# translation

lexentry: eng/winnow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winnow
trans_list: spulare
sense:
(transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.


lexentry: eng/winnow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: winnow
trans_list: scartare
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.


lexentry: eng/winnowing_fan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winnowing fan
trans_list: crivello
sense:
A specially shaped winnowing basket, in which grain is shaken in the process of winnowing, with the shape of the basket allowing the chaff to spill out more readily.


lexentry: eng/winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter
trans_list: inverno
sense:
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.


lexentry: eng/winter_solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter solstice
trans_list: solstizio d'inverno
sense:
(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun.


lexentry: eng/winter_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter storm
trans_list: bufera di neve
sense:
A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.


lexentry: eng/winter_wheat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter wheat
trans_list: frumento invernale
sense:
A type of wheat that is planted in the autumn to germinate and develop into young plants that remain in the vegetative phase during the winter and resume growth in early spring.


lexentry: eng/wipe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe
trans_list: asciugare | pulire
sense:
(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)


lexentry: eng/wipe_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe out
trans_list: annientare | cancellare dalla terra | eliminare | obliterare | spazzare via
sense:
(transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.


lexentry: eng/wipe_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wipe out
trans_list: cancellare
sense:
(transitive, informal) To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).


lexentry: eng/wipe_the_floor_with_someone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe the floor with someone
trans_list: abbassare
sense:
(slang, idiomatic) To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.


lexentry: eng/wire__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: wire
trans_list: cimice | microspia
sense:
(slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.


lexentry: eng/wire__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: wire
trans_list: telegrafare
sense:
To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.


lexentry: eng/wire_rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wire rope
trans_list: corda
sense:
A strong cable consisting of twisted strands of wire, generally intended for supporting heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/wired__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wired
trans_list: trendy
sense:
Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.


lexentry: eng/wiretap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiretap
trans_list: cimice | microspia
sense:
A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.


lexentry: eng/wiring_harness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiring harness
trans_list: cablaggio auto
sense:
(automotive, electronics) A bundle of insulated wires, often held together with straps or other connectors, that transmit signals or electrical current within a vehicle, electronic device, etc., or between them.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: saggezza | avvedutezza | criterio | discernimento | senno
sense:
(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: saggezza | sapienza
sense:
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: discernimento | saggezza
sense:
The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.


lexentry: eng/wisdom_tooth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisdom tooth
trans_list: dente del giudizio
sense:
(dentistry) One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.


lexentry: eng/wise_guy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wise guy
trans_list: fanfarone | insolente | sapientone | smargiasso | spaccone
sense:
(informal, mildly, derogatory, sarcastic, or, humorous) One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.


lexentry: eng/wish__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wish
trans_list: desiderare | volere
sense:
(intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.


lexentry: eng/wishbone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wishbone
trans_list: forcella | forchetta
sense:
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.


lexentry: eng/wishful_thinking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wishful thinking
trans_list: pio desiderio | mero desiderio | pia illusione
sense:
(idiomatic, psychology) The formation of beliefs based on an outcome that aligns with one's desires or hopes, while disregarding evidence, rationality, or reality.


lexentry: eng/wisteria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisteria
trans_list: glicine
sense:
Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.


lexentry: eng/wit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wit
trans_list: sapere
sense:
(ambitransitive, obsolete, _, except in to wit) To know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).


lexentry: eng/witch-hunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch-hunt
trans_list: caccia alle streghe
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.


lexentry: eng/witch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch
trans_list: strega | fattucchiera | maliarda | saga | versiera
sense:
A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.


lexentry: eng/witch_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch doctor
trans_list: sciamana | sciamano | stregona | stregone | taumaturga | taumaturgo
sense:
A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.


lexentry: eng/witch_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch house
trans_list: drag house
sense:
(music genre, neologism) A style of music characterized by chopped and screwed hip-hop soundscapes, industrial and noise experimentation, and the use of synthesizers, drum machines, obscure samples, droning repetition and heavily altered, ethereal, indiscernible vocals. [from late 2000s]


lexentry: eng/witchcraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witchcraft
trans_list: stregoneria
sense:
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.


lexentry: eng/witching_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witching hour
trans_list: ora del diavolo | ora delle streghe
sense:
(chiefly, literary, or, poetic) Often preceded by the: midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed; also (generally) , the middle of the night, when unfortunate things are thought more likely to occur; the dead of night.


