# translation

lexentry: eng/propranolol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: propranolol
trans_list: propranololo
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.


lexentry: eng/proprietary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: proprietary
trans_list: originale
sense:
Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.


lexentry: eng/propriety__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: propriety
trans_list: correzione
sense:
(often, in the plural) Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/propulsion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: propulsion
trans_list: propulsione
sense:
The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.


lexentry: eng/propyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: propyl
trans_list: propile
sense:
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C3H7, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. [from 1850]


lexentry: eng/propylaeum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: propylaeum
trans_list: propileo
sense:
(historical, especially, _, Ancient Greece, _, &, _) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.


lexentry: eng/prorogue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prorogue
trans_list: prorogare
sense:
(transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/prosaic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: prosaic
trans_list: prosaico | prosastico | terra terra
sense:
(main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.


lexentry: eng/prosecuting_attorney__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prosecuting attorney
trans_list: procuratore della repubblica | pubblico ministero
sense:
A public officer charged with carrying on the prosecution or representing the state in criminal proceedings and, in some jurisdictions, instituting or representing the state in civil or administrative proceedings.


lexentry: eng/prosecution__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: prosecution
trans_list: accusa
sense:
(legal) In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.


lexentry: eng/prosecutor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prosecutor
trans_list: procuratore | prosecutore
sense:
(law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.


lexentry: eng/proselytize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proselytize
trans_list: convertire
sense:
(ambitransitive, broadly) To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.


lexentry: eng/proselytize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: proselytize
trans_list: convincere
sense:
(by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.


lexentry: eng/prosopagnosia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prosopagnosia
trans_list: prosopoagnosia | prosopagnosia
sense:
(neurology, pathology, psychology) A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.


lexentry: eng/prosopopesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prosopopesis
trans_list: prosopopesi
sense:
(parapsychology, rare) A sudden and profound change of an individual's personality, whether spontaneous or induced e.g. in hypnosis.


lexentry: eng/prosopopoeia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prosopopoeia
trans_list: prosopopea
sense:
(rhetoric) An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.


lexentry: eng/prospective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: prospective
trans_list: prospettivo
sense:
(medicine, of research) A study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future


lexentry: eng/prosper__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prosper
trans_list: prosperare
sense:
(intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.


lexentry: eng/prostaglandin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prostaglandin
trans_list: prostaglandina
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C20 acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions and may be considered to be hormones.


lexentry: eng/prostitute__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prostitute
trans_list: prostituta | puttana | sgualdrina | baldracca | battona | squillo
sense:
A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/prostitute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prostitute
trans_list: prostituirsi | battere | battere il marciapiede
sense:
(transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/protagonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protagonist
trans_list: protagonista
sense:
(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.


lexentry: eng/protected__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: protected
trans_list: protetto
sense:
(programming, of a variable, method, etc.) Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.


lexentry: eng/protecting_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protecting group
trans_list: groupe protecteur
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any chemical entity that is temporarily reacted with a functional group so as to protect it from a subsequent reaction


lexentry: eng/protection_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protection money
trans_list: pizzo
sense:
Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.


lexentry: eng/protection_racket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protection racket
trans_list: pizzo
sense:
(crime) A criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.


lexentry: eng/protectionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protectionism
trans_list: protezionismo
sense:
(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.


lexentry: eng/protectionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protectionist
trans_list: protezionista
sense:
Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.


lexentry: eng/protectorate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protectorate
trans_list: protettorato
sense:
Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell.


lexentry: eng/protectorate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: protectorate
trans_list: protettorato
sense:
The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.


lexentry: eng/protectorate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: protectorate
trans_list: protettorato
sense:
An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.


lexentry: eng/protein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protein
trans_list: proteina
sense:
(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.


lexentry: eng/protein__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: protein
trans_list: proteina
sense:
(nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (i.e. meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.


lexentry: eng/proteolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proteolysis
trans_list: proteolisi
sense:
(biochemistry) The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.


lexentry: eng/proteome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proteome
trans_list: proteoma
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/proteomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proteomics
trans_list: proteomica
sense:
(biochemistry) The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome of an organism.


lexentry: eng/prothesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prothesis
trans_list: prostesi
sense:
(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).


lexentry: eng/prothonotary_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prothonotary warbler
trans_list: parula protonotaria
sense:
A small North American bird, Protonotaria citrea, having a yellow body and blue wings; it breeds in swampland.


lexentry: eng/prothrombin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prothrombin
trans_list: protrombina
sense:
(protein) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting.


lexentry: eng/prothrombinase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prothrombinase
trans_list: protrombinasi
sense:
(biochemistry) A complex that catalyzes the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.


lexentry: eng/protist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protist
trans_list: protista
sense:
(microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades.


lexentry: eng/protium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protium
trans_list: prozio
sense:
(isotope) The lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen, having a single proton and no neutrons: 11H


lexentry: eng/proto-industrialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proto-industrialization
trans_list: protoindustrializzazione
sense:
A phase before the industrialization of a country, in which the necessary conditions are established.


lexentry: eng/proto-language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proto-language
trans_list: protolingua
sense:
(linguistics) A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages in order to deduce the form and aspects of a common ancestor language that is no longer known.


lexentry: eng/proto-oncogene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proto-oncogene
trans_list: protooncogene
sense:
(genetics) A gene, promoting the specialization and division of normal cells, that could become an oncogene due to mutation.


lexentry: eng/protocol__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: protocol
trans_list: protocollo
sense:
The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/protocol__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: protocol
trans_list: protocollo
sense:
(computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/proton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proton
trans_list: protone
sense:
(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.


lexentry: eng/protonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protonation
trans_list: protonazione
sense:
(chemistry) The addition of a proton (hydrogen ion) to an atom, molecule or ion, normally to generate a cation.


lexentry: eng/protoplanet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protoplanet
trans_list: protopianeta
sense:
An astronomical object, approximately the size of the Moon, formed from the mutual gravitational attraction of planetesimals; they are thought to collide with each other and slowly form planets


lexentry: eng/protoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protoplasm
trans_list: protoplasma
sense:
(cytology) The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.


lexentry: eng/protostar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protostar
trans_list: protostella
sense:
(star) A collection of gas and dust in space with high temperature that usually grows to the point of beginning nuclear fusion and becoming a star.


lexentry: eng/prototype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prototype
trans_list: prototipo
sense:
An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/prototypical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prototypical
trans_list: prototipico | prototipistico
sense:
Constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on or derived from.


lexentry: eng/protozoan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protozoan
trans_list: protozoo
sense:
(cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.


lexentry: eng/protégé__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: protégé
trans_list: protetto
sense:
A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).


lexentry: eng/provenance__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: provenance
trans_list: origine
sense:
(computing) The copy history of a piece of data, or the intermediate pieces of data utilized to compute a final data element, as in a database record or web site (data provenance)


lexentry: eng/provincial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: provincial
trans_list: provinciale
sense:
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical.


lexentry: eng/provision__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: provision
trans_list: clausola | disposizione | norma
sense:
(law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.


lexentry: eng/provisional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: provisional
trans_list: provvisionale | provvisorio
sense:
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.


lexentry: eng/provitamin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: provitamin
trans_list: provitamina
sense:
(biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism


lexentry: eng/provost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: provost
trans_list: preposto | prevosto
sense:
(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.


lexentry: eng/provost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: provost
trans_list: preposto | prevosto
sense:
A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.


lexentry: eng/provost__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: provost
trans_list: preposto | prevosto
sense:
(historical) A steward or seneschal: a medieval agent given management of a feudal estate or charged with collecting fees; (obsolete, sometimes as ~ of Paradise or ~ of Heaven) a title of the archangel Michael.


lexentry: eng/prowl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prowl
trans_list: aggirarsi
sense:
(ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.


lexentry: eng/proxemics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proxemics
trans_list: prossemica
sense:
The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.


lexentry: eng/proxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: proxy
trans_list: misura indiretta
sense:
(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another


lexentry: eng/proxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: proxy
trans_list: proxy
sense:
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.


lexentry: eng/proxy_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proxy pattern
trans_list: aggiunto
sense:
(software, design) A structural design pattern that is implemented as a class functioning as an interface for a network connection, a large object in memory, a file, or some other resource that is expensive or impossible to duplicate.


lexentry: eng/proxy_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: proxy war
trans_list: guerra per procura
sense:
A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for, fighting each other directly.


lexentry: eng/prude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prude
trans_list: prude
sense:
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.


lexentry: eng/prune__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prune
trans_list: prugna secca
sense:
(intransitive, informal) To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.


lexentry: eng/prune__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prune
trans_list: potare | ridurre | sfoltire
sense:
(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.


lexentry: eng/pruning_shears__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pruning shears
trans_list: cesoia
sense:
(plurale tantum) A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for gardening.


lexentry: eng/psalm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: psalm
trans_list: salmo
sense:
One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.


lexentry: eng/psaltery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psaltery
trans_list: salterio
sense:
(musical instrument) A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.


lexentry: eng/pseudarthrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudarthrosis
trans_list: pseudoartrosi
sense:
(pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture


lexentry: eng/pseudepigrapha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudepigrapha
trans_list: pseudepigrafo | pseudoepigrafo
sense:
Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.


lexentry: eng/pseudo-anglicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudo-anglicism
trans_list: pseudoanglicismo
sense:
(linguistics) A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but does not exist in English itself.


lexentry: eng/pseudocode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudocode
trans_list: pseudocodice
sense:
(computing) A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax.


lexentry: eng/pseudocyesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudocyesis
trans_list: pseudociesi
sense:
A false pregnancy; the appearance of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant.


lexentry: eng/pseudoephedrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudoephedrine
trans_list: pseudoefedrina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C10H15NO.


lexentry: eng/pseudogene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudogene
trans_list: pseudogene
sense:
(genetics) A segment of DNA that is part of the genome of an organism, and which is similar to a gene but does not code for a gene product.


lexentry: eng/pseudogout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudogout
trans_list: pseudogotta
sense:
(medicine) A medical condition with symptoms resembling gout but caused by precipitation of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the joints instead of monosodium urate crystals.


lexentry: eng/pseudomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudomorphism
trans_list: pseudomorfosi
sense:
(crystallography) The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that of the species.


lexentry: eng/pseudopod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudopod
trans_list: pseudopodio
sense:
(cytology) A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pseudoscience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pseudoscience
trans_list: pseudoscienza
sense:
Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science but which fails to comply with the scientific method.


lexentry: eng/psi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psi
trans_list: psi
sense:
(countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.


lexentry: eng/psilocybin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psilocybin
trans_list: psilocibina
sense:
(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.


lexentry: eng/psittacosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psittacosis
trans_list: febbre dei pappagalli
sense:
(disease) An infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.


lexentry: eng/psoriasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psoriasis
trans_list: psoriasi
sense:
(disease) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.


lexentry: eng/psychedelic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychedelic
trans_list: psichedelico
sense:
Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.


lexentry: eng/psychedelic_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychedelic rock
trans_list: rock psichedelico
sense:
(music) A genre of rock music influenced by psychedelia, blues, jazz, folk music, electronic music and the hippie counterculture of the 1960s.


lexentry: eng/psychiatry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychiatry
trans_list: psichiatria
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.


lexentry: eng/psychic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychic
trans_list: sensitivo
sense:
A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.


lexentry: eng/psychical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychical
trans_list: mentale
sense:
Performed by or pertaining to the psyche (the mind, spirit, or both): mental, psychic. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/psychoanalysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychoanalysis
trans_list: psicoanalisi | psicanalisi
sense:
A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.


lexentry: eng/psychodynamic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychodynamic
trans_list: psicodinamico
sense:
Of or pertaining to psychodynamics, the dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behavior, or the study of this


lexentry: eng/psychogenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychogenic
trans_list: psicogeno
sense:
(psychiatry) Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.


lexentry: eng/psychokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychokinesis
trans_list: psicocinesi | telecinesi
sense:
(parapsychology) The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK.


lexentry: eng/psycholinguistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psycholinguistics
trans_list: psicolinguistica | psicologia del linguaggio
sense:
(linguistics) The interdisciplinary field of study which concerns the acquisition, comprehension and production of language in its spoken, written and signed forms, using concepts and approaches from linguistics, psychology and cognitive science.


lexentry: eng/psychological__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: psychological
trans_list: psicologico
sense:
Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.


lexentry: eng/psychological_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychological warfare
trans_list: guerra psicologica
sense:
(idiomatic) A mentally manipulative approach to warfare involving use of techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone into surrender.


lexentry: eng/psychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: psychology
trans_list: psicologia
sense:
(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.


lexentry: eng/psychometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychometrics
trans_list: psicometria
sense:
(psychology) The design of psychological tests to measure intelligence, aptitude and personality; and the analysis and interpretation of their results.


lexentry: eng/psychometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychometry
trans_list: psicometria
sense:
(parapsychology) The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.


lexentry: eng/psychopath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychopath
trans_list: psicopatico | psicopatica
sense:
A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such an individual may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.


lexentry: eng/psychopathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychopathology
trans_list: psicopatologia
sense:
(medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.


lexentry: eng/psychopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychopathy
trans_list: psicopatia
sense:
A personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, exploitation, heedlessness, arrogance, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, and lack of empathy and remorse. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.


lexentry: eng/psychophysics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychophysics
trans_list: psicofisica
sense:
(psychology) The branch of psychology concerned with the effects of physical stimuli on mental processes.


lexentry: eng/psychoprophylaxis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychoprophylaxis
trans_list: psicoprofilassi
sense:
A method of preparing women for natural childbirth by means of special breathing, relaxation techniques and psychological conditioning, practiced without anaesthetics.


lexentry: eng/psychosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychosis
trans_list: psicosi
sense:
(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.


lexentry: eng/psychotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychotherapy
trans_list: psicoterapia
sense:
The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.


lexentry: eng/psychrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychrometer
trans_list: psicrometro
sense:
(meteorology) Any of several instruments used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere; especially a wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer.


lexentry: eng/psychrometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychrometrics
trans_list: psicrometria
sense:
(meteorology, thermodynamics) The measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour.


lexentry: eng/psychrometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psychrometry
trans_list: psicrometria
sense:
(meteorology, thermodynamics) Synonym of psychrometrics (“the measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour”)


lexentry: eng/psyllium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: psyllium
trans_list: ispaghul
sense:
Any of several plants of the subgenus Plantago subg. Psyllium, whose seeds are used commercially for the production of mucilage and their laxative properties.


lexentry: eng/ptarmigan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ptarmigan
trans_list: lagopus muta
sense:
Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/pteranodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pteranodon
trans_list: Pteranodon
sense:
A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.


lexentry: eng/pteridophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pteridophyte
trans_list: pteridofita
sense:
Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than seeds and that alternate generations of diploid (sporophyte) and haploid (gametophyte or prothallus) forms, the diploid generally being larger and more conspicuous.


lexentry: eng/pterosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pterosaur
trans_list: pterosauro
sense:
Any of several flying reptiles, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls. [from c. 1860]


lexentry: eng/pub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pub
trans_list: osteria | pub
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: public
trans_list: pubblico
sense:
Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/public__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: public
trans_list: pubblico
sense:
Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/public_address_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public address system
trans_list: altoparlante
sense:
An electronic voice-amplification apparatus, usually containing a set of two loudspeakers and a central control unit, used for singing, giving a speech, play-by-play commentary at events, or broadcasting in public areas like in airports or stations.


lexentry: eng/public_administration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public administration
trans_list: pubblica amministrazione
sense:
the implementation of public policy by governmental bodies; the administration of governmental functions; the administration of a state.


lexentry: eng/public_domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public domain
trans_list: pubblico dominio
sense:
(specifically, law) The realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents, and thus over which no person can establish a proprietary interest.


lexentry: eng/public_finance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public finance
trans_list: finanza pubblica
sense:
A field of economics concerned with paying for collective or governmental activities, and with the administration and design of those activities.


lexentry: eng/public_health__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public health
trans_list: sanità pubblica
sense:
The science and practice of community hygiene; includes preventive medicine, health education, sanitation and environmental safety.


lexentry: eng/public_holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public holiday
trans_list: giorno festivo
sense:
A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.


lexentry: eng/public_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public key
trans_list: chiave pubblica
sense:
One of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography, which is published to others, unlike the private key.


lexentry: eng/public_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public law
trans_list: diritto pubblico
sense:
(legal) A category of law governing the relationship between the state on the one hand and persons (citizens or legal persons including corporations) on the other. Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are some of the major subdivisions of public law.


lexentry: eng/public_limited_liability_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public limited liability company
trans_list: società anonima
sense:
A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares that are publicly tradeable usually in a stock exchange.


lexentry: eng/public_office__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public office
trans_list: ufficio
sense:
(government) A position or occupation established by law or by the act of a government body, for the purpose of exercising the authority of the government in the service of the public.


lexentry: eng/public_relations__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public relations
trans_list: pubbliche relazioni
sense:
The professional dissemination and management of information by a person or an organization to the public with the purpose of creating a favorable public image.


lexentry: eng/public_service__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: public service
trans_list: assistenza pubblica | servizio pubblico
sense:
(countable) A service such as health care, transport, or waste removal provided to the general public, often by the government.


lexentry: eng/public_service_announcement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public service announcement
trans_list: pubblicità pubblica
sense:
An advertisement intended to serve the public interest by raising awareness of an issue, affecting public attitudes and potentially stimulating action.


lexentry: eng/public_transport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: public transport
trans_list: trasporto pubblico | servizio pubblico
sense:
(UK, AU, NZ) Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.


lexentry: eng/publican__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: publican
trans_list: pubblicano
sense:
(Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/publicist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: publicist
trans_list: pubblicista | pubblicitario
sense:
A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker


lexentry: eng/pudding__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pudding
trans_list: budino
sense:
A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.


lexentry: eng/puerperal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puerperal
trans_list: puerperale
sense:
Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also:


lexentry: eng/puff__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: puff
trans_list: bignè | bombolone | pasta sfoglia
sense:
(dated, slang) A puffer, one who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; an act or scam of that type.


lexentry: eng/puff_pastry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puff pastry
trans_list: pasta sfoglia
sense:
A light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.


lexentry: eng/puffball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puffball
trans_list: vescia
sense:
Any of various fungi that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies.


lexentry: eng/pufferfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pufferfish
trans_list: pesce palla
sense:
(uncountable) The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.


lexentry: eng/puffin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: puffin
trans_list: pulcinella di mare
sense:
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pug
trans_list: carlino
sense:
A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. [from the 18th c]


lexentry: eng/pull-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull-up
trans_list: sollevamento
sense:
An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. Palms may be facing in any direction.


lexentry: eng/pull__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull
trans_list: tirare
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.


lexentry: eng/pull_oneself_together__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull oneself together
trans_list: contenersi
sense:
(idiomatic, reflexive) To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused; to regain control of oneself


lexentry: eng/pull_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pull over
trans_list: accostare
sense:
(transitive) To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop.


lexentry: eng/pull_quote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull quote
trans_list: rilancio
sense:
(graphic design) A brief excerpt drawn from an document and set separately from the main text—often in larger type and/or in a frame—in order to draw the eye.


lexentry: eng/pull_someone's_leg__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pull someone's leg
trans_list: prendere in giro
sense:
(idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.


lexentry: eng/pulley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulley
trans_list: carrucola | puleggia
sense:
(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).


lexentry: eng/pullover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pullover
trans_list: pullover | maglione
sense:
A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.


lexentry: eng/pullover__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pullover
trans_list: pesi | sollevamento pesi
sense:
(gymnastics, horizontal bar) An exercise in which the gymnast pulls up from a hang lifting the legs up and over the bar thus rolling into a support position.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_alveolus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary alveolus
trans_list: alveolo polmonare
sense:
(anatomy) A small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_circulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary circulation
trans_list: circolazione polmonare | piccola circolazione
sense:
(anatomy) The part of blood circulation which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_embolism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary embolism
trans_list: embolia polmonare
sense:
(pathology) The embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery, usually by a detached blood clot from a leg or pelvic vein, which causes a stoppage of blood into the lungs; symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, and sometimes death.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_emphysema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary emphysema
trans_list: enfisema
sense:
A chronic lung disease characterised by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in laboured breathing and caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, most commonly tobacco smoke.


lexentry: eng/pulmonary_tuberculosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulmonary tuberculosis
trans_list: tubercolosi
sense:
(pathology) The most common form of active tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs, generally caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.


lexentry: eng/pulpit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulpit
trans_list: pulpito
sense:
A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.


lexentry: eng/pulpitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulpitis
trans_list: pulpite
sense:
(dentistry) A reversible or irreversible inflammation of the tooth pulp which is in most cases of endodontic origin but can also be of periodontal origin too. It can lead to apical periodontitis, cysts and tooth loss if not treated.


lexentry: eng/pulque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulque
trans_list: pulque
sense:
A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.


lexentry: eng/pulse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pulse
trans_list: polso | battito | pulsazione
sense:
A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them.


lexentry: eng/pulse__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: pulse
trans_list: cadenza | ritmo | tempo
sense:
(music, prosody) The beat or tactus of a piece of music or verse; also, a repeated sequence of such beats.


lexentry: eng/pumice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pumice
trans_list: pomice
sense:
A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.


lexentry: eng/pump__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pump
trans_list: pompare
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pumpkin_pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pumpkin pie
trans_list: torta di zucca
sense:
(cooking) A sweet pie made from the flesh of pumpkins and traditionally served as a dessert on Thanksgiving.


lexentry: eng/pun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pun
trans_list: gioco di parole | bisticcio | freddura
sense:
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.


lexentry: eng/punch__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punch
trans_list: bucatrice | perforatore | perforatrice | punzonatrice
sense:
(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.


lexentry: eng/punch_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punch card
trans_list: scheda perforata
sense:
A card that can have holes or notches cut in it, especially one for storing data, that can be sorted according to combinations of holes present or absent.


lexentry: eng/punch_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punch line
trans_list: battuta conclusiva | battuta finale | culmine
sense:
The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners.


lexentry: eng/punching_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punching bag
trans_list: sacco da boxe
sense:
A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, often suspended so that it swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts.


lexentry: eng/punctuation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punctuation
trans_list: interpunzione | punteggiatura
sense:
A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).


lexentry: eng/punctuation_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punctuation mark
trans_list: segno d'interpunzione | segno di punteggiatura | segno di interpunzione
sense:
Any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc. and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.


lexentry: eng/pundit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pundit
trans_list: opinionista
sense:
An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pungent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pungent
trans_list: acre | pungente
sense:
Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.


lexentry: eng/punnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punnet
trans_list: carrozzeria
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries.


lexentry: eng/punt__Verb__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: punt
trans_list: puntare | scommettere
sense:
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally


lexentry: eng/punt_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: punt gun
trans_list: smeriglio
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.


lexentry: eng/pupil__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pupil
trans_list: pupilla
sense:
(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.


lexentry: eng/puppet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puppet
trans_list: fantoccio | marionetta
sense:
Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.


lexentry: eng/puppeteer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: puppeteer
trans_list: burattinaio | manipolatore
sense:
(figurative) Someone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or to make events develop in the way they want in a puppet-like manner.


lexentry: eng/purchase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purchase
trans_list: acquisto
sense:
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.


lexentry: eng/purchase__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: purchase
trans_list: acquisizione
sense:
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.


lexentry: eng/purchase__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: purchase
trans_list: comprare | comperare
sense:
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.


lexentry: eng/purchase_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purchase order
trans_list: ordine di acquisto
sense:
(business) A commercial document issued by a buyer to a seller, indicating the type, quantities and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer.


lexentry: eng/purchasing_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: purchasing power
trans_list: potere d'acquisto
sense:
(economics) The amount of goods and services that can be bought by consumers; available income; spending power.


lexentry: eng/purchasing_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: purchasing power
trans_list: potere d'acquisto
sense:
(business) The ability of a large collective or company to negotiate more favourable prices and terms than a smaller group or company.


lexentry: eng/purchasing_power_parity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purchasing power parity
trans_list: parità di potere d'acquisto
sense:
(economics) A theory of long-term equilibrium exchange rates based on relative price levels of two countries.


lexentry: eng/purdah__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: purdah
trans_list: tenda
sense:
(uncountable) The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/purge__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: purge
trans_list: purgare
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, medicine) To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.


lexentry: eng/purine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purine
trans_list: purina
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.


lexentry: eng/puritan__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puritan
trans_list: puritano
sense:
(often, disapproving) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex.


