# translation

lexentry: eng/chemokine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chemokine
trans_list: chemochina
sense:
(protein, immunology) Any of various chemotactic cytokines, produced during inflammation, that organize the leukocytes.


lexentry: eng/chemosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chemosphere
trans_list: chemosfera
sense:
The region of the Earth's atmosphere (from 20 to 120 miles above the surface) in which photochemical reactions take place.


lexentry: eng/chemosynthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chemosynthesis
trans_list: chemiosintesi
sense:
the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi


lexentry: eng/chemotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chemotherapy
trans_list: chemioterapia
sense:
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.


lexentry: eng/chemtrail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chemtrail
trans_list: scia chimica
sense:
A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories.


lexentry: eng/chengyu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chengyu
trans_list: chengyu
sense:
(linguistics) A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and often with a story behind it.


lexentry: eng/cheque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cheque
trans_list: assegno
sense:
(Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.


lexentry: eng/chequy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chequy
trans_list: scaccato
sense:
(heraldry) Chequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.


lexentry: eng/chernozem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chernozem
trans_list: černozëm
sense:
A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.


lexentry: eng/cherry_picker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cherry picker
trans_list: autocestello | idroscala | piattaforma aerea
sense:
A cantilevered tool for installing or removing the engine block from a vehicle (also known as an engine crane or engine hoist)


lexentry: eng/cherry_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cherry tree
trans_list: ciliegio
sense:
A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.


lexentry: eng/cherrywood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cherrywood
trans_list: ciliegio
sense:
A hardwood obtained from the cherry tree, valued for use in furniture and other woodworking applications.


lexentry: eng/chert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chert
trans_list: ftanite
sense:
(geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.


lexentry: eng/cherub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cherub
trans_list: cherubino
sense:
(biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.


lexentry: eng/cherub__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cherub
trans_list: cherubino
sense:
In later texts changed to a winged baby; in artistic depictions sometimes a baby's head with wings but no body.


lexentry: eng/chess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chess
trans_list: scacchi
sense:
A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.


lexentry: eng/chessboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chessboard
trans_list: scacchiera
sense:
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.


lexentry: eng/chest__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: chest
trans_list: petto | torace
sense:
(anatomy) The portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.


lexentry: eng/chest_of_drawers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chest of drawers
trans_list: comò | cassettone | canterano | cassettiera
sense:
A piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above the other, used mainly for the storage of clean clothes.


lexentry: eng/chest_voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chest voice
trans_list: voce di petto
sense:
(phonology, music) A kind of voice of a medium or low pitch and a sonorous quality ascribed to resonance in the chest, or thorax; voice of the thick register. It is produced by vibration of the vocal cords through their entire width and thickness, and with convex surfaces presented to each other.


lexentry: eng/chevron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chevron
trans_list: scaglione | galloni | pipa | segno diacritico a V
sense:
A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve.


lexentry: eng/chevron__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: chevron
trans_list: frecce segnaletiche
sense:
(chiefly, British) One of the V-shaped markings on the surface of roads used to indicate minimum distances between vehicles.


lexentry: eng/chevrotain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chevrotain
trans_list: tragulo
sense:
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.


lexentry: eng/chew__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chew
trans_list: masticare
sense:
To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.


lexentry: eng/chew_the_cud__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chew the cud
trans_list: ruminare
sense:
(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.


lexentry: eng/chew_the_scenery__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chew the scenery
trans_list: essere sopra le righe
sense:
(idiomatic, performing arts) To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.


lexentry: eng/chia_seed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chia seed
trans_list: semi di chia
sense:
An edible seed of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family native to Central America, or of the related Salvia columbariae of southwestern United States and Mexico.


lexentry: eng/chiaroscuro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chiaroscuro
trans_list: chiaroscuro
sense:
(painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.


lexentry: eng/chicane__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: chicane
trans_list: chicane | curva a gomito
sense:
(motor racing) A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/chicken_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chicken out
trans_list: nascondersi dietro un dito
sense:
(idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/chicken_soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chicken soup
trans_list: brodo
sense:
Any soup made with either pieces of chicken or chicken broth as its main ingredient, often thought to cure everyday illnesses such as the common cold.


lexentry: eng/chickenhawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chickenhawk
trans_list: albanella
sense:
Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.


lexentry: eng/chickling_vetch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chickling vetch
trans_list: cicerchia
sense:
A plant with edible seeds similar to peas and chickpeas of species Lathyrus sativus, used as a famine food but causing lathyrism if eaten in large amounts or over a long time.


lexentry: eng/chicory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chicory
trans_list: cicoria
sense:
(chiefly, Britain) The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.


lexentry: eng/chief_executive_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chief executive officer
trans_list: amministratore delegato
sense:
(business) The highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for carrying out the policies of the board of directors on a day-to-day basis; CEO.


lexentry: eng/chief_information_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chief information officer
trans_list: direttore informatico
sense:
An executive who is in charge of the technical affairs of a business, notably as head of the information technology department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board.


lexentry: eng/chief_technology_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chief technology officer
trans_list: direttore tecnico | direttrice tecnica
sense:
An executive responsible for the technological development and often the overall technical infrastructure of the products of a business, typically directly accountable to the chief executive officer or the board.


lexentry: eng/chiffchaff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chiffchaff
trans_list: luì piccolo
sense:
A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/chiffon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chiffon
trans_list: garza
sense:
A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.


lexentry: eng/chilblain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chilblain
trans_list: gelone
sense:
An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead).


lexentry: eng/child__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: child
trans_list: bambino | bambina | figlio | figlia
sense:
(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.


lexentry: eng/child__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: child
trans_list: bambino | bambina
sense:
A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.


lexentry: eng/child_abuse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: child abuse
trans_list: abuso minorile
sense:
(criminology) Physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child that causes long-term or permanent damage. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/child_bride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: child bride
trans_list: sposa bambina
sense:
A very young bride, usually coerced or pressured into nuptials with a much older man, as practiced in some cultures.


lexentry: eng/child_carrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: child carrier
trans_list: marsupio
sense:
Any of several devices for carrying babies or very young children within a sling or framework worn as a backpack or on the front of the body.


lexentry: eng/child_labour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: child labour
trans_list: lavoro infantile
sense:
(British spelling, Canadian spelling) Work performed by a minor that is prohibited by statute law, or under terms and conditions considered inhumane.


lexentry: eng/children's_home__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: children's home
trans_list: istituto
sense:
A public institution for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them.


lexentry: eng/chili__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chili
trans_list: peperoncino
sense:
(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.


lexentry: eng/chili_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chili pepper
trans_list: peperoncino
sense:
Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin. (Not all chili peppers are particularly spicy, but all true chili peppers contain some capsaicin, in contrast to e.g. the bell pepper, which is not a true chili pepper and does not.)


lexentry: eng/chiliasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chiliasm
trans_list: chiliasmo | millenarismo
sense:
Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.


lexentry: eng/chill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chill
trans_list: freddo | brivido | brivido di freddo
sense:
A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.


lexentry: eng/chill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: chill
trans_list: freddo | brivido | brivido di freddo
sense:
An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.


lexentry: eng/chimaera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chimaera
trans_list: chimera
sense:
A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin


lexentry: eng/chime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chime
trans_list: carillon
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.


lexentry: eng/chime__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chime
trans_list: cerchiare
sense:
(transitive) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.


lexentry: eng/chimera__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: chimera
trans_list: chimera
sense:
(zoology) , a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.


lexentry: eng/chimerical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: chimerical
trans_list: chimerico
sense:
(genetics) Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins.


lexentry: eng/chimney__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chimney
trans_list: camino | ciminiera
sense:
A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.


lexentry: eng/chimney_stack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chimney stack
trans_list: comignolo
sense:
(architectural element) A vertical structure, normally of brick, rising from a roof, containing one or more flues, each one terminating in a chimney pot.


lexentry: eng/chimney_swift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chimney swift
trans_list: rondone codaspinosa dei camini
sense:
A rapid-flying bird that feeds on flying insects, Chaetura pelagica, with a breeding range in the eastern US extending into Canada and winter range in northwestern South America.


lexentry: eng/chimpanzee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chimpanzee
trans_list: scimpanzé
sense:
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.


lexentry: eng/chimpanzee__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chimpanzee
trans_list: scimpanzé
sense:
(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.


lexentry: eng/chinchilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chinchilla
trans_list: cincillà
sense:
(countable) Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.


lexentry: eng/chine__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: chine
trans_list: cima
sense:
The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.


lexentry: eng/chink__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chink
trans_list: calafatare
sense:
(transitive) To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.


lexentry: eng/chinrest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chinrest
trans_list: mentoniera
sense:
(music, lutherie) A shaped piece of wood, plastic, etc. attached to the body of a violin or viola to aid in the positioning of the player's chin against on the instrument.


lexentry: eng/chintz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chintz
trans_list: chintz
sense:
A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.


lexentry: eng/chip__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: chip
trans_list: patatine | patatine fritte
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, and, New Zealand, especially, in the plural) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, a crisp; occasionally a similar fried slice of another vegetable or dried fruit.


lexentry: eng/chipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chipper
trans_list: sminuzzatrice
sense:
(in particular, US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.


lexentry: eng/chirality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chirality
trans_list: chiralità
sense:
The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness


lexentry: eng/chiropractor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chiropractor
trans_list: chiropratico
sense:
A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic, the hands on or hand-held instrumental movement of the bone structure of the body to improve the function of the joints or nervous system.


lexentry: eng/chisel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chisel
trans_list: scalpello | cesello
sense:
A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end.


lexentry: eng/chit__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: chit
trans_list: pungere
sense:
(transitive, British, dialect) To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.


lexentry: eng/chitin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chitin
trans_list: chitina
sense:
(carbohydrate) A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.


lexentry: eng/chiton__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chiton
trans_list: chitone
sense:
Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.


lexentry: eng/chivalry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: chivalry
trans_list: cavalleria
sense:
The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and courtesy to ladies.


lexentry: eng/chlamydia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlamydia
trans_list: chlamydia
sense:
(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.


lexentry: eng/chlamys__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlamys
trans_list: clamide
sense:
(historical) A short poncho-like cloak caught up on the shoulder, worn by hunters, soldiers, and horsemen in Ancient Greece.


lexentry: eng/chloral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloral
trans_list: cloralio
sense:
A colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl3CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.


lexentry: eng/chloralkaline__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloralkaline
trans_list: cloroalcalino
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to the industrial electrolysis of sodium hydroxide, especially to the main products, sodium hydroxide and chlorine


lexentry: eng/chloramine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloramine
trans_list: clorammina
sense:
(chemistry) any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R1R2NCl; also the parent compound NH2Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T


lexentry: eng/chloric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloric
trans_list: clorico
sense:
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a higher oxidation number than equivalent chlorous compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 5.


lexentry: eng/chloric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloric acid
trans_list: acido clorico
sense:
(chemistry) a strong acid, HClO3, known only in solution and as its chlorate salts; a powerful oxidizing agent


lexentry: eng/chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloride
trans_list: cloruro
sense:
(chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical


lexentry: eng/chlorinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlorinate
trans_list: clorurare
sense:
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).


lexentry: eng/chlorination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlorination
trans_list: clorazione
sense:
(chemistry) The act or process of chlorinating something; especially, the addition of chlorine to water to purify it, and a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.


lexentry: eng/chlorite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlorite
trans_list: clorite
sense:
(mineral) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.


lexentry: eng/chlorofibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlorofibre
trans_list: clorofibra
sense:
Any synthetic fibre made from the polymerization of a chlorinated monomer (especially from forms of polyvinyl chloride)


lexentry: eng/chlorofluorocarbon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlorofluorocarbon
trans_list: clorofluorocarburo
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.


lexentry: eng/chloroform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloroform
trans_list: cloroformio
sense:
(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.


lexentry: eng/chlorophyll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlorophyll
trans_list: clorofilla
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.


lexentry: eng/chloroplast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloroplast
trans_list: cloroplasto
sense:
(cytology) An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.


lexentry: eng/chloroprene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloroprene
trans_list: cloroprene
sense:
(organic compound) The chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via polymerization) in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.


lexentry: eng/chloroquine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chloroquine
trans_list: clorochina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C18H26ClN3.


lexentry: eng/chlorosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlorosis
trans_list: clorosi
sense:
(pathology, countable) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration of the skin; greensickness.


lexentry: eng/chlorous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chlorous
trans_list: cloroso
sense:
(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.


lexentry: eng/chock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chock
trans_list: puntello
sense:
Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.


lexentry: eng/chock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chock
trans_list: tacco
sense:
(nautical) Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.


lexentry: eng/chocolate__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: chocolate
trans_list: cioccolata | cioccolato
sense:
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown).


lexentry: eng/chocolate_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chocolate bar
trans_list: tavoletta di cioccolata
sense:
A flat slab of chocolate, usually oblong in shape, which can be broken into smaller segments when being eaten, either solid or with a filling such as nuts or caramel.


lexentry: eng/chocolate_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chocolate milk
trans_list: latte al cioccolato
sense:
A sweetened cocoa-flavored drink, typically created by mixing chocolate syrup or chocolate powder with milk, and typically served cold.


lexentry: eng/choke__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: choke
trans_list: soffocare
sense:
(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).


lexentry: eng/choker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: choker
trans_list: girocollo | collana
sense:
(fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.


lexentry: eng/cholecystokinin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cholecystokinin
trans_list: colecistochinina
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.


lexentry: eng/cholera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cholera
trans_list: colera
sense:
(pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.


lexentry: eng/choleric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: choleric
trans_list: collerico
sense:
(according to theories of the four humours or temperaments) Having a temperament characterized by an excess of choler; easily becoming angry.


lexentry: eng/cholesteric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cholesteric
trans_list: colesterico
sense:
(physics) Of or relating to the chiral nematic phase of some liquid crystals in which the molecules are arranged in parallel planes with adjacent planes rotated slightly


lexentry: eng/cholesterol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cholesterol
trans_list: colesterolo
sense:
(biochemistry) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.


lexentry: eng/choline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: choline
trans_list: colina
sense:
(organic compound) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OHX−. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.


lexentry: eng/cholinergic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cholinergic
trans_list: colinergico
sense:
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.


lexentry: eng/cholinesterase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cholinesterase
trans_list: colinesterasi
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).


lexentry: eng/chop__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: chop
trans_list: alla pari
sense:
(poker) A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.


lexentry: eng/chop_suey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chop suey
trans_list: chop suey | piatto cantonese con carne e verdure
sense:
(US, Philippines) A stir-fried vegetable dish, served with pieces of beef or pork in a semi-thick sauce, and often soy sauce.


lexentry: eng/chop_suey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chop suey
trans_list: chop suey | piatto cantonese con carne e verdure
sense:
(Canada, and, British) Steamed bean sprouts served in a semi-thick sauce, and mixed with a choice of meat and/or vegetables.


lexentry: eng/chopped_liver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chopped liver
trans_list: mezzacalzetta
sense:
(idiomatic, humorous, informal) A person or object not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant.


lexentry: eng/chopper__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: chopper
trans_list: accetta
sense:
(archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.


lexentry: eng/chopstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chopstick
trans_list: bacchetta
sense:
(usually, in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.


lexentry: eng/chopstick_rest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chopstick rest
trans_list: poggiabacchette
sense:
A small ornament on which a pair of chopsticks may be placed to prevent them from becoming contaminated or rolling off the table.


lexentry: eng/chord__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: chord
trans_list: corda
sense:
(rail) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.


lexentry: eng/chordate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chordate
trans_list: cordato
sense:
A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine.


lexentry: eng/chordophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chordophone
trans_list: cordofono
sense:
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument.


lexentry: eng/chorea__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chorea
trans_list: corea
sense:
(pathology) Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.


lexentry: eng/choreography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: choreography
trans_list: coreografia
sense:
(by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.


lexentry: eng/choreography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: choreography
trans_list: coreografia
sense:
(uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.


lexentry: eng/chorion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chorion
trans_list: corion
sense:
(anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.


lexentry: eng/chorionic_villus_sampling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chorionic villus sampling
trans_list: villocentesi
sense:
(obstetrics, pathology) A form or prenatal diagnosis in which part of the placental tissue is tested for genetic abnormalities.


lexentry: eng/chorizo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chorizo
trans_list: chorizo
sense:
A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc.


lexentry: eng/chorus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chorus
trans_list: coro
sense:
A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.


lexentry: eng/chorus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: chorus
trans_list: coro
sense:
A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.


lexentry: eng/chosen_one__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chosen one
trans_list: il prescelto | la prescelta | quella scelta | quello scelto
sense:
(authorship, informal) A character in a narrative work who is predestined to save the world or do some other grand and heroic accomplishment; one who is predestined to become the one


lexentry: eng/chough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chough
trans_list: gracchio
sense:
Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/choux_pastry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: choux pastry
trans_list: pasta choux
sense:
A type of light pastry (made just from butter, water, flour and eggs) that is used to make profiteroles, éclairs, chouquettes, etc.


lexentry: eng/chrism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chrism
trans_list: crisma
sense:
A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.


lexentry: eng/chromakey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromakey
trans_list: chiave cromatica | chroma key
sense:
(television, cinema) The use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another.


lexentry: eng/chromate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromate
trans_list: cromato
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO42-) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr2O72−), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents


lexentry: eng/chromatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chromatic
trans_list: cromatico
sense:
Relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage of music is written.


lexentry: eng/chromatic_aberration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromatic aberration
trans_list: aberrazione cromatica
sense:
(optics) An optical aberration in which an image has coloured fringes, caused by differential refraction of light of different wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/chromatic_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromatic number
trans_list: numero cromatico
sense:
(graph theory) The smallest number of colours needed to colour a given graph (i.e., to assign a colour to each vertex such that no two vertices connected by an edge have the same colour).


lexentry: eng/chromatin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromatin
trans_list: cromatina
sense:
(biology) A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.


lexentry: eng/chromatogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromatogram
trans_list: cromatogramma
sense:
(analytical chemistry) The visual output from a chromatograph, usually a graphical display or histogram.


lexentry: eng/chromatography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromatography
trans_list: cromatografia
sense:
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.


lexentry: eng/chromium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromium
trans_list: cromo
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.


lexentry: eng/chromodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromodynamics
trans_list: cromodinamica
sense:
(physics) The study of the relationship between those quarks that possess the quantum property of color, and exchange gluons; more fully quantum chromodynamics.


lexentry: eng/chromosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromosome
trans_list: cromosoma
sense:
(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.


lexentry: eng/chromosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromosphere
trans_list: cromosfera
sense:
(star) The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere


lexentry: eng/chromotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chromotherapy
trans_list: cromoterapia
sense:
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.


lexentry: eng/chroneme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chroneme
trans_list: cronema
sense:
A basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant.


lexentry: eng/chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
trans_list: broncopneumopatia cronica ostruttiva
sense:
(pathology) Any of a group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible. May be caused by reactive airways, chronic infection, congenital defects, or, most commonly, cigarette smoking. Generally does not include neoplasms, which could also obstruct airways.


lexentry: eng/chronic_wasting_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronic wasting disease
trans_list: malattia del deperimento cronico
sense:
(veterinary, pathology) A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer, typified by chronic weight loss leading to death.


lexentry: eng/chronobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronobiology
trans_list: cronobiologia
sense:
(biology) The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity


lexentry: eng/chronogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronogram
trans_list: cronogramma
sense:
A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged.


lexentry: eng/chronology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chronology
trans_list: cronologia
sense:
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.


lexentry: eng/chronophotography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronophotography
trans_list: cronofotografia
sense:
(photography) An antique photographic technique from the Victorian era which captures movement in several frames of print.


lexentry: eng/chronostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronostasis
trans_list: cronostasi
sense:
(optics) A visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed.


lexentry: eng/chronostratigraphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronostratigraphy
trans_list: cronostratigrafia
sense:
(geology) The interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages, and time sequence of rock strata.


lexentry: eng/chronotaxis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chronotaxis
trans_list: cronotassi
sense:
A list or table, sorted in chronological order, of people who held an office. Mostly used for the succession of bishops.


lexentry: eng/chrysanthemum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chrysanthemum
trans_list: crisantemo
sense:
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.


lexentry: eng/chrysoberyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chrysoberyl
trans_list: crisoberillo
sense:
(mineral) A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl2O4, used as a gemstone.


lexentry: eng/chrysocolla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chrysocolla
trans_list: crisocolla
sense:
(mineral) A vitreous silicate mineral that is a minor ore of copper, with the chemical formula (Cu2+,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O.


lexentry: eng/chuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: chuck
trans_list: mandrino
sense:
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.


lexentry: eng/chufa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chufa
trans_list: babagigio
sense:
Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).


lexentry: eng/chug__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: chug
trans_list: ingollare | ingurgitare | tracannare | trangugiare
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.


lexentry: eng/chump__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: chump
trans_list: allocco | credulone | fesso | stupido
sense:
(colloquial, pejorative) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.


lexentry: eng/chunder__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chunder
trans_list: rimettere
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, slang) To throw up, to vomit, particularly from excessive alcohol consumption.


lexentry: eng/church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: church
trans_list: chiesa | Chiesa
sense:
(countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/church__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: church
trans_list: chiesa
sense:
(countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/church__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: church
trans_list: Chiesa | chiesa
sense:
(uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.


lexentry: eng/church_bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: church bell
trans_list: campana
sense:
A bell belonging to a church, usually housed in a tower or steeple, customarily rung before church services or for other occasions such as weddings.


lexentry: eng/church_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: church service
trans_list: culto
sense:
A formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing Sabbatarianism.


lexentry: eng/churchwarden's_pew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: churchwarden's pew
trans_list: stallo
sense:
A type of church pew, typically on the west side, originally reserved for the churchwarden, and often decorated or engraved.


lexentry: eng/churn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: churn
trans_list: frullare | ribollire | sbattere | spumeggiare
sense:
(transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.


lexentry: eng/chute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chute
trans_list: canna
sense:
A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.


lexentry: eng/chutney__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chutney
trans_list: chutney
sense:
A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers. [from 1813]


lexentry: eng/chutzpah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chutzpah
trans_list: sfacciataggine
sense:
(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.