lexentry: eng/with_all_due_respect__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: with all due respect
trans_list: con tutto il dovuto rispetto
sense:
(formal, idiom) A phrase used before disagreeing with someone or saying something they may find offensive, usually considered polite.


lexentry: eng/with_good_reason__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: with good reason
trans_list: fondatamente
sense:
Based on sound judgment and reasonable inference; with one's proper justifications; on good grounds.


lexentry: eng/withdraw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withdraw
trans_list: ritirarsi | retrocedere
sense:
To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military) , to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.


lexentry: eng/withdrawal__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: withdrawal
trans_list: astinenza
sense:
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.


lexentry: eng/withdrawal_symptom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withdrawal symptom
trans_list: carino
sense:
(medicine, especially in plural) Any of a wide range of symptoms associated with the discontinuance of a drug by an addicted individual, or the medically controlled discontinuance by a patient of a prescribed drug.


lexentry: eng/withers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withers
trans_list: garrese
sense:
The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]


lexentry: eng/withhold__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withhold
trans_list: trattenere
sense:
(transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.


lexentry: eng/without_a_doubt__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: without a doubt
trans_list: senza dubbio | non c'è che dire | senz'ombra di dubbio | senza ombra di dubbio
sense:
certainly; doubtlessly; unquestionably; indisputably; doubtless; surely; no doubt; without any doubt.


lexentry: eng/witness__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: witness
trans_list: testimonianza
sense:
(countable) One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.


lexentry: eng/wittol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wittol
trans_list: becco | cornuto contento
sense:
(archaic) A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant.


lexentry: eng/wizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wizard
trans_list: mago
sense:
Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.


lexentry: eng/wizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wizard
trans_list: assistente | procedura guidata
sense:
(computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.


lexentry: eng/woke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: woke
trans_list: a proposito
sense:
(originally, AAVE, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially in racial and other social justice issues.


lexentry: eng/woke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: woke
trans_list: politicamente corretto
sense:
(by extension, politics, slang, often, derogative) Holding progressive views or attitudes, principally with regard to social justice.


lexentry: eng/wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf
trans_list: lupo
sense:
Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.


lexentry: eng/wolf_in_sheep's_clothing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf in sheep's clothing
trans_list: lupo travestito da agnello
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.


lexentry: eng/wolf_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf spider
trans_list: licosa | ragno-lupo
sense:
Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.


lexentry: eng/wolframite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolframite
trans_list: wolframite
sense:
(mineral) A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO4; it is one of the principal ores for tungsten.


lexentry: eng/woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: woman
trans_list: donna
sense:
A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


lexentry: eng/womanhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: womanhood
trans_list: donna
sense:
The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.


lexentry: eng/womb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: womb
trans_list: utero | grembo
sense:
(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/wombat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wombat
trans_list: vombato
sense:
Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/wood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood
trans_list: legno
sense:
(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.


lexentry: eng/wood_screw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood screw
trans_list: chiodo a vite
sense:
A screw designed for a wood or a similar material, with a point, a relatively coarse thread, a thick shank, and, usually, an unthreaded portion of the shank at the head end.


lexentry: eng/wood_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood warbler
trans_list: lui verde
sense:
Phylloscopus sibilatrix, a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains.


lexentry: eng/woodchuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodchuck
trans_list: marmotta
sense:
(Northern US) A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.


lexentry: eng/woodcock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodcock
trans_list: beccaccia | acceggia
sense:
Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.


lexentry: eng/woodlark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodlark
trans_list: tottavilla
sense:
A lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa.


lexentry: eng/woodlouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodlouse
trans_list: onisco | armadillo volgare | porcellino di terra
sense:
Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.


lexentry: eng/woodpecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodpecker
trans_list: picchio
sense:
Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.


lexentry: eng/woodwind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodwind
trans_list: legno
sense:
(musical instruments) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.


lexentry: eng/woodwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodwork
trans_list: ebanisteria
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim#Noun (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.


lexentry: eng/woof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woof
trans_list: trama
sense:
The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.


lexentry: eng/woolly_mammoth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woolly mammoth
trans_list: mammut lanoso
sense:
A very hairy mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, widespread in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene period.