lexentry: eng/purity_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purity ring
trans_list: anello di purezza
sense:
A ring (piece of jewellery) representing a Christian religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage.


lexentry: eng/purl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purl
trans_list: punto rovescio | rovescio
sense:
A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.


lexentry: eng/purple__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: purple
trans_list: purpureo | porpora
sense:
(US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.


lexentry: eng/purple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: purple
trans_list: viola | porpora
sense:
(colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.


lexentry: eng/purple_dye_murex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purple dye murex
trans_list: purpureo
sense:
A medium-sized predatory sea snail of species Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long-lasting purple dye- Tyrian purple.


lexentry: eng/purple_heron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purple heron
trans_list: airone rosso
sense:
A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/purple_swamphen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purple swamphen
trans_list: pollo sultano
sense:
Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.


lexentry: eng/purpura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purpura
trans_list: porpora
sense:
(pathology) The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.


lexentry: eng/purpure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purpure
trans_list: porpora
sense:
(tincture) A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.


lexentry: eng/purser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: purser
trans_list: commissario di bordo
sense:
The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.


lexentry: eng/pursue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pursue
trans_list: perseguire | inseguire | perseguitare | cercare | tormentare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pursue__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pursue
trans_list: attendere | praticare
sense:
(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pus
trans_list: pus
sense:
A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection.


lexentry: eng/push-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: push-up
trans_list: flessione
sense:
An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor.


lexentry: eng/push__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: push
trans_list: spingere
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.


lexentry: eng/pusillanimity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pusillanimity
trans_list: pusillanimità
sense:
The quality or state of being pusillanimous; the vice of being timid and cowardly, and thus not living up to one's full potential; pusillanimousness.


lexentry: eng/pussy__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: pussy
trans_list: bambola | bimba | fica | gattina | gnocca | micetta
sense:
(colloquial, affectionate, now, _, rare) A woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pussywhipped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pussywhipped
trans_list: uomo di stoppa
sense:
(slang, vulgar, of a man) Submissive to or dominated by one's wife or other female partner, frequently with the connotation that this submissive behavior is for the prospect of sex.


lexentry: eng/put_aside__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: put aside
trans_list: accantonare | mettere da parte | mettere via | risparmiare | soprassedere
sense:
(transitive) To ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy one's attention.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_best_foot_forward__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put one's best foot forward
trans_list: fare buona impressione | fare del proprio meglio
sense:
(idiomatic) To show oneself in the best or most positive way possible; to make a favorable impression.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_cards_on_the_table__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put one's cards on the table
trans_list: mettere le carte in tavola
sense:
(idiomatic) To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.


lexentry: eng/put_one's_foot_in_one's_mouth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put one's foot in one's mouth
trans_list: fare una gaffe
sense:
(idiomatic) To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.


lexentry: eng/put_oneself_in_someone's_shoes__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put oneself in someone's shoes
trans_list: mettersi nei panni di un altro
sense:
(figuratively) To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person; to empathise.


lexentry: eng/put_the_cart_before_the_horse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put the cart before the horse
trans_list: mettere il carro davanti ai buoi
sense:
(idiomatic) To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.


lexentry: eng/put_the_make_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put the make on
trans_list: corteggiare
sense:
(informal, transitive) To pursue with romantic interest, especially in an aggressive, sexually suggestive manner.


lexentry: eng/put_to_sea__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put to sea
trans_list: prendere il largo
sense:
(nautical, of a boat or ship) To leave a port or harbour on a voyage, or for other purposes such as fishing.


lexentry: eng/put_to_the_test__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: put to the test
trans_list: mettere alla prova | rivalutare | valutare
sense:
(idiomatic) To test something or someone; to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation.


lexentry: eng/put_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: put up
trans_list: riporre
sense:
(US, Canada, transitive, sports, idiom) To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard..


lexentry: eng/putative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: putative
trans_list: putativo
sense:
(derogatory) Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.


lexentry: eng/putrefaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: putrefaction
trans_list: putrefazione
sense:
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.


lexentry: eng/putto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: putto
trans_list: putto
sense:
(art) A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.


lexentry: eng/puzzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: puzzle
trans_list: rendere perplesso
sense:
(transitive) To perplex, confuse, or mystify; to cause (someone) to be faced with a mystery, without answers or an explanation.


lexentry: eng/pyaemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyaemia
trans_list: piemia
sense:
(pathology) A type of septicemia caused usually by the presence of Staphylococcus bacteria in the bloodstream; characterised by metastatic abscesses and other symptoms associated with septicemia.


lexentry: eng/pycnometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pycnometer
trans_list: picnometro
sense:
(physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.


lexentry: eng/pygmy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pygmy
trans_list: pigmeo
sense:
(often, _, capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.


lexentry: eng/pygmy_hippopotamus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pygmy hippopotamus
trans_list: ippopotamo pigmeo
sense:
A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa (Hexaprotodon liberiensis, syn. Choeropsis liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.


lexentry: eng/pylon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pylon
trans_list: pilone | traliccio
sense:
(electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.


lexentry: eng/pylorus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pylorus
trans_list: piloro
sense:
(anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.


lexentry: eng/pyometra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyometra
trans_list: piometra
sense:
(disease) An infection of the uterus most commonly seen in dogs, but also occasionally in other small mammals, resulting from hormonal and structural changes in the lining of the uterus.


lexentry: eng/pyramid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyramid
trans_list: piramide
sense:
An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.


lexentry: eng/pyramid__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pyramid
trans_list: piramide
sense:
(geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.


lexentry: eng/pyramid_scheme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyramid scheme
trans_list: marketing piramidale | sistema piramidale
sense:
An illicit money-making investment scheme whereby early investors are paid primarily or wholly by later investors. Eventually all such schemes fail to the detriment of recent (later) investors.


lexentry: eng/pyramidal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyramidal number
trans_list: numero piramidale
sense:
(mathematics) A number that represents the number of items in a pyramid having a given number of sides and layers


lexentry: eng/pyranose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyranose
trans_list: piranosio
sense:
(chemistry) any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a six-membered ring (based on tetrahydropyran)


lexentry: eng/pyrargyrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrargyrite
trans_list: pirargirite
sense:
(mineral) A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag3SbS3, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.


lexentry: eng/pyrazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrazine
trans_list: pirazina
sense:
(organic compound) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the para- positions; many of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals.


lexentry: eng/pyrene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrene
trans_list: pirene
sense:
(chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar


lexentry: eng/pyridine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyridine
trans_list: piridina
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C5H5N.


lexentry: eng/pyridoxine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyridoxine
trans_list: piridossina
sense:
(vitamin) A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.


lexentry: eng/pyrimidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrimidine
trans_list: pirimidina
sense:
(organic compound) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine


lexentry: eng/pyrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrite
trans_list: pirite
sense:
(mineral) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.


lexentry: eng/pyrochlore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrochlore
trans_list: pirocloro
sense:
(mineral) A mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)2Nb2O6(OH,F).


lexentry: eng/pyroclastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyroclastic
trans_list: piroclastico
sense:
(vulcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption.


lexentry: eng/pyroclastic_flow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyroclastic flow
trans_list: flusso piroclastico
sense:
(volcanology) A dense flow of volcanic ash, dust, rocks and debris that cascades at high speed down the slope of a volcano during an eruption.


lexentry: eng/pyrography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrography
trans_list: pirografia
sense:
The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled application of a heated object or tool such as a poker.


lexentry: eng/pyrokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrokinesis
trans_list: pirocinesi
sense:
(parapsychology, fantasy, science fiction) The ability to set objects or people on fire or to supernaturally project fire from one's own being through the concentration of psychic power.


lexentry: eng/pyrolusite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrolusite
trans_list: pirolusite
sense:
(mineral) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO2), that is an important ore of manganese.


lexentry: eng/pyrolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrolysis
trans_list: pirolisi
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat, in the absence of oxygen or other reagents.


lexentry: eng/pyromania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyromania
trans_list: piromania
sense:
(psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.


lexentry: eng/pyrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrope
trans_list: piropo
sense:
(mineral) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.


lexentry: eng/pyrotechnist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrotechnist
trans_list: artificiere | pirotecnico
sense:
(dated) A pyrotechnician: person skilled in the manufacture or setting off of fireworks and firework displays.


lexentry: eng/pyroxene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyroxene
trans_list: pirosseno
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.


lexentry: eng/pyroxenite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyroxenite
trans_list: pirossenite
sense:
(geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.


lexentry: eng/pyrrole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyrrole
trans_list: pirrolo
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H5N. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pyx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pyx
trans_list: pisside
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, also, figurative) A small, usually round container used to hold the host, especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.


lexentry: eng/qanun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qanun
trans_list: legge
sense:
(musical instrument) A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.


lexentry: eng/qibla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qibla
trans_list: qibla
sense:
(Islam) The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.


lexentry: eng/quack__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quack
trans_list: mediconzolo | medicuccio
sense:
(pejorative) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients [from c. 1630]


lexentry: eng/quacksalver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quacksalver
trans_list: ciarlatano
sense:
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]


lexentry: eng/quad_bike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quad bike
trans_list: quad
sense:
A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, especially of a design derived from a motorcycle, usually used for recreation or farm work.


lexentry: eng/quadratic_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadratic form
trans_list: forma quadratica
sense:
(mathematics, number theory, algebra) A homogeneous polynomial of degree 2 in a given number of variables.


lexentry: eng/quadratic_residue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadratic residue
trans_list: residuo quadratico
sense:
(number theory, modular arithmetic) For given positive integer n, any integer that is congruent to some square m2 modulo n.


lexentry: eng/quadrature__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: quadrature
trans_list: quadratura
sense:
(astronomy) A situation in which the directions of two celestial bodies (or a celestial body and the Sun) form a right angle from the perspective of the observer.


lexentry: eng/quadrature_amplitude_modulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadrature amplitude modulation
trans_list: modulazione di ampiezza in quadratura
sense:
(radio) A modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once. These two waves, usually sinusoids, are out of phase with each other by 90° and are thus called quadrature carriers. Commonly abbreviated QAM.


lexentry: eng/quadraturism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadraturism
trans_list: quadraturismo
sense:
(art) An Italian genre of painting that used architectural elements to create illusions of perspective.


lexentry: eng/quadravigesimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadravigesimal
trans_list: sistema numerico quadravigesimale
sense:
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base twenty-24, using the digits 0–9 and A–N (or Greek α-ω without numerals).


lexentry: eng/quadriceps_femoris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadriceps femoris
trans_list: quadricipite
sense:
(anatomy) A group of four thigh muscles, including the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis muscles.


lexentry: eng/quadriga__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quadriga
trans_list: quadriga
sense:
(historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.


lexentry: eng/quadrille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadrille
trans_list: quadriglia
sense:
A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.


lexentry: eng/quadrillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadrillion
trans_list: biliardo
sense:
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,0004): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015.


lexentry: eng/quadrillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quadrillion
trans_list: quadrilione
sense:
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000,0004): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 1024.


lexentry: eng/quadrivium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quadrivium
trans_list: quadrivio
sense:
(education, historical) The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.


lexentry: eng/quadruplet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quadruplet
trans_list: quaterna
sense:
One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.


lexentry: eng/quail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quail
trans_list: quaglia
sense:
Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.


lexentry: eng/quaintrelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quaintrelle
trans_list: edonista | epicurea
sense:
(archaic, rare) A woman who is focused on style and leisurely pastimes. [apparently a single use in the mid 15th c.; revived in the 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/qualification__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: qualification
trans_list: qualificazione
sense:
An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/qualification__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: qualification
trans_list: certificato | diploma | idoneità
sense:
(UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.


lexentry: eng/qualifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: qualifier
trans_list: apposizione
sense:
(grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another.


lexentry: eng/quality_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quality circle
trans_list: circolo di qualità
sense:
a group of employees which meets regularly to resolve problems and improve working methods; part of the kaizen system


lexentry: eng/quality_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quality control
trans_list: controllo della qualità
sense:
A control, such as inspection or testing, introduced into an industrial or business process to ensure quality.


lexentry: eng/qualm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: qualm
trans_list: scrupolo
sense:
(now, negative polarity) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/quantifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quantifier
trans_list: quantificatore
sense:
(logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.


lexentry: eng/quantify__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quantify
trans_list: quantificare
sense:
(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).


lexentry: eng/quantile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantile
trans_list: quantile
sense:
(statistics) One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.


lexentry: eng/quantitative_easing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantitative easing
trans_list: alleggerimento quantitativo
sense:
(economics) A monetary policy in which the central bank increases the money supply in the banking system, as by purchasing bonds from banks.


lexentry: eng/quantity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantity
trans_list: quantità | grandezza | numero
sense:
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.


lexentry: eng/quantum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quantum
trans_list: quanto | quantum
sense:
(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/quantum_chromodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum chromodynamics
trans_list: cromodinamica quantistica
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum field theory in particle physics which describes the strong interaction of quarks and gluons employing the concept of color charge.


lexentry: eng/quantum_electrodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum electrodynamics
trans_list: elettrodinamica quantistica
sense:
(physics) The study of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with electrically charged matter within the framework of relativity and quantum mechanics.


lexentry: eng/quantum_entanglement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum entanglement
trans_list: correlazione quantistica | entanglement quantistico
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum mechanical phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects have to be described with reference to each other, even though the individual objects are spatially separated.


lexentry: eng/quantum_field_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum field theory
trans_list: teoria quantistica dei campi
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A theory of quantum fields; the result of applying second quantization to Classical Relativistic Field Theory.


lexentry: eng/quantum_fluctuation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum fluctuation
trans_list: fluttuazione quantistica
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A momentary fluctuation in the energy at a point in space due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle


lexentry: eng/quantum_gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum gravity
trans_list: gravità quantistica
sense:
(quantum physics) A branch of theoretical physics aiming to unite quantum mechanics with general relativity.


lexentry: eng/quantum_leap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum leap
trans_list: salto quantico
sense:
(quantum mechanics) The discontinuous change of the state of an electron in an atom or molecule from one energy level to another.


lexentry: eng/quantum_mechanics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum mechanics
trans_list: meccanica quantistica
sense:
(physics) The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.


lexentry: eng/quantum_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum number
trans_list: numero quantico
sense:
(quantum mechanics) One of certain integers or half-integers that specify the state of a quantum mechanical system (such as an electron in an atom).


lexentry: eng/quantum_teleportation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum teleportation
trans_list: teletrasporto quantistico
sense:
(quantum mechanics) the instantaneous transference of a quantum state to a distant location using quantum entanglement and the transmission of classical information


lexentry: eng/quantum_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum theory
trans_list: teoria quantistica
sense:
(physics) A theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in discrete amounts called quanta.


lexentry: eng/quantum_well__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quantum well
trans_list: pozzo quantico | buca di potenziale
sense:
(quantum mechanics) a potential well that confines particles in one dimension, forcing them to occupy a planar region


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: quarantena
sense:
(historical) A 40-day period formerly imposed by the French king upon warring nobles during which they were forbidden from exacting revenge or continuing to fight.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: quarantena
sense:
A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: quarantena
sense:
(figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: quarantena
sense:
(politics, figurative) A blockade of trade, suspension of diplomatic relations, or other action whereby one country seeks to isolate another.


lexentry: eng/quarantine__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quarantine
trans_list: mettere in quarantena
sense:
(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.


lexentry: eng/quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quark
trans_list: quark
sense:
(particle) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons.


lexentry: eng/quark__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quark
trans_list: quark
sense:
A soft creamy cheese, eaten throughout northern, central, eastern, and southeastern Europe as well as the Low Countries, very similar to cottage cheese except that it is usually not made with rennet.


lexentry: eng/quarrel__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarrel
trans_list: quadrello
sense:
(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest, traditionally with the head square in its cross section.


lexentry: eng/quarrel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarrel
trans_list: bisticciare | discutere | incriminare | litigare
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.


lexentry: eng/quart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quart
trans_list: camera
sense:
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarter
trans_list: moneta di venticinque centesimi
sense:
(North America) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarter
trans_list: quarto | trimestre
sense:
(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarter
trans_list: trimestre
sense:
(now, historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quarter
trans_list: quartiere
sense:
A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/quarterback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarterback
trans_list: quarterback
sense:
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.


lexentry: eng/quarterfinal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quarterfinal
trans_list: quarto di finale
sense:
(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.


lexentry: eng/quartermaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quartermaster
trans_list: quartiermastro
sense:
(military rank) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.


lexentry: eng/quartile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quartile
trans_list: quartile
sense:
(statistics) Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.


lexentry: eng/quartz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quartz
trans_list: quarzo
sense:
(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.


lexentry: eng/quasar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quasar
trans_list: quasar
sense:
(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.


lexentry: eng/quasiparticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quasiparticle
trans_list: quasiparticella
sense:
(particle) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles


lexentry: eng/quaternion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quaternion
trans_list: quaternione
sense:
(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.


lexentry: eng/quatrefoil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quatrefoil
trans_list: quattrofoglie
sense:
(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.


lexentry: eng/quay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quay
trans_list: banchina
sense:
(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.


lexentry: eng/qubit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: qubit
trans_list: qubit
sense:
(quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition.


lexentry: eng/quebracho__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quebracho
trans_list: quebracho
sense:
Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.


lexentry: eng/quecto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quecto-
trans_list: quecto-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−30 (short scale nonillionth or long scale quintillionth). Symbol: q


lexentry: eng/queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: queen
trans_list: regina | donna
sense:
A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.


lexentry: eng/queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: queen
trans_list: regina | donna
sense:
A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.


lexentry: eng/queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: queen
trans_list: ape regina | regina
sense:
Worker bees around the queen (sense 6) of the hive, marked with a pink dot
 A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.


lexentry: eng/queen_mother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: queen mother
trans_list: regina madre
sense:
A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch.


lexentry: eng/queer__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: queer
trans_list: strano | bizzarro
sense:
(dated, outside, Ireland, Scotland, and, England) Weird, odd, or different; whimsical. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/queer__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: queer
trans_list: checca | finocchio | frocio | omosessuale
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.


lexentry: eng/quench__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: quench
trans_list: temperare
sense:
(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.


lexentry: eng/quenching__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quenching
trans_list: tempra
sense:
(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.


lexentry: eng/query_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: query language
trans_list: linguaggio di interrogazione
sense:
(databases, programming) Any of several generalized computer languages in which users may extract data from selected records in a database


lexentry: eng/quesadilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quesadilla
trans_list: quesadilla
sense:
A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.


lexentry: eng/question_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: question mark
trans_list: punto interrogativo | punto di domanda
sense:
Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1).


lexentry: eng/queue__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: queue
trans_list: coda
sense:
(computing) A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (in the case of a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/quibble__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quibble
trans_list: cavillo
sense:
An objection or argument based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/quiche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quiche
trans_list: crostata
sense:
A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.


lexentry: eng/quicken__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quicken
trans_list: accendere, stimolare
sense:
(literary, also, figuratively) To give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead); to animate, to resurrect, to revive. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quicklime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quicklime
trans_list: calce viva
sense:
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.


lexentry: eng/quill__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: quill
trans_list: aculeo
sense:
A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/quill__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: quill
trans_list: calamo | penna d'oca
sense:
Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.


lexentry: eng/quilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quilt
trans_list: trapunta
sense:
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.


lexentry: eng/quilted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quilted
trans_list: trapuntato
sense:
Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them.


lexentry: eng/quinceañera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinceañera
trans_list: festa dei quindici anni | quinceañera
sense:
(chiefly, US) The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.


lexentry: eng/quincunx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quincunx
trans_list: quinconce
sense:
An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.


lexentry: eng/quinidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinidine
trans_list: chinidina
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.


lexentry: eng/quinine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinine
trans_list: chinino
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂ originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona) used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/quinoline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinoline
trans_list: chinolina
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C9H7N.


lexentry: eng/quinone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinone
trans_list: chinone
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.


lexentry: eng/quinsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quinsy
trans_list: squinanzia
sense:
(pathology) A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever.


lexentry: eng/quintessence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quintessence
trans_list: quintessenza
sense:
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.


lexentry: eng/quintessential__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quintessential
trans_list: quintessenziale
sense:
Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); being or relating to the ultimate essence of something.


lexentry: eng/quintet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quintet
trans_list: quintetto
sense:
(music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)


lexentry: eng/quintillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quintillion
trans_list: trilione
sense:
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.


lexentry: eng/quire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quire
trans_list: fascicolo
sense:
One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.


lexentry: eng/quire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quire
trans_list: 2:3: auto
sense:
(bookbinding) A set of leaves which are stitched together, originally a set of four pieces of paper (eight leaves, sixteen pages). This is most often a single signature (i.e. group of four), but may be several nested signatures.


lexentry: eng/quirk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quirk
trans_list: stranezza
sense:
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.


lexentry: eng/quit__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: quit
trans_list: abbandonare | smettere | dimettersi | lasciare | licenziarsi
sense:
(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.


lexentry: eng/quiver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quiver
trans_list: faretra
sense:
(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.


lexentry: eng/quixotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quixotic
trans_list: donchisciottesco
sense:
Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.


lexentry: eng/quixotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quixotism
trans_list: donchisciottismo
sense:
A form of idealism and delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.


lexentry: eng/quoll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quoll
trans_list: dasiuro
sense:
Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a cat.


lexentry: eng/quorum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quorum
trans_list: quorum
sense:
The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.


lexentry: eng/quotation_marks__Noun__1
written_rep: quotation marks
trans_list: virgolette
sense:
Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.


lexentry: eng/quote_unquote__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quote unquote
trans_list: tra virgolette
sense:
(idiomatic) Emphasizes the following, or sometimes preceding, word or phrase for irony or marks it as not the normal sense of the term. Used almost exclusively in spoken language. In written language, quotation marks would be used instead.


lexentry: eng/quotidian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quotidian
trans_list: ferialità
sense:
(medicine, now, _, rare, historical) A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/quotidian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quotidian
trans_list: ferialità
sense:
(Anglicanism, historical) A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quotient
trans_list: quoziente
sense:
(arithmetic) The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another.


lexentry: eng/quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: quotient
trans_list: quoziente
sense:
(mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.


lexentry: eng/quotient_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: quotient group
trans_list: gruppo quoziente
sense:
(group theory) A group obtained from a larger group by aggregating elements via an equivalence relation that preserves group structure.


lexentry: eng/rabbet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabbet
trans_list: addentellato
sense:
A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint.


lexentry: eng/rabbit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rabbit
trans_list: lepre
sense:
A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.


lexentry: eng/rabbit_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabbit hole
trans_list: coniglio
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit,‎ hole. The entrance to a rabbit warren or burrow; the whole warren or burrow.


lexentry: eng/rabbit_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rabbit hole
trans_list: giardino
sense:
(by extension) A time-consuming tangent or detour, often one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.


lexentry: eng/rabbit_starvation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabbit starvation
trans_list: morbo del caribù
sense:
A form of acute malnutrition caused by excess consumption of any lean meat (such as rabbit), coupled with a lack of nutrients and usually other stressors such as a cold or dry environment.


lexentry: eng/rabble_rouser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabble rouser
trans_list: demagoga
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.


lexentry: eng/rabies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rabies
trans_list: rabbia
sense:
(disease) An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.


lexentry: eng/raccoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raccoon
trans_list: procione | orsetto lavatore
sense:
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor.


lexentry: eng/raccoon_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raccoon dog
trans_list: cane procione | nittereute
sense:
The canid Nyctereutes procyonoides, the only extant species in the genus Nyctereutes of the Canidae or dog family, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere in other cool parts of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: race
trans_list: corsa | gara
sense:
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: race
trans_list: razza
sense:
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: race
trans_list: razza
sense:
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.


lexentry: eng/race__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: race
trans_list: razza
sense:
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.


lexentry: eng/raceme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raceme
trans_list: grappolo | racemo | racimolo | raspo
sense:
(botany) An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.


lexentry: eng/racemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racemic
trans_list: racemico
sense:
(chemistry) Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active


lexentry: eng/racemic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racemic acid
trans_list: acido racemico
sense:
(organic compound) an equal mixture of the d- and l- forms of tartaric acid found in grape juice; the isomers can be separated via crystallization


lexentry: eng/racewalking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racewalking
trans_list: marcia
sense:
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).


lexentry: eng/racism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: racism
trans_list: razzismo
sense:
Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.


lexentry: eng/racist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racist
trans_list: razzista
sense:
A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.


lexentry: eng/rack__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rack
trans_list: eculeo
sense:
(historical) A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.


lexentry: eng/racket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racket
trans_list: racchetta
sense:
(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.


lexentry: eng/racketeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: racketeer
trans_list: criminale | malavitoso
sense:
one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.