lexentry: eng/chytridiomycosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: chytridiomycosis
trans_list: chitidriomicosi
sense:
An infectious disease of amphibians caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis).


lexentry: eng/cicada__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cicada
trans_list: cicala
sense:
Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.


lexentry: eng/cicero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cicero
trans_list: lettura
sense:
(typography, Continental, _, printing) The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.


lexentry: eng/cicerone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cicerone
trans_list: cicerone
sense:
A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest.


lexentry: eng/cicisbeo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cicisbeo
trans_list: cavalier servente | cicisbeo
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.


lexentry: eng/cigar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cigar
trans_list: sigaro
sense:
A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.


lexentry: eng/cilantro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cilantro
trans_list: coriandolo
sense:
(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.


lexentry: eng/cilium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cilium
trans_list: ciglia
sense:
(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.


lexentry: eng/cinchona__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cinchona
trans_list: china
sense:
A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.


lexentry: eng/cinnabar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cinnabar
trans_list: cinabro
sense:
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.


lexentry: eng/cinnamic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cinnamic acid
trans_list: acido cinnamico
sense:
(organic compound) The aromatic carboxylic acid C6H5-CH=CH-COOH obtained from cinnamon; it is used in perfumery etc


lexentry: eng/cinnamon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cinnamon
trans_list: cannella
sense:
Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).


lexentry: eng/cinnamon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cinnamon
trans_list: cannella | cinnamomo
sense:
(mostly, uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.


lexentry: eng/cinquedea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cinquedea
trans_list: cinquadea | cinquedea | lingua di bue
sense:
A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.


lexentry: eng/circadian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circadian
trans_list: circadiano
sense:
(biology) Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of 24 hours; especially of a biological process.


lexentry: eng/circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circle
trans_list: cerchio | circolo
sense:
(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).


lexentry: eng/circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: circle
trans_list: cerchio | disco
sense:
A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance (radius) from a given point.


lexentry: eng/circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: circle
trans_list: curva | cerchio
sense:
(astronomy) An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.


lexentry: eng/circuit_breaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circuit breaker
trans_list: ruttore
sense:
(electricity) An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.


lexentry: eng/circuit_breaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: circuit breaker
trans_list: interruttore magnetotermico
sense:
(electricity) More specifically, a circuit breaker that automatically breaks overcurrent conditions; a type of overcurrent protective device.


lexentry: eng/circular_argument__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: circular argument
trans_list: petitio principii
sense:
(philosophy, logic) An argument which commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.


lexentry: eng/circular_breathing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circular breathing
trans_list: respirazione circolare
sense:
A particular breathing technique: it involves inhaling via the nose while pushing air, that was stored in the cheeks, out through the lips, so allows for continuous playing of a wind instrument.


lexentry: eng/circular_economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circular economy
trans_list: economia circolare
sense:
(economics) An industrial economy that aims to reduce waste and pollution by means of reuse, recycling, etc.


lexentry: eng/circulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circulation
trans_list: circolazione
sense:
The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.


lexentry: eng/circulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: circulation
trans_list: circolazione
sense:
(narrowly) The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.


lexentry: eng/circulatory_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circulatory system
trans_list: apparato circolatorio | sistema circolatorio
sense:
(physiology) The parts of an animal body comprising the heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), and blood, which circulate the blood around the body. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/circumcenter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circumcenter
trans_list: circocentro
sense:
(geometry) The center of a circumcircle (the circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle or other cyclic polygon).


lexentry: eng/circumcircle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circumcircle
trans_list: circumcerchio
sense:
(geometry) A circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle (or other polygon where possible)


lexentry: eng/circumcise__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: circumcise
trans_list: circoncidere
sense:
(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.


lexentry: eng/circumfix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circumfix
trans_list: circonfisso
sense:
(grammar) An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.


lexentry: eng/circumflex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circumflex
trans_list: circonflesso | accento circonflesso
sense:
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.


lexentry: eng/circumlocution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: circumlocution
trans_list: circonlocuzione
sense:
(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.


lexentry: eng/circumscription__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: circumscription
trans_list: circoscrizione
sense:
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.


lexentry: eng/circus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: circus
trans_list: circo
sense:
A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/cirl_bunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cirl bunting
trans_list: zigolo nero
sense:
A small Old World passerine bird, Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family (Emberizidae), very similar to the yellowhammer.


lexentry: eng/cirque__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cirque
trans_list: circo glaciale
sense:
(geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.


lexentry: eng/cirrhosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cirrhosis
trans_list: cirrosi
sense:
(pathology) A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells.


lexentry: eng/cirrocumulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cirrocumulus
trans_list: cirrocumulo
sense:
(physics, meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a thin, white patch of cloud without shadows, composed of very small droplets in the form of grains or ripples. The elements may be merged or separate, and more or less regularly arranged; they subtend an angle of less than 1° when observed at an angle of more than 30° above the horizon. Holes or rifts often occur in a sheet of cirrocumulus. Abbreviated Cc.


lexentry: eng/cirrostratus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cirrostratus
trans_list: cirrostrato
sense:
(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena. Abbreviated Cs


lexentry: eng/cirrus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cirrus
trans_list: cirro
sense:
(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres.


lexentry: eng/cisco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cisco
trans_list: marena
sense:
Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.


lexentry: eng/cisgender__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cisgender
trans_list: cisgenere
sense:
Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people.


lexentry: eng/cissoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cissoid
trans_list: cissoide
sense:
(geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of a point, P, on a line from a given fixed point and intersecting two given curves, C1 and C2, where the distance along the line from C1 to P remains constant and equal to the distance from P to C2.


lexentry: eng/citation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: citation
trans_list: citazione
sense:
The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.


lexentry: eng/citation_needed__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citation needed
trans_list: citazione necessaria
sense:
(originally, Internet slang, chiefly, humorous) Used to designate an assertion or other statement as false, inaccurate, or requiring verification.


lexentry: eng/citizen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: citizen
trans_list: cittadino | cittadina
sense:
A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/citizen__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: citizen
trans_list: cittadino | cittadina | civile | residente
sense:
(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/citizen_journalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citizen journalism
trans_list: giornalismo partecipativo
sense:
(media) Independent reporting, often by amateurs on the scene of an event, and disseminated via new media.


lexentry: eng/citizen_of_the_world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citizen of the world
trans_list: cittadino del mondo
sense:
A person regarded as part of the global citizenry; specifically, one who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state.


lexentry: eng/citric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citric acid
trans_list: acido citrico
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.


lexentry: eng/citrulline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: citrulline
trans_list: citrullina
sense:
(amino acid) An amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle.


lexentry: eng/cittern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cittern
trans_list: cetera
sense:
A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets.


lexentry: eng/city__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: city
trans_list: città
sense:
(UK) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.


lexentry: eng/city_council__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: city council
trans_list: consiglio municipale
sense:
A governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents.


lexentry: eng/city_wall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: city wall
trans_list: mura
sense:
(usually, in plural) A wall around a city, built to define the city's boundaries, and sometimes to protect it from aggressors.


lexentry: eng/civet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civet
trans_list: zibetto
sense:
(countable) A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.


lexentry: eng/civil__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil
trans_list: civile
sense:
(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.


lexentry: eng/civil_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil code
trans_list: codice civile
sense:
(legal) A systematic collection of laws addressing dealings between private parties, such as business contracts and negligence lawsuits.


lexentry: eng/civil_disobedience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil disobedience
trans_list: disobbedienza civile
sense:
A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental.


lexentry: eng/civil_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil engineering
trans_list: genio civile | ingegneria civile
sense:
The technical design and construction of public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, public greens, roads, etc., and/or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones.


lexentry: eng/civil_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil law
trans_list: diritto civile | diritto continentale | diritto romano-germanico
sense:
(law) The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.


lexentry: eng/civil_registry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil registry
trans_list: stato civile
sense:
A government repository, database recording the vital events (births, deaths, etc.) of its citizens and residents, its office.


lexentry: eng/civil_rights__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: civil rights
trans_list: diritti civili
sense:
(US) Those rights which are guaranteed protection by the US Constitution and are considered to be unquestionable, deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and disability.


lexentry: eng/civil_society__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil society
trans_list: società civile
sense:
All of the institutions, voluntary organizations and corporate bodies that are less than the state but greater than the family. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/civil_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil union
trans_list: unione civile
sense:
A legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have.


lexentry: eng/civil_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civil war
trans_list: guerra civile
sense:
A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.


lexentry: eng/civilian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civilian
trans_list: civile
sense:
A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.


lexentry: eng/civilian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: civilian
trans_list: civile
sense:
(informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.


lexentry: eng/civilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civilization
trans_list: civiltà
sense:
An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.


lexentry: eng/civilization__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: civilization
trans_list: civiltà | civilizzazione
sense:
Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World


lexentry: eng/clad__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clad
trans_list: abbigliato
sense:
(of a person, preceded by a garment type) Wearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed.


lexentry: eng/clad__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clad
trans_list: coprire
sense:
(past tense clad or cladded) To cover with a cladding or another material (for example, insulation).


lexentry: eng/cladding__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cladding
trans_list: rivestimento
sense:
(construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.


lexentry: eng/claim__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: claim
trans_list: affermazione | dichiarazione
sense:
A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.


lexentry: eng/claimant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: claimant
trans_list: istante | richiedente | richieditore
sense:
(UK) A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.


lexentry: eng/clairvoyance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clairvoyance
trans_list: chiaroveggenza
sense:
(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.


lexentry: eng/clam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clam
trans_list: vongola | arsella | tellina
sense:
A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.


lexentry: eng/clan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clan
trans_list: clan
sense:
A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain


lexentry: eng/clanger__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clanger
trans_list: granchio
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.


lexentry: eng/clapometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clapometer
trans_list: applausometro
sense:
An audience-reaction monitor used to give a visual interpretation of applause; once used on some television game shows.


lexentry: eng/clapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clapper
trans_list: battaglio | batacchio
sense:
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.


lexentry: eng/clapperboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clapperboard
trans_list: ciac
sense:
(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.


lexentry: eng/clarification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clarification
trans_list: chiarificazione | chiarimento
sense:
The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.


lexentry: eng/clarinet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clarinet
trans_list: clarinetto
sense:
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).


lexentry: eng/clarion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clarion
trans_list: chiarina | clarino
sense:
(brass instrument, historical, or, poetic) A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.


lexentry: eng/clash__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: clash
trans_list: cozzare | scontrarsi
sense:
(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.


lexentry: eng/clasp-knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clasp-knife
trans_list: coltellino
sense:
A knife with a hinged blade or blades that, for safety when not in use, can be folded into a slot in the handle.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: class
trans_list: classe | ceto | condizione sociale | rango
sense:
(sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: class
trans_list: classe | lezione
sense:
(education, countable, and, uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: class
trans_list: classe
sense:
(countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: class
trans_list: classe
sense:
(taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.


lexentry: eng/class__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: class
trans_list: classe
sense:
(object-oriented, countable) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set in terms of its common properties, functions, etc.


lexentry: eng/class_consciousness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: class consciousness
trans_list: coscienza di classe
sense:
(Marxism, social sciences) An individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society.


lexentry: eng/class_struggle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: class struggle
trans_list: lotta di classe
sense:
Conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes); the active expression of a theoretical class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective.


lexentry: eng/classical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: classical
trans_list: classico
sense:
(informal, music) Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.


lexentry: eng/classical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: classical
trans_list: classico
sense:
Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.


lexentry: eng/classical_antiquity__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical antiquity
trans_list: antichità classica
sense:
(history) The era of the height of Greco-Roman civilization in southern Europe, roughly comprising the 6th century BC to the 5th century (AD), although sometimes distinguished from Late Antiquity


lexentry: eng/classical_guitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical guitar
trans_list: chitarra classica
sense:
A type of flat-tabled guitar of Spanish origin used primarily for Western classical music, flamenco, and Latin American music, with six nylon (formerly gut) strings, usually played with the fingers rather than with a plectrum.


lexentry: eng/classical_mechanics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical mechanics
trans_list: meccanica classica
sense:
(physics) All of the physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world, but break down when dealing with the very small (see quantum mechanics) or the very fast or very heavy (see relativity).


lexentry: eng/classical_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical music
trans_list: musica classica
sense:
(music genre) Music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.


lexentry: eng/classical_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classical studies
trans_list: lettere antiche | lettere classiche
sense:
The study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, history, etc., sometimes inclusive of the study of the ancient Mediterranean generally.


lexentry: eng/classicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classicism
trans_list: classicismo
sense:
(uncountable) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.


lexentry: eng/classification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classification
trans_list: classificazione
sense:
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.


lexentry: eng/classified_advertisement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classified advertisement
trans_list: annuncio economico
sense:
Any of a list of newspaper or website advertisements included with others under a heading describing the category of product or service offered.


lexentry: eng/classism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: classism
trans_list: classismo
sense:
Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class.


lexentry: eng/clathrate_compound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clathrate compound
trans_list: clatrato
sense:
(chemistry) a substance consisting of molecules of one element or compound contained within the cage-like structure of another


lexentry: eng/clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clause
trans_list: proposizione
sense:
(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.


lexentry: eng/claustrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: claustrum
trans_list: claustro
sense:
(neuroanatomy) A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses


lexentry: eng/claves__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: claves
trans_list: legnetti
sense:
(musical instruments) A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.


lexentry: eng/clavichord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clavichord
trans_list: clavicordo
sense:
(musical instruments) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.


lexentry: eng/clavicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clavicle
trans_list: clavicola
sense:
(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.


lexentry: eng/clavicytherium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clavicytherium
trans_list: cembalo verticale | clavicytherium
sense:
(musical instruments) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player. [early 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/claw__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: claw
trans_list: chela
sense:
(botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.


lexentry: eng/clay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clay
trans_list: argilla | creta
sense:
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.


lexentry: eng/clay_pigeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clay pigeon
trans_list: piattello
sense:
A flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.


lexentry: eng/clean__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clean
trans_list: pulito
sense:
(of criminal, driving, etc. records) Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.


lexentry: eng/clean_someone's_clock__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clean someone's clock
trans_list: stravincere
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.


lexentry: eng/cleanroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cleanroom
trans_list: camera bianca
sense:
A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.


lexentry: eng/clear_one's_throat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clear one's throat
trans_list: raschiare
sense:
Forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expelling air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorous than coughing.


lexentry: eng/clearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clearance
trans_list: luce | spazio
sense:
The height or width of a tunnel, bridge or other passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage; a gap, headroom.


lexentry: eng/clearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: clearance
trans_list: liquidazione | saldo | svendita
sense:
(retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.


lexentry: eng/clearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: clearance
trans_list: compensazione
sense:
(banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.


lexentry: eng/clearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clearing
trans_list: compensazione
sense:
(banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.


lexentry: eng/clearing_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clearing house
trans_list: stanza di compensazione
sense:
A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc.


lexentry: eng/clearness__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clearness
trans_list: chiarezza
sense:
The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/cleat__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cleat
trans_list: galloccia
sense:
(nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release. Nautical cleat


lexentry: eng/cleavage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cleavage
trans_list: scollatura | décolleté | incavo
sense:
The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/clef__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clef
trans_list: chiave
sense:
A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/cleft_chin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cleft chin
trans_list: mento leporino
sense:
An anatomical genetic trait in which a fissure in the lower jaw causes a visible dimple in the center of the chin.


lexentry: eng/cleft_sentence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cleft sentence
trans_list: frase scissa
sense:
(linguistics) A complex sentence whose meaning could be expressed by a simple sentence, that has a dependent clause in front of the main clause, and that typically stresses a particular constituent.


lexentry: eng/clematis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clematis
trans_list: clematide
sense:
(botany) Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.


lexentry: eng/clemency__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clemency
trans_list: clemenza
sense:
(legal) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.


lexentry: eng/clementine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clementine
trans_list: clementina | mandarancio | clementino
sense:
A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (C. × deliciosa) and a sweet orange (C. × sinensis).


lexentry: eng/clerical_collar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clerical collar
trans_list: collarino
sense:
A stiff white collar, having no opening at the front, fastened at the back, worn by members of the Christian clergy.


lexentry: eng/clerk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clerk
trans_list: impiegata | impiegato
sense:
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.


lexentry: eng/cleruchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cleruchy
trans_list: cleruchia
sense:
(historical, Ancient Greece) A form of Athenian colony in the time of Ancient Greece, under which the settlers or cleruchs retained their citizenship, and were assigned plots, or kleroi, of agricultural land, while the community remained a political dependency of Athens.


lexentry: eng/clever_dick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clever dick
trans_list: furbacchione
sense:
(informal, chiefly, British) A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.


lexentry: eng/clevis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clevis
trans_list: cappa
sense:
A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.


lexentry: eng/clew__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clew
trans_list: bugna
sense:
(nautical) The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction.


lexentry: eng/cliché__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cliché
trans_list: cliché
sense:
Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/click__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: click
trans_list: consonante avulsiva
sense:
(phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.


lexentry: eng/click__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: click
trans_list: clicca
sense:
(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.


lexentry: eng/click__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: click
trans_list: cliccare
sense:
(transitive, GUI) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.


lexentry: eng/click_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: click beetle
trans_list: fabbro
sense:
Any of various beetles of the family Elateridae, generally less than 20 mm long, which, if turned upside down, flip themselves into the air with a clicking sound.


lexentry: eng/clickbait__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clickbait
trans_list: acchiappaclic
sense:
(Internet, _, marketing, pejorative) Website content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs; such headlines.


lexentry: eng/clientele__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clientele
trans_list: clientela
sense:
The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.


lexentry: eng/climatarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climatarian
trans_list: climatariano
sense:
Collected and distributed in an ecologically sustainable way, mindful of reducing the carbon footprint. (of food)


lexentry: eng/climate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climate
trans_list: clima
sense:
The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).


lexentry: eng/climate_change__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: climate change
trans_list: cambiamento climatico | mutamento climatico
sense:
Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.


lexentry: eng/climate_sceptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climate sceptic
trans_list: climatoscettica
sense:
A person who does not believe climate change is happening or does not believe it is caused by human activity.


lexentry: eng/climb__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: climb
trans_list: arrampicarsi
sense:
(transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.


lexentry: eng/climber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climber
trans_list: rampicante
sense:
(botany) A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support.


lexentry: eng/climbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: climbing
trans_list: arrampicata
sense:
(uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.


lexentry: eng/clinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: clinch
trans_list: clinch
sense:
(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.


lexentry: eng/cling_film__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cling film
trans_list: carta trasparente
sense:
(British) A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.


lexentry: eng/clingy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clingy
trans_list: affezionato
sense:
(informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.


lexentry: eng/clinic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clinic
trans_list: clinica
sense:
A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.


lexentry: eng/clinical_psychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clinical psychology
trans_list: psicologia clinica
sense:
(psychology) A branch of psychology with the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.


lexentry: eng/clinically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clinically
trans_list: clinicamente
sense:
In the setting of a medical clinic; in a clinical setting; (of a health condition) to a degree high enough to be relevant to clinical practice.


lexentry: eng/clinician__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clinician
trans_list: clinico
sense:
(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.


lexentry: eng/clinker__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clinker
trans_list: vocale
sense:
Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/clinometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clinometer
trans_list: clinometro
sense:
An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).


lexentry: eng/clip__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clip
trans_list: graffetta
sense:
(military) A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.


lexentry: eng/clipboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: clipboard
trans_list: appunti | portablocco
sense:
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.


lexentry: eng/clipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clipper
trans_list: clipper
sense:
(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.


lexentry: eng/clipping__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: clipping
trans_list: accorciamento
sense:
(countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.


lexentry: eng/clitic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clitic
trans_list: clitico
sense:
(linguistics) A morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surrounding word).


lexentry: eng/clitoris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clitoris
trans_list: clitoride
sense:
(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and mammals, homologous with the penis. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/cloaca__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cloaca
trans_list: cloaca | fogna
sense:
(zoology) The duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clock
trans_list: orologio
sense:
(electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.


lexentry: eng/clock_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clock in
trans_list: timbrare | timbrare il cartellino
sense:
(US) To begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).


lexentry: eng/clock_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clock tower
trans_list: torre dell'orologio
sense:
(architecture) A tower, usually in a prominent position, having a large clock in a high position, often with several faces.


lexentry: eng/clockwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clockwork
trans_list: orologeria | meccanismo a molla
sense:
A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.


lexentry: eng/cloister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloister
trans_list: chiostro
sense:
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:


lexentry: eng/cloister_vault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloister vault
trans_list: volta a padiglione
sense:
(architecture) A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.


lexentry: eng/clone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clone
trans_list: clone
sense:
A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.


lexentry: eng/cloning__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cloning
trans_list: clonaggio | clonazione
sense:
(biology) The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum.


lexentry: eng/close,_but_no_cigar__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close, but no cigar
trans_list: ci sei quasi
sense:
(idiomatic, originally, US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/close-mid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close-mid
trans_list: semichiuso
sense:
(phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately two-thirds of the way between an open and a close vowel


lexentry: eng/close-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close-up
trans_list: primo piano
sense:
(photography) A photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale, and occupies most or all of the frame.


lexentry: eng/close__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close
trans_list: chiudere
sense:
(ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.


lexentry: eng/close__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close
trans_list: chiudere | concludere
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.


lexentry: eng/close__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: close
trans_list: chiudere
sense:
(intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.


lexentry: eng/close_ranks__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: close ranks
trans_list: fare quadrato | serrare i ranghi | serrare le fila
sense:
(figuratively) To regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.


lexentry: eng/close_the_stable_door_after_the_horse_has_bolted__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: close the stable door after the horse has bolted
sense:
(idiomatic) To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism too late (after the first failure instead of before).

trans_list:
chiudere il cancello quando i buoi sono scappati | chiudere il recinto dopo che i buoi sono scappati | chiudere la stalla quando i buoi sono scappati


lexentry: eng/closet__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: closet
trans_list: armadio | ripostiglio
sense:
(figuratively) A secret or hiding place, (particularly) the hiding place in English idioms such as in the closet and skeleton in the closet.


lexentry: eng/closeup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: closeup
trans_list: primo piano
sense:
(film) A video or film recording made with the camera positioned close to an actor, often so that only the head or face is visible.