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word
trans_list: parola | vocabolo | termine
sense:
(semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: word
trans_list: word | parola
sense:
(computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: word
trans_list: parola | verbo
sense:
(theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/word_break__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word break
trans_list: divisione sillabica
sense:
(usually) A point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen: an intersyllabic division.


lexentry: eng/word_family__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word family
trans_list: famiglia di parole
sense:
(linguistics, lexicography, language teaching) A set of etymologically related words consisting of a single word with its inflections and derivations, such as walk, walked, walks, walking, walkings, walker, walkers, walkies, walkable, walkathon.


lexentry: eng/word_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word processing
trans_list: elaborazione di testi | videoscrittura | word processing
sense:
(computing) The creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text using software on a computer.


lexentry: eng/word_processor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: word processor
trans_list: word processor
sense:
Software that provides word processing functions on a computer, typically including typeface selection, line justification and other formatting, pagination, and numerous other features.


lexentry: eng/word_search__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word search
trans_list: parole intrecciate
sense:
(games) A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid.


lexentry: eng/work-to-rule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work-to-rule
trans_list: sciopero bianco
sense:
A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.


lexentry: eng/work__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: work
trans_list: lavoro
sense:
(physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.


lexentry: eng/work_hardening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work hardening
trans_list: incrudimento
sense:
(metallurgy) The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength


lexentry: eng/work_permit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work permit
trans_list: permesso di lavoro
sense:
A legal authorization which allows a person to take employment in a country other than the one in which they hold citizenship.


lexentry: eng/work_someone's_ass_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work someone's ass off
trans_list: farsi un culo così
sense:
(This entry is a translation hub.) (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To work, or cause to work, excessively or to the point of exhaustion; see work + someone's ass off.


lexentry: eng/workaround__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workaround
trans_list: espediente | marchingegno | stratagemma | trucco
sense:
A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations.


lexentry: eng/workaround__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: workaround
trans_list: workaround
sense:
(computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.


lexentry: eng/workday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workday
trans_list: giornata lavorativa
sense:
(chiefly, US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).


lexentry: eng/workers_of_the_world,_unite__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workers of the world, unite
trans_list: lavoratori di tutto il mondo, unitevi | proletari di tutti i paesi, unitevi
sense:
Laborers are encouraged to unionize or otherwise engage in collective action on a global scale in order to use the strength of their numbers to obtain better working conditions.


lexentry: eng/workflow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: workflow
trans_list: flusso di lavoro | procedura
sense:
(especially, business) A process or procedure by which tasks are completed. It may be defined by a flowchart with actors, actions, results, decisions, and action paths.


lexentry: eng/working_capital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working capital
trans_list: capitale circolante | capitale operativo
sense:
(business, accounting) Amount of capital a business or other entity has available for running its daily operations, calculated as current assets minus current liabilities.


lexentry: eng/working_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working class
trans_list: classe lavoratrice
sense:
The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.


lexentry: eng/working_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working day
trans_list: giorno feriale
sense:
Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).


lexentry: eng/working_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: working day
trans_list: giorno feriale
sense:
The part of a day in which work is done; the number of hours one must work per day for a specified wage.


lexentry: eng/working_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working language
trans_list: lingua di lavoro
sense:
Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.


lexentry: eng/working_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working time
trans_list: orario di lavoro
sense:
(legal) The period of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor. Most countries regulate the working time by law, e.g. by stipulating a maximum number of working hours per week. Exact definition varies by the legislation.


lexentry: eng/workpiece__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workpiece
trans_list: pezzo in lavorazione
sense:
(machining, woodworking) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.


lexentry: eng/works__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: works
trans_list: lavorare
sense:
(with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.


lexentry: eng/worksheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worksheet
trans_list: foglio di lavoro
sense:
(education) A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.


lexentry: eng/workshop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workshop
trans_list: laboratorio | bottega
sense:
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.


lexentry: eng/workshop__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: workshop
trans_list: workshop | laboratorio
sense:
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.


lexentry: eng/workstation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workstation
trans_list: stazione di lavoro | workstation
sense:
(computing) A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.


lexentry: eng/workstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workstead
trans_list: postazione
sense:
Any place, such as a workshop, office, studio, or garage, set up where work can be performed; a workstation.


lexentry: eng/worktop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worktop
trans_list: superficie di lavoro
sense:
(UK) A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world
trans_list: mondo
sense:
(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: world
trans_list: mondo
sense:
(computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.


lexentry: eng/world_cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world cup
trans_list: campionato mondiale
sense:
An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion.