lexentry: eng/rackett__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rackett
trans_list: cervellato
sense:
(musical instruments) An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.


lexentry: eng/ractopamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ractopamine
trans_list: ractopamina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for their meat.


lexentry: eng/radar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radar
trans_list: radar | radiotelemetro
sense:
(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces


lexentry: eng/radar_astronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radar astronomy
trans_list: radarastronomia
sense:
(astronomy) A technique that uses radar echoes to examine bodies within the solar system, obtaining information about size, shape, topography, surface density, spin etc.


lexentry: eng/radar_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radar gun
trans_list: pistola laser
sense:
A hand-held (or mounted) device that emits a radar beam and uses the Doppler effect to measure the velocity of moving objects (especially traffic).


lexentry: eng/radar_meteorology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radar meteorology
trans_list: radarmeteorologia
sense:
The application of radar to the study of the atmosphere, and to the observation and prediction of weather.


lexentry: eng/radial_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radial engine
trans_list: motore radiale
sense:
Any of several internal combustion engines that have the cylinders arranged radially around a central crankshaft


lexentry: eng/radian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radian
trans_list: radiante
sense:
(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad.


lexentry: eng/radiator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radiator
trans_list: radiatore
sense:
(automotive) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.


lexentry: eng/radical__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radical
trans_list: radicale
sense:
(historical, early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.


lexentry: eng/radical__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: radical
trans_list: radicale
sense:
(linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.


lexentry: eng/radical__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: radical
trans_list: radicale
sense:
(linguistics) In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.


lexentry: eng/radical__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: radical
trans_list: radicale
sense:
(chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.


lexentry: eng/radical__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: radical
trans_list: radicale
sense:
(algebra, commutative algebra, ring theory, of an ideal) Given an ideal I in a commutative ring R, another ideal, denoted Rad(I) or \sqrt{I}, such that an element x ∈ R is in Rad(I) if, for some positive integer n, xn ∈ I; equivalently, the intersection of all prime ideals containing I.


lexentry: eng/radical__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: radical
trans_list: radicale
sense:
(algebra, ring theory, of a ring) Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, "not good".


lexentry: eng/radicchio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radicchio
trans_list: radicchio
sense:
A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.


lexentry: eng/radicular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radicular
trans_list: radicolare
sense:
(anatomy) Pertaining to a root or to a radicle; specifically, pertaining to the roots of the spinal nerves, or arteries which accompany nerve roots into the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/radio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio
trans_list: radio
sense:
(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.


lexentry: eng/radio__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radio
trans_list: radio
sense:
(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.


lexentry: eng/radio_amateur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio amateur
trans_list: radioamatore
sense:
A person who practises the hobby of amateur radio. Radio amateurs must possess a licence issued by the relevant authority in the country in which they live, and must pass an exam before they can obtain a licence to operate.


lexentry: eng/radio_astronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio astronomy
trans_list: radioastronomia
sense:
The branch of astronomy which utilizes radio waves through the use of radio telescopes to study celestial bodies and occurrences.


lexentry: eng/radio_beacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio beacon
trans_list: radiofaro
sense:
(communication, aviation, nautical, navigation) A beacon that emits radio wave signals to guide ships or aircraft or to indicate the position of a ship, aircraft, or other object, person, or vehicle.


lexentry: eng/radio_button__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radio button
trans_list: gadget d'opzione
sense:
(graphical user interface) Any of a group of widgets in a graphical user interface that is used to select one of a group of options; the selection of any one deselects the others.


lexentry: eng/radio_drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio drama
trans_list: radiodramma | radiodrammaturgia
sense:
Dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD.


lexentry: eng/radio_frequency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio frequency
trans_list: radiofrequenza
sense:
(uncountable) That part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between about 3 kHz and 300 MHz, within which radio waves are transmitted.


lexentry: eng/radio_signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio signal
trans_list: radiosegnale
sense:
a signal, which can vary in strength due to various factors, transmitted and received by radio by means of radio waves.


lexentry: eng/radio_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: radio silence
trans_list: silenzio radio
sense:
(figurative) A period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization, especially when such communication would normally be expected.


lexentry: eng/radio_station__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio station
trans_list: stazione radiofonica
sense:
An installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication; usually refers to a broadcast station in non-technical usage.


lexentry: eng/radio_telescope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio telescope
trans_list: radiotelescopio
sense:
(astronomy) A device for observing astronomical sources of radio waves, normally having one or more large parabolic dishes.


lexentry: eng/radio_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radio wave
trans_list: radioonda
sense:
(physics) electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about .5 centimeters and 30,000 meters; used for the broadcasting of radio and television signals.


lexentry: eng/radioactive_dating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radioactive dating
trans_list: datazione radiometrica | radiodatazione
sense:
The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of radioactive decay of one or more radioisotopes present in the material when it was formed.


lexentry: eng/radioactivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radioactivity
trans_list: radioattività
sense:
Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus.


lexentry: eng/radioactivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: radioactivity
trans_list: radioattività
sense:
The radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc.


lexentry: eng/radiogram__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiogram
trans_list: radiogramma
sense:
(telegraphy, historical) Synonym of radiotelegram (“a message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy”)


lexentry: eng/radiograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiograph
trans_list: radiografia
sense:
An image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph.


lexentry: eng/radiolarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiolarian
trans_list: radiolario
sense:
Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.


lexentry: eng/radiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiology
trans_list: radiologia
sense:
(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).


lexentry: eng/radiosonde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radiosonde
trans_list: radiosonda | radiosondaggio
sense:
A miniature radio carried aloft (e.g. by an uncrewed balloon, an airdrop from a crewed aircraft, or a sounding rocket) to automatically transmit measurements of the upper air such as the wind speed, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity to a receiving station on the ground.


lexentry: eng/radish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radish
trans_list: ravanello
sense:
A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.


lexentry: eng/radium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radium
trans_list: radio
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/radius_of_gyration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radius of gyration
trans_list: raggio d'inerzia | raggio di giratore | raggio di girazione
sense:
(physics, engineering) Given a body B, the distance from a given axis of rotation at which a point mass of the same mass as B would have the same moment of inertia about said axis.


lexentry: eng/radix__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: radix
trans_list: base
sense:
(mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.


lexentry: eng/radon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: radon
trans_list: radon | rado
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.


lexentry: eng/raffia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raffia
trans_list: rafia
sense:
A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).


lexentry: eng/raft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raft
trans_list: zattera | gommone
sense:
A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.


lexentry: eng/rafter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rafter
trans_list: puntone | travetto | travicello | passafuori | trave
sense:
(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.


lexentry: eng/rag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rag
trans_list: cencio | straccio
sense:
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.


lexentry: eng/ragdoll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ragdoll
trans_list: gatto Ragdoll
sense:
A modern American breed of domestic cat with a longhair colourpoint coat that relaxes completely when picked up.


lexentry: eng/ragman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ragman
trans_list: cenciaio | cenciaiolo | rigattiere | robivecchi | straccivendolo
sense:
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.


lexentry: eng/ragpicker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ragpicker
trans_list: straccivendolo | cenciaio | cenciaiolo | rigattiere | robivecchi
sense:
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).


lexentry: eng/rail_transport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rail transport
trans_list: trasporto ferroviario
sense:
The transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run on railways or railroads.


lexentry: eng/railcar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: railcar
trans_list: autobus su rotaia | automotrice
sense:
(rail) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.


lexentry: eng/railgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railgun
trans_list: Cannone a rotaia
sense:
An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.


lexentry: eng/railroad_tie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railroad tie
trans_list: traversa
sense:
(rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.


lexentry: eng/railroad_track__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railroad track
trans_list: binario
sense:
(rail, US) A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad vehicles may travel.


lexentry: eng/railway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railway
trans_list: ferrovia
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.


lexentry: eng/railway__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: railway
trans_list: ferrovia | binario | strada ferrata | rotaia
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.


lexentry: eng/railway_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: railway gun
trans_list: cannone ferroviario
sense:
(military) A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.


lexentry: eng/railway_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: railway line
trans_list: linea ferroviaria
sense:
(chiefly, UK) A group of railway tracks running parallel, allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a four-track railway line).


lexentry: eng/rain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rain
trans_list: pioggia
sense:
(figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.


lexentry: eng/rain_gutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rain gutter
trans_list: grondaia
sense:
Any gutter designed to carry away rain, such as an eavestrough on a building or a drain on a motor vehicle's roof rack.


lexentry: eng/rain_on_someone's_parade__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rain on someone's parade
trans_list: mettere i bastoni tra le ruote | rompere le uova nel paniere
sense:
(figuratively) To disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticising their plans or aspirations.


lexentry: eng/rainbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rainbow
trans_list: arcobaleno | iride
sense:
A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.


lexentry: eng/rainbow_flag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rainbow flag
trans_list: bandiera arcobaleno
sense:
A rainbow-striped flag, typically consisting of six horizontal bars (from top to bottom: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet), used as a symbol of LGBT pride and LGBT social movements.


lexentry: eng/rainbow_trout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rainbow trout
trans_list: trota arcobaleno | trota iridea | trota salmonata
sense:
(usually, countable) A trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, that has black spots and a pink streak running along the body.


lexentry: eng/rainstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rainstick
trans_list: bastone della pioggia
sense:
A hollow tube partially filled with pebbles or beans, and with small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inner surface, so that it produces a rain-like sound when upended.


lexentry: eng/rainwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rainwater
trans_list: acqua piovana
sense:
Water (for a house etc) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.


lexentry: eng/raise_the_bar__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raise the bar
trans_list: alzare l'asticella
sense:
(idiomatic) To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard.


lexentry: eng/raising__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: raising
trans_list: collezione
sense:
The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.


lexentry: eng/raison_d'état__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raison d'état
trans_list: ragion di Stato
sense:
A state interest, especially when invoked as politically superior to moral or even legal considerations.


lexentry: eng/raison_d'être__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raison d'être
trans_list: ragione d'esistere
sense:
Reason for being. The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.


lexentry: eng/rake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rake
trans_list: rastrello
sense:
(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.


lexentry: eng/rake__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rake
trans_list: convoglio
sense:
(Britain, originally, Northern England, Scotland) A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.


lexentry: eng/rake__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rake
trans_list: rastrellare | mitragliare
sense:
(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.


lexentry: eng/rakija__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rakija
trans_list: rakia
sense:
A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.


lexentry: eng/rakish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rakish
trans_list: audace
sense:
Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.


lexentry: eng/rale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rale
trans_list: rantolo
sense:
(medicine, now, chiefly, in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.


lexentry: eng/rally__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rally
trans_list: manifestazione | raduno
sense:
A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.


lexentry: eng/ram__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ram
trans_list: speronare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.


lexentry: eng/rambade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rambade
trans_list: rambata
sense:
(nautical) The raised platform above the main artillery in the bow of the type of galley used from the 15th to the 19th century, used as a fighting platform and command post.


lexentry: eng/ramble__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ramble
trans_list: divagare
sense:
(often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.


lexentry: eng/ramie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ramie
trans_list: ramia
sense:
(usually, countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.


lexentry: eng/ramie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ramie
trans_list: ramia
sense:
(usually, uncountable) The fibre extracted from this plant known especially for its ability to hold shape, reduce wrinkling, and introduce a silky lustre used to make textiles, fishing nets, upholstery, etc.


lexentry: eng/ramification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ramification
trans_list: ramificazione
sense:
(botany, anatomy, also, figurative) A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.


lexentry: eng/ramification__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ramification
trans_list: ramificazione
sense:
(figurative, often, in plural) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.


lexentry: eng/ramjet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ramjet
trans_list: statoreattore
sense:
(aeronautics) A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.


lexentry: eng/rampart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rampart
trans_list: cinta | cinto | muro | recinto
sense:
A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.


lexentry: eng/ranch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ranch
trans_list: ranch
sense:
A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.


lexentry: eng/rancor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rancor
trans_list: rancore
sense:
(American spelling) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.


lexentry: eng/random__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: random
trans_list: casuale | fortuito
sense:
Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.


lexentry: eng/random__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: random
trans_list: estraneo | nullità | sconosciuto
sense:
(figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/random_walk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: random walk
trans_list: passeggiata aleatoria
sense:
(mathematics) A stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random


lexentry: eng/range__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: range
trans_list: fornello | piano cottura | stufa a legna
sense:
A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many hotplates.


lexentry: eng/range__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: range
trans_list: portata | campo | campo di variazione | distanza | raggio
sense:
(statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.


lexentry: eng/rangefinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rangefinder
trans_list: telemetro
sense:
Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument that is used to measure the distance to an object


lexentry: eng/ranger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ranger
trans_list: rozzo
sense:
A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.


lexentry: eng/rank__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rank
trans_list: traversa
sense:
(chess) One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number).


lexentry: eng/rank__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rank
trans_list: rango | ceto | condizione sociale
sense:
One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality.


lexentry: eng/rank_and_file__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rank and file
trans_list: militare | milite | soldato
sense:
Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.


lexentry: eng/ransack__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ransack
trans_list: rovistare
sense:
(transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.


lexentry: eng/ransom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ransom
trans_list: riscatto
sense:
(historical, legal, UK) A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.


lexentry: eng/rap_sheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rap sheet
trans_list: casellario giudiziale
sense:
(US, law, criminology) A printed police record of an individual's citations, arrests, convictions, and incarcerations, usually in a single jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/rape__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rape
trans_list: stupro
sense:
The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on or perpetrated by any being. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/rape__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rape
trans_list: stuprare | violentare | violare
sense:
(chiefly, transitive) To force sexual intercourse or other penetrative sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rape_culture__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rape culture
trans_list: cultura dello stupro
sense:
A culture, environment or society where rape (a form of sexual assault) is common, and in which social attitudes or practices work to trivialize sexual violence, make rape seem normal, or shift responsibility from rapists to rape victims. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rapeseed_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rapeseed oil
trans_list: olio di colza
sense:
A thick brownish-yellow oil expressed from rapeseed, used chiefly for lubricating and in the manufacture of soap and india rubber.


lexentry: eng/rapid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rapid
trans_list: rapida | cataratta
sense:
(often, in the plural) A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.


lexentry: eng/rapport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rapport
trans_list: affinità
sense:
A relationship of mutual trust and respect. A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.


lexentry: eng/rapture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rapture
trans_list: rapimento | estasi
sense:
In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, the event when Jesus returns and gathers the souls of living and deceased believers. (Usually "the rapture".)


lexentry: eng/rare__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rare
trans_list: al sangue
sense:
(cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.


lexentry: eng/rare_earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rare earth
trans_list: terra rara
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the naturally occurring oxides of the lanthanide metals; they are widely distributed in relatively small concentrations and are used in glassmaking, ceramic glazes etc.


lexentry: eng/rare_earth_element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rare earth element
trans_list: terra rara
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a group of seventeen soft, lustrous, sometimes magnetic metals that form trivalent salts; they include the lanthanides plus yttrium, scandium, thorium and sometimes zirconium.


lexentry: eng/rareripe__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rareripe
trans_list: precoce
sense:
(by extension, of a person, uncommon) maturing too quickly; taking on the trappings of maturity before one is emotionally developed


lexentry: eng/rash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rash
trans_list: eruzione cutanea | sfogo cutaneo
sense:
(dermatology, symptom) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus; also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare, or, obsolete) , an illness characterized by a type of rash.


lexentry: eng/rashly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation.
written_rep: rashly
trans_list:
avventatamente | ardimentosamente | arrischiatamente | azzardatamente | azzardosamente | inconsultamente


lexentry: eng/rasp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rasp
trans_list: raspa | scuffina
sense:
A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.


lexentry: eng/raspberry__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raspberry
trans_list: pernacchia
sense:
(colloquial) A noise intended to imitate the passing of flatulence, made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, or by blowing air through the lips while they are pressed firmly together or against skin (often a form of tickling) used humorously or to express derision.


lexentry: eng/rassemblement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rassemblement
trans_list: assembramento
sense:
(fencing) The bringing together of both feet, with the body upright, in order to outreach an opponent.


lexentry: eng/raster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raster
trans_list: barre
sense:
(electronics) A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.


lexentry: eng/rat_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rat race
trans_list: competizione sfrenata | corsa al successo | corsa sfrenata
sense:
(informal) An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.


lexentry: eng/rat_run__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rat run
trans_list: via nascosta
sense:
(idiomatic) A small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.


lexentry: eng/ratatouille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ratatouille
trans_list: ratatouille
sense:
A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.


lexentry: eng/ratchet_wrench__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ratchet wrench
trans_list: chiave a cricchetto
sense:
A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets to engage the head of a bolt or similar.


lexentry: eng/rather__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rather
trans_list: piuttosto | preferibilmente
sense:
Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/rational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rational
trans_list: razionale | lucido
sense:
(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.


lexentry: eng/rational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: rational
trans_list: razionale | lucido
sense:
(mathematics, arithmetic, not comparable) Of an algebraic expression, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.


lexentry: eng/rational_root_theorem__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rational root theorem
trans_list: teorema delle radici razionali
sense:
(algebra) A theorem which states a constraint on rational solutions of a polynomial equation with integer coefficients.


lexentry: eng/rationalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rationalism
trans_list: razionalismo
sense:
(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.


lexentry: eng/rationalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rationalize
trans_list: dare una lettera positiva
sense:
To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's action than the true motive”


lexentry: eng/ratite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ratite
trans_list: ratite
sense:
A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou


lexentry: eng/rattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rattle
trans_list: sonaglio
sense:
A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rattlesnake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rattlesnake
trans_list: crotalo | serpente a sonagli
sense:
Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.


lexentry: eng/rattletrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rattletrap
trans_list: carcassa
sense:
(informal) A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.


lexentry: eng/rave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rave
trans_list: rave | baldoria | orgia
sense:
An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) in small unknown clubs.


lexentry: eng/ravelin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ravelin
trans_list: rivellino
sense:
An outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon


lexentry: eng/raven__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: raven
trans_list: corvo imperiale | corvo
sense:
(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.


lexentry: eng/raw__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: raw
trans_list: grezzo | aperta | naturale | non raffinatato
sense:
Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. [from 10th c.] (of materials, products, etc.)


lexentry: eng/raw_material__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: raw material
trans_list: materia prima
sense:
(figuratively) Any physical product serving as input to a factory or other installation which processes it.


lexentry: eng/rax__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rax
trans_list: tendere
sense:
(UK, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To extend the hand to; hand or pass something.


lexentry: eng/ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ray
trans_list: raggio | filo
sense:
(botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.


lexentry: eng/razor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: razor
trans_list: rasoio
sense:
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/razor_clam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: razor clam
trans_list: cannolicchio | cappalunga
sense:
A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.


lexentry: eng/razor_wire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: razor wire
trans_list: nastro spinato
sense:
A form of securing wire similar to barbed wire, but with a series of short blades instead of barbs. Also, a length thereof.


lexentry: eng/reach__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: reach
trans_list: tratto
sense:
(nautical) A stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.


lexentry: eng/reach__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reach
trans_list: raggiungere | allungare | avvicinare | contattare | prendere | stendere
sense:
(transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.


lexentry: eng/reach__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: reach
trans_list: raggiungere | allungare | avvicinare | contattare | stendere
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.


lexentry: eng/reach_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reach out
trans_list: contattare | protendersi
sense:
(intransitive, originally, business, followed by to) To attempt to initiate communication with someone; to contact.


lexentry: eng/react__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: react
trans_list: reagire
sense:
(physics, intransitive) To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force


lexentry: eng/react__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: react
trans_list: reagire
sense:
(chemistry, intransitive) To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.


lexentry: eng/react__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: react
trans_list: reagire
sense:
(chemistry, transitive) To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.


lexentry: eng/reactance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reactance
trans_list: reattanza
sense:
(physics, electrics) The opposition to the change in flow of current in an alternating current circuit, due to inductance and capacitance; the imaginary part of the impedance. Symbol: X.


lexentry: eng/reactant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reactant
trans_list: reagente
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the participants present at the start of a chemical reaction, specifically one that is consumed during the reaction.


lexentry: eng/reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reaction
trans_list: reazione
sense:
(chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition.


lexentry: eng/reaction_mechanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reaction mechanism
trans_list: meccanismo di reazione
sense:
(chemistry) the ordered set of individual reactions whose overall effect is given by a chemical equation


lexentry: eng/reactionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reactionary
trans_list: reazionario | codina | codino
sense:
(politics) One who is opposed to progress and change and wants to reverse it, wishing for a return to an alleged golden age of the past.


lexentry: eng/reactor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reactor
trans_list: reagente | reattivo
sense:
(chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.


lexentry: eng/read-only_memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: read-only memory
trans_list: memoria ROM | memoria a sola lettura
sense:
(computing) A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered.


lexentry: eng/read__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: read
trans_list: leggere
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.


lexentry: eng/read__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: read
trans_list: leggere | leggere ad alta voce
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)


lexentry: eng/read__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: read
trans_list: leggere
sense:
(transitive, frequently, _, jocular) To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.


lexentry: eng/read__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: read
trans_list: ricevere
sense:
(transitive, telecommunications) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.


lexentry: eng/read_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: read out
trans_list: leggere
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, US) (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself.


lexentry: eng/reading_glasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reading glasses
trans_list: occhiali da lettura | occhiali per leggere
sense:
Any type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying details such as fine text.


lexentry: eng/reading_material__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reading material
trans_list: materiale di lettura
sense:
Anything produced for the purpose of being read; a collective term for books, magazines, newspapers, etc.


lexentry: eng/ready_meal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ready meal
trans_list: cibo precotto
sense:
A prepackaged, fresh or frozen meal that only requires heating (often in a microwave) before being served, sometimes in its own packaging.


lexentry: eng/reagent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reagent
trans_list: reagente | reattivo
sense:
(chemistry) A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.


lexentry: eng/real-time__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: real-time
trans_list: in tempo reale
sense:
(computing) Of a system: that responds to events or signals within a predictable time after their occurrence; specifically the response time must be within the maximum allowed, but is typically synchronous.


lexentry: eng/real-valued__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real-valued
trans_list: a valori reali
sense:
(analysis, of a function) Having only real values: having as its codomain the set of real numbers or a subset thereof.


lexentry: eng/real_estate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real estate
trans_list: bene immobile
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground they are built on.


lexentry: eng/real_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real life
trans_list: vita reale
sense:
Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.


lexentry: eng/real_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real number
trans_list: numero reale
sense:
(mathematics) The limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers, whether the limit is a rational number such as 2, -5, or 2/7 or whether the limit is an irrational number such as the square root of two or the circumference of the circle whose radius is one.


lexentry: eng/real_world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: real world
trans_list: realtà
sense:
The realm of human experience comprising physical objects, and excluding theoretical constructs, hypotheses, artificial environments, and "virtual" worlds such as the Internet, computer simulations, or the imagination.


lexentry: eng/realgar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: realgar
trans_list: realgar
sense:
(mineral) A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.


lexentry: eng/realist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: realist
trans_list: realista
sense:
(philosophy) An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.


lexentry: eng/realist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: realist
trans_list: realista
sense:
One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.


lexentry: eng/reality_principle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reality principle
trans_list: principio di realtà
sense:
(psychology, psychoanalysis, Freudianism, often hyphenated when used attributively) The mental mechanism which guides a person, as he or she matures, in adapting to and coping with the real, external world, by suppressing or deferring the childish gratification-seeking desires of the id.


lexentry: eng/reality_television__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reality television
trans_list: reality show
sense:
(television) A genre of television programming portraying one or more people who are not professional actors and depicting their reactions to given stimuli or goals.


lexentry: eng/realize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: realize
trans_list: realizzare
sense:
(slightly formal, transitive) To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence


lexentry: eng/realize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: realize
trans_list: rendersi conto | accorgersi
sense:
(transitive) To become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time).


lexentry: eng/realize__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: realize
trans_list: rendersi conto | accorgersi
sense:
(transitive, business) To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get


lexentry: eng/really__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: really
trans_list: dai? | davvero? | ma dai? | veramente?
sense:
(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.


lexentry: eng/realtor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: realtor
trans_list: agente immobiliare | immobiliarista
sense:
(North America) A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.


lexentry: eng/reap_what_one_sows__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reap what one sows
trans_list: si raccoglie ciò che si semina
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one's exertions or intentions, in a good or a bad sense; to receive justice or one's just deserts.


lexentry: eng/rear__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rear
trans_list: retroguardia | didietro | posteriore | retro
sense:
(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.


lexentry: eng/rear__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: rear
trans_list: crescere | elevare | innalzare | sollevare | sollevarsi
sense:
(transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.


