drug that prevents or counteracts the effects of dopamine) | :: antidopaminergico {m} |
| antidotary {n} (antidote) SEE: antidote | :: |
| antidote {n} /ˈæn.tə.dot/ (remedy to counteract a poison) | :: antidoto |
| antidromic {adj} (of a nerve impulse: flowing in the opposite direction from normal) | :: antidromico |
| antidrug {adj} (against drug use) | :: antidroga |
| antiearthquake {adj} (antiseismic) SEE: antiseismic | :: |
| antielectron {n} (positron) | :: antielettrone {m} |
| antielitism {n} (opposition to elitism) | :: antielitismo {m} |
| anti-Europeanism {n} | :: antieuropeismo {m} |
| anti-fascism {n} (the opposition to fascist ideologies) | :: antifascismo {m} |
| antifascist {adj} (opposed to fascism) | :: antifascista {m} {f} |
| antifascistic {adj} (antifascist) SEE: antifascist | :: |
| antifeminism {n} (any belief antagonistic to feminism) | :: antifemminismo {m} |
| antifeminist {adj} (antagonistic to feminism) | :: antifemminista |
| antifeministic {adj} (antifeminist) SEE: antifeminist | :: |
| antiferromagnetic {adj} (exhibiting antiferromagnetism) | :: antiferromagnetico |
| antiferromagnetism {n} (a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism) | :: antiferromagnetismo {m} |
| antifrost {adj} (preventing the effects of frost) | :: antibrina |
| antigen {n} (substance that induces an immune response) | :: antigene |
| antigenic {adj} (of or relating to an antigen) | :: antigenico |
| antiglobalist {adj} (of or pertaining to antiglobalism) | :: antiglobalista {m} {f} |
| antiglobalist {n} (a proponent of antiglobalism) | :: antiglobalista {m} {f} |
| Antigone {prop} /ænˈtɪɡəni/ (the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta) | :: Antigone |
| Antigua and Barbuda {prop} /ænˌti.ɡ(w)ə ænd bɑɹˈbju.də/ (country) | :: Antigua e Barbuda |
| antigypsyism {n} (prejudice or hostility against Romani people) | :: antiziganismo {m} |
| antihero {n} /ˈæn.taɪˌhi.ɹoʊ/ (protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner) | :: antieroe {m} |
| antihijack {adj} (countering hijacking) SEE: antihijacking | :: |
| antihijacking {adj} (countering hijacking) | :: antidirottamento |
| antihistaminic {adj} (of or pertaining to antihistamines) | :: antistaminico |
| antiholomorphic {adj} (describing a mathematical function) | :: antiolomorfo |
| antihydrogen {n} (antimatter equivalent of hydrogen) | :: antiidrogeno {m} |
| anti-incendiary {adj} (That prevents fire) | :: antincendio |
| anti-inflammatory {adj} (preventing or counteracting inflammation) | :: antinfiammatorio |
| anti-Islamic {adj} (hostile against Islam or Muslims) | :: antiislamico |
| antilepton {n} (antiparticle of a lepton) | :: antileptone {m} |
| Antilles {prop} /ænˈtɪl.iːz/ (islands) | :: Antille {f-p} |
| antilog {n} (antilogarithm) SEE: antilogarithm | :: |
| antilogarithm {n} (number of which a given number is the logarithm) | :: antilogaritmo {m} |
| antilogism {n} (false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third) | :: antilogismo {m} |
| antimalarial {n} (agent that prevents or counteracts malaria) | :: antimalarico {m} |
| antimalarial {adj} (preventing or counteracting malaria) | :: antimalarico |
| antimere {n} (one of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical organisms) | :: antimero {m} |
| antimeric {adj} (of or pertaining to antimeres) | :: antimero |
| anti-militarism {n} (a doctrine that opposes war) | :: antimilitarismo {m} |
| antimitotic {adj} (preventing or disrupting mitosis) | :: antimitotico |
| antimitotic {n} (an agent that prevents or disrupts mitosis) | :: antimitotico {m} |
| antimodern {adj} (opposed to modernity or modernization) | :: antimoderno |
| antimodernity {n} (opposition to modernity) | :: antimodernità {f} |
| antimonious {adj} | :: antimonioso |
| antimony {n} /ˈæn.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/ (chemical element) | :: antimonio {m} |
| antinationalism {n} (opposition to nationalism) | :: antinazionalismo |
| antinausea {adj} (intended to prevent or combat nausea) | :: antinausea |
| antineurotic {adj} | :: antineurotico |
| antineutrino {n} (the antiparticle of the neutrino) | :: antineutrino {m} |
| antineutron {n} (the antiparticle corresponding to a neutron) | :: antineutrone {m} |
| antinode {n} (a region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body) | :: antinodo {m} |
| antinomically {adv} (in an antinomic manner) | :: antinomicamente |
| Antioch {prop} /ˈæntiˌɑk/ (Antioch on the Orontes) | :: Antiochia {f} |
| Antiochene {adj} (Antiochian) SEE: Antiochian | :: |
| Antiochene {n} (Antiochian) SEE: Antiochian | :: |
| Antiochian {adj} /ˌæntiˈɑkiən/ (of or pertaining to ancient Antioch) | :: antiocheno |
| Antiochian {n} (a person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch) | :: antiocheno {m}, antiochena {f} |
| Antiochus {prop} /ænˈtaɪəkəs/ (one of the thirteen kings) | :: Antioco |
| antioxidant {n} (substance that slows oxidation) | :: antiossidante {m} |
| antioxidant {n} (vitamin that acts against free radicals) | :: antiossidante {m} |
| antioxidant {adj} (acting against oxidation) | :: antiossidante |
| antioxidative {adj} (antioxidant) SEE: antioxidant | :: |
| antioxygen {adj} (antioxidant) SEE: antioxidant | :: |
| antioxygenic {adj} (antioxidant) SEE: antioxidant | :: |
| antipaludic {adj} (antimalarial) SEE: antimalarial | :: |
| antiparallel {adj} (parallel of opposite direction) | :: antiparallelo |
| antiparasite {adj} (antiparasitic) SEE: antiparasitic | :: |
| antiparasitic {adj} (that counters parasites) | :: antiparassitario |
| antiparasitic {n} (pesticide) | :: antiparassitario {m} |
| antiparticle {n} /ˈæntiˌpɑɹtɪkəl/ (a subatomic particle) | :: antiparticella {f} |
| antipasto {n} (Italian starter for a meal) | :: antipasto {m} |
| antipathetically {adv} (in an antipathetic fashion) | :: antipateticamente |
| antipathically {adv} (in an antipathic manner) | :: antipaticamente |
| antipathy {n} /ænˈtɪpəθi/ (contrariety or opposition in feeling) | :: antipatia {f} |
| antiperistalsis {n} (peristalsis in the opposite direction) | :: antiperistalsi {f} |
| antiphlogistic {adj} (counteracting inflammation) | :: antiflogistico |
| antiphlogistic {n} (plant or remedy that reduces inflammation) | :: antiflogistico {m} |
| antiphon {n} /ˈæntɪfən/ (devotional piece of music sung responsively) | :: antifona {f} |
| antiphonal {n} (antiphon) SEE: antiphon | :: |
| antiphonal {n} (a book of antiphons) | :: antifonario {m} |
| antiphonary {n} (antiphonal) SEE: antiphonal | :: |
| antiphonary {adj} (antiphonal) SEE: antiphonal | :: |
| antiphoner {n} (antiphonal) SEE: antiphonal | :: |
| antiphonic {adj} (antiphonal) SEE: antiphonal | :: |
| antiphony {n} (singing by a choir split in two parts or a piece sung in this manner) | :: antifonia {f} |
| antiphoton {n} (the antiparticle of a photon (identical to a photon)) | :: antifotone {m} |
| antiphrasis {n} (use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning) | :: antifrasi {f} |
| antiplatelet {adj} (destroying blood platelets) | :: antiaggregante {m} |
| antipneumococcal {adj} (that counters pneumococcus infection) | :: antipneumococcico {m} |
| antipodism {n} (form of foot juggling) | :: antipodismo {m} |
| antipodist {n} (one who juggles using his or her feet lying down) | :: antipodista {m} {f} |
| antipoor {adj} (opposing or working against the poor) | :: antipovero |
| antiprism {n} (a polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles) | :: antiprisma {m} |
| antiprismatic {adj} (relating to an antiprism) | :: antiprismatico |
| antiproliferative {adj} (Tending to suppress cell growth) | :: antiproliferativo |
| antiproton {n} (antiparticle of the proton) | :: antiprotone {m} |
| antipyresis {n} (the reduction of fever) | :: antipiresi {f} |
| antiquake {adj} (antiseismic) SEE: antiseismic | :: |
| antiquark {n} (the antiparticle of a quark) | :: antiquark {m} |
| antiquated {adj} /ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/ (old fashioned) | :: antiquato |
| antique {adj} /ænˈtiːk/ (old; out of date) | :: antico |
| antiquely {adv} (in an antique manner) | :: anticamente |
| antiquity {n} /ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/ (ancient times) | :: antichità {f} |
| antiradar {adj} (preventing detection by radar) | :: antirradar |
| antireductionist {n} (proponent of antireductionism) | :: antiriduzionista {m} {f} |
| antirepeater {n} | :: antiripetitore {m} |
| antiretroviral {adj} (fighting retrovirus) | :: retrovirale |
| antirrhinum {n} (snapdragon) SEE: snapdragon | :: |
| antiscientific {adj} (pertaining to antiscience) | :: antiscientifico |
| antiscientific {adj} (contrary to the scientific method) | :: antiscientifico |
| antiscientifically {adv} (in an antiscientific manner) | :: antiscientificamente |
| antiseborrheic {adj} | :: antiseborroico |
| antiseismic {adj} (built to withstand earthquakes) | :: antisismico, antiterremoto |
| antisemite {n} (anti-Semite) | :: antisemita {m} {f} |
| anti-Semitic {adj} /ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/ (exhibiting anti-Semitism) | :: antisemita, antisemitico |
| antisemitism {n} /ˌæntɪˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/ (prejudice or hostility against Jews) | :: antisemitismo {m} |
| antisense {n} /ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/ (a molecule which suppresses transcription) | :: antisenso |
| antiseptically {adv} (in an antiseptic manner) | :: antisetticamente |
| antislave {adj} (antislavery) SEE: antislavery | :: |
| antislavery {adj} (opposed to the practice of slavery) | :: antischiavista |
| anti-smoking {adj} (antismoking) SEE: antismoking | :: |
| antismoking {adj} (opposing or prohibiting smoking) | :: antifumo, antitabacco |
| antisocial {adj} /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/ (unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people) | :: asociale |
| antispast {n} (a metrical foot composed of an iambus and a trochee) | :: antispasto {m} |
| Antisthenes {prop} /ænˈtɪsθəniːz/ (Greek name) | :: Antistene |
| antisubjectivism {n} (any philosophy opposed to subjectivism) | :: antisoggettivismo {m} |
| antiterror {adj} (antiterrorist) SEE: antiterrorist | :: |
| antiterrorism {n} (activity aiming at opposing terrorism) | :: antiterrorismo {m} |
| antiterrorist {adj} (counteracting terrorism) | :: antiterroristico {m}, antiterroristica {f} |
| antitheft {adj} (preventing from being stolen) | :: antifurto |
| antithesis {n} /ænˈtɪ.θə.sɪs/ (proposition that is opposite to other proposition) | :: antitesi {f} |
| antithetic {adj} (antithetical) SEE: antithetical | :: |
| antithetical {adj} (pertaining to or being an antithesis) | :: antitetico |
| antithetically {adv} (in an antithetic manner) | :: antiteticamente |
| antithyroid {adj} (reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones) | :: antitiroideo |
| antitorque {adj} | :: anticoppia |
| antitransform {n} (inverse of a transform) | :: antitrasformata {f} |
| antitussive {n} (a cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing) | :: antitussivo {m}, bechico {m} |
| antivenereal {adj} (that is used to treat or cure venereal disease) | :: antivenereo |
| antiviral {adj} (medicine) | :: antivirale |
| antiziganism {n} (antigypsyism) SEE: antigypsyism | :: |
| anti-Zionist {n} (one who is opposed to Zionism) | :: antisionista {m} {f} |
| anti-Zionist {adj} (opposed to Zionism) | :: antisionista |
| antler {n} /ˈænt.lɚ/ (bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk) | :: corno {s}, corna {p}, corno ramificato, palco {m} |
| antlion {n} (nocturnal insects) | :: formicaleone {m} |
| Antoinette {prop} (female given name from French Antoinette) | :: Antonietta |
| Antonia {prop} (female given name) | :: Antonia {f} |
| Antonio {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| Antony {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| antonym {n} /ˈæntəˌnɪm/ (word which has the opposite meaning) | :: antonimo {m}, contrario {m}, inverso {m}, opposto {m} |
| antonymous {adj} /ænˈtɑnɪməs/ (having an opposite meaning) | :: antonimico |
| antsiness {n} (unease) SEE: unease | :: |
| antsy {adj} /ˈæn.tsi/ (restless, apprehensive and fidgety) | :: nervosetto {m} |
| Antwerp {prop} /ˈæn.twɝp/ (province) | :: Anversa {f} |
| Antwerp {prop} (city) | :: Anversa {f} |
| Anubis {prop} (Egyptian god of the dead and tombs) | :: Anubi {m} |
| anuclear {adj} (anucleate) SEE: anucleate | :: |
| anucleate {adj} (of a cell which does not have a nucleus) | :: anucleato |
| anuria {n} (a condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine) | :: anuria {f} |
| anus {n} /ˈeɪ.nəs/ (lower opening of the digestive tract) | :: ano {m} |
| anvil {n} /ˈæn.vəl/ (block used in blacksmithing) | :: incudine {f} |
| anvil {n} (bone in inner ear) | :: incudine {f} |
| anxietolytic {adj} (anxiolytic) SEE: anxiolytic | :: |
| anxietude {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| anxiety {n} /ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ (concern) | :: ansia {f}, ansietà {f} |
| anxiety {n} (uneasy or distressing desire) | :: ansia {f}, bramosia {f} |
| anxiety {n} (pathological condition) | :: ansia {f} |
| anxiolytic {n} /ˌæŋksiəˈlɪtɪk/ (drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety) | :: ansiolitico |
| anxious {adj} /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs/ (full of anxiety) | :: ansioso |
| anxious {adj} (accompanied with anxiety; worrying) | :: preoccupante |
| anxious {adj} (earnestly desirous) | :: ansioso, bramoso, impaziente |
| anxiously {adv} /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs.li/ (in an anxious manner) | :: ansiosamente |
| anxiousness {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| any {adv} /ˈɛni/ (at all) | :: affatto |
| any {determiner} (at least one (kind)) | :: qualche |
| any {determiner} (no matter what kind) | :: qualsiasi |
| anybody {pron} /ˈɛn.i.bɑd.i/ ((colloquial) a person of consideration or standing) | :: qualcuno |
| anybody {pron} (anyone) SEE: anyone | :: |
| anyhow {adv} /ˈɛn.i.haʊ/ (in any way, in any manner) | :: in ogni caso, in ogni modo, in qualche modo, in qualsiasi modo, comunque, come capita |
| any longer {adv} (any more) SEE: any more | :: |
| any minute now {adv} (very soon) | :: presto, da un momento all`altro |
| any more {adv} (not any more) SEE: no longer | :: |
| any more {adv} /ˌɛ.niˈmɔː/ (in negative or interrogative constructions) | :: più |
| anyone {pron} /ˈɛniˌwʌn/ (anybody) | :: chiunque |
| any other business {phrase} (last item on the agenda of a meeting) | :: varie ed eventuali |
| anyplace {adv} (anywhere) SEE: anywhere | :: |
| anything {pron} /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/ (any thing of any kind) | :: qualunque cosa, qualsiasi cosa, niente |
| anything else {pron} (any other thing) | :: qualcos'altro |
| anytime {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| anytime {adv} (at any time) | :: in qualsiasi momento |
| anyway {adv} /ˈɛniweɪ/ (regardless) | :: senza riguardo, comunque |
| anyway {adv} (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) | :: in ogni caso |
| anyway {adv} (used to indicate change of subject) | :: comunque, ad ogni modo |
| anyway {adv} (in any way) | :: comunque, in ogni modo |
| anywhere {adv} /ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/ | :: dovunque |
| anzianate {n} (council) | :: anzianato {m} |
| Aomen {prop} (Macau) SEE: Macau | :: |
| Aonian {adj} (pertaining to Aonia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there) | :: aonio |
| aorist {n} /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/ (a grammatical aspect) | :: aoristo {m} |
| aoristic {adj} (aorist) SEE: aorist | :: |
| aorta {n} /eɪˈɔːɹtə/ (great artery) | :: aorta {f} |
| aortal {adj} (of or relating to the aorta) | :: aortico |
| aorto- {prefix} (aorta) | :: aorto- |
| aortocoronary {adj} (relating to the aorta and the coronary arteries) | :: aortocoronarico |
| Aosta {prop} /ɑːˈɒstə/ (city in Italy) | :: Aosta {f} |
| Aostan {adj} (of or from Aosta) | :: aostano |
| Aostan {n} (one from Aosta) | :: aostano {m}, aostana {f} |
| Aosta Valley {prop} (Valle d'Aosta) SEE: Valle d'Aosta | :: |
| Apamene {prop} (region in Syria) | :: Apamene {f} |
| apar {n} (Tolypeutes matacus) | :: mataco {m}, apar {m} |
| apart {adv} /əˈpɑː(ɹ)t/ (separately, in regard to space or company) | :: separatamente |
| apart {adv} (in a state of separation) | :: separatamente |
| apart {adv} (in two or more parts; asunder) | :: a pezzi |
| apart {adv} (apart from) SEE: apart from | :: |
| apart from {prep} (except for) | :: a prescindere da, all'infuori di, fuorché, tranne, oltre |
| apartheid {v} /əˈpɑɹthaɪt/ (policy of racial separation in South Africa) | :: apartheid {m} |
| apartheid {v} (any policy of racial separation, see also: segregation) | :: apartheid {m} |
| apartment {n} /əˈpɑːt.mənt/ (domicile occupying part of a building) | :: appartamento {m}, alloggio {m}, quartierino {m} |
| apartment building {n} (residential building with multiple flats) | :: condominio {m} |
| apartmentmate {n} (one who shares an apartment (US)) SEE: roommate | :: |
| apartmentmate {n} (one who shares an apartment (UK)) SEE: flatmate | :: |
| apatheism {n} /æ.pə.θi.ɪzəm/ (apathy concerning the existence of God) | :: apateismo {m} |
| apathetic {adj} /æp.əˈθɛt.ɪk/ (void of feeling) | :: apatico, atono |
| apathetically {adv} (in an apathetic manner) | :: apaticamente |
| apathistical {adj} (apathetic) SEE: apathetic | :: |
| apatite {n} /ˈæp.ə.taɪt/ (type of mineral) | :: apatite |
| ape {n} /eɪp/ (animal) | :: scimmia {f}, ominide {m} |
| ape {n} (derogatory: person) | :: scimmione {m} |
| ape {v} (to imitate) | :: scimmiottare |
| apelike {adj} (simian) SEE: simian | :: |
| apely {adj} (simian) SEE: simian | :: |
| Apennine {adj} /ˈæpənaɪn/ (pertaining to the Apennines) | :: appenninico |
| Apennines {prop} /ˈæpənaɪnz/ (mountain range) | :: Appennini {m-p} |
| aper {n} (someone who apes something) SEE: imitator | :: |
| aperea {n} (Cavia aperea, a Brazilian guinea pig) | :: aperea {f} |
| aperiodic {adj} (math: of a state) | :: aperiodico |
| aperspectival {adj} (lacking perspective) | :: aprospettico |
| aperture {n} /ˈæp.ɚ.tʃɚ/ (opening) | :: apertura |
| apex {n} /ˈeɪˌpɛks/ (highest point) | :: apice |
| apex {n} (moment of greatest success, expansion, etc) | :: apice {m} |
| apex {n} (botany: end of leaf) | :: apice {m} |
| aphaeretic {adj} /æfɪˈɹɛtɪk/ (of the nature of aphaeresis) | :: aferetico |
| aphakia {n} (absence of the lens from the eye) | :: afachia {f} |
| aphasia {n} /əˈfeɪzɪə/ (pathological speech disorder) | :: afasia {f}, afemia {f} |
| aphelian {adj} (relating to aphelion) | :: afelico |
| aphelion {n} /əˈfiːlɪən/ (the point in the elliptical orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the Sun) | :: afelio {m} |
| aphesis {n} /ˈæf.ə.sɪs/ (loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word) | :: aferesi {f} |
| aphid {n} /ˈeɪ.fɪd/ (insect) | :: afide {m} |
| aphis {n} (aphid) SEE: aphid | :: |
| aphonia {n} (loss of voice) | :: afonia {f} |
| aphorism {n} /ˈæ.fə.ɹɪzm̩/ (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought) | :: aforisma |
| aphorismic {adj} (aphoristic) SEE: aphoristic | :: |
| aphorist {n} (person who writes or recites aphorisms) | :: aforista {m} {f} |
| aphoristic {adj} /æfəˈɹɪstɪk/ (of, relating to, or containing aphorisms) | :: aforistico |
| aphoristically {adv} (in an aphoristic manner) | :: aforisticamente |
