# translation

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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/comp__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: comp
trans_list: aggiungere
sense:
(transitive) To provide (someone) with a complimentary item, such as a ticket; to provide (someone) with something for free.


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


lexentry: eng/compact_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compact star
trans_list: stella degenere
sense:
(star) A type of celestial body that collectively refers to white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes and exotic stars.


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


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


lexentry: eng/comparative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comparative
trans_list: comparativo
sense:
(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).


lexentry: eng/comparative_literature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: comparative literature
trans_list: comparatistica
sense:
The academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, cultural and national boundaries.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/comparison__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: comparison
trans_list: comparazione
sense:
(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.


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


lexentry: eng/compartmentalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: compartmentalization
trans_list: compartimentalizzazione
sense:
(by extension) The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/competitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: competitive
trans_list: competitivo
sense:
(biochemistry) Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.


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


lexentry: eng/complaint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: complaint
trans_list: lamentela | reclamo | denuncia | rimostranza
sense:
(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.


lexentry: eng/complaint__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: complaint
trans_list: denuncia
sense:
(legal) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.


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


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


lexentry: eng/complement__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: complement
trans_list: complemento assoluto | insieme complemento | insieme differenza
sense:
(set theory) Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/complementary_distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complementary distribution
trans_list: distribuzione complementare
sense:
(phonetics) The distribution of phones in their respective phonetic environments such that one never appears in the same phonetic context as the other.


lexentry: eng/complementary_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: complementary function
trans_list: funzione complementare
sense:
(mathematics) For a nonhomogeneous linear differential equation a_n y^{(n)} + a_{n-1} y^{(n-1)} + \cdots + a_1 y' + a_0 y = g(x), the general solution of the associated homogenous linear differential equation a_n y^{(n)} + a_{n-1} y^{(n-1)} + \cdots + a_1 y' + a_0 y = 0.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/composite__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: composite
trans_list: asteracea
sense:
(botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.


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


lexentry: eng/compound_bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: compound bow
trans_list: arco compound
sense:
(weapons) A modern bow that uses pulleys and cables to help with the drawing and releasing of the bowstring.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/comprise__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: comprise
trans_list: comprendere | includere
sense:
(patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/computed_tomography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computed tomography
trans_list: tomografia computerizzata
sense:
A form of radiography which uses computer software to create images, or slices, at various planes of depth from images taken around a body or volume of interest. Sometimes called “computerized tomography”. (The radiation used is X-rays unless otherwise specified.)


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/computer_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: computer programming
trans_list: programmazione
sense:
(programming) The process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.


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


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


lexentry: eng/comrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: comrade
trans_list: compagno | compagna
sense:
(communism, by extension) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person. [from 1884]


lexentry: eng/comrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: comrade
trans_list: compagno | compagna
sense:
(communism) A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist, socialist, or rarely in an Islamist state. [from 1884]


lexentry: eng/con_artist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: con artist
trans_list: abbindolatore | defraudatore | imbonitore | ingannatore | millantatore | mistificatore
sense:
A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/concert__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: concert
trans_list: concerto
sense:
(countable) A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/conclave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conclave
trans_list: conclave
sense:
The set of apartments in which cardinals are secluded while the process to elect a pope takes place.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/concordia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: concordia
trans_list: concordia
sense:
(geology, geochronology) A set of plotted points, appearing as a curve on a concordia diagram or isochron diagram, representing sample data from rock of the same age; the condition of being a member of said set (or on said curve).


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/condescend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condescend
trans_list: accondiscendere
sense:
To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/conditional_sentence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conditional sentence
trans_list: condizionale
sense:
(grammar) A sentence discussing factual implications or hypothetical situations and their consequences. A full conditional sentence contains two clauses: the condition or protasis, and the consequence or apodosis.


lexentry: eng/condole__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: condole
trans_list: condolersi
sense:
Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cone
trans_list: cono
sense:
(topology) A space formed by taking the direct product of a given space with a closed interval and identifying all of one end to a point.


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


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


lexentry: eng/confectioner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confectioner
trans_list: pasticciere
sense:
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/confirmation_bias__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: confirmation bias
trans_list: bias di conferma
sense:
(psychology) A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study; a psychological tendency to look for and accept information which supports one's values and worldview and reject that which conflicts with it.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/conformation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conformation
trans_list: conformazione
sense:
(physical chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/conga__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conga
trans_list: conga
sense:
(dance) A march of Cuban origin in four-four time in which people form a chain, each holding the hips of the person in front of them; in each bar, dancers take three shuffle steps and then kick alternate legs outwards at the beat; the chain weaves around the place and allows new participants to join the back of the chain. [from 1935]


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/congregate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: congregate
trans_list: congregare
sense:
(transitive) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/conscientious_objector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conscientious objector
trans_list: obiettore di coscienza | obiettrice di coscienza
sense:
Someone who refuses to perform military service (for example to fight in an armed conflict, or be compulsorily drafted in a time of peace) because of religious or moral principles.


lexentry: eng/consecutio_temporum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consecutio temporum
trans_list: concordanza dei tempi | consecutio temporum
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of rules.


lexentry: eng/consecutive_interpreting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consecutive interpreting
trans_list: interpretazione consecutiva
sense:
(translation studies) A type of oral translation from one language into another which is produced after a person has finished speaking and typically with the aid of notetaking.


lexentry: eng/consensus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consensus
trans_list: consenso
sense:
General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.


lexentry: eng/consequentialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consequentialism
trans_list: consequenzialismo
sense:
(ethics) The belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment about an action. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right action is one that produces a good outcome, or consequence.


lexentry: eng/conservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conservation
trans_list: conservazione
sense:
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.


lexentry: eng/conservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conservation
trans_list: conservazione
sense:
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor


lexentry: eng/conservation_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: conservation law
trans_list: legge di conservazione
sense:
(physics) Any of several laws that hold that some physical property remains constant in a closed system regardless of other changes that take place.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: conservatore
sense:
(US, Canada, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: conservatore
sense:
(linguistics) Having few changes relative to an older form, especially in comparison to related varieties.


lexentry: eng/conservative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conservative
trans_list: conservatore | conservatrice
sense:
(US, Canada, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.


lexentry: eng/conservator__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: conservator
trans_list: conservatore
sense:
A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.


lexentry: eng/consideration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consideration
trans_list: considerazione
sense:
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).


lexentry: eng/consist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consist
trans_list: composizione | configurazione | formazione
sense:
(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.


lexentry: eng/consistence__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: consistence
trans_list: consistenza
sense:
(archaic) The physical quality which is given by the degree of density, firmness, solidity, and viscosity; consistency.


lexentry: eng/consistent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consistent
trans_list: continuo | costante
sense:
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]


lexentry: eng/consolation_prize__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consolation prize
trans_list: premio di consolazione
sense:
An award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.


lexentry: eng/consommé__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consommé
trans_list: consommé
sense:
a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly


lexentry: eng/consonant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consonant
trans_list: consonante
sense:
(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.


lexentry: eng/consonantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consonantism
trans_list: consonantismo
sense:
(linguistics, phonology) The consonants, sequence of consonants, or the quality peculiar to the consonants of a given word or group of words.


lexentry: eng/consortium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consortium
trans_list: consorzio
sense:
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.


lexentry: eng/conspicuous_consumption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspicuous consumption
trans_list: consumo ostentativo | consumo vistoso
sense:
A public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt one's purchasing power.


lexentry: eng/conspire__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conspire
trans_list: complottare
sense:
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.


lexentry: eng/constable__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constable
trans_list: conestabile
sense:
(historical) An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).


lexentry: eng/constancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constancy
trans_list: costanza
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.


lexentry: eng/constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constant
trans_list: costante
sense:
(science) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.


lexentry: eng/constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: constant
trans_list: costante
sense:
(computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.


lexentry: eng/constant_of_integration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constant of integration
trans_list: costante di integrazione
sense:
(calculus) An unspecified constant term added to a particular antiderivative to make it represent its whole family of antiderivatives, usually denoted with C.


lexentry: eng/constellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constellation
trans_list: costellazione
sense:
(astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.


lexentry: eng/constellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constellation
trans_list: costellazione
sense:
(modern, _, astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/consternation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consternation
trans_list: costernazione
sense:
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.


lexentry: eng/constipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constipation
trans_list: stitichezza | stipsi
sense:
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.


lexentry: eng/constipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: constipation
trans_list: stitichezza | stipsi
sense:
The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.


lexentry: eng/constituent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constituent
trans_list: elettore
sense:
A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: costituzione
sense:
The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.


lexentry: eng/constitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: constitution
trans_list: costituzione
sense:
(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.


lexentry: eng/constitutional_court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutional court
trans_list: corte costituzionale
sense:
a high court whose jurisdiction is focused on constitutional law or constitutional issues, such as the review of the constitutionality of laws, draft laws, political and bureaucratic decisions, acts of political parties, etc.


lexentry: eng/constitutional_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutional law
trans_list: diritto costituzionale
sense:
(legal) The area of law which deals with the interpretation and application of a constitution, particularly that of a national government.


lexentry: eng/constitutionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constitutionality
trans_list: costituzionalità
sense:
(legal) The status of being constitutional; of being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution.


lexentry: eng/construct__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: construct
trans_list: costruzione
sense:
(genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.


lexentry: eng/constructed_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constructed language
trans_list: lingua artificiale
sense:
Any language—whether a human language, a programming language, or markup language—that is not a natural language.


lexentry: eng/construction_site__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: construction site
trans_list: cantiere
sense:
A place where a building or other physical structure is under construction. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/constructivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: constructivism
trans_list: costruttivismo
sense:
(arts) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.


lexentry: eng/constructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: constructor
trans_list: costruttore
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.


lexentry: eng/construe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: construe
trans_list: interpretare
sense:
(transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).


lexentry: eng/consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consul
trans_list: console
sense:
(historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.


lexentry: eng/consul__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: consul
trans_list: console
sense:
(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.


lexentry: eng/consult__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consult
trans_list: consultare
sense:
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.


lexentry: eng/consultant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: consultant
trans_list: consulente
sense:
A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.


lexentry: eng/consumer_price_index__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consumer price index
trans_list: indice prezzi al consumo
sense:
(economics) A statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households.


lexentry: eng/consummation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: consummation
trans_list: consumazione
sense:
The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.


lexentry: eng/contact_details__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact details
trans_list: coordinata
sense:
Information on how to contact a person or entity, typically including a telephone number, address etc.


lexentry: eng/contact_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact lens
trans_list: lente a contatto
sense:
A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.


lexentry: eng/contact_tracing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contact tracing
trans_list: contact tracing | rintracciamento dei contatti | tracciamento dei contatti
sense:
(epidemiology) The process of identification of persons ("contacts") who may have come into contact with a person carrying an infectious disease.


lexentry: eng/contagion__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contagion
trans_list: contagio
sense:
(finance) The spread of (initially small) shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, to other financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.


lexentry: eng/container__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: container
trans_list: contenitore
sense:
(object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.


lexentry: eng/container_deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container deposit
trans_list: pegno
sense:
A monetary deposit on a beverage or other container at the point of sale, refundable when the container is returned for reuse, recycling or proper disposal.


lexentry: eng/container_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: container ship
trans_list: nave portacontainer
sense:
(watercraft) A cargo vessel designed to carry cargo prepacked into containers, especially shipping containers.


lexentry: eng/containerization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: containerization
trans_list: containerizzazione
sense:
The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers.


lexentry: eng/containment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: containment
trans_list: contenimento
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.


lexentry: eng/contemplate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contemplate
trans_list: contemplare | considerare
sense:
To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.


lexentry: eng/contempt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contempt
trans_list: disprezzo
sense:
(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: content
trans_list: contenuto
sense:
Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.


lexentry: eng/content__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: content
trans_list: contenuto
sense:
(algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.


lexentry: eng/contention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contention
trans_list: asserzione
sense:
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.


lexentry: eng/contents_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contents insurance
trans_list: assicurazione sulle suppellettili domestiche
sense:
Insurance that pays for damage to, or loss of, an individual’s personal possessions whilst they are located within that individual’s home.


lexentry: eng/context-sensitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: context-sensitive
trans_list: contestuale
sense:
(computing, philosophy) Sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation.


lexentry: eng/context__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: context
trans_list: contesto
sense:
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.


lexentry: eng/contextual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contextual
trans_list: contestuale
sense:
Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.


lexentry: eng/contextualization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contextualization
trans_list: contestualizzazione
sense:
The act or process of putting information into context; making sense of information from the situation or location in which the information was found.


lexentry: eng/contiguity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contiguity
trans_list: contiguità
sense:
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.


lexentry: eng/continent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: continent
trans_list: continente
sense:
Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.


lexentry: eng/contingency__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contingency
trans_list: casualità | eventualità | imprevisto
sense:
(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/contingency__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: contingency
trans_list: indennizzo | penale
sense:
(finance, countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.


lexentry: eng/contingency_plan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contingency plan
trans_list: piano B
sense:
An alternative plan to be put into operation if needed, especially in case of emergencies, or if a primary plan fails.


lexentry: eng/contingentism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contingentism
trans_list: contingentismo
sense:
(philosophy) The philosophy concerned with the contingency of existence or other metaphysical concepts.


lexentry: eng/continued_fraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continued fraction
trans_list: frazione continua
sense:
(mathematics, number theory) A compound numerical expression consisting of an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is a positive integer and whose denominator is a continued fraction (an integer plus a fraction), and so on, with finite or infinite recursion.


lexentry: eng/continuity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: continuity
trans_list: continuità
sense:
(narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.


lexentry: eng/continuous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: continuous
trans_list: continuo
sense:
(mathematics, more generally, of a function between two topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).


lexentry: eng/continuous_integration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: continuous integration
trans_list: integrazione continua
sense:
(software engineering) The practice of merging all branches to a shared mainline several times a day.


lexentry: eng/continuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: continuum
trans_list: continuo
sense:
(mathematics) The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.


lexentry: eng/contour__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contour
trans_list: contorno | profilo
sense:
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.


lexentry: eng/contrabassoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrabassoon
trans_list: controfagotto
sense:
(musical instruments) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.


lexentry: eng/contraceptive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraceptive
trans_list: contraccettivo
sense:
A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.


lexentry: eng/contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contract
trans_list: contratto
sense:
An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.


lexentry: eng/contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contract
trans_list: contratto
sense:
(legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.


lexentry: eng/contract_of_sale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contract of sale
trans_list: compravendita
sense:
(legal) A contract that involves an exchange of goods, services or property to be exchanged from seller (or vendor) to buyer (or purchaser) for an agreed upon value in money (or money equivalent) paid or the promise to pay same.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contrazione
sense:
(linguistics) A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are reduced or lost, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contrazione
sense:
(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.


lexentry: eng/contraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contraction
trans_list: contrazione
sense:
A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.


lexentry: eng/contracture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contracture
trans_list: contrattura
sense:
(medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.


lexentry: eng/contradiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: contradiction
trans_list: contraddizione
sense:
(countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.


lexentry: eng/contradiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: contradiction
trans_list: contraddizione
sense:
(logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.


lexentry: eng/contradiction_in_terms__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contradiction in terms
trans_list: contraddizione | ossimoro
sense:
A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.


lexentry: eng/contrail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrail
trans_list: scia di condensazione
sense:
An artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air.


lexentry: eng/contraindication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraindication
trans_list: controindicazione
sense:
(medicine) A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.


lexentry: eng/contralto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contralto
trans_list: contralto
sense:
(music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to the same musical pitch range, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.


lexentry: eng/contraposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contraposition
trans_list: contrapposizione
sense:
(countable, logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".


lexentry: eng/contrarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrarian
trans_list: controcorrente | fuori dal coro
sense:
Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/contrarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrarian
trans_list: bastian contrario
sense:
A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/contrast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast
trans_list: contrasto
sense:
(countable) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.


lexentry: eng/contrast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contrast
trans_list: contrasto
sense:
(countable) A difference in lightness, brightness or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.


lexentry: eng/contravariant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contravariant
trans_list: controvariante
sense:
(category theory, of a functor) Which reverses the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X \to Y to a morphism F(f):F(Y) \to F(X).


lexentry: eng/contravention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contravention
trans_list: contravvenzione
sense:
The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).


lexentry: eng/control__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: control
trans_list: comandi
sense:
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.


lexentry: eng/control_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control car
trans_list: carrozza semipilota
sense:
(railways) A non-powered railroad car from which the train may be controlled - equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, located at the end of the train opposite to that of the locomotive. This arrangement allows the train to be safely driven into both directions at full speed without changing the configuration of the train.


lexentry: eng/control_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control room
trans_list: cabina di regia
sense:
The area inside a recording studio designed to facilitate the mixing of audio for studio recordings.


lexentry: eng/control_surface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control surface
sense:
(aeronautics) A moveable surface attached to a machine such as an aircraft or submarine that can be used to control the machine's motion in roll, pitch or yaw.

trans_list:
superficie di controllo | timone | timone di direzione (verticale) | timone di profondità (orizzontale)


lexentry: eng/control_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: control tower
trans_list: torre di controllo
sense:
(aviation) An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport.


lexentry: eng/controlled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: controlled
trans_list: controllato
sense:
(medicine, science, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)


lexentry: eng/controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: controller
trans_list: controllore | revisore
sense:
(business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.


lexentry: eng/controller__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: controller
trans_list: controllo
sense:
(computer hardware) A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.


lexentry: eng/contumelious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: contumelious
trans_list: sprezzante
sense:
(archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.


lexentry: eng/conure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conure
trans_list: conuro
sense:
Any of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.


lexentry: eng/convection__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: convection
trans_list: convezione
sense:
(meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.


lexentry: eng/convenience_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convenience store
trans_list: minimarket | minimercato | superetta | superette
sense:
A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.


lexentry: eng/convention__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: convention
trans_list: convenzione
sense:
A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.


lexentry: eng/conventional_wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conventional wisdom
trans_list: cliché
sense:
A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close examination.


lexentry: eng/convergence__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: convergence
trans_list: convergenza
sense:
(mathematics) The process or property of approaching some limiting value; typically of an infinite series.


lexentry: eng/convergent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: convergent
trans_list: convergente
sense:
(analysis, topology) Of a (typically infinite) sequence or series in a topological space, converging to a (finite, proper) limit.


lexentry: eng/conversation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conversation
trans_list: conversazione | discorso | dialogo
sense:
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/conversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: conversion
trans_list: conversione
sense:
(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.