lexentry: eng/rear_admiral_(lower_half)__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rear admiral (lower half)
trans_list: commodoro
sense:
(US, military, nautical) A naval officer of equivalent grade or rank in the navy of other countries, such as commodore.


lexentry: eng/rear_admiral_(upper_half)__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rear admiral (upper half)
trans_list: contrammiraglio
sense:
(US, military, nautical) A naval officer of equivalent grade or rank in the navy of other countries.


lexentry: eng/rear_admiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rear admiral
trans_list: contrammiraglio
sense:
(military, nautical) A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.


lexentry: eng/rearguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rearguard
trans_list: retroguardia
sense:
(military) The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.


lexentry: eng/rearm__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rearm
trans_list: riarmare
sense:
To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body.


lexentry: eng/reason__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reason
trans_list: ragione | motivo | pretesa | scusa
sense:
An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.


lexentry: eng/reason__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reason
trans_list: ragione
sense:
(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.


lexentry: eng/reason__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reason
trans_list: argomentare | ragionare
sense:
(intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.


lexentry: eng/reasoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reasoning
trans_list: ragionamento
sense:
(uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.


lexentry: eng/rebec__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rebec
trans_list: ribeca
sense:
(musical instruments) An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras.


lexentry: eng/reboot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reboot
trans_list: reiniziare
sense:
(computing, ambitransitive) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure.


lexentry: eng/rebus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rebus
trans_list: rebus
sense:
An arrangement of pictures, symbols, and/or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.


lexentry: eng/recall__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recall
trans_list: revocare | richiamare | ritirare
sense:
(transitive) To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/recall__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: recall
trans_list: ricordare | rammentare | riportare alla memoria
sense:
(transitive) To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's mind; to remember, recollect. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/recant__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recant
trans_list: annullare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.


lexentry: eng/recapitulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recapitulation
trans_list: riesposizione
sense:
(music) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.


lexentry: eng/recapitulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: recapitulation
trans_list: recapitulazione
sense:
(theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/receive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: receive
trans_list: ricevere
sense:
To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.


lexentry: eng/receive__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: receive
trans_list: ricevere
sense:
To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.


lexentry: eng/receiver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: receiver
trans_list: cornetta
sense:
Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/receivership__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: receivership
trans_list: sequestro
sense:
(legal, business) A form trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.


lexentry: eng/receptacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: receptacle
trans_list: ricettacolo
sense:
(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.


lexentry: eng/receptacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: receptacle
trans_list: ricettacolo
sense:
In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.


lexentry: eng/reception__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: reception
trans_list: accoglienza
sense:
(linguistics) Reading viewed as the active process of receiving a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps, such as ideation, comprehension, reconstruction, interpretation.


lexentry: eng/receptionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: receptionist
trans_list: receptionist | addetto al ricevimento | addetto all'accettazione | addetto alla reception
sense:
An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.


lexentry: eng/receptor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: receptor
trans_list: recettore
sense:
(biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.


lexentry: eng/recess__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: recess
trans_list: ricreazione
sense:
(Australia, Britain, North America, education) A time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation.


lexentry: eng/recess__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: recess
trans_list: interruzione
sense:
(government) A period of time when the proceedings of a committee, court of law, parliament, or other official body are temporarily suspended.


lexentry: eng/recess__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: recess
trans_list: ferie | pausa
sense:
(countable) An act of retiring or withdrawing from public life, society, etc.; also, an act of living in retirement or seclusion, or a period of such retirement or seclusion.


lexentry: eng/rechargeable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rechargeable
trans_list: ricaricabile
sense:
Able to be recharged, especially of a battery that can be recharged from mains electricity via a charger.


lexentry: eng/reciprocal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reciprocal
trans_list: reciproco
sense:
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.


lexentry: eng/reciprocal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reciprocal
trans_list: inverso
sense:
(arithmetic) The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.


lexentry: eng/reciprocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reciprocity
trans_list: reciprocità
sense:
(grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.


lexentry: eng/recital__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: recital
trans_list: considerando
sense:
(legal) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.


lexentry: eng/recitative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recitative
trans_list: recitativo
sense:
(music) dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot.


lexentry: eng/recite__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recite
trans_list: recitare
sense:
(transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.


lexentry: eng/reckon__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reckon
trans_list: reputare | stimare | valutare
sense:
(colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause


lexentry: eng/recluse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recluse
trans_list: anacoreta
sense:
An individual who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit


lexentry: eng/recognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recognition
trans_list: riconoscimento
sense:
The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).


lexentry: eng/recognize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recognize
trans_list: riconoscere
sense:
(transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.


lexentry: eng/recognize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recognize
trans_list: ammettere | riconoscere
sense:
(transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.


lexentry: eng/recognize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: recognize
trans_list: riconoscere
sense:
(transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).


lexentry: eng/recoil__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: recoil
trans_list: rinculo
sense:
(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.


lexentry: eng/recoilless_rifle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recoilless rifle
trans_list: lanciarazzi
sense:
A lightweight portable weapon capable of firing artillery-type shells, used normally as anti-tank weapon.


lexentry: eng/recollection__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recollection
trans_list: memoria
sense:
The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.


lexentry: eng/recombine__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recombine
trans_list: ricombinare
sense:
(genetics, ambitransitive) To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner.


lexentry: eng/recommend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recommend
trans_list: raccomandare | consigliare
sense:
(transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.


lexentry: eng/recommend__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: recommend
trans_list: raccomandare | consigliare
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations


lexentry: eng/reconcile__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: reconcile
trans_list: quadrare
sense:
(transitive) To make the net difference in credits and debits of a financial account agree with the balance.


lexentry: eng/reconciliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reconciliation
trans_list: riconciliazione
sense:
(accounting) The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc.


lexentry: eng/reconnoiter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reconnoiter
trans_list: chiarirsi
sense:
(American spelling, transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.


lexentry: eng/reconstitute__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reconstitute
trans_list: ricostituire
sense:
(transitive) to add liquid to a concentrated or dehydrated food to return it to its original consistency


lexentry: eng/record__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: record
trans_list: registrazione | record
sense:
Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.


lexentry: eng/record__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: record
trans_list: disco
sense:
Ellipsis of phonograph record: a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.


lexentry: eng/record__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: record
trans_list: record | primato
sense:
The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.


lexentry: eng/record_chart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: record chart
trans_list: elenco
sense:
(often plural) A ranking of music (songs, albums, etc.) according to popularity during a given period of time.


lexentry: eng/record_label__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: record label
trans_list: casa discografica | etichetta discografica
sense:
The round sticker in the centre of a phonograph record that contains the record company's logo and information about the recording.


lexentry: eng/recorder__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recorder
trans_list: flauto dolce | flauto
sense:
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.


lexentry: eng/recover__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recover
trans_list: ritrovare
sense:
(transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).


lexentry: eng/recover__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: recover
trans_list: ritrovare
sense:
(intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) To get better, to regain health or prosperity.


lexentry: eng/recreation_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recreation room
trans_list: tavernetta
sense:
(United States, Australia, Canada) A room used for a variety of purposes, such as parties, games and other everyday or casual use.


lexentry: eng/recreational_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recreational vehicle
trans_list: camper
sense:
(North America) A self-propelled vehicle (motor home), or trailer designed for use as living quarters on overnight recreational activities and travel.


lexentry: eng/recrudescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recrudescence
trans_list: recrudescenza
sense:
(medicine, by extension) The acute recurrence of a disease, or its symptoms, after a period of improvement.


lexentry: eng/recruit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recruit
trans_list: reclutare | arruolare
sense:
To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.


lexentry: eng/recruit__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: recruit
trans_list: ricreare | rigenerare | rinvigorire
sense:
(archaic) To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.


lexentry: eng/recruitment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recruitment
trans_list: reclutamento
sense:
The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.


lexentry: eng/rectify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rectify
trans_list: regolarizzare | rettificare | rimediare | sanare
sense:
(transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rectitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rectitude
trans_list: rettitudine | dirittura
sense:
Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/rectitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rectitude
trans_list: rettitudine | dirittura
sense:
(now, _, rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/recto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recto
trans_list: diritto
sense:
The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.


lexentry: eng/recto__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recto
trans_list: diritto
sense:
(printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.


lexentry: eng/rectum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rectum
trans_list: retto
sense:
(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus.


lexentry: eng/recuperate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recuperate
trans_list: guarire
sense:
(intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).


lexentry: eng/recursive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recursive
trans_list: ricorsivo
sense:
(mathematics, not comparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms


lexentry: eng/recursive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: recursive
trans_list: ricorsivo
sense:
(computing theory, not comparable, of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time


lexentry: eng/recuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: recuse
trans_list: da
sense:
(reflexive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.


lexentry: eng/recycle_bin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: recycle bin
trans_list: cestino
sense:
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a storage location for deleted files, from which they can be retrieved or permanently deleted.


lexentry: eng/red-backed_shrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-backed shrike
trans_list: averla piccola
sense:
A medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.


lexentry: eng/red-black_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-black tree
trans_list: RB-Albero
sense:
(computing) A type of self-balancing binary search tree, typically used to implement associative arrays.


lexentry: eng/red-breasted_goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-breasted goose
trans_list: oca collorosso
sense:
Branta ruficollis, a species of goose from Eurasia, with a large rust-colored area on its breast and throat.


lexentry: eng/red-card__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-card
trans_list: espellere
sense:
(transitive, sports) To show (a player) a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area; to send off.


lexentry: eng/red-throated_diver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red-throated diver
trans_list: strolaga minore
sense:
Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.


lexentry: eng/red__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: red
trans_list: rosso
sense:
Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.


lexentry: eng/red__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red
trans_list: rosso
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.


lexentry: eng/red__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: red
trans_list: rosso
sense:
(countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.


lexentry: eng/red_bandfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red bandfish
trans_list: cepola
sense:
A species of bandfish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from Senegal to Norway, Cepola macrophthalma (syn. Cepola rubescens).


lexentry: eng/red_blood_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red blood cell
trans_list: globulo rosso | eritrocito | emazia | eritrocita
sense:
(hematology, cytology) A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; an erythrocyte.


lexentry: eng/red_cabbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red cabbage
trans_list: cavolo rosso
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A form of cabbage having red leaves, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra .


lexentry: eng/red_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red card
trans_list: cartellino rosso
sense:
(sports) A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.


lexentry: eng/red_crossbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red crossbill
trans_list: crociere
sense:
Loxia curvirostra, a small passerine bird in the finch family, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/red_fox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red fox
trans_list: volpe rossa
sense:
(countable) A common species of fox, Vulpes vulpes native to North America, Asia, Europe and North Africa; small, with reddish fur, but larger than the arctic fox.


lexentry: eng/red_giant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red giant
trans_list: gigante rossa
sense:
(star) A large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars, being at the final stage of moderately massive main-sequence stars.


lexentry: eng/red_grouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red grouse
trans_list: pernice bianca scozzese | lagopo
sense:
A medium-sized bird, Lagopus lagopus scotica, of the grouse family, found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland.


lexentry: eng/red_herring__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: red herring
trans_list: falsa pista | specchietto per le allodole
sense:
(figuratively) A clue, information, argument etc. that is or is intended to be misleading, diverting attention from the real answer or issue.


lexentry: eng/red_panda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red panda
trans_list: panda minore | panda rosso
sense:
An omnivorous mammal, Ailurus fulgens, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia, which has dark red fur and a ringed tail.


lexentry: eng/red_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red pepper
trans_list: paprica
sense:
A red-colored, ripe, bell or sweet pepper. Unripe peppers of this variety are green and edible but not as sweet.


lexentry: eng/red_tide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: red tide
trans_list: marea rossa
sense:
An algal bloom of sufficient quantity to cause discoloration (often red) in a body of water; red tides can potentially cause irritation or death to exposed creatures.


lexentry: eng/redeemable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: redeemable
trans_list: rimborsabile
sense:
(finance) Capable of being paid off; subject to a right on the part of the debtor to discharge or of an issuer to repurchase


lexentry: eng/rediffusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rediffusion
trans_list: replica
sense:
The rebroadcasting of a programme; more specifically, the distribution of radio or television transmissions from a single receiver


lexentry: eng/redneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redneck
trans_list: terrone
sense:
(slang, usually, pejorative, offensive, ethnic slur) A poor, rural, usually white, person from the Southern United States or parts of the Midwest and Northeast, especially one whose beliefs are seen as unsophisticated and backward; sometimes with additional connotations of being bigoted.


lexentry: eng/redound__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redound
trans_list: contribuire
sense:
(obsolete, intransitive) To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids). [14th–19th c.]


lexentry: eng/redound__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: redound
trans_list: procurarsi
sense:
(intransitive) To attach, come back, accrue to someone; to reflect back on or upon someone (of honour, shame etc.). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/redox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redox
trans_list: ossidoriduzione | redox
sense:
(rare, chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred.


lexentry: eng/redpoll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redpoll
trans_list: organetto
sense:
Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.


lexentry: eng/redress__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: redress
trans_list: ristabilire, riportare
sense:
To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.


lexentry: eng/redshift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redshift
trans_list: spostamento verso il rosso
sense:
(physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is longer than when it was emitted at the source.


lexentry: eng/redstart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redstart
trans_list: codirosso
sense:
Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.


lexentry: eng/reduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reduce
trans_list: ridurre
sense:
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.


lexentry: eng/reduced_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reduced ring
trans_list: anello ridotto
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) A ring R that has no nonzero nilpotent elements; equivalently, such that, for x ∈ R, x2 = 0 implies x = 0.


lexentry: eng/reduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: reduction
trans_list: riduzione
sense:
(chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.


lexentry: eng/reduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: reduction
trans_list: riduzione
sense:
(medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery).


lexentry: eng/reductionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reductionism
trans_list: riduzionismo
sense:
(philosophy) A philosophical position which holds that a complex system is nothing but the sum of its parts, and that an account of it can be reduced to accounts of individual constituents. In a reductionist framework, the phenomena that can be explained completely in terms of relations between other more fundamental phenomena, are called "epiphenomena".


lexentry: eng/redundancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: redundancy
trans_list: ridondanza
sense:
Duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.


lexentry: eng/redwing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: redwing
trans_list: tordo sassello | malvizzo
sense:
A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers.


lexentry: eng/reed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reed
trans_list: canna | canniccio | giunco
sense:
(countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.


lexentry: eng/reed__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: reed
trans_list: ancia
sense:
(countable, music) Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.


lexentry: eng/reed__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reed
trans_list: strumento ad ancia
sense:
(countable, music) A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.


lexentry: eng/reed_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reed switch
trans_list: contatto Reed | dispositivo Reed
sense:
An electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field that causes two flexible metal reeds to come into contact.


lexentry: eng/reed_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reed warbler
trans_list: cannaiola
sense:
A species of warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, family Acrocephalidae, native to Eurasia and Africa. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/reef__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reef
trans_list: filone
sense:
(Australia, South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.


lexentry: eng/reef__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reef
trans_list: terzarolare
sense:
(nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.


lexentry: eng/reef_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reef line
trans_list: borosa
sense:
(nautical) A small rope used to reef square sails by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef.


lexentry: eng/reelection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reelection
trans_list: rielezione
sense:
the act of being elected after already being elected once, and already having served out one's first term.


lexentry: eng/reference__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: reference
trans_list: referenza | riferimento
sense:
(computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.


lexentry: eng/reference_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reference work
trans_list: lavoro di consultazione | opera di riferimento
sense:
A compendium of information which is not intended to be read from beginning to end, and is compiled for ease of reference. Examples include encyclopedias and dictionaries.


lexentry: eng/referendum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: referendum
trans_list: referendum | plebiscito
sense:
(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. (The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote.)


lexentry: eng/referral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: referral
trans_list: bonifico
sense:
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.


lexentry: eng/reflection_nebula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reflection nebula
trans_list: nebulosa a riflessione
sense:
(astronomy) A nebula that consists of dust which reflects starlight and appears blue in photographs.


lexentry: eng/reflex__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reflex
trans_list: riflesso | continuatore
sense:
(linguistics) The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.


lexentry: eng/reflexive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reflexive
trans_list: riflessivo
sense:
(mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).


lexentry: eng/reflexive_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reflexive pronoun
trans_list: pronome riflessivo
sense:
(grammar) In English: a personal pronoun, having a form of "self" as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.


lexentry: eng/reform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reform
trans_list: riforma
sense:
The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it


lexentry: eng/reform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reform
trans_list: riformare | migliorare | correggere | ravvedersi | reintegrarsi
sense:
(transitive) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.


lexentry: eng/reformation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reformation
trans_list: miglioramento
sense:
An improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices, etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social, political or religious affairs or in the conduct of persons or operation of organizations.


lexentry: eng/refract__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: refract
trans_list: rifrangere | rifrangersi
sense:
(transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.


lexentry: eng/refraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refraction
trans_list: rifrazione
sense:
(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.


lexentry: eng/refrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: refrain
trans_list: astenersi | contenersi | frenarsi
sense:
(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/refrigerant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refrigerant
trans_list: fluido refrigerante | refrigerante
sense:
A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.


lexentry: eng/refuge_island__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refuge island
trans_list: isola pedonale
sense:
A raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street crossing, allowing pedestrians to pause safely in the middle of the road.


lexentry: eng/refugee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refugee
trans_list: rifugiato | rifugiata
sense:
A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum.


lexentry: eng/refugium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refugium
trans_list: rifugio
sense:
Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.


lexentry: eng/refurbish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refurbish
trans_list: ammodernare | rinnovare
sense:
(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.


lexentry: eng/refutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: refutation
trans_list: confutazione | refutazione | contestazione
sense:
An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.


lexentry: eng/regal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regal
trans_list: regale | rigabello
sense:
(musical instruments) A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the 16th and 17th centuries, and has been revived for the performance of music from those times.


lexentry: eng/regard__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: regard
trans_list: concernere | riguardare
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To set store by (something), to hold (someone) in esteem; to consider to have value, to respect. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/regasification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regasification
trans_list: rigassificazione
sense:
The process of converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) at −162 °C (−260 °F) temperature back to natural gas at atmospheric temperature. It consists in the evaporation of liquified natural gas after transport (by ship) to a distribution terminal


lexentry: eng/regasify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regasify
trans_list: rigassificare
sense:
To convert liquefied natural gas (LNG) at −162 °C (−260 °F) temperature back to natural gas at atmospheric temperature. It consists in reevaporate liquified natural gas after transport (by ship) to a distribution terminal


lexentry: eng/regency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regency
trans_list: reggenza
sense:
A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.


lexentry: eng/regent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regent
trans_list: reggente
sense:
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/reggae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reggae
trans_list: reggae
sense:
(Rastafari, music genre) A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.


lexentry: eng/regift__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regift
trans_list: riciclare
sense:
(ditransitive, informal) To give something as a gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift.


lexentry: eng/regime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regime
trans_list: regime
sense:
A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.


lexentry: eng/regime_change__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regime change
trans_list: cambiamento di regime
sense:
(politics) The overthrow of a government that is considered an illegitimate regime by means of external force (especially military might), and its replacement with a new government according to the concept of political legitimacy promoted by that force.


lexentry: eng/regimen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regimen
trans_list: regime
sense:
(medicine) Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation.


lexentry: eng/regiment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regiment
trans_list: reggimento
sense:
(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units; now specifically, usually composed of two or more battalions. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/region__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: region
trans_list: regione
sense:
Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.


lexentry: eng/regional_lockout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regional lockout
trans_list: bloccaggio regionale | codifica regionale
sense:
(video games, DVD) The programming practice, code, or chip used to prevent the playing of imported media on a domestically marketed device.


lexentry: eng/regionalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regionalism
trans_list: regionalismo
sense:
(politics) The belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to regional governments.


lexentry: eng/register__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: register
trans_list: registro
sense:
A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.


lexentry: eng/register__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: register
trans_list: registro
sense:
(computing) A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.


lexentry: eng/register_office__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: register office
trans_list: anagrafe
sense:
(British) The local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted and recorded.


lexentry: eng/registered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: registered
trans_list: attestato | certificato
sense:
(mail service) Having a mailed item recorded in a register to enable its location to be tracked, sometimes with added insurance to cover loss.


lexentry: eng/registered_trademark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: registered trademark
trans_list: marchio di fabbrica
sense:
A trademark that has been officially registered with the government by its owner. Indicated by the symbol ®.


lexentry: eng/registration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: registration
trans_list: registrazione
sense:
(countable) That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers.


lexentry: eng/registry__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: registry
trans_list: registro
sense:
(computing) A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.


lexentry: eng/regmaglypt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regmaglypt
trans_list: regmaglite
sense:
(astronomy, geology) A small, shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite, resembling a thumbprint impression in clay, created by ablation while falling in an atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/regolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regolith
trans_list: regolite
sense:
(geology) The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.


lexentry: eng/regression__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: regression
trans_list: regressione
sense:
(statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.


lexentry: eng/regret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regret
trans_list: pentimento | rimorso | rammarico | rimpianto
sense:
Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.


lexentry: eng/regret__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regret
trans_list: rimpiangere | pentirsi | rammaricarsi | lamentare
sense:
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.


lexentry: eng/regular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: regular
trans_list: regolare
sense:
Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/regular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: regular
trans_list: regolare | abituale | usuale
sense:
(chiefly, military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/regular_expression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regular expression
trans_list: espressione regolare
sense:
(comptheory) A concise description of a regular formal language with notations for concatenation, alternation, and iteration (repetition) of subexpressions.


lexentry: eng/regular_polygon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regular polygon
trans_list: poligono regolare
sense:
(geometry) A polygon which is both equiangular and equilateral (i.e. having all sides the same length and all interior angles the same).


lexentry: eng/regular_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: regular verb
trans_list: verbo regolare
sense:
(grammar) A verb which conjugates regularly. In English, a verb which uses an -ed suffix to form its past participle.


lexentry: eng/regulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: regulation
trans_list: regolamento
sense:
(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.


lexentry: eng/regulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: regulation
trans_list: regolamento
sense:
(European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.


lexentry: eng/rehabilitate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rehabilitate
trans_list: riabilitare
sense:
(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rehearsal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rehearsal
trans_list: prova
sense:
The practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done.


lexentry: eng/rehearse__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rehearse
trans_list: provare | ripassare | ripetere
sense:
(ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater


lexentry: eng/reheat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reheat
trans_list: caloroso
sense:
(transitive) To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses).


lexentry: eng/reification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reification
trans_list: reificazione
sense:
The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living.


lexentry: eng/reign_of_terror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reign of terror
trans_list: regime del terrore
sense:
(politics) A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.


lexentry: eng/reincarnate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reincarnate
trans_list: reincarnare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.


lexentry: eng/reindeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reindeer
trans_list: renna
sense:
(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.


lexentry: eng/reinsurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reinsurance
trans_list: riassicurazione
sense:
(business, insurance) Insurance purchased by insurance companies that spreads the risk associated with selling insurance around so the danger of one large monetary loss is minimized.


lexentry: eng/reinvent_the_wheel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reinvent the wheel
trans_list: scoprire l'acqua calda
sense:
(idiomatic) To do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists.


lexentry: eng/reism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reism
trans_list: reismo
sense:
(philosophy) A form of concretism stating that (i) every object is a body and (ii) no object is a state or relation, or property.


lexentry: eng/rejig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rejig
trans_list: riequipaggiare
sense:
To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.


lexentry: eng/relapse__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: relapse
trans_list: recidivare
sense:
(intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).


lexentry: eng/relapsing_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relapsing fever
trans_list: febbre ricorrente
sense:
(pathology) an infection caused by certain bacteria of the genus Borrelia, transmitted by lice and ticks


lexentry: eng/relation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: relation
trans_list: relazione
sense:
(mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.


lexentry: eng/relational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: relational
trans_list: relazionale
sense:
(art) Dealing with the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.


lexentry: eng/relative-in-law__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: relative-in-law
trans_list: familiare
sense:
(uncommon) Co-relative-in-law: A relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage.


lexentry: eng/relative_atomic_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relative atomic mass
trans_list: massa atomica relativa
sense:
(physics) The ratio of the average mass per atom of the naturally occurring form of an element to 1/12 of the mass of a carbon-12 atom. Symbol Ar; abbreviation RAM or r.a.m. For elements with several isotopes, the most stable isotope is treated as the representative.


lexentry: eng/relative_complement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relative complement
trans_list: complemento relativo
sense:
(set theory, of set A "in" set B) The set containing exactly those elements belonging to B but not to A.