lexentry: eng/world_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world map
trans_list: mappamondo | planisfero
sense:
A map of a world; a cartographic representation, a projection done to scale, representative of a planet's surface.


lexentry: eng/world_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world order
trans_list: ordine mondiale
sense:
A particular structure that manages the world's stability, informed by a number of legal, political and socio-economic factors.


lexentry: eng/worldview__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worldview
trans_list: visione del mondo | Weltanschauung | concezione del mondo
sense:
A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.


lexentry: eng/worm_and_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worm and wheel
trans_list: ingranaggio a vite
sense:
A gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel in such a way as to turn the direction of drive through a right angle.


lexentry: eng/worm_drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worm drive
trans_list: ingranaggio a vite
sense:
A worm and wheel, a gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel to turn the direction of drive through a right angle, typically with a large (1:10 to 1:60) speed reduction and similar torque increase.


lexentry: eng/wormhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wormhole
trans_list: cunicolo
sense:
(relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.


lexentry: eng/wormhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wormhole
trans_list: cunicolo
sense:
(programming, slang) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.


lexentry: eng/wormwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wormwood
trans_list: assenzio
sense:
An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.


lexentry: eng/worried__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worried
trans_list: preoccupato
sense:
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.


lexentry: eng/worship__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: worship
trans_list: adorazione | ardore | culto | venerazione
sense:
(music, slang) The fact of an artist's music heavily drawing influence from some other artist's work in a way that appears too obvious or unapologetic; a piece of music that does that.


lexentry: eng/worship__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: worship
trans_list: adorare | venerare | deificare
sense:
(transitive) To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.


lexentry: eng/wort__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wort
trans_list: mosto
sense:
(brewing, distilling) Also worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then fermented to make beer, or fermented and distilled to make a malt liquor such as whisky.


lexentry: eng/wrack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrack
trans_list: vendetta
sense:
(archaic, dialectal, or, literary) Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble.


lexentry: eng/wrap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrap
trans_list: avviluppare | avvolgere | impacchettare | incartare
sense:
(transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.


lexentry: eng/wrap_around_one's_little_finger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrap around one's little finger
trans_list: avere qualcuno in pugno
sense:
(transitive, idiom) To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.


lexentry: eng/wrap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrap up
trans_list: avvolgere | cintare | confezionare | fasciare | imballare | impacchettare
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it.


lexentry: eng/wrap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wrap up
trans_list: coprirsi
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To put on abundant clothing as protection from the cold; to bundle up.


lexentry: eng/wrapping_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrapping paper
trans_list: carta
sense:
Paper used for wrapping parcels (in this case, often brown) or presents (in this case, often colourful/colorful and decorative).


lexentry: eng/wrasse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrasse
trans_list: labride | tordo di mare
sense:
Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored. [from mid-17th c.]


lexentry: eng/wreath__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wreath
trans_list: corona | ghirlanda
sense:
An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.


lexentry: eng/wreath__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wreath
trans_list: ghirlanda
sense:
(heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.


lexentry: eng/wreathe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreathe
trans_list: aggirare
sense:
(also, reflexive, chiefly, passive voice) Followed by about, around, or round: to coil, twist, or wind (oneself or something) around a person or thing; (by extension) to cause (oneself or something) to cover or encircle a person or thing.


lexentry: eng/wreck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreck
trans_list: distruggere
sense:
(transitive) To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.


lexentry: eng/wreck__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wreck
trans_list: smantellare
sense:
(transitive, Australia) To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.


lexentry: eng/wreck__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wreck
trans_list: rovinare
sense:
(transitive) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.


lexentry: eng/wreck_yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreck yard
trans_list: autodemolizione
sense:
The location of a dismantling business where wrecked or decommissioned vehicles are brought, for the recovery of reusable parts and scrap metal.


lexentry: eng/wreckage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreckage
trans_list: frammento
sense:
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/wrecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrecker
trans_list: sfasciacarrozze
sense:
(Australia) A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.


lexentry: eng/wren__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wren
trans_list: scricciolo
sense:
Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).


lexentry: eng/wrench__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: wrench
trans_list: chiave | chiave inglese | chiave piatta | serradadi
sense:
(US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/wrest_block__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrest block
trans_list: pancone | somiere
sense:
(music) A wooden block in the pianoforte, often made of several pieces, into which the wrest-pins are driven.


lexentry: eng/wrestle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrestle
trans_list: lotta
sense:
A fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.


lexentry: eng/wrestle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wrestle
trans_list: lottare
sense:
To grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.