lexentry: eng/conversion_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conversion therapy
trans_list: terapia di conversione
sense:
(LGBTQ, pseudoscience) The practice of psychiatric or psychological treatment to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of an LGBT person; used especially as an attempt to turn gay people heterosexual.


lexentry: eng/convert__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: convert
trans_list: convertire
sense:
(transitive) To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.


lexentry: eng/convertible__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: convertible
trans_list: decappottabile
sense:
(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.


lexentry: eng/conveyor_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: conveyor belt
trans_list: nastro trasportatore
sense:
A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another, especially within a factory or mine.


lexentry: eng/convince__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convince
trans_list: convincere
sense:
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.


lexentry: eng/convolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: convolution
trans_list: convoluzione
sense:
(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.


lexentry: eng/convolvulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convolvulus
trans_list: convolvolo
sense:
(botany) Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers.


lexentry: eng/convoy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convoy
trans_list: convoglio
sense:
(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.


lexentry: eng/convulse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: convulse
trans_list: agitare
sense:
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.


lexentry: eng/cony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cony
trans_list: coniglio
sense:
A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).


lexentry: eng/cookie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cookie
trans_list: biscotto
sense:
(UK, Commonwealth) A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts, etc. baked into it.


lexentry: eng/cooking_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooking oil
trans_list: olio
sense:
A purified fat taken from plant material that is commonly used in cooking, e.g. olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc.


lexentry: eng/cool__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: cool
trans_list: disinvolto | figo | ganzo | in gamba | sicuro di se
sense:
(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.


lexentry: eng/cool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cool
trans_list: fresco
sense:
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.


lexentry: eng/cooler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cooler
trans_list: ghiacciaia | termos | thermos
sense:
An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.


lexentry: eng/cooler_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooler bag
trans_list: borsa frigo
sense:
Insulated bag used to keep food items cool for a limited amount of time (for example on the way from a grocery store to one's house).


lexentry: eng/coolie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coolie
trans_list: penna
sense:
An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.


lexentry: eng/cooling_center__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooling center
trans_list: centro di raffreddamento
sense:
(US) An artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather to provide care and relief for people affected by the high temperature. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/cooling_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooling tower
trans_list: torre di raffreddamento
sense:
A large device, in the form of a tower-shaped building, in which warm water is cooled by evaporation caused by circulating currents of air


lexentry: eng/cooper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cooper
trans_list: bottaio
sense:
A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.


lexentry: eng/coordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate
trans_list: coordinata
sense:
(mathematics, cartography, astronomy) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.


lexentry: eng/coordinate_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinate system
trans_list: sistema di coordinate | sistema di riferimento
sense:
(geometry, analysis) A method of representing the position of any individual point in a space of given dimensionality as a tuple of numerical coordinates.


lexentry: eng/coordinating_conjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coordinating conjunction
trans_list: congiunzione coordinante
sense:
(grammar) A conjunction that joins two grammatical elements of the same status or construction. It can join subjects, objects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, and independent clauses. [from 1875–80]


lexentry: eng/coot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coot
trans_list: folaga
sense:
Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.


lexentry: eng/cootie_catcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cootie catcher
trans_list: indovino
sense:
(informal, US) A form of origami with hidden fortunes, activities, etc. written on the folds, and used mainly in children's games, where a person is asked to choose a fold to open.


lexentry: eng/cop-out__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cop-out
trans_list: pretesto | scusa
sense:
(slang) An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.


lexentry: eng/cop__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cop
trans_list: afferrare | catturare | acciuffare | prendere
sense:
(transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.


lexentry: eng/copal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copal
trans_list: copale
sense:
A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.


lexentry: eng/cope__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cope
trans_list: piviale
sense:
(liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.


lexentry: eng/coping__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coping
trans_list: capezzata | cimasa | copertina
sense:
(architecture) The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water.


lexentry: eng/copper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copper
trans_list: rame
sense:
(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.


lexentry: eng/copper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: copper
trans_list: rame
sense:
(countable, dated) Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.


lexentry: eng/copper_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copper shark
trans_list: squalo bronzo
sense:
Carcharhinus brachyurus, a species of requiem shark characterized by its narrow, hook-shaped upper teeth, lack of a prominent ridge between the dorsal fins, and plain bronze coloration.


lexentry: eng/coppice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coppice
trans_list: bosco ceduo
sense:
A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.


lexentry: eng/coprime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprime
trans_list: coprimo
sense:
(number theory, of two or more positive integers) Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1.


lexentry: eng/coprime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coprime
trans_list: coprimo
sense:
(number theory, of a positive integer) Having no positive integer factors, aside from 1, in common with one or more specified other positive integers.


lexentry: eng/coprocessor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprocessor
trans_list: coprocessore
sense:
(computer hardware) An additional microprocessor used to supplement the functionality of the central processing unit, performing tasks such as floating-point arithmetic (floating-point unit) or graphics calculations (graphics processing unit).


lexentry: eng/coprolalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprolalia
trans_list: coprolalia
sense:
(psychiatry) The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.


lexentry: eng/coprophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coprophilia
trans_list: coprofilia
sense:
(psychiatry) A marked interest in excrement; especially the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and pleasure from feces and defecation.


lexentry: eng/copula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copula
trans_list: copula
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.


lexentry: eng/copulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: copulation
trans_list: copulazione
sense:
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.


lexentry: eng/copy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: copy
trans_list: copia
sense:
(marketing, advertising) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.


lexentry: eng/copy__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: copy
trans_list: copia | esemplare
sense:
A particular instance of an issue of a periodical (e.g., magazine, journal, bulletin): a single printed impression or digital file representing that issue; (metonynmically) the issue.


lexentry: eng/copy_editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copy editor
trans_list: correttore
sense:
Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.


lexentry: eng/copycat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: copycat
trans_list: copiatore
sense:
A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just or recently been committed by someone else.


lexentry: eng/copyedit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyedit
trans_list: correggere
sense:
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.


lexentry: eng/copyright__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright
trans_list: diritto d'autore | copyright
sense:
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.


lexentry: eng/copyright__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright
trans_list: porre sotto copyright | tutelare i [[diritti d'autore]] | tutelare i copyright
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.


lexentry: eng/copyright_infringement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: copyright infringement
trans_list: violazione del diritto d'autore
sense:
(copyright) The unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it.


lexentry: eng/cor_anglais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cor anglais
trans_list: corno inglese
sense:
(musical instruments) A double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.


lexentry: eng/coral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coral
trans_list: corallo
sense:
(countable) Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.


lexentry: eng/cordite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cordite
trans_list: cordite
sense:
A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.


lexentry: eng/cordon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cordon
trans_list: fascia
sense:
(archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/cordon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cordon
trans_list: catena
sense:
A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: core
trans_list: essenza | fondamento
sense:
A technical term for classification of things denoting those parts of a category that are most easily or most likely understood as within it.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: core
trans_list: cuore | essenza | fondamento | nocciolo
sense:
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: core
trans_list: cuore | essenza | fondamento | nocciolo
sense:
(engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: core
trans_list: nucleo
sense:
A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/core__Noun__5
sense_num: 01
written_rep: core
trans_list: caparra
sense:
(automotive, machinery, aviation, marine) A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.


lexentry: eng/core_sample__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: core sample
trans_list: carotaggio
sense:
A cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance, typically obtained by drilling into the substance, for example sediment or rock, with a core drill.


lexentry: eng/corgi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corgi
trans_list: corgi
sense:
Ellipsis of Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).


lexentry: eng/corium__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corium
trans_list: corium
sense:
(nuclear physics) A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.


lexentry: eng/cork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cork
trans_list: sughero
sense:
The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.


lexentry: eng/corkscrew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corkscrew
trans_list: cavatappi
sense:
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.


lexentry: eng/corm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corm
trans_list: cormo
sense:
A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.


lexentry: eng/cormorant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cormorant
trans_list: cormorano | marangone | divoratore | ghiottone | mangione
sense:
Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).


lexentry: eng/corn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn
trans_list: grano
sense:
(Commonwealth English, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.


lexentry: eng/corn_bunting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn bunting
trans_list: strillozzo
sense:
A passerine bird (Emberiza calandra, syn. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra) whose male and female plumages are (untypically for buntings) similar.


lexentry: eng/corn_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn salad
trans_list: valerianella | dolcetta
sense:
Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.


lexentry: eng/corn_syrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corn syrup
trans_list: sciroppo di mais
sense:
A sticky sweet liquid, consisting of sugars dissolved in water, produced from corn (maize). Used as a sweetener in cooking, especially in commercial kitchens but also in candy making.


lexentry: eng/corncrake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corncrake
trans_list: re di quaglie | gallinella terrestre
sense:
A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.


lexentry: eng/cornea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornea
trans_list: cornea
sense:
(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.


lexentry: eng/cornel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornel
trans_list: corniolo
sense:
Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.


lexentry: eng/corner_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corner kick
trans_list: calcio d'angolo
sense:
(soccer) A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where it went out of play.


lexentry: eng/cornerstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cornerstone
trans_list: pietra angolare
sense:
Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.


lexentry: eng/cornet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornet
trans_list: cornetta
sense:
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.


lexentry: eng/cornett__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornett
trans_list: cornetto
sense:
(musical instruments) An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.


lexentry: eng/cornflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornflower
trans_list: fiordaliso
sense:
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).


lexentry: eng/cornice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornice
trans_list: cornicione | cornice
sense:
(architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.


lexentry: eng/cornrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornrow
trans_list: treccine aderenti
sense:
(chiefly, in plural) One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp, forming a hairstyle, of African origin.


lexentry: eng/cornucopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cornucopia
trans_list: cornucopia
sense:
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/corolla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corolla
trans_list: corolla
sense:
(botany) The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.


lexentry: eng/corollary__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: corollary
trans_list: corollario
sense:
(mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: corona
trans_list: corona
sense:
The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: corona
trans_list: corona
sense:
(botany) A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium or paracorolla.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: corona
trans_list: corona
sense:
(Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.


lexentry: eng/corona__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corona
trans_list: corona
sense:
(poetry) A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next.


lexentry: eng/coronal_mass_ejection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronal mass ejection
trans_list: espulsione di massa coronale
sense:
(astronomy) A massive burst of solar wind, other light isotope plasma, and magnetic fields rising above the solar corona or being released into space.


lexentry: eng/coronary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coronary
trans_list: coronario
sense:
(anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.


lexentry: eng/coronary_artery_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary artery disease
trans_list: coronaropatia
sense:
(disease, cardiology) Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.


lexentry: eng/coronary_thrombosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronary thrombosis
trans_list: trombosi coronaria
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) Thrombosis of a coronary artery, that is, a blockage, caused by a blood clot, of the blood flow in a coronary artery of the heart, leading to myocardial infarction.


lexentry: eng/coronation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronation
trans_list: incoronazione | coronazione
sense:
(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.


lexentry: eng/coronavirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coronavirus
trans_list: coronavirus
sense:
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA. [from 1968]


lexentry: eng/coroner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coroner
trans_list: medico legale
sense:
(Commonwealth, Ireland, Japan, legal) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.


lexentry: eng/coroner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coroner
trans_list: forense
sense:
(Canada, US, medicine) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.


lexentry: eng/corporal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporal
trans_list: caporale
sense:
(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.


lexentry: eng/corporal__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporal
trans_list: corporale
sense:
(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.


lexentry: eng/corporation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporation
trans_list: corporazione | società | società anonima | società per azioni | azienda | consiglio comunale
sense:
A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.


lexentry: eng/corporatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corporatism
trans_list: corporativismo
sense:
The principle or practice of corporate action; (in later use, _, chiefly) specifically, a political ideology which advocates for government and social organization by collective interest groups.


lexentry: eng/corpus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus
trans_list: corpus
sense:
(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.


lexentry: eng/corpus_callosum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus callosum
trans_list: corpo calloso
sense:
(neuroanatomy) In placental mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.


lexentry: eng/corpus_cavernosum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus cavernosum
trans_list: corpo cavernoso
sense:
(anatomy) One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.


lexentry: eng/corpus_luteum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corpus luteum
trans_list: corpo luteo
sense:
(anatomy) A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones.


lexentry: eng/correction_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correction fluid
trans_list: bianchetto
sense:
A white, opaque fluid, applied to paper to mask textual errors; used especially to mask errors in typing so that corrections may be overtyped.


lexentry: eng/correlation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: correlation
trans_list: correlazione | corrispondenza
sense:
(statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.


lexentry: eng/correspond__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correspond
trans_list: corrispondere
sense:
(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.


lexentry: eng/correspond__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: correspond
trans_list: corrispondere
sense:
(intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.


lexentry: eng/correspondence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: correspondence
trans_list: corrispondenza | carteggio
sense:
(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.


lexentry: eng/correspondent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: correspondent
trans_list: corrispondente | inviata | inviato
sense:
A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.


lexentry: eng/corrigendum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corrigendum
trans_list: refuso
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections. (The items thus listed will sometimes be corrected in subsequent print runs, if any occur; they are then called reprint corrections.)


lexentry: eng/corrosive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrosive
trans_list: corrosivo
sense:
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.


lexentry: eng/corrosive__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corrosive
trans_list: caustico
sense:
Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.


lexentry: eng/corrupt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corrupt
trans_list: corrompere
sense:
(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: corruzione
sense:
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.


lexentry: eng/corruption__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: corruption
trans_list: corruzione
sense:
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.


lexentry: eng/cortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortex
trans_list: corteccia
sense:
(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.


lexentry: eng/cortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cortex
trans_list: corteccia
sense:
(uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.


lexentry: eng/cortical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortical
trans_list: abside
sense:
(anatomy) Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.


lexentry: eng/corticosteroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corticosteroid
trans_list: corticosteroide
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.


lexentry: eng/cortisone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cortisone
trans_list: cortisone
sense:
(steroid hormone, pharmaceutical drug) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5.


lexentry: eng/corundum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corundum
trans_list: corindone
sense:
(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.


lexentry: eng/corvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corvette
trans_list: corvetta
sense:
(nautical, historical) A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; – called in the United States navy a sloop of war.


lexentry: eng/corvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: corvette
trans_list: corvetta
sense:
(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.


lexentry: eng/corvette_captain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: corvette captain
trans_list: capitano di corvetta
sense:
(military) Most junior senior officer rank in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant commander.


lexentry: eng/coryza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coryza
trans_list: coriza
sense:
(medicine) Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.


lexentry: eng/coset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coset
trans_list: classe laterale
sense:
(algebra, group theory) The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.


lexentry: eng/cosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosine
trans_list: coseno
sense:
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos


lexentry: eng/cosmetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmetic
trans_list: cosmetico
sense:
Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.


lexentry: eng/cosmetologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmetologist
trans_list: cosmetista | cosmetologa | cosmetologo | estetista | visagista
sense:
A person who advises people (normally women) on cosmetics and other beauty treatments; a beautician.


lexentry: eng/cosmochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmochemistry
trans_list: cosmochimica
sense:
The branch of chemistry that deals with the creation of the elements, and their isotopic distribution, in the universe; also with the synthesis and reactions of simple molecules in interstellar space.


lexentry: eng/cosmodrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmodrome
trans_list: cosmodromo
sense:
A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.


lexentry: eng/cosmogony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cosmogony
trans_list: cosmogonia
sense:
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.


lexentry: eng/cost_of_living__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cost of living
trans_list: carovita | costo della vita | rincaro
sense:
The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing.


lexentry: eng/costal_cartilage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: costal cartilage
trans_list: cartilagine costale
sense:
(anatomy) One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.


lexentry: eng/costume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: costume
trans_list: costume
sense:
A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.


lexentry: eng/cot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cot
trans_list: culla | lettino | greppia | presepe
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.


lexentry: eng/cotangent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotangent
trans_list: cotangente
sense:
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn


lexentry: eng/cotidal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotidal
trans_list: cotidale
sense:
Describing the locations (and of related lines on a chart) linking places where tides occur at the same time of day


lexentry: eng/cotillion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotillion
trans_list: cotillon
sense:
(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. [from 1766]


lexentry: eng/cottage_industry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cottage industry
trans_list: lavoro a domicilio
sense:
A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part-time basis, historically often manufacturing work such as sewing, lacemaking, or spinning.


lexentry: eng/cotton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotton
trans_list: cotone
sense:
(uncountable) A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.


lexentry: eng/cotton_swab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cotton swab
trans_list: bastoncino cotonato | cotton fioc | nettaorecchi | pulisciorecchi
sense:
A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic. The most common uses for cotton swabs include aural hygiene and cosmetics application.


lexentry: eng/cottonwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cottonwood
trans_list: pioppo
sense:
A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.


lexentry: eng/cotyledon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cotyledon
trans_list: cotiledone
sense:
(botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.


lexentry: eng/couch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: couch
trans_list: divano | sofà | canapè
sense:
(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.


lexentry: eng/couch_potato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: couch potato
trans_list: pantofolaio
sense:
(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]


lexentry: eng/cougar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cougar
trans_list: panterona
sense:
(North America, slang) An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.


lexentry: eng/cough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough
trans_list: tosse | colpo di tosse
sense:
A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.


lexentry: eng/cough__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cough
trans_list: tossire
sense:
Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.


lexentry: eng/coulomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coulomb
trans_list: coulomb
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C


lexentry: eng/coulter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coulter
trans_list: coltro | coltello
sense:
A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.


lexentry: eng/councillor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: councillor
trans_list: assessore
sense:
In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor


lexentry: eng/countable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: countable
trans_list: contabile | finito o numerabile
sense:
(mathematics, of a set) Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/countdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countdown
trans_list: conto alla rovescia
sense:
(astronautics) A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.


lexentry: eng/counter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: counter
trans_list: contatore
sense:
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.


lexentry: eng/counter__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: counter
trans_list: bancone
sense:
In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.


lexentry: eng/counterculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterculture
trans_list: controcultura
sense:
Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture.


lexentry: eng/counterespionage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterespionage
trans_list: controspionaggio
sense:
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.


lexentry: eng/counterexample__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterexample
trans_list: controesempio
sense:
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.


lexentry: eng/counterpoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterpoint
trans_list: contrappunto
sense:
(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.


lexentry: eng/countersign__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: countersign
trans_list: controfirmare
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.


lexentry: eng/countersink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countersink
trans_list: accecatoio | accecatura | alesatura | svasatura
sense:
A conical recess, typically machined at the mouth of a hole to admit a screw (with a matching taper) so that the screw sits flush with a surface.