| aphotic {adj} /eɪˈfəʊtɪk/ (having no light, especially no sunlight) | :: afotico |
| aphrodisiac {adj} /æf.ɹoʊ.ˈdi.zi.æk/ (intensifying sexual desire) | :: afrodisiaco {m} |
| aphrodisiac {n} (food or drug) | :: afrodisiaco {m} |
| Aphrodite {prop} /æfɹəˈdaɪti/ (Greek goddess) | :: Afrodite |
| aphroditic {adj} (venereal) SEE: venereal | :: |
| aphrometer {n} (device used to measure the pressure within a bottle of sparkling wine) | :: afrometro {m} |
| aphtha {n} (foot-and-mouth disease) SEE: foot-and-mouth disease | :: |
| aphthous {adj} (relating to aphtha) | :: aftoso |
| aphyllous {adj} (leafless) SEE: leafless | :: |
| apiarist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiary {n} /ˈeɪ.pi.ɛɹ.i/ (a place where bees and hives are kept) | :: apiario {m} |
| apical {n} /ˈæpɪkəl/ (sound ) | :: apicale |
| apically {adv} (in an apical manner or direction) | :: apicalmente |
| apicoplast {n} (a relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa) | :: apicoplasto {m} |
| a picture is worth a thousand words {proverb} (visualisation is better than verbal description) | :: un'immagine vale più di mille parole |
| a picture paints a thousand words {proverb} (a picture is worth a thousand words) SEE: a picture is worth a thousand words | :: |
| apicular {adj} (apical) SEE: apical | :: |
| apiculturalist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiculture {n} (beekeeping) SEE: beekeeping | :: |
| apiculturist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiece {adv} /əˈpis/ (apiece) | :: ciascuno {m}, ciascuna {f} |
| apivorous {adj} (that feeds on bees) | :: apivoro |
| apnea {n} (cessation of breathing) | :: apnea {f} |
| apneumatosis {n} (atelectasis) SEE: atelectasis | :: |
| apneusis {n} (an abnormal pattern of breathing) | :: apneusi {f} |
| apo- {prefix} (away from, or separate) | :: apo- |
| apo- {prefix} (without, or lacking) | :: apo- |
| apo- {prefix} (derived from, or related to) | :: apo- |
| apo- {prefix} (the apoprotein form of the protein) | :: apo- |
| apocalypse {n} /əˈpɑkəlɪps/ (end of the world) | :: apocalisse |
| apocalypse {n} (cataclysmic event) | :: apocalisse |
| Apocalypse {prop} /əˈpɑkəlɪps/ (the written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet) | :: apocalisse |
| Apocalypse {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Apocalisse |
| apocarpous {adj} (having carpels that are not joined) | :: apocarpico |
| apocopate {adj} (shortened by apocope) | :: apocopato |
| apocopate {v} (shorten using apocope) | :: apocopare |
| apocope {n} /əˈpɒ.kə.pi/ (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word) | :: apocope |
| apocrine {adj} (of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion) | :: apocrino |
| apocrisarius {n} (high-ranking ecclesiastical official) | :: apocrisario {m} |
| apocryphal {adj} /əˈpɑːkɹɪfəl/ (of doubtful authenticity) | :: apocrifo |
| apocytium {n} | :: apocizio {m} |
| apoferment {n} (apoenzyme) | :: apofermento {m} |
| apogamy {n} /əˈpɒɡəmɪ/ (asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud) | :: apogamia {f} |
| apograph {n} /ˈæpəɡɹɑːf/ (perfect copy) | :: apografo {m} |
| apolar {adj} (having no polarity) | :: apolare |
| apolitically {adv} (done without political affiliation) | :: apoliticamente |
| apollo {n} /əˈpɒləʊ/ (handsome young man) | :: apollo {m} |
| Apollo {prop} /əˈpɒləʊ/ (the son of Zeus) | :: Apollo {m} |
| Apollo {prop} (a very handsome young man) | :: apollo {m} |
| Apollo {n} (asteroid type) | :: Apollo {m} |
| Apollonia {prop} (the name of a number of Ancient Greek cities and colonies) | :: Apollonia |
| apologetically {adv} (in an apologetic manner) | :: apologeticamente |
| apologia {n} (apology) SEE: apology | :: |
| apologian {n} (apologist) SEE: apologist | :: |
| apological {adj} (relating to apologues) | :: apologico |
| apologise {v} (apologise) SEE: apologize | :: |
| apologism {n} (apology) SEE: apology | :: |
| apologist {n} /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ (One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith) | :: apologista {m} {f}, apologeta {m} {f} |
| apologize {v} /əˈpɑləd͡ʒaɪz/ (to express regret) | :: chiedere perdono, chiedere scusa, scusarsi |
| apologize {v} (to make an apology or excuse) | :: scusare |
| apologizingly {adv} (apologetically) SEE: apologetically | :: |
| apologue {n} (a short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects) | :: apologo {m} |
| apology {n} /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒi/ (an expression of regret) | :: apologia {f}, scuse {f-p} |
| apology {n} (formal justification, defence) | :: apologia {f} |
| apomictic {adj} (of or pertaining to apomixis) | :: apomictico |
| apomixis {n} (plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes) | :: apomissia {f} |
| apophantic {adj} (having a declaration, statement or proposition) | :: apofantico |
| apophenia {n} /æpəˈfiːni.ə/ (the perception of connectedness in unrelated phenomena) | :: apofenia {f} |
| apophonic {adj} (pertaining to or characterized by apophony) | :: apofonico |
| apophony {n} (alternation of sounds within a word) SEE: ablaut | :: |
| apophysis {n} (outgrowth) | :: apofisi {f} |
| apophysis {n} (branch) | :: apofisi {f} |
| apophysitis {n} (inflammation of an apophysis) | :: apofisite {f} |
| apoptosis {n} /ˌæ.pəˈtoʊ.sɪs/ (death of cells) | :: apoptosi {f} |
| apoptotic {adj} (of or pertaining to apoptosis) | :: apoptotico |
| aporophobia {n} (fear, dislike, or hate of poor people) | :: aporofobia {f} |
| aport {adv} (on the left side of the boat) | :: contributo |
| aposematism {n} /ˌæpə(ʊ)sɪˈmætɪz(ə)m/ (adaptation that warns off potential predators) | :: aposematismo {m} |
| aposiopesis {n} /ˌæpəsaɪəˈpiːsɪs/ (abrupt breaking-off in speech) | :: aposiopesi {f}, reticenza {f} |
| apostasy {n} /əˈpɒstəsi/ (renunciation of set of beliefs) | :: apostasia {f} |
| apostasy {n} (renunciation of one's religion or faith) | :: apostasia {f} |
| apostate {n} /əˈpɒs.teɪt/ (person who renounces a religion or faith) | :: apostata {m} {f} |
| apostatic {adj} (apostate) SEE: apostate | :: |
| apostatical {adj} (apostate) SEE: apostate | :: |
| a posteriori {adj} (involving deduction of theories from facts) | :: a posteriori |
| apostle {n} /əˈpɑsl̩/ (missionary or leader of a mission) | :: apostolo {m} |
| apostle {n} (pioneer) SEE: pioneer | :: |
| apostolic {adj} /ˌæpəˈstɑːlɪk/ (pertaining to apostles, or to the apostles) | :: apostolico |
| apostolic {adj} (according to the doctrines of the apostles) | :: apostolico |
| apostolical {adj} (apostolic) SEE: apostolic | :: |
| apostolically {adv} (in an apostolic way) | :: apostolicamente |
| apostolic succession {n} (chain of consecrations of bishops) | :: successione apostolica {f} |
| apostrophe {n} /əˈpɑːs.tɹə.fi/ (the character ’) | :: apostrofo {m} |
| apostrophize {v} (to use the apostrophe in writing or speech) | :: apostrofare |
| apothecary {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| apothecary {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist | :: |
| apothecium {n} (the ascigerous fructification of lichens) | :: apotècio {m} |
| apotheosis {n} /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.sɪs/ (deification; becoming a god) | :: apoteosi {f}, deificazione {f}, divinizzazione {f} |
| apotheosis {n} (glorification, exaltation) | :: esaltazione {f}, apoteosi {f}, delirio {m}, glorificazione {f}, incensamento {m}, magnificazione {f} |
| apotheosis {n} (glorified example or ideal) | :: apice {f} |
| apotheosis {n} (best moment or highest point in the development of something) | :: apoteosi {f}, apice {f}, culmine {m}, trionfo {m} |
| app {n} /ʔæʔp̚/ (small computer application) | :: app {f} |
| appall {v} /əˈpɔːl/ (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear) | :: impallidire |
| appalled {adj} (shocked, horrified by something unpleasant) | :: inorridito |
| appalling {adj} /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ (That appalls/appals or appall/appal) | :: terribile, orrendo {m}, pessimo {m}, spaventoso, raccapricciante |
| appallingly {adv} /ʌˈpɑlɪŋli/ (in an appalling manner) | :: spaventosamente |
| apparatchik {n} /æpəˈɹæt͡ʃɪk/ (member of a Communist apparat) | :: apparatcik {m}, apparatčik {m} |
| apparatus {n} /æ.pəˈɹeɪ.təs/ (complex machine or instrument) | :: impianto {m}, attrezzatura {f} |
| apparatus {n} (assortment of tools or instruments) | :: apparecchio {m} |
| apparatus {n} (bureaucratic organization) | :: sistema {f} |
| apparatus {n} | :: sistema {f} |
| apparatus {n} (firefighting: vehicle for emergency response) SEE: fire engine | :: |
| apparel {n} /əˈpæ.ɹəl/ (clothing) | :: abbigliamento {m} |
| apparent {adj} /əˈpæ.ɹənt/ | :: evidente |
| apparently {adv} /əˈpæɹ.ɨnt.li/ ((archaic) plainly) | :: apparentemente, evidentemente |
| apparently {adv} (seemingly) | :: apparentemente |
| apparently {adv} (according to what the speaker has read or been told) | :: apparentemente |
| apparition {n} /ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/ (act of becoming visible) | :: apparizione {f} |
| apparition {n} (thing appearing) | :: apparizione {f} |
| apparition {n} (unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance) | :: apparizione {f} |
| apparition {n} (astronomy: the first appearance of a luminary after having been invisible or obscured) | :: apparizione {f} |
| appaumé {adj} | :: appalmato |
| appeal {v} (to accuse) SEE: accuse | :: |
| appeal {v} /əˈpiːl/ (to call upon another) | :: appellarsi |
| appeal {v} (to invoke) SEE: invoke | :: |
| appealable {adj} (that may be appealed) | :: appellabile |
| appear {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| appear {v} (to appear) SEE: seem | :: |
| appear {v} /əˈpiɹ/ (To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) | :: apparire |
| appearance {n} /əˈpɪɹəns/ (The act of appearing or coming into sight) | :: apparizione {f}, comparsa {f} |
| appearance {n} (A thing seen) | :: apparizione {f}, visione {f} |
| appearance {n} (Personal presence, form or look) | :: apparenza {f}, aspetto {m}, sembianza {f}, aria {f}, cera {f} |
| appearance {n} (Semblance, or apparent likeness) | :: apparenza {f} |
| appearance {n} (The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings) | :: presentazione {f} |
| appearance {n} (The coming into court of either of the parties) | :: comparizione {f} |
| appearances are deceptive {proverb} (it is not possible to judge one's character by their outward appearance) | :: l'apparenza inganna |
| appearing {n} (appearance) SEE: appearance | :: |
| appease {v} /əˈpiːz/ (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify) | :: placare, pacificare, calmare, pacificare |
| appeaseless {adj} (unappeasable) SEE: unappeasable | :: |
| appellation {n} /ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/ (name; designation) | :: appellazione {f}, appellativo {m} |
| appellative {n} (common noun) SEE: common noun | :: |
| append {v} /ʌˈpɛnd/ (to hang or attach to, as by a string) | :: attaccare |
| append {v} (to add as an accessory) | :: aggiungere |
| appendage {n} (external body part) | :: membro {m}, (limb) arto {m}, protuberanza {f} |
| appendage {n} (natural prolongation or projection) | :: (animals) membro {m}, (limbs) estremità {f-p}, protuberanza {f} |
| appendage {n} (part that is joined to something larger) | :: protuberanza {f} |
| appendectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: appendicectomia |
| appendiceal {adj} (of or pertaining to the appendix) | :: appendicolare |
| appendicectomy {n} (appendectomy) SEE: appendectomy | :: |
| appendicitis {n} /əˈpɛnd.ɪ.saɪt.əs/ (inflamation of the vermiform appendix) | :: appendicite {f} |
| appendicular {adj} (of or pertaining to the appendix) SEE: appendiceal | :: |
| appendix {n} /əˈpɛn.dɪks/ (text added to the end of a book or an article) | :: appendice {f} |
| appendix {n} (vermiform appendix) | :: appendice {f} |
| Appenzell Inner Rhodes {prop} (Swiss canton) | :: Appenzello Interno |
| Appenzell Outer Rhodes {prop} (a Swiss canton) | :: Appenzello Esterno |
| appetite {n} /ˈæp.ə.taɪt/ (desire of or relish for food) | :: appetito |
| appetizer {n} (small, light first course) | :: aperitivo {m}, stuzzichino {m}, antipasto {m} (starter) |
| appetizing {adj} /ˈæp.ə.taɪz.ɪŋ/ (that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite) | :: vespigno |
| Appian {prop} /ˈæ.pi.ən/ (Roman name) | :: Appiano |
| Appius {prop} (Roman name) | :: Appio |
| applaud {v} /əˈplɔd/ (to express approval by clapping) | :: applaudire, congratularsi |
| applaud {v} (to praise, or express approval by words) | :: lodare, approvare |
| applaudable {adj} (praiseworthy) SEE: praiseworthy | :: |
| applause {n} /əˈplɔz/ (act of applauding) | :: applauso {m} |
| apple {n} /ˈæp.əl/ (fruit) | :: mela {f} |
| apple {n} (wood) | :: melo {m} |
| apple {n} (tree) SEE: apple tree | :: |
| apple blossom {n} (the flower of an apple tree) | :: fiore di melo {m} |
| apple-corer {n} (a tool) | :: vuotamele {m} |
| apple of discord {n} /ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈdɪskɔːd/ (object which sows anger and dissension) | :: mela della discordia {f}, pomo della discordia {m} |
| apple pie {n} (pie with apple filling) | :: torta di mele {f} |
| appleringie {n} (southernwood) SEE: southernwood | :: |
| apples and oranges {n} (non-comparable items) | :: mele e pere {f-p} |
| apple sauce {n} (a food) | :: passato di mela {m}, melepassata |
| applesauce {n} (apple sauce) SEE: apple sauce | :: |
| apple tree {n} /ˈæpl̩ tɹiː/ (tree that bears apples) | :: melo {m} |
| applewood {n} (apple) SEE: apple | :: |
| appliable {adj} (compliant) SEE: compliant | :: |
| applicant {n} /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/ (one who applies) | :: candidato, richiedente |
| application {n} /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ (the act of applying as a means) | :: applicazione |
| application {n} (a computer program) | :: applicazione {f} |
| application {n} (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) | :: candidatura {f} |
| applicative {adj} (having practical application) | :: applicativo |
| apply {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use | :: |
| apply {v} /əˈplaɪ/ (to put to use for a purpose) | :: applicare |
| apply {v} (to submit oneself as a candidate) | :: candidarsi |
| apply oneself {v} (to put forth a concerted effort) | :: impegnarsi |
| appointee {n} /əˌpoɪnˈtiː/ (a person who is appointed) | :: incaricato {m}, nominato {m}, designato {m} |
| appointment {n} /əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/ (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement) | :: appuntamento {m} |
| apportion {v} (to apportion) SEE: distribute | :: |
| appositely {adv} (in an apposite manner) | :: appositamente |
| appreciably {adv} (in an appreciable manner) | :: sensibilmente |
| appreciate {v} /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/ (to be grateful for something) | :: apprezzare, essere riconoscente |
| appreciate {v} (to view as valuable) | :: apprezzare |
| appreciate {v} (to be aware of) | :: capire, rendersi conto |
| appreciate {v} (to increase in value) | :: valorizzarsi |
| appreciation {n} /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ (A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) | :: apprezzamento, gratitudine, stima |
| apprehend {v} /æ.pɹiˈhɛnd/ (to arrest; to apprehend a criminal) | :: arrestare, catturare |
| apprentice {n} (one not well versed in a subject) SEE: newbie | :: |
| apprentice {n} /əˈpɹɛntɪs/ (trainee, especially in a skilled trade) | :: apprendista {m}, bardotto {m} |
| apprenticeship {n} (condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice) | :: tirocinio {m} |
| approach {v} /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/ (to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer) | :: [reflexive] avvicinarsi, appropinquarsi [reflexive] |
| approach {v} (To draw near, in a figurative sense) | :: abbordare, approcciare |
| approach {v} (To come near to in place, time, or character) | :: accostarsi a, avvicinarsi a |
| approach {n} (the act of drawing near) | :: approccio {m}, avvicinamento {m}, contatto {m} |
| approach {n} (movements to gain favor; advances) | :: approccio {m} |
| approach {n} (a way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access) | :: accesso {m} |
| approach {n} (a manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made) | :: approccio |
| approach {n} (the advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post) | :: avanzata {f} |
| approach {n} (the way a plane comes in to land at an airport) | :: avvicinamento {m} |
| approaching {adj} /əˈpɹoʊtʃɪŋ/ (that approaches or approach) | :: avvicinamento |
| appropinquation {n} (approach) SEE: approach | :: |
| approportionate {v} (proportion) SEE: proportion | :: |
| appropriate {adj} /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ɪt/ (peculiar, suitable, fit, proper) | :: apposito |
| appropriate {adj} (obsolete: set apart for a particular use or person) | :: apposito |
| appropriately {adv} (in an appropriate manner) | :: appropriatamente |
| appropriation {n} /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/ (public funds set aside for a specific purpose) | :: stanziamento {m} |
| approvable {adj} (able of being approved) | :: approvabile |
| approval {n} /əˈpɹuvəl/ (permission) | :: permesso {m}, approvazione {f} |
| approval {n} (acceptance) | :: approvazione {f}, plauso {m}, appoggio {m}, consenso {m} |
| approve {v} /əˈpɹuːv/ ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically) | :: approvare |
| approve {v} (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial) | :: approvare |
| approved school {n} (reformatory) | :: riformatorio {m} |
| approximable {adj} (able to be approximated) | :: approssimabile |
| approximant {n} (mathematics: approximation) SEE: approximation | :: |
| approximately {adv} /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/ (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) | :: approssimativamente, circa |
| approximation {n} /əˌpɹɑksɪˈmeɪʃn/ (act of approximating) | :: approssimazione {f} |
| approximation {n} (imprecise solution) | :: approssimazione {f} |
| approximatively {adv} (in an approximative manner) | :: approssimativamente |
| apricot {n} /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/ (fruit) | :: albicocca {f} |
| apricot {n} (tree) | :: albicocco {m} |
| April {prop} /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: aprile {m} |
| April fool {n} (practical joke played on April Fools' Day) | :: pesce d'aprile |
| a priori {adj} /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/ ((logic) based on hypothesis rather than experiment.) | :: a priori, teorico, preconcetto |
| a priori {adv} (derived by logic) | :: a priori |
| apriorism {n} (the idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically) | :: apriorismo |
| aprioristic {adj} (a priori) SEE: a priori | :: |
| aprioristically {adv} (in an aprioristic manner) | :: aprioristicamente |
| apéritif {n} /ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/ (alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser) | :: aperitivo {m} |
| apron {n} /ˈeɪ.pɹən/ (clothing) | :: grembiule {m} |
| apron {n} (the paved area of an airport) | :: piazzale {m} |
| apronful {n} (as much as an apron will hold) | :: grembiulata {f} |