lexentry: eng/wrinkle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wrinkle
trans_list: imperfezione
sense:
A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.


lexentry: eng/wrinkled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrinkled
trans_list: raggrinzito | avvizzito | corrugato | grinzoso
sense:
(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.


lexentry: eng/wrist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrist
trans_list: polso
sense:
(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.


lexentry: eng/wristlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wristlet
trans_list: braccialetto | cinturino | manetta
sense:
A decorative band or bracelet that encircles the wearer's wrist; especially, a closely knitted one to keep it warm; a muffetee.


lexentry: eng/writ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writ
trans_list: ingiunzione | intimazione | mandato | ordinanza
sense:
(countable, legal) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.


lexentry: eng/writedown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writedown
trans_list: ammortamento
sense:
(accounting) An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.


lexentry: eng/writer's_block__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writer's block
trans_list: blocco dello scrittore
sense:
The (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.


lexentry: eng/writing_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writing board
trans_list: lavagna
sense:
A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/writing_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writing system
trans_list: sistema di scrittura
sense:
(linguistics) A system for writing one or more languages; a particular alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, or other scheme. For example, the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet.


lexentry: eng/wrong_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wrong number
trans_list: abbaglio
sense:
(by extension) A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.


lexentry: eng/wrongly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrongly
trans_list: a torto | ingiustamente
sense:
In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; unfairly, unjustly, dishonestly, immorally, wrongfully; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.


lexentry: eng/wryneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wryneck
trans_list: torcicollo
sense:
Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.


lexentry: eng/wudu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wudu
trans_list: abdest
sense:
(Islam) form of ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer


lexentry: eng/wuxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wuxing
trans_list: cinque pilastri dell'Islam
sense:
the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth


lexentry: eng/wyvern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wyvern
trans_list: viverna
sense:
(heraldiccharge, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.


lexentry: eng/x-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: x-axis
trans_list: asse x
sense:
(analytic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.


lexentry: eng/xanthine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xanthine
trans_list: xantina
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.


lexentry: eng/xanthoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xanthoma
trans_list: xantoma
sense:
(medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint


lexentry: eng/xebec__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xebec
trans_list: sciabecco
sense:
A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/xenobiont__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenobiont
trans_list: xenobio | xenobionte
sense:
(biology) Any organism found in surroundings, or in association with another organism, in which it is normally absent.


lexentry: eng/xenodochium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenodochium
trans_list: xenodochio
sense:
A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.


lexentry: eng/xenolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenolith
trans_list: xenolite
sense:
(geology) Any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.


lexentry: eng/xenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenon
trans_list: xeno | xenon
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.


lexentry: eng/xenophobic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenophobic
trans_list: xenofobo
sense:
Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.


lexentry: eng/xenotransplantation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenotransplantation
trans_list: xenotrapianto
sense:
The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering)


lexentry: eng/xeroderma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xeroderma
trans_list: xeroderma
sense:
(pathology) Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry, hard, scaly skin, especially ichthyosis.


lexentry: eng/xerography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerography
trans_list: xerografia
sense:
A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed.


lexentry: eng/xerophthalmia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerophthalmia
trans_list: xeroftalmia
sense:
(ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called keratomalacia.


lexentry: eng/xerophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerophyte
trans_list: xerobio | xerofita
sense:
(botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.


lexentry: eng/xerox__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerox
trans_list: fotocopiare | xerocopiare
sense:
(Philippines, India, dated, _, in, _, North America) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.


lexentry: eng/xiphoid_process__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xiphoid process
trans_list: processo xifoideo
sense:
(anatomy, medicine) The small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified in the adult human.


lexentry: eng/xor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xor
trans_list: o
sense:
The logic function exclusive OR (as opposed to inclusive OR), whose output is true only when exactly one of its inputs is true.


lexentry: eng/xylan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylan
trans_list: xilano | xylano
sense:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.


lexentry: eng/xylem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylem
trans_list: xilema
sense:
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.


lexentry: eng/xylitol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylitol
trans_list: xilitolo
sense:
(chemistry) A pentahydric alcohol, C5H12O5, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener.


lexentry: eng/xylophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylophone
trans_list: xilofono
sense:
(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/y-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: y-axis
trans_list: asse y | asse delle y
sense:
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.


lexentry: eng/yacht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yacht
trans_list: yacht | panfilo
sense:
(watercraft) A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.