lexentry: eng/countersteer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countersteer
trans_list: controsterzare
sense:
(transitive) To steer (a vehicle) in the opposite direction at the beginning of a turn in order to adjust the rider's center of gravity.


lexentry: eng/countertenor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countertenor
trans_list: contraltista
sense:
An adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range.


lexentry: eng/countervair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: countervair
trans_list: controvaio
sense:
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.


lexentry: eng/counterweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: counterweight
trans_list: contrappeso
sense:
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country
trans_list: paese | stato | nazione | landa | patria
sense:
The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: country
trans_list: paese | landa
sense:
(especially, _, Britain, uncountable, countable) An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: country
trans_list: campagna | campo
sense:
(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/country__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: country
trans_list: paese | landa
sense:
(Australia, usually capitalised) Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values.


lexentry: eng/country_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country house
trans_list: proprietà
sense:
(especially, British) A house serving as a weekend and holiday residence, used as a retreat from city life; traditionally and archetypically in the country, and especially of wealthy owners.


lexentry: eng/country_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: country house
trans_list: proprietà
sense:
(especially, British) Such a house, even as a primary residence and even in an area that is no longer rural, but with an aesthetic in keeping with that traditional distinction of country ways.


lexentry: eng/country_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: country music
trans_list: country | musica country
sense:
(music) A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies.


lexentry: eng/county__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: county
trans_list: contea
sense:
An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).


lexentry: eng/coup_d'état__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coup d'état
trans_list: colpo di stato | golpe
sense:
(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.


lexentry: eng/couple__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: couple
trans_list: paio | coppia
sense:
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.


lexentry: eng/coupler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coupler
trans_list: congionzione
sense:
Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.


lexentry: eng/coupling__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: coupling
trans_list: aggancio
sense:
A link between the performance of an action and the location where that action occurs or the method used to perform that action.


lexentry: eng/coupon__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: coupon
trans_list: cedola
sense:
(finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).


lexentry: eng/courage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: courage
trans_list: coraggio
sense:
The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.


lexentry: eng/course__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: course
trans_list: braccare
sense:
(transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.


lexentry: eng/coursework__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coursework
trans_list: studio
sense:
(education) An assignment, project or task that a student is required to complete as part of a particular course, which is then assessed and counts towards the grade given.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court
trans_list: cortile | corte
sense:
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: court
trans_list: corte
sense:
The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: court
trans_list: giuria | tribunale
sense:
(often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: court
trans_list: tribunale | corte | campo | assemblea | giuria
sense:
The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.


lexentry: eng/court__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: court
trans_list: campo
sense:
(sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games


lexentry: eng/court_jester__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court jester
trans_list: buffone | affabulatore | affabulatrice | buffone di corte | giullare
sense:
A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.


lexentry: eng/court_of_cassation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court of cassation
trans_list: corte suprema di cassazione
sense:
(legal) In several legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is empowered to quash a verdict but then refers the case back for a new trial at the previous level.


lexentry: eng/court_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: court order
trans_list: decreto giudiziario
sense:
(legal) A legally binding directive issued by a judge or authorized judicial officer that requires an individual or an entity to fulfill or perform specific actions or refrain from certain behaviors.


lexentry: eng/courtesy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: courtesy
trans_list: cortesia
sense:
(countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.


lexentry: eng/courtship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: courtship
trans_list: corteggiamento | corteggio
sense:
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.


lexentry: eng/cousin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cousin
trans_list: cugino | cugina
sense:
(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.


lexentry: eng/covalent_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covalent bond
trans_list: legame covalente
sense:
(physical chemistry) A type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.


lexentry: eng/covariance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covariance
trans_list: covarianza
sense:
(statistics) A statistical measure defined as \scriptstyle\operatorname{Cov}(X, Y) = \operatorname{E}((X - \mu) (Y - \nu)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values \scriptstyle E(X)\,=\,\mu and \scriptstyle E(Y)\,=\,\nu.


lexentry: eng/covariance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: covariance
trans_list: covarianza
sense:
(object-oriented programming) The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.


lexentry: eng/covariant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covariant
trans_list: covariante
sense:
(category theory, of a functor) Which preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X \to Y to a morphism F(f):F(X) \to F(Y).


lexentry: eng/cove__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cove
trans_list: insenatura | calanca
sense:
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/covenstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covenstead
trans_list: santuario
sense:
(Wicca) A permanent circle or temple used to meet for rituals and to store religious items, often a mundane location.


lexentry: eng/cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: cover
trans_list: copertina
sense:
(music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.


lexentry: eng/cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: cover
trans_list: copertura | nascondiglio
sense:
(cricket) A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.


lexentry: eng/cover__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: cover
trans_list: coprire | nascondere
sense:
(military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.


lexentry: eng/cover__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: cover
trans_list: coprire
sense:
(transitive) To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.


lexentry: eng/cover_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cover charge
trans_list: coperto | pane e coperto
sense:
An amount of money added to a restaurant bill in lieu of tips, and to pay for uncharged items such as bread and water.


lexentry: eng/cover_girl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover girl
trans_list: ragazza-copertina
sense:
(informal) An attractive, usually well-known, female model whose image has been featured on one or more magazine covers.


lexentry: eng/cover_letter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover letter
trans_list: lettera di presentazione
sense:
A letter or written communication that serves to introduce an accompanying document; especially, a letter that introduces a résumé or curriculum vitae.


lexentry: eng/cover_someone's_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover someone's ass
trans_list: pararsi il culo
sense:
(North America, idiomatic, vulgar) To make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.


lexentry: eng/cover_version__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cover version
trans_list: cover | riedizione
sense:
(music) A version of a song that is a new performance or rerecording of that song by a different artist.


lexentry: eng/coverage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: coverage
trans_list: copertura
sense:
(genetics) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.


lexentry: eng/coverall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coverall
trans_list: tuta
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A loose-fitting jumpsuit-style protective garment worn over other clothing.


lexentry: eng/covering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covering
trans_list: copertura
sense:
(countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.


lexentry: eng/covey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covey
trans_list: covata | nidiata
sense:
A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).


lexentry: eng/covidiot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: covidiot
trans_list: covidiota
sense:
(pejorative, jocular, neologism) A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cow
trans_list: bovino | vacca
sense:
(loosely, or, informal) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cow
trans_list: vacca | mucca | femmina | elefantessa
sense:
(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.


lexentry: eng/cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cow
trans_list: vacca | stronza | bastarda
sense:
(derogatory, UK, Irish, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.


lexentry: eng/cow_chip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cow chip
trans_list: patta di vacca
sense:
A piece of dried cow dung, used especially as fuel in the Third World and by early North American settlers.


lexentry: eng/cow_eyes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cow eyes
trans_list: occhi vitulini
sense:
(US, informal) A wide-eyed expression meant to discreetly signal otherwise unstated romantic attraction to the one it is directed at.


lexentry: eng/cowcatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowcatcher
trans_list: cacciapietre
sense:
(rail transport, principally, _, US) A plough-shaped device affixed to the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle), usually wedge or V-shaped so as to push or deflect objects on the tracks out of the way, to clear out the train's path and prevent the risk of derailment or major damage to it.


lexentry: eng/cowgirl_position__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowgirl position
trans_list: smorzacandela
sense:
(idiomatic) A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.


lexentry: eng/cowlick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cowlick
trans_list: ciuffo ribelle | ritrosa
sense:
An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.


lexentry: eng/coxswain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: coxswain
trans_list: nocchiere | timoniere | nocchiero
sense:
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.


lexentry: eng/coypu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: coypu
trans_list: nutria | castorino
sense:
A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/crab_canon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crab canon
trans_list: canone cancrizzante
sense:
(music) A contrapuntal composition in which one melody is superimposed on the same melody in reverse


lexentry: eng/crack__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crack
trans_list: fessa
sense:
(slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.


lexentry: eng/crack__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: crack
trans_list: fessa
sense:
(hydrodynamics, US, dated) An expanding circle of white water surrounding the site of a large explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress of the shock wave through the air above the water.A nuclear explosion in shallow water; the crack is clearly visible on the water's surface.


lexentry: eng/crack__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: crack
trans_list: mutare
sense:
(intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.


lexentry: eng/crack__Verb__1
sense_num: 19
written_rep: crack
trans_list: scindere | scomporre
sense:
(transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.


lexentry: eng/crack_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crack down
trans_list: dare un giro di vite | opporsi | usare la mano pesante
sense:
(idiomatic, often with 'on') To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.


lexentry: eng/cracker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cracker
trans_list: cracker
sense:
A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).


lexentry: eng/cradle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cradle
trans_list: culla | cuna
sense:
(figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.


lexentry: eng/cradle_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cradle cap
trans_list: crosta lattea
sense:
(medicine, pathology) A form of seborrheic dermatitis that occurs on the scalps of infants, causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: craft
trans_list: abilità
sense:
Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century].


lexentry: eng/craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: craft
trans_list: mestiere
sense:
(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation [since the 9th century].


lexentry: eng/crag_martin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crag martin
trans_list: rondine
sense:
Any of four species of passerine birds in the Ptyonoprogne genus of the swallow family, including the Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and the rock martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula).


lexentry: eng/cram__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cram
trans_list: stivare
sense:
(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.


lexentry: eng/cramp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cramp
trans_list: crampo
sense:
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.


lexentry: eng/cramp__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cramp
trans_list: calco | forma | stampo
sense:
A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.


lexentry: eng/crampon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crampon
trans_list: rampone
sense:
An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.


lexentry: eng/cranberry_juice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranberry juice
trans_list: succo di mirtillo
sense:
The unfermented juice of squeezed cranberries, often mixed with water and a sweetener, used as a beverage.


lexentry: eng/crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crane
trans_list: gru
sense:
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.


lexentry: eng/crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crane
trans_list: gru
sense:
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.


lexentry: eng/cranefly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranefly
trans_list: tipula
sense:
Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.


lexentry: eng/cranial_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranial nerve
trans_list: nervo cranico | nervo encefalico
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/craniectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniectomy
trans_list: craniectomia
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure


lexentry: eng/craniotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: craniotomy
trans_list: craniotomia
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.


lexentry: eng/cranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cranium
trans_list: cranio
sense:
(skeleton) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.


lexentry: eng/crank__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crank
trans_list: manovella
sense:
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.


lexentry: eng/crankshaft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crankshaft
trans_list: albero a gomiti
sense:
A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.


lexentry: eng/crape_myrtle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crape myrtle
trans_list: lagerstroemia
sense:
Any of the genus Lagerstroemia, family Lythraceae, shrubs or small trees, certain of which are ornamental, bearing big gaudy blooms.


lexentry: eng/crapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crapper
trans_list: catorcio
sense:
(mildly, _, coarse, _, slang) A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.


lexentry: eng/crappy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crappy
trans_list: pessimo
sense:
(chiefly, North America, colloquial, mildly, vulgar, especially with "feel") Bad, sick, or depressed.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crash
trans_list: blocco
sense:
(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.


lexentry: eng/crash__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crash
trans_list: crollo
sense:
(finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).


lexentry: eng/crash__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crash
trans_list: imbucarsi | schiantare
sense:
(transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.


lexentry: eng/crash__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: crash
trans_list: imbucarsi
sense:
(transitive, Scotland, education) To take a subject at higher level without having previously studied it.


lexentry: eng/crash_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crash barrier
trans_list: guardastrada | guardavia | guidovia | sicurvia | guardaraglio | guardrail
sense:
(chiefly, British) A strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the carriageway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.


lexentry: eng/crash_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crash landing
trans_list: atterraggio di fortuna
sense:
The landing of an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous circumstances, usually with damage to the aircraft.


lexentry: eng/crasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crasis
trans_list: crasi
sense:
(linguistics) External vowel sandhi; contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with a vowel or diphthong at the start of the following word.


lexentry: eng/crater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crater
trans_list: cratere
sense:
(geology) The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/crawl__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl
trans_list: strisciare | gattonare | brulicare
sense:
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.


lexentry: eng/crawl_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crawl space
trans_list: vespaio
sense:
(construction) A narrow opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey used to give access to pipes, cables and other utilities.


lexentry: eng/crayfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crayfish
trans_list: gambero | gambero di fiume | aragosta
sense:
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream
trans_list: crema | panna
sense:
The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.


lexentry: eng/cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cream
trans_list: crema | panna
sense:
(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)


lexentry: eng/cream_of_tartar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cream of tartar
trans_list: cremortartaro
sense:
(organic compound) Potassium hydrogen tartrate (also called potassium bitartrate), a byproduct of wine manufacture, used in baking powder and in cooking to stabilize beaten egg whites.


lexentry: eng/creamy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creamy
trans_list: cremoso
sense:
Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.


lexentry: eng/crease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crease
trans_list: cordonatura | grinza | piega
sense:
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: creare
sense:
(especially, of a, god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.


lexentry: eng/create__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: create
trans_list: creare
sense:
To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.


lexentry: eng/creatine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatine
trans_list: creatina
sense:
(amino acid) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.


lexentry: eng/creatine_kinase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatine kinase
trans_list: creatinchinasi
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine and uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP).


lexentry: eng/creatinine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creatinine
trans_list: creatinina
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.


lexentry: eng/creationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creationism
trans_list: creazionismo
sense:
Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God.


lexentry: eng/creative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative
trans_list: creativo
sense:
Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.


lexentry: eng/creative_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creative work
trans_list: componimento
sense:
(chiefly, copyright) A tangible manifestation of creative effort, such as literature, music, paintings, and software.


lexentry: eng/creator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creator
trans_list: creatore | creatrice | ideatore | ideatrice | inventore | inventrice
sense:
(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.


lexentry: eng/credence__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: credence
trans_list: credenza
sense:
(countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: credit
trans_list: crediti | titoli di coda | titoli di testa
sense:
(television/film, usually, in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: credit
trans_list: credito
sense:
(uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.


lexentry: eng/credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: credit
trans_list: credito
sense:
(accounting) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.


lexentry: eng/credit_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit card
trans_list: carta di credito
sense:
(banking) A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.


lexentry: eng/credit_crunch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit crunch
trans_list: stretta del credito
sense:
(economics, finance) A period of economic crisis in which credit and investment capital are difficult to obtain.


lexentry: eng/credit_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit note
trans_list: nota di credito
sense:
(accounting) A commercial document issued by a seller to adjust downwards the amount of an invoice already issued, i.e. to cancel part or all of it.


lexentry: eng/credit_transfer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credit transfer
trans_list: bancogiro | bonifico | giroconto | trasferimento bancario
sense:
A method of payment in which an amount of money (credit) is transferred directly from one account to another, in the same or different bank


lexentry: eng/credo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: credo
trans_list: credo
sense:
A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.


lexentry: eng/creed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creed
trans_list: credo
sense:
That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creek
trans_list: calanca | piccola insenatura
sense:
(British) A small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.


lexentry: eng/creek__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: creek
trans_list: ruscello | fiumicello | rivo
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.


lexentry: eng/creel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: creel
trans_list: cantra
sense:
(textile making) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.


lexentry: eng/creep__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: creep
trans_list: antipatico | lecchino | ruffiano
sense:
(informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.


lexentry: eng/creep__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: creep
trans_list: insinuarsi
sense:
To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: girello
sense:
A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: girello
sense:
Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.


lexentry: eng/creeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: creeper
trans_list: pianta strisciante | pianta rampicante
sense:
Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.


lexentry: eng/crema__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crema
trans_list: panna
sense:
A Mexican foodstuff, the Mexican version of crème fraîche or sour cream. Its fat content is usually higher than that of sour cream, and it is thinner and less sour.


lexentry: eng/crenellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crenellation
trans_list: cima
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.


lexentry: eng/creodont__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creodont
trans_list: creodonto
sense:
A member of the extinct Creodonta order of mammals that lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch.


lexentry: eng/creole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: creole
trans_list: creolo | lingua creola
sense:
(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.


lexentry: eng/crescendo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescendo
trans_list: crescendo
sense:
(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.


lexentry: eng/crescent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent
trans_list: crescente | mezzaluna | falce
sense:
The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.


lexentry: eng/crescent_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crescent moon
trans_list: congiunzione | fase di novilunio | luna crescente
sense:
The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.


lexentry: eng/cress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cress
trans_list: crescione
sense:
(plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cresta
sense:
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cimiero | cresta
sense:
The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.


lexentry: eng/crest__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crest
trans_list: cimiero | timbro
sense:
(heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.


lexentry: eng/crested_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crested tit
trans_list: cincia dal ciuffo
sense:
Lophophanes cristatus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, with an erectile crest, the tip of which is often recurved.


lexentry: eng/cretin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretin
trans_list: cretino
sense:
(medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]


lexentry: eng/cretinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cretinism
trans_list: cretinismo
sense:
(medicine, archaic) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.


lexentry: eng/crew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crew
trans_list: squadra | equipaggio | banda | cricca | folla | gente
sense:
A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/cri_du_chat_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cri du chat syndrome
trans_list: sindrome del grido di gatto
sense:
(medicine) A rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crib
trans_list: culla | lettino a sponde alte
sense:
(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.


lexentry: eng/crib__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crib
trans_list: greppia | mangiatoia
sense:
A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.


lexentry: eng/crick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crick
trans_list: torcicollo
sense:
A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected.


lexentry: eng/cricket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricket
trans_list: grillo
sense:
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.


lexentry: eng/cricothyrotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cricothyrotomy
trans_list: coniotomia | cricotiroidotomia
sense:
(surgery) An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.


lexentry: eng/crime_against_humanity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime against humanity
trans_list: crimine contro l'umanità
sense:
(now, chiefly, legal) A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/crime_of_passion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime of passion
trans_list: crimine passionale
sense:
(law, criminology) A crime, typically a violent crime such as assault or murder, committed against a loved one because of sudden jealous rage or heartbreak rather than as a premeditated act.


lexentry: eng/crime_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crime scene
trans_list: scena del crimine
sense:
The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/criminal_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminal code
trans_list: codice penale
sense:
(legal) A document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.


lexentry: eng/criminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criminalization
trans_list: penalizzazione
sense:
The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.


lexentry: eng/crimini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crimini
trans_list: champignon
sense:
A dark brown edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, that has a rounded cap; called a portobello when mature


lexentry: eng/cringe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cringe
trans_list: ribrezzare
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.


lexentry: eng/cringeworthiness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cringeworthiness
trans_list: cringe
sense:
The property of being cringeworthy; awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe.