lexentry: eng/relative_humidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relative humidity
trans_list: umidità relativa
sense:
(meteorology) The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage.


lexentry: eng/relative_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relative pronoun
trans_list: pronome relativo
sense:
(grammar) A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. Some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: what, which, who, and whom. The other relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.


lexentry: eng/relativism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relativism
trans_list: relativismo
sense:
(uncountable, philosophy) The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.


lexentry: eng/relativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relativity
trans_list: relatività
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/relativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: relativity
trans_list: relatività
sense:
(uncountable, physics) Short for principle of relativity (“the principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers”).


lexentry: eng/relaxation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relaxation
trans_list: rilassamento
sense:
The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.


lexentry: eng/relay__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: relay
trans_list: staffetta
sense:
(athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/relay__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: relay
trans_list: attuatore | ripetitore
sense:
(electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/relay_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relay race
trans_list: staffetta
sense:
A sports contest where the members of a team take turns e.g. swimming, running or skiing parts of a circuit.


lexentry: eng/release__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: release
trans_list: versione
sense:
(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.


lexentry: eng/release__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: release
trans_list: distribuire | scaricare
sense:
(legal) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.


lexentry: eng/relegation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relegation
trans_list: confino
sense:
(sports) Moving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.


lexentry: eng/reliability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reliability
trans_list: affidabilità | attendibilità | esattezza | robustezza
sense:
(education) the ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity).


lexentry: eng/relict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relict
trans_list: salma
sense:
(formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.


lexentry: eng/relief__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relief
trans_list: rilievo | bassorilievo
sense:
(uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.


lexentry: eng/relief__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: relief
trans_list: rilievo | bassorilievo
sense:
(heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.


lexentry: eng/relieve__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: relieve
trans_list: risollevare | risollevarsi
sense:
(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/relieve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: relieve
trans_list: alleviare | lenire | mitigare
sense:
(transitive) To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/relieve__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: relieve
trans_list: assistere
sense:
(transitive) To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/religion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: religion
trans_list: religione
sense:
(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.


lexentry: eng/religious_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: religious order
trans_list: ordine religioso
sense:
(religion) An organized community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of the founder's religious practice.


lexentry: eng/remain__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: remain
trans_list: restare | rimanere | stare
sense:
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.


lexentry: eng/remainder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: remainder
trans_list: resto
sense:
(mathematics) The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r &#60; d.


lexentry: eng/remembrance__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: remembrance
trans_list: ricordarsi
sense:
That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.


lexentry: eng/remembrance__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: remembrance
trans_list: memoria
sense:
The power of remembering; the reach of personal knowledge; the period over which one's memory extends.


lexentry: eng/remind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remind
trans_list: ricordare
sense:
(transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).


lexentry: eng/remission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remission
trans_list: remissione
sense:
A pardon of a sin; (chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.


lexentry: eng/remission__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: remission
trans_list: recesso | remissione
sense:
(medicine) An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.


lexentry: eng/remission__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: remission
trans_list: condonazione | condono
sense:
(law) A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal.


lexentry: eng/remix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: remix
trans_list: remix
sense:
(music) A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes


lexentry: eng/remonstrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: remonstrate
trans_list: biasimare
sense:
(transitive, often with an object consisting of direct speech or a clause beginning with that) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.


lexentry: eng/remora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remora
trans_list: remora
sense:
Any of various elongate fish from the family Echeneidae, the dorsal fin of which is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/remote_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remote control
trans_list: telecomando
sense:
(countable) A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.


lexentry: eng/remote_sensing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: remote sensing
trans_list: teledetezione
sense:
(science) The capability to gain information about an object without coming in direct contact with it, for example via satellite imaging or thermal imaging.


lexentry: eng/rendition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rendition
trans_list: conferenza
sense:
An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/renew__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: renew
trans_list: rinnovare
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. [from 14thc.]


lexentry: eng/renew__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: renew
trans_list: rinovare
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.


lexentry: eng/renewable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: renewable
trans_list: rinnovabile
sense:
(of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.


lexentry: eng/renewable_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: renewable energy
trans_list: energia rinnovabile | energia rinnovabile
sense:
Energy that is collected from renewable resources, such as wind, water, or the sun, usually and especially as applied to a category of electrical generation.


lexentry: eng/renewable_resource__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: renewable resource
trans_list: risorsa rinnovabile
sense:
A natural resource that is replenished by natural processes at a rate comparable to its rate of consumption by humans or other users.


lexentry: eng/reniform__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reniform
trans_list: reniforme
sense:
(chiefly, biology, mineralogy) Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”)


lexentry: eng/renin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: renin
trans_list: renina
sense:
(enzyme) A circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. Due to its activity which ultimately leads to the formation of angiotensin II and aldosterone, this hormone plays a role in maintaining blood pressure.


lexentry: eng/rennet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rennet
trans_list: caglio | presame
sense:
An enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine.


lexentry: eng/rennin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rennin
trans_list: chimosina
sense:
(enzyme) A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used to coagulate milk and make cheese.


lexentry: eng/renormalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: renormalization
trans_list: rinormalizzazione
sense:
(physics) Any of several techniques in statistical mechanics and quantum electrodynamics used to construct mathematical relationships between observable quantities.


lexentry: eng/renounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: renounce
trans_list: abbandonare
sense:
(transitive) To abandon, forsake, discontinue (an action, habit, intention, etc), sometimes by open declaration.


lexentry: eng/rent__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rent
trans_list: noleggiare
sense:
(transitive) To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.


lexentry: eng/rentcharge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rentcharge
trans_list: rendita costituita
sense:
(property law) An annual sum or periodic payment charged on certain freehold properties or payable out of the income of those properties and expressly giving to the rentcharger, who has no reversionary interest in the property, the right of distress for arrears.


lexentry: eng/rentier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rentier
trans_list: redditiere
sense:
An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.


lexentry: eng/reparation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reparation
trans_list: riparazione
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).


lexentry: eng/repatriate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repatriate
trans_list: rimpatriato
sense:
A person who has returned to their country of origin or whose original citizenship has been restored.


lexentry: eng/repdigit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repdigit
trans_list: numero a cifra ripetuta
sense:
(recreational mathematics) A number composed only of one or more occurrences of one specific digit and no other digit.


lexentry: eng/repeat__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: repeat
trans_list: ripetizione
sense:
(genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein).


lexentry: eng/repeater__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: repeater
trans_list: ripetitore | traslatore
sense:
(electronics) An electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.


lexentry: eng/repechage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repechage
trans_list: ripescaggio
sense:
(sports) A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.


lexentry: eng/repent__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repent
trans_list: pentirsi
sense:
(intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".


lexentry: eng/repertoire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repertoire
trans_list: repertorio
sense:
A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display.


lexentry: eng/replay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: replay
trans_list: replica
sense:
An act or instance of replaying (of playing something, such as a game, again); a replaying of (something).


lexentry: eng/replevin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: replevin
trans_list: rivendicazione
sense:
(legal) An action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.


lexentry: eng/replicon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: replicon
trans_list: replicone
sense:
(genetics) A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.


lexentry: eng/reply__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reply
trans_list: rispondere | replicare
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.


lexentry: eng/report__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: report
trans_list: rapporto
sense:
A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).


lexentry: eng/report__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: report
trans_list: presentarsi | rapporto
sense:
(obsolete, reflexive) To take oneself (to someone or something) for guidance or support; to appeal. [15th–18th c.]


lexentry: eng/report__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: report
trans_list: riferire | notificare
sense:
(formal, transitive) To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/report__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: report
trans_list: riportare | riferire | presentarsi | rapporto
sense:
(intransitive) To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).


lexentry: eng/report_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: report card
trans_list: pagella | scheda di valutazione
sense:
(education) A document, on cardboard or plain paper, stating which grades a student earned, at the end of a term of regular period.


lexentry: eng/reported_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reported speech
trans_list: discorso indiretto
sense:
(grammar, narratology) A form of speech used to express what another has said, often involving a change in tense.


lexentry: eng/repose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: repose
trans_list: riposo
sense:
(uncountable) Temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; (countable) an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep.


lexentry: eng/represent__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: represent
trans_list: rappresentare | ripresentare
sense:
(transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.


lexentry: eng/represent__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: represent
trans_list: rappresentare
sense:
(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of


lexentry: eng/represent__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: represent
trans_list: rappresentare
sense:
(transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).


lexentry: eng/represent__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: represent
trans_list: rappresentare
sense:
(intransitive, AAVE) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.


lexentry: eng/representation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: representation
trans_list: rappresentanza
sense:
(politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.


lexentry: eng/representative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: representative
trans_list: rappresentante
sense:
One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/representative_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: representative democracy
trans_list: democrazia rappresentativa
sense:
(politics) A policy under the rule of people acting on the behalf of and, to a lesser extent, in the interests of the voting blocks by which they were elected.


lexentry: eng/repression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: repression
trans_list: repressione
sense:
The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.


lexentry: eng/reprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reprint
trans_list: enfasi
sense:
A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again.


lexentry: eng/reprise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reprise
trans_list: ripresa
sense:
(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.


lexentry: eng/reproducibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reproducibility
trans_list: riproducibilità
sense:
The closeness of agreement among repeated measurements of a variable made under the same operating conditions over a period of time, or by different people.


lexentry: eng/reproducible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reproducible
trans_list: riproducibile
sense:
(of a measurement, experiment etc) Capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people.


lexentry: eng/reproductive_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reproductive system
trans_list: apparato genitale
sense:
(anatomy) The system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction.


lexentry: eng/reprography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reprography
trans_list: riprografia
sense:
the reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics, especially using electromechanical or photographic methods


lexentry: eng/reprove__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reprove
trans_list: disapprovare | riprovare
sense:
(transitive) To criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/reptile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reptile
trans_list: rettile | reptilia
sense:
(strictly) A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia; an amniote that is neither a synapsid nor a bird; excludes amphibians. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/republic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: republic
trans_list: repubblica
sense:
A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.


lexentry: eng/republic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: republic
trans_list: repubblica
sense:
(archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.


lexentry: eng/republican__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: republican
trans_list: repubblicano
sense:
Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/republicanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: republicanism
trans_list: repubblicanesimo
sense:
The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.


lexentry: eng/requirement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: requirement
trans_list: requisito
sense:
A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.


lexentry: eng/requirement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: requirement
trans_list: requisito
sense:
(engineering, computing) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.


lexentry: eng/requite__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: requite
trans_list: replicare
sense:
To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.


lexentry: eng/requite__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: requite
trans_list: contraccambiare
sense:
To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare) , to seek revenge for (oneself).


lexentry: eng/rerun__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rerun
trans_list: replica
sense:
(American) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.


lexentry: eng/res_judicata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: res judicata
trans_list: cosa giudicata
sense:
(legal) A legal claim that has already been decided in another lawsuit or proceeding, and therefore must be dismissed.


lexentry: eng/res_judicata__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: res judicata
trans_list: cosa giudicata
sense:
(legal) The legal doctrine that claims already decided in a proceeding may not be brought in any later proceeding.


lexentry: eng/rescind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rescind
trans_list: rescindere
sense:
(transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.


lexentry: eng/rescript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rescript
trans_list: rescritto
sense:
(historical, _, law) A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate.


lexentry: eng/rescript__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rescript
trans_list: rescritto
sense:
(canon law) An ad hoc reply of a pope to some specific question of canon law or morality, without precedential force, sometimes (improper) inclusive of decretals which serve as precedents in canon law.


lexentry: eng/research__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: research
trans_list: ricerca
sense:
(uncountable, countable, _, in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).


lexentry: eng/resection__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resection
trans_list: resezione
sense:
(surveying) A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.


lexentry: eng/reseda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reseda
trans_list: reseda
sense:
(botany) Any of various plants of the genus Reseda having small, pale grayish green flowers, such as dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola) and mignonette (Reseda odorata).


lexentry: eng/reseller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reseller
trans_list: rivenditore | rivenditrice
sense:
A company or individual that purchases goods or services with the intention of reselling them rather than consuming or using them.


lexentry: eng/resentment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resentment
trans_list: risentimento
sense:
Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.


lexentry: eng/reserpine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reserpine
trans_list: reserpina
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension.


lexentry: eng/reserve__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reserve
trans_list: riserva
sense:
(military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.


lexentry: eng/reside__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reside
trans_list: risiedere | vivere
sense:
To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.


lexentry: eng/residual-current_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: residual-current device
trans_list: interruttore differenziale
sense:
(electricity) An automatic circuit breaker that rapidly disconnects an electric circuit when the imbalance of the currents going through it exceeds a specific value.


lexentry: eng/residue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: residue
trans_list: residuo
sense:
(chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.


lexentry: eng/resilience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resilience
trans_list: resilienza
sense:
(psychology, neuroscience) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.


lexentry: eng/resilience__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resilience
trans_list: resilienza | elasticità
sense:
(physics) The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.


lexentry: eng/resilience__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: resilience
trans_list: determinazione | tenacia
sense:
The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium after a crisis, failure or any kind of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives).


lexentry: eng/resin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resin
trans_list: resina
sense:
Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic.


lexentry: eng/resistance__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: resistance
trans_list: resistenza
sense:
An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.


lexentry: eng/resistant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resistant
trans_list: resistente
sense:
Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.


lexentry: eng/resistivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resistivity
trans_list: resistività
sense:
(electricity) The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.


lexentry: eng/resistor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: resistor
trans_list: resistore
sense:
(electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.


lexentry: eng/resolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: resolution
trans_list: risoluzione
sense:
(computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).


lexentry: eng/resolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: resolve
trans_list: risolvere | disintegrare | scomporre | smantellare
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.


lexentry: eng/resolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: resolve
trans_list: risolvere | accordare | accordarsi | liquefare | sciogliere
sense:
To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.


lexentry: eng/resonance__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: resonance
trans_list: risonanza
sense:
(astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.


lexentry: eng/resorcinol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resorcinol
trans_list: resorcina
sense:
(organic compound) The diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild antiseptic and in many industrial applications; isomeric with catechol and hydroquinone.


lexentry: eng/resound__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resound
trans_list: risuonare
sense:
To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) with the voice or the sound of musical instruments; to celebrate, to extol; also, to declare (someone) to be a certain thing.


lexentry: eng/resourceful__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resourceful
trans_list: ingegnoso
sense:
Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.


lexentry: eng/respectively__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: respectively
trans_list: rispettivamente
sense:
In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.


lexentry: eng/respirator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: respirator
trans_list: respiratore | aeroforo
sense:
A device designed to allow breathing when it would otherwise be hindered, as by a medical condition or the presence of poisonous vapors.


lexentry: eng/respiratory_distress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: respiratory distress
trans_list: ipossia
sense:
(medicine) The quality and symptom of having a heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream; hypoxia.


lexentry: eng/respond__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: respond
trans_list: rispondere
sense:
(intransitive) To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.


lexentry: eng/responsible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: responsible
trans_list: responsabile
sense:
(postpositive, followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.


lexentry: eng/responsible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: responsible
trans_list: responsabile | colpevole
sense:
(postpositive, followed by "for") Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.


lexentry: eng/responsible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: responsible
trans_list: di responsabile | di responsabilità
sense:
(of a, job, or, position) Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.


lexentry: eng/rest__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: rest
trans_list: pausa
sense:
(music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.


lexentry: eng/rest_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rest area
trans_list: area di servizio | autogrill
sense:
A place, usually on a limited-access highway, where one can stop to use the restroom or to take a break from travelling.


lexentry: eng/restaurant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: restaurant
trans_list: ristorante
sense:
An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.


lexentry: eng/restharrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: restharrow
trans_list: ononide
sense:
Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially Ononis repens, which has pink flowers.


lexentry: eng/restore__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: restore
trans_list: restaurare | restituire | ritornare | dare indietro | rimettere | riportare
sense:
(transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.


lexentry: eng/restructure__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: restructure
trans_list: ristrutturare
sense:
(finance) To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default.


lexentry: eng/result__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: result
trans_list: risultato | esito | conseguenza | effetto | risoluzione
sense:
That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.


lexentry: eng/result__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: result
trans_list: conseguire | risultare
sense:
To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.


lexentry: eng/resume__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: resume
trans_list: continuare | ricominciare | portare avanti | riprendere
sense:
(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/resurface__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: resurface
trans_list: emergere
sense:
(transitive) To provide a new surface, to replace or remodel the surface of something, or to restore a surface. To put a new coating or finish on a surface.


lexentry: eng/resveratrol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: resveratrol
trans_list: resveratrolo
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A phenolic substance, 3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, a stilbenoid and phytoalexin, that is found in some fruits and nuts, and in red wine, and is reputed to have some beneficial properties for humans.


lexentry: eng/ret__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ret
trans_list: macerare
sense:
(transitive) To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.


lexentry: eng/retail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retail
trans_list: vendita al dettaglio
sense:
(business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.


lexentry: eng/retaliate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retaliate
trans_list: reagire | rivalersi | vendicarsi
sense:
(intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.


lexentry: eng/retaliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retaliation
trans_list: rappresaglia | ritorsione
sense:
Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.


lexentry: eng/reticence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reticence
trans_list: reticenza
sense:
(uncountable, also, figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.


lexentry: eng/reticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reticle
trans_list: reticolo
sense:
A grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment


lexentry: eng/reticulated_python__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reticulated python
trans_list: pitone reticolato
sense:
Malayapython reticulatus, a species of python found in Southeast Asia, that is the world's longest snake.


lexentry: eng/retina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retina
trans_list: retina
sense:
(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.


lexentry: eng/retinol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retinol
trans_list: retinolo
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.


lexentry: eng/retirement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: retirement
trans_list: pensionamento
sense:
The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/retort__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retort
trans_list: storta
sense:
(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.


lexentry: eng/retouch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retouch
trans_list: ritoccare
sense:
(transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.


lexentry: eng/retraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retraction
trans_list: retrazione
sense:
A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.


lexentry: eng/retraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: retraction
trans_list: retratto
sense:
(mathematics) A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.


lexentry: eng/retrenchment__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retrenchment
trans_list: trincea
sense:
(military, dated) A defensive work constructed within a fortification to make it more defensible by allowing defenders to retreat into and fight from it even after the enemy has taken the outer work.


lexentry: eng/retrofit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retrofit
trans_list: retrofit
sense:
An act of supplying a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; a retrofitting.


lexentry: eng/retrofit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retrofit
trans_list: riequipaggiare
sense:
To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize.


lexentry: eng/retrofit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retrofit
trans_list: riequipaggiare
sense:
(intransitive) To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed.


lexentry: eng/retroflex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retroflex
trans_list: retroflessa
sense:
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.


lexentry: eng/retroflex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: retroflex
trans_list: retroflessa
sense:
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.


lexentry: eng/retroflex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: retroflex
trans_list: retroflessa
sense:
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.


lexentry: eng/retrograde__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: retrograde
trans_list: retrogradare
sense:
(astrology, astronomy) Of a celestial body, especially a planet: to show retrogradation; to seem to move across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement.


lexentry: eng/retronym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retronym
trans_list: retronimo
sense:
(linguistics) A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique, or which did not originally have a specific name. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/retrosynthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retrosynthesis
trans_list: analisi retrosintetica | retrosintesi
sense:
(organic chemistry) The prediction of precursors (intermediates and reactants), given the products of a synthesis reaction.


lexentry: eng/retrovirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retrovirus
trans_list: retrovirus
sense:
(virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.


lexentry: eng/return__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: return
trans_list: ritorno
sense:
An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.


lexentry: eng/retweet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: retweet
trans_list: rituittare | ritwittare
sense:
(Twitter) To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter.


lexentry: eng/reuptake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reuptake
trans_list: ricaptazione neuronale
sense:
(biochemistry) Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.


lexentry: eng/revanchist__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revanchist
trans_list: revanscistico
sense:
Seeking revenge or otherwise advocating retaliation, especially against a nation which has previously defeated and humiliated the revanchist party in war. Originally referred to the French indignation over losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War.


lexentry: eng/reveal__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reveal
trans_list: rivelare
sense:
(transitive) To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.


lexentry: eng/revenge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revenge
trans_list: vendetta | rivalsa | rivincita | ritorsione
sense:
Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.


lexentry: eng/revenge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revenge
trans_list: vendicarsi
sense:
(transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.


lexentry: eng/revenge_porn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revenge porn
trans_list: pornovendetta
sense:
(informal) Sexually explicit media of a person distributed online without the consent of the pictured individual, typically by a former partner or hacker, and often with the intent to humiliate the subject and damage his/her reputation.


lexentry: eng/reverberation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reverberation
trans_list: conseguenza
sense:
(mostly, in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.


lexentry: eng/reverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reverse
trans_list: inverso | opposto | al contrario | invertito | retromarcia | ribaltato
sense:
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/reverse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: reverse
trans_list: rovescio | tergo | testa
sense:
(numismatics) The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/reverse__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: reverse
trans_list: inversione
sense:
The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/reverse__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: reverse
trans_list: commutare | invertire | scambiare
sense:
(ergative, transport) To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.


lexentry: eng/reverse_dictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse dictionary
trans_list: dizionario inverso
sense:
A dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.


lexentry: eng/reverse_discrimination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse discrimination
trans_list: discriminazione positiva
sense:
(legal, ethics, public policy) The policy or practice of discriminating against members of a designated group which has in the past unfairly received preferential treatment in social, legal, educational, or employment situations, with the intention of benefiting one or more other groups (such as racial, disabled, or gender groups) that have previously been discriminated against.


lexentry: eng/reverse_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse engineering
trans_list: deingegnerizzazione | ingegneria inversa
sense:
The process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one.


lexentry: eng/reverse_osmosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse osmosis
trans_list: osmosi inversa
sense:
(chemistry) a technique whereby a solution is forced through a semipermeable membrane under pressure; used to generate drinkable water from seawater, or to separate chemical compounds


lexentry: eng/reverse_psychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse psychology
trans_list: psicologia inversa
sense:
(psychology) The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course.


lexentry: eng/reverse_transcription__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: reverse transcription
trans_list: retrotrascrizione
sense:
(genetics) The process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template (the reverse of the standard process).


lexentry: eng/revert__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: revert
trans_list: convertito
sense:
(religion) One who reverts to that religion which one had adhered to before having converted to another.


lexentry: eng/revert__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: revert
trans_list: regredire | ripristinare
sense:
(intransitive, biology) To return to an earlier or primitive type or state; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.


lexentry: eng/revertant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revertant
trans_list: revertente
sense:
(genetics) That has reverted to its former genotype or to the original phenotype by means of a subsequent mutation.


lexentry: eng/reviser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: reviser
trans_list: revisore
sense:
(translation studies) A person who verifies the quality of a translated text in professional translation project management.


lexentry: eng/revisionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: revisionism
trans_list: revisionismo
sense:
(historiography) The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events.


lexentry: eng/revival__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: revival
trans_list: rinnovamento | rinvigorimento | risveglio
sense:
(religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.


lexentry: eng/revive__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: revive
trans_list: resuscitare | rinascere | rinnovare | rivitalizzare | rivivere
sense:
(transitive) To return to life; to cause to recover life or strength; to cause to live anew, or to prevent from dying.


lexentry: eng/revolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: revolve
trans_list: ricorrere | ruotare
sense:
(transitive, now, rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/revolving_door__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: revolving door
trans_list: porta girevole
sense:
(politics) A movement of personnel between roles as legislators and regulators, on the one hand, and members of the industries affected by the legislation and regulation, on the other.


lexentry: eng/rhabdomyolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhabdomyolysis
trans_list: rabdomiolisi
sense:
(medicine) The rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine.


lexentry: eng/rhagade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhagade
trans_list: ragade
sense:
One of the linear scars or fissures found around the mouth, nose or other mucocutaneous zones, often as a result of bacterial infection or skin lesions.


lexentry: eng/rhamnose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhamnose
trans_list: ramnosio
sense:
(carbohydrate) A methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.


lexentry: eng/rhapsody__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhapsody
trans_list: rapsodia
sense:
(Ancient Greece, poetry, historical) An epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation.


lexentry: eng/rhebok__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhebok
trans_list: antilope capriolo
sense:
A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.


lexentry: eng/rhenium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhenium
trans_list: renio
sense:
A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.


lexentry: eng/rheopexy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rheopexy
trans_list: reopessia
sense:
(physics) A rheological phenomenon in which certain colloids solidify more quickly when subjected to shear


lexentry: eng/rheostat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rheostat
trans_list: reostato | potenziometro
sense:
An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.