lexentry: eng/cloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloth
trans_list: stoffa | tessuto | tela
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.


lexentry: eng/clothes_dryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clothes dryer
trans_list: asciugatrice
sense:
An electrical appliance used for drying clothes, usually by tumbling them in a heated rotating drum.


lexentry: eng/clothes_moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clothes moth
trans_list: tignola dei panni
sense:
Any of several small, yellowish or buff-colored moths of the family Tineidae, feeding on textiles (wool, fur, feathers).


lexentry: eng/clothes_peg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clothes peg
trans_list: molletta | molletta da bucato
sense:
(British, Australia, NZ) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.


lexentry: eng/clotted_cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clotted cream
trans_list: crema
sense:
A thick, sweet dairy product, made by skimming the thickened layer off the top of unhomogenized cream that has been heated and allowed to stand. Fat content is at least 55%.


lexentry: eng/cloud__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: cloud
trans_list: nuvola | nube
sense:
(computing, with "the") The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.


lexentry: eng/clouded_leopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clouded leopard
trans_list: leopardo nebuloso
sense:
A medium-sized, arboreal cat (Neofelis nebulosa) found in Southeast Asia. It has a disproportionately long tail and canines, and a tawny coat with dark, irregular, oval markings.


lexentry: eng/clout__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clout
trans_list: forfora
sense:
(archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.


lexentry: eng/clove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clove
trans_list: chiodo di garofano
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.


lexentry: eng/clove_hitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clove hitch
trans_list: piede di porco
sense:
(nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip


lexentry: eng/clover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clover
trans_list: trifoglio
sense:
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.


lexentry: eng/cloverleaf_interchange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cloverleaf interchange
trans_list: trifoglio
sense:
(US, Canada) A junction of two highways, one crossing over the other, having a series of exit and entrance ramps, arranged in the form of a four-leaf clover, such that traffic may proceed from either highway in all directions.


lexentry: eng/clown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clown
trans_list: pagliaccio | pagliaccia
sense:
A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.


lexentry: eng/clownfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clownfish
trans_list: pesce pagliaccio
sense:
Any of colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.


lexentry: eng/club__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: club
trans_list: club | circolo
sense:
An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.


lexentry: eng/club__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: club
trans_list: fiori
sense:
(card games) A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.


lexentry: eng/club_moss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: club moss
trans_list: licopodio
sense:
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Lycopodiaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.


lexentry: eng/club_soda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: club soda
trans_list: acqua frizzante
sense:
(North America) A carbonated beverage consisting mainly of carbonated water, with or without a few other minor ingredients such as potassium citrate.


lexentry: eng/clumsy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clumsy
trans_list: grossolano
sense:
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.


lexentry: eng/cluster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cluster
trans_list: grappolo
sense:
(linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”)


lexentry: eng/cluster_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cluster bomb
trans_list: bomba a grappolo
sense:
An explosive munition designed to explode in the air and release a cluster of smaller explosives, thus spreading the blast over a larger area.


lexentry: eng/clusterfuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clusterfuck
trans_list: bordello
sense:
(slang, vulgar) A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence.


lexentry: eng/clustering__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clustering
trans_list: raggruppamento
sense:
(writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.


lexentry: eng/clutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: clutch
trans_list: frizione
sense:
A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/clutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: clutch
trans_list: frizione
sense:
The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.


lexentry: eng/clutch_pedal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: clutch pedal
trans_list: pedale della frizione
sense:
(automotive) A pedal in a manual transmission car that modulates the clutch mechanism, via clutch plate pressure.


lexentry: eng/cluttering__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cluttering
trans_list: tachifemia
sense:
A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.


lexentry: eng/cnidarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cnidarian
trans_list: cnidario
sense:
(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/co-brother-in-law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: co-brother-in-law
trans_list: concognato
sense:
(uncommon) One's spouse's brother-in-law (one's spouse's sibling's husband), especially one's wife's sister's husband; either of two (or more) men who marry sisters, in relation to the other; the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse.


lexentry: eng/co-cathedral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: co-cathedral
trans_list: concattedrale
sense:
(Christianity) One of a group of churches (usually a pair) which share the function of being the seat of a bishop.


lexentry: eng/co-father-in-law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: co-father-in-law
trans_list: consuocero
sense:
The father of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the father-in-law of one's child, or, the father of one spouse in relation to the father of the other spouse; either of two or more men whose children marry each other, such as the father of a bride vis-à-vis the father of the groom.


lexentry: eng/co-mother-in-law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: co-mother-in-law
trans_list: consuocera
sense:
(uncommon) The mother of one's children-in-law; that is, the mother-in-law of one's children, or, the mother of one spouse in relation to the parents of the other spouse; either of two or more women whose children marry each other, such as the mother of a bride vis-à-vis the mother of the groom.


lexentry: eng/coach__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coach
trans_list: allenare | addestrare
sense:
(chiefly, US) Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section.


lexentry: eng/coagulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coagulation
trans_list: coagulazione
sense:
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes. (e.g. coagulation of proteins)


lexentry: eng/coal_tar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coal tar
trans_list: catrame
sense:
A black, viscous tar made by the destructive distillation of coal (to make coke and town gas); it contains a great number of compounds including hydrocarbons and phenols; used in the preparation of medicinal soap and shampoo, and industrially for the manufacture of many products.


lexentry: eng/coalescer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coalescer
trans_list: miscelatore
sense:
Any of several devices used to perform coalescence; especially to make the fatty elements of an emulsion to coalesce into larger droplets in order to facilitate their separation.


lexentry: eng/coalfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coalfish
trans_list: merluzzo nero
sense:
Any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.


lexentry: eng/coaming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coaming
trans_list: mastra
sense:
(nautical) On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.


lexentry: eng/coaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coaster
trans_list: cabotiere | cabotiero | nave costiera
sense:
A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.


lexentry: eng/coaster__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coaster
trans_list: sottobicchiere | sottobottiglia | sottocoppa | tondino
sense:
A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.


lexentry: eng/coastline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coastline
trans_list: litorale
sense:
The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)


lexentry: eng/coat_hanger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coat hanger
trans_list: gruccia | stampella | appendiabiti
sense:
A device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc, consisting of a hook with sloping "arms" in the approximate shape of human shoulders.


lexentry: eng/coat_of_arms__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coat of arms
trans_list: stemma | blasone
sense:
(heraldry) Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.


lexentry: eng/coat_rack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coat rack
trans_list: attaccapanni
sense:
A rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use


lexentry: eng/coati__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coati
trans_list: coati
sense:
Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina.


lexentry: eng/coax__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coax
trans_list: adulare | coccolare | convincere | persuadere
sense:
(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.


lexentry: eng/coax__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coax
trans_list: costringere | incanalare | manipolare
sense:
(transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.


lexentry: eng/coaxial_cable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coaxial cable
trans_list: cavo coassiale
sense:
(electronics, telecommunications) A transmission line, consisting of a conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath; used to carry high frequency signals such as TV.


lexentry: eng/cob__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cob
trans_list: torchis
sense:
(uncountable) A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.


lexentry: eng/cobalamin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cobalamin
trans_list: cobalamina
sense:
(organic compound) Any of several forms of vitamin B12 depending on the upper axial ligand of the cobalt ion.


lexentry: eng/cobble_together__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cobble together
trans_list: mettere insieme [[alla bell'e meglio]]
sense:
To put together (something) without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise (something) minimally usable.


lexentry: eng/cobelligerent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cobelligerent
trans_list: cobelligerante
sense:
Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.


lexentry: eng/coca__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coca
trans_list: coca
sense:
The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine and used as aphrodisiac in the past.


lexentry: eng/cocaine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cocaine
trans_list: cocaina
sense:
(uncountable, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.


lexentry: eng/cock__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cock
trans_list: cazzone
sense:
(Britain, Australia , New Zealand, Ireland, derogatory , slang) A stupid, obnoxious or contemptible person.


lexentry: eng/cock__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cock
trans_list: armare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.


lexentry: eng/cock__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cock
trans_list: alzare | drizzare
sense:
(transitive) To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.


lexentry: eng/cock_tease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cock tease
trans_list: rizzacazzi
sense:
(slang, vulgar) A person, usually a woman, who teases a man but then withdraws an alluded-to promise of sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/cockatiel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cockatiel
trans_list: calopsitta
sense:
Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied.


lexentry: eng/cockatrice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cockatrice
trans_list: coccatrice
sense:
(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.


lexentry: eng/cockfighting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cockfighting
trans_list: combattimento fra galli | combattimento tra galli
sense:
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.


lexentry: eng/cockle__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cockle
trans_list: loglio
sense:
Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).


lexentry: eng/cockpit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cockpit
trans_list: cabina di pilotaggio | abitacolo | cabina di comando
sense:
The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/cocktail_sauce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cocktail sauce
trans_list: salsa rosa
sense:
A sauce served with oysters and other seafood, typically ketchup mixed with horseradish or mayonnaise.


lexentry: eng/cocoa_butter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cocoa butter
trans_list: burro di cacao
sense:
The fat that is extracted from the cocoa bean to make chocolate; it has a relatively sharp melting point so does not feel greasy when eaten.


lexentry: eng/cocoa_powder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cocoa powder
trans_list: cacao
sense:
(baking, cooking) A powder derived from ground cocoa solids, which is used to make the drink of cocoa, various chocolate products, also used as an ingredient in baking.


lexentry: eng/coconut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut
trans_list: noce di cocco | cocco
sense:
A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.


lexentry: eng/coconut_crab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut crab
trans_list: granchio del cocco | granchio latro
sense:
A terrestrial hermit crab of species Birgus latro, that lives on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the central Pacific Ocean and feeds on fruits, nuts, seeds and coconut flesh.


lexentry: eng/coconut_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut milk
trans_list: latte di cocco
sense:
A thick white liquid produced by soaking the white inner flesh of the seed of the coconut in water and straining. It is traditionally used in Southeast Asian cuisine in curry and other gravy.


lexentry: eng/coconut_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coconut oil
trans_list: olio di cocco
sense:
A type of cooking oil extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconuts harvested from the coconut palm.


lexentry: eng/cod__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cod
trans_list: merluzzo
sense:
The sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, as inclusive of the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).


lexentry: eng/cod_liver_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cod liver oil
trans_list: olio di fegato di merluzzo
sense:
Oil derived from the liver of codfish, often used as a nutritional supplement due to its high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D.


lexentry: eng/code__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: code
trans_list: codice
sense:
(cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.


lexentry: eng/code__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: code
trans_list: codice
sense:
(programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.


lexentry: eng/code_block__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: code block
trans_list: condominio
sense:
(programming) A block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language.


lexentry: eng/code_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: code name
trans_list: nome in codice
sense:
(business, espionage, military) A name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something, either for military or espionage purposes, or for commercial confidentiality.


lexentry: eng/code_of_honour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: code of honour
trans_list: codice d'onore
sense:
Certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among a social group, and which are founded on a regard for reputation.


lexentry: eng/codeine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codeine
trans_list: codeina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.


lexentry: eng/codominance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codominance
trans_list: codominanza
sense:
(genetics) A condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, with neither one being dominant or recessive to the other.


lexentry: eng/codon__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codon
trans_list: codone
sense:
(biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.


lexentry: eng/codpiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codpiece
trans_list: brachetta
sense:
A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.


lexentry: eng/codriver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: codriver
trans_list: co-pilota
sense:
The navigator in the sport of rally racing, who sits in the front passenger seat and gives directions to the driver.


lexentry: eng/coefficient_of_friction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coefficient of friction
trans_list: coefficiente di attrito
sense:
(physics) The ratio between (1) the magnitude of the force of friction which a surface produces on an object (moving along the surface or being pressed statically against it) and (2) the magnitude of the normal force which is produced by the surface on the object and which is perpendicular to that surface.


lexentry: eng/coelacanth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coelacanth
trans_list: celacanto
sense:
Either of two species of deep-water fish, Latimeria chalumnae of the Indian Ocean and Latimeria menadoensis of Indonesia.


lexentry: eng/coelenterate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coelenterate
trans_list: celenterato
sense:
(zoology, dated) Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.


lexentry: eng/coeliac_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coeliac disease
trans_list: celiachia
sense:
(UK) An auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten, causing a failure to digest food properly.


lexentry: eng/coelom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coelom
trans_list: celoma
sense:
(zoology) A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.


lexentry: eng/coerce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coerce
trans_list: costringere
sense:
(transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.


lexentry: eng/coercion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coercion
trans_list: coercizione
sense:
(uncountable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.


lexentry: eng/coevolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coevolution
trans_list: coevoluzione
sense:
(ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.


lexentry: eng/coexist__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coexist
trans_list: coesistere
sense:
(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.


lexentry: eng/coexistence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coexistence
trans_list: coesistenza
sense:
The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.


lexentry: eng/coffee_bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coffee bean
trans_list: chicco di caffè
sense:
The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea. Prepared by drying, roasting and grinding for making the beverage coffee.


lexentry: eng/coffee_grinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coffee grinder
trans_list: macinacaffè
sense:
A device for pulverizing or powdering coffee beans so they can be brewed as coffee. (Technically many of the machines tear the coffee beans).


lexentry: eng/coffee_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coffee table
trans_list: tavolino da salotto
sense:
(furniture) A long, low table, often placed before seating in a living room, on which drinks may be served, and magazines etc placed.


lexentry: eng/cofferdam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cofferdam
trans_list: cassone | tura
sense:
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.


lexentry: eng/cofounder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cofounder
trans_list: cofondatore | cofondatrice
sense:
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.


lexentry: eng/cognate_accusative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognate accusative
trans_list: complemento oggetto interno
sense:
(grammar) An object of kindred sense or derivation; specifically, that which may adverbially follow an intransitive verb (for example, the word death in “to die the death”).


lexentry: eng/cognitariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognitariat
trans_list: cognitariato
sense:
(sociology) A social group formed by people with high academic training, who receive a low salary not in accordance with their educational level.


lexentry: eng/cognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognition
trans_list: conoscenza
sense:
The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.


lexentry: eng/cognitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognitive
trans_list: cognitivo
sense:
Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.


lexentry: eng/cognitive_dissonance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognitive dissonance
trans_list: dissonanza cognitiva
sense:
(psychology) A conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs.


lexentry: eng/cognitive_psychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognitive psychology
trans_list: psicologia cognitiva
sense:
(psychology) A branch of psychology that examines internal mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language.


lexentry: eng/cognize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cognize
trans_list: conoscere
sense:
To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.


lexentry: eng/cognomen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cognomen
trans_list: cognome | soprannome
sense:
(historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.


lexentry: eng/cohabit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cohabit
trans_list: coabitare
sense:
(intransitive) To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.


lexentry: eng/cohobate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cohobate
trans_list: coobare
sense:
(chemistry, alchemy) To treat a material with a boiling liquid and repeatedly return the distillate.


lexentry: eng/cohobation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cohobation
trans_list: coobazione
sense:
(dated, chemistry) The boiling of a material in a liquid with the repeated return of the distillate.


lexentry: eng/cohort__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cohort
trans_list: coorte
sense:
(statistics) A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.


lexentry: eng/cohort__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cohort
trans_list: coorte
sense:
(historical, Ancient Rome, military) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).


lexentry: eng/coif__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coif
trans_list: cuffia
sense:
(historical) A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women.


lexentry: eng/coilgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coilgun
trans_list: cannone di Gauss
sense:
Any of various devices that use electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile via non contact means


lexentry: eng/coin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coin
trans_list: moneta
sense:
(money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.


lexentry: eng/coir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coir
trans_list: pulpito
sense:
The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.


lexentry: eng/coke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coke
trans_list: coke
sense:
(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.


lexentry: eng/col_legno__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: col legno
trans_list: col legno
sense:
(music) A musical notation indicating that the strings of an instrument are to be struck with the wooden part of the bow.


lexentry: eng/colander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colander
trans_list: colapasta | colino | colabrodo
sense:
A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.


lexentry: eng/colchicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colchicine
trans_list: colchicina
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C22H25NO6, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.


lexentry: eng/cold__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cold
trans_list: raffreddore | colpo d'aria | influenza
sense:
(countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.


lexentry: eng/cold_fusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold fusion
trans_list: fusione fredda
sense:
A hypothetical form of nuclear fusion not requiring the usual immensely high temperatures; nuclear fusion at or near room temperature.


lexentry: eng/cold_hands,_warm_heart__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold hands, warm heart
trans_list: mani fredde, cuore caldo
sense:
Having cold hands is an indication of warmheartedness; used as a rejoinder if one finds that another's hands are cold.


lexentry: eng/cold_sore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold sore
trans_list: bolle di febbre
sense:
(pathology) A small bump (namely a vesicle) on the lips resulting from infection by herpes simplex viruses (mostly HHV1 but also HHV2).


lexentry: eng/cold_turkey__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold turkey
trans_list: di colpo | di punto in bianco
sense:
(idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.


lexentry: eng/cold_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cold war
trans_list: guerra fredda
sense:
A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided. [from 1945]


lexentry: eng/coleoptile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coleoptile
trans_list: coleoptile
sense:
(botany) A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.


lexentry: eng/colewort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colewort
trans_list: cavolo | ravizzone
sense:
A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale.


lexentry: eng/coli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coli
trans_list: colibacillo
sense:
(often, attributive, bacteriology) Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.


lexentry: eng/colic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colic
trans_list: colica
sense:
(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).


lexentry: eng/collagen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collagen
trans_list: collagene | collageno
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that form elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.


lexentry: eng/collapse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: collapse
trans_list: collasso | funzione costante
sense:
Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).


lexentry: eng/collapse__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: collapse
trans_list: collassare | crollare
sense:
(transitive, computing) To hide additional directory (folder) levels below the selected directory (folder) levels. When a folder contains no additional folders, a minus sign (-) appears next to the folder.


lexentry: eng/collar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collar
trans_list: colletto | bavera | bavero | collo
sense:
The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.


lexentry: eng/collared_flycatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collared flycatcher
trans_list: balia dal collare
sense:
Ficedula albicollis, an Old World flycatcher breeding in eastern Europe and across Central Asia, overwintering in Africa


lexentry: eng/collate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: collate
trans_list: assortire
sense:
(transitive) To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.


lexentry: eng/collateral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collateral
trans_list: pegno
sense:
(finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.


lexentry: eng/collateral__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: collateral
trans_list: collaterale
sense:
(marketing) Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).


lexentry: eng/collect__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: collect
trans_list: collezionare | raccogliere
sense:
(transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.


lexentry: eng/collecting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collecting
trans_list: collezionismo
sense:
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.


lexentry: eng/collection__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: collection
trans_list: collezione | raccolta
sense:
(set theory, topology, analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.


lexentry: eng/collection__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: collection
trans_list: colletta
sense:
A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.


lexentry: eng/collection_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collection plate
trans_list: vassoio
sense:
A plate or other container passed among the worshipers attending a Christian church service, into which donations of money are placed.


lexentry: eng/collective_agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collective agreement
trans_list: contratto collettivo di lavoro
sense:
A contract specifying terms and conditions of employment between one or more labour unions and employers' associations legally binding for employers organized in these and the employees if they are unionized in them or their employment contract incorporates them by referral.


lexentry: eng/collective_noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collective noun
trans_list: nome collettivo
sense:
(grammar) A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.


lexentry: eng/collective_unconscious__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collective unconscious
trans_list: inconscio collettivo
sense:
(psychology) The common experiences, thoughts and opinions of a large group of people taken as a whole.


lexentry: eng/collectively__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collectively
trans_list: collettivamente
sense:
In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.


lexentry: eng/collectivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collectivism
trans_list: collettivismo
sense:
An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively


lexentry: eng/collegial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: collegial
trans_list: collegiale
sense:
Possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession.


lexentry: eng/collegiality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: collegiality
trans_list: collegialità
sense:
power and authority that is shared among peers, especially the sharing of collegiate power among Roman Catholic bishops.


lexentry: eng/collet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: collet
trans_list: manicotto espansibile
sense:
A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.


lexentry: eng/colligate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: colligate
trans_list: collegare
sense:
(transitive) To formally link or connect together logically; to bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.


lexentry: eng/collinearity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: collinearity
trans_list: collinearità
sense:
(countable, genetics) The relationship between the linear sequence of codons in DNA and that of amino acids in the protein so coded


lexentry: eng/colloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colloid
trans_list: colloide | colóide
sense:
(chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.


lexentry: eng/colloquium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: colloquium
trans_list: colloquio
sense:
An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.


lexentry: eng/cologarithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cologarithm
trans_list: cologaritmo
sense:
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)


lexentry: eng/cologne__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cologne
trans_list: acqua di Colonia
sense:
Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.


lexentry: eng/colon__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colon
trans_list: colon
sense:
(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)


lexentry: eng/colonel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colonel
trans_list: colonnello
sense:
A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).


lexentry: eng/colonel_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colonel general
trans_list: colonnello generale
sense:
(military rank) A general officer's rank in some nations' militaries, corresponding to the rank of either a lieutenant general or full general in the United States rank system.


lexentry: eng/colonialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colonialism
trans_list: colonialismo
sense:
The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance.


lexentry: eng/colony__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: colony
trans_list: colonia
sense:
A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.


lexentry: eng/colophon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colophon
trans_list: colofone
sense:
(printing, publishing) In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on their exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, their own name.


lexentry: eng/color__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: color
trans_list: colorare
sense:
(intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.


lexentry: eng/color_blind__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: color blind
trans_list: daltonico
sense:
(of a, person or animal) Unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).


lexentry: eng/color_blindness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: color blindness
trans_list: daltonismo
sense:
(medicine, ophthalmology) Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia, Daltonism.


lexentry: eng/colored__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: colored
trans_list: colorato
sense:
(South Africa, sometimes, capitalized) Belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of southern Africa (black, white, and Asian). (Under apartheid, used as a metadescription for mixed-race people and peoples such as the Cape Coloureds.)


lexentry: eng/colorfast__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colorfast
trans_list: che non stinge
sense:
Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.


lexentry: eng/colorimeter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colorimeter
trans_list: colorimetro | tintometro
sense:
Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.