lexentry: eng/cripple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cripple
trans_list: storpio | storpia
sense:
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: crisi
sense:
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.


lexentry: eng/crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crisis
trans_list: emergenza | crisi
sense:
(medicine) A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.


lexentry: eng/crisp__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crisp
trans_list: croccante
sense:
(dated) Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also (obsolete) , of a person: having hair curled in this manner.


lexentry: eng/criterion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: criterion
trans_list: criterio
sense:
A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: critical
trans_list: critico
sense:
(medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.


lexentry: eng/critical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: critical
trans_list: critico
sense:
(physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.


lexentry: eng/critical_mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical mass
trans_list: massa critica
sense:
(nuclear physics) The minimum amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.


lexentry: eng/critical_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: critical point
trans_list: punto critico
sense:
(mathematics) A point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined, such as a minimum, a maximum, a point of inflection or, in multivariate calculus, a saddle point.


lexentry: eng/critical_thinking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: critical thinking
trans_list: pensiero critico
sense:
The application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.


lexentry: eng/croak__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: croak
trans_list: crepare | terminare
sense:
To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.


lexentry: eng/crockery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crockery
trans_list: terraglia | vasellame
sense:
Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.


lexentry: eng/crocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocket
trans_list: uncino
sense:
(architectural element) Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.


lexentry: eng/crocodile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocodile
trans_list: coccodrillo
sense:
Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.


lexentry: eng/crocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crocus
trans_list: croco
sense:
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.


lexentry: eng/croft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croft
trans_list: campetto | campicello | podere
sense:
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.


lexentry: eng/cromlech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cromlech
trans_list: cromlech
sense:
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.


lexentry: eng/crony_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crony capitalism
trans_list: capitalismo clientelare
sense:
(politics, idiomatic) A form of capitalism in which success in business depends on corrupt close relationships with government officials, often implying favouritism.


lexentry: eng/cronyism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cronyism
trans_list: nepotismo
sense:
(originally, US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics) , in their appointment to political positions.


lexentry: eng/crook__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: crook
trans_list: pastorale | vincastro
sense:
A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.


lexentry: eng/croon__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croon
trans_list: bisbigliare
sense:
To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.


lexentry: eng/crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop
trans_list: coltura | messe | mietitura | raccolto
sense:
(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.


lexentry: eng/crop__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crop
trans_list: gozzo | stomaco
sense:
(anatomy) A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion or for regurgitation.


lexentry: eng/crop__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: crop
trans_list: ritagliare | ridimensionare | ridurre | rifilare | scontornare
sense:
(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.


lexentry: eng/crop_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop circle
trans_list: cerchio nel grano
sense:
An area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape, performed as a prank or sometimes ascribed to UFO activity etc.


lexentry: eng/crop_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop milk
trans_list: latte del gozzo | latte di piccione
sense:
A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.


lexentry: eng/crop_rotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crop rotation
trans_list: rotazione delle colture
sense:
(agriculture) A farming practice in which the same land is used to grow different crops in successive seasons or years (when once the land would have been left fallow); used to prevent erosion and increase fertility.


lexentry: eng/croquette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquette
trans_list: crocchetta
sense:
(culinary) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.


lexentry: eng/croquis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: croquis
trans_list: croquis
sense:
(arts) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.


lexentry: eng/crosier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosier
trans_list: vincastro | pastorale | bacolo | bastone pastorale
sense:
A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.


lexentry: eng/cross-country_skiing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-country skiing
trans_list: sci di fondo
sense:
(sports) An endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill.


lexentry: eng/cross-dresser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-dresser
trans_list: travestido
sense:
A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/cross-reference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross-reference
trans_list: rimando | rinvio
sense:
A reference or direction in one place in a book or other source of information to information at another place in the same work.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croce
sense:
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croce
sense:
(heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croce
sense:
A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: cross
trans_list: diagonale
sense:
(football) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.


lexentry: eng/cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: cross
trans_list: croce
sense:
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).


lexentry: eng/cross_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross country
trans_list: corsa campestre
sense:
(sports) A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5- to 10-kilometre races. Abbreviated XC.


lexentry: eng/cross_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cross country
trans_list: cross-country
sense:
A phase of the equestrian sport of three day eventing, which the horse and rider travel over varied terrain and jump natural obstacles.


lexentry: eng/cross_to_bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cross to bear
trans_list: croce
sense:
(idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.


lexentry: eng/crossbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossbill
trans_list: crociere
sense:
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.


lexentry: eng/crossfire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossfire
trans_list: fuoco incrociato
sense:
(military) An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.


lexentry: eng/crossguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossguard
trans_list: elsa
sense:
(swords) A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.


lexentry: eng/crossing_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossing guard
trans_list: vigile per l'attraversamento
sense:
A person who directs vehicular traffic so that pedestrians, especially students, may cross the right of way.


lexentry: eng/crosspiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosspiece
trans_list: ramo
sense:
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.


lexentry: eng/crosstalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosstalk
trans_list: diafonia
sense:
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.


lexentry: eng/crosstree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crosstree
trans_list: crocetta
sense:
(nautical) A light timber or metal spreader fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the shrouds from higher up


lexentry: eng/crossword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crossword
trans_list: cruciverba | parole crociate
sense:
(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.


lexentry: eng/crostata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crostata
trans_list: crostata
sense:
A kind baked tart of Italian origin, made with shortcrust pastry spread over a baking sheet, then covered with a layer of jam and then decorated with thin strips of the same dough, placed crosswise to form diamonds.


lexentry: eng/crotch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crotch
trans_list: cavallo
sense:
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.


lexentry: eng/crotonic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crotonic acid
trans_list: acido crotonico
sense:
(carboxylic acid) An unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH3-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.


lexentry: eng/crouch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crouch
trans_list: accovacciarsi
sense:
(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.


lexentry: eng/crow's_nest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crow's nest
trans_list: coffa
sense:
(nautical) A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.


lexentry: eng/crowbar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowbar
trans_list: piede di porco | levachiodi | cavachiodi | palanchino
sense:
An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.


lexentry: eng/crowdfunding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crowdfunding
trans_list: finanziamento collettivo
sense:
(finance) Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: crown
trans_list: corona | calotta cranica | cocuzzolo | calotta
sense:
(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: corona
sense:
Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the korona, koruna, krona, króna, krone.


lexentry: eng/crown__Noun__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: crown
trans_list: centro | colmo
sense:
(chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.


lexentry: eng/crown__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: crown
trans_list: incoronare
sense:
Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.


lexentry: eng/crown_jewels__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown jewels
trans_list: gioielli della corona
sense:
(literally) The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.


lexentry: eng/crown_molding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown molding
trans_list: cornice
sense:
(woodworking, interior decorating) A molding at the edge of a room between the ceiling and the wall.


lexentry: eng/crown_of_thorns__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crown of thorns
trans_list: corona di spine
sense:
(Christianity) The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/crucial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucial
trans_list: cruciale
sense:
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: crogiolo
sense:
(chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.


lexentry: eng/crucible__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucible
trans_list: crogiolo
sense:
A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.


lexentry: eng/crucifix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crucifix
trans_list: crocifisso | crocefisso | crucifisso | croce
sense:
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.


lexentry: eng/cruet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruet
trans_list: ampolla | boccetta | flacone
sense:
A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.


lexentry: eng/cruise_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruise control
trans_list: regolatore di velocità
sense:
A system that maintains a vehicle at constant set speed, usually until the brake or accelerator is pressed.


lexentry: eng/cruise_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruise ship
trans_list: nave da crociera
sense:
(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: incrociatore
sense:
(nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.


lexentry: eng/cruiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cruiser
trans_list: incrociatore
sense:
(military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.


lexentry: eng/crumpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crumpet
trans_list: gatto
sense:
(UK, slang, dated, countable, uncountable) A sexually attractive person or, collectively, people; usually referring to women.


lexentry: eng/crunch__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crunch
trans_list: masticare
sense:
(slang) To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.


lexentry: eng/crusade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crusade
trans_list: crociata
sense:
(historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.


lexentry: eng/crusade__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: crusade
trans_list: crociata
sense:
(figuratively, sometimes, ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.


lexentry: eng/crush__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crush
trans_list: schiacciare | pigiare
sense:
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.


lexentry: eng/crust__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: crust
trans_list: crosta
sense:
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Northern US) A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.


lexentry: eng/crustacean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crustacean
trans_list: crostaceo
sense:
Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods.


lexentry: eng/crusty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crusty
trans_list: eccitabile
sense:
(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: stampella | gruccia
sense:
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.


lexentry: eng/crutch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: crutch
trans_list: stampella
sense:
Something or someone that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop


lexentry: eng/crwth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crwth
trans_list: crotta
sense:
(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.


lexentry: eng/cry_over_spilt_milk__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cry over spilt milk
trans_list: inutile piangere sul latte versato | non piangere sul latte versato
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) To worry about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.


lexentry: eng/cry_wolf__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cry wolf
trans_list: gridare al lupo
sense:
(idiomatic) To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.


lexentry: eng/cryohydrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryohydrate
trans_list: crioidrato
sense:
(physical chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures


lexentry: eng/cryopreservation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryopreservation
trans_list: crioconservazione
sense:
the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).


lexentry: eng/cryoscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cryoscopy
trans_list: crioscopia
sense:
(physical chemistry) The estimation of the molecular weight of a compound by measuring its effect on the freezing point of a solvent.


lexentry: eng/cryovolcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryovolcano
trans_list: criovulcano
sense:
(planetology, geology, vulcanology) A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.


lexentry: eng/crypto-Jew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crypto-Jew
trans_list: Cripto-giudeo
sense:
A person who, while publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.


lexentry: eng/cryptobiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptobiosis
trans_list: anabiosi
sense:
(biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted


lexentry: eng/cryptocommunist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptocommunist
trans_list: criptocomunista
sense:
(politics) A person with communist views they do not express publicly, often to avoid negative judgment.


lexentry: eng/cryptocurrency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptocurrency
trans_list: criptovaluta
sense:
A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.


lexentry: eng/cryptography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptography
trans_list: crittografia
sense:
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.


lexentry: eng/cryptophthalmos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptophthalmos
trans_list: criptoftalmo
sense:
A rare congenital anomaly in which the skin is continuous over the eyeball, with absence of eyelids.


lexentry: eng/cryptosporidiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cryptosporidiosis
trans_list: criptosporidiosi
sense:
A disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite.


lexentry: eng/crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal
trans_list: cristallo
sense:
(countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/crystal_healing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal healing
trans_list: cristalloterapia
sense:
(alternative medicine) The practice of using the supposed therapeutic effects of crystals to cure illness.


lexentry: eng/crystal_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal set
trans_list: radio a galena
sense:
(electronics) An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide and a wire (the cat's whisker) touching the crystal's surface.


lexentry: eng/crystal_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystal system
trans_list: sistema cristallino
sense:
(crystallography) Any of the seven distinct symmetry classifications of crystals: cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and trigonal.


lexentry: eng/crystallization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystallization
trans_list: cristallizzazione
sense:
The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.


lexentry: eng/crystalloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: crystalloid
trans_list: cristalloide
sense:
(physical chemistry) Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot.


lexentry: eng/csardas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: csardas
trans_list: ciarda | czarda
sense:
An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).


lexentry: eng/cube__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cube
trans_list: elevare al cubo | elevare alla terza
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.


lexentry: eng/cube_root__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cube root
trans_list: radice cubica
sense:
(mathematics) Of a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.


lexentry: eng/cubeb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubeb
trans_list: cubebe
sense:
A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.


lexentry: eng/cubic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic
trans_list: cubico | cubo
sense:
(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.


lexentry: eng/cubic_centimetre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubic centimetre
trans_list: centimetro cubo
sense:
A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10⁻⁶ cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.


lexentry: eng/cubiculum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubiculum
trans_list: cubicolo
sense:
A small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house.


lexentry: eng/cubism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cubism
trans_list: cubismo
sense:
(often, capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes. [from 1900s]


lexentry: eng/cuboctahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuboctahedron
trans_list: cubottaedro
sense:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.


lexentry: eng/cuboid_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuboid bone
trans_list: cuboide | osso cuboide
sense:
One of the seven tarsal bones, the most lateral of the bones in the distal row of the tarsus, and roughly cubical in shape.


lexentry: eng/cuckold__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckold
trans_list: cornificare | mettere le corna
sense:
(transitive) To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.


lexentry: eng/cuckoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckoo
trans_list: cuculo | cucù
sense:
Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.


lexentry: eng/cuckoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cuckoo
trans_list: cuculo | cucù | cu cu
sense:
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).


lexentry: eng/cuckoo_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuckoo clock
trans_list: orologio a cucù
sense:
A clock that announces the time (hours and quarter hours) by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo automaton.


lexentry: eng/cud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cud
trans_list: bolo
sense:
The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.


lexentry: eng/cuddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cuddle
trans_list: coccola
sense:
(UK) An affectionate embrace, a hug, such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle, and typically of shorter duration).


lexentry: eng/cuddle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuddle
trans_list: coccolare
sense:
(US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cue
trans_list: avvertimento | segnale
sense:
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.


lexentry: eng/cue__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue
trans_list: stecca | stecca da biliardo
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.


lexentry: eng/cue_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue ball
trans_list: bianca
sense:
(snooker, pool, billiards) The white ball which, stricken by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game.


lexentry: eng/cue_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cue mark
trans_list: segnalatore di passaggio
sense:
A visual indicator, placed in an upper corner of a frame of a motion picture, to signal the projectionist to change reels


lexentry: eng/cuisine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuisine
trans_list: cucina | culinaria
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.


lexentry: eng/cul-de-sac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cul-de-sac
trans_list: binario morto
sense:
A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic.


lexentry: eng/cull__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cull
trans_list: abbattere
sense:
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.


lexentry: eng/culminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: culminate
trans_list: culminare
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.


lexentry: eng/culmination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culmination
trans_list: culminazione
sense:
(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.


lexentry: eng/culpable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culpable
trans_list: colpevole
sense:
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.


lexentry: eng/culpable_homicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: culpable homicide
trans_list: omicidio colposo
sense:
Homicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder; unlawful killing of a human being which does not constitute murder.


lexentry: eng/cult__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cult
trans_list: culto
sense:
(religion) The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.


lexentry: eng/cult__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cult
trans_list: culto
sense:
(chiefly, derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.


lexentry: eng/cult_of_personality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cult of personality
trans_list: culto della personalità
sense:
A situation where a leader (often a dictator) has been idolized and made into a national or group icon and is revered as a result.


lexentry: eng/cultivar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivar
trans_list: cultivar
sense:
A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923]


lexentry: eng/cultivate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cultivate
trans_list: coltivare
sense:
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.


lexentry: eng/cultivator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultivator
trans_list: motocoltivatore
sense:
Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.


lexentry: eng/cultural_appropriation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural appropriation
trans_list: appropriazione culturale
sense:
(sociology) The (often financially) exploitative, oppressive and/or inaccurate cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture.


lexentry: eng/cultural_imperialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cultural imperialism
trans_list: imperialismo culturale
sense:
(chiefly, depreciative) The imposition of a dominant nation's culture onto a nondominant nation, often through the export of cultural products such as film and music.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultura
sense:
The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultura
sense:
The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: culture
trans_list: cultura
sense:
(anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.


lexentry: eng/culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: culture
trans_list: coltura | cultura
sense:
(microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.


lexentry: eng/culture__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture
trans_list: coltivare
sense:
(transitive) to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)


lexentry: eng/culture_hero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture hero
trans_list: eroe culturale
sense:
(idiomatic) A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.


lexentry: eng/culture_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: culture shock
trans_list: shock culturale
sense:
(anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.


lexentry: eng/cumacean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumacean
trans_list: cumaceo
sense:
(taxonomic name, zoology) Any small marine crustacean of the order Cumacea, closely related to tanaidaceans.


lexentry: eng/cummerbund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cummerbund
trans_list: fascia di seta | fascia di smoking
sense:
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/cumulative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cumulative
trans_list: cumulativo | cumulata | cumulato
sense:
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.


lexentry: eng/cunning__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cunning
trans_list: furbizia | furberia
sense:
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.


lexentry: eng/cunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cunt
trans_list: stronzo | bastardo | stronza
sense:
(vulgar, offensive, originally, synecdochically
, countable) An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person (in US, especially a woman; in Commonwealth more usually a man).


lexentry: eng/cup-and-ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup-and-ball
trans_list: bilbocchetto
sense:
A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup.


lexentry: eng/cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cup
trans_list: tazza | coppa
sense:
A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.


lexentry: eng/cupboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cupboard
trans_list: armadio | credenza | dispensa | madia | vetrinetta
sense:
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.


lexentry: eng/cuproammonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuproammonium
trans_list: cuprammonio | cuproammonio
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) The cation Cu(NH3)42+ formed by adding ammonia to copper salts: A complex of four molecules of ammonia surrounding a copper ion.


lexentry: eng/cupule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cupule
trans_list: mallo
sense:
Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.


lexentry: eng/curare__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curare
trans_list: curaro
sense:
A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.


lexentry: eng/curator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curator
trans_list: conservatrice
sense:
A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.


lexentry: eng/curator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curator
trans_list: tutore
sense:
One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.


lexentry: eng/curaçao__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curaçao
trans_list: curaçao
sense:
A liqueur made from eau de vie, sugar, and dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but typically artificially colored blue.


lexentry: eng/curcumin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curcumin
trans_list: curcumina
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.


lexentry: eng/curd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curd
trans_list: cagliata | coagulo
sense:
The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.


lexentry: eng/curdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curdle
trans_list: cagliare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)


lexentry: eng/cure__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cure
trans_list: reticolazione | vulcanizzazione
sense:
(engineering) A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure to chemicals, heat, pressure or weathering.


lexentry: eng/curette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curette
trans_list: curette
sense:
(medicine, dentistry) A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.


lexentry: eng/curfew__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curfew
trans_list: coprifuoco
sense:
(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.


lexentry: eng/curiosity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curiosity
trans_list: curiosità
sense:
(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/curiosity_killed_the_cat__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.
written_rep: curiosity killed the cat
trans_list:
la curiosità uccise il gatto | la troppa curiosità spinge l'uccello nella rete | tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino


lexentry: eng/curious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curious
trans_list: curioso | interessato
sense:
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.


lexentry: eng/curl__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: curl
trans_list: rotore
sense:
(calculus, proper noun) The vector operator, denoted \rm{curl}\; or \vec{\nabla}\times\vec{\left(\cdot\right)}, that generates this field.