| apropos {adj} /ˌæp.ɹəˈpoʊ/ (of an appropriate or pertinent nature) | :: a proposito |
| apropos {adv} (by the way) | :: a proposito |
| apropos of nothing {phrase} (without reference to anything) | :: nè capo nè coda, senza capo nè coda |
| aprosexia {n} (inability to concentrate) | :: aprosessia {f} |
| apse {n} /æps/ | :: [1] abside {f} |
| apse {n} (obsolete or dialectal: aspen tree) SEE: aspen | :: |
| apse {n} (case in which the relics were kept) SEE: reliquary | :: |
| apsidole {n} (minor apse at the end of a side aisle in a church) | :: absidiola {f} |
| apt {adj} /æpt/ (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) | :: adatto, appropriato, idoneo [formal], confacente [formal] |
| apt {adj} (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) | :: tendente |
| Aptian {prop} (subdivision of the Early Cretaceous epoch) | :: Aptiano |
| aptitude {n} /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/ (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) | :: attitudine {f} |
| aptly {adv} /ˈæp(t).li/ (in an apt or suitable manner) | :: giustamente, adeguatamente, appropriatamente |
| aptness {n} /ˈæptnəs/ (the quality of being apt or suitable) | :: giustezza {f} |
| Apuglian {adj} (Apulian) SEE: Apulian | :: |
| Apuleius {prop} /ˌæpjuˈli.əs/ (author in the Roman Empire) | :: Apuleio {m} |
| Apulia {prop} (region of Italy) | :: Puglia {f} |
| Apulian {adj} /əˈpuːliːən/ (of or pertaining to Apulia) | :: pugliese |
| Apulian {n} (resident of Apulia) | :: pugliese {m} {f} |
| apurpose {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose | :: |
| aqua fortis {n} (nitric acid) SEE: nitric acid | :: |
| aquamarine {n} /ˌæ.kwə.məˈɹiːn/ (aquamarine colour) | :: acquamarina {f} |
| aquaplaning {n} | :: aquaplaning {m} |
| aquaponics {n} /(ˌ)ækwəˈpɒnɪks/ (system that combines aquaculture with hydroponics) | :: acquaponica |
| aquaporin {n} (class of proteins) | :: acquaporina {f} |
| aqua regia {n} /ˈɑː.kwə ˈɹeɪ.ɡi.ə/ (mixture of acids) | :: acqua regia {f} |
| Aquarian {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| aquariology {n} (study of the fauna and flora of aquaria) | :: acquariologia {f} |
| aquarist {n} (a person who maintains an aquarium) | :: acquariofilo {m}, acquariofila {f} |
| aquarium {n} /ˈækwəɹiəm/ (tank for keeping fish) | :: acquario {m} |
| aquarium {n} (public place where live fish are exhibited) | :: acquario {m} |
| Aquarius {prop} /əˈkwɛɹɪəs/ (constellation) | :: Acquario {m}, Aquario {m} |
| Aquarius {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Acquario {m}, Aquario {m} |
| aquatic {adj} /əˈkwɑ.tɪk/ (relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water) | :: acquatico |
| aquatile {adj} (aquatic) SEE: aquatic | :: |
| aqueduct {n} /ˈæk.wəˌdʌkt/ (an artificial channel conveying water) | :: acquedotto {m}, rete idrica {f} |
| aqueduct {n} (a structure carrying water) | :: acquedotto {m} |
| aqueous {adj} /ˈæ.kwi.əs/ (consisting mainly of water) | :: acquoso |
| aquiferous {adj} (pertaining to an aquifer) | :: acquifero |
| aquiferous {adj} (carrying water) | :: acquifero |
| aquiline {adj} /ˈæk.wɪ.laɪn/ (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles) | :: aquilino {m} |
| aquiline nose {n} (human nose with a hooked, bent shape) | :: naso adunco {m}, naso aquilino {m}, naso dantesco {m} [rare] |
| Aquitaine {prop} (region of France) | :: Aquitania {f} |
| ar {n} /ɑɹ/ (name of the letter R, r) | :: erre {f} |
| Arab {adj} /ˈæɹ.əb/ (of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations) | :: arabo |
| Arab {n} (Semitic person) | :: arabo {m}, araba {f} |
| Arab {n} (horse) | :: alfana {f} |
| arabesque {n} /ˌæɹ.əˈbɛsk/ (ornamental design used in Islamic Art) | :: arabesco {m} |
| Arabia {prop} /əˈɹeɪbiə/ (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf;) | :: Arabia {f} |
| Arabian camel {n} (dromedary) SEE: dromedary | :: |
| Arabian oryx {n} (Oryx leucoryx) | :: orice d'Arabia {m} |
| Arabian Sea {prop} (part of the Indian Ocean) | :: Mar Arabico {m} |
| Arabic {adj} /ˈæɹəbɪk/ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) | :: arabo |
| Arabic {prop} (language) | :: arabo |
| Arabic {prop} (alphabet) | :: arabo |
| Arabic numeral {n} (any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9) | :: numero arabo {m} |
| Arabic script {n} (letters of the Arabic language) | :: alfabeto arabo {m} |
| arability {n} (the capacity for land to produce or support vegetation) | :: arabilità {f}, coltivabilità {f} |
| arabinose {n} (aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides) | :: arabinosio {m} |
| arable {adj} /ˈæɹəbl̩/ (suitable for cultivation) | :: arabile |
| Arab Republic of Egypt {prop} (Official name of Egypt) | :: Repubblica Araba d'Egitto {f} |
| Arab Spring {prop} (movement) | :: Primavera araba {f} |
| Arab World {prop} (Arabic speaking world) | :: mondo arabo {m} |
| Arachne {prop} /əˈɹækni/ ((Greek mythology) woman famous for her skill at weaving) | :: Aragne {f} |
| arachnid {n} /əˈɹæknɪd/ (eight-legged creature) | :: aracnide {m} |
| arachnidan {n} (arachnid) SEE: arachnid | :: |
| arachnidism {n} /əˈɹæknɪdɪzm/ (the condition of being poisoned by a spider bite) | :: aracnidismo {m} |
| arachnophobe {n} (person who fears spiders) | :: aracnofobo {m} |
| arachnophobia {n} /æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) | :: aracnofobia {f} |
| arachnophobic {adj} (suffering from arachnophobia) | :: aracnofobico |
| Aragon {prop} /ˈæɹəɡɑːn/ (an autonomous community in Spain) | :: Aragona {f} |
| Aragonese {adj} /ˌærəɡɒˈniːz/ (from Aragon) | :: aragonese |
| Aragonese {n} (a person) | :: aragonese {m} {f} |
| Aragonese {prop} (the language of Aragon) | :: aragonese {m} |
| aragonite {n} (saline evaporate) | :: aragonite {f} |
| Aral Sea {prop} /ˈɑːɹəl siː/ (Aral Sea) | :: Aral {m}, lago d'Aral {m} |
| Aramaean {prop} (Aramaic) SEE: Aramaic | :: |
| Aramaean {n} /æɹəˈmiːən/ (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) | :: arameo {m}, aramaico {m} |
| Aramaean {adj} (of or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram) | :: arameo |
| Aramaic {prop} /ˌæɹ.ə.ˈmei.ɪk/ (the language) | :: aramaico {m} |
| Aramaic {adj} (pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry) | :: aramaico |
| arancino {n} /ˌɑɹənˈtʃinoʊ/ (baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily) | :: arancino {m}, supplì {m} |
| Aranese {prop} (dialect) | :: aranese {m} |
| aration {n} (ploughing) SEE: ploughing | :: |
| arbitrarily {adv} (in an arbitrary manner) | :: arbitrariamente |
| arbitrariously {adv} (arbitrarily) SEE: arbitrarily | :: |
| arbitrary {adj} /ˈɑɹ.bɪ.tɹɛ(ə).ɹi/ (based on individual discretion or judgment) | :: arbitrario {m}, arbitraria {f} |
| arbitrary {adj} (determined by impulse) | :: arbitrario |
| arbitrary {adj} (chosen at random) | :: scelto a caso |
| arbor {n} (axis or shaft on a lathe) | :: mandrino {m} |
| arboreous {adj} (woody) SEE: woody | :: |
| arboreous {adj} (wooded) SEE: wooded | :: |
| arborescence {n} (tree structure) | :: arborescenza {f}, ramificazione {f} |
| arboretum {n} /ɑː(ɹ)bəˈɹiːtəm/ (place of many varieties of tree) | :: arboreto {m} |
| arboriculture {n} /ɑːɹˈbɔːɹ.ɨˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ (branch of horticulture concerned with the planting and growth of trees) | :: arboricoltura {f} |
| arboriferous {adj} (producing or having many trees) | :: arborifero |
| arborio {n} /ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əʊ/ (variety of short-grained rice) | :: arborio {m}, Arborio {m}, riso arborio {m} |
| arborio rice {n} (variety of short-grained rice) SEE: arborio | :: |
| arborway {n} (avenue) SEE: avenue | :: |
| Arbëresh {prop} /ˌɑːbəˈɹɛʃ/ (form of Albanian spoken in southern Italy) | :: arbëresh {m}, arbëreshe {m}, arberesco |
| Arbëreshë Albanian {prop} (form of Albanian spoken in southern Italy) SEE: Arbëresh | :: |
| arbutus {n} (strawberry tree) SEE: strawberry tree | :: |
| arc {n} /ɑɹk/ (geometry: part of a curve) | :: arco {m} |
| arc {n} (curve) | :: arco {m} |
| arc {n} (mathematics: mapping) | :: curva in forma parametrica {f} |
| arc {n} (directed edge) SEE: directed edge | :: |
| arcade {n} /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ (row of arches) | :: arcata {f}, loggiato {m}, porticato {m} |
| arcade {n} (covered passage, usually with shops on both sides) | :: portico {m}, porticato {m}, sottoportico {m} |
| Arcadia {n} /ɑɹˈkeɪdi.ə/ (A district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) | :: Arcadia {f} |
| Arcadius {prop} (male given name) | :: Arcadio |
| arcane {adj} /ɑɹˈkeɪn/ (understood by only a few; obscure) | :: arcano |
| arc-boutant {n} (flying buttress) SEE: flying buttress | :: |
| arc-connected {adj} (such that every doubleton is joined by an arc) | :: connesso per archi |
| Arc de Triomphe {prop} (the Parisian monument) | :: Arco di Trionfo {m} |
| arch {n} /ɑɹt͡ʃ/ (architectural element) | :: arco {m} |
| -arch {suffix} (leading, leader) | :: -arca {m} {f} |
| Archaean {adj} (of eon from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago) | :: archeano |
| archaebacterium {n} (archaeon) SEE: archaeon | :: |
| archaeolithic {adj} (of or relating to the earliest Stone Age) | :: arceolitico |
| archaeologian {n} (archaeologist) SEE: archaeologist | :: |
| archaeologic {adj} (archaeological) SEE: archaeological | :: |
| archaeological {adj} (relating to the science or research of archaeology) | :: archeologico |
| archaeologically {adv} (in an archaeological manner) | :: archeologicamente |
| archaeologist {n} (someone who studies or practises archaeology) | :: archeologo {m}, archeologa {f} |
| archaeology {n} /ˌɑː.kiˈɒ.lə.dʒi/ (scientific study of past remains) | :: archeologia {f} |
| archaeomagnetism {n} (magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past) | :: archeomagnetismo {m} |
| archaeon {n} (microorganism) | :: archei |
| archaic {adj} /ɑɹ.ˈkeɪ.ɪk/ (old-fashioned or antiquated) | :: arcaico |
| archaically {adv} (in an archaic manner) | :: arcaicamente |
| archaistic {adj} /ɑːkeɪˈɪstɪk/ | :: arcaistico |
| archangel {n} /ˈɑː(ɹ)kˌeɪn.dʒəl/ (angel who leads other angels) | :: arcangelo {m} |
| Archangel {prop} (Arkhangelsk) SEE: Arkhangelsk | :: |
| archbasilica {n} (major basilica) | :: arcibasilica {f} |
| archbishop {n} /ɑɹtʃ.bɪʃ.əp/ (senior bishop) | :: arcivescovo {m} |
| archbishopdom {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archbishophood {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archbishopric {n} (jurisdiction of an archbishop) | :: arcivescovado {m} |
| archbishopship {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archconfraternity {n} (religious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges with other similar brotherhoods) | :: arciconfraternita {f} |
| archdeacon {n} (administrative official in a diocese) | :: arcidiacono {m} |
| archdeaconry {n} (the office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office) | :: arcidiaconato {m} |
| archdemon {n} (chief demon) | :: arcidemone {m}, arcidiavolo {m} |
| archdevil {n} (archdemon) SEE: archdemon | :: |
| archdiocese {n} /ˌɑɹtʃˈdaɪəsɪs/ (area administered by an archbishop) | :: arcidiocesi |
| archducal {adj} /ɑːtʃˈdjuːkəl/ (pertaining to archdukes) | :: arciducale |
| archduchess {n} (daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary) | :: arciduchessa {f} |
| archduchy {n} (territory of an archduke) | :: arciducato {m} |
| archduke {n} (rank) | :: arciduca |
| archebiosis {n} (abiogenesis) SEE: abiogenesis | :: |
| archegonium {n} (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants) | :: archegonio {m} |
| archenemy {n} (a principal enemy) | :: arcinemico {m}, arcinemica {f} |
| archeological {adj} (archaeological) SEE: archaeological | :: |
| archeologically {adv} (in an archeological manner) | :: archeologicamente |
| archeology {n} (archaeology) SEE: archaeology | :: |
| archeometry {n} (the application of the various techniques of science to archeology) | :: archeometria {f} |
| archeopteryx {n} /ɑːkiːˈɒptəɹɪks/ (ancient bird) | :: archeotterige {m} |
| archepiscopal {adj} (of or pertaining to an archbishop or an archbishopric) | :: arcivescovile |
| archer {n} /ˈɑɹtʃɚ/ (one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow) | :: arciere {m} |
| archery {n} /ɑɹtʃəɹiː/ (the practice) | :: tiro con l'arco {n} |
| archetype {n} /ˈɑːkɪtaɪp/ (original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned) | :: archetipo {m}, capostipite {m} |
| archetype {n} | :: archetipo {m} |
| archfiend {n} (Satan) SEE: Satan | :: |
| archiater {n} /ˈɑɹkiˌeɪtɚ/ (the chief physician of a prince or city) | :: archiatra {m} |
| Archibald {prop} /ˈɑː(ɹ).tʃɪ.bɔːld/ (male given name) | :: Arcibaldo, Arcimboldo {m}, Archimboldo {m}, Arcimbaldo {m} |
| archiepiscopal {adj} (of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric) | :: archiepiscopale, arcivescovile |
| archiepiscopality {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archiepiscopate {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| archimandrite {n} /ˌɑːkɪˈmændɹaɪt/ (The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church) | :: archimandrita {m} |
| Archimedean {adj} /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdi.ən/ (of or pertaining to Archimedes) | :: archimedeo |
| Archimedean solid {n} (any of a class of semi-regular convex polyhedra composed of two or more types of regular polygon meeting in identical vertices) | :: solido archimedeo {m} |
| Archimedes {prop} /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdiːz/ (an ancient Greek mathematician) | :: Archimede {m} |
| archipelago {n} /ˌɑɹkɪˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/ (group of islands) | :: arcipelago {m} |
| architect {n} /ˈɑɹkɪtɛkt/ (designer of buildings) | :: architetto {m}, architetta {f} |
| architect {n} (planner) | :: ideatore {m}, ideatrice {f} |
| architectonic {adj} (relating to architecture) SEE: architectural | :: |
| architectural {adj} /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛktʃəɹəl/ (pertaining to architecture) | :: architettonico |
| architecture {n} /ˈɑɹkɪtɛktʃɚ/ (art and science of designing buildings and other structures) | :: architettura {f} |
| architrave {n} /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/ (the lowest part of an entablature) | :: architrave |
| archival {adj} (of or pertaining to an archive or archiving) | :: di archiviazione, d'archiviazione |
| archival {adj} (of a quality suited to the conservational needs of an archive) | :: archivistico |
| archival science {n} (the study of archiving) | :: archivistica {f} |
| archive {n} /ˈɑɹkaɪv/ (place for storing earlier material) | :: archivio {m}, banca dati {f} |
| archive {v} (to archive) | :: archiviare |
| archiver {n} (archivist) SEE: archivist | :: |
| archivist {n} /ˈɑː(ɹ)kəvɪst/ (one who creates, maintains or controls archives) | :: archivista {m} {f} |
| archlute {n} (stringed musical instrument) | :: arciliuto {m} |
| archly {adv} (in an arch manner) | :: maliziosamente |
| archon {n} /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/ (chief magistrate) | :: arconte {m} |
| archonship {n} (archontate) SEE: archontate | :: |
| archontate {n} (office or position of an archon) | :: arcontato {m} |
| archpresbyter {n} (archpriest) SEE: archpriest | :: |
| archpriest {n} (religious title/rank) | :: arciprete {m} |
| archpriesthood {n} | :: arcipretura {f} |
| arcosolium {n} (a tomb in an arched recess in a wall) | :: arcosolio {m} |
| Arctic {adj} /ˈɑɹ(k)tɪk/ (Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet) | :: artico |
| Arctic {prop} (a region of the Earth) | :: Artide {m} |
| Arctic Circle {prop} (one of the five major circles of latitude) | :: Circolo Polare Artico {m} |
| arctic hare {n} (Lepus arcticus) | :: lepre artica {f} |
| Arctic Ocean {prop} (the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole) | :: Oceano Artico {m} |
| arcuate fasciculus {n} /ˈɑːkjuːət fəˈsɪkjʊləs/ (bundle of axons) | :: fascicolo arcuato {m} |
| ardor {n} /ˈɑːɹdəɹ/ (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) | :: ardore {m}, fervore |
| ardour {n} (ardour) SEE: ardor | :: |
| arduity {n} /ɑːˈdjuːɪti/ (state or quality of being arduous) | :: arduità {f} |
| arduous {adj} /ˈɑːɹd͡ʒuəs/ (needing or using up much energy) | :: arduo |
| arduous {adj} (hard to climb) | :: arduo |
| arduousness {n} (state of being arduous) SEE: arduity | :: |
| are {n} /ɛəɹ/ (unit of area) | :: ara {f} |
| are {v} (be) SEE: be | :: |
| area {n} /ˈæɹ.i.ə/ (maths: measure of extent of a surface) | :: area {f} |
| area {n} (particular geographic region) | :: area {f}, zona {f}, luogo {m}, zona {f}, luogo {m}, campo {m} |
| area {n} (any particular extent) | :: area |
| area {n} | :: area {f} |
| area {n} (soccer: penalty area) SEE: penalty area | :: |
| areal {adj} (areal) | :: areale |
| areflexia {n} (lack of neuromuscular reflexes) | :: areflessia {f} |
| arena {n} /əˈɹiːnə/ (an enclosed area, often outdoor) | :: arena {f} |
| arena {n} (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) | :: arena {f} |
| arena {n} (a realm in which important events unfold) | :: teatro {m} |
| areography {n} (study of Mars' geographical features) | :: areografia {f} |
| areometer {n} (device used to measure specific gravity) | :: areometro {m} |
| areometry {n} (measurement of the specific gravity of liquids) | :: areometria {f} |
| Areopagus {n} (supreme council in Athens) | :: areopago {m} |
| Ares {prop} /ˈeəɹiːz/ (the god of war, son of Zeus and Hera) | :: Ares |
| aretalogy {n} (biography in which a deity's attributes are listed in the first person) | :: aretalogia {f} |
| Arethusa {prop} /ˌæɹɨˈθjuːzə/ (nereid nymph who became a fountain) | :: Aretusa {f} |
| aretological {adj} | :: aretologico |
| are you allergic to any medications {phrase} (are you allergic to any medications?) | :: sei allergico a qualche medicinale? |
| are you doing anything tomorrow {phrase} (are you doing anything tomorrow) | :: cosa fai domani? |
| are you feeling better {phrase} (are you feeling better?) | :: ti senti meglio? |
| are you married {phrase} (are you married?) | :: sei sposato? or sei coniugato? [to a man], sei sposata? or sei coniugata? [to a woman] |
| are you OK {phrase} /ɑɹ juː oʊˈkeɪ/ (are you OK?) | :: tutto a posto |
| are your ears burning {phrase} (asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion) | :: ti hanno fischiato le orecchie? |
| are you religious {phrase} (are you religious?) | :: sei religioso? {m} |
| are you single {phrase} (are you single?) | :: sei single?, sei celibe? [to a male], sei nubile? [to a female] |
| are you taking any medications {phrase} (are you taking any medications?) | :: stai prendendo qualche medicinale? |
| Arezzo {prop} /əˈɹɛtsəʊ/ (province of Tuscany) | :: Arezzo {f} |
| Arezzo {prop} (capital city of Arezzo) | :: Arezzo {f} |
| argali {n} (Ovis ammon) | :: argalì {m} |
| argent {n} /ˈɑɹdʒənt/ (silver or metal tincture) | :: argento {m} |
| argent {adj} (of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms) | :: argento |
| argentan {n} (nickel silver) SEE: nickel silver | :: |
| Argentina {prop} /ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒən.ˈti.nə/ (Argentine Republic) | :: Argentina |
| argentine {n} /ˈɑː(ɹ).dʒənˌtiːn/ (fish of the genus Argentina) | :: argentina {f} |
| argentine {n} (Argentina sphyraena) | :: argentina {f} |
| Argentine {prop} (Argentina) SEE: Argentina | :: |
| Argentine {adj} /ˈɑː.dʒən.taɪn/ (pertaining to Argentina) | :: argentino {m}, argentina {f} |