lexentry: eng/colorize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: colorize
trans_list: colorizzare
sense:
(photography, filmology) To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects).


lexentry: eng/colossus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colossus
trans_list: colosso
sense:
A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.


lexentry: eng/colostrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colostrum
trans_list: colostro
sense:
(medicine) A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Human and bovine colostrum is thick and yellowish. In humans, it has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies, but it is small in quantity.


lexentry: eng/coltan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coltan
trans_list: coltan
sense:
(mineralogy) A metallic ore, (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6, from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted.


lexentry: eng/colter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colter
trans_list: coltello | coltro
sense:
A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.


lexentry: eng/coltsfoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coltsfoot
trans_list: farfara | farfaro | farfugio | tossilaggine | tussilaggine
sense:
An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.


lexentry: eng/columbarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: columbarium
trans_list: colombario
sense:
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.


lexentry: eng/columbarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: columbarium
trans_list: colombario
sense:
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.


lexentry: eng/columbite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: columbite
trans_list: columbite
sense:
(mineral) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.


lexentry: eng/column__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: column
trans_list: colonna
sense:
(architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.


lexentry: eng/column__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: column
trans_list: colonna
sense:
A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.


lexentry: eng/column__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: column
trans_list: cronaca | rubrica
sense:
(by extension) A recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single theme.


lexentry: eng/column__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: column
trans_list: colonna
sense:
Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.


lexentry: eng/column__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: column
trans_list: colonna
sense:
(chemistry) An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds.


lexentry: eng/colza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: colza
trans_list: colza
sense:
Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.


lexentry: eng/comb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comb
trans_list: pettine
sense:
The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between the moving stairs and fixed landings.


lexentry: eng/combination_pliers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combination pliers
trans_list: pinza universale
sense:
(US, UK) A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.


lexentry: eng/combinatorics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combinatorics
trans_list: calcolo combinatorio
sense:
(mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria


lexentry: eng/combo_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combo box
trans_list: casella combinata
sense:
(graphical user interface) A GUI widget that is a combination of a dropdown list or list box and a single-line textbox, allowing the user either to type a value directly into the control or choose from the list of existing options.


lexentry: eng/combustion_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: combustion chamber
trans_list: camera di combustione
sense:
An enclosed space, within a heat engine, in which the fuel is mixed and reacted with air or other oxidizing agent in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/come_about__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: come about
trans_list: girare
sense:
(intransitive, nautical) To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also come to.


lexentry: eng/come_again__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: come again
trans_list: come scusa? | prego?
sense:
(idiomatic, informal, by ellipsis) A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.


lexentry: eng/come_around__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: come around
trans_list: ripensarsi
sense:
(idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.


lexentry: eng/come_back__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: come back
trans_list: tornare
sense:
(intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.


lexentry: eng/come_from__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: come from
trans_list: capire
sense:
(transitive, slightly, informal) To derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point.


lexentry: eng/come_into_one's_own__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: come into one's own
trans_list: raggiungere la maturità
sense:
(idiomatic) To reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.


lexentry: eng/come_out_of_the_closet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: come out of the closet
trans_list: dichiararsi | uscire allo scoperto
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To tell others about one's homosexuality, bisexuality, transness, or any minority or disapproved-of identity, belief, preference, etc., where previously this had been kept secret.


lexentry: eng/come_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: come over
trans_list: venire
sense:
(intransitive) To change one's position or location, especially to someone's place of residence; to come by.


lexentry: eng/come_up_with__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: come up with
trans_list: escogitare | ideare | inventare
sense:
(idiomatic) To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.


lexentry: eng/comeback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comeback
trans_list: comeback
sense:
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.


lexentry: eng/comely__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comely
trans_list: gentile
sense:
Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.


lexentry: eng/comfort_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: comfort zone
trans_list: zona di comfort
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) The range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.


lexentry: eng/comfrey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comfrey
trans_list: consolida
sense:
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically Symphytum officinale.


lexentry: eng/comic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: comic
trans_list: comico
sense:
Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/comic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: comic
trans_list: fumetto | striscia
sense:
A story composed of drawn images arranged in a sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.


lexentry: eng/comic_book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comic book
trans_list: fumetto
sense:
(comics) A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories, primarily in serialized form, usually fiction.


lexentry: eng/comic_relief__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comic relief
trans_list: rilievo comico
sense:
(narratology) The inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.


lexentry: eng/comic_strip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comic strip
trans_list: fumetto | striscia di fumetti | vignette
sense:
(comics) A series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature.


lexentry: eng/comitative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comitative case
trans_list: comitativo
sense:
(grammatical case) Noun case used to denote companionship. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositional phrase in company with, together with or with, as in "with the house." Languages that use the comitative case include Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Inari Sami, Northern Sami, Skolt Sami, and Quechua. It is also found in many Australian Aboriginal languages, where it is commonly used to form names of places and languages.


lexentry: eng/comitology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comitology
trans_list: comitologia
sense:
(European Union) The system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation.


lexentry: eng/comma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comma
trans_list: virgola
sense:
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.


lexentry: eng/command__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: command
trans_list: comando
sense:
The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.


lexentry: eng/command__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: command
trans_list: comando
sense:
(computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.


lexentry: eng/commandeer__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: commandeer
trans_list: depredare | razziare | soggiogare
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).


lexentry: eng/commando__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commando
trans_list: commando
sense:
A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.


lexentry: eng/commedia_dell'arte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commedia dell'arte
trans_list: commedia dell'arte
sense:
(theatre) An early form of Italian theatre characterised by stock characters in a variety of masks, popular in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.


lexentry: eng/commensal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commensal
trans_list: commensale
sense:
(ecology) Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.


lexentry: eng/commensalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commensalism
trans_list: commensalismo
sense:
(ecology) A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.


lexentry: eng/comment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: comment
trans_list: commento
sense:
(programming) A remark embedded in source code in such a way that it will be ignored by the compiler or interpreter, typically to help people to understand the code.


lexentry: eng/commentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commentary
trans_list: commento
sense:
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.


lexentry: eng/commentative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commentative
trans_list: commentativo
sense:
(of film music) That occurs outside of the context of the film's action, and therefore cannot be heard by the film's characters.


lexentry: eng/commentator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commentator
trans_list: commentatore
sense:
A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.


lexentry: eng/commerce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commerce
trans_list: commercio
sense:
(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.


lexentry: eng/commie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commie
trans_list: mancino
sense:
(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.


lexentry: eng/commissariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: commissariat
trans_list: commissariato
sense:
(historical) A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.


lexentry: eng/commissioned_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commissioned officer
trans_list: ufficiale
sense:
(military) An officer who derives authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, holds a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position.


lexentry: eng/commissioning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commissioning
trans_list: messa in servizio
sense:
The process of assuring that all systems and components of a major piece of equipment, a process, a building or similar are designed, installed and tested according to the operational requirements of the owner or final client.


lexentry: eng/commit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commit
trans_list: commettere | impegnarsi | affidare | arrestare | compromettere | imprigionare
sense:
(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.


lexentry: eng/commit__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: commit
trans_list: compromettere
sense:
(ambitransitive) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)


lexentry: eng/committee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: committee
trans_list: comitato | commissione
sense:
A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.


lexentry: eng/commodious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: commodious
trans_list: adatto
sense:
(now, rare) Of life or living, endowed with conveniences; comfortable; free from hardship. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/commodity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: commodity
trans_list: materia prima
sense:
(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.


lexentry: eng/common_barley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common barley
trans_list: orzo
sense:
A plant of the species Hordeum vulgare, which yields the commercially important cereal grain barley.


lexentry: eng/common_bile_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common bile duct
trans_list: coledoco
sense:
(anatomy) The bile duct downstream of the confluence of the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct. It discharges bile into the duodenum.


lexentry: eng/common_clothes_moth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common clothes moth
trans_list: camola
sense:
Tineola bisselliella, a winged insect of Tineidae family, the caterpillar of which is a serious pest which destroys woollen materials.


lexentry: eng/common_cold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common cold
trans_list: infreddatura
sense:
(pathology) A very common, mild viral infection of the nose and throat, whose symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, a running or blocked nose, a sore throat, coughing and a headache.


lexentry: eng/common_house_martin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common house martin
trans_list: balestruccio
sense:
A migratory bird of the species Delichon urbicum, breeding in Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia.


lexentry: eng/common_knowledge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: common knowledge
trans_list: conoscenza comune
sense:
(logic, game theory) A special kind of knowledge for a group of agents, such that when all the agents in a group G know p, they all know that they know p, they all know that they all know that they know p, and so on ad infinitum.


lexentry: eng/common_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common name
trans_list: nome comune
sense:
(taxonomy) The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.


lexentry: eng/common_noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common noun
trans_list: nome comune
sense:
A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as "dog" or "city". In contrast, a proper noun is a single named entity such as "Socrates".


lexentry: eng/common_sandpiper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common sandpiper
trans_list: piro piro piccolo
sense:
A small species of wading bird, Actitis hypoleucos, widely distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.


lexentry: eng/common_sense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common sense
trans_list: buonsenso | senso comune | senno
sense:
Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.


lexentry: eng/common_sorrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common sorrel
trans_list: acetosa
sense:
Rumex acetosa, a taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae, garden sorrel, native in much of Europe.


lexentry: eng/common_swift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common swift
trans_list: rondone
sense:
Apus apus, a swallow-like bird native to Europe and much of temperate Asia, rarely alighting on the ground.


lexentry: eng/common_yarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: common yarrow
trans_list: achillea millefoglie
sense:
Achillea millefolium, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.


lexentry: eng/commons__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: commons
trans_list: bene comune
sense:
(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.


lexentry: eng/communicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: communicate
trans_list: comunicare | informare | essere collegato | trasmettere
sense:
(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/communicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: communicate
trans_list: comunicare | essere collegato
sense:
(intransitive) To be connected with (another room, vessel etc.) by means of an opening or channel. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/communicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: communicate
trans_list: comunicare
sense:
(intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/communicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: communicate
trans_list: comunicare
sense:
(intransitive, Christianity) To receive the bread and wine at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/communication__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: communication
trans_list: avviso | comunicazione
sense:
(rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".


lexentry: eng/communism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: communism
trans_list: comunismo
sense:
Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.


lexentry: eng/communitarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: communitarianism
trans_list: comunitarismo
sense:
(ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/community__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: community
trans_list: comunità
sense:
(countable) A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.


lexentry: eng/community__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: community
trans_list: comunità
sense:
(countable, ecology) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.


lexentry: eng/commutative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commutative
trans_list: commutativo
sense:
(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.


lexentry: eng/commutative_algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commutative algebra
trans_list: algebra commutativa
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of algebra concerned with commutative rings and objects related to them (such as ideals and modules).


lexentry: eng/commutative_algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: commutative algebra
trans_list: algebra commutativa
sense:
(algebra) Any algebra (mathematical structure) in which the multiplication operation is commutative.


lexentry: eng/commute__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: commute
trans_list: commutare
sense:
(intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.


lexentry: eng/commute__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commute
trans_list: fare il pendolare
sense:
(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.


lexentry: eng/commuter_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: commuter rail
trans_list: servizio ferroviario metropolitano | servizio ferroviario suburbano | servizio ferroviario urbano
sense:
(rail transport) A rail transport system with trains used to transport commuters between two places, typically their homes and works, normally within a metropolitan area and its surrounding environs, and generally distinguished from other rail transport systems (i.e. subways, metros, tramways) by having less frequent service, lacking free transfers between trains and using heavy rolling stock running on a mainline railway


lexentry: eng/comorbidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comorbidity
trans_list: comorbidità
sense:
(medicine, uncountable) The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder.


lexentry: eng/compact__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: compact
trans_list: compatto
sense:
(topology, uncomparable, of a set in a topological space) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a Euclidean space this is equivalent to a Closed and bounded set.


lexentry: eng/compact_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compact camera
trans_list: fotocamera compatta
sense:
A simple, digital or 35mm camera that lacks accessories such as changeable lenses or light meter but includes automatic focus, intended primarily for taking snapshots.


lexentry: eng/company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: company
trans_list: compagnia
sense:
(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.


lexentry: eng/company__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: company
trans_list: compagnia | impresa | azienda
sense:
(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.


lexentry: eng/comparative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comparative
trans_list: comparativo
sense:
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.


lexentry: eng/comparator__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: comparator
trans_list: comparatore
sense:
(computing) An application or program that compares prices, rates, tariffs of flights, smartphones, cars, etc.


lexentry: eng/compare__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compare
trans_list: paragonare | comparare
sense:
(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.


lexentry: eng/comparison__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: comparison
trans_list: comparazione
sense:
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.


lexentry: eng/compartment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: compartment
trans_list: terrazza | zoccolo
sense:
(heraldry) A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.


lexentry: eng/compass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compass
trans_list: bussola | compasso
sense:
A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).


lexentry: eng/compass_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compass point
trans_list: punto cardinale
sense:
Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.


lexentry: eng/compass_rose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compass rose
trans_list: rosa dei venti
sense:
(navigation) A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium.


lexentry: eng/compatibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compatibility
trans_list: compatibilità
sense:
(telecommunication) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.


lexentry: eng/compellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compellation
trans_list: appellativo | designazione
sense:
(archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.


lexentry: eng/compensate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: compensate
trans_list: bilanciare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.


lexentry: eng/compensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: compensation
trans_list: corrispettivo | compensazione
sense:
(finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.


lexentry: eng/compensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: compensation
trans_list: contropartita
sense:
(real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.


lexentry: eng/compensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: compensation
trans_list: compensazione
sense:
The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/compersion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compersion
trans_list: compersione
sense:
Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relation with another.


lexentry: eng/competence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: competence
trans_list: competenza
sense:
(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.


lexentry: eng/compilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compilation
trans_list: combinazione | raccolta
sense:
(countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.


lexentry: eng/complaint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: complaint
trans_list: lamentela | reclamo | denuncia | rimostranza
sense:
(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.


lexentry: eng/complaint__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: complaint
trans_list: denuncia
sense:
(legal) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.


lexentry: eng/complement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: complement
trans_list: angolo complementare
sense:
(astronomy, geometry) An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/complement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: complement
trans_list: complemento | completamento
sense:
Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/complement__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: complement
trans_list: complemento assoluto | insieme complemento | insieme differenza
sense:
(set theory) Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/completist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: completist
trans_list: completista
sense:
A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing, especially a fan who aims to own or consume the complete output of a particular author, publisher, musician or band.


lexentry: eng/completist__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: completist
trans_list: completista
sense:
A person who champions any philosophy which focuses on the completeness of something; as, a completist philosopher who holds that a definite complete body of knowledge exists to be discovered


lexentry: eng/complex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: complex
trans_list: complesso
sense:
(mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.


lexentry: eng/complex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: complex
trans_list: complesso
sense:
(mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.


lexentry: eng/complex__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: complex
trans_list: complesso
sense:
(informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.


lexentry: eng/complex__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: complex
trans_list: complesso
sense:
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.


lexentry: eng/complex_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complex geometry
trans_list: geometria complessa
sense:
(mathematics) The study of complex manifolds, complex algebraic varieties, and functions of several complex variables.


lexentry: eng/complex_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complex number
trans_list: numero complesso
sense:
(complex analysis) A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i denotes the imaginary unit


lexentry: eng/complex_sentence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complex sentence
trans_list: periodo
sense:
(grammar) A sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, such as a relative clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause.


lexentry: eng/complication__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: complication
trans_list: complicazione
sense:
(medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.


lexentry: eng/complicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complicity
trans_list: complicità
sense:
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.


lexentry: eng/component__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: component
trans_list: componente
sense:
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.


lexentry: eng/compose__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: compose
trans_list: comporre
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.


lexentry: eng/compound__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compound
trans_list: composto
sense:
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.


lexentry: eng/compound_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compound interest
trans_list: interesse composto
sense:
(banking, finance) Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest.


lexentry: eng/comprehensive_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comprehensive school
trans_list: liceo scientifico
sense:
(British) a normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities; replaced the secondary modern schools and grammar schools


lexentry: eng/compress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compress
trans_list: compressa
sense:
(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.


lexentry: eng/compress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compress
trans_list: comprimere
sense:
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.


lexentry: eng/compressed_air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compressed air
trans_list: aria compressa
sense:
Air which has been reduced in volume and increased in pressure for use in industrial processes or for cleaning.


lexentry: eng/compression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compression
trans_list: compressione
sense:
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.


lexentry: eng/comprise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comprise
trans_list: comprendere | consistere
sense:
(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/comprise__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: comprise
trans_list: comprendere | includere
sense:
(patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.


lexentry: eng/compulsion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compulsion
trans_list: coartazione
sense:
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.


lexentry: eng/compulsory_acquisition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compulsory acquisition
trans_list: espropriazione per pubblica utilità
sense:
(legal, Australia, New Zealand) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.


lexentry: eng/compulsory_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compulsory education
trans_list: Scuola dell'obbligo
sense:
(legal, education) A period of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling as required by law.


lexentry: eng/compulsory_purchase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compulsory purchase
trans_list: espropriazione per pubblica utilità
sense:
(legal, UK, Ireland) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.


lexentry: eng/computational_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computational geometry
trans_list: geometria computazionale
sense:
(computer science, geometry) A field of study, within computer science, devoted to algorithms that solve problems formulated in geometric terms.


lexentry: eng/computational_linguistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computational linguistics
trans_list: linguistica computazionale
sense:
(linguistics, computer science) An interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective. This modeling is not limited to any particular field of linguistics.


lexentry: eng/computational_number_theory__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computational number theory
trans_list: teoria algoritmica dei numeri | teoria computazionale dei numeri
sense:
(mathematics, number theory) The field of study dealing with computational methods for investigating and solving problems in number theory and arithmetic geometry.


lexentry: eng/computed_tomography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computed tomography
trans_list: tomografia computerizzata
sense:
A form of radiography which uses computer software to create images, or slices, at various planes of depth from images taken around a body or volume of interest. Sometimes called “computerized tomography”.


lexentry: eng/computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: computer
trans_list: computer | elaboratore | calcolatore
sense:
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/computer_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer game
trans_list: gioco di computer
sense:
An electronic game, especially a game played using a general-purpose computer (as opposed to a game console).


lexentry: eng/computer_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer language
trans_list: linguaggio di programmazione
sense:
(programming) A language that is used internally by computers, including programming languages, machine languages, query languages, markup languages etc.


lexentry: eng/computer_program__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer program
trans_list: programma
sense:
A complete piece of software. A set of instructions for a computer. This term can refer to either the executable form that a computer can execute (executable code) or the human readable form (source code). (Several programs, each of which does a task, can be collected as a software package or suite).


lexentry: eng/computer_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer science
trans_list: informatica
sense:
The study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.


lexentry: eng/computer_security__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: computer security
trans_list: sicurezza informatica
sense:
A branch of computer science that addresses enforcement of 'secure' behavior on the operation of computers.


lexentry: eng/concatenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concatenation
trans_list: catena
sense:
(countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.


lexentry: eng/conceit__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: conceit
trans_list: concetto
sense:
(countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/conceited__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conceited
trans_list: arrogante | pallone gonfiato
sense:
Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.


lexentry: eng/concentrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concentrate
trans_list: concentrare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.


lexentry: eng/concentrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concentrate
trans_list: concentrare
sense:
To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.


lexentry: eng/concentration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concentration
trans_list: concentrazione
sense:
The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.


lexentry: eng/concentration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concentration
trans_list: concentrazione
sense:
The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.


lexentry: eng/concentration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: concentration
trans_list: concentrazione
sense:
(chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))


lexentry: eng/concentration_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concentration camp
trans_list: campo di concentramento
sense:
A camp where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees etc., are detained for the purpose of confining them in one place, typically with inadequate or inhumane facilities. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/concept__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concept
trans_list: concetto | ipotesi
sense:
Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).


lexentry: eng/conception__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: conception
trans_list: concezione | concepimento | concetto
sense:
The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.


lexentry: eng/concern__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concern
trans_list: concernere | riguardare | preoccupare | inquietare | interessare | turbare
sense:
(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.


lexentry: eng/concert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concert
trans_list: concerto
sense:
(uncountable) Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action.


lexentry: eng/concertation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concertation
trans_list: concertazione
sense:
A form of dialogue and co-decision, implying the mutual exchange of information, open discussion and knowledge sharing, and the signature of operational agreements between public administrations and/or with representatives of the private sector.


lexentry: eng/concertina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concertina
trans_list: fisarmonica
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.


lexentry: eng/conch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conch
trans_list: lavorare alla conca
sense:
To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.


lexentry: eng/concierge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concierge
trans_list: portiere
sense:
(British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.


lexentry: eng/conciliarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conciliarism
trans_list: conciliarismo
sense:
The doctrine that the highest ecclesiastical authority is an ecumenical council (rather than a pope).


lexentry: eng/conciliarist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conciliarist
trans_list: conciliarista
sense:
A believer in conciliarism; someone who thinks the highest authority of the Church is found in ecumenical councils.


lexentry: eng/conciliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conciliation
trans_list: ravvicinamento
sense:
(legal) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.


lexentry: eng/conclave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conclave
trans_list: conclave
sense:
(Roman Catholic) The set of apartments in which the elector cardinals are secluded while a conclave takes place.


lexentry: eng/conclusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conclusion
trans_list: conclusione
sense:
(logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.


lexentry: eng/concordance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: concordance
trans_list: concordanza
sense:
(Bible) An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal word may be found, with its immediate context in each place.


lexentry: eng/concordat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concordat
trans_list: concordato
sense:
A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state; specifically, an agreement between the Pope and a government.


lexentry: eng/concourse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concourse
trans_list: androne | atrio | sala | salone | spianata
sense:
A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.


lexentry: eng/concrete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concrete
trans_list: calcestruzzo | beton | cemento
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.


lexentry: eng/concrete_jungle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concrete jungle
trans_list: giungla d'asfalto | giungla di cemento
sense:
(idiomatic) An urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.


lexentry: eng/concrete_term__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concrete term
trans_list: termine concreto
sense:
(linguistics) A term which expresses material facts, actions and events in physical reality relating to possible causes and means.