lexentry: eng/yak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yak
trans_list: yak
sense:
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.


lexentry: eng/yakhni__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yakhni
trans_list: stufato
sense:
Any of various stocks, broths and stews found in many countries from the Balkan Peninsula to South Asia.


lexentry: eng/yale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yale
trans_list: eale
sense:
A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.


lexentry: eng/yam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yam
trans_list: igname
sense:
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.


lexentry: eng/yandere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yandere
trans_list: yandere
sense:
(chiefly, Japanese fiction) A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side in regards to their crush, ready to use violent (if not murderous) means to maintain an exclusive bond.


lexentry: eng/yang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yang
trans_list: yang
sense:
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yard
trans_list: cortile
sense:
A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yard
trans_list: pennone
sense:
(nautical) A long tapered timber hung on a mast to which is bent a sail, and may be further qualified as a square, lateen, or lug yard. The first is hung at right angles to the mast, the latter two hang obliquely.


lexentry: eng/yardbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yardbird
trans_list: fantaccino (3)
sense:
(chiefly, US, slang) A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base.


lexentry: eng/yardlong_bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yardlong bean
trans_list: fagiolo asparagio
sense:
A vigorous climbing annual vine (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods with uses very similar to that of a green bean.


lexentry: eng/yarn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yarn
trans_list: cordaggio | cordame
sense:
(nautical) Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.


lexentry: eng/yarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yarrow
trans_list: millefoglio
sense:
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.


lexentry: eng/yat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yat
trans_list: jat
sense:
A vowel letter of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabet (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ⱑ), no longer in current use


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: imbardata
sense:
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: straorzata
sense:
(nautical) A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness.


lexentry: eng/yawl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yawl
trans_list: iolla
sense:
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.


lexentry: eng/yawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yawn
trans_list: sbadiglio
sense:
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.


lexentry: eng/yawn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yawn
trans_list: sbadigliare
sense:
(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.


lexentry: eng/yaws__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaws
trans_list: framboesia
sense:
(disease) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: anno
sense:
The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: anno
sense:
The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: year
trans_list: anno
sense:
(by extension) An orbital period: the period of one revolution in any particular orbit: The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: year
trans_list: anno
sense:
A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.


lexentry: eng/yearbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yearbook
trans_list: annuario
sense:
(countable, US, education) A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.


lexentry: eng/yearn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yearn
trans_list: bramare
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: lievito | fermento
sense:
An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: lievito
sense:
A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.


lexentry: eng/yellow-eyed_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow-eyed penguin
trans_list: penguino degli antipodi | pinguino occhigialli
sense:
Any of a species of small penguin, Megadyptes antipodes, with a distinctive yellow band around its eyes, native to New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/yellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow
trans_list: giallo | gialla
sense:
The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.


lexentry: eng/yellow_badge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow badge
trans_list: la Stella Ebrea
sense:
(countable, historical) A cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public, especially in Nazi-controlled states during the 1930s and 1940s. [17th c.]


lexentry: eng/yellow_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow card
trans_list: cartellino giallo
sense:
(sports) a yellow-coloured card, shown to a player (especially in association football) as a caution that he or she has committed a flagrant foul; a further such foul would result in a red card.


lexentry: eng/yellow_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow fever
trans_list: febbre gialla
sense:
(pathology) An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.


lexentry: eng/yellow_jersey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow jersey
trans_list: maglia gialla
sense:
Especially in the Tour de France: the yellow shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time.


lexentry: eng/yellow_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow tea
trans_list: tè giallo
sense:
A Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste


lexentry: eng/yellow_vest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow vest
trans_list: gilet giallo
sense:
A member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices and advocates for economic justice and institutional political reforms.


lexentry: eng/yem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yem
trans_list: yem
sense:
(clothing) A Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and a V-shaped bottom worn by women on the torso, originally as an underbodice and now also as an outer garment.


lexentry: eng/yet__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yet
trans_list: ancora
sense:
(after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.


lexentry: eng/yew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yew
trans_list: tasso
sense:
(countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.


lexentry: eng/yin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yin
trans_list: yin
sense:
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.


lexentry: eng/yo-yo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yo-yo
trans_list: yo-yo
sense:
A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.


lexentry: eng/yob__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yob
trans_list: birichino | monello
sense:
(derogatory, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.


lexentry: eng/yodel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodel
trans_list: cantare lo jodel
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.