| Argentine {n} (person from Argentina) | :: argentino {m}, argentina {f} |
| Argentinian {n} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine | :: |
| Argentinian {adj} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine | :: |
| argentite {n} (silver sulfide) | :: argentite {f}, argirite {f} |
| argileh {n} (hookah) SEE: hookah | :: |
| argillocalcareous {adj} (consisting of or containing, clay and calcareous earth) | :: argilla calcarica {f}, fossile di Sant'Agata {m} |
| arginase {n} (an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine) | :: arginasi {m} |
| arginine {n} /ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/ (an amino acid) | :: arginina |
| argon {n} /ˈɑːɹɡɒn/ (a chemical element) | :: argon {m}, argo {m} |
| Argonaut {prop} /ˈɑːrɡənɔːt/ (member of the Argo crew) | :: argonauta {m} |
| Argo Navis {prop} (constellation) | :: Argo Navis {f}, Navis {f} |
| Argos {prop} (city in Greece) | :: Argo |
| argot {n} /ˈɑɹɡoʊ/ (secret language of thieves, tramps and vagabonds) | :: gergo {m} |
| argot {n} (specialized vocabulary and terminology of a field) | :: gergo {m}, parlata {f}, idioletto {m} |
| arguable {adj} /ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/ (open to argument) | :: disputàbile, opinabile |
| argue {v} /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ (intransitive: to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints) | :: discutere, dibattere |
| argue {v} (to have an argument, a quarrel) | :: litigare, discutere |
| argue {v} (transitive: present a viewpoint) | :: argomentare |
| arguer {n} (one who argues) | :: argomentatore {m}, argomentatrice {f} |
| arguing {n} (argument) SEE: argument | :: |
| argument {n} /ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) | :: argomento {m} |
| argument {n} (verbal dispute; a quarrel) | :: discussione {f}, lite {f} |
| argument {n} (process of reasoning) | :: argomentazione {f} |
| argument {n} (variable that is being passed to a function) | :: argomento |
| argumentative {adj} /ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/ (prone to argue or dispute) | :: polemico, rissoso, ataccabrighe, litigioso |
| Argyll Robertson pupil {n} (a bilateral small pupil of the eye that reduces in size when the patient focuses on a near object but does not constrict when exposed to bright light. It is a sign of neurosyphilis) | :: segno di Argyll Robertson {m} |
| Ari {prop} (town in Italy) | :: Ari |
| aria {n} /ˈɑː.ɹɪə/ (type of musical piece) | :: aria {f} |
| Ariadne {prop} /ˌæ.ɹiˈæd.ni/ (daughter of King Minos) | :: Arianna |
| Arian {n} (someone whose star sign is in Aries) SEE: Aries | :: |
| Arian {n} /ˈɛəɹi.ən/ (a kind of Christian who holds Arian ideas) | :: [used of both Arians and Aryans] ariano |
| Arian {adj} (pertaining to Arianism) | :: ariano (used both for Aryan and Arian) |
| Arianism {n} /ˈɛəɹɪənɪzəm/ (nontrinitarian Christian teaching) | :: arianesimo {m} |
| arid {adj} /ˈæ.ɹɪd/ (very dry) | :: arido |
| Ariel {prop} (name) | :: Ariele {m} |
| Ariel {prop} (moon of Uranus) | :: Ariele {m} |
| Aries {prop} /ˈɛɹiz/ (constellation) | :: Ariete {m} |
| Aries {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Ariete {m} |
| arigato {interj} /ˌɑɹiˈɡɑtoʊ/ (“thank you”, used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture) | :: arigatò, arigató |
| aril {n} (meat surrounding seed) | :: arillo {m} |
| arillus {n} (aril) SEE: aril | :: |
| Ariostan {adj} (characteristic of Ludovico Ariosto) | :: ariostesco |
| arise {v} /əˈɹaɪz/ (get up, stand up) | :: sorgere |
| arise {v} (start to exist, originate) | :: sorgere, apparire, nascere |
| arista {n} (one of the fibrils found on grains or fishes) | :: arista {f}, resta {f} |
| Aristarch {n} /ˈæɹɪstɑːk/ (severe critic) | :: aristarco |
| Aristides {prop} (male name) | :: Aristide {m} |
| aristocracy {n} /ˌæ.ɹɪˈstɒk.ɹə.si/ (the nobility or the hereditary ruling class) | :: aristocrazia {f} |
| aristocracy {n} (government by such a class) | :: aristocrazia {f} |
| aristocratically {adv} (in an aristocratic manner) | :: aristocraticamente |
| Aristophanean {adj} | :: aristofaneo, aristofanio |
| Aristophanic {adj} (Aristophanean) SEE: Aristophanean | :: |
| Aristotelianism {prop} (philosophical system) | :: aristotelismo |
| Aristotle {prop} /ˈærɪˌstɑtəl/ (ancient Greek philosopher) | :: Aristotele {m} |
| aristotype {n} (crystallographic structure) | :: aristotipo {m} |
| aristotype {n} (printing process) | :: aristotipo {m} |
| arithmancy {n} (divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name) | :: aritmomanzia {f} |
| arithmetic {n} /əˈɹɪθmətɪk/ (mathematics of numbers, etc.) | :: aritmetica {f} |
| arithmetic {adj} (arithmetical) | :: aritmetico {m}, aritmetica {f} |
| arithmetical {adj} (arithmetical) SEE: arithmetic | :: |
| arithmetically {adv} (In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner) | :: aritmeticamente |
| arithmetic geometry {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: geometria aritmetica {f} |
| arithmetic mean {n} (measure of central tendency) | :: media aritmetica {f} |
| arithmetic progression {n} (sequence) | :: progressione aritmetica {f} |
| arithmomania {n} (disorder) | :: aritmomania {f} |
| arithmosophia {n} (form of numerology that equates letters of the alphabet with numbers) | :: aritmosofia {f} |
| Arius {prop} /ˈɛəɹi.əs/ (Greek name) | :: Ario |
| Arizona {prop} /ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/ (a state of the United States of America) | :: Arizona {f} |
| ark {n} /ɑɹk/ (Noah's ship) | :: arca {f} |
| Arkansas {prop} /ˈɑɹ.kən.sɔ/ (US state) | :: Arkansas {m} |
| Arkhangelsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Arcangelo |
| Ark of the Covenant {prop} (the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest) | :: Arca dell'Alleanza {f} |
| arm {n} /ɑɹm/ (weapon) | :: arma {f} |
| arm {n} (heraldic bearings) | :: armi {f-p} |
| arm {v} (to supply with armour or weapons) | :: armare |
| arm {v} (to prepare for action) | :: armare |
| arm {n} (baseball: pitcher) SEE: pitcher | :: |
| arm {n} (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) | :: braccio {m}, membro {m}, membra {f}, arto {m} |
| arm {n} (limb of an invertebrate animal) | :: tentacolo {m} |
| arm {n} (part of object) | :: braccio {m}, asta degli occhiali |
| arm {n} (bay or inlet) | :: ramo {m}, braccio d'acqua {m}, cala {f}, calanca {f}, insenatura {f}, baia {f} |
| arm {n} (branch of an organization) | :: divisione {f}, ramo {m}, settore {m} |
| arm {n} (figurative: power; might; strength; support) | :: braccio armato {m} |
| arm {n} (part of a chromosome) | :: braccio |
| armadillo {n} /ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/ (burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed, protective plates) | :: armadillo {m} |
| Armageddon {prop} /ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/ (site) | :: Armaghedòn {m} |
| armchair {n} /ˈɑɹmtʃɛɚ/ (a chair with supports for the arms or elbows) | :: poltrona {f} |
| armed {adj} /ɑɹmd/ (equipped, especially with a weapon) | :: armato |
| armed conflict {n} (contested incompatibility) | :: conflitto armato |
| armed forces {n} (the military forces of a nation) | :: forze armate {f-p} |
| armed police {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| Armenia {prop} /ɑɹˈmi.ni.ə/ (ancient kingdom and country) | :: Armenia {f} |
| Armenian {adj} /ɑːɹˈmiːni.ən/ (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet) | :: armeno |
| Armenian {n} (person) | :: armeno {m}, armena {f} |
| Armenian {prop} (language) | :: armeno {m} |
| Armenian SSR {prop} (Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, see also: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic) | :: RSS Armena |
| armful {n} /ˈɑːmfʊl/ (amount an arm or arms can hold) | :: bracciata {f} |
| armhole {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit | :: |
| armiger {n} /ˈɑːɹmɪdʒəɹ/ (person entitled to bear a coat of arms) | :: armigero {m} |
| armiger {n} (squire carrying the armour of a knight) | :: scudiero {m} |
| armigerous {adj} /ɑɹˈmɪ.dʒɚ.əs/ (Entitled to bear a coat of arms) | :: blasonato |
| armillaria {n} (honey fungus) SEE: honey fungus | :: |
| armillary sphere {n} (instrument consisting of graduated metal circles) | :: sfera armillare {f} |
| armilustrum {n} | :: armilustro {m} |
| arm in arm {adv} (arms linked) | :: sottobraccio {m}, a braccetto |
| Arminianism {n} (school of thought) | :: arminianesimo {m} |
| Arminius {prop} (Germanic chieftain) | :: Arminio |
| armipotent {adj} (powerful in battle) | :: armipotente |
| armistice {n} /ˈɑːmɪstɪs/ (formal agreement to end combat) | :: armistizio {m} |
| armlet {n} /ˈɑɹmlət/ (A band that is worn on the arm that for ornamental or identification purposes) | :: braccialetto {m} |
| armor {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armor {n} /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/ (protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces) | :: armatura {f} |
| armor {n} (natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body) | :: corazza |
| armored personnel carrier {n} (armored vehicle for carrying infantry soldiers in combat) | :: carro armato {m} |
| armorial {n} (book on heraldry or arms) | :: armoriale {m}, armerista {m} |
| armory {n} (armory) SEE: armoury | :: |
| armour {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armour {n} /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/ (protective layer over a body, vehicle etc.) | :: armatura {f} |
| armour {n} (natural protection on an animal's body) | :: corazza {f} |
| armoured train {n} (railway train protected with armour) | :: treno blindato, treno corazzato |
| armoury {n} (Heraldry) | :: arme {f} |
| armoury {n} (place where arms are kept, an arsenal) | :: armeria {f}, galleria d'armi {f} |
| armpit {n} /ˈɑɹmˌpɪt/ (cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) | :: ascella {f} |
| armpit {n} (somewhere or something foul) | :: postaccio {m} |
| armrest {n} (part of a seat) | :: bracciolo |
| arms-bearer {n} (one who carries weapons) | :: soldato armato {m}, armigero {m} |
| arms race {n} (a competition for military supremacy) | :: corsa agli armamenti {f}, corsa al riarmo {f} |
| arm up {v} (arm) SEE: arm | :: |
| arm-wrestle {v} (to compete in an arm-wrestle) | :: fare a braccio di ferro |
| arm wrestling {n} /ˈɑɹm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/ (a sport) | :: braccio di ferro {m} |
| army {n} /ˈɑː.miː/ (military force concerned mainly with ground operations) | :: esercito {m} |
| arnica {n} (plant of genus Arnica) | :: arnica {f} |
| Arno {prop} (river in Tuscany) | :: Arno {m} |
| Arnold {prop} /ˈɑɹnəld/ (male given name) | :: Arnaldo |
| arolium {n} (a median lobe into which the pretarsus expands, in an insect's leg) | :: arolio {m} |
| arolla {n} (stone pine) SEE: stone pine | :: |
| arolla pine {n} (Pinus cembra) SEE: Swiss pine | :: |
| Aromanian {prop} /æɹoʊˈmeɪniən/ (language) | :: arumeno {m}, aromuno {m} |
| aromantic {adj} /ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈman.tɪk/ | :: aromantico |
| aromatherapeutic {adj} (of or pertaining to aromatherapy) | :: aromaterapico |
| aromatherapy {n} (type of therapy) | :: aromaterapia {f} |
| aromatic {adj} /æ.ɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ (fragrant or spicy) | :: aromatico {m} |
| aromatic {adj} (in organic chemistry) | :: aromatico, benzenico |
| aromatic {n} (fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish) | :: pianta aromatica, gusti {m-p} |
| around {prep} /əˈɹæwnd/ (defining a circle or closed curve containing) | :: attorno |
| around {prep} (following a path) | :: intorno |
| around {prep} (near) | :: vicino, intorno a, verso |
| around {prep} (at various places in) | :: in giro per |
| around {adj} | :: attorno |
| around the clock {prep} (all the time) | :: ventiquattrore, ininterrottamente, di continuo, giorno e notte |
| arousal {n} /əˈɹaʊzəl/ (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) | :: arrapamento {m}, eccitazione {f}, foia {f} |
| arouse {v} /əˈɹaʊz/ (to stimulate feelings) | :: eccitare, provocare |
| arouse {v} (to sexually stimulate) | :: eccitare, arrapare |
| arouse {v} (to awaken) | :: risvegliare, svegliare |
| arpeggio {n} /ɑɹˈpɛ.dʒi.oʊ/ (notes of a chord played individually) | :: arpeggio {m} |
| arpent {n} (a unit of area, having various official measures) | :: arpento {m} |
| arquebus {n} (firearm) SEE: harquebus | :: |
| arquebusier {n} (soldier armed with an arquebus) | :: archibugiere |
| arraign {v} /əˈɹeɪn/ (charge someone in a court of law) | :: imputare |
| arrange {v} /əˈɹeɪndʒ/ (to set up, organise) | :: disporre |
| arrange {v} (to put in order) | :: ordinare |
| arrange {v} (to plan; to prepare in advance) | :: preparare |
| arrange {v} (music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation) | :: arrangiare |
| arranged marriage {n} (marriage planned by someone else) | :: matrimonio arrangiato {m}, matrimonio combinato {m} |
| arrangement {n} /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ (act of arranging) | :: arrangiamento {m}, sistemazione {f} |
| arrangement {n} (manner of being arranged) | :: incontro {m} |
| arrangement {n} (collection of things that have been arranged) | :: composizione |
| arrangement {n} (the manner in which items have been organised or positioned) | :: disposizione |
| arrangement {n} (plural: preparations for some undertaking) | :: preparativi, disposizioni, modalità |
| arrangement {n} (agreement) | :: accomodamento {m}, accordo {m}, compromesso {m} |
| arrangement {n} (music: adaptation of a piece of music) | :: arrangiamento |
| arrant {adj} (errant) SEE: errant | :: |
| array {n} /əˈɹeɪ/ (clothing/ornamentation) | :: abbigliamento {m}, agghindamento {m} |
| array {n} (collection laid out) | :: schieramento {m}, combinato {m} |
| array {n} (large collection) | :: gamma, sfilza {f}, serie {f}, assortimento {m} |
| arrear {n} /əˈɹɪə/ (work to be done) | :: arretrato |
| arrest {v} (to stay, remain) SEE: stay | :: |
| arrest {v} /əˈɹɛst/ (to take into legal custody) | :: arrestare |
| arrest {v} | :: arrestare |
| arrest warrant {n} (document authorizing an arrest) | :: mandato di arresto {m} |
| Arretine {adj} /ˈæɹɪtaɪn/ (of, from or pertaining to Arezzo, Italy) | :: aretino |
| arrhinia {n} (congenital absence of the nose) | :: arinia {f} |
| arrhizotonic {adj} (stem-stressed) | :: arizotonico, rizoatono |
| arrhythmia {n} /eɪˈɹɪðmɪə/ (irregular heartbeat) | :: aritmia {f} |
| arrhythmically {adv} (in an arrhythmic manner) | :: aritmicamente |
| arrival {n} /əˈɹaɪ.vəl/ (act of arriving or something that has arrived) | :: arrivo {m} |
| arrive {v} /əˈɹaɪv/ (to reach) | :: arrivare |
| arrive {v} (to get to a certain place) | :: arrivare |
| arriviste {n} (upstart) SEE: upstart | :: |
| arrivistic {adj} | :: arrivistico |
| arrogance {n} /ˈæɹ.ə.ɡəns/ (act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner) | :: arroganza {f} |
| arrogant {adj} /ˈæɹəɡənt/ (having excessive pride) | :: arrogante |
| arrogantly {adv} (in an arrogant manner) | :: arrogantemente |
| arrondissement {n} /əˈɹɒnˌdɪsˈmənt/ (an administrative division) | :: arrondissement {m} |
| arrow {n} /ˈæɹ.əʊ/ (projectile) | :: freccia {f} |
| arrow {n} (symbol) | :: freccia |
| arrow {n} (in graph theory) SEE: directed edge | :: |
| arrow key {n} (key with directional arrow) | :: tasto freccia {m} |
| arrowroot {n} /ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːt/ (Maranta arundinacea) | :: maranta arundinacea {f} |
| arrowroot {n} (starchy substance) | :: amido di maranta arundinacea |
| arrowslit {n} | :: arciera {f} |
| arse {n} (arse) SEE: ass | :: |
| arsehole {n} (anus) | :: sfintere {m}, ano {m}, buco del culo {m} |
| arsehole {n} (inconsiderate or mean-spirited person) | :: stronzo, coglione |
| arsenal {n} /ˈɑː(ɹ)sənəl/ (military establishment) | :: arsenale {m}, deposito armi {m} |
| arsenal {n} (stock of weapons) | :: arsenale {m} |
| arsenal {n} (store or supply of anything) | :: arsenale {m}, magazzino {m}, deposito {m} |
| arsenate {n} (salt or ester of arsenic acid) | :: arseniato {m} |
| arsenic {n} /ˈɑɹsənɪk/ (chemical element) | :: arsenico {m} |
| arsenic acid {n} (H3AsO4) | :: acido arsenico {m} |
| arsenious {adj} (of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3) | :: arsenioso |
| arsenious acid {n} | :: acido arsenioso {m} |
| arsenite {n} (oxyanion of trivalent arsenic) | :: arsenato |
| arsenochromate {n} | :: arsenocromato {m} |
| arsine {n} (AsH3) | :: arsina {f} |
| arsine {n} (derivative of AsH3) | :: -arsina |
| arson {n} /ˈɑɹsən/ (crime of setting a fire) | :: incendio doloso |
| arsonist {n} /ˈɑɹsənəst/ (one who has committed the act of arson) | :: piromane, incendiario |
| arsonphobia {n} (pyrophobia) SEE: pyrophobia | :: |
| arsonry {n} (arson) SEE: arson | :: |
| art {n} /ɑɹt/ (human effort) | :: arte {f} |
| art {n} (conscious production or arrangement) | :: arte {f} |
| art {n} (skillful creative activity) | :: arte {f} |
| art {n} (study) | :: arte {f} |
| art {n} (aesthetic value) | :: arte {f} |
| art {n} (artwork) | :: arte {f}, produzione artistica {f} |
| art {n} (field or category of art) | :: disciplina umanistica {f} |
| art {n} (nonscientific branch of learning) | :: disciplina umanistica {f} |
| art {n} (skill) | :: arte {f} |
| art dealer {n} (someone who buys and sells works of art) | :: commerciante d'arte, gallerista {m} {f} |
| artefact {n} (artefact) SEE: artifact | :: |
| artefactually {adv} (with reference to artefacts) | :: artificiosamente |
| Artemis {prop} /ˈɑɹtəmɪs/ (Greek goddess) | :: Artemide {f} |
| Arte Povera {prop} /ˌɑɹteɪ ˈpoʊvəɹə/ (Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s) | :: arte povera {f} |
| arterial {adj} (relating to an artery) | :: arteriale |
| arteriography {n} (radiography of an artery) SEE: angiography | :: |
| arteriology {n} (branch of angiology) | :: arteriologia {f} |
| arteriosclerosis {n} /ˌɑɹˌtiɹioʊsklɚˈoʊsəs/ (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel) | :: arteriosclerosi {f} |
| arteriosclerotic {adj} (pertaining to arteriosclerosis) | :: arteriosclerotico |
| artery {n} /ˈɑɹ.təɹɪ/ (blood vessel from the heart) | :: arteria {f} |
| artful {adj} /ˈɑːɹt.fəl/ (cunning, crafty) | :: astuto |
| artful {adj} (performed with art or skill) | :: abile |
| artful {adj} (artificial, imitative) | :: artificioso |
| artful {adj} (dexterous, skillful) | :: abile |
| art historian {n} (an expert in art history) | :: storico dell'arte {m}, storica dell'arte {f} |
| arthralgia {n} /ɑɹˈθɹæl.dʒi.ə/ (pain in a joint) | :: artralgia {f} |
| arthritic {adj} /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹɪtɪk/ (affected by arthritis) | :: artritico |
| arthritis {n} /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹaɪtɪs/ (inflammation of a joint) | :: artrite |
| arthritism {n} | :: artritismo {m} |
| arthro- {prefix} (biology: referring to a joint or meaning articulation) | :: artro- |
| arthrocentesis {n} | :: artrocentesi {f} |
| arthrodesis {n} (fusion of a joint) | :: artrodesi {f} |
| arthrology {n} (branch of anatomy dealing with the joints) | :: artrologia {f} |
| arthropod {n} (animal of Arthropoda) | :: artropode {m} |
| arthrotomy {n} (the surgical incision of a joint) | :: artrotomia {f} |
| Arthur {prop} /ˈɑːθə(ɹ)/ (male given name) | :: Arturo |
| artichoke {n} /ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃəʊk/ (vegetable) | :: carciofo {m} |