lexentry: eng/curl__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: curl
trans_list: accartocciamento | arricciamento
sense:
(agriculture, phytopathology, uncountable) Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.


lexentry: eng/curl_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curl up
trans_list: arricciarsi | raggomitolarsi | rannicchiarsi
sense:
(intransitive) to shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.


lexentry: eng/curlew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curlew
trans_list: chiurlo
sense:
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.


lexentry: eng/curling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: curling
trans_list: curling
sense:
(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).


lexentry: eng/current__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: current
trans_list: corrente
sense:
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.


lexentry: eng/curriculum_vitae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curriculum vitae
trans_list: curriculum vitae
sense:
(British) A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.


lexentry: eng/currywurst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: currywurst
trans_list: salsiccia con salsa al curry
sense:
A German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.


lexentry: eng/curse__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curse
trans_list: imprecare | bestemmiare
sense:
To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursore
sense:
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursore
sense:
(GUI) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.


lexentry: eng/cursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cursor
trans_list: cursore | puntatore
sense:
(computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.


lexentry: eng/curtain-raiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curtain-raiser
trans_list: audizione
sense:
(performing arts) In a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.


lexentry: eng/curtsey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: curtsey
trans_list: inchino | riverenza
sense:
A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: curve
trans_list: curva
sense:
A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.


lexentry: eng/curve__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: curve
trans_list: curva
sense:
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.


lexentry: eng/cuscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuscus
trans_list: cusco
sense:
Any arboreal marsupial of genera Ailurops, Phalanger, Spilocuscus, and Strigocuscus, all in the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.


lexentry: eng/cushion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cushion
trans_list: sponda
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.


lexentry: eng/cushy_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cushy number
trans_list: nascondiglio
sense:
(Britain, informal) A job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.


lexentry: eng/cusp__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cusp
trans_list: cuspide
sense:
(geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.


lexentry: eng/custard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custard
trans_list: crema pasticcera
sense:
(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.


lexentry: eng/custom-made__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom-made
trans_list: su misura
sense:
Made according to the needs of a particular person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom
trans_list: costume | usanza | uso
sense:
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.


lexentry: eng/custom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: custom
trans_list: costume
sense:
(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.


lexentry: eng/custom_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: custom house
trans_list: dogana | dazio
sense:
An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit


lexentry: eng/customer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: customer
trans_list: avventore | avventrice
sense:
(obsolete) A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.


lexentry: eng/customer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: customer
trans_list: cliente
sense:
A patron, a client; a person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.


lexentry: eng/custos__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: custos
trans_list: custode
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a custody of the order.


lexentry: eng/cut-out__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: cut-out
trans_list: interruttore
sense:
(electronics) Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip.


lexentry: eng/cut__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: cut
trans_list: cesellato | scolpito
sense:
(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.


lexentry: eng/cut__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: cut
trans_list: tagliare
sense:
(transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.


lexentry: eng/cut__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: cut
trans_list: alzare
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.


lexentry: eng/cut_a_wide_swath__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut a wide swath
trans_list: aprire un varco | aprirsi un varco
sense:
(chiefly, US) To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.


lexentry: eng/cut_corners__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut corners
trans_list: prendere delle scorciatoie
sense:
To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: adeguato | idoneo | ritagliato
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: ritagliare
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever.


lexentry: eng/cut_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cut out
trans_list: finirla | smetterla
sense:
(transitive, informal) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).


lexentry: eng/cut_scene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cut scene
trans_list: cinematica
sense:
(video games) A typically non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. Cut scenes may be presented with full motion video or may be rendered with the game engine, in which case they may allow some interactivity.


lexentry: eng/cutaneous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaneous
trans_list: cutaneo
sense:
(anatomy, zoology) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.


lexentry: eng/cutaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cutaway
trans_list: ritaglio
sense:
(television, cinematography) A cut to a shot of person listening to a speaker so that the audience can see the listener's reaction.


lexentry: eng/cute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cute
trans_list: carino | grazioso
sense:
Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.


lexentry: eng/cute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cute
trans_list: carino
sense:
Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.


lexentry: eng/cuticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cuticle
trans_list: cuticola
sense:
(zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.


lexentry: eng/cutlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutlet
trans_list: costoletta
sense:
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.


lexentry: eng/cutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutter
trans_list: cutter | veliero
sense:
(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.


lexentry: eng/cutting__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting
trans_list: talea
sense:
(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.


lexentry: eng/cutting_edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cutting edge
trans_list: avanguardia
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish
trans_list: seppia
sense:
Any squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.


lexentry: eng/cuttlefish_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cuttlefish bone
trans_list: osso de seppia
sense:
The calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds.


lexentry: eng/cuvette__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: cuvette
trans_list: cuvetta
sense:
(analytical chemistry) a small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer


lexentry: eng/cyan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyan
trans_list: ciano
sense:
An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.


lexentry: eng/cyanide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanide
trans_list: cianuro
sense:
(inorganic compound, organic compound, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion.


lexentry: eng/cyanidin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanidin
trans_list: cianidina
sense:
(organic compound) An anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.


lexentry: eng/cyanoacrylate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyanoacrylate
trans_list: cianoacrilato
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid that are used as instant adhesives.


lexentry: eng/cyberattack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberattack
trans_list: cyberattacco
sense:
An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.


lexentry: eng/cybernetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybernetic
trans_list: cibernetico
sense:
Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.


lexentry: eng/cyberpunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyberpunk
trans_list: cyberpunk
sense:
(science fiction, uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.


lexentry: eng/cyberpunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cyberpunk
trans_list: cyberpunk
sense:
(music genre, uncountable) A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.


lexentry: eng/cybersex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cybersex
trans_list: cibersesso
sense:
A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely via a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.


lexentry: eng/cyclamen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclamen
trans_list: ciclamino | artanita
sense:
Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.


lexentry: eng/cycle_of_fifths__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle of fifths
trans_list: circolo delle quinte
sense:
(music, _, theory) A sequence of bass notes at intervals of one perfect fifth lower than the previous note. In twelve-tone equal temperament the sequence repeats every twelve tones, forming a cycle.


lexentry: eng/cycle_rickshaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycle rickshaw
trans_list: ciclorisciò
sense:
A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.


lexentry: eng/cyclocross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclocross
trans_list: ciclocampestre | ciclocrossismo | ciclopratismo | ciclocross | velocross
sense:
(cycle racing) A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.


lexentry: eng/cyclodextrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclodextrin
trans_list: ciclodestrina
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.


lexentry: eng/cyclogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclogenesis
trans_list: ciclogenesi
sense:
(meteorology) The process which leads to the formation of tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes; typically involves an interaction that leads to vertical wind shear.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexane
trans_list: cicloesano
sense:
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexanol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexanol
trans_list: cicloesanolo
sense:
(organic compound) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group


lexentry: eng/cyclohexanone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexanone
trans_list: cicloesanone
sense:
(organic compound) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.


lexentry: eng/cyclohexene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclohexene
trans_list: cicloesene
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/cycloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cycloid
trans_list: cicloide
sense:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.


lexentry: eng/cyclone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclone
trans_list: ciclone
sense:
(broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.


lexentry: eng/cyclooxygenase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclooxygenase
trans_list: ciclossigenasi
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins (prostanoids); their inhibition is the mode of action of the NSAIDs aspirin and ibuprofen.


lexentry: eng/cyclopentadiene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopentadiene
trans_list: ciclopentadiene
sense:
(organic compound) an unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon, C5H6; it forms complexes with some transition elements


lexentry: eng/cyclopentane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopentane
trans_list: ciclopentano
sense:
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C5H10; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.


lexentry: eng/cyclopropane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopropane
trans_list: ciclopropano
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.


lexentry: eng/cyclopropene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclopropene
trans_list: ciclopropene
sense:
(organic compound) The cycloalkene having three carbon atoms and one double bond; any derivative of this compound


lexentry: eng/cyclotomic_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclotomic field
trans_list: campo ciclotomico
sense:
(number theory, algebraic number theory) A number field obtained by adjoining a primitive root of unity to the field of rational numbers.


lexentry: eng/cyclotron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyclotron
trans_list: ciclotrone
sense:
An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: cilindro
sense:
(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.


lexentry: eng/cylinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: cylinder
trans_list: cilindro
sense:
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.


lexentry: eng/cylinder_head__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: cylinder head
trans_list: testata
sense:
(automotive) A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders.


lexentry: eng/cymbal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cymbal
trans_list: piatto
sense:
(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.


lexentry: eng/cynical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cynical
trans_list: cinico
sense:
Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.


lexentry: eng/cynodont__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cynodont
trans_list: cinodonto
sense:
(zoology) Any of several small carnivorous synapsids in the clade Cynodontia, ancestral to mammals and extinct close relatives.


lexentry: eng/cypress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cypress
trans_list: cipresso
sense:
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.


lexentry: eng/cypress_spurge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cypress spurge
trans_list: euforbia cipressina
sense:
An erect, perennial spurge, native to Europe and an invasive species in North America, of species Euphorbia cyparissias.


lexentry: eng/cyproterone_acetate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyproterone acetate
trans_list: ciproterone acetato
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The cyproterone ester of acetic acid that is an antiandrogen and progestin medication - C24H29ClO4.


lexentry: eng/cyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyst
trans_list: ciste | cisti
sense:
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.


lexentry: eng/cysteine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysteine
trans_list: cisteina
sense:
(amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.


lexentry: eng/cystic_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic duct
trans_list: dotto cistico
sense:
(anatomy) A short duct that leads from the gallbladder and unites with the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct.


lexentry: eng/cystic_fibrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic fibrosis
trans_list: fibrosi cistica | mucoviscidosi
sense:
(pathology) An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.


lexentry: eng/cysticercosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysticercosis
trans_list: cisticercosi
sense:
(medicine) A parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles, lungs, central nervous system and other organs, caused by the ingestion of eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium.


lexentry: eng/cystine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystine
trans_list: cistina
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.


lexentry: eng/cytochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochemistry
trans_list: citochimica
sense:
(biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.


lexentry: eng/cytochrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochrome
trans_list: citocromo
sense:
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.


lexentry: eng/cytogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytogenetics
trans_list: citogenetica
sense:
(biology, genetics) The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype.


lexentry: eng/cytokine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine
trans_list: citochina
sense:
(protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/cytokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokinesis
trans_list: citodieresi | citochinesi
sense:
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.


lexentry: eng/cytopathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytopathology
trans_list: citopatologia
sense:
(cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells, independently of the tissue architecture from which they came, as for example in aspiration biopsy such as fine-needle aspiration.


lexentry: eng/cytoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytoplasm
trans_list: citoplasma
sense:
(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.


lexentry: eng/cytosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosine
trans_list: citosina
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).


lexentry: eng/cytosol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosol
trans_list: citosol
sense:
(cytology) The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: sguazzare
sense:
(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: dilettarsi | occuparsi a tempo perso
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.


lexentry: eng/dace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dace
trans_list: leucisco
sense:
A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.


lexentry: eng/dachshund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dachshund
trans_list: bassotto
sense:
A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.


lexentry: eng/dactyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dactyl
trans_list: dattilo
sense:
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.


lexentry: eng/daddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: daddy
trans_list: papà | babbo
sense:
(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.


lexentry: eng/daddy_longlegs__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daddy longlegs
trans_list: falciatore
sense:
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs.


lexentry: eng/daffodil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daffodil
trans_list: narciso
sense:
(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.


lexentry: eng/daguerreotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daguerreotype
trans_list: dagherrotipo
sense:
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors; such a photograph.


lexentry: eng/daikon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daikon
trans_list: daikon | ravanello cinese | ravanello giapponese | ravanello invernale
sense:
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.


lexentry: eng/dairy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy
trans_list: caseificio | latteria
sense:
A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.


lexentry: eng/dairy_cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy cow
trans_list: vacca da latte
sense:
Any breed of cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made; an individual cattle beast of such a breed; especially, a female cow who has calved and lactated.


lexentry: eng/dais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dais
trans_list: podio
sense:
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]


lexentry: eng/daisy-chain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy-chain
trans_list: connettere
sense:
(chiefly, computing, electronics) To connect (several computer devices or peripherals, or other components) in sequence with each other, usually such that the output of one component forms the input of another; also (followed by to), to connect (a computer device, peripheral, or other component) to another component in such a sequence.


lexentry: eng/daisy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy
trans_list: pratolina | margheritina
sense:
A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals


lexentry: eng/daisy_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daisy chain
trans_list: daisy-chain
sense:
(also, electrical engineering) Several electrical or electronic devices linked in series by their data or power connections, or both.


lexentry: eng/dale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dale
trans_list: valle
sense:
(mainly, Britain, slightly dated outside Yorkshire etc.) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.


lexentry: eng/dalet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dalet
trans_list: dalet
sense:
The fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/dalmatic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dalmatic
trans_list: dalmatica
sense:
A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.


lexentry: eng/dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dam
trans_list: diga | argine
sense:
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.


lexentry: eng/damages__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damages
trans_list: risarcimento dei danni
sense:
(legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.


lexentry: eng/damn__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damn
trans_list: accidenti | cavolo | cribbio | dannazione | mannaggia
sense:
(sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.


lexentry: eng/damn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damn
trans_list: accidente
sense:
(sometimes, vulgar, chiefly in the negative) A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.


lexentry: eng/damnatio_memoriae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damnatio memoriae
trans_list: damnatio memoriae
sense:
(historical, Ancient Rome) A posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.


lexentry: eng/damp__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damp
trans_list: smorzare
sense:
(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).


lexentry: eng/damp_squib__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damp squib
trans_list: bidonata
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) Anything that does not work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: smorzatore
sense:
A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: farfalla | smorzatore
sense:
A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.


lexentry: eng/dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance
trans_list: danza | ballo
sense:
A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.


lexentry: eng/dance_to_someone's_tune__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance to someone's tune
trans_list: ballare al ritmo dettato da qualcuno | farsi comandare a bacchetta da qualcuno
sense:
To do what someone demands or expects, do as told, defer to someone's wishes or demands, do someone's bidding.


lexentry: eng/dandelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandelion
trans_list: dente di leone | soffione
sense:
(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).


lexentry: eng/dandle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandle
trans_list: dondolare
sense:
(transitive) To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, usually said of a child.


lexentry: eng/dandy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandy
trans_list: bellimbusto | damerino | fichetto | fighetto | figurino
sense:
A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.


lexentry: eng/danger_pay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danger pay
trans_list: indennità di lavoro pericoloso
sense:
Extra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.


lexentry: eng/danger_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danger zone
trans_list: zona di pericolo
sense:
A specifically hazardous place to be avoided, usually demarcated, such as an area with anti-personnel mines.


lexentry: eng/danse_macabre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danse macabre
trans_list: danza macabra
sense:
(arts) A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.


lexentry: eng/daredevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daredevil
trans_list: spericolato | scapestrato | temerario
sense:
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]


lexentry: eng/daric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daric
trans_list: darico
sense:
A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).


lexentry: eng/dark_culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark culture
trans_list: cultura dark
sense:
Any of several subcultures including gothic, darkwave, neofolk, industrial, electro, BDSM/fetish, metal and medieval.


lexentry: eng/dark_elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark elf
trans_list: elfo oscuro
sense:
(fantasy) A member of a race of elves that is evil, has a dark (often greyish or bluish) skin and/or lives in dark places.


lexentry: eng/dark_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark energy
trans_list: energia oscura
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics) A hypothetical form of energy thought to be spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and to have anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible explanations for the current accelerating rate of expansion of the universe; and it is estimated to account for about 74% of the mass-energy of the universe.


lexentry: eng/dark_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark horse
trans_list: acqua cheta
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others.


lexentry: eng/dark_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark horse
trans_list: outsider
sense:
(idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.


lexentry: eng/dark_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark matter
trans_list: materia oscura
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics, broadly) Matter which cannot be detected by its radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.


lexentry: eng/darkness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: darkness
trans_list: scuro
sense:
(uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.


lexentry: eng/darknet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darknet
trans_list: darknet
sense:
(internet) A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both.


lexentry: eng/darkwave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darkwave
trans_list: dark
sense:
(music genre) A musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.


lexentry: eng/darn__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darn
trans_list: rammendare
sense:
(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.


lexentry: eng/darnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darnel
trans_list: zizzania | loglio
sense:
A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/dart__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dart
trans_list: freccette
sense:
A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.


lexentry: eng/darts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darts
trans_list: freccette
sense:
(games, sports) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land


lexentry: eng/dasein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dasein
trans_list: esistenza
sense:
(philosophy) Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness, suchness, essence


lexentry: eng/dash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dash
trans_list: lineetta
sense:
(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).


lexentry: eng/dashboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashboard
trans_list: cruscotto
sense:
(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.


lexentry: eng/dashboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dashboard
trans_list: parafango | paraschizzi | paraspruzzi
sense:
(Internet) The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.


lexentry: eng/dashcam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashcam
trans_list: dash cam
sense:
(automotive) A digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle to record occurrences in the vicinity, such as traffic accidents that the vehicle has been involved in, to provide evidence for criminal prosecutions, insurance claims, etc.


lexentry: eng/dashpot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashpot
trans_list: pistone
sense:
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.


lexentry: eng/data__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data
trans_list: dati | dato
sense:
(collective, computing) A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.


lexentry: eng/data__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: data
trans_list: dati | dato
sense:
(collective) Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).


lexentry: eng/data_mining__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data mining
trans_list: data mining
sense:
(database) A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful.


lexentry: eng/data_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data processing
trans_list: elaborazione dati
sense:
Any of many techniques in which data is retrieved, stored, classified, manipulated, transmitted and/or reported in such a way as to generate information; especially such processing using computers.


lexentry: eng/data_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data science
trans_list: scienza dei dati
sense:
(science) An interdisciplinary field about scientific methods, processes and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data.


lexentry: eng/data_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data type
trans_list: tipo
sense:
(programming) A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them.


lexentry: eng/data_warehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data warehouse
trans_list: data warehouse
sense:
(computing) A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database
trans_list: banca dati | database | base di dati | archivio
sense:
(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: database
trans_list: base di dati | database
sense:
(computing, loosely, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: dattero
sense:
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: data
sense:
The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: date
trans_list: data | accompagnatore | cavaliere
sense:
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.