lexentry: eng/rhetorical_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhetorical device
trans_list: procedimento
sense:
A phrase (set phrase or created phrase) that uses reduplication, onomatopoeia, or other phonetic markers that increase memorability and “musicality” (making rhetoric pleasing or entertaining).


lexentry: eng/rheum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rheum
trans_list: cispa
sense:
(uncountable) Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/rheumatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rheumatism
trans_list: reumatismo
sense:
(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.


lexentry: eng/rheumatoid_arthritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rheumatoid arthritis
trans_list: artrite reumatoide
sense:
(pathology) A chronic and progressive disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. It is characterised by pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints, stiffness, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity. Tissues throughout the body can be affected, including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles.


lexentry: eng/rheumy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rheumy
trans_list: cisposo
sense:
Producing rheum from the mucous membranes; (also, figuratively) especially of the eyes: filled with rheum; watery.


lexentry: eng/rhinarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhinarium
trans_list: fiuto
sense:
The naked surface of skin around the external openings of the nostrils of the nose in most mammals, usually more or less moist and embossed.


lexentry: eng/rhinoceros__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhinoceros
trans_list: rinoceronte
sense:
Any of several large herbivorous ungulates native to Africa and Asia of the five extant species in the three extant genera in the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.


lexentry: eng/rhinoceros_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhinoceros beetle
trans_list: scarabeo rinoceronte
sense:
Any of various tropical beetles, of the subfamily Dynastinae, having horns on the head and thorax; a pest on coconuts.


lexentry: eng/rhinoplasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhinoplasty
trans_list: rinoplastica
sense:
(medicine, surgery, uncountable) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.


lexentry: eng/rhizome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhizome
trans_list: rizoma
sense:
(botany) A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes.


lexentry: eng/rhizosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhizosphere
trans_list: rizosfera
sense:
(soil science) the soil region subject to the influence of plant roots and their associated microorganisms


lexentry: eng/rho__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rho
trans_list: rho
sense:
The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.


lexentry: eng/rhodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhodium
trans_list: rodio
sense:
A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.


lexentry: eng/rhombic_dodecahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhombic dodecahedron
trans_list: dodecaedro rombico | rombododecaedro
sense:
(geometry) A convex polyhedron that has 12 congruent rhombic faces, 24 edges and 14 vertices of two types (eight 3-edge and six 4-edge) and is a Catalan solid.


lexentry: eng/rhombicosidodecahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhombicosidodecahedron
trans_list: rombicosidodecaedro
sense:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid with 62 regular faces (20 triangles, 30 squares, and 12 pentagons), 60 vertices and 120 edges.


lexentry: eng/rhombicuboctahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhombicuboctahedron
trans_list: rombicubottaedro
sense:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid with eight triangular and eighteen square faces; the small rhombicuboctahedron.


lexentry: eng/rhotacism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rhotacism
trans_list: rotacismo
sense:
(countable, phonology) A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R, such as Latin flos becoming florem in the accusative case; rhotacization.


lexentry: eng/rhubarb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhubarb
trans_list: rabarbaro
sense:
Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).


lexentry: eng/rhumb_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhumb line
trans_list: lossodromica
sense:
(nautical) A line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction.


lexentry: eng/rhyme__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rhyme
trans_list: rima
sense:
(countable, in particular) A word that rhymes with another, in that it is pronounced identically with the other word from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.


lexentry: eng/rhyme__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rhyme
trans_list: fare rima | mettere in rima
sense:
(intransitive, followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.


lexentry: eng/rhyme__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rhyme
trans_list: fare rima | rimare
sense:
(reciprocal) Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.


lexentry: eng/rhyolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhyolite
trans_list: riolite
sense:
(geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.


lexentry: eng/rhythm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhythm
trans_list: ritmo
sense:
The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.


lexentry: eng/rhythmic_gymnastics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhythmic gymnastics
trans_list: ginnastica ritmica
sense:
(gymnastics) A discipline of gymnastics where the gymnast manipulates one of five apparatuses (ribbon, ball, rope, clubs, hoop) in a rhythmic manner.


lexentry: eng/rhyton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rhyton
trans_list: ritone
sense:
A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head.


lexentry: eng/rib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rib
trans_list: nervatura | costola
sense:
(anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.


lexentry: eng/rib__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: rib
trans_list: nervatura | costola
sense:
(aeronautics) Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.


lexentry: eng/rib__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: rib
trans_list: madiere | nervatura
sense:
(architectural element) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault


lexentry: eng/rib_cage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rib cage
trans_list: gabbia toracica | cassa toracica
sense:
(skeleton) A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.


lexentry: eng/ribauldequin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribauldequin
trans_list: ribadocchino
sense:
An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. After the 14th century it was furnished with small cannon.


lexentry: eng/ribbon_cable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribbon cable
trans_list: cavo a nastro
sense:
A cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane; often used for internal peripherals in a computer.


lexentry: eng/ribbon_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribbon seal
trans_list: foca fasciata
sense:
A species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal (or earless seal) found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.


lexentry: eng/riboflavin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: riboflavin
trans_list: riboflavina | vitamina B2
sense:
(vitamin) Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.


lexentry: eng/ribonucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribonucleic acid
trans_list: acido ribonucleico
sense:
(biochemistry) A derivative of DNA having ribose in place of deoxyribose, and uracil in place of thymine; its primary function is in the transcription of genetic material and subsequent synthesis of protein.


lexentry: eng/ribose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribose
trans_list: ribosio
sense:
(carbohydrate) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.


lexentry: eng/ribosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribosome
trans_list: ribosoma
sense:
(biology, cytology) A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/ribulose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ribulose
trans_list: ribulosio
sense:
(organic compound, carbohydrate) a ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis


lexentry: eng/rice_cooker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rice cooker
trans_list: cuociriso
sense:
A kitchen appliance which is designed to cook rice, through either boiling or steaming it. It may also be used as a steam cooker for other foods.


lexentry: eng/rice_vinegar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rice vinegar
trans_list: aceto di riso
sense:
A type of vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking.


lexentry: eng/ricer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ricer
trans_list: schiacciapatate
sense:
(cooking) A utensil used to extrude soft foods (especially, cooked potato) through holes about the diameter of a grain of rice.


lexentry: eng/rich_kid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rich kid
trans_list: figlio di papà
sense:
(US, informal, somewhat, pejorative) A child, adolescent or young adult from a wealthy family, especially one who flaunts his or her wealth or privilege.


lexentry: eng/rickets__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rickets
trans_list: rachitismo
sense:
(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft bones.


lexentry: eng/ride__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ride
trans_list: cavalcare | guidare | andare in bici
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/ride__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ride
trans_list: guidare | andare in macchina
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger. [from 9th c., transitive usage from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/ride_roughshod_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ride roughshod over
trans_list: calpestare | maltrattare | oltraggiare | trattare in malo modo
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat (someone) roughly or without care, control, moderation, or respect; to act in a bullying manner toward (someone); to damage (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/ride_shotgun__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ride shotgun
trans_list: scortare
sense:
(US, idiomatic, by extension, slang) To ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.


lexentry: eng/ridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ridge
trans_list: colmo
sense:
The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.


lexentry: eng/ridicule__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ridicule
trans_list: ridicolizzare
sense:
(transitive) to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of


lexentry: eng/rifle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rifle
trans_list: fucile
sense:
(weaponry) A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.


lexentry: eng/rigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rigger
trans_list: esegeta
sense:
A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.


lexentry: eng/rigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: rigger
trans_list: complice
sense:
A long, slender, pointed sable paintbrush for making fine lines, etc.; said to be so called from its use for drawing the lines of the rigging of ships.


lexentry: eng/rigging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rigging
trans_list: cordame | sartiame
sense:
Dress; tackle; especially (nautical) , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.


lexentry: eng/right-wing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right-wing
trans_list: destra
sense:
(politics) Of political ideologies: opposing political and social equality, especially conservative, traditional, and/or reactionary politics.


lexentry: eng/right__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: right
trans_list: destro | destra | retto
sense:
(geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.


lexentry: eng/right__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: right
trans_list: destro | destra
sense:
(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.


lexentry: eng/right__Interjection__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: right
trans_list: no | vero
sense:
Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.


lexentry: eng/right__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: right
trans_list: correggere
sense:
(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.


lexentry: eng/right_of_asylum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right of asylum
trans_list: diritto d'asilo
sense:
(legal) The right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.


lexentry: eng/right_of_first_refusal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right of first refusal
trans_list: diritto di prelazione
sense:
(legal) A provision in a contract that permits a party to that contract or another named party to have an opportunity to purchase, use, or otherwise obtain a specified object before it is offered to any other party.


lexentry: eng/right_of_way__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right of way
trans_list: diritto di precedenza | precedenza
sense:
(uncountable) The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.


lexentry: eng/right_to_be_forgotten__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right to be forgotten
trans_list: diritto all'oblio
sense:
(law) An individual's legal right to have certain information about themselves deleted, so as to ensure their privacy.


lexentry: eng/right_to_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right to work
trans_list: diritto al lavoro
sense:
(public policy, legal, ethics) The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.


lexentry: eng/right_whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: right whale
trans_list: balena franca
sense:
Any of certain baleen whales of the family Balaenidae, in the genera Eubalaena (three species) and Balaena (one species, the bowhead whale, also called Greenland right whale). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/rigidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rigidity
trans_list: rigidità
sense:
The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape


lexentry: eng/rime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rime
trans_list: brina
sense:
Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).


lexentry: eng/rinderpest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rinderpest
trans_list: peste bovina
sense:
A contagious disease of ruminants and swine caused by Rinderpest virus, an RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus.


lexentry: eng/ring-necked_parakeet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring-necked parakeet
trans_list: parrocchetto dal collare
sense:
A species of parakeet, Psittacula krameri, prevalent in Asia and famous for escaping domestication and establishing wild populations in Britain.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring
trans_list: anello
sense:
(UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring
trans_list: anello
sense:
A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ring
trans_list: ring | anello
sense:
A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring
trans_list: anello
sense:
(algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.


lexentry: eng/ring__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ring
trans_list: anello
sense:
(algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.


lexentry: eng/ring__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: ring
trans_list: inanellare
sense:
(AU, transitive) To ride around (a group of animals, especially catle) to keep them milling in one place; hence (intransitive), to work as a drover, to muster cattle.


lexentry: eng/ring_binder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring binder
trans_list: cartella
sense:
A folder in which punched pieces of paper may be held by means of clamps running through the holes in the paper.


lexentry: eng/ring_finger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring finger
trans_list: anulare
sense:
Finger between middle finger and little finger; the "third finger" (UK) or the "fourth finger" (US), especially of the left hand. (The ring finger is the left hand; a ring finger is either hand.)


lexentry: eng/ring_ouzel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring ouzel
trans_list: merlo dal collare
sense:
Turdus torquatus, a European thrush, similar to the common blackbird, but with a ring of white feathers at its neck.


lexentry: eng/ring_road__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ring road
trans_list: circonvallazione
sense:
(chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, UK) A circumferential highway around a town, city, or other conurbation.


lexentry: eng/ringing__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ringing
trans_list: anellamento
sense:
A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.


lexentry: eng/ringworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ringworm
trans_list: tigna
sense:
A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.


lexentry: eng/rinky-dink__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rinky-dink
trans_list: inconsistente
sense:
(countable) Something that is not up to acceptable standards; something regarded as being of low quality.


lexentry: eng/rinse_aid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rinse aid
trans_list: brillantante
sense:
A cleaning product containing surfactants, said to improve the finish of items in dishwashers, especially glassware.


lexentry: eng/riot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: riot
trans_list: tumulto | sommossa | baccano | bailamme | baraonda | bordello
sense:
A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.


lexentry: eng/riot_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: riot gear
trans_list: tenuta antisommossa
sense:
All the protective clothing, shields and weaponry worn or carried by a force attempting to control a riot.


lexentry: eng/riot_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: riot police
trans_list: celere | polizia antisommossa
sense:
A unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.


lexentry: eng/rip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rip
trans_list: strappare
sense:
(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.


lexentry: eng/rip__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: rip
trans_list: copiare
sense:
(archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.


lexentry: eng/ripe__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ripe
trans_list: maturo | matura
sense:
(of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature


lexentry: eng/ripped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ripped
trans_list: asciutto
sense:
(bodybuilding) Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced. Said especially of well-defined abdominal muscles.


lexentry: eng/ripple__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ripple
trans_list: scapecchiatoio
sense:
(textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.


lexentry: eng/ripsaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ripsaw
trans_list: saracco
sense:
(uncountable, music genre, Caribbean) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.


lexentry: eng/rise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rise
trans_list: sorgere
sense:
(of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.


lexentry: eng/risk-averse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: risk-averse
trans_list: avverso al rischio
sense:
Unwilling to take risks; especially (economics) reluctant to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected payoff.


lexentry: eng/risk__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: risk
trans_list: rischio
sense:
(uncountable, economics, business, and, engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.


lexentry: eng/rite_of_passage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rite of passage
trans_list: rito di passaggio
sense:
(anthropology) A ceremony or series of ceremonies, often very ritualized, to celebrate a transition in a person’s life. Baptisms, bar mitzvahs, weddings and funerals are among the best known examples.


lexentry: eng/rival__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rival
trans_list: rivale | antagonista | avversario | competitore
sense:
A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.


lexentry: eng/rive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rive
trans_list: dividere
sense:
(transitive, archaic, _, except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.


lexentry: eng/river__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: river
trans_list: fiume | rivo
sense:
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.


lexentry: eng/river__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: river
trans_list: canaletto
sense:
(typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.


lexentry: eng/river_basin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: river basin
trans_list: bacino fluviale
sense:
(geography) An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or series of rivers.


lexentry: eng/riverbed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: riverbed
trans_list: letto | alveo
sense:
(hydrology) The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.


lexentry: eng/rivet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rivet
trans_list: rivetto | ribattino
sense:
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.


lexentry: eng/roach__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roach
trans_list: allunamento
sense:
(nautical) Sail material that forms a concave curve rather than straight leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area over that of a simple triangular sail.


lexentry: eng/road__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road
trans_list: strada
sense:
A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/road_accident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road accident
trans_list: incidente stradale
sense:
A collision on a road, typically involving one or more motor vehicles, but also including cyclists and pedestrians knocked down by vehicles.


lexentry: eng/road_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road map
trans_list: mappa stradale | carta turìstica | cartina
sense:
A map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation. A road map may contain other relevant data, such as terrain or railway lines.


lexentry: eng/road_user__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: road user
trans_list: utente del traffico
sense:
Any person that makes use of a road, such as a driver, cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider, pedestrian or horserider.


lexentry: eng/roadhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roadhouse
trans_list: locanda | taverna
sense:
(chiefly, US) An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city.


lexentry: eng/roadie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roadie
trans_list: piombo
sense:
One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician.


lexentry: eng/roadrunner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roadrunner
trans_list: corridore della strada
sense:
Either of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) and, especially, the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).


lexentry: eng/roadstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roadstead
trans_list: rada
sense:
(nautical) A partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/roast__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roast
trans_list: arrostire
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.


lexentry: eng/roast__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: roast
trans_list: arrostire
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.


lexentry: eng/robbery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: robbery
trans_list: rapina
sense:
(legal) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.


lexentry: eng/robot__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: robot
trans_list: robot
sense:
(chiefly, science fiction) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/robot__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: robot
trans_list: robot | automa
sense:
A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock
trans_list: roccia
sense:
(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.


lexentry: eng/rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rock
trans_list: roccia
sense:
(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.


lexentry: eng/rock__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock
trans_list: rock
sense:
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals.


lexentry: eng/rock_crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock crystal
trans_list: cristallo di rocca
sense:
clear, colourless form of the silica-based mineral quartz, often called "pure quartz" or "clear quartz".


lexentry: eng/rock_hyrax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock hyrax
trans_list: irace del Capo
sense:
A guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.


lexentry: eng/rock_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock music
trans_list: rock
sense:
(music) A broad genre of popular music, including especially those styles ultimately derived from rock and roll, employing electrical amplification, heavy use of guitars, 4/4 time with strong percussive rhythm on beats two and four (backbeat), and usually themes of bold wildness, rebellion, and sexuality.


lexentry: eng/rock_paper_scissors__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock paper scissors
trans_list: morra cinese | carta, forbice, sasso
sense:
(hand game) A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.


lexentry: eng/rock_the_boat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rock the boat
trans_list: causare guai
sense:
(idiomatic) To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.


lexentry: eng/rocker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rocker
trans_list: sedia a dondolo
sense:
A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth.


lexentry: eng/rocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rocket
trans_list: razzo | motore a razzo
sense:
A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rocket
trans_list: motore a razzo | razzo
sense:
An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/rocket_scientist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rocket scientist
trans_list: genio
sense:
(hyperbolic, chiefly in the negative) One qualified to handle or understand things which are very complex or confusing; a very intelligent person.


lexentry: eng/rococo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rococo
trans_list: rococò
sense:
(uncountable) A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rod
trans_list: bacchetta | verga
sense:
A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: rod
trans_list: pertica
sense:
A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: rod
trans_list: pertica
sense:
(archaic) A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, 1⁄4 chain, 5+1⁄2 yards, 16+1⁄2 feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: rod
trans_list: canna | bacchetta | canna da pesca
sense:
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.


lexentry: eng/rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: rod
trans_list: bastoncello | barra | biella
sense:
A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.


lexentry: eng/rod_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rod cell
trans_list: bastoncello
sense:
(anatomy) Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.


lexentry: eng/rodent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rodent
trans_list: roditore
sense:
A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.


lexentry: eng/roe_deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roe deer
trans_list: capriolo
sense:
A small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (Capreolus capreolus and Capreolus pygargus).


lexentry: eng/roger__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roger
trans_list: ricevuto
sense:
(radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)


lexentry: eng/roil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roil
trans_list: intorbidare | rendere torbido
sense:
(transitive, of a fluid, especially a liquid) To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.


lexentry: eng/roleplaying_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roleplaying game
trans_list: gioco di ruolo
sense:
(games) A type of game where one or more players assume the roles of characters (usually one each) to interact with a fictional world either defined by themselves or through the moderation of a neutral judge (usually referred to as the game master).


lexentry: eng/roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: roll
trans_list: rotolo | rullo
sense:
One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.


lexentry: eng/roll__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll
trans_list: avvolgere | far girare | far rotolare | impacchettare | involtolare | rotolare
sense:
(transitive) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.


lexentry: eng/roll__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: roll
trans_list: accartocciare | arrotolare | formare una palla di | rullare
sense:
(transitive) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.


lexentry: eng/roll_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll call
trans_list: appello
sense:
The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.


lexentry: eng/roll_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: roll call
trans_list: appello
sense:
(by extension) The subset of those members of a specific group who are present or available out of the full set of all the members of said group.


lexentry: eng/roll_one's_eyes__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll one's eyes
trans_list: alzare gli occhi al cielo
sense:
(idiomatic) To deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.


lexentry: eng/roll_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll out
trans_list: escire
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.


lexentry: eng/roll_out_the_red_carpet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roll out the red carpet
trans_list: offrire un trattamento coi fiocchi
sense:
(idiomatic) To extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.


lexentry: eng/roll_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: roll up
trans_list: arrotolare
sense:
(RPG, intransitive) To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game.


lexentry: eng/roller_blind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roller blind
trans_list: avvolgibile | tapparella
sense:
A blind for a window, usually of stiffened fabric, mounted on a pole and operated with a chain or spring mechanism.


lexentry: eng/roller_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roller chain
trans_list: catena
sense:
A type of chain drive used to transmit mechanical power in many kinds of machinery, such as conveyors and bicycles, consisting of a series of short cylindrical rollers held together by side links and driven by a sprocket.


lexentry: eng/roller_shutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roller shutter
trans_list: tapparella | avvolgibile
sense:
A shutter (for a window or door) consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together and attached to a roller at the top.


lexentry: eng/rolling_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rolling paper
trans_list: cartina
sense:
(chiefly, US) A small sheet of paper used for rolling (tobacco) cigarettes, joints (marijuana cigarettes), and the like.


lexentry: eng/rolling_pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rolling pin
trans_list: matterello | mattarello
sense:
a food preparation utensil consisting of a cylinder with a handle at each end, used to flatten dough


lexentry: eng/romanize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: romanize
trans_list: romanizzare
sense:
(transitive) To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.


lexentry: eng/romantic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: romantic
trans_list: romantico
sense:
Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/romantic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: romantic
trans_list: romantico
sense:
Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/romantic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: romantic
trans_list: romantico
sense:
Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/romantic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: romantic
trans_list: romantico
sense:
A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).


lexentry: eng/romanticize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: romanticize
trans_list: romanzare
sense:
(transitive) To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.


lexentry: eng/romp__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: romp
trans_list: scorrazzata
sense:
A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/rondel__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rondel
trans_list: daga a rondelle
sense:
(historical) A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name).


lexentry: eng/rondo__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: rondo
trans_list: torello
sense:
(soccer) A game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other smaller group tries to take possession of the ball.


lexentry: eng/rood_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rood screen
trans_list: pontile | pontile-tramezzo
sense:
(architecture, Christianity) A carved screen that separated the chancel and nave in a medieval church; it originally carried a large crucifix; an altar screen.


lexentry: eng/rook__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rook
trans_list: torre | rocco
sense:
(chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.


lexentry: eng/room_temperature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: room temperature
trans_list: temperatura ambiente
sense:
A normal temperature of a room in which people live; typically 20 to 23°C (68 to 73°F); neither heated nor cooled.


lexentry: eng/rooster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rooster
trans_list: gallo
sense:
(North America, Kent, Australia, NZ) A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.


lexentry: eng/root__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root
trans_list: radice
sense:
The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.


lexentry: eng/root__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: root
trans_list: radice
sense:
(arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.


lexentry: eng/root__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: root
trans_list: radice
sense:
(linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.


lexentry: eng/root_cause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root cause
trans_list: causa scatenante | causa ultima
sense:
(idiomatic) An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.


lexentry: eng/root_mean_square__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root mean square
trans_list: media quadratica
sense:
(mathematics, often, attributive) The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of numbers or values.


lexentry: eng/root_of_unity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: root of unity
trans_list: radice dell'unità
sense:
(number theory) An element of a given field (especially, a complex number) x such that for some positive integer n, xn = 1.


lexentry: eng/rootball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rootball
trans_list: radice
sense:
The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container.


lexentry: eng/rootstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rootstock
trans_list: portainnesto
sense:
(agriculture) A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.


lexentry: eng/rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rope
trans_list: corda | cavo
sense:
(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.


lexentry: eng/rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: rope
trans_list: corda | fune
sense:
(computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.


lexentry: eng/rorqual__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rorqual
trans_list: balenottera
sense:
Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.


lexentry: eng/rosary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosary
trans_list: rosario
sense:
Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria)


lexentry: eng/rosary__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rosary
trans_list: rosario
sense:
(by extension) A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.


lexentry: eng/rose-colored_glasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rose-colored glasses
trans_list: gli occhi di un bambino | occhi di bambino
sense:
(idiomatic) An optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is.


lexentry: eng/rose_chafer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rose chafer
trans_list: cetonia dorata
sense:
A metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, found over central and southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/rose_window__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rose window
trans_list: rosone
sense:
Any circular window, especially one of those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.


lexentry: eng/rosemary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosemary
trans_list: rosmarino | ramerino
sense:
A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.


lexentry: eng/rosette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosette
trans_list: coccarda
sense:
An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, used especially as an ornament or a badge.


lexentry: eng/rosewater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosewater
trans_list: acqua di rose
sense:
A liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water, used as a coloring agent and flavoring ingredient in certain foods.


lexentry: eng/rosin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rosin
trans_list: colofonia
sense:
(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.


lexentry: eng/roster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roster
trans_list: calendario di lavoro | ruolino | ruolino di marcia | ruolino di servizio
sense:
A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.


lexentry: eng/rota__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rota
trans_list: calendario di lavoro | ruolino di marcia | ruolino di servizio
sense:
(UK) A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.


lexentry: eng/rotary_dial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotary dial
trans_list: disco combinatore
sense:
a disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back


lexentry: eng/rotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rotation
trans_list: rotazione | rotazione delle colture
sense:
A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.


lexentry: eng/rotavirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotavirus
trans_list: rotavirus
sense:
Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.


lexentry: eng/rotifer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotifer
trans_list: rattulo
sense:
Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel.


lexentry: eng/rotor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotor
trans_list: rotore
sense:
A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.