| artichoke bottom {n} (edible fleshy receptacle at the bottom of an artichoke flower, see also: artichoke heart) | :: fondo di carciofo, girello di carciofo |
| article {n} /ˈɑɹtɪkəl/ (story, report, or opinion piece) | :: articolo {m}, voce {f} |
| article {n} (member of a group or class) | :: articolo {m} |
| article {n} | :: articolo {m} |
| article {n} (part of speech that specifies a noun) | :: articolo {m} |
| article {n} (section of a legal document) | :: articolo {m}, comma {m} |
| article {n} (object) SEE: object | :: |
| articular {adj} (of, at, or relating to the joints of the body) | :: articolare |
| articulate {adj} /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ (clear, effective) | :: chiaro |
| articulate {adj} (speaking in a clear or effective manner) | :: eloquente |
| articulated bus {n} (articulated bus) | :: autobus articolato |
| articulated lorry {n} (truck and trailer) | :: autoarticolato {m} |
| articulately {adv} (in an articulate manner) | :: articolatamente |
| articulation {n} /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (joint or collection of joints) | :: articolazione {f} |
| articulatory {adj} (of or pertaining to articulation; phonological) | :: articolatorio |
| artifact {n} /ˈɑːtɪfækt/ (object made or shaped by human hand) | :: artefatto {m} |
| artificer {n} (savant) SEE: savant | :: |
| artificer {n} (trickster) SEE: trickster | :: |
| artificer {n} (inventor) SEE: inventor | :: |
| artificer {n} (artisan) SEE: artisan | :: |
| artificial {adj} /ɑː(ɹ)təˈfɪʃəl/ (man-made) | :: artificiale, artefatto {m} |
| artificial {adj} (false, misleading) | :: artificioso, falso, artefatto {m} |
| artificial {adj} (unnatural) | :: innaturale, artefatto {m} |
| artificial insemination {n} (introduction of semen) | :: fecondazione artificiale {f} |
| artificial intelligence {n} (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) | :: intelligenza artificiale |
| artificial intelligence {n} (branch of computer science) | :: intelligenza artificiale |
| artificial intelligence {n} (quality of a machine) | :: intelligenza artificiale |
| artificialist {n} (proponent of artificialism) | :: artificialista {m} {f} |
| artificially {adv} (in an artificial manner) | :: artificialmente |
| artificial person {n} (legal person) SEE: legal person | :: |
| artificial selection {n} (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) | :: selezione artificiale {f} |
| artificial sweetener {n} (sugar substitute) SEE: sugar substitute | :: |
| artillery {n} /ɑɹˈtɪləɹi/ (weapon) | :: artiglieria {f} |
| artillery {n} (army unit) | :: artiglieria {f} |
| Artinian {adj} (of a ring) | :: artiniano |
| Artinskian {prop} | :: Artinskiano |
| artiodactyl {n} /ˌɑːtɪəʊˈdaktɪl/ (any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes) | :: artiodattilo {m} |
| artisan {n} /ˈɑɹtɪzən/ (skilled manual worker) | :: artigiano {m} |
| artist {n} /ˈɑːtɪst/ (person who creates art) | :: artista {m} {f} |
| artist {n} (person who creates art as an occupation) | :: artista {m} {f} |
| artist {n} (skilled person) | :: artista {m} {f} |
| artistic {adv} /ɑɹˈtɪstɪk/ (having creative skill) | :: artistico |
| artistic {adv} (relating to art or artists) | :: artistico |
| artistic {adv} (aesthetically pleasing) | :: artistico |
| artistical {adj} (artistic) SEE: artistic | :: |
| artistically {adv} (In an artistic manner) | :: artisticamente |
| artistic gymnastics {n} (discipline of gymnastics) | :: ginnastica artistica {f} |
| artistic licence {n} (any departure from fact or convention by an artist) | :: licenza poetica {f} |
| artistry {n} (significant artistic skill) | :: artisticità {f} |
| artlessly {adv} (in an artless manner) | :: ingenuamente |
| artmaker {n} (artist) SEE: artist | :: |
| artophorion {n} | :: artoforio {m} |
| arts and crafts {n} (handicrafts) | :: artigianati {m} |
| artwise {adv} (artistically) SEE: artistically | :: |
| artwork {n} /ˈɑːtˌwɜːk/ (graphical elements) | :: immagine {f}, elemento grafico {m} |
| Aruba {prop} /əˈɹuː.bə/ (territory in the Caribbean) | :: Aruba |
| arugula {n} /əˈɹuɡələ/ (herb) | :: rucola {f}, ruchetta {f} |
| Aruküla {prop} (small borough in Estonia) | :: Aruküla |
| arum {n} /ɛ(ə)ɹəm/ (flower or plant in the genus Arum) | :: gigaro chiaro {m}, gigaro scuro {m}, gichero {m} |
| Arvanitic {prop} (form of Albanian spoken in Greece) SEE: Arvanitika | :: |
| Arvanitika {prop} /ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/ (form of Albanian) | :: arvanitico {m} |
| Arvanitika Albanian {prop} (form of Albanian spoken in Greece) SEE: Arvanitika | :: |
| Aryan {n} /ˈɛəɹi.ən/ (in Nazism: a member of an alleged master race of non-Jewish Caucasians) | :: ariano {m} |
| Aryan {n} (used primarily by neo-Nazis: a white) | :: ariano {m} |
| Aryan {n} (rare: a Proto-Indo-European) | :: ario {m} |
| Aryan {n} (obsolete: in 19th century ethnography, a subdivision of the Caucasian race) | :: ario {m} |
| Aryan {adj} (pertaining to the (alleged) Aryan master race) | :: ariano |
| Aryan {adj} (used primarily by neo-Nazis: pertaining to the Caucasian race) | :: ariano |
| Aryan {adj} (of or pertaining to Indo-European or Aryan peoples, culture, and languages) | :: ariano |
| aryballos {n} (small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil) | :: ariballo {m} |
| aryl {n} (univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon) | :: arile {m} |
| as {adv} /æz/ (to such an extent or degree) | :: tanto |
| as {conj} (in the same way that) | :: come |
| as {conj} (at the same instant that) | :: quando |
| as {conj} (at the same time that) | :: mentre |
| as {conj} (varying through time to the same proportion that) | :: a mano a mano che, man mano che |
| as {conj} (considering that, because) | :: siccome |
| as {conj} | :: come, quanto ; X as Y - X come Y, tanto X comme Y |
| as {prep} (Introducing a basis of comparison) | :: quanto, come |
| as {prep} (In the role of) | :: come, da |
| as {conj} (relative conjunction) SEE: that | :: |
| as {conj} (expressing concession) SEE: though | :: |
| as {conj} (than) SEE: than | :: |
| as {conj} (as if) SEE: as if | :: |
| as {adv} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| as against {prep} (as opposed to) SEE: as opposed to | :: |
| as a matter of fact {prep} (actually) | :: difatti, in realtà |
| as a result {conj} (consequently) | :: pertanto, di conseguenza |
| as a rule {adv} (in general; most often) | :: di regola |
| asbestos {n} /æs.ˈbɛs.tɒs/ (any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate) | :: asbesto {m}, amianto {m} |
| Ascanius {prop} /æˈskeɪni.əs/ (the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas) | :: Ascanio |
| ascend {v} /əˈsɛnd/ (to fly, to soar) | :: salire |
| ascend {v} (to go up) | :: salire |
| ascend {v} (to succeed) | :: riuscire |
| ascendancy {n} (supremacy; superiority; dominant control) | :: influsso {m} |
| ascension {n} (the act of ascending) | :: ascensione {f} |
| Ascension {prop} (holiday celebrating Ascension of Jesus) SEE: Ascension Day | :: |
| Ascension {prop} (Jesus' rise to heaven) | :: Ascensione {f} |
| Ascension Day {prop} (the fortieth day of Easter) | :: Ascensione {f} |
| ascent {n} /əˈsɛnt/ (act of ascending; motion upwards) | :: salita {f}, ascesa {f} |
| ascertain {v} /ˌæsɚˈteɪn/ (find out; discover or establish) | :: accertare, appurare, stabilire, constatare, riscontrare |
| ascesis {n} /əˈsiːsɪs/ ((rigorous) self-discipline, see also: asceticism) | :: ascese {f} |
| ascetically {adv} (in an ascetic manner) | :: asceticamente |
| Asclepius {prop} /əˈskliːpi.əs/ (Greek god of medicine and healing) | :: Asclepio |
| ascocarp {n} (the sporocarp of an ascomycete) | :: ascocarpo {m} |
| Ascoli Piceno {prop} | :: Ascoli Piceno |
| ascomycete {n} (fungus of the phylum Ascomycota) | :: ascomicete {m} |
| ascorbate {n} (salt or ester of ascorbic acid) | :: ascorbato {m} |
| ascorbic acid {n} (the white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6) | :: acido ascorbico {m} |
| ascorbyl {n} | :: ascorbile {m} |
| ascospore {n} (a sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus) | :: ascospora {f} |
| ascribe {v} /əˈskɹaɪb/ (attribute a cause or characteristic) | :: ascrivere |
| ascribe {v} (attribute a book, etc) | :: attribuire |
| -ase {suffix} (forms the names of enzymes) | :: -asi |
| ASEAN {prop} /ˈæ.zi.ɑn/ (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) | :: ASEAN, Associazione delle Nazioni del Sud-est asiatico |
| aseity {n} /əˈsiːɪti/ (being self-derived, self-existent) | :: aseità {f} |
| asepticize {v} (sterilize) SEE: sterilize | :: |
| asexual {adj} /eɪˈsɛkʃuəl/ (without sexual action) | :: asessuale, asessuato |
| asexual {adj} (having no distinct sex) | :: asessuale, asessuato |
| asexuality {n} (state of not experiencing sexual attraction) | :: asessualità {f} |
| asexuality {n} | :: asessualità {f} |
| asexually {adv} (in an asexual manner; without having sex) | :: asessualmente |
| as far as {prep} (in the scope of) | :: per quanto |
| as far as one knows {adv} (to the best of my knowledge) | :: per quanto si sa |
| as far as the eye can see {prep} | :: a perdita d'occhio |
| as follows {adv} (in the manner described hereafter) | :: così, come di seguito, come segue |
| ash {n} /æʃ/ (solid remains of a fire) | :: cenere {f} |
| ash {n} (tree) SEE: ash tree | :: |
| A-sharp major {n} | :: la diesis maggiore |
| Ashkelon {prop} (city in Israel) | :: Ascalona {f} |
| Ashkenazi {adj} /ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzi/ (of, or relating to Jews from Germany or Eastern Europe) | :: ashkenazita, askenazita |
| Ashkenazi {n} (Jew from Germany or Eastern Europe) | :: ashkenazita {m} {f}, askenazita {m} {f} |
| ashlar {n} /ˈæʃlə/ (masonry making use of such blocks) | :: pietra da taglio, pietra squadrata, concio {m} |
| ashore {adv} /əˈʃɔɹ/ (on the land) | :: a riva |
| ashore {adv} (towards the shore) | :: verso riva |
| ashtray {n} /ˈæʃtɹeɪ/ (receptacle for ashes) | :: portacenere {m}, posacenere |
| ash tree {n} (Fraxinus tree) | :: frassino {m} |
| Ash Wednesday {n} (the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter) | :: Mercoledì delle Ceneri {m}, Ceneri {f-p} |
| Asia {prop} /ˈeɪʒə/ (the continent of Asia) | :: Asia {f} |
| Asiago {prop} (a commune in Veneto, Italy) | :: Asiago |
| asialism {n} (decrease of salivary secretion) | :: ascialia {f} |
| Asian {n} /ˈeɪʒən/ (person from Asia) | :: asiatico {m}, asiatica {f} |
| Asian {n} (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent) | :: asiatico {m}, asiatica {f} |
| Asian {adj} (of, relating to or from Asia) | :: asiatico {m}, asiatica {f} |
| Asian black bear {n} (Ursus thibetanus) | :: orso dal collare {m}, orso tibetano {m}, orso della luna {m} |
| Asian Games {prop} (sport event) | :: Giochi Asiatici {m-p} |
| Asian lion {n} /ˈeɪʒən ˈlaɪən/ (species of lion that inhabited Asia) | :: leone asiatico {m} |
| Asiarch {n} (one of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia) | :: asiarca |
| Asiatic golden cat {n} (cat) | :: gatto dorato asiatico {m} |
| Asiatic Vespers {prop} (massacre of Roman citizens in Anatolia in 88 BCE) | :: Vespri asiatici {m} |
| aside {adv} /əˈsaɪd/ (to or on one side) | :: a parte |
| as if {conj} (in mimicry of) | :: come se |
| as if {interj} (interjection) | :: come no, già già |
| as if there were no tomorrow {adv} (to an excessive degree) | :: come se non ci fosse un domani |
| asinine {adj} /ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/ (of or relating to a donkey) | :: asinino {m} |
| asininity {n} (asinine remark, etc.) | :: asineria {f}, ciucata {f} |
| as is {adj} /æzˈɪz/ ((of an object) in its present state or condition) | :: tale quale |
| as I was saying {phrase} (Used to refer back to a previous statement) | :: come stavo dicendo |
| ask {v} /ˈæsk/ (request an answer) | :: chiedere, domandare, interrogare |
| ask {v} (make a request) | :: chiedere, domandare |
| askance {adv} /əˈskæns/ (of look: with disapproval) | :: storto, in cagnesco |
| askance {adv} (sideways, obliquely) | :: obliquamente, di traverso |
| askari {n} (member of local African military or police) | :: ascaro {m} |
| askew {adj} /əˈskjuː/ (turned or twisted to one side) | :: obliquo |
| ask for {v} (request) | :: chiedere |
| ask for it {v} (provoke an unwanted action) | :: cercare rogne, andare in cerca di guai, andare in cerca di rogne |
| ask for trouble {v} (ask for it) SEE: ask for it | :: |
| askoliasmos {n} | :: ascoliasmo {m} |
| aslake {v} (mitigate) SEE: mitigate | :: |
| asleep {adj} /əˈsliːp/ (in a state of sleep) | :: addormentato |
| asleep {adj} (inattentive) | :: addormentato |
| as long as {conj} (if, assuming) | :: purché, ammesso che, a patto che, a condizione che |
| as long as {conj} (while) | :: mentre |
| as much as {conj} (even though; despite the fact that) | :: per quanto |
| asocial {adj} (antisocial) SEE: antisocial | :: |
| asocial {adj} /eɪˈsəʊʃ(ə)l/ (not social or sociable) | :: asociale |
| as opposed to {prep} (in contrast to) | :: invece di |
| asp {n} (aspen) SEE: aspen | :: |
| asp {n} /æsp/ (Vipera aspis) | :: aspide {m} |
| asparagus {n} /əˈspɛɹ.ə.ɡəs/ (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) | :: asparago {m} |
| asparagus {n} (asparagus shoots (food)) | :: asparago {m} |
| aspartame {n} /əˈspɑːteɪm/ (the artificial sweetener) | :: aspartame |
| aspartic {adj} (of or pertaining to aspartic acid) | :: aspartico |
| aspatial {adj} (not spatial) | :: aspaziale |
| aspect {n} /ˈæspɛkt/ (any specific feature, part, or element of something) | :: aspetto {m} |
| aspect {n} (the way something appears) | :: aspetto {m} |
| aspect {n} (quality of a verb) | :: aspetto {m} |
| aspect ratio {n} | :: allungamento {m} |
| aspectual {adj} (of or pertaining to grammatical aspect) | :: aspettuale |
| aspen {n} /ˈæspən/ (tree of genus Populus sect. Populus) | :: pioppo {m} |
| Asperger's syndrome {n} /ˈæspɝɡɚz ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ (autism related developmental disorder) | :: sindrome di Asperger |
| aspergillus {n} /ˌæspɚˈd͡ʒɪləs/ (any of many molds, of the genus Aspergillus, many of which are pathogenic) | :: aspergillo {m} |
| asperity {n} /əˈspɛɹɪti/ (something that is harsh and hard to endure) | :: asperità |
| aspermatism {n} | :: aspermatismo {m} |
| aspermia {n} (a form of infertility) | :: aspermia {f} |
| asperse {v} (scatter) SEE: scatter | :: |
| asperse {v} (sprinkle) SEE: sprinkle | :: |
| asperse {v} /əˈspɝs/ (to falsely charge another) | :: calunniare, diffamare |
| aspersion {n} (an attack on somebody's reputation or good name) | :: diffamazione {f}, calunnia {f}, disdoro {m} |
| aspersion {n} (a sprinkling of holy water) | :: aspersione {f} |
| as per the usual {adv} (as usual) SEE: as usual | :: |
| as per usual {adv} (as usual) SEE: as usual | :: |
| asphalt {n} /ˈæsfɔlt/ (sticky, black and highly viscous liquid) | :: asfalto {m}, bitume {m} |
| asphalt {v} (to pave with asphalt) | :: asfaltare |
| asphodel {n} /ˈæsfədɛl/ (plant of the genus Asphodelus) | :: asfodelo {m} |
| asphyxiate {v} (to smother or suffocate someone) | :: asfissiare |
| aspic {n} /ˈæspɪk/ (dish) | :: aspic {m} |
| aspirant {n} /ˈæspəɹənt/ (someone who aspires to high office, etc.) | :: aspirante {m} {f} |
| aspirate {v} /ˈæs.pə.ɹeɪt/ (to remove a liquid or gas by suction) | :: pompare, aspirare |
| aspirate {adj} (aspirated) SEE: aspirated | :: |
| aspirated {adj} (pronounced with an audible breath) | :: aspirato |
| aspirated h {n} /ˈæspəɹeɪtəd eɪtʃ/ (in the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant) | :: h aspirata {f} |
| aspirator {n} (pump which draws gas through a liquid) | :: aspiratore {m} |
| aspire {v} /əˈspaɪɚ/ (to hope or dream) | :: aspirare |
| aspirin {n} /ˈæspɹɪn/ (analgesic drug) | :: aspirina {f} |
| asplenia {n} (absence of normal spleen function) | :: iposplenismo, asplenia, alienia {f} |
| aspontaneity {n} | :: aspontaneità {f} |
| as regards {prep} (regarding) | :: per quanto riguarda |
| ass {n} /æs/ (animal, see also: donkey) | :: asino {m}, ciuco {m}, somaro {m}, buricco {m} |
| ass {n} (stupid person) | :: asino, idiota {m}, scemo {m} |
| ass {n} (buttocks) | :: culo {m} |
| ass {n} (vulgar slang:sex) | :: culo {f} |
| assail {v} /əˈseɪl/ (to attack violently) | :: assalire |
| assailant {n} /əˈseɪlənt/ (an attacker; someone who attacks another violently, or criminally) | :: assalitore {m}, aggressore {m} |
| assassin {v} (assassinate) SEE: assassinate | :: |
| assassin {n} /əˈsæsɪn/ (member of the historical Ismaili Muslim militant group) | :: assassino {m} |
| assassin {n} (one who, motivated by political reasons, intentionally kills a particular person) | :: assassino {m}, assassina {f} |
| assassin {n} (any ruthless killer) | :: assassino {m}, assassina {f} |
| assassinate {v} /əˈsasɪneɪt/ (to murder by sudden or obscure attack) | :: assassinare |
| assassinate {n} (assassination) SEE: assassination | :: |
| assassinate {n} (assassin) SEE: assassin | :: |
| assassination {n} /əˌsæs.ɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/ (murder for political reasons or personal gain) | :: assassinio {m} |
| assassinatrix {n} /əˈsæsɪˌneɪtɹɪks/ (female assassin) | :: assassinatrice |
| assault {n} /əˈsɔːlt/ (violent onset or attack with physical means) | :: assalto, attacco, aggressione, arrembaggio {m}, all'arrembaggio {m} |
| assault {v} (to attack) | :: attaccare, aggredire, assalire, molestare |
| assault rifle {n} (a rifle) | :: fucile d'assalto {m} |
| assay {n} /ˈæseɪ/ (trial, attempt, essay) | :: prova {f}, tentativo {m} |
| assay {n} (the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something) | :: analisi {f}, saggiatura {f}, saggio {m} |
| ass-backwards {adv} (moving backwards, that is, rear end first) | :: testacoda |
| ass-backwards {adv} (in a hopelessly misguided manner) | :: alla cazzo di cane, alla carlona, alla meglio, alla bell’e meglio |
| asscheek {n} /ˈæstʃik/ (slang for a buttock) | :: chiappa {f} |
| assegai {n} /ˈæsəɡaɪ/ (slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip) | :: zagaglia {f} |
| Asselian {prop} | :: Asseliano |
| assemble {v} /əˈsɛmbl̩/ (to put together) | :: assemblare, montare, mettere insieme |
| assemble {v} (to gather as a group) | :: riunire, riunirsi, adunare, adunarsi, |
| assembler {n} (assembly language) SEE: assembly language | :: |
| assembly {n} /əˈsɛmb.li/ (set of pieces) | :: assemblaggio {m}, assemblato {m} |
| assembly {n} (act of putting together) | :: montaggio {m} |
| assembly {n} (congregation of people) | :: assembramento {m} |
| assembly {n} (legislative body) | :: assemblea {f} |
| assembly {n} (short for assembly language, see also: assembly language) | :: assembly |
| assembly language {n} (programming language) | :: linguaggio assembly {m} |
| assent {v} /əˈsɛnt/ (to agree, give approval) | :: assentire |
| assent {n} (agreement, act of agreeing) | :: assenso |
| assert {v} /əˈsɝt/ (To affirm) | :: asserire |
| assertion {n} /əˈsɜːʃən/ (affirmation; statement asserted) | :: asserzione, affermazione {f}, asserimento {m}, dichiarazione {f} |
| assertive {adj} /əˈsɝtɪv/ (boldly self-assured) | :: assertivo |
| assess {v} /əˈsɛs/ (to determine the value of) | :: valutare, stimare, estimare |
| assess {v} (to impose or subject to) | :: tassare, applicare |
| assessment {n} (act of assessing a tax) | :: accertamento {m} |
| assessment {n} (appraisal) | :: valutazione {f} |