lexentry: eng/date__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: datare
sense:
(transitive) To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative
trans_list: dativo
sense:
(grammar) Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dative
trans_list: dativo
sense:
(obsolete, legal) Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.


lexentry: eng/dative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative case
trans_list: caso dativo
sense:
(grammar) Case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.


lexentry: eng/datolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datolite
trans_list: datolite
sense:
(mineral) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO4(OH).


lexentry: eng/datum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datum
trans_list: dato
sense:
Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed.


lexentry: eng/datura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datura
trans_list: datura
sense:
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/daturism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daturism
trans_list: daturismo
sense:
Poisoning from hyoscyamine and scopolamine present in thorn apple and similar plants (of genus Datura).


lexentry: eng/dauphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dauphin
trans_list: delfino
sense:
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.


lexentry: eng/davit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: davit
trans_list: gru
sense:
(nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.


lexentry: eng/dawdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dawdle
trans_list: bighellonare | gingillarsi | lellare | traccheggiare
sense:
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time. [from mid 17th c. (probably dialectal); in general use from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/day__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: day
trans_list: giorno | dì | giornata
sense:
A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.


lexentry: eng/day_for_night__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day for night
trans_list: effetto notte
sense:
(film) A cinematographic technique in which a crew films in a high-contrast situation, typically in the early morning or late afternoon, with a blue filter, causing the scene to look as if it were shot in moonlight.


lexentry: eng/day_in,_day_out__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day in, day out
trans_list: giorno dopo giorno
sense:
(idiomatic) Every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).


lexentry: eng/day_laborer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day laborer
trans_list: bracciante
sense:
A laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.


lexentry: eng/daylight_robbery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight robbery
trans_list: furto
sense:
(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/daylight_saving_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight saving time
trans_list: ora legale
sense:
The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.


lexentry: eng/daylily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylily
trans_list: emerocallide
sense:
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.


lexentry: eng/daze__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daze
trans_list: stordire
sense:
(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: abbagliare | abbacinare
sense:
(transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: abbagliare | impressionare
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.


lexentry: eng/deacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deacon
trans_list: diacono
sense:
(Orthodoxy, Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.


lexentry: eng/dead_donkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dead donkey
trans_list: cronaca nera
sense:
(journalism) A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.


lexentry: eng/dead_man's_handle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead man's handle
trans_list: uomo morto
sense:
(rail) A lever used as a safety device, typically on trains, which shuts off power if the operator releases their grip.


lexentry: eng/dead_man's_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead man's switch
trans_list: uomo morto
sense:
A switch that automatically triggers an action (for instance, to stop a machine or vehicle) if a specified input from the operator is not made or is altered.


lexentry: eng/dead_men_tell_no_tales__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead men tell no tales
trans_list: i morti non parlano
sense:
A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.


lexentry: eng/dead_or_alive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dead or alive
trans_list: vivo o morto
sense:
Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment.


lexentry: eng/dead_reckoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead reckoning
trans_list: stima
sense:
A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR


lexentry: eng/dead_ringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead ringer
trans_list: sosia
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.


lexentry: eng/dead_weight__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dead weight
trans_list: peso morto
sense:
(rail) The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight.


lexentry: eng/deadbeat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadbeat
trans_list: sfruttatore
sense:
(pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.


lexentry: eng/deadlift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadlift
trans_list: stacco da terra
sense:
(weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.


lexentry: eng/deadly_nightshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly nightshade
trans_list: belladonna
sense:
The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.


lexentry: eng/deadly_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly sin
trans_list: vizio capitale | peccato capitale
sense:
Any of the seven deadly sins: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).


lexentry: eng/deadnettle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadnettle
trans_list: falsa ortica
sense:
Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.


lexentry: eng/deafening_silence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deafening silence
trans_list: silenzio di morte
sense:
(idiomatic) A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.


lexentry: eng/deal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deal
trans_list: dose | quantità | tot
sense:
(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dean
trans_list: decano
sense:
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dean
trans_list: decano
sense:
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.


lexentry: eng/dear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dear
trans_list: caro | egregio | gentile
sense:
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death
trans_list: morte | decesso | dipartita | l'arcano senza nome | la morte | morire
sense:
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: death
trans_list: morte | l'arcano senza nome | la morte
sense:
(often, capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: death
trans_list: l'arcano senza nome | la morte | morte
sense:
(figuratively, especially followed by of-phrase) A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone).


lexentry: eng/death_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death camp
trans_list: campo di sterminio
sense:
A prison camp in which a large number of prisoners die for various reasons, such as starvation, disease, brutality, and neglect.


lexentry: eng/death_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death certificate
trans_list: atto di morte
sense:
A document issued by a medical practitioner, or by a registrar, certifying the date, location and cause of a person's death as later entered in an official register of deaths.


lexentry: eng/death_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death metal
trans_list: death metal
sense:
(music) A subgenre of heavy metal typically employing moderate to fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes, often having violent or dark lyrics.


lexentry: eng/death_rattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death rattle
trans_list: rantolo della morte
sense:
The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.


lexentry: eng/death_wish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death wish
trans_list: augurio di morte
sense:
(psychology, often, sarcastic) A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.


lexentry: eng/deathblow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deathblow
trans_list: botta
sense:
(figurative) Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.


lexentry: eng/debacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debacle
trans_list: fiasco
sense:
An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/debacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: debacle
trans_list: frantumazione
sense:
(ecology) A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.


lexentry: eng/debate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: dibattito
sense:
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.


lexentry: eng/debate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: dibattere | discutere
sense:
(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/debauched__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauched
trans_list: debosciato | lascivo | libertino
sense:
Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.


lexentry: eng/debauchery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauchery
trans_list: dissolutezza | depravazione | immoralità | licenziosità | perversione | viziosità
sense:
Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous/immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.


lexentry: eng/debridement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debridement
trans_list: paraggio
sense:
(medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.


lexentry: eng/debrief__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: debrief
trans_list: fare il punto | fare un bilancio
sense:
(transitive) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.


lexentry: eng/debris_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debris field
trans_list: pietraia
sense:
(idiomatic) Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt
trans_list: debito | buffo | impegno | obbligo
sense:
An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: debt
trans_list: debito | buffo
sense:
(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.


lexentry: eng/debuccalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debuccalization
trans_list: debuccalizzazione
sense:
(phonology) A sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes [h] or [ʔ].


lexentry: eng/debug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debug
trans_list: correggere | mettere a punto
sense:
(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.


lexentry: eng/debugger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debugger
trans_list: debugger
sense:
(programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.


lexentry: eng/debunk__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debunk
trans_list: screditare | demistificare | ridicolizzare | sbufalare | sbugiardare
sense:
(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: decina
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: decade
sense:
A period of ten days, (history) particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: decennio | decina | decade
sense:
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decade
trans_list: decade
sense:
(electronics) A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.


lexentry: eng/decal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decal
trans_list: calcomania | decalcabile | decalcomania | vetrofania
sense:
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.


lexentry: eng/decane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decane
trans_list: decano
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22


lexentry: eng/decanol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decanol
trans_list: decanolo
sense:
(organic chemistry) A straight chain fatty alcohol with the chemical formula C10H21(OH), used in manufacture of plasticizers, lubricants, surfactants and solvents.


lexentry: eng/decathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decathlon
trans_list: decathlon
sense:
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.


lexentry: eng/deceit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deceit
trans_list: malafede
sense:
(law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.


lexentry: eng/decent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decent
trans_list: perbene | decente
sense:
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.


lexentry: eng/decentralize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decentralize
trans_list: decentralizzare
sense:
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.


lexentry: eng/deception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deception
trans_list: frode | inganno | mistificazione | raggiro | sotterfugio
sense:
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.


lexentry: eng/deceptive_cadence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deceptive cadence
trans_list: cadenza d'inganno
sense:
(music, US) a falling cadence in which the ear expects a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but it resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead.


lexentry: eng/decibel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decibel
trans_list: decibel
sense:
A common measure of intensity ratio (e.g. for sound) that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative intensities.


lexentry: eng/decidua__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decidua
trans_list: decidua
sense:
(anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/deciduous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deciduous
trans_list: caduco | deciduo
sense:
(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.


lexentry: eng/decile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decile
trans_list: decile
sense:
(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.


lexentry: eng/decimal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal
trans_list: decimale
sense:
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.


lexentry: eng/decimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal
trans_list: decimale
sense:
(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.


lexentry: eng/decimal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal number
trans_list: decimale
sense:
(mathematics) A number expressed in the decimal system (base ten), (particularly) fractional numbers so represented.


lexentry: eng/decimal_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal point
trans_list: punto | virgola
sense:
(orthography, typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.


lexentry: eng/decimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimate
trans_list: decimare
sense:
(archaic) To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.


lexentry: eng/decipherment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decipherment
trans_list: deciframento
sense:
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.


lexentry: eng/decision__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: decision
trans_list: decisione
sense:
(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.


lexentry: eng/decisionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decisionism
trans_list: decisionismo
sense:
The doctrine that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies


lexentry: eng/decisive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decisive
trans_list: decisivo | determinante | sostanziale
sense:
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.


lexentry: eng/deck_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deck chair
trans_list: sdraio | sedia a sdraio
sense:
A folding chair in which a wooden frame supports a length of canvas; traditionally used on the beach or onboard a liner.


lexentry: eng/declaim__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declaim
trans_list: recitare
sense:
To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: dichiarazione | asserzione | conferma | enunciazione | voto
sense:
An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: dichiarazione
sense:
(legal) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: dichiarazione
sense:
(computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of war
trans_list: dichiarazione di guerra
sense:
A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of will
trans_list: dichiarazione di volontà
sense:
(law) A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.


lexentry: eng/declarative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: declarative
trans_list: dichiarativo
sense:
(programming) A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. w:Declarative programming


lexentry: eng/declare__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: declare
trans_list: dichiarare
sense:
(transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.


lexentry: eng/declare__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: declare
trans_list: dichiarare
sense:
(Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declension
trans_list: declinazione
sense:
(grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: declension
trans_list: declinazione
sense:
(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.


lexentry: eng/declination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declination
trans_list: declinazione
sense:
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.


lexentry: eng/decline__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: decline
trans_list: declinare
sense:
(transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.


lexentry: eng/decoherence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decoherence
trans_list: decoerenza
sense:
(quantum mechanics) Loss of quantum coherence (phase relation between the quantum states of particles) in a physical system as it interacts with its environment.


lexentry: eng/decompression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decompression
trans_list: decompressione
sense:
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).


lexentry: eng/decompression_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decompression sickness
trans_list: malattia dei cassoni
sense:
(pathology) A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: decorazione
sense:
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: decorazione
sense:
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.


lexentry: eng/decorous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorous
trans_list: decente | decoroso | dignitoso
sense:
Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.


lexentry: eng/decorticator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorticator
trans_list: decorcicatore
sense:
A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: decriminalizzazione
sense:
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: decriminalizzazione
sense:
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).


lexentry: eng/decryption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decryption
trans_list: decifrazione
sense:
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.


lexentry: eng/decurrent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decurrent
trans_list: decorrenti
sense:
(botany) Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.


lexentry: eng/dedicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dedicate
trans_list: dedicare
sense:
(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedication__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dedication
trans_list: dedicazione | dedica
sense:
(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedovshchina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dedovshchina
trans_list: dedovščina
sense:
Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.


lexentry: eng/deduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deduce
trans_list: dedurre
sense:
(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.


lexentry: eng/deduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deduction
trans_list: deduzione
sense:
(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.


lexentry: eng/deed__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deed
trans_list: atto notarile | contratto
sense:
(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deem
trans_list: considerare | credere | valutare
sense:
(ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deem
trans_list: ritenere | considerare | reputare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.


lexentry: eng/deep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep
trans_list: profondo
sense:
(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.


lexentry: eng/deep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep
trans_list: esteso | spesso
sense:
Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction, especially front-to-back.


lexentry: eng/deep_drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep drawing
trans_list: imbutitura
sense:
A sheet metal forming process in which a sheet metal blank is radially drawn into a forming die by the mechanical action of a punch.


lexentry: eng/deep_fryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep fryer
trans_list: friggitrice
sense:
A heated vessel for frying food by immersing in hot oil, as opposed to shallow frying in a frying pan.


lexentry: eng/deep_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep state
trans_list: stato profondo
sense:
(politics, conspiracy research) A large group of people, typically members of government agencies and the military, believed to have enduring political influence that is difficult for an administration that is voted into power to counter or dislodge.


lexentry: eng/deepfake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deepfake
trans_list: deepfake
sense:
(technology) A convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.


lexentry: eng/deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deer
trans_list: cervo | capriolo | daino | alce | caribù | renna
sense:
(countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.


lexentry: eng/defacement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: defacement
trans_list: aggiunta
sense:
(heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.


lexentry: eng/defamation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defamation
trans_list: diffamazione
sense:
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.


lexentry: eng/default__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: default
trans_list: predefinito
sense:
(often, attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.


lexentry: eng/defect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defect
trans_list: defezionare
sense:
(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.


lexentry: eng/defective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: defective
trans_list: difettivo
sense:
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.


lexentry: eng/defective_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defective verb
trans_list: verbo difettivo
sense:
(grammar) A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.


lexentry: eng/defenceman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defenceman
trans_list: avvocato
sense:
In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.


lexentry: eng/defendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defendant
trans_list: accusato | accusata | imputata | imputato | controparte | convenuto
sense:
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.


lexentry: eng/defender__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defender
trans_list: difensore | difenditrice
sense:
(law, rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).


lexentry: eng/defenestration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defenestration
trans_list: defenestrazione
sense:
The act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally. [from c. 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/defense_mechanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defense mechanism
trans_list: meccanismo di difesa
sense:
(psychology) A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.


lexentry: eng/defer__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defer
trans_list: deferire
sense:
(ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.


lexentry: eng/defibrillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillation
trans_list: defibrillazione
sense:
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.


lexentry: eng/defibrillator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillator
trans_list: defibrillatore
sense:
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.


lexentry: eng/define__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: define
trans_list: definire | descrivere
sense:
To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.


lexentry: eng/definite_article__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definite article
trans_list: articolo determinativo
sense:
(grammar) An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its variations.


lexentry: eng/definition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definition
trans_list: definizione
sense:
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.


lexentry: eng/deflagration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deflagration
trans_list: deflagrazione
sense:
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.


lexentry: eng/deflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deflation
trans_list: deflazione
sense:
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.


lexentry: eng/deflect__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deflect
trans_list: respingere
sense:
(transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.


lexentry: eng/deforestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deforestation
trans_list: deforestazione
sense:
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.


lexentry: eng/deform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deform
trans_list: deformare
sense:
To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.


lexentry: eng/defragment__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defragment
trans_list: deframmentare
sense:
(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.


lexentry: eng/defy__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defy
trans_list: abiurare | sfidare
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degenerate
trans_list: snaturato
sense:
(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degenerate
trans_list: degenerato | scellerato | snaturato
sense:
(of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: degenerazione
sense:
(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: degenerazione
sense:
(uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.


lexentry: eng/deglaze__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deglaze
trans_list: sfumare
sense:
(transitive, cooking) To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.


lexentry: eng/degradation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degradation
trans_list: abiezione
sense:
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society


lexentry: eng/degreaser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degreaser
trans_list: sgrassatore
sense:
An industrial solvent, often containing polyhalogenated hydrocarbons, used to remove grease from mechanical parts.


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree
trans_list: laurea
sense:
(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degree
trans_list: grado
sense:
(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: degree
trans_list: grado
sense:
(physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree_of_comparison__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree of comparison
trans_list: ceto
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.


lexentry: eng/degree_of_freedom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree of freedom
trans_list: grado di libertà
sense:
(physics) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system.


lexentry: eng/degree_of_freedom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degree of freedom
trans_list: grado di libertà
sense:
(physics) Any of the independent variables required to specify the thermodynamic state of a system containing components and phases.


lexentry: eng/dehiscence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehiscence
trans_list: deiscenza
sense:
(botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.


lexentry: eng/dehumanize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehumanize
trans_list: disumanizzare
sense:
(transitive) To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.


lexentry: eng/dehydration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dehydration
trans_list: disidratazione
sense:
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.


lexentry: eng/dehydrogenase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehydrogenase
trans_list: deidrogenasi
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.


lexentry: eng/dehydrogenation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehydrogenation
trans_list: deidrogenazione
sense:
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.


lexentry: eng/deism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deism
trans_list: deismo
sense:
(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.


lexentry: eng/deixis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deixis
trans_list: deissi
sense:
(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.


lexentry: eng/dejecta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dejecta
trans_list: deiezioni
sense:
(medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.


lexentry: eng/delation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delation
trans_list: delazione
sense:
(legal) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.


lexentry: eng/delative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delative case
trans_list: caso delativo
sense:
(grammar) case used to indicate movement from an object. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions from or off of, as in "down off of the house." Hungarian is a language that uses the delative case, see -ról.


lexentry: eng/delay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delay
trans_list: ritardo
sense:
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.


lexentry: eng/delayed-onset_muscle_soreness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delayed-onset muscle soreness
trans_list: dolore muscolare
sense:
(medicine) The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.


lexentry: eng/delegate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: delegate
trans_list: delegare
sense:
(computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.


lexentry: eng/delegation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delegation
trans_list: delegazione
sense:
(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)


lexentry: eng/delete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delete
trans_list: eliminare | cancellare
sense:
(transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]


lexentry: eng/deliberation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deliberation
trans_list: considerazione
sense:
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.


lexentry: eng/delicacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delicacy
trans_list: leccornia | prelibatezza | squisitezza
sense:
Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.


lexentry: eng/delicate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delicate
trans_list: delicato
sense:
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.


lexentry: eng/delirium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium
trans_list: delirio
sense:
(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.


lexentry: eng/delirium_tremens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium tremens
trans_list: delirium tremens
sense:
(pathology) A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.


lexentry: eng/delivery_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delivery room
trans_list: sala parto
sense:
(medicine) An operating theatre or similar room in a hospital or other medical facility, furnished with suitable equipment and staffed by physicians, surgeons, or other medical workers, for the purpose of assisting mothers with the births of their babies.


lexentry: eng/delta_wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delta wing
trans_list: ala a delta
sense:
(aeronautics) An aircraft wing having a swept-back shape in the form of an isosceles triangle; used mostly on supersonic aircraft


lexentry: eng/delusion_of_grandeur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delusion of grandeur
trans_list: delirio di grandezza
sense:
(usually, in the plural) The false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.