lexentry: eng/rotten_borough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rotten borough
trans_list: borgo putrido
sense:
(historical) A parliamentary borough that was represented in Parliament although the number of voters had diminished so greatly that they were largely controlled by the main landowner; such boroughs were abolished in the 19th century. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/rottol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rottol
trans_list: rotolo
sense:
(historical, _, units of measure) A former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg).


lexentry: eng/rouille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rouille
trans_list: rouille
sense:
(cooking) A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron.


lexentry: eng/roulette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roulette
trans_list: roulette
sense:
(uncountable) A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) spaces. When the ball stops, it indicates the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.


lexentry: eng/roulette__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: roulette
trans_list: rulletta
sense:
(countable, geometry) The locus of a point on a plane curve that rolls without slipping along another fixed plane curve.


lexentry: eng/roulette_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roulette wheel
trans_list: roulette
sense:
(gambling) A slotted wheel that rotates horizontally; players bet on which slot the ball will stop in.


lexentry: eng/round__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: round
trans_list: a tutto sesto | rotondo
sense:
(authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.


lexentry: eng/round__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: round
trans_list: carica | salva
sense:
A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.


lexentry: eng/round__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: round
trans_list: girello | lombo | palasea | ripresa
sense:
(sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.


lexentry: eng/round__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: round
trans_list: bisello | smussatura
sense:
(engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.


lexentry: eng/round__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: round
trans_list: antiurto | imbottitura
sense:
A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.


lexentry: eng/round__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: round
trans_list: girello | lombo | palasea | ripresa
sense:
A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.


lexentry: eng/round_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round down
trans_list: arrotondare | difetto
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.


lexentry: eng/round_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round off
trans_list: arrotondare
sense:
(transitive) To change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid.


lexentry: eng/round_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: round off
trans_list: arrotondare
sense:
(mathematics, transitive, intransitive) To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits.


lexentry: eng/round_robin__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: round robin
trans_list: cerchio
sense:
(online gaming) A method of dividing loot amongst a party of players by having the game assign in turn loot to a player or an enemy corpse to loot to a player.


lexentry: eng/round_trip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round trip
trans_list: andata e ritorno
sense:
(often, figurative, travel) A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location.


lexentry: eng/round_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: round up
trans_list: arrotondare | eccesso
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.


lexentry: eng/round_window__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: round window
trans_list: finestra rotonda
sense:
(anatomy) A membrane-covered opening that leads from the middle ear to the cochlea of the inner ear.


lexentry: eng/roundabout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roundabout
trans_list: rotonda | rotatoria
sense:
(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.


lexentry: eng/roundoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roundoff
trans_list: araba
sense:
(gymnastics) A move similar to a cartwheel but ending with the legs together and the gymnast facing in the opposite direction.


lexentry: eng/roustabout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: roustabout
trans_list: portuale
sense:
(chiefly, US) An unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/rout__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rout
trans_list: sbarattare
sense:
(transitive) To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.).


lexentry: eng/router__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: router
trans_list: router
sense:
(Internet) A device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet by, at minimum, selectively passing those datagrams having a destination IP address to the network which is able to deliver them to their destination; a network gateway.


lexentry: eng/routineness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: routineness
trans_list: quotidiano
sense:
The state or quality of being routine, of possessing the traits of being quotidian, and repeating a pattern regularly


lexentry: eng/routing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: routing
trans_list: instradamento
sense:
(networking) A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet, along which information can be passed.


lexentry: eng/row__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: row
trans_list: fila | riga | sequenza | serie | successione
sense:
A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.


lexentry: eng/rowan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rowan
trans_list: sorbo
sense:
Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.


lexentry: eng/rowanberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rowanberry
trans_list: sorba
sense:
The small spherical fruits of the rowan or European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), a species of rowan (Sorbus subg. Sorbus), native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia; the fruits are bitter and inedible if uncooked, but may be used in the making of jellies and jams.


lexentry: eng/rowlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rowlock
trans_list: scalmiera | forcola
sense:
(nautical, chiefly, British) A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock (mostly US).


lexentry: eng/royal_flush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: royal flush
trans_list: scala reale
sense:
(poker) Ace-high straight flush; a hand consisting of the cards A, K, Q, J, 10, of the same suit. This is the rarest and strongest hand in poker.


lexentry: eng/royal_jelly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: royal jelly
trans_list: pappa reale
sense:
A substance secreted by honey bees to aid in the development of immature or young bees, supplied in extra measure to those young that will become queen bees.


lexentry: eng/royal_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: royal penguin
trans_list: eudipte della Nuova Zelanda
sense:
A species of white-faced penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli, which breed on Macquarie Island, in the south-west Pacific.


lexentry: eng/royal_we__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: royal we
trans_list: plurale maiestatico
sense:
The first-person plural pronoun we as traditionally used by a sovereign in formal speech to refer to themselves in their role as the monarch.


lexentry: eng/royalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: royalism
trans_list: monarchia
sense:
Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.


lexentry: eng/royalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: royalty
trans_list: diritto d'autore | royalty
sense:
The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.


lexentry: eng/royalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: royalty
trans_list: diritto d'autore | royalty
sense:
(by extension) Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.


lexentry: eng/rub__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rub
trans_list: strofinare | fregare
sense:
(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.


lexentry: eng/rub_off_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rub off on
trans_list: decolorare
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, of behavior, beliefs, etc.) To be acquired by or transferred to (someone) as a result of regular exposure.


lexentry: eng/rub_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rub out
trans_list: cancellare
sense:
(transitive) To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).


lexentry: eng/rubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubber
trans_list: gomma
sense:
(uncountable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.


lexentry: eng/rubber_stamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubber stamp
trans_list: punzone
sense:
A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.


lexentry: eng/rubbernecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubbernecker
trans_list: curiosa | curioso | ficcanaso | impicciona | impiccione
sense:
(originally, US) A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.


lexentry: eng/rubella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubella
trans_list: rosolia
sense:
(pathology) A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.


lexentry: eng/rubidium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rubidium
trans_list: rubidio
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal.


lexentry: eng/ruble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruble
trans_list: rublo
sense:
The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽.


lexentry: eng/ruby__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ruby
trans_list: rubino
sense:
(uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.


lexentry: eng/rudder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rudder
trans_list: timone | timone orizzontale
sense:
(nautical) An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).


lexentry: eng/rudder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: rudder
trans_list: timone | timone di coda | timone di direzione | timone di profondità
sense:
(aeronautics) A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.


lexentry: eng/rue__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rue
trans_list: ruta
sense:
Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.


lexentry: eng/ruff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruff
trans_list: gorgiera
sense:
A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).


lexentry: eng/ruff__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ruff
trans_list: combattente
sense:
Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).


lexentry: eng/ruffle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ruffle
trans_list: gala | falpalà | frangia | frappa | guarnitura | volant
sense:
(zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.


lexentry: eng/rufous-tailed_hawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rufous-tailed hawk
trans_list: poiana codarossiccia
sense:
Buteo ventralis, a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family, found in southern Argentina and Chile


lexentry: eng/rugby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rugby
trans_list: rugby
sense:
A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.


lexentry: eng/rugby_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rugby union
trans_list: rugby a 15 | rugby a XV
sense:
A form of rugby football, historically amateur, having 15 players per side; points are scored for a try, penalty, drop kick or conversion.


lexentry: eng/ruin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruin
trans_list: rovina
sense:
(countable, sometimes, in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.


lexentry: eng/rule_of_engagement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rule of engagement
trans_list: regola di ingaggio
sense:
(military, law enforcement, chiefly, in the plural) An internal rule among a military, police, etc. force defining the circumstances in which and manner with which to use force.


lexentry: eng/rule_of_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rule of law
trans_list: stato di diritto
sense:
(legal, often, capitalized) The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.


lexentry: eng/rule_of_three__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rule of three
trans_list: regola del tre
sense:
(mathematics, _, education) A rule stating that, if two ratios are equal, then the denominator of the second equals its numerator times the reciprocal of the first ratio: if \frac ab=\frac cd then d=\frac{bc}a.


lexentry: eng/rule_of_thumb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rule of thumb
trans_list: a lume di naso
sense:
A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.


lexentry: eng/ruler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruler
trans_list: righello | riga
sense:
A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.


lexentry: eng/ruler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ruler
trans_list: sovrano
sense:
A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.


lexentry: eng/ruling_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruling class
trans_list: classe dirigente
sense:
(sociology) The social class of a given society that controls that society's political agenda, whether as formal aristocracy or party leadership or as an informal unit within democracies.


lexentry: eng/rumble_strip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rumble strip
trans_list: cordolo
sense:
A pattern of variation in a road's surface designed to alert inattentive drivers to potential danger by causing a tactile vibration and audible rumbling if they veer out of their lane.


lexentry: eng/ruminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruminate
trans_list: ruminare
sense:
(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.


lexentry: eng/rummage__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rummage
trans_list: frugare | rovistare | armeggiare | spulciare
sense:
(intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside.


lexentry: eng/rummage__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rummage
trans_list: buttare all'aria | rivoltare | scuriosare
sense:
(transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.


lexentry: eng/rummer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rummer
trans_list: römer
sense:
A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/rumor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rumor
trans_list: voce | voci di corridoio
sense:
(American spelling, countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.


lexentry: eng/run__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: run
trans_list: corso d'acqua
sense:
(chiefly, eastern, _, North Midland US, especially, Ohio, Pennsylvania) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)


lexentry: eng/run__Verb__1
sense_num: 32
written_rep: run
trans_list: condurre | funzionare
sense:
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.


lexentry: eng/run_errands__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: run errands
trans_list: fare la spesa
sense:
To undertake a journey to complete multiple small tasks of low importance, usually for household or business matters.


lexentry: eng/run_in_the_family__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: run in the family
trans_list: essere di famiglia
sense:
(idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.


lexentry: eng/run_into__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: run into
trans_list: sbattere
sense:
(intransitive, _, but with prepositional object, by extension) To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).


lexentry: eng/run_through__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: run through
trans_list: attraversare
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.


lexentry: eng/runaway__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: runaway
trans_list: dissenziente | dissidente
sense:
(informal) Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.


lexentry: eng/runaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: runaway
trans_list: fuggiasco
sense:
A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.


lexentry: eng/rune__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rune
trans_list: runa
sense:
A letter, or character, used in the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.


lexentry: eng/runner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: runner
trans_list: corridore | podista | corritrice
sense:
(cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.


lexentry: eng/running_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: running gear
trans_list: meccanica
sense:
(automotive) The wheels, suspension, steering, powertrain and usually the chassis of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/running_in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: running in
trans_list: rodaggio
sense:
The operating of a new engine (especially that of a motor vehicle) at less than its normal speed until proper working has been established.


lexentry: eng/running_the_gauntlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: running the gauntlet
trans_list: fuoco di fila
sense:
A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass


lexentry: eng/runoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: runoff
trans_list: efflusso
sense:
That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.


lexentry: eng/runoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: runoff
trans_list: ballottaggio
sense:
(politics) A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated.


lexentry: eng/runway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: runway
trans_list: passerella
sense:
A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.


lexentry: eng/runway__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: runway
trans_list: circuito | pista | tracciato
sense:
(athletics) In javelin, long jump, and similar events: a short track along which athletes can accelerate themselves for their jumps or throws.


lexentry: eng/runway__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: runway
trans_list: autonomia | autosufficienza | copertura | operatività
sense:
(finance, informal) Hence, the number of months that a startup company can operate by using up its cash reserves.


lexentry: eng/rupee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rupee
trans_list: rupia
sense:
The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka, often abbreviated ₨.


lexentry: eng/ruse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ruse
trans_list: abbono
sense:
(countable, often, hunting, archaic, rare) A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.


lexentry: eng/rush__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rush
trans_list: affrettarsi | correre
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.


lexentry: eng/rush_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rush hour
trans_list: ora di punta
sense:
(idiomatic) The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.


lexentry: eng/rushnyk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rushnyk
trans_list: asciugamano
sense:
A cloth/towel embroidered with symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world, used in Eastern Slavic ceremonies.


lexentry: eng/rusticate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rusticate
trans_list: silurare
sense:
(ambitransitive, Oxbridge, Durham University) To be suspended or expelled temporarily from the university, either compulsorily or voluntarily.


lexentry: eng/rusty-spotted_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rusty-spotted cat
trans_list: gatto rugginoso
sense:
Prionailurus rubiginosus, one of the smallest members of the cat family, native to India and Sri Lanka.


lexentry: eng/rusty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: rusty
trans_list: arrugginito
sense:
Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/rutile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rutile
trans_list: rutilo
sense:
(mineral) The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.


lexentry: eng/rösti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: rösti
trans_list: rösti
sense:
A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely varying other ingredients such as bacon, onions, cheese, apples or fresh herbs.


lexentry: eng/sabbatical_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sabbatical year
trans_list: anno sabbatico
sense:
A year of rest for the land observed every seven years in ancient Judea, which included allowing the fields to lie without tilling, sowing, or reaping from one autumn to the next in accordance with a Levitical commandment.


lexentry: eng/sabbatical_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sabbatical year
trans_list: anno sabbatico
sense:
A leave, often with full or half pay granted (as every seventh year) to one holding an administrative or professional position for rest, travel, or research.


lexentry: eng/sable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sable
trans_list: zibellina | zibellino
sense:
(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur (Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/sabot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sabot
trans_list: zoccoli
sense:
A carrier around a projectile in a firearm, cannon or other type of artillery piece that precisely holds the projectile within the barrel.


lexentry: eng/sabotage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sabotage
trans_list: sabotaggio
sense:
A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.


lexentry: eng/saboteur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saboteur
trans_list: sabotatore | sabotatrice
sense:
A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.


lexentry: eng/sabre-toothed_tiger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sabre-toothed tiger
trans_list: tigre dai denti a sciabola
sense:
Any of numerous species of extinct cat-like mammals, of the †Machairodontinae subfamily of the Felidae.


lexentry: eng/saccharide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saccharide
trans_list: saccaride
sense:
(carbohydrate) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.


lexentry: eng/saccharin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saccharin
trans_list: saccarina
sense:
(chemistry) A white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products.


lexentry: eng/saccharine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: saccharine
trans_list: mieloso | sdolcinato | dolciastro | smielato | stucchevole | svenevole
sense:
(figurative, derogatory) Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy.


lexentry: eng/sachet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sachet
trans_list: bustina
sense:
(cooking) A cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.


lexentry: eng/sack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sack
trans_list: sacco | saccheggio
sense:
A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.


lexentry: eng/sack_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sack race
trans_list: corsa nei sacchi
sense:
(games, racing) A race in which competitors stand in sacks or similar items and try to be the first to jump to the finish line.


lexentry: eng/sackbut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sackbut
trans_list: sackbut
sense:
(music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.


lexentry: eng/sacrament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacrament
trans_list: sacramento
sense:
(Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace.


lexentry: eng/sacramental__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacramental
trans_list: sacramentale
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, Roman Catholicism) An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.


lexentry: eng/sacramentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacramentary
trans_list: sacramentario
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.


lexentry: eng/sacrarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacrarium
trans_list: sacrario
sense:
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum) or in a house (holding the penates)


lexentry: eng/sacred__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacred
trans_list: sacro
sense:
Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.


lexentry: eng/sacred_cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacred cow
trans_list: vacca sacra
sense:
(idiomatic) Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely.


lexentry: eng/sacred_fir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacred fir
trans_list: abete sacro
sense:
A species of fir, Abies religiosa, native to the mountains of central and southern Mexico and western Guatemala.


lexentry: eng/sacrifice__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sacrifice
trans_list: sacrificare
sense:
(transitive) To trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.


lexentry: eng/sacrificial_lamb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sacrificial lamb
trans_list: agnello sacrificale
sense:
(figurative, by extension) A person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause.


lexentry: eng/sacristy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacristy
trans_list: sagrestia | sacrestia
sense:
A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.


lexentry: eng/sacrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sacrum
trans_list: osso sacro | sacro
sense:
(anatomy) A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood.


lexentry: eng/saddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saddle
trans_list: sella
sense:
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.


lexentry: eng/saddle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saddle
trans_list: appioppare
sense:
(often, passive) Chiefly followed by with: to burden or encumber (someone) with some problem or responsibility.


lexentry: eng/saddle_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saddle point
trans_list: punto di sella
sense:
(geometry) A point in the range of a smooth function, every neighbourhood of which contains points on each side of its tangent plane.


lexentry: eng/saddle_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saddle tree
trans_list: arcione
sense:
The base on which the rest of the saddle is built. Usually based on wood or a similar synthetic material, it is eventually covered in leather or a leatherlike synthetic. The tree size determines its fit on the horse's back as well as the size of the seat for the rider.


lexentry: eng/saddlebag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saddlebag
trans_list: motovaligia
sense:
A covered pouch, usually one of a pair, laid across the back of a horse, donkey, or mule behind its saddle, or hanging over the rear wheel of a motorcycle; often made of leather or (on a motorcycle) a rigid material.


lexentry: eng/saddlery__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: saddlery
trans_list: bardatura
sense:
(uncountable) The inventory and equipment of a saddler; saddles and other horse-riding equipment, or the materials for making them.


lexentry: eng/sadism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sadism
trans_list: sadismo
sense:
Achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting pain or humiliation on others, or watching pain or humiliation inflicted on others.


lexentry: eng/sadism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sadism
trans_list: sadismo
sense:
(loosely) Deliberate or wanton cruelty, either mental or physical, to other people, or to animals, regardless of whether for (sexual) gratification.


lexentry: eng/sadomasochism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sadomasochism
trans_list: sadomasochismo
sense:
The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community.


lexentry: eng/safari_park__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: safari park
trans_list: zoosafari
sense:
a commercial tourist attraction, similar to a zoo, in which visitors drive through animal enclosures


lexentry: eng/safe_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: safe space
trans_list: ricovero
sense:
(sociology) A place or domain serving as a tolerant environment for people (especially a marginalized group) where they do not face harassment, criticism, scrutiny, etc.; especially one in which participants are understood to share a given political or social viewpoint. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/safehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: safehouse
trans_list: refugio
sense:
A secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.


lexentry: eng/safety_pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: safety pin
trans_list: spilla di sicurezza
sense:
(sewing) A pin in the form of a clasp, which has a guard to cover the sharp point; used to join two pieces of fabric, etc., together temporarily.


lexentry: eng/safety_razor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: safety razor
trans_list: diliscatoio
sense:
A razor, designed for safety, that protects the skin from all but the very edge of the blade (as opposed to a straight razor).


lexentry: eng/safety_valve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: safety valve
trans_list: valvola di sicurezza | valvola di emergenza
sense:
A valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc. (such as a boiler or pressure cooker), would burst, thus reducing the pressure; a relief valve.


lexentry: eng/safflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: safflower
trans_list: cartamo | zafferanone
sense:
A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.


lexentry: eng/saffron__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: saffron
trans_list: zafferano
sense:
A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent.


lexentry: eng/sag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sag
trans_list: abbassamento
sense:
The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.


lexentry: eng/sag__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sag
trans_list: cedere | deperire | estenuarsi | flettere | flettersi | indossare pantaloni a vita bassa
sense:
(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.


lexentry: eng/saga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saga
trans_list: saga
sense:
An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.


lexentry: eng/sagacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sagacity
trans_list: sagacia
sense:
The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.


lexentry: eng/sage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sage
trans_list: saggio | savio
sense:
A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.


lexentry: eng/sage__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sage
trans_list: salvia
sense:
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.


lexentry: eng/sage__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sage
trans_list: salvia
sense:
Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.


lexentry: eng/sage_grouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sage grouse
trans_list: gallo della salvia
sense:
A large grouse of western North America having mottled gray, black and buff plumage (Centrocercus urophasianus) which feeds on the buds of the sagebrush.


lexentry: eng/sagitta__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sagitta
trans_list: squillino
sense:
(geometry) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string.


lexentry: eng/sagittal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sagittal
trans_list: sagittale
sense:
(anatomy) Of or in a plane parallel to the median plane, especially that dividing the body into left and right halves.


lexentry: eng/sago__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sago
trans_list: sagù
sense:
A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.


lexentry: eng/sagum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sagum
trans_list: saio
sense:
(historical) A cloak, worn in ancient times by the Gauls, early Germans, and Roman soldiers, made of a rectangular piece of (usually red) coarse cloth and fastened on the right shoulder.


lexentry: eng/saiga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saiga
trans_list: saiga
sense:
Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.


lexentry: eng/sail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sail
trans_list: vela | pala
sense:
(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.


lexentry: eng/saint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saint
trans_list: santo | santa
sense:
(religion, generally) A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.


lexentry: eng/saint__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: saint
trans_list: santo | santa
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good.


lexentry: eng/sal_ammoniac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sal ammoniac
trans_list: clorammonio
sense:
(mineral) a rare mineral composed of ammonium chloride found around volcanic fumaroles and guano deposits.


lexentry: eng/salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salad
trans_list: insalata
sense:
A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.


lexentry: eng/salamander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salamander
trans_list: salamandra
sense:
A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.


lexentry: eng/salamander__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: salamander
trans_list: salamandra
sense:
(mythology) A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.


lexentry: eng/salamander__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: salamander
trans_list: salamandra
sense:
(cooking) A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.


lexentry: eng/salami-slice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salami-slice
trans_list: fare a fettine | tagliuzzare
sense:
To divide (something) into small groups or portions; specifically, to tackle (a big task, etc.) in incremental steps.


lexentry: eng/salary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salary
trans_list: salario | stipendio
sense:
A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.


lexentry: eng/salbutamol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salbutamol
trans_list: salbutamolo
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic beta-agonist bronchodilator related to aspirin, administered in the form of its sulfate (C13H21NO3)2·H2SO4 as an inhalational aerosol or as a tablet to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is marketed under the trademarks Combivent, Proventil and Ventolin.


lexentry: eng/salicylic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salicylic acid
trans_list: acido salicilico
sense:
(organic compound) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.


lexentry: eng/saliva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saliva
trans_list: saliva
sense:
(physiology) A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.


lexentry: eng/salivary_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salivary gland
trans_list: ghiandola salivare
sense:
(anatomy) Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.


lexentry: eng/salmonella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salmonella
trans_list: salmonella
sense:
Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.


lexentry: eng/salo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salo
trans_list: lardo
sense:
a type of fatback, or non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed in Central and Eastern Europe, usually seasoned


lexentry: eng/salsa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: salsa
trans_list: salsa
sense:
(uncountable, music) A style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock.


lexentry: eng/salt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salt
trans_list: sale
sense:
A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.


lexentry: eng/salt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: salt
trans_list: sale
sense:
(chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.


lexentry: eng/salt__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: salt
trans_list: sale
sense:
(cryptography) Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.


lexentry: eng/salt__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: salt
trans_list: salare
sense:
(mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.


lexentry: eng/salt_lick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salt lick
trans_list: blocco da leccare
sense:
A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.


lexentry: eng/salt_marsh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salt marsh
trans_list: salina
sense:
A marsh of saline water, found in the intertidal zone between land and sea, characterized by halophytic plants such as grasses and sedges adapted to periodic flooding with salt water.


lexentry: eng/salt_of_the_earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salt of the earth
trans_list: sale della terra
sense:
(idiomatic) A person or group of people considered to represent the most decent and admirable parts of humanity.


lexentry: eng/saltbush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saltbush
trans_list: bietolone
sense:
Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.


lexentry: eng/salvage__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: salvage
trans_list: ricuperazione
sense:
(sometimes, attributive) Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods.


lexentry: eng/salvageable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salvageable
trans_list: recuperabile
sense:
Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing.


lexentry: eng/salvation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: salvation
trans_list: salvezza
sense:
The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.


lexentry: eng/salvo__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: salvo
trans_list: salva
sense:
(military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.


lexentry: eng/samarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: samarium
trans_list: samario
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Sm) with an atomic number of 62, a moderately hard silvery metal that slowly oxidizes in air.


lexentry: eng/sambuca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sambuca
trans_list: sambuca
sense:
An Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice, traditionally served with 3 coffee beans that represent health, wealth and fortune (or past, present and future).


lexentry: eng/samizdat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: samizdat
trans_list: samizdat
sense:
(uncountable, often, attributive) The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet Union; underground publishing and its publications. [from 1950s.]


lexentry: eng/samosa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: samosa
trans_list: samosa
sense:
A snack, of South Asian origin, consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.


lexentry: eng/samovar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: samovar
trans_list: samovar
sense:
A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil.


lexentry: eng/sample__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sample
trans_list: campione
sense:
A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.