| asset {n} /ˈæsɛt/ (something or someone of any value) | :: bene {m}, proprietà {f}, possedimento {m}, risorsa {f} |
| assets {n} /ˈæsets/ (any property or object of value that one possesses) | :: asse {m} |
| asseverate {v} (declare earnestly) | :: asseverare |
| assfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy | :: |
| assfucker {n} (jerk) SEE: jerk | :: |
| asshole {n} /ˈæsˌhoʊl/ (anus) | :: ano {m}, buco del culo {m} |
| asshole {n} (mean or rude person) | :: testa di cazzo, stronzo, chiavica {f}, buco del culo {m} |
| assiduous {adj} /əˈsɪdʒuːəs/ (hard-working, diligent) | :: assiduo |
| assiduously {adv} (in an assiduous manner) | :: assiduamente |
| assign {v} /əˈsaɪn/ (to designate or set apart something for some purpose) | :: assegnare, accantonare |
| assign {v} (to appoint or select someone for some office) | :: assegnare |
| assign {v} (to allot or give something as a task) | :: assegnare |
| assign {v} (to attribute or sort something into categories) | :: categorizzare, attribuire |
| assign {v} (to transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another) | :: assegnare, attribuire |
| assignee {n} (law: one to whom rights or property is being transferred) | :: cessionario {m} |
| assignment {n} (transfer of rights or benefits) | :: cessione {f} |
| assignment {n} (document that effects this transfer) | :: atto di cessione {m} |
| assignor {n} (maker of an assignment) | :: cedente {m} |
| assimilate {v} /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/ | :: assimilare |
| Assisi {prop} (city) | :: Assisi {f} |
| assist {v} /əˈsɪst/ (help) | :: assistere, aiutare |
| assistance {n} /əˈsɪs.təns/ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) | :: assistenza {f} |
| assistant {n} (an auxiliary software tool) SEE: wizard | :: |
| assistant {n} /əˈsɪstənt/ (person who assists) | :: assistente {m} {f} |
| assistant referee {n} (official at a football match) | :: guardalinee {m} |
| asskisser {n} (someone who kisses ass) SEE: ass-licker | :: |
| ass-licker {n} (one who succumbs to authority) | :: leccaculo {m} {f} |
| ass-licker {n} (one who licks ass) | :: leccaculo {m} {f} |
| association {n} /əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ | :: associazione {f} |
| association football {n} (soccer) | :: calcio {m} |
| associationism {n} (theory that association is the basis of consciousness) | :: associazionismo {m} |
| associative {adj} /əˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/ (algebraic property of an operator) | :: associativo |
| associatively {adv} (in an associative way) | :: associativamente |
| as soon as {conj} (immediately after) | :: non appena |
| as soon as possible {adv} (as soon as is possible) | :: al più presto, il più presto possibile, quanto prima, il prima possibile |
| assortment {n} /əˈsɔːtmənt/ (collection of varying but related items) | :: assortimento {m}, varietà {f} |
| as such {prep} (per se) SEE: per se | :: |
| assume {v} /əˈsuːm/ (to suppose to be true) | :: presupporre, ritenere |
| assume {v} (take on a position) | :: assumere |
| assumed {adj} (supposed or presumed) | :: presunto {m} |
| assumption {n} /əˈsʌmp.ʃən/ (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself) | :: assunzione {f} |
| assumption {n} (supposition) | :: supposizione {f} |
| assumption {n} (thing supposed) | :: assunzione {f} |
| assured {adj} (confident) SEE: confident | :: |
| assured {adj} (guaranteed) SEE: guaranteed | :: |
| Assyria {prop} /əˈsɪɹi.ə/ (Semitic Akkadian kingdom) | :: Assiria {f} |
| Assyriological {adj} (of or pertaining to Assyriology) | :: assiriologico |
| Assyriologist {n} (a person who studies ancient Assyria) | :: assiriologo {m} |
| Assyriology {n} (study of the Assyrian language and culture) | :: assiriologia {f} |
| astable {adj} | :: astabile |
| astaciculture {n} | :: astacicoltura {f} |
| astatine {n} /ˈæstəˌtin/ (the chemical element) | :: astato {m} |
| asteatosis {n} | :: asteatosi {f} |
| aster {n} /ˈæstə(ɹ)/ (plant) | :: astro {m} |
| asterisk {n} /ˈæstəɹɪsk/ (symbol used to highlight words or sentences) | :: asterisco {m} |
| asterism {n} /ˈastəɹɪzəm/ (small group of stars) | :: asterismo |
| asterism {n} (typographical symbol) | :: asterismo |
| asterism {n} (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals) | :: asterismo {m} |
| asteroid {n} /ˈæstəɹoɪd/ (astronomy) | :: asteroide {m}, pianetino {m}, planetoide {m} |
| asteroidal {adj} (pertaining to an asteroid) | :: asteroidale |
| asteroid belt {prop} (region of the solar system) | :: cintura asteroidale {f}, fascia principale {f} |
| asteroseismic {adj} (of or pertaining to asterseismology) | :: asterosismologico, asterosismico |
| asterseismology {n} (the seismology of stars) | :: astersismologia {f} |
| as the crow flies {adv} (in a straight line) | :: in linea d'aria |
| asthenocoria {n} | :: astenocoria {f} |
| asthenopia {n} | :: astenopia {f} |
| asthenosphere {n} /asˈθɛnə(ʊ)sfɪə/ (the zone of the Earth's upper mantle, below the lithosphere) | :: astenosfera {f} |
| as the saying goes {phrase} (said as a lead to a proverb or similar) | :: come dice il detto |
| asthma {n} /ˈæzmə/ (chronic respiratory disease) | :: asma {f} |
| asthmatic {adj} /æzˈmætɪk/ (having the characteristics of asthma) | :: asmatico |
| asthmatic {n} (person who suffers from asthma) | :: asmatico |
| as though {conj} /əzˈðəʊ/ (as to suggest that) | :: come se |
| Asti {prop} (province of Piedmont) | :: Asti |
| Asti {prop} (capital of Asti) | :: Asti {f} |
| astigmatism {n} /əˈstɪɡmətɪzm̩/ (defect of a lens) | :: astigmatismo {m} |
| astigmatism {n} (disorder of the vision) | :: astigmatismo {m} |
| astigmometer {n} (optical device) | :: astigmometro {m} |
| a stitch in time saves nine {proverb} (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) | :: meglio prevenire che curare, prevenire è meglio che curare, è meglio prevenire che curare |
| as to {prep} (with reference or regard to) | :: quanto a |
| as to {prep} (according to) | :: secondo |
| astomatic {adj} (having no stomata) | :: astomatico |
| astonish {v} /əˈstɒnɪʃ/ (to surprise, astound, flabbergast) | :: sorprendere, stupire |
| astonished {adj} (amazed) | :: attonito, sorpreso {m}, stupefatto, sbalordito, senza parole, di stucco |
| astonishing {adj} /əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ/ (causing astonishment) | :: sorprendente |
| astonishment {n} /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/ (amazement, great surprise) | :: stupore {m}, meraviglia {f}, sorpresa {f}, sbigottimento {m} |
| astonishment {n} | :: stupore |
| astounding {adj} (that astounds) | :: impressionante |
| astragalus {n} (anklebone) SEE: anklebone | :: |
| astral {adj} /ˈæstɹəl/ (relating to or resembling the stars) | :: astrale |
| astride {adv} /əˈstɹaɪd/ (with one’s legs on either side) | :: a cavalcioni |
| astro- {prefix} (celestial bodies) | :: astro- |
| astrobiology {n} (exobiology) | :: astrobiologia {f} |
| astrobleme {n} /ˈæs.tɹoʊ.blim/ (pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet) | :: astroblema {m} |
| astrocyte {n} (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) | :: astrocita {m} |
| astrocytoma {n} | :: astrocitoma {f} |
| astrodynamics {n} (the study of the motion of spacecraft) | :: astrodinamica {f} |
| astrogeology {n} (the science of planet's structure and composition) | :: esogeologia {f}, astrogeologia {f} |
| astroinformatics {n} (processing of large amounts of astronomical data) | :: astroinformatica {f} |
| astrolabe {n} /ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb/ (astronomical and navigational instrument) | :: astrolabio {m}, [rare] astrolabo |
| astrological {adj} (pertaining to astrology) | :: astrologico |
| astrologically {adv} (with regard to astrology) | :: astrologicamente |
| astrological sign {n} (sign that is used as the basis of astrology) | :: segno {m}, segno zodiacale {m} |
| astrometry {n} /əˈstɹɒmətɹi/ (branch of astronomy) | :: astrometria {f} |
| astronaut {n} /ˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/ (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose) | :: astronauta |
| astronautic {adj} (of or pertaining to astronautics) | :: astronautico |
| astronomer {n} /ə.ˈstɹɑ.nə.mɚ/ (one who studies astronomy) | :: astronomo {m}, astronoma {f} |
| astronomic {adj} (pertaining to astronomy) SEE: astronomical | :: |
| astronomic {adj} (incredibly large) SEE: astronomical | :: |
| astronomical {adj} /ˌæstɹəˈnɑːmɪkəl/ (of or relating to astronomy) | :: astronomico |
| astronomically {adv} (relating to astronomy) | :: astronomicamente |
| astronomically {adv} (in the extreme) | :: astronomicamente |
| astronomical unit {n} (measure of distance) | :: unità astronomica {f} |
| astronomist {n} (astronomer) SEE: astronomer | :: |
| astronomy {n} /əˈstɹɑnəˌmi/ (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere) | :: astronomia {f} |
| astrophic {adj} (describing lyric poetry) | :: astrofico |
| astrophotographer {n} | :: astrofotografo {m} |
| astrophysical {adj} (of or pertaining to astrophysics) | :: astrofisico |
| astrophysically {adv} (with regard to astrophysics) | :: astrofisicamente |
| astrophysics {n} (interdisciplinary branch of astronomy and physics) | :: astrofisica {f} |
| astrostatistics {n} (branch of astroinformatics) | :: astrostatistica {f} |
| Asturian {adj} /æsˈtʊɹ.i.ən/ (of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain) | :: asturiano {m} |
| Asturias {prop} /æsˈtʊɹ.i.əs/ (autonomous community and province of Spain) | :: Asturie |
| astute {adj} /əsˈtjuːt/ (Quick at seeing how to gain advantage) | :: avveduto |
| astutely {adv} (in an astute manner) | :: astutamente |
| astuteness {n} (quality of being astute) | :: astuzia {f}, scaltrezza {f} |
| asunder {adv} /əˈsʌndɚ/ (into separate parts) | :: in pezzi |
| as usual {adv} (as is usually the case) | :: come al solito |
| Aswan {prop} /asˈwɑːn/ (city in southern Egypt) | :: Assuan {f} |
| as well {adv} (in addition, also) | :: anche |
| as well {adv} (to the same effect) | :: allo stesso modo |
| as well as {conj} (and in addition) | :: e anche, oltre a, nonché |
| as well as {conj} (too; likewise; in addition) | :: come pure, |
| as well as {prep} | :: nonché |
| as yet {adv} (up to the present) | :: non ancora |
| asylum {n} /əˈsaɪləm/ (place of safety) | :: asilo {m} |
| asylum {n} (mental asylum) | :: manicomio {m} |
| asymmetric {adj} (not symmetric) | :: asimetrico |
| asymmetrical {adj} (not symmetrical) | :: asimetrico |
| asymmetrically {adv} (in an asymmetric manner) | :: asimmetricamente |
| asymmetry {n} /eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/ (lack of symmetry or proportion) | :: asimmetria {f}, dissimmetria {f} |
| asymptomatic {adj} (not exhibiting any symptoms of disease) | :: asintomatico |
| asymptote {n} /ˈæsɪmptoʊ̯t/ (a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely) | :: asintoto {m} |
| asymptotic {adj} /ˌæsəm(p)ˈtɒtɪk/ (pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity) | :: asintotico |
| asymptotical {adj} (asymptotic) | :: asintotico |
| asymptotically {adv} ((analysis) in an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote) | :: asintoticamente |
| asynartetic {adj} /əˌsɪnɑːˈtɛtɪk/ | :: asinarteto |
| asynchronism {n} (asynchrony) SEE: asynchrony | :: |
| asynchronous {adj} /eɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ (not synchronous) | :: asincrono |
| asynchrony {n} (asynchrony) | :: asincronia {f}, asincronismo {m} |
| asyndeton {n} (rhetoric scheme) | :: asindeto {m} |
| asyntactic {adj} | :: asintattico |
| as you sow, so shall you reap {proverb} (consequences of actions are in proportion to intentions) | :: raccogli quello che semini |
| as you were {interj} (return to most recent command) | :: come non detto, ordine annullato |
| at {prep} /æt/ (in or very near a particular place) | :: a, in |
| at {prep} (indicating time) | :: a [+ definite article] |
| at {prep} (in the direction of) | :: a |
| at {prep} (denoting a price) | :: a, di |
| at {prep} (occupied in (activity)) | :: a |
| at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| a tad {adv} (a little) SEE: a little | :: |
| at all {prep} /æˈɾɔɫ/ (at all) | :: assolutamente, ad ogni modo, comunque |
| at all costs {prep} (sparing no effort) | :: a ogni costo, ad ogni costo, a tutti i costi |
| ataman {n} /ˈætəmən/ (title) | :: atamano {m} |
| at arm's length {prep} (at a distance) | :: a debita distanza, a distanza di sicurezza |
| at a time {prep} (in a continuous period) | :: alla volta, per volta |
| atavistic {adj} /æt.əˈvɪs.tɪk/ (biology: of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations) | :: atavico |
| atavistic {adj} (of a throwback) | :: atavico |
| atavistic {adj} (of the return of earlier, more primitive behavior) | :: atavico |
| ataxia {n} /əˈtæksɪə/ (lack of coordination) | :: atassia {f} |
| Atayal {n} (people) | :: Atayal |
| at dark {prep} (during nightfall) | :: durante il tramonto |
| at death's door {prep} (about to die) | :: al capolinea, al lumicino |
| at ease {prep} (free of anxiety) | :: riposo, rilassato, a proprio agio |
| atelectasis {n} /ætɪˈlɛktəsɪs/ (lung collapse caused by inner factors) | :: atelectasia {f} |
| atelophobia {n} /əˌtɛləˈfəʊbɪə/ (fear of imperfection) | :: atelofobia {f} |
| atemporal {adj} (unaffected by time) | :: atemporale |
| Atenism {n} (religion) | :: atonsimo {m} |
| at first {prep} (initially; at the start) | :: dapprima |
| at first blush {prep} (upon first impression or consideration) | :: a prima vista |
| at first glance {prep} (after only a superficial examination or review) | :: a prima vista |
| at first sight {prep} (at first glance) SEE: at first glance | :: |
| at gunpoint {prep} (under coercion by someone with a firearm) | :: a mano armata |
| Athanasius {prop} /ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs/ (male given name) | :: Atanasio |
| athanatism {n} (philosophy) | :: atanatismo {m} |
| athanor {n} /ˈæθənɔː/ (furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform heat, primarily used by alchemists) | :: atanor {m} |
| atheism {n} /ˈeɪθiɪzəm/ (rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist)) | :: ateismo {m} |
| atheist {n} /ˈeɪθiɪst/ (a person who believes that no deities exist) | :: ateo {m}, atea {f} |
| atheist {n} (a person who rejects belief that any deities exist, whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist) | :: ateo {m} |
| atheist {n} | :: ateo {m}, ateista {m} {f} |
| atheist {adj} (relating to atheists) SEE: atheistic | :: |
| atheistic {adj} (relating to atheists) | :: ateo, ateistico |
| atheistically {adv} (in an atheistic manner) | :: ateisticamente |
| Athena {prop} /əˈθiːnə/ (Greek goddess) | :: Atena {f} |
| Athenian {n} /əˈθiː.ni.ən/ (an inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece) | :: ateniese |
| Athens {prop} /ˈæθənz/ (capital city of Greece) | :: Atene {f} |
| athermic {adj} /ˌeɪˈθɜɹmɪk/ (resistant to heat passing through) | :: atermico |
| atherogenic {adj} (that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis) | :: aterogenico |
| atheroma {n} (abnormal fatty deposit) | :: ateroma {f}, placca {f}, cisti sebacea {f} |
| atheromasia {n} | :: ateromasia {f} |
| atherosclerosis {n} /ˌæθɚoʊskləˈɹoʊsəs/ (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) | :: aterosclerosi {f} |
| atherosclerotic {adj} (of or pertaining to atherosclerosis) | :: aterosclerotico |
| athlete {n} /ˈæθ.liːt/ (participant in one of several sporting activities) | :: atleta {m} {f} |
| athlete {n} (person who actively participates in physical sports) | :: atleta {m} {f}, sportivo {m}, sportiva {f} |
| athlete's foot {n} (fungal infection) | :: piede dell'atleta {m}, piede d'atleta {m} |
| athletic {adj} /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/ (having to do with athletes) | :: atletico |
| athletic {adj} (physically active) | :: atletico, sportivo |
| athletic {adj} (having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape) | :: atletico |
| athletic {adj} (an attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability) | :: atletico |
| athletically {adv} (in an athletic manner) | :: atleticamente |
| athletics {n} /æθˈlɛtɪks/ (physical activities) | :: atletica {f} |
| at home {prep} (In one's place of residence) | :: a casa |
| athrepsia {n} | :: atrepsia {f} |
| athwart {adv} /əˈθwɔː(ɹ)t/ (From side to side, across) | :: di traverso |
| athwartships {adv} (athwartships) | :: madiere |
| Atilius {prop} (a Roman nomen gentile) | :: Atilio |
| -ation {suffix} (-ation (suffix)) | :: -zione {f} |
| Atlanta {prop} /ætˈlæntə/ (capital and largest city of the State of Georgia) | :: Atlanta {f} |
| Atlantic herring {n} (Clupea harengus) | :: aringa {f} |
| Atlantic Ocean {prop} (the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east) | :: Oceano Atlantico {m} |
| Atlantic pomfret {n} (Brama brama) | :: pesce castagna {m} |
| Atlantic puffin {n} (Fratercula arctica) | :: fratercula {f}, pulcinella di mare {m} |
| Atlantic salmon {n} (species of fish) | :: salmone dell'Atlantico {m} |
| Atlantis {prop} /ətˈlæntəs/ (mythical country said to have sunk into the ocean) | :: Atlantide |
| at large {prep} (in general) | :: in generale |
| atlas {n} /ˈætləs/ (bound collection of maps) | :: atlante {m} |
| atlas {n} ((anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the neck) | :: atlante {m} |
| at last {prep} (after a long time; eventually) | :: finalmente |
| at latter Lammas {prep} (never) | :: giammai, mai, affatto, per nulla al mondo |
| at least {prep} (at a lower limit) | :: almeno, per lo meno |
| at least {prep} (anyway) | :: almeno, se non altro |
| at length {prep} (for a long time) | :: a lungo |
| at loggerheads {prep} /æt ˈlɒɡəhɛdz/ (unable to agree; opposing) | :: ai ferri corti |
| at long last {prep} (at last) SEE: at last | :: |
| ATM {n} ((banking) Automated Teller Machine) | :: bancomat {m} |
| atmospheric {adj} (relating to the atmosphere) | :: atmosferico |
| at night {adv} (during the night) | :: di notte, nottetempo, la notte |
| at no time {prep} (never) SEE: never | :: |
| at odds {prep} (in disagreement; conflicting) | :: in conflitto, in contrasto, in disaccordo |
| atoll {n} /ˈætɒl/ (island) | :: atollo {m} |
| atom {n} /ˈatəm/ (chemistry, physics: smallest possible amount of matter retaining its chemical properties) | :: atomo {m} |
| atom {n} (historical: theoretical particle of matter) | :: atomo {m} |
| atom {n} (smallest indivisible constituent) | :: atomo {m} |
| atomic {adj} /əˈtɑː.mɪk/ (of, or relating to atoms) | :: atomico |
| atomic {adj} (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes) | :: atomico |
| atomic absorption spectroscopy {n} | :: spettroscopia di assorbimento atomico {f} |
| Atomic Age {prop} /əˈtɒmɪk ˌeɪd͡ʒ/ (era during which nuclear energy was developed) | :: era atomica {f} |
| atomically {adv} (with regard to atoms) | :: atomicamente |
| atomic bomb {n} (nuclear weapon) | :: bomba atomica {f}, bomba A {f} |
| atomic nucleus {n} (nucleus of an atom) | :: nucleo atomico {m} |
| atomic number {n} (number of protons) | :: numero atomico |
| atomic weapon {n} (nuclear weapon) SEE: nuclear weapon | :: |
| atomizer {n} (instrument for reducing a liquid to spray) | :: atomizzatore {m} |
| atonal {adj} /eɪˈtoʊnəl/ (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) | :: atonale |
| atonally {adv} (in an atonal manner) | :: atonalmente |
| at once {adv} /ət ˈwʌns/ (together) | :: insieme |