lexentry: eng/concrete_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concrete verb
trans_list: verbo concreto
sense:
(Slavic grammar) A verbal aspect in verbs of motion that is unidirectional (as opposed to multidirectional), a definitely directed motion, or a single, completed action (instead of a repeated action or series of actions). Concrete verbs may be either imperfective or perfective.


lexentry: eng/concretization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concretization
trans_list: concretizzazione
sense:
(countable) Something specific which is the result of a process of concretizing a general principle or idea.


lexentry: eng/concretize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concretize
trans_list: concretizzare
sense:
(transitive) To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.


lexentry: eng/concur__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concur
trans_list: convenirsi
sense:
To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help towards a common object or effect.


lexentry: eng/concussion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: concussion
trans_list: commozione cerebrale
sense:
(uncountable, _, in, _, Commonwealth, countable, _) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.


lexentry: eng/condemn__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: condemn
trans_list: condannare
sense:
(transitive, legal) To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.


lexentry: eng/condemnation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condemnation
trans_list: condanna
sense:
The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.


lexentry: eng/condense__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condense
trans_list: condensare
sense:
(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.


lexentry: eng/condenser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condenser
trans_list: condensatore
sense:
A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.


lexentry: eng/condescend__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condescend
trans_list: concedere
sense:
(intransitive) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).


lexentry: eng/condescend__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: condescend
trans_list: concedere
sense:
(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing toward (someone); to talk down to (someone).


lexentry: eng/condescension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condescension
trans_list: condiscendenza
sense:
The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.


lexentry: eng/condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: condition
trans_list: condizione
sense:
A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.


lexentry: eng/condition_precedent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condition precedent
trans_list: condizione sospensiva
sense:
(legal) a condition depending upon an uncertain event which must be fulfilled before an obligation arises or a legal transaction takes effect.


lexentry: eng/condition_subsequent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condition subsequent
trans_list: condizione risolutiva
sense:
(legal) A condition depending upon an uncertain event which, if fulfilled, brings an end to an obligation or legal transaction.


lexentry: eng/conditional_perfect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conditional perfect
trans_list: condizionale passato
sense:
(grammar) A combination of the conditional mood and the perfect tense, roughly corresponding to English 'I would have...'


lexentry: eng/condolence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condolence
trans_list: condoglianze
sense:
(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.


lexentry: eng/condolences__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condolences
trans_list: condoglianze
sense:
comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.


lexentry: eng/condom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condom
trans_list: preservativo | profilattico | condom
sense:
A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs.


lexentry: eng/condominium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condominium
trans_list: condominio
sense:
(US, Canada, Philippines) A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/condone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condone
trans_list: perdonare
sense:
(transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).


lexentry: eng/condone__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: condone
trans_list: sopportare
sense:
(transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).


lexentry: eng/condor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condor
trans_list: condor | condor della California | condor delle Ande
sense:
Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.


lexentry: eng/condor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: condor
trans_list: condor | condor delle Ande
sense:
(golf) The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).


lexentry: eng/condottiere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condottiere
trans_list: capitano di ventura
sense:
(historical) A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.


lexentry: eng/conductance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conductance
trans_list: conduttanza
sense:
(physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.


lexentry: eng/conductimetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conductimetry
trans_list: conduttometria
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The measurement of the conductance of a solution, especially during a reaction or titration


lexentry: eng/conductor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conductor
trans_list: direttore d'orchestra
sense:
(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.


lexentry: eng/condyloma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condyloma
trans_list: condiloma
sense:
(pathology) A wartlike growth on the skin or a mucous membrane, caused by certain types of HPV viruses, usually occurring in the genital area


lexentry: eng/cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cone
trans_list: cono
sense:
(geometry) A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.


lexentry: eng/cone_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cone cell
trans_list: cono
sense:
(anatomy) Any of the photoreceptor cells in the retina that are responsible for colour vision in relatively bright light.


lexentry: eng/confection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confection
trans_list: dolce | pasticcino
sense:
A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.


lexentry: eng/confectionery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confectionery
trans_list: dolciumi
sense:
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.


lexentry: eng/conference__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conference
trans_list: conferenza
sense:
(business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.


lexentry: eng/confess__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confess
trans_list: confessare
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.


lexentry: eng/confession__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: confession
trans_list: confessione
sense:
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.


lexentry: eng/confessional__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confessional
trans_list: confessionale
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.


lexentry: eng/confessional_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confessional chair
trans_list: confessionale
sense:
A chair, or rather booth, in various constructional variations, typically in church or chapel, where the confessor, seated in one compartment, can privately (to protect the sacred secret of the sacrament) hear confession from the person in the other


lexentry: eng/confetti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confetti
trans_list: coriandoli
sense:
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.


lexentry: eng/confidence_interval__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confidence interval
trans_list: intervallo di confidenza | intervallo di fiducia
sense:
(statistics) A range defined such that there is a fixed probability that the value of the measured parameter will fall within the range.


lexentry: eng/confidential__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confidential
trans_list: confidenziale | riservato
sense:
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly


lexentry: eng/configurationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: configurationism
trans_list: configurazionismo
sense:
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology


lexentry: eng/configure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: configure
trans_list: definire
sense:
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking


lexentry: eng/confine__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: confine
trans_list: limitare
sense:
(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/confirmation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: confirmation
trans_list: cresima | confermazione
sense:
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.


lexentry: eng/conflate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conflate
trans_list: confondere
sense:
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.


lexentry: eng/conflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conflation
trans_list: associazione
sense:
(countable) A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.


lexentry: eng/conflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conflation
trans_list: associazione
sense:
(uncountable) A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.


lexentry: eng/conflict_of_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conflict of interest
trans_list: conflitto d'interesse
sense:
(legal) A situation in which an individual or legal entity in a position of trust (such as an attorney, investment advisor, broker, politician, executive, director, scientist or physician) has competing professional or personal interests.


lexentry: eng/confluence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confluence
trans_list: confluenza
sense:
The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.


lexentry: eng/conform__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conform
trans_list: essere conforme
sense:
(intransitive, of things or procedures) To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.


lexentry: eng/conformal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: conformal
trans_list: conforme
sense:
(cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.


lexentry: eng/confront__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confront
trans_list: affrontare
sense:
(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with


lexentry: eng/confrontational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confrontational
trans_list: aggresivo
sense:
Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.


lexentry: eng/confuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confuse
trans_list: confondere
sense:
(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand


lexentry: eng/confusedly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: In a confused manner.
written_rep: confusedly
trans_list:
confusamente | allucinatamente | babelicamente | farraginosamente | ingarbugliatamente | nebbiosamente


lexentry: eng/confute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confute
trans_list: confutare
sense:
(transitive, now, _, rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.


lexentry: eng/congeal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: congeal
trans_list: congelare
sense:
(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.


lexentry: eng/conger_eel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conger eel
trans_list: grongo
sense:
Any of various large marine eels of the family Congridae, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical coastal waters.


lexentry: eng/congest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: congest
trans_list: intasare
sense:
To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.


lexentry: eng/congregation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: congregation
trans_list: assemblea | congregazione | raduno
sense:
A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).


lexentry: eng/congress__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: congress
trans_list: congresso
sense:
(often, capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.


lexentry: eng/congruence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: congruence
trans_list: congruenza
sense:
(mathematics, number theory) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.


lexentry: eng/conic_section__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conic section
trans_list: sezione conica
sense:
(geometry) Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.


lexentry: eng/conifer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conifer
trans_list: conifera
sense:
(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.


lexentry: eng/coniine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coniine
trans_list: coniina
sense:
(organic compound) A poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.


lexentry: eng/conjugate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conjugate
trans_list: coniugare
sense:
(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.


lexentry: eng/conjugation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conjugation
trans_list: coniugazione
sense:
(grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.


lexentry: eng/conjugation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: conjugation
trans_list: coniugazione
sense:
(grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: congiunzione
sense:
(grammar) A word used to join other words or phrases together into sentences. The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related.


lexentry: eng/conjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conjunction
trans_list: congiunzione
sense:
(astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.


lexentry: eng/conjunctiva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conjunctiva
trans_list: congiuntiva
sense:
(anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.


lexentry: eng/conk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conk
trans_list: lingua
sense:
The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.


lexentry: eng/connate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: connate
trans_list: connato
sense:
(botany) United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).


lexentry: eng/connect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connect
trans_list: connettere | collegare | cablare | connettersi
sense:
(intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.


lexentry: eng/connect__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: connect
trans_list: connettere | connettersi
sense:
(intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.


lexentry: eng/connect__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: connect
trans_list: connettere | collegare | cablare | connettersi
sense:
(transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.


lexentry: eng/connected__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: connected
trans_list: connesso
sense:
(mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.


lexentry: eng/connecting_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connecting rod
trans_list: biella
sense:
Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connecting piston to crankshaft


lexentry: eng/connection__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: connection
trans_list: coincidenza
sense:
(transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service


lexentry: eng/connective_tissue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connective tissue
trans_list: tessuto connettivo
sense:
(anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).


lexentry: eng/connectivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: connectivity
trans_list: connettività
sense:
(countable, mathematics) In a graph, a measure of concatenated adjacency (the number of ways that points are connected to each other)


lexentry: eng/connectome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connectome
trans_list: connettoma
sense:
(biology, neuroscience) The complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.


lexentry: eng/connector__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: connector
trans_list: connettore
sense:
A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.


lexentry: eng/conning_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conning tower
trans_list: torre di comando
sense:
(nautical) A connecting structure between the bridge and pressure hull of a submarine; in larger, modern submarines it contains the captain's cabin and is known as the sail.


lexentry: eng/connive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connive
trans_list: architettare
sense:
(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/connoisseur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connoisseur
trans_list: connaisseur | conoscitore | esperto | intenditore
sense:
A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.


lexentry: eng/connotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: connotation
trans_list: connotazione
sense:
(semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.


lexentry: eng/conscience__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conscience
trans_list: coscienza
sense:
(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.


lexentry: eng/conscientious_objector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conscientious objector
trans_list: obiettore di coscienza | obiettrice di coscienza
sense:
Someone who refuses to perform military service (for example to fight in an armed conflict, or be compulsorily drafted in a time of peace) because of religious or moral principles.


lexentry: eng/consecutio_temporum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consecutio temporum
trans_list: concordanza dei tempi | consecutio temporum
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of rules.


lexentry: eng/consensus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consensus
trans_list: consenso
sense:
General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.


lexentry: eng/conservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conservation
trans_list: conservazione
sense:
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.


lexentry: eng/conservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conservation
trans_list: conservazione
sense:
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor


lexentry: eng/conservation_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conservation law
trans_list: legge di conservazione
sense:
(physics) Any of several laws that hold that some physical property remains constant in a closed system regardless of other changes that take place.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: conservatore
sense:
(US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: conservatore | conservatrice
sense:
(US, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.


lexentry: eng/conservator__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: conservator
trans_list: conservatore
sense:
A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.


lexentry: eng/consideration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consideration
trans_list: considerazione
sense:
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).


lexentry: eng/consist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consist
trans_list: composizione | configurazione | formazione
sense:
(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.


lexentry: eng/consistence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consistence
trans_list: consistenza
sense:
(archaic) The physical quality which is given by the degree of firmness, solidity, density, and viscosity; consistency.


lexentry: eng/consistent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consistent
trans_list: continuo | costante
sense:
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]


lexentry: eng/consolation_prize__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consolation prize
trans_list: premio di consolazione
sense:
An award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.


lexentry: eng/consommé__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consommé
trans_list: brodo
sense:
a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly


lexentry: eng/consonant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consonant
trans_list: consonante
sense:
(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.


lexentry: eng/consonantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consonantism
trans_list: consonantismo
sense:
(linguistics, phonology) The consonants, sequence of consonants, or the quality peculiar to the consonants of a given word or group of words


lexentry: eng/consortium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consortium
trans_list: consorzio
sense:
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.


lexentry: eng/conspicuous_consumption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspicuous consumption
trans_list: consumo ostentativo | consumo vistoso
sense:
A public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt one's purchasing power.


lexentry: eng/conspiracy_of_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspiracy of silence
trans_list: omertà
sense:
An agreement, either formal or tacit, between two or more parties not to discuss some matter nor to reveal any information concerning it, especially in order to avoid blame, embarrassment, or other discomfort.


lexentry: eng/conspire__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspire
trans_list: complottare
sense:
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude.


lexentry: eng/constable__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constable
trans_list: conestabile
sense:
(historical) An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).


lexentry: eng/constancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constancy
trans_list: costanza
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.


lexentry: eng/constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constant
trans_list: costante
sense:
(science) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.


lexentry: eng/constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: constant
trans_list: costante
sense:
(computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.


lexentry: eng/constellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constellation
trans_list: costellazione
sense:
(astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.


lexentry: eng/constellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constellation
trans_list: costellazione
sense:
(modern, _, astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/consternation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consternation
trans_list: costernazione
sense:
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.


lexentry: eng/constipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constipation
trans_list: stitichezza | stipsi
sense:
The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.


lexentry: eng/constipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: constipation
trans_list: stitichezza | stipsi
sense:
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces


lexentry: eng/constituent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constituent
trans_list: elettore
sense:
A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: costituzione
sense:
The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: costituzione
sense:
(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.


lexentry: eng/constitutional_court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutional court
trans_list: corte costituzionale
sense:
a high court whose jurisdiction is focused on constitutional law or constitutional issues, such as the review of the constitutionality of laws, draft laws, political and bureaucratic decisions, acts of political parties, etc.


lexentry: eng/constitutional_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutional law
trans_list: diritto costituzionale
sense:
(legal) The area of law which deals with the interpretation and application of a constitution, particularly that of a national government.


lexentry: eng/constitutionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutionality
trans_list: costituzionalità
sense:
(legal) The status of being constitutional; of being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution.


lexentry: eng/construct__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: construct
trans_list: costruzione
sense:
(genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.


lexentry: eng/constructed_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constructed language
trans_list: lingua artificiale
sense:
Any language—whether a human language, a programming language, or markup language—that is not a natural language.


lexentry: eng/construction_site__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: construction site
trans_list: cantiere
sense:
A place where a building or other physical structure is under construction. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/constructivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constructivism
trans_list: costruttivismo
sense:
(arts) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.


lexentry: eng/constructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constructor
trans_list: costruttore
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.


lexentry: eng/construe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: construe
trans_list: interpretare
sense:
(transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning (of something), usually language.


lexentry: eng/consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consul
trans_list: console
sense:
(historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.


lexentry: eng/consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: consul
trans_list: console
sense:
(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.


lexentry: eng/consult__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consult
trans_list: consultare
sense:
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.


lexentry: eng/consultant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consultant
trans_list: consulente
sense:
A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.


lexentry: eng/consumer_price_index__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consumer price index
trans_list: indice prezzi al consumo
sense:
(economics) A statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households.


lexentry: eng/contact_details__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact details
trans_list: coordinata
sense:
Information on how to contact a person or entity, typically including a telephone number, address etc.


lexentry: eng/contact_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact lens
trans_list: lente a contatto
sense:
A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.


lexentry: eng/contact_tracing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact tracing
trans_list: contact tracing | rintracciamento dei contatti | tracciamento dei contatti
sense:
(epidemiology) The process of identification of persons ("contacts") who may have come into contact with a person carrying an infectious disease.


lexentry: eng/contagion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contagion
trans_list: contagio
sense:
(finance) The spread of (initially small) shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, to other financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.


lexentry: eng/container__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: container
trans_list: contenitore
sense:
(object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.


lexentry: eng/container_deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container deposit
trans_list: pegno
sense:
A monetary deposit on a beverage or other container at the point of sale, refundable when the container is returned for reuse, recycling or proper disposal.


lexentry: eng/container_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container ship
trans_list: nave portacontainer
sense:
(watercraft) A cargo vessel designed to carry cargo prepacked into containers, especially shipping containers.


lexentry: eng/containerization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: containerization
trans_list: containerizzazione
sense:
The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers.


lexentry: eng/containment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: containment
trans_list: contenimento
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.


lexentry: eng/contamination__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: contamination
trans_list: contaminazione
sense:
The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.


lexentry: eng/contemplate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contemplate
trans_list: contemplare | considerare
sense:
To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.


lexentry: eng/contempt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contempt
trans_list: disprezzo
sense:
(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: content
trans_list: contenuto
sense:
Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: content
trans_list: contenuto
sense:
(algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.


lexentry: eng/contention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contention
trans_list: asserzione
sense:
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.


lexentry: eng/context-sensitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: context-sensitive
trans_list: contestuale
sense:
(computing, philosophy) Sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation.


lexentry: eng/context__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: context
trans_list: contesto
sense:
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.


lexentry: eng/contextual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contextual
trans_list: contestuale
sense:
Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.


lexentry: eng/contextualization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contextualization
trans_list: contestualizzazione
sense:
The act or process of putting information into context; making sense of information from the situation or location in which the information was found.


lexentry: eng/contiguity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contiguity
trans_list: contiguità
sense:
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.


lexentry: eng/continent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: continent
trans_list: continente
sense:
Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, now generally regarded as seven in number, each usually including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc.


lexentry: eng/contingency__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contingency
trans_list: casualità | eventualità | imprevisto
sense:
(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/contingency__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contingency
trans_list: indennizzo | penale
sense:
(finance, countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.


lexentry: eng/contingency_plan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contingency plan
trans_list: piano B
sense:
An alternative plan to be put into operation if needed, especially in case of emergencies, or if a primary plan fails.


lexentry: eng/contingentism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contingentism
trans_list: contingentismo
sense:
(philosophy) The philosophy concerned with the contingency of existence or other metaphysical concepts.


lexentry: eng/continued_fraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continued fraction
trans_list: frazione continua
sense:
(mathematics, number theory) A compound numerical expression consisting of an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is a positive integer and whose denominator is a continued fraction (an integer plus a fraction), and so on, with finite or infinite recursion.


lexentry: eng/continuity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: continuity
trans_list: continuità
sense:
(narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.


lexentry: eng/continuous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: continuous
trans_list: continuo
sense:
(mathematics, more generally, of a function between two topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).


lexentry: eng/continuous_integration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continuous integration
trans_list: integrazione continua
sense:
(software engineering) The practice of merging all branches to a shared mainline several times a day.


lexentry: eng/continuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: continuum
trans_list: continuo
sense:
(mathematics) The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.


lexentry: eng/contrabassoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrabassoon
trans_list: controfagotto
sense:
(musical instruments) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.


lexentry: eng/contraceptive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraceptive
trans_list: contraccettivo
sense:
A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.


lexentry: eng/contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contract
trans_list: contratto
sense:
An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.


lexentry: eng/contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contract
trans_list: contratto
sense:
(legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.


lexentry: eng/contract_of_sale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contract of sale
trans_list: compravendita
sense:
(legal) A contract that involves an exchange of goods, services or property to be exchanged from seller (or vendor) to buyer (or purchaser) for an agreed upon value in money (or money equivalent) paid or the promise to pay same.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contrazione
sense:
(linguistics) A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are reduced or lost, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contrazione
sense:
(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contrazione
sense:
A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.


lexentry: eng/contracture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contracture
trans_list: contrattura
sense:
(medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.


lexentry: eng/contradiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contradiction
trans_list: contraddizione
sense:
(countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.


lexentry: eng/contradiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: contradiction
trans_list: contraddizione
sense:
(logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.


lexentry: eng/contradiction_in_terms__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contradiction in terms
trans_list: contraddizione | ossimoro
sense:
A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.


lexentry: eng/contrail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrail
trans_list: scia di condensazione
sense:
An artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air.


lexentry: eng/contraindication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraindication
trans_list: controindicazione
sense:
(medicine) A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.


lexentry: eng/contralto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contralto
trans_list: contralto
sense:
(music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.


lexentry: eng/contraposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraposition
trans_list: contrapposizione
sense:
(countable, logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".


lexentry: eng/contrarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrarian
trans_list: bastian contrario | controcorrente | fuori dal coro
sense:
A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion, usually because of spite or nonconformity.


lexentry: eng/contrast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast
trans_list: contrasto
sense:
(countable) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.


lexentry: eng/contrast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast
trans_list: contrasto
sense:
(countable) A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.


lexentry: eng/contravention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contravention
trans_list: contravvenzione
sense:
The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement.


lexentry: eng/control__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: control
trans_list: comandi
sense:
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.


lexentry: eng/control_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control car
trans_list: carrozza semipilota
sense:
(railways) A non-powered railroad car from which the train may be controlled - equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, located at the end of the train opposite to that of the locomotive. This arrangement allows the train to be safely driven into both directions at full speed without changing the configuration of the train.


lexentry: eng/control_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control room
trans_list: cabina di regia
sense:
The area inside a recording studio designed to facilitate the mixing of audio for studio recordings.


lexentry: eng/control_surface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control surface
sense:
(aeronautics) A moveable surface attached to a machine such as an aircraft or submarine that can be used to control the machine's motion in roll, pitch or yaw.

trans_list:
superficie di controllo | timone | timone di direzione (verticale) | timone di profondità (orizzontale)


lexentry: eng/control_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control tower
trans_list: torre di controllo
sense:
(aviation) An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport.


lexentry: eng/controlled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: controlled
trans_list: controllato
sense:
(medicine, science, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)


lexentry: eng/controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: controller
trans_list: controllore | revisore
sense:
(business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.


lexentry: eng/controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: controller
trans_list: controllo
sense:
(computer hardware) A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.


lexentry: eng/contumelious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contumelious
trans_list: sprezzante
sense:
(archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.


lexentry: eng/conure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conure
trans_list: conuro
sense:
Any of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.


lexentry: eng/convection__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: convection
trans_list: convezione
sense:
(meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.


lexentry: eng/convenience_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convenience store
trans_list: spezieria
sense:
A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.


lexentry: eng/convention__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: convention
trans_list: convenzione
sense:
A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.


lexentry: eng/conventional_wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conventional wisdom
trans_list: opinione comune
sense:
A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close examination.


lexentry: eng/conversation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conversation
trans_list: conversazione | discorso | dialogo
sense:
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/conversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: conversion
trans_list: conversione
sense:
(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.