lexentry: eng/sample__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sample
trans_list: campione
sense:
(statistics) A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.


lexentry: eng/sample__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sample
trans_list: campione
sense:
(business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.


lexentry: eng/sample__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sample
trans_list: campione
sense:
(music) Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.


lexentry: eng/sampling__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sampling
trans_list: campionamento
sense:
(statistics) The analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random.


lexentry: eng/sampling__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sampling
trans_list: campionamento
sense:
(signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.


lexentry: eng/sampling__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sampling
trans_list: campionamento
sense:
(music) Electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition, especially as part of hip-hop or electronic dance music.


lexentry: eng/san__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: san
trans_list: san
sense:
A letter of the Archaic Greek alphabet (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ) that came after pi and before qoppa.


lexentry: eng/sanatorium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sanatorium
trans_list: sanatorio
sense:
An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.


lexentry: eng/sanctification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sanctification
trans_list: santificazione
sense:
(theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.


lexentry: eng/sanction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sanction
trans_list: sanzione
sense:
A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.


lexentry: eng/sand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sand
trans_list: sabbia | rena
sense:
(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.


lexentry: eng/sand__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sand
trans_list: spiaggia | sabbia
sense:
(countable, figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).


lexentry: eng/sand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sand
trans_list: scartavetrare
sense:
(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.


lexentry: eng/sand_dollar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sand dollar
trans_list: riccio | riccio di mare
sense:
Any echinoderm of the order Clypeasteroida, having a flat, disk-shaped body with the mouth in a mid-ventral position, and living in sand, on or near the surface.


lexentry: eng/sandalwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sandalwood
trans_list: sandalo
sense:
The aromatic heartwood of these trees used in ornamental carving, in the construction of insect-repellent boxes and chests, and as a source of certain perfumes.


lexentry: eng/sandblast__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sandblast
trans_list: sabbiare
sense:
To spray with fast-moving solid grains (such as sand propelled by compressed air, although softer material like sodium bicarbonate used for delicate materials may also be so referred to). The process is used for stripping dirt, rust, paint etc. from the surface of objects.


lexentry: eng/sandbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sandbox
trans_list: isolamento
sense:
(computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.


lexentry: eng/sandcastle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sandcastle
trans_list: castello di sabbia
sense:
A sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle; typically, but not always, made for fun by a child on a beach.


lexentry: eng/sanderling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sanderling
trans_list: piovanello tridattilo
sense:
A small wading bird, Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world.


lexentry: eng/sandhi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sandhi
trans_list: legamento | sandhi
sense:
(phonology) Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words.


lexentry: eng/sandman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sandman
trans_list: omino del sonno
sense:
(folklore) A figure that brings sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/sandpaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sandpaper
trans_list: carta vetrata
sense:
A strong paper coated with sand, ground glass, or other abrasive material for smoothing and polishing.


lexentry: eng/sandwich__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sandwich
trans_list: tramezzino | panino
sense:
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.


lexentry: eng/sane__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sane
trans_list: ragionevole
sense:
Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner.


lexentry: eng/sangria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sangria
trans_list: sangria
sense:
A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.


lexentry: eng/sanidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sanidine
trans_list: sanidino
sense:
(mineral) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as tabular crystals embedded in volcanic rocks. Some forms (called moonstone) exhibit adularescence.


lexentry: eng/sanjak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sanjak
trans_list: sangiacco
sense:
(politics) A district, a prefecture, particularly (historical) a second-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/sans-culotte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sans-culotte
trans_list: sanculotto
sense:
A plebeian Parisian, especially a lower-class republican during the French Revolution. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/sans-culottide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sans-culottide
trans_list: giorno complementare | sanculottide
sense:
(historical) Any of the five (six in leap years) extra days added at the end of Fructidor in the French Republican Calendar.


lexentry: eng/sap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sap
trans_list: linfa
sense:
(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.


lexentry: eng/sap__Verb__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sap
trans_list: minare | scalzare
sense:
(transitive) To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.


lexentry: eng/sapodilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sapodilla
trans_list: nespola
sense:
A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics, or its edible fruit.


lexentry: eng/saponification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saponification
trans_list: saponificazione
sense:
(chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.


lexentry: eng/saponin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saponin
trans_list: saponina
sense:
(organic chemistry, steroid) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.


lexentry: eng/sapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sapper
trans_list: geniere | zappatore
sense:
A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a combat zone.


lexentry: eng/sapphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sapphic
trans_list: saffico
sense:
Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.


lexentry: eng/sapphire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sapphire
trans_list: zaffiro
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.


lexentry: eng/sapphire__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sapphire
trans_list: zaffiro
sense:
(countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.


lexentry: eng/sapphire__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sapphire
trans_list: zaffiro
sense:
Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.


lexentry: eng/saprotroph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saprotroph
trans_list: saprofita
sense:
An organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing its nutrients.


lexentry: eng/sapwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sapwood
trans_list: alburno
sense:
The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap).


lexentry: eng/sarcasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sarcasm
trans_list: sarcasmo
sense:
(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice.


lexentry: eng/sarcoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sarcoma
trans_list: sarcoma
sense:
(oncology) A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.


lexentry: eng/sarcopenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sarcopenia
trans_list: sarcopenia
sense:
(pathology) Gradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereof.


lexentry: eng/sarcophagus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sarcophagus
trans_list: sarcofago
sense:
(informal) The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine.


lexentry: eng/sardine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sardine
trans_list: sardina | sardella | sarda
sense:
Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine Sardina pilchardus (syn. Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine Sardinops sagax (syn. Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.


lexentry: eng/sari__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sari
trans_list: sari
sense:
The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.


lexentry: eng/sarma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sarma
trans_list: sarmale
sense:
A dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf (grape or cabbage); the Turkish equivalent of dolma.


lexentry: eng/sarrusophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sarrusophone
trans_list: sarrusofono
sense:
(musical instruments) Any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands.


lexentry: eng/sarsaparilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sarsaparilla
trans_list: salsapariglia
sense:
Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.


lexentry: eng/sartorius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sartorius
trans_list: sartorio
sense:
(anatomy) A long, slender muscle that runs from the iliac crest along the anterior and medial aspects of the thigh to the proximal tibia, superficial to the quadriceps musculature; the longest muscle in the human body.


lexentry: eng/sash__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sash
trans_list: sciarpa | fascia
sense:
A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.


lexentry: eng/sash__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sash
trans_list: anta | battente | persiana
sense:
The opening part (casement) of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window. [circa 1680]


lexentry: eng/satay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satay
trans_list: saté
sense:
A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.


lexentry: eng/sated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sated
trans_list: sazio
sense:
In a state of complete and thorough satisfaction; having one’s appetite fully satisfied, by having enough of something.


lexentry: eng/sateen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sateen
trans_list: satin
sense:
A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin.


lexentry: eng/satellite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: satellite
trans_list: satellite
sense:
A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/satellite_dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satellite dish
trans_list: antenna parabolica | parabola | parabolica
sense:
A parabolic antenna designed to receive microwaves from communications satellites, which transmit data transmissions or broadcasts, such as satellite television.


lexentry: eng/satellite_navigation_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satellite navigation system
trans_list: gps
sense:
Any electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.


lexentry: eng/satin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satin
trans_list: raso | satin
sense:
A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).


lexentry: eng/satire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satire
trans_list: satira | satirica
sense:
(uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.


lexentry: eng/satrapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satrapy
trans_list: satrapia
sense:
(historical) The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of Western Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sassanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).


lexentry: eng/saturnine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saturnine
trans_list: saturnina | saturnino
sense:
(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, sarcastic, and slow to change and react.


lexentry: eng/satyr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: satyr
trans_list: satiro
sense:
(Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.


lexentry: eng/saucepan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saucepan
trans_list: casseruola | pentola | tegamino
sense:
(countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.


lexentry: eng/saucier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saucier
trans_list: salsiere
sense:
In a large professional kitchen, a cook responsible for preparing sauces and for sauteing foods on demand.


lexentry: eng/saucy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: saucy
trans_list: impertinente
sense:
(figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.


lexentry: eng/saury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saury
trans_list: costardella del Pacifico
sense:
A marine epipelagic fish of the family Scomberesocidae, with beaklike jaws and a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins.


lexentry: eng/sausage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sausage
trans_list: salsiccia | salume | salame | insaccato
sense:
A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.


lexentry: eng/sauté__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sauté
trans_list: padellare | rosolare | saltare
sense:
(transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.


lexentry: eng/save__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: save
trans_list: risparmiare | accumulare | racimolare | raggranellare
sense:
(transitive, gambling, slang, archaic) To make an agreement to give (some amount of money) to a fellow gambler if one wins, and to receive that amount from them if they win, as a form of hedging.


lexentry: eng/save_face__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: save face
trans_list: salvare la faccia
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.


lexentry: eng/save_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: save up
trans_list: raggruzzolare
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.


lexentry: eng/saving__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: saving
trans_list: risparmio
sense:
(countable, usually, in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.


lexentry: eng/savings_account__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: savings account
trans_list: conto di risparmio | libretto di risparmio
sense:
(finance, banking) A bank account designed for a client's savings, which compared to a current account typically entails withdrawal restrictions but yields a better interest


lexentry: eng/savings_bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: savings bank
trans_list: cassa di risparmio
sense:
A type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking: savings of private depositors, payments, credits and insurances for individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises.


lexentry: eng/saviour_sibling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saviour sibling
trans_list: bimbo-medicina
sense:
A child, conceived by selected IVF treatment, so as to have compatible tissue that could be used to treat an existing sick brother or sister


lexentry: eng/saw_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saw set
trans_list: licciaiola
sense:
A device used to adjust the set of a saw's teeth (the amount each tooth protrudes to the side of the saw to create the kerf).


lexentry: eng/sawfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sawfish
trans_list: pesce sega
sense:
Any ray (marine fish with a flat body and wing-like fins) of the family Pristidae, having a snout that resembles a saw.


lexentry: eng/sawmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sawmill
trans_list: segheria
sense:
A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.


lexentry: eng/sawtooth__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sawtooth
trans_list: dente
sense:
(cellular automata) A pattern whose living cell population reaches new peaks infinitely many times before dropping to a fixed value after each peak.


lexentry: eng/saxophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: saxophone
trans_list: sassofono
sense:
A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.


lexentry: eng/say__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: say
trans_list: dire | diciamo | si dice
sense:
(impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.


lexentry: eng/say__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: say
trans_list: diciamo
sense:
(informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.


lexentry: eng/say_cheese__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: say cheese
trans_list: cacio
sense:
(idiomatic, mostly, imperative) To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).


lexentry: eng/scab__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: scab
trans_list: rogna
sense:
(plant disease) Any one of various more or less destructive fungal diseases that attack cultivated plants, forming dark-colored crustlike spots.


lexentry: eng/scab__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: scab
trans_list: rogna | sfoglia
sense:
(founding) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.


lexentry: eng/scabies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scabies
trans_list: scabbia | rogna
sense:
(pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.


lexentry: eng/scaffolding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scaffolding
trans_list: ponteggio | impalcatura
sense:
A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.


lexentry: eng/scalar_product__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scalar product
trans_list: prodotto scalare
sense:
(linear algebra) The product of two vectors computed as the sum of the corresponding elements of the vectors, or, equivalently, as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle between their directions.


lexentry: eng/scale__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scale
trans_list: squama | scaglia
sense:
Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.


lexentry: eng/scale_insect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scale insect
trans_list: giugno
sense:
Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.


lexentry: eng/scale_model__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scale model
trans_list: maquette | modello di forma
sense:
A three-dimensional copy or representation of something in which all parts have dimensions in the same proportion to that of the original.


lexentry: eng/scalebeam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scalebeam
trans_list: bilanciere
sense:
The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.


lexentry: eng/scalp__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scalp
trans_list: cotenna | scalpo
sense:
(historical) A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory.


lexentry: eng/scalper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scalper
trans_list: bagarino
sense:
(US, Canada) One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.


lexentry: eng/scammony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scammony
trans_list: scamonea
sense:
Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium.


lexentry: eng/scan__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scan
trans_list: scrutare
sense:
(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. [from 16th C.]


lexentry: eng/scandal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scandal
trans_list: scandalo
sense:
An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.


lexentry: eng/scandium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scandium
trans_list: scandio
sense:
A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.


lexentry: eng/scanlation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scanlation
trans_list: scanlation
sense:
(comics, chiefly, manga) The process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga or Korean manhwa) into the translator's language, for free distribution over the Internet.


lexentry: eng/scanlation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scanlation
trans_list: scanlation
sense:
(comics) A comic that has been scanned, translated, and with translation overlaid onto the original text to produce a second-language version of the comic; a scanlated comic.


lexentry: eng/scanner__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scanner
trans_list: scanner
sense:
A device which uses radiation (ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) to generate images of tissue or surfaces for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/scanning_electron_microscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scanning electron microscope
trans_list: SEM | microscopio elettronico a scansione
sense:
An electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample.


lexentry: eng/scapegoat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scapegoat
trans_list: capro espiatorio
sense:
In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.


lexentry: eng/scapegoat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scapegoat
trans_list: fare da capro espiatorio
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To unfairly blame or punish someone for some failure; to make a scapegoat of.


lexentry: eng/scapular__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scapular
trans_list: scapolare
sense:
(Christianity) A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/scapular__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scapular
trans_list: scapolare
sense:
(Christianity) A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.


lexentry: eng/scare_quote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scare quote
trans_list: virgolette ironiche
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation. [from 1956]


lexentry: eng/scarecrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scarecrow
trans_list: spaventapasseri | spauracchio
sense:
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]


lexentry: eng/scarecrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scarecrow
trans_list: spilungona | spilungone
sense:
(by extension, derogatory) A person regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.


lexentry: eng/scared_stiff__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scared stiff
trans_list: spaventato a morte
sense:
(literally) scared to the point of being unable to move, or (figuratively) very scared. [from 1890s]


lexentry: eng/scarificator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scarificator
trans_list: scarificatore
sense:
(surgery, archaic) An instrument, principally used in cupping, containing several lancets that are moved simultaneously by a spring, used for making slight incisions on a body.


lexentry: eng/scarlet_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scarlet fever
trans_list: scarlattina
sense:
(disease) A streptococcal infection, mainly occurring among children, and characterized by a red skin rash, sore throat and fever.


lexentry: eng/scarp__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scarp
trans_list: scarpa
sense:
(geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment.


lexentry: eng/scathe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scathe
trans_list: ferire
sense:
(by extension, chiefly, literary, and, poetic) To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither.


lexentry: eng/scattered_disc__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scattered disc
trans_list: disco diffuso | disco sparso
sense:
(astronomy) A trans-Neptunian region of the Solar System that overlaps the outer edge of the Kuiper belt, but also extends far beyond it, and is populated sparsely by small Solar System bodies.


lexentry: eng/scattering__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scattering
trans_list: diffusione
sense:
(physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.


lexentry: eng/scatterometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scatterometer
trans_list: scatterometro
sense:
A form of radar used to measure surface winds from satellites, by detecting scattered microwave radiation


lexentry: eng/scavenge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scavenge
trans_list: frugare | rovistare
sense:
(transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.


lexentry: eng/scavenger_hunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scavenger hunt
trans_list: caccia al tesoro
sense:
A game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list.


lexentry: eng/scedasticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scedasticity
trans_list: schedasicità
sense:
(statistics) The distribution of error terms. Error terms are distributed either randomly and with constant variance (homoscedasticity) or with some kind of pattern (heteroscedasticity).


lexentry: eng/scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: scene
trans_list: scena
sense:
A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture.


lexentry: eng/scenester__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scenester
trans_list: aderente
sense:
(music) A non-musician who is active in a particular musical scene, especially one whose involvement carries social status.


lexentry: eng/schedule__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: schedule
trans_list: programma | orario | ruolino di marcia
sense:
A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/scheduling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scheduling
trans_list: pianificazione
sense:
(uncountable) A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time.


lexentry: eng/scheelite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scheelite
trans_list: scheelite
sense:
(mineral) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO4; an important tungsten ore.


lexentry: eng/scherzo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scherzo
trans_list: scherzo
sense:
(music) A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.


lexentry: eng/schism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: schism
trans_list: scisma
sense:
(Catholicism) a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.


lexentry: eng/schist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schist
trans_list: scisto
sense:
Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.


lexentry: eng/schistosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schistosome
trans_list: schistosoma
sense:
(zoology) A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans.


lexentry: eng/schistosomiasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schistosomiasis
trans_list: schistosomiasi | bilharziosi
sense:
(pathology) Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma.


lexentry: eng/schizocarp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizocarp
trans_list: schizocarpo
sense:
(botany) A dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity


lexentry: eng/schizoid_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizoid personality disorder
trans_list: disturbo schizoide di personalità
sense:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by social withdrawal, flat affect, very few, if any, close friends or personal relationships, excessive preoccupation with fantasy and insensitivity to prevailing social norms and conventions.


lexentry: eng/schizophrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizophrenia
trans_list: schizofrenia
sense:
(pathology) A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.


lexentry: eng/schizophrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: schizophrenia
trans_list: schizofrenia
sense:
(informal, figurative) Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options.


lexentry: eng/schizothymia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizothymia
trans_list: schizotimia
sense:
(psychiatry) A temperament characterised by elements of schizophrenia or schizoid personality disorder, while still within the bounds of normality.


lexentry: eng/schizotypal_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schizotypal personality disorder
trans_list: disturbo schizotipico di personalità
sense:
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an extreme discomfort in social situations and perceptual distortions.


lexentry: eng/schlub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schlub
trans_list: gorilla invar перен.
sense:
(chiefly, US, informal) A person who is clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt.


lexentry: eng/schmuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schmuck
trans_list: allocco
sense:
(colloquial, pejorative, US) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/schnapps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schnapps
trans_list: acquavite | grappa
sense:
(uncountable) A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif.


lexentry: eng/scholar's_mate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scholar's mate
trans_list: matto del barbiere
sense:
(chess) The checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates by taking the black pawn on f7 (or the black queen taking the white pawn on f2), protected by a bishop on c4 (or c5).


lexentry: eng/scholastic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scholastic
trans_list: scolastico
sense:
(philosophy) A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.


lexentry: eng/scholasticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scholasticism
trans_list: scolasticismo
sense:
(philosophy) A tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology.


lexentry: eng/school__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: school
trans_list: facoltà | università | scuola
sense:
(British) An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).


lexentry: eng/school__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: school
trans_list: facoltà | scuola
sense:
Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.


lexentry: eng/school__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: school
trans_list: scuola
sense:
(considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.


lexentry: eng/school__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: school
trans_list: facoltà | università | scuola
sense:
The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.


lexentry: eng/school_trip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: school trip
trans_list: gita scolastica | uscita didattica
sense:
an event in which schoolchildren travel to a location separate from their normal learning environment under the authority of the staff of their school and with the purpose of learning by experience.


lexentry: eng/schoolie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schoolie
trans_list: diplomata
sense:
(Australia) A senior school student, especially a school-leaver, engaged in unsupervised celebrations during schoolies week.


lexentry: eng/schoolmarm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schoolmarm
trans_list: insegnante
sense:
(US, slang) A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.


lexentry: eng/schooner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: schooner
trans_list: scuna | goletta | schooner
sense:
(watercraft) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.


lexentry: eng/sciatica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sciatica
trans_list: sciatica
sense:
(pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.


lexentry: eng/science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: science
trans_list: scienza
sense:
(countable) A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/science__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: science
trans_list: scienza | conoscenza
sense:
(uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/science__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: science
trans_list: scienza
sense:
(now, only, _, theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/science__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: science
trans_list: scienza
sense:
(uncountable) The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/scientific_method__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scientific method
trans_list: metodo scientifico
sense:
(sciences) A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing theories that match known data from repeatable physical experimentation.


lexentry: eng/scientific_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scientific name
trans_list: nome scientifico
sense:
A formal name according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a taxon:


lexentry: eng/scientific_notation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scientific notation
trans_list: notazione scientifica
sense:
(mathematics) an alternative format of such a decimal number immediately followed by E and an integer


lexentry: eng/scientist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scientist
trans_list: scienziato | ricercatore | ricercatrice | scienziata
sense:
One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.


lexentry: eng/scientometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scientometrics
trans_list: scientometria
sense:
(sciences) The scientific measurement of the work of scientists, especially by way of analysing their publications and the citations within them.


lexentry: eng/scimitar-horned_oryx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scimitar-horned oryx
trans_list: orice dalle corna a sciabola
sense:
A critically endangered antelope, Oryx dammah, living in the arid plains and deserts of North Africa.


lexentry: eng/scintigraphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scintigraphy
trans_list: scintigrafia
sense:
(medicine) A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones


lexentry: eng/scintillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scintillation
trans_list: scintillazione
sense:
(astronomy) The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/scion__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scion
trans_list: pollone | talea
sense:
(botany) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.


lexentry: eng/scissor_door__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scissor door
trans_list: portiera a forbice
sense:
An automobile door that rotates vertically at a fixed hinge at the front of the door, rather than outward as with a conventional door.


lexentry: eng/scissors__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scissors
trans_list: forbici | forbice
sense:
(countable, usually, construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.


lexentry: eng/sclera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sclera
trans_list: sclera
sense:
(anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.


lexentry: eng/scleroderma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scleroderma
trans_list: sclerodermia
sense:
(medicine) A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.


lexentry: eng/sclerometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sclerometer
trans_list: sclerometro
sense:
A device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus.


lexentry: eng/sclerosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sclerosis
trans_list: sclerosi
sense:
(pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.


lexentry: eng/sconce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sconce
trans_list: candelabro | candeliere da parete
sense:
A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.


lexentry: eng/scoop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scoop
trans_list: cucchiaione | mestolo
sense:
Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.


lexentry: eng/scoop__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scoop
trans_list: cucchiaiata | mestolata | palettata
sense:
The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.


lexentry: eng/scooter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scooter
trans_list: monopattino
sense:
A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.


lexentry: eng/scooterist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scooterist
trans_list: lambrettista | scooterista
sense:
(UK) A member of a scooter-riding subculture, associated especially with the 1960s Mod movement and its various revivals.


lexentry: eng/scorch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scorch
trans_list: imbrunimento
sense:
(phytopathology) Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.


lexentry: eng/scorch__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scorch
trans_list: ardere | bruciare | fare tabula rasa | incendiare | incenerire
sense:
(transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy


lexentry: eng/score__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: score
trans_list: punteggio | risultato
sense:
The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.


lexentry: eng/score__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: score
trans_list: punteggio
sense:
The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.


lexentry: eng/score_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: score off
trans_list: afferrare la meglio
sense:
(transitive, inseparable, idiomatic, slang) To defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).


lexentry: eng/score_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: score off
trans_list: cancellare
sense:
(transitive, separable, idiomatic) To delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.


lexentry: eng/scorpion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scorpion
trans_list: scorpione
sense:
Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.


lexentry: eng/scorpionfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scorpionfish
trans_list: scorfano | scorpenide
sense:
Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.


lexentry: eng/scotoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scotoma
trans_list: scotoma
sense:
An area of impaired or lost vision within a field of vision otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.


lexentry: eng/scour__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scour
trans_list: strofinare | grattare | lucidare | pulire | raschiare | ripulire
sense:
(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.


lexentry: eng/scourge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: scourge
trans_list: flagello | piaga
sense:
A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.


lexentry: eng/scout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scout
trans_list: esploratore
sense:
A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.


lexentry: eng/scout__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: scout
trans_list: scout | ricognizione
sense:
A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.


lexentry: eng/scowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scowl
trans_list: cipiglio
sense:
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.


lexentry: eng/scowl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scowl
trans_list: accigliarsi
sense:
(intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.


lexentry: eng/scram__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scram
trans_list: smammare | andare via
sense:
(intransitive, originally, US, often, imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/scramble__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: scramble
trans_list: crittografare
sense:
(transitive) To process telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.


lexentry: eng/scramble__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: scramble
trans_list: emettere
sense:
(transitive, military) To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.


lexentry: eng/scramble__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: scramble
trans_list: azzuffarsi
sense:
(transitive) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.


lexentry: eng/scrambled_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scrambled egg
trans_list: uova strapazzate
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A dish made by beating and cooking eggs, sometimes mixed with milk, and typically stirred while cooking.


lexentry: eng/scramjet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: scramjet
trans_list: turbostatoreattore
sense:
(aeronautics) A jet engine capable of propelling an aircraft at hypersonic speeds, in which combustion of the fuel/air mixture occurs at supersonic speeds.