| at once {adv} (at the same time) | :: contemporaneamente |
| at once {adv} (immediately) | :: immediatamente, subito |
| atone {v} /əˈtoʊn/ (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) | :: espiare |
| atonement {n} /əˈtoʊnmənt/ (amends to restore a damaged relationship) | :: riconciliazione {f}, ammenda, riparazione, redenzione {f} |
| atonement {n} (reconciliation of God and mankind) | :: espiazione {f}, riparazione {f}, redenzione {f} |
| atonement {n} | :: redenzione riparazione {f} |
| at one stroke {prep} (at once) SEE: at once | :: |
| atopic {adj} (characterised by atopy) | :: atopico |
| atopic dermatitis {n} (skin disease) | :: dermatite atopica {f} |
| atoxic {adj} | :: atossico |
| at present {prep} (currently) | :: al momento |
| at random {prep} (randomly) | :: alla spicciolata, in ordine sparso, a casaccio |
| atresia {n} | :: atresia {f} |
| atrial {adj} (Of, or pertaining to an atrium) | :: atriale |
| atrial fibrillation {n} (Cardiac arrhythmia) | :: fibrillazione atriale {f} |
| at risk {prep} (In a condition marked by a high level of risk) | :: a rischio |
| atrocious {adj} /əˈtɹəʊʃəs/ (frightful, evil, cruel, monstrous) | :: atroce |
| atrocious {adj} (offensive, heinous) | :: atroce |
| atrocious {adj} (very bad) | :: atroce |
| atrociously {adv} (in an atrocious manner) | :: atrocemente |
| atrocity {n} (extremely cruel act) | :: atrocità {m} |
| atrophic {adj} (pertaining to atrophy) | :: atrofico |
| atrophy {n} /ˈæ.tɹə.fi/ (reduced functionality) | :: atrofia |
| atropine {n} /æ-tɹo-pin/ (alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade) | :: atropina {f} |
| at sign {n} (name of the symbol @) | :: chiocciola {f} |
| at-sign {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| at sixes and sevens {prep} (in a state of confusion) | :: in disordine |
| at sixes and sevens {prep} (in a state of dispute or disagreement) | :: in disaccordo |
| at stake {prep} (at issue, at risk) | :: in ballo, in gioco, a rischio, in palio, posta in gioco {f} |
| at symbol {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| attach {v} /əˈtætʃ/ (to fasten, to join to) | :: legare |
| attaché {n} /əˈtæʃeɪ/ (diplomatic officer) | :: addetto {m}, addetto diplomatico {m} |
| attachment {n} /əˈtætʃmənt/ (strong bonding towards or with) | :: legame {m} |
| attachment {n} (file sent along with an email) | :: allegato {m} |
| attack {n} /əˈtæk/ (attempt to cause damage or injury) | :: attacco {m} |
| attack {n} (offense of a battle) | :: attacco {m} |
| attack {n} (medicine: sudden onset of a disease) | :: attacco {m} |
| attack {v} (soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point) | :: attaccare |
| attacker {n} /əˈtækɚ/ (someone who attacks) | :: attaccante {m} |
| attacker {n} ((soccer)) | :: attaccante {m} |
| attacking midfielder {n} (midfield player) | :: trequartista {m} {f} |
| attack is the best form of defence {proverb} (attacking the opposition first is better than waiting) | :: la miglior difesa è l'attacco |
| attain {v} /əˈteɪn/ (to accomplish; to achieve) | :: raggiungere, ottenere, attenere |
| attainable {adj} /əˈteɪnəb(ə)l/ (able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained) | :: ottenibile, raggiungibile, realizzabile |
| attempt {v} /əˈtɛmpt/ (to try) | :: tentare, cercare, provare, attentare |
| attempt {n} (the action of trying at something) | :: tentativo, sforzo |
| attempt {n} (attack) | :: attentato |
| attend {v} /əˈtɛnd/ (to be present at) | :: partecipare |
| attendance {n} /əˈtɛn.dəns/ (the state of attending) | :: presenza, partecipazione |
| attention {n} /əˈtɛn.ʃən/ (mental focus) | :: attenzione |
| attention {n} (state of alertness in the standing position) | :: allerta, sull'attenti, attenti |
| attention {interj} (military command) | :: attenti |
| attentive {adj} /əˈtɛntɪv/ (paying attention) | :: attento |
| attentively {adv} (in an attentive manner) | :: attentamente |
| attenuation {n} (gradual diminishing in the strength) | :: attenuazione {f} |
| attest {v} /əˈtɛst/ (to affirm to be correct, true, or genuine) | :: attestare |
| attestation {n} /ˌætɛˈsteɪʃən/ (something which bears witness, confirms or authenticates) | :: attestazione, attestazione {f} |
| attested {adj} /əˈtɛstɪd/ (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) | :: documentato |
| at the end of one's rope {prep} (at the end of one's tether) SEE: at the end of one's tether | :: |
| at the end of one's tether {prep} (At the limit of one’s patience) | :: al limite della sopportazione |
| at the end of the day {prep} (in summary; ultimately) | :: per ultima cosa, in fin dei conti |
| at the expense of {prep} | :: a spese di |
| at the hands of {prep} (by the actions of) | :: da parte di |
| at the moment {prep} (right now) | :: attualmente, adesso |
| at the same time {prep} (simultaneously, see also: at once; simultaneously) | :: contemporaneamente, intanto |
| at the wheel {prep} (behind the wheel) SEE: behind the wheel | :: |
| attic {n} /ˈætɪk/ (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof) | :: soffitta {f}, solaio {m} |
| Attica {prop} (periphery) | :: Attica {f} |
| Atticize {v} (use the Attic idiom or style) | :: atticizzare |
| Atticus {prop} (male given name) | :: Attico {m} |
| at times {prep} (on occasion, sometimes) | :: a volte, talvolta, di quando in quando |
| attire {n} /əˈtaɪə(ɹ)/ (one's dress or clothes) | :: abbigliamento {m} |
| attire {n} (heraldry: single horn) | :: palco {m} |
| attire {v} (to dress or garb) | :: indossare, portare |
| attitude {n} /ˈætɪtud/ (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) | :: atteggiamento {m} |
| attitude {n} (disposition or state of mind) | :: atteggiamento {m} |
| attitudinally {adv} (in terms of attitude) | :: attitudinalmente |
| attometer {n} (attometre) SEE: attometre | :: |
| attometre {n} (10-18 metres) | :: attometro {m} |
| attorney {n} /əˈtɜː(ɹ)ni/ (lawyer) | :: avvocato |
| attorney-in-fact {n} (US legal: ad hoc agent) | :: procuratore {m} |
| attraction {n} /əˈtɹækʃən/ (tendency to attract) | :: attrazione {f}, attrattiva {f} |
| attraction {n} (feeling of being attracted) | :: attrazione {f} |
| attraction {n} (something which attracts) | :: attrazione {f} |
| attractive {adj} /əˈtɹæktɪv/ (having the quality of attracting by inherent force) | :: attrattivo |
| attractive {adj} (having the power of charming) | :: attraente, procace |
| attractive {adj} (pleasing or appealing to the senses) | :: procace, attraente |
| attractively {adv} (in an attractive manner) | :: gradevolmente |
| attribute {n} /ˈætɹɪbjuːt/ (characteristic or quality) | :: attributo |
| attribute {v} (to associate ownership or authorship with) | :: attribuire |
| attribute {v} (attribute a cause or characteristic) SEE: ascribe | :: |
| attributive adjective {n} (adjective that describes only an attribute) | :: aggettivo attributo {m} |
| atypical {adj} /eɪ.ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ (not conforming to the norm) | :: atipico |
| atypically {adv} (in a manner which is not typical) | :: atipicamente |
| auberge {n} (auberge) | :: albergo {m} |
| aubergine {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| auburn {n} /ˈɔ.bɚn/ (reddish-brown) | :: biondo rame {m} |
| au contraire {adv} /oʊ ˌkɑnˈtɹɛ(ə)ɹ/ (on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) | :: al contrario |
| auction {n} /ˈɔːkʃən/ (public sales event) | :: asta {f} |
| auction {v} (to sell at an auction) | :: vendere all'asta, mettere all'asta |
| auctioneer {n} (one who conducts an auction) | :: battitore {m}, banditore {m} |
| auctorial {adj} | :: autoriale |
| audacious {adj} /ɔˈdeɪʃəs/ (showing willingness to take bold risks) | :: audace |
| audacious {adj} (impudent) | :: azzardato, avventato |
| audience {n} /ˈɔːdi.əns/ (group of people seeing a performance) | :: pubblico {m}, uditorio {m} |
| audience {n} (readership of a written publication) | :: pubblico {m} |
| audience {n} (formal meeting with a dignitary) | :: udienza {f} |
| audio- {prefix} (related to sound) | :: audio- |
| audiobook {n} (audiobook) | :: audiolibro {m} |
| audio frequency {n} (frequency of audible sound waves) | :: audiofrequenza {f} |
| audiogram {n} (graphical representation of hearing ability) | :: audiogramma {m} |
| audio guide {n} (form of apparatus) | :: audioguida {f} |
| audiological {adj} (of, or pertaining to, audiology) | :: audiologico |
| audiologist {n} (doctor of audiology) | :: audiologo {m} |
| audiology {n} /ɔːdiˈɒləd͡ʒi/ (study of hearing and hearing defects) | :: audiologia {f} |
| audiometer {n} (instrument) | :: audiometro {m} |
| audiometry {n} (assessment of a person's hearing ability) | :: audiometria {f} |
| audio tour {n} (audio guide) SEE: audio guide | :: |
| audiovisual {adj} /ˌɔ.di.oʊˈvɪ.ʒu.əl/ (audiovisual) | :: audiovisivo |
| audiovisually {adv} (in an audiovisual way) | :: audiovisivamente |
| audit {n} /ɔː.dɪt/ (audience, hearing) | :: udienza |
| audit {n} (examination in general) | :: ispezione, verifica |
| audit {n} (independent review) | :: revisione {f}, audit {m} |
| audit {v} (to examine and adjust) | :: esaminare, controllare, analizzare |
| audit {v} (finance, business: to conduct an independent review and examination) | :: esaminare |
| auditability {n} (ability to be audited/verified) | :: verificabilità |
| audition {n} (performance by an aspiring performer) | :: audizione {f} |
| audition {n} (sense of hearing) | :: audizione {f}, ascoltazione {f} |
| audition {v} (evaluate one or more performers in through an audition) | :: selezionare |
| auditor {n} /ˈɔːdɪtə(ɹ)/ (one who audits bookkeeping accounts) | :: revisore contabile |
| auditorium {n} /ɔː.dɪˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əm/ (a large room for public meetings or performances) | :: sala {f} |
| auditory {adj} (of or pertaining to hearing) | :: uditivo |
| auditory {n} (an assembly of hearers; an audience) | :: pubblico {m} |
| auditory {n} (an auditorium) | :: auditorium |
| Audouin's gull {n} (Ichthyaetus audouinii) | :: gabbiano corso {m} |
| Auf der Maur {prop} | :: Auf der Maur |
| Augeas {prop} /ɔːˈdʒiːəs/ (king) | :: Augia {m} |
| auger {n} /ˈɔːɡə(ɹ)/ (carpenter's tool) | :: succhiello; menarola |
| auger {v} (drill holes using an auger) | :: verrinare |
| augite {n} (pyroxene mineral) | :: augite {f} |
| augment {v} /ɑɡˈmɛnt/ (to increase, make larger or supplement) | :: aumentare, crescere |
| augment {v} (to become greater) | :: aumentarsi, accrescersi |
| augment {v} | :: [1] aumentare |
| augmentative {adj} (growing, enlarging, increasing) | :: accrescitivo |
| augmentative {n} (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) | :: accrescitivo {m} |
| augmented reality {n} (merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image) | :: realtà aumentata {f} |
| Augsburg {prop} (city in southern Germany) | :: Augusta {f} |
| augur {n} /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/ (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) | :: augure {m} |
| augur {v} (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) | :: augurare |
| augury {n} /ˈɔː.ɡjʊ.ɹi/ (divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals) | :: augurio {m} |
| augury {n} (an omen or prediction; a foreboding) | :: augurio {m}, presagio {m}, predizione {f} |
| August {prop} (male given name) SEE: Augustus | :: |
| August {prop} /ˈɔː.ɡəst/ (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: agosto {m} |
| Augustine {prop} /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/ (male given name) | :: Agostino |
| Augustus {prop} /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/ (Roman emperor) | :: Augusto {m} |
| Augustus {prop} (male given name) | :: Augusto {m} |
| auk {n} /ɔːk/ (seabird of the family Alcidae) | :: alca {f} |
| aulete {n} (flautist) SEE: flautist | :: |
| auletris {n} (courtesan flute-player) | :: auletride {f} |
| aulos {n} | :: aulo {m} |
| aunt {n} /ɑ(ː)nt/ (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law) | :: zia {f} |
| aunt {n} (affectionate term for an older woman, by means of fictive kin) | :: zia {f} |
| aunt {n} (grandmother) SEE: auntie | :: |
| aunt {n} (great-aunt or grandaunt) SEE: great-aunt | :: |
| auntie {n} /ˈæn.ti/ (Diminutive of aunt) | :: zietta {f}, ziettina {f}, ziuccia {f} |
| au pair {n} /əʊ ˈpɛə/ (a single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family) | :: au pair |
| aura {n} /ˈɔːɹə/ (The distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something) | :: aura {f} |
| aura {n} (An invisible force surrounding a living creature.) | :: aura |
| aural {adj} /ˈɔːɹəl/ (of or pertaining to the ear) | :: auricolare |
| Aurelia {prop} (female given name) | :: Aurelia |
| Aurelius {prop} (male given name) | :: Aurelio {m} |
| aureola {n} (luminous cloud) | :: aureola {f} |
| auric {adj} (trivalent gold) | :: aurico |
| auricle {n} /ɒɹəkəl/ | :: orecchietta , padiglione , auricola |
| auricle {n} (outer ear) SEE: pinna | :: |
| auricular {n} /ɔˈɹɪkjəlɚ/ (little finger) | :: auricolare |
| auricular muscle {n} (muscle) | :: muscolo auricolare {m} |
| auriferous {adj} /ɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/ (containing gold) | :: aurifero |
| aurochs {n} (European bison) SEE: European bison | :: |
| aurochs {n} /ˈaʊɹɒks/ (Bos primigenius) | :: uro {m} |
| Aurora {prop} (female given name) | :: Aurora |
| aurora borealis {n} (aurora of the northern hemisphere) SEE: northern lights | :: |
| auscultation {n} /ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən/ (diagnosis by stethoscope or similar auditory device) | :: auscultazione {f} |
| Ausonius {prop} (Roman poet) | :: Ausonio {m} |
| auspiciously {adv} (in an auspicious way) | :: sotto i migliori auspici |
| Aussie {adj} /ˈɔzi/ (Australian) | :: australiano {m} |
| austenitic {adj} (of or pertaining to austenite) | :: austenitico |
| austere {adj} /ɒstɪə(ɹ)/ (grim, stern, strict) | :: austero {m} |
| austere {adj} (not extravagant) | :: austero {m} |
| austerely {adv} /ɔˈstiəɹli/ (in an austere manner) | :: austeramente |
| austerity {n} /ɔˈstɛɹɪti/ (severity of manners or life) | :: austerità {f} |
| austerity {n} (policy of deficit-cutting: reduce spending and/or raise taxes) | :: austerità {f} |
| Austin {prop} /ˈɔstɪn/ (capital of Texas) | :: Austin {f} |
| austral {adj} /ˈɒstɹəl/ (Of, relating to, or coming from the south) | :: australe |
| austral {n} (currency) | :: australe |
| Australasia {prop} (Oceania) SEE: Oceania | :: |
| Australasian {adj} (relating to Australia and its surrounding regions) | :: australasiano |
| Australia {prop} /ɔˈstɹeɪliə/ (Commonwealth of Australia) | :: Australia {f} |
| Australian {n} /ɔˈstɹeɪ.li.ən/ (a person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent) | :: australiano {m} |
| Australian {adj} (of or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or languages) | :: australiano |
| Australian dollar {n} (official currency of Australia) | :: dollaro australiano |
| Australianise {v} /ɒˈstɹeɪljənaɪz/ (make Australian) | :: australianizzare |
| Australianise {v} (localise a medium for sale or use in Australia) | :: australianizzare |
| Australian pelican {n} (species of pelican) | :: pellicano australiano {m} |
| Australian rules football {n} (Australian rules football) | :: football australiano {m}, calcio australiano {m} |
| Austria {prop} /ˈɔs.tɹi.ə/ (country in Central Europe) | :: Austria {f} |
| Austria-Hungary {prop} (former country in Central Europe) | :: Austria-Ungheria {f} |
| Austrian {adj} /ˈɔːstɹi.ən/ (related to Austria) | :: austriaco |
| Austrian {n} (Austrian person) | :: austriaco {m}, austriaca {f} |
| Austroasiatic {adj} | :: austroasiatico |
| autarchy {n} /ˈɔːtɑː(ɹ)ki/ (condition of absolute power) | :: autarchia {f} |
| autarkic {adj} /ɔːˈtɑːkɪk/ (self-sufficient) | :: autarchico |
| autarkically {adv} (in an autarkic way) | :: autarchicamente |
| autarky {n} (state of personal self-sufficiency) | :: autarchia |
| autecology {n} (one of two broad subdivisions of ecology) | :: autoecologia {f} |
| auteur {n} /oʊˈtɝ/ (creative artist) | :: cineasta {m} |
| authentic {adj} /ɔ.ˈθɛn.tɪk/ (of undisputed origin) | :: autentico |
| authentically {adv} (in an authentic manner) | :: autenticamente |
| authenticity {n} /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/ (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) | :: autenticità {f} |
| authigenic {adj} (from the source in which it is found) | :: autigeno |
| author {n} (writer) SEE: writer | :: |
| author {n} /ˈɔ.θɚ/ (originator or creator of a work) | :: autore {m}, autrice {f} |
| author {v} (to create a work as its author) | :: creare |
| authoriality {n} (the condition of being an author) | :: autorialità {f} |
| authoritative {adj} /əˈθɔɹɪˌteɪtɪv/ (originating from a figure of authority) | :: autorevole |
| authoritative {adj} (accurate or definitive) | :: autoritario |
| authoritatively {adv} (in an authoritative manner) | :: autorevolmente |
| authorities {n} (all senses) | :: autorità {f} |
| authority {n} /əˈθɔɹəti/ (power to enforce rules or give orders) | :: autorità {f} |
| authority {n} (persons in command; specifically, government) | :: autorità {f} |
| authority {n} (person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject) | :: autorità {f} |
| authorization {n} (formal sanction, permission or warrant) | :: autorizzazione |
| authorize {v} /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/ (to grant power or permission) | :: autorizzare |
| authorize {v} (to permit) | :: autorizzare |
| autism {n} /ˈɔːtɪzəm/ (neurological disorder) | :: autismo {m} |
| autist {n} /ˈɔː.tɪst/ (person with autism) | :: autista {m} {f} |
| autistic {adj} /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/ (having or pertaining to autism) | :: autistico |
| autistically {adv} (in an autistic way) | :: autisticamente |
| auto- {prefix} /ˈɔː.təʊ/ (regarding oneself) | :: auto- |
| auto- {prefix} (automatic) | :: auto- |
| auto- {prefix} (relating to cars or the driving of cars) | :: auto- |
| autoacceleration {n} (increase in the rate of polymerization) | :: autoaccelerazione {f} |
| autoantibody {n} | :: autoanticorpo |
| autobiographic {adj} (autobiographical) SEE: autobiographical | :: |
| autobiographical {adj} /ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/ (of or relating to person's life) | :: autobiografico |
| autobiographically {adv} /ˈɔː.təʊˌbaɪ.ə.ɡɹæf.ɪk.(ə)li/ (in an autobiographical manner) | :: autobiograficamente |
| autobiographism {n} (tendency to base writings on one's own life) | :: autobiografismo {m} |
| autobiography {n} (biography of oneself) | :: autobiografia {f} |
| autocatalysis {n} (catalysis of a reaction by one of its products) | :: autocatalisi {f} |
| autocatalytic {adj} (catalyzed by one of its own products) | :: autocatalitico |
| autocephalous {adj} /ɔːtə(ʊ)ˈsɛfələs/ (a self-governing church) | :: autocefalo |
| autochthonous {adj} /ɔˈtɑkθənəs/ (native to the place where found) | :: autoctono |
| autoclasis {n} (all senses) | :: autoclasi {f} |
| autocratically {adv} /ˈɔːt.əˌkɹæt.ɪk(.ə)liː/ (in an autocratic manner) | :: autocraticamente |
| auto da fe {n} /ˈaʊtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/ (public execution by burning at the stake) | :: autodafé {m} |
| autodidact {n} /ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/ (a self-taught person) | :: autodidatto {m}, autodidatta {f} |
| autodigestion {n} (the digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself) | :: autodigestione {f} |