lexentry: eng/conversion_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conversion therapy
trans_list: terapia di conversione
sense:
(LGBT, pseudoscience) The use of psychiatric or psychological treatment to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a person; used especially as an attempt to heterosexualize gay people.


lexentry: eng/convert__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: convert
trans_list: convertire
sense:
(transitive) To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.


lexentry: eng/convertible__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: convertible
trans_list: decappottabile
sense:
(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.


lexentry: eng/conveyor_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conveyor belt
trans_list: nastro trasportatore
sense:
A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another, especially within a factory or mine.


lexentry: eng/convince__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convince
trans_list: convincere
sense:
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.


lexentry: eng/convolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: convolution
trans_list: convoluzione
sense:
(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.


lexentry: eng/convolvulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convolvulus
trans_list: convolvolo
sense:
(botany) Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers.


lexentry: eng/convoy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convoy
trans_list: convoglio
sense:
(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.


lexentry: eng/convulse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convulse
trans_list: agitare
sense:
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.


lexentry: eng/cony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cony
trans_list: coniglio
sense:
A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).


lexentry: eng/cook__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cook
trans_list: cucinare | cuocere
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/cooking_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooking oil
trans_list: olio
sense:
A purified fat taken from plant material that is commonly used in cooking, e.g. olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc.


lexentry: eng/cool__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: cool
trans_list: disinvolto | figo | ganzo | in gamba | sicuro di se
sense:
(informal) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.


lexentry: eng/cool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cool
trans_list: fresco
sense:
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.


lexentry: eng/cooler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cooler
trans_list: ghiacciaia | termos | thermos
sense:
An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.


lexentry: eng/cooler_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooler bag
trans_list: borsa frigo
sense:
Insulated bag used to keep food items cool for a limited amount of time (for example on the way from a grocery store to one's house).


lexentry: eng/coolie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coolie
trans_list: penna
sense:
An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.


lexentry: eng/cooling_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooling tower
trans_list: torre di raffreddamento
sense:
A large device, in the form of a tower-shaped building, in which warm water is cooled by evaporation caused by circulating currents of air


lexentry: eng/cooper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooper
trans_list: bottaio
sense:
A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.


lexentry: eng/coordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate
trans_list: coordinata
sense:
(mathematics, cartography, astronomy) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate clause
trans_list: proposizione principale
sense:
(grammar) A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate system
trans_list: sistema di coordinate | sistema di riferimento
sense:
(geometry, analysis) A method of representing the position of any individual point in a space of given dimensionality as a tuple of numerical coordinates.


lexentry: eng/coordinating_conjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinating conjunction
trans_list: congiunzione coordinante
sense:
(grammar) A conjunction that joins two grammatical elements of the same status or construction. It can join subjects, objects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, and independent clauses. [from 1875–80]


lexentry: eng/coot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coot
trans_list: folaga
sense:
Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.


lexentry: eng/cootie_catcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cootie catcher
trans_list: pulce
sense:
(informal, US) A form of origami with hidden fortunes, activities, etc. written on the folds, and used mainly in children's games, where a person is asked to choose a fold to open.


lexentry: eng/cop-out__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cop-out
trans_list: pretesto | scusa
sense:
(slang) An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.


lexentry: eng/cop__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cop
trans_list: afferrare | catturare | acciuffare | prendere
sense:
(transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.


lexentry: eng/copal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copal
trans_list: copale
sense:
A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.


lexentry: eng/cope__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cope
trans_list: piviale
sense:
(liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.


lexentry: eng/coping__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coping
trans_list: capezzata | cimasa | copertina
sense:
(architecture) The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water.


lexentry: eng/copper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copper
trans_list: rame
sense:
(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.


lexentry: eng/copper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: copper
trans_list: rame
sense:
(countable, dated) Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.


lexentry: eng/copper_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copper shark
trans_list: squalo bronzo
sense:
Carcharhinus brachyurus, a species of requiem shark characterized by its narrow, hook-shaped upper teeth, lack of a prominent ridge between the dorsal fins, and plain bronze coloration.


lexentry: eng/coppice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coppice
trans_list: bosco ceduo
sense:
A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.


lexentry: eng/coprime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprime
trans_list: coprimo
sense:
(number theory, of two or more positive integers) Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1.


lexentry: eng/coprime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coprime
trans_list: coprimo
sense:
(number theory, of a positive integer) Having no positive integer factors, aside from 1, in common with one or more specified other positive integers.


lexentry: eng/coprocessor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprocessor
trans_list: coprocessore
sense:
(computer hardware) An additional microprocessor used to supplement the functionality of the central processing unit, performing tasks such as floating-point arithmetic (floating-point unit) or graphics calculations (graphics processing unit).


lexentry: eng/coprolalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprolalia
trans_list: coprolalia
sense:
(psychiatry) The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.


lexentry: eng/coprophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprophilia
trans_list: coprofilia
sense:
(psychiatry) A marked interest in excrement; especially the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and pleasure from feces and defecation.


lexentry: eng/copula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copula
trans_list: copula
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.


lexentry: eng/copulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: copulation
trans_list: copulazione
sense:
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.


lexentry: eng/copy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: copy
trans_list: copia
sense:
(marketing, advertising) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.


lexentry: eng/copy_editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copy editor
trans_list: correttore
sense:
Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.


lexentry: eng/copycat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: copycat
trans_list: copiatore
sense:
A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just or recently been committed by someone else.


lexentry: eng/copyedit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyedit
trans_list: correggere
sense:
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.


lexentry: eng/copyright__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright
trans_list: diritto d'autore | copyright
sense:
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.


lexentry: eng/copyright__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright
trans_list: porre sotto copyright | tutelare i [[diritti d'autore]] | tutelare i copyright
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.


lexentry: eng/copyright_infringement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright infringement
trans_list: violazione del diritto d'autore
sense:
(copyright) The unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it.


lexentry: eng/cor_anglais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cor anglais
trans_list: corno inglese
sense:
(musical instruments) A double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.


lexentry: eng/coral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coral
trans_list: corallo
sense:
(countable) Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.


lexentry: eng/cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cord
trans_list: cordone
sense:
(countable) A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (a rope, for example).


lexentry: eng/cordon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cordon
trans_list: fascia
sense:
(archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/cordon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cordon
trans_list: catena
sense:
A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: core
trans_list: essenza | fondamento
sense:
A technical term for classification of things denoting those parts of a category that are most easily or most likely understood as within it.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: core
trans_list: cuore | essenza | fondamento | nocciolo
sense:
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: core
trans_list: caparra | cuore | essenza | fondamento | nocciolo
sense:
(engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: core
trans_list: nucleo
sense:
A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/core_sample__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: core sample
trans_list: carotaggio
sense:
A cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance, typically obtained by drilling into the substance, for example sediment or rock, with a core drill.


lexentry: eng/corgi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corgi
trans_list: corgi
sense:
Short for Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).


lexentry: eng/corium__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corium
trans_list: corium
sense:
(nuclear physics) A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.


lexentry: eng/cork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cork
trans_list: sughero
sense:
The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.


lexentry: eng/corkscrew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corkscrew
trans_list: cavatappi
sense:
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.


lexentry: eng/corm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corm
trans_list: cormo
sense:
A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.


lexentry: eng/cormorant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cormorant
trans_list: cormorano | marangone | divoratore | ghiottone | mangione
sense:
Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).


lexentry: eng/corn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn
trans_list: grano
sense:
(Commonwealth English, but not Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.


lexentry: eng/corn_bunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn bunting
trans_list: strillozzo
sense:
A passerine bird (Emberiza calandra, syn. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra) whose male and female plumages are (untypically for buntings) similar.


lexentry: eng/corn_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn salad
trans_list: valerianella | dolcetta
sense:
Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.


lexentry: eng/corn_syrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn syrup
trans_list: sciroppo di mais
sense:
A sticky sweet liquid, consisting of sugars dissolved in water, produced from corn (maize). Used as a sweetener in cooking, especially in commercial kitchens but also in candy making.


lexentry: eng/corncrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corncrake
trans_list: re di quaglie | gallinella terrestre
sense:
A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.


lexentry: eng/cornea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornea
trans_list: cornea
sense:
(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.


lexentry: eng/cornel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornel
trans_list: corniolo
sense:
Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.


lexentry: eng/corner_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corner kick
trans_list: calcio d'angolo
sense:
(soccer) A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where it went out of play.


lexentry: eng/cornerstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cornerstone
trans_list: pietra angolare
sense:
Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.


lexentry: eng/cornet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornet
trans_list: cornetta
sense:
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.


lexentry: eng/cornett__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornett
trans_list: cornetto
sense:
(musical instruments) An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.


lexentry: eng/cornflour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornflour
trans_list: amido
sense:
(British) A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.


lexentry: eng/cornflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornflower
trans_list: fiordaliso
sense:
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).


lexentry: eng/cornice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornice
trans_list: cornice | cornicione
sense:
(architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.


lexentry: eng/cornrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornrow
trans_list: treccine aderenti
sense:
(chiefly, in plural) One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp, forming a hairstyle, of African origin.


lexentry: eng/cornstarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornstarch
trans_list: amido
sense:
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.


lexentry: eng/cornucopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornucopia
trans_list: cornucopia
sense:
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/corolla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corolla
trans_list: corolla
sense:
(botany) An outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: corona
trans_list: corona
sense:
The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: corona
trans_list: corona
sense:
(botany) A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: corona
trans_list: corona
sense:
(Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corona
trans_list: corona
sense:
(poetry) A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next.


lexentry: eng/coronal_mass_ejection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronal mass ejection
trans_list: espulsione di massa coronale
sense:
(astronomy) A massive burst of solar wind, other light isotope plasma, and magnetic fields rising above the solar corona or being released into space.


lexentry: eng/coronary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coronary
trans_list: coronario
sense:
(anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.


lexentry: eng/coronary_heart_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary heart disease
trans_list: coronaropatia
sense:
(disease, cardiology) Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.


lexentry: eng/coronary_thrombosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary thrombosis
trans_list: trombosi coronaria
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) Thrombosis of a coronary artery, that is, a blockage, caused by a blood clot, of the blood flow in a coronary artery of the heart, leading to myocardial infarction.


lexentry: eng/coronation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coronation
trans_list: incoronazione | coronazione
sense:
(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.


lexentry: eng/coronavirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronavirus
trans_list: coronavirus
sense:
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridaews, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA. [from 1968]


lexentry: eng/coroner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coroner
trans_list: medico legale
sense:
(Commonwealth, Japan, legal) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.


lexentry: eng/corporal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporal
trans_list: caporale
sense:
(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.


lexentry: eng/corporal__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporal
trans_list: corporale
sense:
(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.


lexentry: eng/corporation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporation
trans_list: corporazione | società | società anonima | società per azioni | azienda | consiglio comunale
sense:
A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.


lexentry: eng/corporatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporatism
trans_list: corporativismo
sense:
The principle or practice of corporate action; (in later use, _, chiefly) specifically, a political ideology which advocates for government and social organization by collective interest groups.


lexentry: eng/corpus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corpus
trans_list: corpus
sense:
(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.


lexentry: eng/corpus_callosum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus callosum
trans_list: corpo calloso
sense:
(neuroanatomy) In mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.


lexentry: eng/corpus_cavernosum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus cavernosum
trans_list: corpo cavernoso
sense:
(anatomy) One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.


lexentry: eng/corpus_luteum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus luteum
trans_list: corpo luteo
sense:
(anatomy) A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones.


lexentry: eng/correction_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correction fluid
trans_list: bianchetto
sense:
A white, opaque fluid, applied to paper to mask textual errors; used especially to mask errors in typing so that corrections may be overtyped.


lexentry: eng/correlation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: correlation
trans_list: correlazione | corrispondenza
sense:
(statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.


lexentry: eng/correspond__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correspond
trans_list: corrispondere
sense:
(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.


lexentry: eng/correspond__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: correspond
trans_list: corrispondere
sense:
(intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.


lexentry: eng/correspondence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correspondence
trans_list: corrispondenza | carteggio
sense:
(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.


lexentry: eng/correspondent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: correspondent
trans_list: corrispondente | inviata | inviato
sense:
A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.


lexentry: eng/corrosive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrosive
trans_list: corrosivo
sense:
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.


lexentry: eng/corrosive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corrosive
trans_list: caustico
sense:
Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.


lexentry: eng/corrupt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrupt
trans_list: corrompere
sense:
(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: corruzione
sense:
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: corruzione
sense:
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.


lexentry: eng/cortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortex
trans_list: corteccia
sense:
(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.


lexentry: eng/cortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cortex
trans_list: corteccia
sense:
(uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.


lexentry: eng/cortical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortical
trans_list: abside
sense:
(anatomy) Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.


lexentry: eng/corticosteroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corticosteroid
trans_list: corticosteroide
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.


lexentry: eng/cortisone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortisone
trans_list: cortisone
sense:
(steroid hormone, pharmaceutical drug) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5.


lexentry: eng/corundum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corundum
trans_list: corindone
sense:
(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.


lexentry: eng/corvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corvette
trans_list: corvetta
sense:
(nautical, historical) A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; – called in the United States navy a sloop of war.


lexentry: eng/corvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corvette
trans_list: corvetta
sense:
(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.


lexentry: eng/coryza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coryza
trans_list: coriza
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.


lexentry: eng/coset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coset
trans_list: classe laterale
sense:
(algebra, group theory) The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.


lexentry: eng/cosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosine
trans_list: coseno
sense:
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos


lexentry: eng/cosmetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmetic
trans_list: cosmetico
sense:
Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.


lexentry: eng/cosmetologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmetologist
trans_list: cosmetista | cosmetologa | cosmetologo | estetista | visagista
sense:
A person who advises people (normally women) on cosmetics and other beauty treatments; a beautician.


lexentry: eng/cosmochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmochemistry
trans_list: cosmochimica
sense:
The branch of chemistry that deals with the creation of the elements, and their isotopic distribution, in the universe; also with the synthesis and reactions of simple molecules in interstellar space.


lexentry: eng/cosmodrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmodrome
trans_list: cosmodromo
sense:
A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.


lexentry: eng/cosmogony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmogony
trans_list: cosmogonia
sense:
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.


lexentry: eng/cost_of_living__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cost of living
trans_list: costo della vita
sense:
The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing.


lexentry: eng/costume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: costume
trans_list: costume
sense:
A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.


lexentry: eng/cot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cot
trans_list: lettino | culla | greppia | presepe
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.


lexentry: eng/cotangent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotangent
trans_list: cotangente
sense:
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn


lexentry: eng/cotidal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotidal
trans_list: cotidale
sense:
Describing the locations (and of related lines on a chart) linking places where tides occur at the same time of day


lexentry: eng/cotillion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotillion
trans_list: cotillon
sense:
(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. [from 1766]


lexentry: eng/cottage_industry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cottage industry
trans_list: lavoro a domicilio
sense:
A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part-time basis, historically often manufacturing work such as sewing, lacemaking, or spinning.


lexentry: eng/cotton_swab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotton swab
trans_list: bastoncino cotonato | cotton fioc | nettaorecchi | pulisciorecchi
sense:
A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic. The most common uses for cotton swabs include aural hygiene and cosmetics application.


lexentry: eng/cottonwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cottonwood
trans_list: pioppo
sense:
A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.


lexentry: eng/cotyledon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cotyledon
trans_list: cotiledone
sense:
(botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.


lexentry: eng/couch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: couch
trans_list: divano | sofà | canapè
sense:
(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.


lexentry: eng/couch_potato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: couch potato
trans_list: pantofolaio
sense:
(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]


lexentry: eng/cough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough
trans_list: tosse | colpo di tosse
sense:
A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.


lexentry: eng/cough__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough
trans_list: tossire
sense:
Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.


lexentry: eng/coulomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coulomb
trans_list: coulomb
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C


lexentry: eng/councillor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: councillor
trans_list: consigliere comunale
sense:
In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor


lexentry: eng/countable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: countable
trans_list: contabile | finito o numerabile
sense:
(mathematics, of a set) finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/countable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: countable
trans_list: numerabile
sense:
(grammar, of a noun) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.


lexentry: eng/countdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countdown
trans_list: conto alla rovescia
sense:
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.


lexentry: eng/counter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: counter
trans_list: contatore
sense:
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.


lexentry: eng/counter__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: counter
trans_list: bancone
sense:
In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.


lexentry: eng/counterculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterculture
trans_list: controcultura
sense:
Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture.


lexentry: eng/counterespionage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterespionage
trans_list: controspionaggio
sense:
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.


lexentry: eng/counterexample__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterexample
trans_list: controesempio
sense:
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.


lexentry: eng/counterpoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterpoint
trans_list: contrappunto
sense:
(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.


lexentry: eng/countersign__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: countersign
trans_list: controfirmare
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.


lexentry: eng/countersink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countersink
trans_list: accecatoio | accecatura | alesatura | svasatura
sense:
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.


lexentry: eng/countersteer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countersteer
trans_list: controsterzare
sense:
(transitive) To steer (a vehicle) in the opposite direction at the beginning of a turn in order to adjust the rider's center of gravity.


lexentry: eng/countertenor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countertenor
trans_list: contraltista
sense:
An adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range.


lexentry: eng/countervair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countervair
trans_list: controvaiato
sense:
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.


lexentry: eng/counterweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterweight
trans_list: contrappeso
sense:
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country
trans_list: paese | stato | nazione | patria
sense:
The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: country
trans_list: paese | landa
sense:
A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: country
trans_list: campagna | campo
sense:
(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/country_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country music
trans_list: country | musica country
sense:
(music) A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies.


lexentry: eng/county__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: county
trans_list: contea
sense:
An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).


lexentry: eng/coup_d'état__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coup d'état
trans_list: colpo di stato
sense:
(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.


lexentry: eng/couple__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: couple
trans_list: paio
sense:
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.


lexentry: eng/coupon__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: coupon
trans_list: cedola
sense:
(finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).


lexentry: eng/courage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: courage
trans_list: coraggio
sense:
The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.


lexentry: eng/course__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: course
trans_list: braccare
sense:
(transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.


lexentry: eng/coursework__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coursework
trans_list: studio
sense:
Work carried out by students of a particular course; it is assessed and counts towards the grade given.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court
trans_list: cortile | corte
sense:
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: court
trans_list: corte
sense:
The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: court
trans_list: giuria | tribunale
sense:
(often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: court
trans_list: corte | tribunale | campo | assemblea | giuria
sense:
The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: court
trans_list: campo
sense:
(sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games


lexentry: eng/court_jester__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court jester
trans_list: buffone | affabulatore | affabulatrice | buffone di corte | giullare
sense:
A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.


lexentry: eng/court_of_cassation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court of cassation
trans_list: corte suprema di cassazione
sense:
(legal) In many legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is asked to squash a verdict but then refers the case back for a new court case at the previous level.


lexentry: eng/court_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court order
trans_list: decreto giudiziario
sense:
(legal) A written command, issued by a judge, requiring whomever it is served upon to do whatever the order says, under penalty of being held in contempt of court.


lexentry: eng/courtesy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: courtesy
trans_list: cortesia
sense:
(countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.


lexentry: eng/courtship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: courtship
trans_list: corteggiamento | corteggio
sense:
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.


lexentry: eng/cousin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cousin
trans_list: cugino | cugina
sense:
(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.


lexentry: eng/covalent_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covalent bond
trans_list: legame covalente
sense:
(chemistry) A type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.


lexentry: eng/covariance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covariance
trans_list: covarianza
sense:
(statistics) A statistical measure defined as \scriptstyle\operatorname{Cov}(X, Y) = \operatorname{E}((X - \mu) (Y - \nu)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values \scriptstyle E(X)\,=\,\mu and \scriptstyle E(Y)\,=\,\nu.


lexentry: eng/covariance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: covariance
trans_list: covarianza
sense:
(object-oriented programming) The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.


lexentry: eng/cove__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cove
trans_list: insenatura | calanca
sense:
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/covenstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covenstead
trans_list: santuario
sense:
(Wicca) A permanent circle or temple used to meet for rituals and to store religious items, often a mundane location.


lexentry: eng/cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: cover
trans_list: copertina
sense:
(music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.


lexentry: eng/cover__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: cover
trans_list: coprire | nascondere
sense:
(military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.


lexentry: eng/cover_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cover charge
trans_list: coperto | pane e coperto
sense:
An amount of money added to a restaurant bill in lieu of tips, and to pay for uncharged items such as bread and water.


lexentry: eng/cover_girl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover girl
trans_list: ragazza-copertina
sense:
(informal) An attractive, usually well-known, female model whose image has been featured on one or more magazine covers.


lexentry: eng/cover_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover letter
trans_list: lettera di presentazione
sense:
A letter or written communication that serves to introduce an accompanying document; especially, a letter that introduces a résumé or curriculum vitae.


lexentry: eng/cover_someone's_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover someone's ass
trans_list: pararsi il culo
sense:
(North America, idiomatic, vulgar) To make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.


lexentry: eng/cover_version__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover version
trans_list: cover | riedizione
sense:
(music) A version of a song that is a new performance or rerecording of that song by a different artist.


lexentry: eng/coverage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coverage
trans_list: copertura
sense:
(genetics) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.


lexentry: eng/covering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covering
trans_list: copertura
sense:
(countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.


lexentry: eng/covey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covey
trans_list: covata | nidiata
sense:
A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).


lexentry: eng/covidiot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covidiot
trans_list: covidiota
sense:
(pejorative, jocular, neologism) A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cow
trans_list: bovino
sense:
(loosely, or, informal) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cow
trans_list: vacca | mucca | femmina | elefantessa
sense:
(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cow
trans_list: vacca | stronza | bastarda
sense:
(derogatory, UK, AU, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.


lexentry: eng/cow_chip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cow chip
trans_list: patta di vacca
sense:
A piece of dried cow dung, used especially as fuel in the Third World and by early North American settlers.


lexentry: eng/cow_eyes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cow eyes
trans_list: occhi vitulini
sense:
(US, informal) A wide-eyed expression meant to discreetly signal otherwise unstated romantic attraction to the one it is directed at.


lexentry: eng/cowgirl_position__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowgirl position
trans_list: amazzone
sense:
(idiomatic) A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.


lexentry: eng/cowlick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowlick
trans_list: ciuffo ribelle | ritrosa
sense:
An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.


lexentry: eng/coxswain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coxswain
trans_list: nocchiere | timoniere | nocchiero
sense:
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.


lexentry: eng/coypu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coypu
trans_list: nutria | castorino
sense:
A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/crab_canon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crab canon
trans_list: canone cancrizzante
sense:
(music) A contrapuntal composition in which one melody is superimposed on the same melody in reverse


lexentry: eng/crack__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crack
trans_list: fessa
sense:
(slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.


lexentry: eng/crack__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: crack
trans_list: fessa
sense:
(hydrodynamics, US, dated) An expanding circle of white water surrounding the site of a large explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress of the shock wave through the air above the water.A nuclear explosion in shallow water; the crack is clearly visible on the water's surface.


lexentry: eng/crack__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crack
trans_list: mutare
sense:
(intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.


lexentry: eng/crack__Verb__1
sense_num: 19
written_rep: crack
trans_list: scindere | scomporre
sense:
(transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.


lexentry: eng/crack_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crack down
trans_list: dare un giro di vite | opporsi | usare la mano pesante
sense:
(idiomatic, often with 'on') To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.


lexentry: eng/cracker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cracker
trans_list: cracker
sense:
A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).


lexentry: eng/cradle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cradle
trans_list: culla
sense:
(figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.


lexentry: eng/cradle_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cradle cap
trans_list: crosta lattea
sense:
(medicine, pathology) A form of seborrheic dermatitis that occurs on the scalps of infants, causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: craft
trans_list: abilità
sense:
Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century].