lexentry: eng/delusional_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delusional disorder
trans_list: paranoia
sense:
A mental disorder characterized by isolated delusions without any accompanying symptoms like hallucinations, thought disorder or flat affect.


lexentry: eng/delve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delve
trans_list: indagare | investigare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out


lexentry: eng/demagogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demagogue
trans_list: demagogo
sense:
(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.


lexentry: eng/demand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demand
trans_list: domanda
sense:
(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.


lexentry: eng/demand__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: demand
trans_list: domanda
sense:
(electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.


lexentry: eng/demanding__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demanding
trans_list: esigente
sense:
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.


lexentry: eng/demarcation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demarcation
trans_list: demarcazione
sense:
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.


lexentry: eng/demeanor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demeanor
trans_list: comportamento | atteggiamento
sense:
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.


lexentry: eng/dementia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dementia
trans_list: demenza
sense:
(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.


lexentry: eng/demesne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demesne
trans_list: dominio
sense:
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.


lexentry: eng/demijohn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demijohn
trans_list: damigiana
sense:
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.


lexentry: eng/demilitarized_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demilitarized zone
trans_list: zona demilitarizzata
sense:
(military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/demimonde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demimonde
trans_list: ambiente
sense:
(chiefly, historical, _, (19th-century France)) A class of women maintained by wealthy protectors; female courtesans or prostitutes as a group.


lexentry: eng/demise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demise
trans_list: falio
sense:
Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.


lexentry: eng/demiurge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demiurge
trans_list: demiurgo
sense:
(Platonic, _, philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.


lexentry: eng/demo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demo
trans_list: demo
sense:
(informal) A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.


lexentry: eng/demobilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demobilization
trans_list: smobilitazione
sense:
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: democrazia
sense:
(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: democrazia
sense:
(countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/democrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democrat
trans_list: democratico | democratica
sense:
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).


lexentry: eng/democratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic
trans_list: democratico
sense:
Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.


lexentry: eng/democratic_centralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic centralism
trans_list: centralismo democratico
sense:
A set of principles of internal organization, mainly associated with Leninism, in which political decisions reached by voting are binding upon all members of the party.


lexentry: eng/democratization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratization
trans_list: democratizzazione
sense:
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.


lexentry: eng/demography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demography
trans_list: demografia
sense:
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.


lexentry: eng/demoiselle_crane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoiselle crane
trans_list: damigella di Numidia
sense:
A crane, Grus virgo (syn. Anthropoides virgo), found in central Asia, 85-100 centimeters long with a loud trumpeting call.


lexentry: eng/demon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demon
trans_list: demonio
sense:
Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/demonetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demonetize
trans_list: demonetizzare
sense:
(Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_adjective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demonstrative adjective
trans_list: aggettivo dimostrativo
sense:
An adjective that points out which person, object or concept is being referred to; whether it is singular or plural; and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demonstrative pronoun
trans_list: pronome dimostrativo
sense:
(grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer


lexentry: eng/demoralization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoralization
trans_list: demoralizzazione
sense:
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.


lexentry: eng/demotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demotic
trans_list: demotica
sense:
Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.


lexentry: eng/demur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demur
trans_list: obiettare
sense:
Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.


lexentry: eng/demyelination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demyelination
trans_list: demielinizzazione
sense:
(biology, medicine) The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.


lexentry: eng/den__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: den
trans_list: covo | tana | salotto
sense:
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.


lexentry: eng/denarius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denarius
trans_list: denaro
sense:
(Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker.


lexentry: eng/denationalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denationalize
trans_list: denazionalizzare | privatizzare
sense:
(transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.


lexentry: eng/denaturation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denaturation
trans_list: denaturazione
sense:
(biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.


lexentry: eng/denatured_alcohol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denatured alcohol
trans_list: alcol denaturato
sense:
(US) Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol


lexentry: eng/denazification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denazification
trans_list: denazificazione
sense:
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.


lexentry: eng/dendrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrite
trans_list: dendrite
sense:
(cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.


lexentry: eng/dendrochronology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrochronology
trans_list: dendrocronologia
sense:
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.


lexentry: eng/dengue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue
trans_list: dengue
sense:
An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.


lexentry: eng/dengue_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue fever
trans_list: dengue
sense:
An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.


lexentry: eng/denial__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: denial
trans_list: rifiuto
sense:
(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.


lexentry: eng/denialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denialism
trans_list: negazionismo
sense:
The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.


lexentry: eng/denominal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denominal
trans_list: denominale | denominativo
sense:
(grammar, linguistics) A denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: denominazione
sense:
(countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: denominazione
sense:
(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.


lexentry: eng/denotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denotation
trans_list: denotazione
sense:
(logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.


lexentry: eng/denounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denounce
trans_list: denunciare
sense:
(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.


lexentry: eng/denounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: denounce
trans_list: dichiarare
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.


lexentry: eng/dense__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dense
trans_list: denso
sense:
(mathematics, topology, of a subset S of a topological space T, not comparable) Such that its closure in T is T.


lexentry: eng/densitometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: densitometer
trans_list: densimetro
sense:
A device that measures the optical density of a material; especially to test film and print quality.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: density
trans_list: densità
sense:
The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: density
trans_list: densità
sense:
(mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.


lexentry: eng/dental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dental
trans_list: dentario | dentale
sense:
(phonetics) Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.


lexentry: eng/dental_alveolus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dental alveolus
trans_list: alveolo dentario
sense:
(medicine, anatomy) An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament.


lexentry: eng/dental_dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dental dam
trans_list: dental dam
sense:
(dentistry) A thin, flexible piece of latex or similar material used to isolate one or more teeth during some dental procedures.


lexentry: eng/denticulated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denticulated
trans_list: denticolato
sense:
(heraldry, of a, bordure, very, rare) Embattled, but with only the projecting portions visible, so that the bordure appears non-contiguous (but the spaces are part of the field, unlike compony).


lexentry: eng/dentil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentil
trans_list: dentello
sense:
(architectural element) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.


lexentry: eng/dentistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentistry
trans_list: odontoiatria
sense:
(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.


lexentry: eng/dentition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dentition
trans_list: dentizione
sense:
The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual


lexentry: eng/deoxidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxidation
trans_list: disossidazione
sense:
(chemistry) The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribonucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribonucleic acid
trans_list: acido desossiribonucleico | acido deossiribonucleico
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribose
trans_list: deossiribosio
sense:
(carbohydrate) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.


lexentry: eng/department__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: department
trans_list: dipartimento
sense:
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.


lexentry: eng/department_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: department store
trans_list: grande magazzino | emporio
sense:
A large store containing many different departments, each of which deals in the sale of different goods or services.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: departure
trans_list: partenza
sense:
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: departure
trans_list: partenza
sense:
(legal) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depend
trans_list: dipendere
sense:
(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of like independent does) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depend
trans_list: pendere
sense:
(now, literary, heraldry) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms.


lexentry: eng/dependent_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependent variable
trans_list: variabile dipendente
sense:
(algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.


lexentry: eng/depersonalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depersonalize
trans_list: spersonalizzare
sense:
(transitive) To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something; to anonymize.


lexentry: eng/depict__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depict
trans_list: rappresentare | raffigurare
sense:
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/deplete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deplete
trans_list: demolire
sense:
(ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.


lexentry: eng/depleted_uranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depleted uranium
trans_list: uranio impoverito
sense:
Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties.


lexentry: eng/depolarizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depolarizer
trans_list: depolarizzante
sense:
(chemistry) Any substance added to the electrolyte of a battery that produces hydrogen in order to combine with the liberated hydrogen and prevent the build-up of pressure.


lexentry: eng/deponent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deponent
trans_list: deponente
sense:
(grammar, of a verb) Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).


lexentry: eng/depopulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depopulation
trans_list: spopolamento
sense:
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: acconto | anticipo | caparra | deposito
sense:
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: deposito cauzionale
sense:
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit


lexentry: eng/deposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deposition
trans_list: brinamento
sense:
(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)


lexentry: eng/depravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depravity
trans_list: corruzione
sense:
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.


lexentry: eng/depreciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depreciation
trans_list: ammortamento
sense:
(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depressione
sense:
(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depressione
sense:
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depressione
sense:
(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depressione
sense:
(biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.


lexentry: eng/depressor_septi_nasi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depressor septi nasi
trans_list: depressore del setto | depressore del setto nasale | muscolo depressore del setto
sense:
(muscle) A small muscle of each side of the upper lip that is inserted into the nasal septum and wing of the nose on each side and constricts the nasal opening by drawing the wing downward.


lexentry: eng/depressurization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depressurization
trans_list: depressurizzazione
sense:
The act, or an instance, of depressurizing; a reduction of atmospheric pressure within a chamber or space vehicle etc.


lexentry: eng/deprivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprivation
trans_list: privazione
sense:
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.


lexentry: eng/deprive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprive
trans_list: privare | togliere | sottrarre
sense:
(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.


lexentry: eng/deprogramming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprogramming
trans_list: deprogramazione
sense:
The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system.


lexentry: eng/deprotonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprotonation
trans_list: deprotonazione
sense:
(chemistry) The removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) (better called a hydron, because it can occasionally be deuterium) from a molecule to form a conjugate base.


lexentry: eng/deputation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deputation
trans_list: delegazione
sense:
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.


lexentry: eng/deputize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deputize
trans_list: rappresentare
sense:
(transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office


lexentry: eng/deputy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deputy
trans_list: vice | delegata | delegato | rappresentate
sense:
(US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.


lexentry: eng/derealization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derealization
trans_list: derealizzazione
sense:
(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derelict
trans_list: rifiuto
sense:
(uncountable) Property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; (countable) an item of such property.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derelict
trans_list: relitto
sense:
(uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: derelict
trans_list: persona negligente
sense:
(countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: derivation
trans_list: derivazione | etimologia
sense:
The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: derivation
trans_list: etimologia
sense:
(genealogy, linguistics) The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: derivata
sense:
(of more general classes of functions) Any of several related generalizations of the derivative: the directional derivative, partial derivative, Fréchet derivative, functional derivative, etc.


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: derivata
sense:
The value of such a derived function for a given value of its independent variable: the rate of change of a function at a point in its domain.


lexentry: eng/derivatization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derivatization
trans_list: derivatizzazione
sense:
(chemistry) A technique which transforms a chemical compound into a product of similar chemical structure.


lexentry: eng/derived_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derived function
trans_list: derivata
sense:
(calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable.


lexentry: eng/dermatographia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dermatographia
trans_list: dermografia | dermografismo
sense:
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.


lexentry: eng/derogate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: derogate
trans_list: rimuovere
sense:
(ambitransitive) To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/dervish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dervish
trans_list: derviscio
sense:
(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.


lexentry: eng/descaling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descaling
trans_list: decalcificazione
sense:
The removal of scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: scendere | discendere
sense:
(intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: scendere
sense:
(transitive) To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.


lexentry: eng/descendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descendant
trans_list: discendente
sense:
One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.


lexentry: eng/descender__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descender
trans_list: coda
sense:
(typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).


lexentry: eng/description__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: description
trans_list: descrizione
sense:
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.


lexentry: eng/descriptive_statistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptive statistics
trans_list: statistica descrittiva
sense:
(statistics) A branch of statistics dealing with summarization and description of collections of data—data sets, including the concepts of arithmetic mean, median, mode, and quantile.


lexentry: eng/descriptivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptivism
trans_list: descrittivismo
sense:
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.


lexentry: eng/descriptor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptor
trans_list: descrittore
sense:
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.


lexentry: eng/descry__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descry
trans_list: scoprire
sense:
(transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.


lexentry: eng/desert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: deserto
sense:
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/desert__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: disertare
sense:
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.


lexentry: eng/desert_island__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert island
trans_list: isola deserta
sense:
A deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now, frequently, _, misunderstood, _, as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.


lexentry: eng/deserter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deserter
trans_list: disertore | disertrice
sense:
(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving


lexentry: eng/desertification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desertification
trans_list: desertificazione
sense:
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/desiccate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desiccate
trans_list: asciugare
sense:
(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/desideratum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desideratum
trans_list: desiderato
sense:
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/design__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: design
trans_list: disegno | progetto | design | pianta
sense:
A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.


lexentry: eng/design__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: design
trans_list: design
sense:
The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.


lexentry: eng/design__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: design
trans_list: progettare
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designate
trans_list: designare
sense:
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: designate
trans_list: designare
sense:
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.


lexentry: eng/designer_drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designer drug
trans_list: postbruciatore
sense:
A drug specifically developed to replace an illegal recreational drug, in order to circumvent existing drug laws, usually by modifying its molecular structure.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desk
trans_list: scrivania
sense:
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: desk
trans_list: scrivania
sense:
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.


lexentry: eng/desktop_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desktop computer
trans_list: computer fisso
sense:
A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.


lexentry: eng/desman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desman
trans_list: desman
sense:
Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semiaquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.


lexentry: eng/despair__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: despair
trans_list: disperare
sense:
(intransitive) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. [(often) with of]


lexentry: eng/desperate_times_call_for_desperate_measures__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desperate times call for desperate measures
trans_list: a mali estremi, estremi rimedi
sense:
In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.


lexentry: eng/despotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: despotism
trans_list: dispotismo
sense:
Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.


lexentry: eng/dessertspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dessertspoon
trans_list: cucchiaino
sense:
A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.


lexentry: eng/dessertspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dessertspoon
trans_list: cucchiaino
sense:
(rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.


lexentry: eng/destalinization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destalinization
trans_list: destalinizzazione
sense:
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.


lexentry: eng/destigmatize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destigmatize
trans_list: destigmatizzare
sense:
(transitive) To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata.


lexentry: eng/destination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destination
trans_list: destinazione | meta | traguardo
sense:
(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.


lexentry: eng/destitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: destitution
trans_list: indigenza
sense:
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.


lexentry: eng/destroy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destroy
trans_list: distruggere | annichilare
sense:
(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.


lexentry: eng/destructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: destructor
trans_list: distruttore
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.


lexentry: eng/desuetude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desuetude
trans_list: desuetudine | disuso
sense:
(uncountable) The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/desulfurize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desulfurize
trans_list: desolforare
sense:
(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).


lexentry: eng/desultory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desultory
trans_list: caotico
sense:
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.


lexentry: eng/detached_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detached house
trans_list: abitazione isolata | casa isolata
sense:
A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure.


lexentry: eng/detachment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: detachment
trans_list: distaccamento | distacco
sense:
(uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.


lexentry: eng/detection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detection
trans_list: detezione | identificazione | investigazione | rilevamento | rilevazione
sense:
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.


lexentry: eng/detective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detective
trans_list: investigatore | detective
sense:
(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.


lexentry: eng/detector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detector
trans_list: detector
sense:
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detention
trans_list: detenzione
sense:
(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: detention
trans_list: detenzione
sense:
(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.


lexentry: eng/determinant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: determinant
trans_list: determinante
sense:
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.


lexentry: eng/determination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determination
trans_list: determinazione
sense:
(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.


lexentry: eng/determine__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: determine
trans_list: accertarsi | capire | verificare
sense:
To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.


lexentry: eng/determiner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: determiner
trans_list: determinante
sense:
A dependent function in a noun phrase that marks it as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.


lexentry: eng/determiner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: determiner
trans_list: aggettivo determinativo
sense:
A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.


lexentry: eng/determinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determinism
trans_list: determinismo
sense:
(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.


lexentry: eng/deterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deterministic
trans_list: deterministico
sense:
(mathematics, of a Turing machine) Having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state.


lexentry: eng/deterministic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deterministic
trans_list: deterministico
sense:
(computing, of an algorithm) For a given particular input, always producing the same output through the same sequence of states.


lexentry: eng/deterrence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deterrence
trans_list: intimidazione
sense:
Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.


lexentry: eng/detonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detonation
trans_list: detonazione
sense:
(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.


lexentry: eng/detrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detrain
trans_list: scendere
sense:
(rail transport, transitive) To remove (a passenger or passengers) from a train; to evacuate (passengers) from a train.


lexentry: eng/detrusor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detrusor
trans_list: detrusore
sense:
(anatomy) A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively.


lexentry: eng/deuce__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deuce
trans_list: parità
sense:
(tennis, table tennis, volleyball) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.


lexentry: eng/deuteragonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuteragonist
trans_list: deuteragonista
sense:
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).


lexentry: eng/deuterocanonical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuterocanonical
trans_list: deuterocanonico
sense:
(biblical) Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.


lexentry: eng/deuterostome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuterostome
trans_list: deuterostoma
sense:
(zoology) Any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth.


lexentry: eng/devastate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devastate
trans_list: devastare
sense:
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.


lexentry: eng/developer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: developer
trans_list: sviluppatore
sense:
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.


lexentry: eng/developing_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: developing country
trans_list: paese in via di sviluppo
sense:
(economics) A country with low to medium income although substantial industrialization; (sometimes, pejorative) a country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).


lexentry: eng/development_aid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: development aid
trans_list: aiuto allo sviluppo
sense:
Financial aid given by developed countries to promote the development of underdeveloped or developing countries.


lexentry: eng/deviance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deviance
trans_list: devianza
sense:
(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.


lexentry: eng/deviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: deviation
trans_list: deviazione | scarto
sense:
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.


lexentry: eng/device__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: device
trans_list: motto | coccarda | emblema | inscrizione
sense:
(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.


lexentry: eng/device_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: device driver
trans_list: aguzzino
sense:
(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: avvocato del diavolo
sense:
(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: avvocato del diavolo
sense:
(historical, Roman Catholic) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: devil
trans_list: diavolo | demonio
sense:
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: devil
trans_list: diavolo
sense:
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.


lexentry: eng/devoice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devoice
trans_list: desonorizzare | devocalizzare
sense:
(transitive, phonetics) To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).


lexentry: eng/devolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: devolve
trans_list: consegnare
sense:
(especially, of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).


lexentry: eng/devshirme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devshirme
trans_list: devscirme
sense:
(historical) Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.


lexentry: eng/dew__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dew
trans_list: rugiada
sense:
(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.


lexentry: eng/dexter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dexter
trans_list: destro
sense:
(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)


lexentry: eng/dextrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrin
trans_list: destrina
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.


lexentry: eng/dextrocardia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrocardia
trans_list: destrocardia
sense:
(medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest.


lexentry: eng/dextrorotatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrorotatory
trans_list: destrogiro
sense:
(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-#Prefix.


lexentry: eng/diabetes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes
trans_list: diabete
sense:
(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diabetes_insipidus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes insipidus
trans_list: diabete insipido
sense:
A disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced.


lexentry: eng/diabetes_mellitus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes mellitus
trans_list: diabete mellito
sense:
A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2.


lexentry: eng/diabolo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabolo
trans_list: diabolo
sense:
A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.


lexentry: eng/diacritical_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diacritical mark
trans_list: segno diacritico
sense:
(orthography, typography) A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.


lexentry: eng/diadumenos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diadumenos
trans_list: diadumeno
sense:
A form of Ancient Greek sculpture featuring a young man holding a knotted diadem (as the winner of a contest).