| auto-directional {adj} | :: autodirezionale |
| autoerotic {adj} /ˈɔːtəʊ.ɘɹɒt.ɪk/ (masturbatory) | :: autoerotico |
| autogamy {n} (self-fertilization) | :: autogamia {f} |
| autogenesis {n} (the supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter) | :: autogenesi {f} |
| autogenous {adj} (produced independent from an external cause) | :: autogeno |
| autogiro {n} (aircraft with unpowered rotating wings) | :: autogiro {m}, girocottero {m} |
| autograph {n} (signature) | :: autografo {m} |
| autograph {n} (hand-written manuscript) | :: manoscritto {m} |
| autograph {adj} (hand-written manuscript) | :: autografo |
| autograph {v} (to sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book) | :: autografare |
| autogravitation {n} | :: autogravitazione {f} |
| autohemotherapy {n} (reinjection of blood) | :: autoemoterapia {f} |
| autohistoradiography {n} | :: autoistoradiografia |
| autoimmune {adj} (of or pertaining to autoimmunity) | :: autoimmune |
| autoimmunity {n} (condition where the immune system attacks the body's own tissues) | :: autoimmunità {f} |
| autolatric {adj} | :: autolatrico |
| autological {adj} /ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/ (of a phrase, describing itself) | :: autologico |
| automagical {adj} /ˈɑtoʊˈmædʒɪkəl/ (automatic, but with an apparent element of magic) | :: automagico |
| automagically {adv} (automatically) | :: automagicamente |
| automated {adj} (Made automatic) | :: automatizzato |
| automated teller machine {n} (banking) | :: bancomat {m} |
| automatic {adj} /ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/ (capable of operating without external control) | :: automatico |
| automatic {adj} (acting without conscious thought) | :: automatico |
| automatic {adj} (describing a firearm which fires continuously) | :: automatico |
| automatically {adv} /ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/ (In an automatic manner) | :: automaticamente |
| automatic teller machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| automation {n} (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) | :: automazione {f}, automatizzazione {f} |
| automatism {n} /ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/ (acting automatically) | :: automatismo {m} |
| automaton {n} /ɔːˈtɒmətən/ (machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions) | :: automa {m} |
| automaton {n} (person who acts like a machine or robot) | :: automa {m} |
| automaton {n} (formal system) | :: automa {m} |
| automobile {n} /ˈɔ.tə.moʊ.ˌbil/ (passenger vehicle) | :: automobile {m}, auto {m}, macchina {f}, vettura {f}, autovettura {f} |
| automorphic number {n} (number whose square ends in itself) | :: numero automorfo {m} |
| automorphism {n} (isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself) | :: automorfismo {m} |
| automotive {adj} (of, or relating to motor vehicles) | :: automobilistico {m} |
| autonomic nervous system {n} (autonomic nervous system) | :: sistema nervoso autonomo {m} |
| autonomous {adj} /ɔˈtɑnəməs/ (self-governing) | :: autonomo, indipendente |
| autonomously {adv} (In an autonomous manner) | :: autonomamente |
| autonomy {n} /ɔːˈtɒnəmi/ (self-government) | :: autonomia {f} |
| autonomy {n} (capacity for individual decision) | :: autonomia {f} |
| autonymous {adj} | :: autonimo |
| autonymy {n} | :: autonimia {f} |
| autopatrolled {adj} (automatically checked) | :: autoverificato |
| autophagocytosis {n} | :: autofagocitosi {f} |
| autophagy {n} (the process of self-digestion) | :: autofagia {f} |
| autoploidy {n} (the condition of being autoploid) | :: autoploidia {f} |
| autopoiesis {n} (self-creation) | :: autopoiesi {f} |
| autopolyploid {adj} (having more than two sets of chromosomes) | :: autopoliploide |
| autoprotolysis {n} (autoionization of water) | :: autoprotolisi {f} |
| autopsic {adj} (characteristic of an autopsy) | :: autoptico |
| auto racing {n} (sport) | :: automobilismo {m} |
| autoreferentially {adv} (i) | :: autoreferenzialmente |
| autorotation {n} (rotation of the blades of a helicopter by ascending air) | :: autorotazione {f} |
| autosemantic {adj} | :: autosemantico |
| autosexual {adj} | :: autosessuale |
| autosome {n} /ˈɔɾəˌsoʊm/ (any chromosome other than sex chromosomes) | :: autosoma {m} |
| autostyly {n} | :: autostilia {f} |
| autotelic {adj} (containing its own meaning or purpose) | :: autotelico {m}, autotelici {m-p}, autotelica {f}, autoteliche {f-p} |
| autotelic {adj} (deriving meaning and purpose from within) | :: autotelico {m}, autotelici {m-p}, autotelica {f}, autoteliche {f-p} |
| autotelic {adj} (not motivated by anything beyond itself) | :: autotelico {m}, autotelici {m-p}, autotelica {f}, autoteliche {f-p} |
| autoteller {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| autoteller {n} ("autoteller") | :: bancomat {m} |
| autotomy {n} /ɔːˈtɒtəmi/ (invertebrate self-defense mechanism) | :: autotomia {f} |
| autotransfusion {n} (blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood) | :: autotrasfusione {f} |
| auto transport truck {n} (truck that carries other motor vehicles) | :: bisarca {f}, camion bisarca {m} |
| autotroph {n} /ˈɔɾəˌtɹoʊf/ (organism that can synthesize its food) | :: autrofia |
| autotrophic {adj} | :: autotrofico |
| autotrophy {n} (synthesis of food from inorganic substances) | :: autotrofia {f} |
| autotypic {adj} (relating to an autotype) | :: autotipico |
| autovaccination {n} | :: autovaccinazione {f} |
| autumn {n} /ˈɔtəm/ (season) | :: autunno {m} |
| autumn {adj} (autumnal) SEE: autumnal | :: |
| autumnal {adj} /ɔˈtʌmnəɫ/ (of or relating to autumn) | :: autunnale |
| autumnal equinox {n} (point) | :: equinozio d'autunno |
| autumn equinox {n} (autumnal equinox) SEE: autumnal equinox | :: |
| Auvergne {prop} (region of France) | :: Alvernia {f} |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {prop} (region of France) | :: Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi |
| auxiliary {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb | :: |
| auxiliary {adj} /ɔɡˈzɪljəɹi/ | :: ausiliare, ausiliario |
| auxiliary {n} (person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner) | :: ausiliare |
| auxiliary language {n} (international auxiliary language) SEE: international auxiliary language | :: |
| auxiliary language {n} (auxiliary language) | :: lingua ausiliaria {f} |
| auxiliary language {n} (minority language) SEE: minority language | :: |
| auxiliary verb {n} (a helping verb) | :: verbo ausiliaro {m}, ausiliare |
| auxologic {adj} (of or pertaining to auxology) | :: auxologico |
| auxologist {n} | :: auxologo {m} |
| auxology {n} (study of growth) | :: auxologia {f} |
| auxopathy {n} | :: auxopatia {f} |
| availability {n} /əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ/ (the quality of being available) | :: disponibilità {f}, reperibilità {f} |
| available {adj} /əˈveɪləb(ə)l/ (capable of being used) | :: disponibile |
| available {adj} (readily obtainable) | :: disponibile |
| available {adj} | :: valido |
| avalanche {n} /ˈævəlæntʃ/ (large sliding mass of snow and ice) | :: valanga {f}, slavina {f} |
| avalanche {n} (fall of earth, rocks, etc.) | :: frana {f} |
| avalanche {n} (sudden descent or influx) | :: valanga {f} |
| avant-garde {n} /ˌɑˌvɑntˈɡɑɹd/ ((obsolete) the vanguard of an army or other force) | :: avanguardia {f} |
| avant-garde {n} (group of people promoting new concepts) | :: avanguardia {f} |
| avantgardist {n} (member of the avant-garde) | :: avanguardista {m} {f} |
| avantgardistic {adj} (innovative, pioneering) SEE: avant-garde | :: |
| avarice {n} /ˈævəɹɪs/ (excessive or inordinate desire of gain) | :: avarizia, cupidigia {f} |
| avarice {n} (inordinate desire for some supposed good) | :: avidità {f} |
| avaricious {adj} /ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/ (actuated by avarice) | :: avaro |
| avariciously {adv} (in a greedy manner) | :: avaramente |
| avascular {adj} (Lacking blood vessels) | :: avascolare |
| avatar {n} /ˈæv.ə.tɑɹ/ (earthly incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu) | :: avatar {m}, incarnazione {f} |
| avatar {n} (digital representation of a person or being) | :: avatar {m}, emblema, simbolo |
| Avellino {prop} (province of Italy) | :: Avellino {f} |
| Avellino {prop} (town and capital of Avellino) | :: Avellino {f} |
| Avempace {prop} /ˈeɪvəmpeɪs/ | :: Avempace |
| avenge {v} /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ (to take vengeance for) | :: vendicare |
| avens {n} /ˈævɪnz/ (plant of Dryas) | :: camedrio {m} |
| aventail {n} (adjustable mail protecting the neck) | :: camaglio {m} |
| Aventine {adj} /ˈævəntaɪn/ (Pertaining to Aventine Hill) | :: aventiniano |
| Aventine {prop} (Aventine Hill) SEE: Aventine Hill | :: |
| Aventine Hill {prop} (one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built) | :: Aventino |
| aventurine {n} /əˈvɛnt͡ʃəɹɪn/ (kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles) | :: avventurina {f} |
| aventurine {n} (variety of translucent quartz) | :: avventurina {f} |
| avenue {n} /ˈæv.əˌnu/ (broad street) | :: viale {m}, corso {m} |
| aver {v} /əˈvɜː/ (to assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner) | :: asserire |
| average {n} /ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ/ (arithmetic mean) | :: media {f} |
| average {adj} (constituting or relating to the average) | :: medio {m}, media {f} |
| averagely {adv} (in an average manner) | :: mediamente |
| Avernus {prop} (underworld) SEE: underworld | :: |
| Avernus {prop} (lake in Italy) | :: Averno {m}, Lago Averno {m} |
| Averroes {prop} (polymath) | :: Averroè |
| Averroism {n} (tenets of the Averroists) | :: averroismo {m} |
| aversion {n} /əˈvɝʒn/ (fixed dislike) | :: avversione |
| aversive {adj} (causing avoidance) | :: aversivo |
| avert {v} /əˈvɝt/ (to ward off) | :: evitare |
| avian {adj} /ˈeɪvi.ən/ (of birds) | :: aviario |
| avian flu {n} (avian influenza) SEE: avian influenza | :: |
| avian influenza {n} (strain of influenza) | :: aviaria {f}, influenza aviaria {f} |
| aviary {n} /ˈeɪvɪəɹi/ (confinement for keeping birds) | :: voliera {f} |
| aviation {n} /eɪviˈeɪʃən/ (art or science of flying) | :: aviazione {f} |
| Avicenna {prop} /ˌævɪˈsɛnə/ (a Persian polymath) | :: Avicenna {m} |
| avicultural {adj} | :: avicolo |
| aviculture {n} (bird breeding) | :: avicoltura {f} |
| avid {adj} /ævɪd/ (enthusiastic; passionate) | :: avido |
| avid {adj} (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) | :: avido |
| avidity {n} (greediness; strong appetite) | :: avidità {f} |
| avidity {n} (eagerness; intenseness of desire) | :: avidità {f} |
| avidly {adv} (in an avid manner) | :: avidamente |
| Avignon {prop} (city in Provence) | :: Avignone {f} |
| aviophobia {n} | :: aviofobia {f} |
| avocado {n} /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/ (fruit) | :: avocado {m} |
| avocado {n} (tree) | :: avocado {m} |
| avocet {n} /ˈævəsɛt/ (bird) | :: recurvirostra {f} |
| Avogadro constant {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) SEE: Avogadro's number | :: |
| Avogadro's number {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) | :: numero di Avogadro {m}, costante di Avogadro {f} |
| avoid {v} /əˈvɔɪd/ (to keep away from) | :: evitare |
| avoidable {adj} /əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/ (capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable) | :: evitabile |
| avoid like the plague {v} /əˈvɔɪd laɪk ðə ˈpleɪɡ/ (to evade or shun) | :: evitare come la peste |
| avowal {n} (declaration of affirmation) | :: conferma {f}, riconoscimento {m}, ammissione {f} |
| avowedly {adv} (with open acknowledgment) | :: dichiaratamente |
| Avraham {prop} (given name) SEE: Abraham | :: |
| await {v} /əˈwɛɪt/ (transitive: to wait for) | :: aspettare, attendere |
| await {v} (to serve) | :: servire |
| awake {adj} /əˈweɪk/ (conscious) | :: sveglio, desto |
| awake {adj} (alert, aware) | :: consapevole {m} {f}, conscio, cosciente |
| awake {v} (to gain consciousness) | :: svegliarsi |
| awake {v} (to cause someone to stop sleeping) | :: svegliare |
| awaken {v} /əˈweɪkən/ (transitive: to cause to become awake) | :: svegliare |
| awaken {v} (intransitive: to stop sleeping) | :: svegliarsi |
| awakening {n} /əˈweɪ̯kənɪŋ/ (the act of awaking) | :: risveglio {m} |
| awakening {n} (a revival of religion) | :: rinnovamento, risveglio |
| award {n} /əˈwɔɹd/ (decision of arbitrators) | :: sentenza |
| award {n} (trophy or medal) | :: premio {m}, trofeo {m}, medaglia {f}, onorificenza {f} |
| award {v} (to give by judicial determination) | :: sentenziare |
| award {v} (to make an award) | :: premiare |
| award {v} (give an award/prize for merit) | :: premiare, aggiudicare |
| aware {adj} /əˈwɛɚ/ (vigilant, on one's guard) | :: all'erta |
| aware {adj} (having knowledge of something) | :: consapevole |
| aware {adj} | :: conscio, consapevole |
| awareness {n} /əˈwɛɹnəs/ (the state of consciousness) | :: coscienza {f} |
| awareness {n} (the state or quality of being aware of something) | :: consapevolezza {f}, avviso {m}, conoscenza {f} |
| a watched pot never boils {proverb} (a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it) | :: il desiderio rende lunga l'attesa |
| away {adv} /əˈweɪ/ (from a place; hence) | :: via |
| away {adv} (absent; gone; at a distance) | :: lontano |
| away with the fairies {adj} /əˈweɪ wɪð ðə ˈfɛəɹɪːz/ (lost in thought) | :: distratto |
| awe {n} /ɔ/ (feeling of fear and reverence) | :: timore {m} |
| aweigh {adj} /əˈweɪ/ (drawn out; hanging) | :: staccato dal fondo {m} |
| awesome {adj} /ˈɔːsəm/ (causing awe or terror) | :: impressionante |
| awesome {adj} (excellent, exciting) | :: magnifico, splendido, fantastico |
| awful {adj} /ˈɔːfʊl/ (very bad) | :: pessimo, terribile, orribile |
| awful {adj} (exceedingly great) | :: impressionante |
| awful {adj} (causing fear; appalling; terrible) | :: orribile |
| awful {adv} (colloquial: very, extremely) | :: tremendamente, spaventosamente, terribilmente |
| awfully {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| awfully {adv} (badly) SEE: badly | :: |
| awhile {adv} /əˈwaɪl/ (For some time; for a short time) | :: per un po' |
| awkward {adj} /ˈɔːkwəd/ (lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | :: maldestro, impacciato, goffo {m} |
| awkward {adj} (not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | :: imbarazzato, poco opportuno, delicato, imbarazzante, inopportuno |
| awkward {adj} (perverse; adverse; untoward) | :: scomodo, poco maneggevole, difficile |
| awl {n} /ɔl/ (pointed instrument) | :: punteruolo {m}, lesina {f} |
| awn {n} /ɔːn/ (the bristle or beard of certain plants) | :: arista {f}, resta {f} |
| AWOL {n} (generic: one who is absent without permission) | :: assente senza permesso, assente ingiustificato {m} |
| a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle {phrase} (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) | :: una donna senza un uomo è come un pesce senza bicicletta |
| axe {n} /æks/ (tool) | :: ascia {f}, accetta {f}, scure, mannaia {f} |
| axe {n} (weapon) | :: ascia {f} |
| axe {n} (rejection) | :: taglio {m}, scarto {m} |
| axilla {n} /ækˈsɪlə/ (armpit) | :: ascella |
| axillary {adj} (of or pertaining to the axilla) | :: ascellare |
| axiological {adj} (Of or relating to value theory) | :: assiologico |
| axiology {n} (value theory) | :: assiologia {f} |
| axiom {n} /ˈaks.ɪ.əm/ (philosophy: supposed self‐evident or necessary truth) | :: assioma {m} |
| axiom {n} (mathematics: fundamental assumption) | :: assioma {m} |
| axiomatic {adj} /ˌæk.si.əˈmæt.ɪk/ (self-evident) | :: assiomatico |
| axiomatic {adj} (relating to axioms) | :: assiomatico |
| axiomatical {adj} (related to an axiom) | :: assiomatico |
| axiomaticity {n} | :: assiomaticità {f} |
| axiom of choice {n} (axiom that any product of non-empty sets is non-empty) | :: assioma della scelta {f} |
| axiom of power set {prop} (axiom of set theory) | :: assioma dell'insieme potenza {m} |
| axionym {n} (word that carries a value judgement) | :: assionimo {m} |
| axis {n} /ˈæksɪs/ (geometry: imaginary line) | :: asse {m} |
| axis {n} (basis of space or part of graph) | :: asse {m} |
| axis {n} (second cervical vertebra) | :: epistrofeo {m} |
| axis of evil {n} (states sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction) | :: asse della malvagità {m}, asse del male {m} |
| axis of symmetry {n} (a line about which a geometric figure is symmetric) | :: asse di simmetria |
| Axis power {n} (member country of the World War II Axis) | :: Asse {m}, Potenze dell'Asse |
| axiverse {n} (a postulated universe populated by axions having sizes of many different orders of magnitude) | :: axiverso {m} |
| axle {n} /ˈæksəl/ (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) | :: asse {m} |
| axle {n} (a transverse bar or shaft) | :: asse {m} |
| axle {n} (an axis) | :: asse {m} |
| axolotl {n} /ˈæk.səˌlɑ.təl/ (endangered salamander) | :: axolotl {m}, assolotto {m} |
| axon {n} (a nerve fibre) | :: assone {m} |
| axonal {adj} (of or pertaining to an axon) | :: assonale |
| ax to grind {n} (proposition or point of view) | :: interesse personale {m}, carta da giocare {f}, rimprovero {m} |
| ayatollah {n} (a religious leader) | :: ayatollah {m} |
| aye-aye {n} /ˈaɪˌaɪ/ (nocturnal quadruped) | :: aié-aié, aye-aye, chiromio |
| aye aye, sir {phrase} (nautical - I hear, understand and will comply) | :: signorsì |
| Ayers Rock {prop} (Uluru) SEE: Uluru | :: |
| ayin {n} /ˈaɪ.ɪn/ (Semitic letter) | :: ain {m} {f} |
| Aymara {prop} /ˌaɪməˈɹɑː/ (language of South America) | :: aymara {m} |
| azalea {n} /əˈzeɪliə/ (plant) | :: azalea {f} |
| Azawad {prop} (an unrecognised state) | :: Azauad |
| azeotrope {n} (mixture of two substances non-separable by normal distillation) | :: azeotropo {m} |
| azeotropic {adj} | :: azeotropico |
| Azerbaijan {prop} /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈ(d)ʒɑːn/ (country) | :: Azerbaigian {m} |
| Azerbaijani {prop} /ˌæzəɹbaɪˈdʒɑːni/ (language of Azerbaijan) | :: azerbaigiano |
| Azerbaijani {adj} (pertaining to Azerbaijan) | :: azerbaigiano |
| Azeri {n} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani | :: |
| Azeri {prop} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani | :: |
| azide {n} (N3 radical) | :: azoturo {m} |
| azide {n} (N3- anion) | :: azoturo {m} |
| azimuth {n} /ˈæzɪməθ/ (arc of the horizon) | :: azimut |
| azimuthal {adj} /ˌæzəˈmʌθəl/ (Of or pertaining to the azimuth) | :: azimutale |
| azimuthal {adj} (A map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point) | :: azimutale |
| azo compound {n} (organic compound) | :: azocomposto {m} |
| azoic {adj} (anterior to the existence of animal life) | :: azoico |
| Azores {prop} /ˈeɪzɔːɹz/ (an archipelago and an autonomous region) | :: le Azzorre {f-p} |
| azotemia {n} /ˌæzəʊˈtiːmɪə/ (accumulation in the blood of waste products) | :: azotemia {f} |
| Azrael {prop} (angel of death) | :: Azrael {m} |
| azure {n} /ˈæʒɚ/ (blue colour on a coat of arms) | :: azzurro |
| azure {n} (colour of the sky) | :: azzurro {m} |
| azure {adj} (sky-blue coloured) | :: azzurro |
| azure {adj} (heraldry: of blue colour on a coat of arms) | :: azzurro |
| azure {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli | :: |
| azurite {n} /ˈæʒ.əˌɹaɪt/ (blue, vitreous mineral) | :: azzurrite {f} |
| Æsir {prop} /ˈʌɪsɪə/ (the principal Norse gods) | :: Asi {m-p} |