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: craft
trans_list: mestiere
sense:
(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation [since the 9th century].


lexentry: eng/cram__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cram
trans_list: stivare
sense:
(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.


lexentry: eng/cramp__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cramp
trans_list: calco | forma | stampo
sense:
A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.


lexentry: eng/crampon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crampon
trans_list: rampone
sense:
An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.


lexentry: eng/cranberry_juice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranberry juice
trans_list: succo di mirtillo
sense:
The unfermented juice of squeezed cranberries, often mixed with water and a sweetener, used as a beverage.


lexentry: eng/crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crane
trans_list: gru
sense:
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.


lexentry: eng/crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crane
trans_list: gru
sense:
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.


lexentry: eng/cranefly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranefly
trans_list: tipula
sense:
Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.


lexentry: eng/cranial_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranial nerve
trans_list: nervo cranico | nervo encefalico
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/craniectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniectomy
trans_list: craniectomia
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure


lexentry: eng/craniotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniotomy
trans_list: craniotomia
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.


lexentry: eng/cranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranium
trans_list: cranio
sense:
(skeleton) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crank
trans_list: manovella
sense:
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.


lexentry: eng/crape_myrtle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crape myrtle
trans_list: lagerstroemia
sense:
Any of the genus Lagerstroemia, family Lythraceae, shrubs or small trees, certain of which are ornamental, bearing big gaudy blooms.


lexentry: eng/crappy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crappy
trans_list: pessimo
sense:
(chiefly, North America, colloquial, mildly, vulgar, especially with "feel") Bad, sick, or depressed.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crash
trans_list: blocco
sense:
(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crash
trans_list: crollo
sense:
(finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).


lexentry: eng/crash__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crash
trans_list: imbucarsi | schiantare
sense:
(transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.


lexentry: eng/crash_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crash landing
trans_list: atterraggio di fortuna
sense:
The landing of an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous circumstances, usually with damage to the aircraft.


lexentry: eng/crasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crasis
trans_list: crasi
sense:
(linguistics) External vowel sandhi; contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with a vowel or diphthong at the start of the following word.


lexentry: eng/crater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crater
trans_list: cratere
sense:
(geology) The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/crawl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl
trans_list: strisciare | gattonare | brulicare
sense:
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.


lexentry: eng/crawl_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl space
trans_list: vespaio
sense:
(construction) A narrow opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey used to give access to pipes, cables and other utilities.


lexentry: eng/crayfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crayfish
trans_list: gambero | gambero di fiume | aragosta
sense:
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.


lexentry: eng/creak__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creak
trans_list: scricchiolare
sense:
(intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream
trans_list: crema | panna
sense:
The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cream
trans_list: crema | panna
sense:
(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil/fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)


lexentry: eng/cream_of_tartar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream of tartar
trans_list: cremortartaro
sense:
(chemistry) Potassium hydrogen tartrate (also called potassium bitartrate), a byproduct of wine manufacture, used in baking powder and in cooking to stabilize beaten egg whites.


lexentry: eng/creamy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creamy
trans_list: cremoso | cremosa
sense:
Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.


lexentry: eng/crease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crease
trans_list: cordonatura | grinza | piega
sense:
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: creare
sense:
(especially, of a, god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: creare
sense:
To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.


lexentry: eng/creatine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatine
trans_list: creatina
sense:
(amino acid) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.


lexentry: eng/creatine_kinase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatine kinase
trans_list: creatinchinasi
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine and uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP).


lexentry: eng/creatinine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatinine
trans_list: creatinina
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.


lexentry: eng/creationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creationism
trans_list: creazionismo
sense:
Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God.


lexentry: eng/creative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative
trans_list: creativo
sense:
Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.


lexentry: eng/creative_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative work
trans_list: componimento
sense:
(chiefly, copyright) A tangible manifestation of creative effort, such as literature, music, paintings, and software.


lexentry: eng/creator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creator
trans_list: creatore | creatrice | ideatore | ideatrice | inventore | inventrice
sense:
(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.


lexentry: eng/credence__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: credence
trans_list: credenza
sense:
(countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: credit
trans_list: crediti | titoli di coda | titoli di testa
sense:
(television/film, usually, in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: credit
trans_list: credito
sense:
(uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: credit
trans_list: credito
sense:
(accounting) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.


lexentry: eng/credit_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit card
trans_list: carta di credito
sense:
(banking) A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.


lexentry: eng/credit_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit note
trans_list: nota di credito
sense:
A commercial document issued by a seller to adjust downwards the amount of an invoice already issued, i.e. to cancel part or all of it.


lexentry: eng/credit_transfer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit transfer
trans_list: bancogiro | bonifico | giroconto | trasferimento bancario
sense:
A method of payment in which an amount of money (credit) is transferred directly from one account to another, in the same or different bank


lexentry: eng/credo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credo
trans_list: credo
sense:
A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.


lexentry: eng/creed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creed
trans_list: credo
sense:
That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creek
trans_list: calanca | piccola insenatura
sense:
(British) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creek
trans_list: ruscello | fiumicello | rivo
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.


lexentry: eng/creel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creel
trans_list: cantra
sense:
(textile making) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.


lexentry: eng/creep__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: creep
trans_list: antipatico | lecchino | ruffiano
sense:
(informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.


lexentry: eng/creep__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: creep
trans_list: insinuarsi
sense:
To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: girello
sense:
A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: girello
sense:
Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: pianta rampicante | pianta strisciante
sense:
Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.


lexentry: eng/crenellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crenellation
trans_list: cima
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.


lexentry: eng/creodont__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creodont
trans_list: creodonto
sense:
A member of the extinct Creodonta order of mammals that lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch.


lexentry: eng/creole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creole
trans_list: creolo | lingua creola
sense:
(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.


lexentry: eng/crescendo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescendo
trans_list: crescendo
sense:
(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.


lexentry: eng/crescent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent
trans_list: crescente | mezzaluna | falce
sense:
The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.


lexentry: eng/crescent_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent moon
trans_list: congiunzione | fase di novilunio | luna crescente
sense:
The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.


lexentry: eng/cress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cress
trans_list: crescione
sense:
(plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cresta
sense:
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cimiero | cresta
sense:
The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cimiero | timbro
sense:
(heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.


lexentry: eng/crested_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crested tit
trans_list: cincia dal ciuffo
sense:
Lophophanes cristatus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, with an erectile crest, the tip of which is often recurved.


lexentry: eng/cretin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretin
trans_list: cretino
sense:
(pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]


lexentry: eng/cretinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretinism
trans_list: cretinismo
sense:
(disease) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.


lexentry: eng/crew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crew
trans_list: equipaggio | squadra | banda | cricca | folla | gente
sense:
A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/cri_du_chat_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cri du chat syndrome
trans_list: sindrome del grido di gatto
sense:
(medicine) A rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crib
trans_list: culla | lettino a sponde alte
sense:
(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crib
trans_list: greppia | mangiatoia
sense:
A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.


lexentry: eng/crick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crick
trans_list: torcicollo
sense:
A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected.


lexentry: eng/cricket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricket
trans_list: grillo
sense:
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.


lexentry: eng/cricothyrotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricothyrotomy
trans_list: coniotomia | cricotiroidotomia
sense:
(surgery) An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.


lexentry: eng/crime_against_humanity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime against humanity
trans_list: crimine contro l'umanità
sense:
(now, chiefly, legal) A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/crime_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime scene
trans_list: scena del crimine
sense:
The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/criminal_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminal code
trans_list: codice penale
sense:
(legal) A document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.


lexentry: eng/criminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminalization
trans_list: penalizzazione
sense:
The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.


lexentry: eng/crimini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crimini
trans_list: champignon
sense:
A dark brown edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, that has a rounded cap; called a portobello when mature


lexentry: eng/cringe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cringe
trans_list: ribrezzare
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.


lexentry: eng/cripple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cripple
trans_list: storpio | storpia
sense:
(sometimes, _, offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/crippled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crippled
trans_list: storpio | zoppo
sense:
(usually, _, offensive) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: crisi
sense:
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: emergenza | crisi
sense:
(medicine) A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: critical
trans_list: critico
sense:
(medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: critical
trans_list: critico
sense:
(physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.


lexentry: eng/critical_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical mass
trans_list: massa critica
sense:
(nuclear physics) The amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.


lexentry: eng/critical_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical point
trans_list: punto critico
sense:
(thermodynamics) The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.


lexentry: eng/critical_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: critical point
trans_list: punto critico
sense:
(mathematics) A maximum, minimum or point of inflection on a curve; a point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined.


lexentry: eng/critical_thinking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical thinking
trans_list: pensiero critico
sense:
The application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.


lexentry: eng/croak__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: croak
trans_list: crepare | terminare
sense:
To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.


lexentry: eng/crockery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crockery
trans_list: terraglia | vasellame
sense:
Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.


lexentry: eng/crocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocket
trans_list: uncino
sense:
(architectural element) Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.


lexentry: eng/crocodile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocodile
trans_list: coccodrillo
sense:
Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.


lexentry: eng/crocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocus
trans_list: croco
sense:
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.


lexentry: eng/croft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croft
trans_list: campetto | campicello | podere
sense:
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.


lexentry: eng/cromlech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cromlech
trans_list: cromlech
sense:
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.


lexentry: eng/crony_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crony capitalism
trans_list: capitalismo clientelare
sense:
(politics, idiomatic) A form of capitalism in which success in business depends on corrupt close relationships with government officials, often implying favouritism.


lexentry: eng/cronyism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cronyism
trans_list: nepotismo
sense:
(originally, US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics) , in their appointment to political positions.


lexentry: eng/crook__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: crook
trans_list: pastorale | vincastro
sense:
A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.


lexentry: eng/croon__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croon
trans_list: canticchiare
sense:
To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.


lexentry: eng/crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop
trans_list: coltura | messe | mietitura | raccolto
sense:
(agriculture) A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.


lexentry: eng/crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crop
trans_list: gozzo | stomaco
sense:
(anatomy) A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion or for regurgitation.


lexentry: eng/crop__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crop
trans_list: ridimensionare | ridurre | rifilare | ritagliare | scontornare
sense:
(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.


lexentry: eng/crop_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop circle
trans_list: cerchio nel grano
sense:
An area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape.


lexentry: eng/crop_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop milk
trans_list: latte del gozzo | latte di piccione
sense:
A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.


lexentry: eng/crop_rotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop rotation
trans_list: rotazione delle colture
sense:
(agriculture) A farming practice in which the same land is used to grow different crops in successive seasons or years (when once the land would have been left fallow); used to prevent erosion and increase fertility.


lexentry: eng/croquette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquette
trans_list: crocchetta
sense:
(culinary) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.


lexentry: eng/croquis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquis
trans_list: croquis
sense:
(arts) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.


lexentry: eng/crosier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosier
trans_list: pastorale | bacolo | bastone pastorale
sense:
A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.


lexentry: eng/cross-country_skiing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-country skiing
trans_list: sci di fondo
sense:
(sports) An endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill .


lexentry: eng/cross-reference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-reference
trans_list: rimando | rinvio
sense:
A reference or direction in one place in a book or other source of information to information at another place in the same work.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croce
sense:
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croce
sense:
(heraldiccharge) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croce
sense:
A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: cross
trans_list: diagonale
sense:
(football) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croce
sense:
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).


lexentry: eng/cross_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross country
trans_list: corsa campestre
sense:
(sports) A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5- to 10-kilometre races. Abbreviated XC.


lexentry: eng/cross_to_bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross to bear
trans_list: croce
sense:
(idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.


lexentry: eng/crossbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossbill
trans_list: crociere
sense:
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.


lexentry: eng/crossguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossguard
trans_list: elsa
sense:
A bar of metal, at right-angles, between the blade and the hilt of a sword that stops an opponent's blade from sliding down and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.


lexentry: eng/crossing_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossing guard
trans_list: vigile per l'attraversamento
sense:
A person who directs vehicular traffic so that pedestrians, especially students, may cross the right of way.


lexentry: eng/crosspiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosspiece
trans_list: ramo
sense:
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.


lexentry: eng/crosstalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosstalk
trans_list: diafonia
sense:
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.


lexentry: eng/crosstree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosstree
trans_list: crocetta
sense:
(nautical) A light timber or metal spreader fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the shrouds from higher up


lexentry: eng/crossword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossword
trans_list: cruciverba | parole crociate
sense:
(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.


lexentry: eng/crotch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crotch
trans_list: cavallo
sense:
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.


lexentry: eng/crotonic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crotonic acid
trans_list: acido crotonico
sense:
(organic compound) An unsaturated organic acid, trans-CH3-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.


lexentry: eng/crouch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crouch
trans_list: accovacciarsi
sense:
(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.


lexentry: eng/crow's_nest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crow's nest
trans_list: coffa
sense:
(nautical) A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.


lexentry: eng/crowbar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowbar
trans_list: piede di porco | levachiodi | cavachiodi | palanchino
sense:
An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.


lexentry: eng/crowdfunding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowdfunding
trans_list: finanziamento collettivo
sense:
(finance) Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: corona
sense:
Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the koruna, kruna, krone, korona.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: crown
trans_list: centro | colmo
sense:
(chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 27
written_rep: crown
trans_list: corona | calotta | calotta cranica | cocuzzolo
sense:
(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.


lexentry: eng/crown__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: incoronare
sense:
Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.


lexentry: eng/crown_jewels__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown jewels
trans_list: gioielli della corona
sense:
(literally) The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.


lexentry: eng/crown_molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown molding
trans_list: cornice
sense:
(woodworking, interior decorating) A molding at the edge of a room between the ceiling and the wall.


lexentry: eng/crown_of_thorns__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown of thorns
trans_list: corona di spine
sense:
(Christianity) The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/crucial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucial
trans_list: cruciale
sense:
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: crogiolo
sense:
(chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: crogiolo
sense:
A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.


lexentry: eng/crucifix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucifix
trans_list: crocifisso | crocefisso | crucifisso | croce
sense:
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.


lexentry: eng/cruet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruet
trans_list: ampolla | boccetta | flacone
sense:
A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.


lexentry: eng/cruise_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruise control
trans_list: regolatore di velocità
sense:
A system that maintains a vehicle at constant set speed, usually until the brake or accelerator is pressed.


lexentry: eng/cruise_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruise ship
trans_list: nave da crociera
sense:
(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: incrociatore
sense:
(nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: incrociatore
sense:
(nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.


lexentry: eng/crunch__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crunch
trans_list: masticare
sense:
(slang) To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.


lexentry: eng/crusade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crusade
trans_list: crociata
sense:
(historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.


lexentry: eng/crush__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crush
trans_list: schiacciare | pigiare
sense:
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.


lexentry: eng/crustacean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crustacean
trans_list: crostaceo
sense:
Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.


lexentry: eng/crusty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crusty
trans_list: eccitabile
sense:
(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: stampella | gruccia
sense:
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: stampella
sense:
Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop


lexentry: eng/crwth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crwth
trans_list: crotta
sense:
(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.


lexentry: eng/cry_wolf__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cry wolf
trans_list: gridare al lupo
sense:
(idiomatic) To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.


lexentry: eng/cryohydrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryohydrate
trans_list: crioidrato
sense:
(chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures


lexentry: eng/cryopreservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryopreservation
trans_list: crioconservazione
sense:
the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).


lexentry: eng/cryoscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cryoscopy
trans_list: crioscopia
sense:
(chemistry) The estimation of the molecular weight of a compound by measuring its effect on the freezing point of a solvent.


lexentry: eng/cryovolcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryovolcano
trans_list: criovulcano
sense:
(planetology, geology, vulcanology) A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.


lexentry: eng/crypt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crypt
trans_list: cripta
sense:
An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/crypto-Jew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crypto-Jew
trans_list: Cripto-giudeo
sense:
A person who, while publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.


lexentry: eng/cryptobiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptobiosis
trans_list: anabiosi
sense:
(biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted


lexentry: eng/cryptocommunist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptocommunist
trans_list: criptocomunista
sense:
(politics) A person with communist views they do not express publicly, often to avoid negative judgment.


lexentry: eng/cryptocurrency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptocurrency
trans_list: criptovaluta
sense:
A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.


lexentry: eng/cryptography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptography
trans_list: crittografia
sense:
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.


lexentry: eng/cryptophthalmos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptophthalmos
trans_list: criptoftalmo
sense:
A rare congenital anomaly in which the skin is continuous over the eyeball, with absence of eyelids.


lexentry: eng/cryptosporidiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptosporidiosis
trans_list: criptosporidiosi
sense:
A disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite.


lexentry: eng/crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal
trans_list: cristallo
sense:
(countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/crystal_healing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal healing
trans_list: cristalloterapia
sense:
(alternative medicine) The practice of using the supposed therapeutic effects of crystals to cure illness.


lexentry: eng/crystal_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal set
trans_list: radio a galena
sense:
(electronics) An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide and a wire (the cat's whisker) touching the crystal's surface.


lexentry: eng/crystal_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal system
trans_list: sistema cristallino
sense:
(crystallography) Any of the seven distinct symmetry classifications of crystals: cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and trigonal.


lexentry: eng/crystallization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystallization
trans_list: cristallizzazione
sense:
The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.


lexentry: eng/crystalloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystalloid
trans_list: cristalloide
sense:
(chemistry) Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot.


lexentry: eng/csardas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: csardas
trans_list: ciarda | czarda
sense:
An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).


lexentry: eng/cube__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cube
trans_list: elevare al cubo | elevare alla terza
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.


lexentry: eng/cube_root__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cube root
trans_list: radice cubica
sense:
(mathematics) Of a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.


lexentry: eng/cubic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic
trans_list: cubo
sense:
(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.


lexentry: eng/cubic_centimetre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic centimetre
trans_list: centimetro cubo
sense:
A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10-6 cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.


lexentry: eng/cubiculum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubiculum
trans_list: cubicolo
sense:
A small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house.


lexentry: eng/cubism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubism
trans_list: cubismo
sense:
(often, capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes. [from 1900s]


lexentry: eng/cuboctahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuboctahedron
trans_list: cubottaedro
sense:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.


lexentry: eng/cuboid_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuboid bone
trans_list: cuboide | osso cuboide
sense:
One of the seven tarsal bones, the most lateral of the bones in the distal row of the tarsus, and roughly cubical in shape.


lexentry: eng/cuckold__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckold
trans_list: cornificare | mettere le corna
sense:
(transitive) To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.


lexentry: eng/cuckoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cuckoo
trans_list: cuculo | cucù | cu cu
sense:
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).


lexentry: eng/cuckoo_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckoo clock
trans_list: orologio a cucù
sense:
A clock that announces the time (hours and quarter hours) by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo automaton.


lexentry: eng/cuckoopint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckoopint
trans_list: gigaro scuro
sense:
A flowering plant of species Arum maculatum, that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.


lexentry: eng/cud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cud
trans_list: bolo
sense:
The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cue
trans_list: avvertimento | segnale
sense:
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue
trans_list: stecca | stecca da biliardo
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.


lexentry: eng/cue_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue ball
trans_list: bianca
sense:
(snooker, pool, billiards) The white ball which, stricken by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game.


lexentry: eng/cue_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue mark
trans_list: segnalatore di passaggio
sense:
A visual indicator, placed in an upper corner of a frame of a motion picture, to signal the projectionist to change reels


lexentry: eng/cuisine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuisine
trans_list: cucina | culinaria
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.


lexentry: eng/cul-de-sac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cul-de-sac
trans_list: binario morto
sense:
A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic.


lexentry: eng/cull__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cull
trans_list: abbattere
sense:
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/culmination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culmination
trans_list: culminazione
sense:
(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.


lexentry: eng/culpable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culpable
trans_list: colpevole
sense:
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.


lexentry: eng/culpable_homicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: culpable homicide
trans_list: omicidio colposo
sense:
Homicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder; unlawful killing of a human being which does not constitute murder.


lexentry: eng/cult__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cult
trans_list: culto
sense:
The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint.


lexentry: eng/cult_of_personality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cult of personality
trans_list: culto della personalità
sense:
A situation where a leader (often a dictator) has been idolized and made into a national or group icon and is revered as a result.


lexentry: eng/cultivar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivar
trans_list: cultivar
sense:
A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923]


lexentry: eng/cultivate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cultivate
trans_list: coltivare
sense:
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.


lexentry: eng/cultivator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivator
trans_list: motocoltivatore
sense:
Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.