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: dieresi | iato
sense:
(orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: dieresi
sense:
(prosody) A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.


lexentry: eng/diagenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagenesis
trans_list: diagenesi
sense:
(geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.


lexentry: eng/diagnosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diagnosis
trans_list: diagnosi
sense:
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).


lexentry: eng/diagnostics__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagnostics
trans_list: diagnosi
sense:
(of devices) The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).


lexentry: eng/diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagram
trans_list: diagramma
sense:
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.


lexentry: eng/dial_tone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dial tone
trans_list: tonalità
sense:
A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialect
trans_list: dialetto
sense:
(linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialect
trans_list: dialetto
sense:
(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.


lexentry: eng/dialectical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical
trans_list: dialettica
sense:
Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in, _, philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectical_materialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical materialism
trans_list: materialismo dialettico
sense:
(philosophy) The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectics
trans_list: dialettica
sense:
(philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialefe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialefe
trans_list: dialefe
sense:
A short metrical pause between two identical vowel sounds, one at the end of a word, the other at the beginning of the next word.


lexentry: eng/dialogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialogue
trans_list: dialogo | conversazione | discorso
sense:
(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: dialisi
sense:
(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: dialisi
sense:
(medicine) Use of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.


lexentry: eng/dialyzer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialyzer
trans_list: dializzatore
sense:
(medicine) The part of a hemodialysis machine that performs filtration by unequal diffusion through membranes


lexentry: eng/diamagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamagnetism
trans_list: diamagnetismo
sense:
(physics) a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction


lexentry: eng/diaminophenol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaminophenol
trans_list: diamminofenolo
sense:
(organic compound) Any of several isomeric diamino derivatives of phenol; they are used in organic synthesis, and in hair dying applications.


lexentry: eng/diamond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond
trans_list: diamante
sense:
(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.


lexentry: eng/diamond_crossover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond crossover
trans_list: bretella
sense:
(rail transport) superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks


lexentry: eng/diamond_jubilee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond jubilee
trans_list: giubileo di diamante
sense:
The diamond anniversary of a coronation, originally the 75th anniversary of a monarch's rule but now often the 60th instead.


lexentry: eng/diamond_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diamond ring
trans_list: brillante
sense:
(astronomy) An optical phenomenon visible during a moment of a solar eclipse when only a tiny part of the sun is not obscured by the moon, shining like a diamond in the ring of the sun’s corona.


lexentry: eng/diapause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapause
trans_list: diapausa
sense:
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)


lexentry: eng/diapedesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapedesis
trans_list: diapedesi
sense:
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue. [from 1625]


lexentry: eng/diaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaper
trans_list: pannolino
sense:
(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is often also incontinent; a nappy. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diaphone__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaphone
trans_list: diafono
sense:
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diaframma
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diaframma
sense:
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diaframma lamellare | diaframma
sense:
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.


lexentry: eng/diapositive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapositive
trans_list: diapositiva
sense:
(photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).


lexentry: eng/diarrhea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diarrhea
trans_list: diarrea
sense:
(symptom) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.


lexentry: eng/diascopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diascopy
trans_list: diascopia
sense:
(medicine) A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.


lexentry: eng/diaspora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaspora
trans_list: diaspora
sense:
(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).


lexentry: eng/diasporic__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diasporic
trans_list: diasporico
sense:
Of or pertaining to the dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel, a similar dispersion, or a people so dispersed. See diaspora.


lexentry: eng/diastase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastase
trans_list: diastasi | maltina
sense:
(enzyme) Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of starch into maltose; mostly amylases (α-amylase and β-amylase).


lexentry: eng/diastematic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diastematic
trans_list: diastematico
sense:
(music) Describing a musical notation in which the pitch of a note is represented by its vertical position on the page.


lexentry: eng/diastole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastole
trans_list: diastole
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.


lexentry: eng/diastrophism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastrophism
trans_list: diastrofismo
sense:
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features


lexentry: eng/diathermy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diathermy
trans_list: diatermocoagulazione
sense:
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation


lexentry: eng/diatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatom
trans_list: diatomea
sense:
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.


lexentry: eng/diatomaceous_earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatomaceous earth
trans_list: diatomite
sense:
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.


lexentry: eng/diatonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatonic
trans_list: diatonico
sense:
(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.


lexentry: eng/diatonic_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatonic scale
trans_list: scala diatonica
sense:
(music) A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.


lexentry: eng/dibber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dibber
trans_list: piantatoio | scavabuche | seminatoio
sense:
A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc.


lexentry: eng/dibenzodioxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dibenzodioxin
trans_list: dibenzodiossina
sense:
(organic compound) An aromatic heterocycle having two benzene rings fused to a dioxin one; dibenzo-1,4-dioxin, oxanthrene.


lexentry: eng/dicastery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dicastery
trans_list: dicastero
sense:
(Roman Catholic) A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.


lexentry: eng/dice_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dice snake
trans_list: biscia tassellata
sense:
Natrix tessellata, a European non-venomous snake belonging to the family of Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae.


lexentry: eng/dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
trans_list: 1,1,1-tricloro-2,2-bis(p-clorofenil)etano
sense:
(organic compound) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.


lexentry: eng/dichromate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dichromate
trans_list: dicromato
sense:
(chemistry) Any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion.(Cr2O72-) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO42-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents


lexentry: eng/dichromatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dichromatic
trans_list: bicromatico
sense:
(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished


lexentry: eng/dick__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dick
trans_list: coglione
sense:
(countable, vulgar, slang, derogatory, offensive) A highly contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: dettato | dettatura
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: dettato | dettatura
sense:
(countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.


lexentry: eng/dictation_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation machine
trans_list: dittafono
sense:
A sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print.


lexentry: eng/dictatorship_of_the_proletariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictatorship of the proletariat
trans_list: dittatura del proletariato
sense:
(Marxism) A socio-political power, as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, characterized by a struggle to achieve a communist society.


lexentry: eng/dictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary
trans_list: dizionario | vocabolario | lessico
sense:
A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]


lexentry: eng/dictionary_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary attack
trans_list: attacco a dizionario
sense:
(computing, cryptography) An attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess decryption keys or passwords. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/didgeridoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: didgeridoo
trans_list: didgeridoo | didjeridu | didgeridù | didjeridoo
sense:
A musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms.


lexentry: eng/die__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: die
trans_list: dado | conio | matrice | plinto
sense:
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.


lexentry: eng/die__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: die
trans_list: odiare
sense:
(intransitive, uncommon, idiomatic) To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.


lexentry: eng/diehard__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diehard
trans_list: determinato
sense:
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.


lexentry: eng/dieldrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dieldrin
trans_list: dieldrina
sense:
(organic compound) A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant.


lexentry: eng/dielectric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dielectric
trans_list: dielettrico
sense:
(metamaterial) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.


lexentry: eng/diencephalon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diencephalon
trans_list: diencefalo
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.


lexentry: eng/diesel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diesel
trans_list: gasolio | diesel
sense:
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.


lexentry: eng/diesel_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diesel engine
trans_list: motore Diesel
sense:
(mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diet
trans_list: dieta
sense:
(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diet
trans_list: dieta
sense:
(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.


lexentry: eng/dietary_fibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary fibre
trans_list: fibra alimentare
sense:
Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.


lexentry: eng/dietary_supplement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary supplement
trans_list: integratore alimentare
sense:
(medicine) Any substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, taken as a supplement to food to replace nutrients that would otherwise be missing in a person's diet.


lexentry: eng/diethyl_ether__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diethyl ether
trans_list: etere dietilico
sense:
(organic compound) A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.


lexentry: eng/diffeomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffeomorphism
trans_list: diffeomorfismo
sense:
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.


lexentry: eng/difference_quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: difference quotient
trans_list: rapporto incrementale
sense:
(geometry) The slope of the secant line passing through the points \left( a, \, f(a) \right) and \left( a+h, \, f(a+h) \right). As the horizontal distance h>0 between the points approaches zero, the slope of this secant line approaches the slope of the tangent line to f(x) at x=a, which is equal to the derivative of f(x) at x=a.


lexentry: eng/differentiable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiable
trans_list: derivabile | differenziabile
sense:
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.


lexentry: eng/differentiable_manifold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiable manifold
trans_list: varietà differenziabile
sense:
(differential geometry) A manifold that is locally similar enough to a Euclidean space (ℝn) to allow one to do calculus;(more formally) a manifold that can be equipped with a differentiable structure (an atlas of ℝn-compatible charts).


lexentry: eng/differential__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: differential
trans_list: differenziale
sense:
(calculus) A quantity representing an infinitesimal change in a variable, now only used as a heuristic aid except in nonstandard analysis but considered rigorous until the 20th century; a fluxion in Newtonian calculus, now usually written in Leibniz's notation as \operatorname{d}\!x.


lexentry: eng/differential_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differential geometry
trans_list: geometria differenziale
sense:
(geometry, analysis) The study of geometry, especially geometric structures on differentiable manifolds, using techniques from calculus, linear algebra and multilinear algebra.


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: differenziazione
sense:
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: differenziazione
sense:
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.


lexentry: eng/diffraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diffraction
trans_list: diffrazione
sense:
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.


lexentry: eng/dig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: scavi
sense:
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.


lexentry: eng/dig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: scavare
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.


lexentry: eng/dig_in_one's_heels__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig in one's heels
trans_list: impuntarsi | puntare i piedi
sense:
(idiomatic) To act in a determined manner by firmly maintaining one's beliefs, demands, situation, etc. in the face of opposition.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digest
trans_list: digerire
sense:
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: digest
trans_list: digerire
sense:
(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.


lexentry: eng/digester__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digester
trans_list: gamella
sense:
A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.


lexentry: eng/digestion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestion
trans_list: digestione
sense:
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.


lexentry: eng/digestive_biscuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestive biscuit
trans_list: biscotto digestive | biscotto digestivo | biscotto semidolce
sense:
(British, Ireland) A semisweet biscuit; sometimes dunked in tea, or crushed as the base of a cheesecake


lexentry: eng/digestive_tract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestive tract
trans_list: apparato digerente
sense:
(anatomy) A system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.


lexentry: eng/digital__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digital
trans_list: digitale | discreto
sense:
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.


lexentry: eng/digital_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital camera
trans_list: fotocamera digitale | macchina fotografica digitale
sense:
An electronic, often battery-powered device for recording and storing photographs in digital format, especially on a flash card.


lexentry: eng/digital_divide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital divide
trans_list: digital divide
sense:
(information technology, sociology, neologism) The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies (and the computer literacy to use them) and those without it.


lexentry: eng/digital_television__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital television
trans_list: televisione digitale
sense:
(uncountable) The broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.


lexentry: eng/digital_watermark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital watermark
trans_list: filigrana
sense:
(computing) Auxiliary data embedded in a datafile for subsequent identification and verification of the file.


lexentry: eng/digitalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitalis
trans_list: digitale
sense:
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).


lexentry: eng/digitigrade__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitigrade
trans_list: digitigrado
sense:
(zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.


lexentry: eng/digitigrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitigrade
trans_list: digitigrado
sense:
(zoology, chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.


lexentry: eng/digitize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitize
trans_list: digitalizzare
sense:
(transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.


lexentry: eng/digits__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digits
trans_list: numero
sense:
(US, _, slang, dated) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.


lexentry: eng/diglossia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diglossia
trans_list: diglossia
sense:
(linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. [from 1959]


lexentry: eng/digoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digoxin
trans_list: digossina
sense:
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.


lexentry: eng/digress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digress
trans_list: divagare
sense:
(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.


lexentry: eng/digression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digression
trans_list: digressione
sense:
(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.


lexentry: eng/dik-dik__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dik-dik
trans_list: dik dik | madoqua
sense:
A small antelope of the genus Madoqua, native to southern and eastern Africa, having an elongated snout, a brown or grey/gray coat with a white belly, and an upright tuft on the crown.


lexentry: eng/dilatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilatory
trans_list: dilatorio
sense:
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: dilemma
sense:
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: dilemma
sense:
(logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".


lexentry: eng/dilettantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilettantism
trans_list: dilettantismo
sense:
The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or "dabbler", sometimes in the arts. Also the act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur.


lexentry: eng/diligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diligence
trans_list: commissione
sense:
(historical) A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.


lexentry: eng/dilithium__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dilithium
trans_list: dilitio
sense:
(scifi) A fictional crystalline mineral in the Star Trek franchise, described as an essential component of anti-matter energy generation systems.


lexentry: eng/dill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dill
trans_list: aneto
sense:
Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.


lexentry: eng/dilophosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilophosaur
trans_list: dilofosauro
sense:
(paleontology) Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on its head.


lexentry: eng/diluent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diluent
trans_list: solvente
sense:
(analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dimension
trans_list: dimensione
sense:
(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.


lexentry: eng/dimensional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimensional
trans_list: dimensionale
sense:
(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".


lexentry: eng/dimensional_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dimensional analysis
trans_list: analisi dimensionale
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The study of the dimensions of physical quantities; used to obtain information about large complex systems, and as a means of checking mathematical and physics equations.


lexentry: eng/dimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dimer
trans_list: dimero
sense:
(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.


lexentry: eng/diminish__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diminish
trans_list: diminuire | ridurre
sense:
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).


lexentry: eng/diminutive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diminutive
trans_list: diminutivo
sense:
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.


lexentry: eng/dimple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimple
trans_list: fossetta
sense:
Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.


lexentry: eng/dinar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinar
trans_list: dinaro
sense:
(currency) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.


lexentry: eng/diner__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diner
trans_list: ristoro | vagone ristorante
sense:
(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.


lexentry: eng/ding__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ding
trans_list: infliggere una multa
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.


lexentry: eng/dinghy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinghy
trans_list: battello | battello pneumatico | pedalò
sense:
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.


lexentry: eng/dingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dingo
trans_list: dingo
sense:
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).


lexentry: eng/dinitrogen_tetroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinitrogen tetroxide
trans_list: tetrossido di diazoto
sense:
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO2; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.


lexentry: eng/dinitrogen_trioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinitrogen trioxide
trans_list: triossido di diazoto
sense:
(inorganic compound) The binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen N2O3, a pale blue liquid that reacts with water to form nitrous acid.


lexentry: eng/dinitrophenylhydrazine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinitrophenylhydrazine
trans_list: dinitrofenilidrazina
sense:
(organic compound) Any of six isomeric aromatic azines, but especially 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine that is used as a reagent in the analysis of aldehydes and ketones


lexentry: eng/dinner_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinner table
trans_list: tavolo da cena
sense:
(usually, with the) The table at dinnertime conceived as a place; it often is the same table at which all meals are served, being at dinnertime the dinner table, at lunchtime the lunch table, and at breakfast time the breakfast table; it is usually either the kitchen table or the dining room table.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dinosaur
trans_list: dinosauro
sense:
(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dinosaur
trans_list: dinosauro
sense:
(figuratively, colloquial) Something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned, or is not willing to change and adapt.


lexentry: eng/diocese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diocese
trans_list: diocesi
sense:
(historical) An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.


lexentry: eng/diode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diode
trans_list: diodo
sense:
(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.


lexentry: eng/dioecious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dioecious
trans_list: dioico
sense:
(botany) Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.


lexentry: eng/diopside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopside
trans_list: diopside
sense:
(mineral) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.


lexentry: eng/diopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopter
trans_list: diottria
sense:
A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.


lexentry: eng/diorama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorama
trans_list: diorama
sense:
A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.


lexentry: eng/diorite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorite
trans_list: diorite
sense:
(rock) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.


lexentry: eng/dioxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dioxin
trans_list: diossina
sense:
(countable, organic compound) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.


lexentry: eng/dip__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dip
trans_list: intingere | immergere | inzuppare
sense:
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.


lexentry: eng/dipeptide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipeptide
trans_list: dipeptide
sense:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) An organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond.


lexentry: eng/diphenol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphenol
trans_list: difenolo
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).


lexentry: eng/diphosphatase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphosphatase
trans_list: difosfatasi
sense:
(enzyme, especially in combination) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound


lexentry: eng/diphtheria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphtheria
trans_list: difterite
sense:
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.


lexentry: eng/diphthong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphthong
trans_list: dittongo
sense:
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.


lexentry: eng/diphthongization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphthongization
trans_list: dittongazione
sense:
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).


lexentry: eng/diplodocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplodocus
trans_list: diplodocus
sense:
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.


lexentry: eng/diploid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploid
trans_list: diploide
sense:
(genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.


lexentry: eng/diploma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploma
trans_list: diploma
sense:
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.


lexentry: eng/diplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomacy
trans_list: diplomazia
sense:
The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.


lexentry: eng/diplomat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomat
trans_list: diplomatico | diplomatica
sense:
A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations


lexentry: eng/diplomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diplomatic
trans_list: diplomatico
sense:
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.


lexentry: eng/diplopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplopia
trans_list: diplopia
sense:
(pathology) An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.


lexentry: eng/dipole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipole
trans_list: dipolo
sense:
(physics) Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).


lexentry: eng/dipped_headlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipped headlight
trans_list: anabbaglianti
sense:
The main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.


lexentry: eng/dipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dipper
trans_list: merlo acquaiolo
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.


lexentry: eng/dipstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipstick
trans_list: asta di livello | astina
sense:
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.


lexentry: eng/direct_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct action
trans_list: azione diretta
sense:
A form of political activism in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.


lexentry: eng/direct_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct case
trans_list: caso retto
sense:
(grammar) A noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases)


lexentry: eng/direct_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct current
trans_list: corrente continua
sense:
(physics) An electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time.


lexentry: eng/direct_debit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct debit
trans_list: addebito
sense:
a single order to allow a commercial, or similar entity to charge directly to one's bank for a regular payment.