lexentry: eng/cultural_appropriation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural appropriation
trans_list: appropriazione culturale
sense:
(sociology) The exploitative or oppressive cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultura
sense:
The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultura
sense:
The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultura
sense:
(anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: culture
trans_list: coltura | cultura
sense:
(microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.


lexentry: eng/culture__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture
trans_list: coltivare
sense:
(transitive) to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)


lexentry: eng/culture_hero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture hero
trans_list: eroe culturale
sense:
(idiomatic) A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.


lexentry: eng/culture_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture shock
trans_list: shock culturale
sense:
(anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.


lexentry: eng/culver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culver
trans_list: piccione
sense:
(now, _, UK, south and east, _, dialect, or) A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.


lexentry: eng/cum_dumpster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cum dumpster
trans_list: ninfomane
sense:
(vulgar, derogatory, offensive, slang) A sexually promiscuous person, usually a woman or bottom, who has sexual relations with men who often ejaculate in their body cavities.


lexentry: eng/cummerbund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cummerbund
trans_list: fascia di seta | fascia di smoking
sense:
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/cumulative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumulative
trans_list: cumulativo | cumulata | cumulato
sense:
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.


lexentry: eng/cumulonimbus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumulonimbus
trans_list: cumulonembo
sense:
(meteorology) A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.


lexentry: eng/cunning__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cunning
trans_list: furbizia | furberia
sense:
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.


lexentry: eng/cunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cunt
trans_list: bastardo | stronza | stronzo
sense:
(vulgar, offensive, countable) An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person (in US, especially a woman; in Commonwealth more usually a man).


lexentry: eng/cunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cunt
trans_list: bastardo | stronza | stronzo
sense:
(Australia, Ireland, NZ, UK, Commonwealth, countable, vulgar) An unpleasant or difficult experience or incident.


lexentry: eng/cup-and-ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup-and-ball
trans_list: bilbocchetto
sense:
A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup.


lexentry: eng/cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup
trans_list: tazza | coppa
sense:
A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.


lexentry: eng/cupboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cupboard
trans_list: armadio | credenza | dispensa | madia | vetrinetta
sense:
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.


lexentry: eng/cuproammonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuproammonium
trans_list: cuprammonio | cuproammonio
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) The cation Cu(NH3)42+ formed by adding ammonia to copper salts: A complex of four molecules of ammonia surrounding a copper ion.


lexentry: eng/cupule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cupule
trans_list: mallo
sense:
Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.


lexentry: eng/curare__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curare
trans_list: curaro
sense:
A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.


lexentry: eng/curator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curator
trans_list: conservatrice
sense:
A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.


lexentry: eng/curator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curator
trans_list: tutore
sense:
One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.


lexentry: eng/curaçao__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curaçao
trans_list: curaçao
sense:
A liqueur, made from eau-de-vie, sugar and, as flavor, dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but often artificially colored blue.


lexentry: eng/curcumin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curcumin
trans_list: curcumina
sense:
(chemistry) A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.


lexentry: eng/curd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curd
trans_list: cagliata | coagulo
sense:
The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.


lexentry: eng/curdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curdle
trans_list: cagliare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)


lexentry: eng/cure__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cure
trans_list: reticolazione | vulcanizzazione
sense:
(engineering) A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure to chemicals, heat, pressure or weathering.


lexentry: eng/curette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curette
trans_list: curette
sense:
(medicine, dentistry) A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.


lexentry: eng/curfew__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curfew
trans_list: coprifuoco
sense:
(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.


lexentry: eng/curiosity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curiosity
trans_list: curiosità
sense:
(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/curiosity_killed_the_cat__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.
written_rep: curiosity killed the cat
trans_list:
la curiosità uccise il gatto | la troppa curiosità spinge l'uccello nella rete | tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino


lexentry: eng/curious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curious
trans_list: curioso | interessato
sense:
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.


lexentry: eng/curl__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: curl
trans_list: accartocciamento | arricciamento
sense:
(agriculture, phytopathology) Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.


lexentry: eng/curl_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curl up
trans_list: arricciarsi | raggomitolarsi | rannicchiarsi
sense:
(intransitive) to shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.


lexentry: eng/curlew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curlew
trans_list: chiurlo
sense:
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.


lexentry: eng/curling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curling
trans_list: curling
sense:
(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).


lexentry: eng/current__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: current
trans_list: corrente
sense:
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) short for ocean current.


lexentry: eng/curriculum_vitae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curriculum vitae
trans_list: curriculum
sense:
(British) A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.


lexentry: eng/currywurst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: currywurst
trans_list: salsiccia con salsa al curry
sense:
A German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.


lexentry: eng/curse__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curse
trans_list: imprecare | bestemmiare
sense:
To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursore
sense:
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursore
sense:
(GUI) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursore | puntatore
sense:
(computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and sometimes called a caret, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.


lexentry: eng/curtsey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curtsey
trans_list: inchino | riverenza
sense:
A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curve
trans_list: curva
sense:
A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curve
trans_list: curva
sense:
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.


lexentry: eng/cushion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cushion
trans_list: sponda
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.


lexentry: eng/cusp__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cusp
trans_list: cuspide
sense:
(geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.


lexentry: eng/custard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custard
trans_list: crema pasticcera
sense:
(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.


lexentry: eng/custom__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom
trans_list: fatto ad hoc | fatto su misura | personalizzato
sense:
Created under particular specifications, specially to fit one's needs: specialized, unique, custom-made.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom
trans_list: costume | usanza | uso
sense:
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: custom
trans_list: costume
sense:
(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.


lexentry: eng/custom_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom house
trans_list: dazio | dogana
sense:
An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit


lexentry: eng/customer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: customer
trans_list: avventore | avventrice
sense:
(obsolete) A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; one who has a custom of buying from a particular business.


lexentry: eng/customer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: customer
trans_list: cliente
sense:
A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.


lexentry: eng/custos__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custos
trans_list: custode
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a custody of the order.


lexentry: eng/cut-out__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cut-out
trans_list: interruttore
sense:
(electronics) Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip.


lexentry: eng/cut__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cut
trans_list: cesellato | scolpito
sense:
(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.


lexentry: eng/cut__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cut
trans_list: tagliare
sense:
(transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.


lexentry: eng/cut_a_wide_swath__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut a wide swath
trans_list: aprire un varco | aprirsi un varco
sense:
(chiefly, US) To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.


lexentry: eng/cut_corners__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut corners
trans_list: prendere delle scorciatoie
sense:
To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: adeguato | idoneo | ritagliato
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: ritagliare
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: finirla | smetterla
sense:
(transitive) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).


lexentry: eng/cut_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut scene
trans_list: cinematica
sense:
(video games) A typically non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. Cut scenes may be presented with full motion video or may be done with the game engine, in which case they may allow some interactivity.


lexentry: eng/cut_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cut up
trans_list: tagliare
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, British, Irish) To move aggressively in front of another vehicle while driving.


lexentry: eng/cutaneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaneous
trans_list: cutaneo
sense:
(anatomy, zoology) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.


lexentry: eng/cutaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaway
trans_list: ritaglio
sense:
(television) A cut to a shot of person listening to a speaker so that the audience can see the listener's reaction.


lexentry: eng/cute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cute
trans_list: carino | grazioso
sense:
Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.


lexentry: eng/cute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cute
trans_list: carino
sense:
Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.


lexentry: eng/cutlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutlet
trans_list: costoletta
sense:
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.


lexentry: eng/cutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutter
trans_list: cutter | veliero
sense:
(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.


lexentry: eng/cutting__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting
trans_list: talea
sense:
(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.


lexentry: eng/cutting_edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting edge
trans_list: avanguardia
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish
trans_list: seppia
sense:
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish bone
trans_list: osso de seppia
sense:
The calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds.


lexentry: eng/cuvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cuvette
trans_list: cuvetta
sense:
(analytical chemistry) a small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer


lexentry: eng/cyan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyan
trans_list: ciano
sense:
An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.


lexentry: eng/cyanidin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanidin
trans_list: cianidina
sense:
(organic compound) An anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.


lexentry: eng/cyanoacrylate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanoacrylate
trans_list: cianoacrilato
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid that are used as instant adhesives.


lexentry: eng/cyanobacterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanobacterium
trans_list: cianobatterio | cianoficea
sense:
(biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.


lexentry: eng/cyanogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanogen
trans_list: cianogeno
sense:
(organic compound) The pseudohalogen (CN)2; a colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.


lexentry: eng/cyberattack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberattack
trans_list: cyberattacco
sense:
An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.


lexentry: eng/cybernetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybernetic
trans_list: cibernetico
sense:
Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.


lexentry: eng/cybersex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybersex
trans_list: cibersesso
sense:
A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely via a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.


lexentry: eng/cyclamen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclamen
trans_list: ciclamino | artanita
sense:
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.


lexentry: eng/cycle_of_fifths__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle of fifths
trans_list: circolo delle quinte
sense:
(music, _, theory) A sequence of bass notes at intervals of one perfect fifth lower than the previous note. In twelve-tone equal temperament the sequence repeats every twelve tones, forming a cycle.


lexentry: eng/cycle_rickshaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle rickshaw
trans_list: ciclorisciò
sense:
A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.


lexentry: eng/cyclocross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclocross
trans_list: ciclocross
sense:
(cycle racing) A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.


lexentry: eng/cyclodextrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclodextrin
trans_list: ciclodestrina
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.


lexentry: eng/cyclogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclogenesis
trans_list: ciclogenesi
sense:
(meteorology) The process which leads to the formation of tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes; typically involves an interaction that leads to vertical wind shear.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexane
trans_list: cicloesano
sense:
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexanol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexanol
trans_list: cicloesanolo
sense:
(organic compound) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group


lexentry: eng/cyclohexanone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexanone
trans_list: cicloesanone
sense:
(organic compound) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexene
trans_list: cicloesene
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/cycloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycloid
trans_list: cicloide
sense:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.


lexentry: eng/cyclone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclone
trans_list: ciclone
sense:
(broad sense) A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.


lexentry: eng/cyclooxygenase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclooxygenase
trans_list: ciclossigenasi
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins (prostanoids); their inhibition is the mode of action of the NSAIDs aspirin and ibuprofen.


lexentry: eng/cyclopentadiene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopentadiene
trans_list: ciclopentadiene
sense:
(organic compound) an unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon, C5H6; it forms complexes with some transition elements


lexentry: eng/cyclopentane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopentane
trans_list: ciclopentano
sense:
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C5H10; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.


lexentry: eng/cyclopropane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopropane
trans_list: ciclopropano
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.


lexentry: eng/cyclopropene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopropene
trans_list: ciclopropene
sense:
(organic compound) The cycloalkene having three carbon atoms and one double bond; any derivative of this compound


lexentry: eng/cyclotomic_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclotomic field
trans_list: campo ciclotomico
sense:
(number theory, algebraic number theory) A number field obtained by adjoining a primitive root of unity to the field of rational numbers.


lexentry: eng/cyclotron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclotron
trans_list: ciclotrone
sense:
An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: cilindro
sense:
(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: cilindro
sense:
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.


lexentry: eng/cylinder_head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cylinder head
trans_list: testata
sense:
(automotive) A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders.


lexentry: eng/cymbal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cymbal
trans_list: piatto
sense:
(musical instruments) A concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.


lexentry: eng/cynical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cynical
trans_list: cinico
sense:
Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.


lexentry: eng/cynodont__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cynodont
trans_list: cinodonto
sense:
(zoology) Any of several small carnivorous synapsids in the clade Cynodontia, ancestral to mammals and extinct close relatives.


lexentry: eng/cypress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cypress
trans_list: cipresso
sense:
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.


lexentry: eng/cyproterone_acetate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyproterone acetate
trans_list: ciproterone acetato
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The cyproterone ester of acetic acid that is an antiandrogen and progestin medication - C24H29ClO4.


lexentry: eng/cyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyst
trans_list: ciste | cisti
sense:
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.


lexentry: eng/cysteine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysteine
trans_list: cisteina
sense:
(amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.


lexentry: eng/cystic_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic duct
trans_list: dotto cistico
sense:
(anatomy) A short duct that leads from the gallbladder and unites with the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct.


lexentry: eng/cystic_fibrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic fibrosis
trans_list: fibrosi cistica | mucoviscidosi
sense:
(pathology) An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.


lexentry: eng/cysticercosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysticercosis
trans_list: cisticercosi
sense:
(medicine) A parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles, lungs, central nervous system and other organs, caused by the ingestion of eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium.


lexentry: eng/cystine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystine
trans_list: cistina
sense:
(chemistry) A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.


lexentry: eng/cytochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochemistry
trans_list: citochimica
sense:
(biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.


lexentry: eng/cytochrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochrome
trans_list: citocromo
sense:
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.


lexentry: eng/cytogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytogenetics
trans_list: citogenetica
sense:
(biology, genetics) The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype


lexentry: eng/cytokine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine
trans_list: citochina
sense:
(protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/cytokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokinesis
trans_list: citodieresi | citochinesi
sense:
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.


lexentry: eng/cytoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytoplasm
trans_list: citoplasma
sense:
(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.


lexentry: eng/cytosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosine
trans_list: citosina
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).


lexentry: eng/cytosol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosol
trans_list: citosol
sense:
(cytology) The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: sguazzare
sense:
(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: dilettarsi | occuparsi a tempo perso
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.


lexentry: eng/dace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dace
trans_list: leucisco
sense:
A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.


lexentry: eng/dachshund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dachshund
trans_list: bassotto
sense:
A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.


lexentry: eng/dactyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dactyl
trans_list: dattilo
sense:
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.


lexentry: eng/daddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: daddy
trans_list: papà | babbo
sense:
(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.


lexentry: eng/daddy_longlegs__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daddy longlegs
trans_list: falciatore
sense:
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs; the harvestman.


lexentry: eng/daffodil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daffodil
trans_list: narciso
sense:
(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.


lexentry: eng/daguerreotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daguerreotype
trans_list: dagherrotipo
sense:
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.


lexentry: eng/daikon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daikon
trans_list: daikon | ravanello cinese | ravanello giapponese | ravanello invernale
sense:
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.


lexentry: eng/dairy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy
trans_list: caseificio | latteria
sense:
A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.


lexentry: eng/dais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dais
trans_list: podio
sense:
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]


lexentry: eng/daisy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy
trans_list: pratolina | margheritina
sense:
The wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals


lexentry: eng/daisy_chain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy chain
trans_list: connettere
sense:
(electronics) To connect a network or other peripheral in sequence from one node to another through the connected devices.


lexentry: eng/dalet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dalet
trans_list: dalet
sense:
The fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/dalmatic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dalmatic
trans_list: dalmatica
sense:
A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.


lexentry: eng/dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dam
trans_list: diga | argine
sense:
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.


lexentry: eng/damages__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damages
trans_list: risarcimento dei danni
sense:
(legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.


lexentry: eng/damn__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damn
trans_list: accidenti | cavolo | cribbio | dannazione | mannaggia
sense:
(mildly, _, profane) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.


lexentry: eng/damn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damn
trans_list: accidente
sense:
(mildly, _, profane, chiefly in the negative) A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.


lexentry: eng/damp__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: damp
trans_list: smorzare
sense:
(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).


lexentry: eng/damp_squib__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damp squib
trans_list: bidonata
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: smorzatore
sense:
A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: farfalla | smorzatore
sense:
A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.


lexentry: eng/dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance
trans_list: danza | ballo
sense:
A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.


lexentry: eng/dance_to_someone's_tune__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance to someone's tune
trans_list: ballare al ritmo dettato da qualcuno | farsi comandare a bacchetta da qualcuno
sense:
To do what someone demands or expects, do as told, defer to someone's wishes or demands, do someone's bidding.


lexentry: eng/dandelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandelion
trans_list: dente di leone | soffione
sense:
(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).


lexentry: eng/dandy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandy
trans_list: bellimbusto | damerino | fichetto | fighetto | figurino
sense:
A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.


lexentry: eng/danger_pay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danger pay
trans_list: indennità di lavoro pericoloso
sense:
Extra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.


lexentry: eng/danse_macabre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danse macabre
trans_list: danza macabra
sense:
(arts) A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.


lexentry: eng/daredevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daredevil
trans_list: spericolato | scapestrato | temerario
sense:
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]


lexentry: eng/daric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daric
trans_list: darico
sense:
A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).


lexentry: eng/dark_culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark culture
trans_list: cultura dark
sense:
Any of several subcultures including gothic, darkwave, neofolk, industrial, electro, BDSM/fetish, metal and medieval.


lexentry: eng/dark_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark energy
trans_list: energia oscura
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics) A hypothetical form of energy which, it is supposed, is spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and has anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible explanations for the current accelerating rate of expansion of the universe; and it is estimated to account for about 74% of the mass-energy of the universe.


lexentry: eng/dark_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark horse
trans_list: acqua cheta
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others.


lexentry: eng/dark_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark horse
trans_list: outsider
sense:
(idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.


lexentry: eng/dark_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark matter
trans_list: materia oscura
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics, broadly) Matter which cannot be detected by its radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.


lexentry: eng/darkness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: darkness
trans_list: scuro
sense:
(uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.


lexentry: eng/darkwave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darkwave
trans_list: dark
sense:
(music genre) A musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.


lexentry: eng/darn__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darn
trans_list: rammendare
sense:
(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.


lexentry: eng/darnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darnel
trans_list: zizzania | loglio
sense:
A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/dart__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dart
trans_list: freccette
sense:
A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.


lexentry: eng/darts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darts
trans_list: freccette
sense:
(games, sports) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land


lexentry: eng/dasein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dasein
trans_list: esistenza
sense:
(philosophy) Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness, suchness, essence


lexentry: eng/dash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dash
trans_list: lineetta
sense:
(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).


lexentry: eng/dashboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashboard
trans_list: cruscotto | parafango | paraschizzi | paraspruzzi
sense:
(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.


lexentry: eng/dashcam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashcam
trans_list: dash cam
sense:
(automotive) A digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle to record occurrences in the vicinity, such as traffic accidents that the vehicle has been involved in, to provide evidence for criminal prosecutions, insurance claims, etc.


lexentry: eng/dashpot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashpot
trans_list: pistone
sense:
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.


lexentry: eng/data__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data
trans_list: dato
sense:
(collectively, uncountable) Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.


lexentry: eng/data_mining__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data mining
trans_list: data mining
sense:
(database) A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful.


lexentry: eng/data_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data processing
trans_list: elaborazione dati
sense:
Any of many techniques in which data is retrieved, stored, classified, manipulated, transmitted and/or reported in such a way as to generate information; especially such processing using computers.


lexentry: eng/data_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data science
trans_list: scienza dei dati
sense:
(science) An interdisciplinary field about scientific methods, processes and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data.


lexentry: eng/data_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data type
trans_list: tipo
sense:
(programming) A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them.


lexentry: eng/data_warehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data warehouse
trans_list: banca dati
sense:
(computing) A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database
trans_list: banca dati | database | base di dati | archivio
sense:
(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: database
trans_list: base di dati | database
sense:
(computing, loosely, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: dattero
sense:
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: data
sense:
The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: date
trans_list: data | accompagnatore | cavaliere
sense:
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.


lexentry: eng/date__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: datare
sense:
(transitive) To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative
trans_list: dativo
sense:
(grammar) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.


lexentry: eng/dative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative case
trans_list: caso dativo
sense:
(grammar) Case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.


lexentry: eng/datolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datolite
trans_list: datolite
sense:
(mineral) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO4(OH).


lexentry: eng/datum__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: datum
trans_list: dato
sense:
(cartography, surveying, engineering) A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system.


lexentry: eng/datura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datura
trans_list: datura
sense:
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/daturism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daturism
trans_list: daturismo
sense:
Poisoning from hyoscyamine and scopolamine present in thorn apple and similar plants (of genus Datura).


lexentry: eng/dauphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dauphin
trans_list: delfino
sense:
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.


lexentry: eng/davit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: davit
trans_list: gru
sense:
(nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.


lexentry: eng/dawdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dawdle
trans_list: bighellonare | gingillarsi | lellare | traccheggiare
sense:
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time. [from mid 17th c. (probably dialectal); in general use from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/day__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: day
trans_list: giorno | dì | giornata
sense:
A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.


lexentry: eng/day_for_night__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day for night
trans_list: effetto notte
sense:
(film) A cinematographic technique in which a crew films in a high-contrast situation, typically in the early morning or late afternoon, with a blue filter, causing the scene to look as if it were shot in moonlight.


lexentry: eng/day_in,_day_out__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day in, day out
trans_list: giorno dopo giorno
sense:
(idiomatic) Every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).


lexentry: eng/day_laborer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day laborer
trans_list: maltese
sense:
A laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.


lexentry: eng/daylight_robbery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight robbery
trans_list: furto
sense:
(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/daylight_saving_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight saving time
trans_list: ora legale
sense:
The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.


lexentry: eng/daylily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylily
trans_list: emerocallide
sense:
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.


lexentry: eng/daze__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daze
trans_list: stordire
sense:
(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: abbagliare | impressionare
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.


lexentry: eng/de_facto__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: de facto
trans_list: de facto
sense:
In fact or in practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. (Often opposed to de jure.)


lexentry: eng/deacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deacon
trans_list: diacono
sense:
(Orthodoxy, Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.


lexentry: eng/dead__Adjective__1
sense_num: 26
written_rep: dead
trans_list: morto
sense:
(rare, especially, religion, often with "to") Indifferent to; having no obligation toward; no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).


lexentry: eng/dead_donkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dead donkey
trans_list: cronaca nera
sense:
(journalism) A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.


lexentry: eng/dead_man's_handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead man's handle
trans_list: uomo morto
sense:
(rail) A lever used as a safety device, typically on trains, which shuts off power if the operator releases their grip.


lexentry: eng/dead_man's_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead man's switch
trans_list: uomo morto
sense:
A switch that automatically stops a machine or vehicle after a set period of inactivity from the operator.


lexentry: eng/dead_men_tell_no_tales__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead men tell no tales
trans_list: i morti non parlano
sense:
A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.