lexentry: eng/yodh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodh
trans_list: iodio
sense:
The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/yoga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoga
trans_list: yoga
sense:
Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.


lexentry: eng/yogurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yogurt
trans_list: yogurt | iogurt
sense:
A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: carré | sprone
sense:
(clothing) The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders or the hips from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: giogo
sense:
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.


lexentry: eng/yolk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yolk
trans_list: tuorlo | rosso d'uovo
sense:
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.


lexentry: eng/you-know-what__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you-know-what
trans_list: lei-sa-cosa | tu-sai-cosa
sense:
The name of something the speaker does not want to mention, but which is known, or very likely to be known, to the listener.


lexentry: eng/you-know-who__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you-know-who
trans_list: lei-sa-chi | tu-sai-chi
sense:
Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.


lexentry: eng/you__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: you
trans_list: voi | tu | Lei | Loro | ti | lei
sense:
(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/you__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: you
trans_list: si
sense:
(indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/you__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you
trans_list: dare del Lei
sense:
(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).


lexentry: eng/you_and_whose_army__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you and whose army
trans_list: tu e chi altro
sense:
(rhetorical question, sarcastic) Used in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what they say alone.


lexentry: eng/you_bet__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
sense: (idiomatic, informal) Certainly, you're welcome; a reply to thank you or to a request.
written_rep: you bet
trans_list:
altroché | ci potete scommettere | ci puoi scommettere | ci può scommettere | hai voglia | potete scommetterci


lexentry: eng/you_can't_judge_a_book_by_its_cover__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't judge a book by its cover
trans_list: l'abito non fa il monaco | non giudicare dalle apparenze | non giudicare un libro dalla copertina
sense:
(idiomatic, metaphorical) It is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_make_a_silk_purse_of_a_sow's_ear__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear
trans_list: chi bestia va a Roma, bestia ritorna
sense:
It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_make_an_omelette_without_breaking_eggs__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
trans_list: non si può fare una frittata senza rompere le uova
sense:
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_win_them_all__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't win them all
trans_list: non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco
sense:
(informal) It is impossible to always succeed; failure or disappointment is inevitable from time to time.


lexentry: eng/you_can_catch_more_flies_with_honey_than_with_vinegar__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
trans_list: si pigliano più mosche in una gocciola di miele che in un barile d'acete
sense:
It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity.


lexentry: eng/you_don't_get_something_for_nothing__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you don't get something for nothing
trans_list: chi non semina non raccoglie
sense:
One cannot expect to receive some benefit if one does not pay for it in some way or does not face a counterbalancing hazard or harm.


lexentry: eng/you_name_it__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you name it
trans_list: eccetera
sense:
(informal, idiomatic) All kinds of things; expresses that further examples are unnecessary, often after a short list of items.


lexentry: eng/younger_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: younger brother
trans_list: fratellino
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see younger,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/your_mileage_may_vary__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: your mileage may vary
trans_list: dei gusti non se ne disputa
sense:
(North America, idiomatic) Used to express a possible difference in taste: this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different.


lexentry: eng/yours__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yours
trans_list: tua | tuo | Sua | Sue | Suo | Suoi
sense:
That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.


lexentry: eng/yourselves__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yourselves
trans_list: vi
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) Inflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed).


lexentry: eng/youth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: youth
trans_list: giovinezza | gioventù
sense:
(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.


lexentry: eng/yttrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yttrium
trans_list: ittrio
sense:
A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals.


lexentry: eng/yucca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yucca
trans_list: iucca
sense:
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.


lexentry: eng/yuppie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yuppie
trans_list: yuppie
sense:
(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.


lexentry: eng/yurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yurt
trans_list: yurta | iurta
sense:
A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).


lexentry: eng/zaatar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zaatar
trans_list: za’atar
sense:
A Middle Eastern seasoning, having this herb or a mixture of herbs as the main ingredient, with sumac (or other tart-flavored equivalent) and sesame seeds.


lexentry: eng/zaftig__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zaftig
trans_list: abbondante
sense:
(US, colloquial, of a woman) Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.


lexentry: eng/zakat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zakat
trans_list: zakāt
sense:
(Islam) Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam, in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes.


lexentry: eng/zapadnichestvo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zapadnichestvo
trans_list: occidentalismo
sense:
(historical, rare) An 19th-century intellectual ideology which saw Russia's development as dependent upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government.


lexentry: eng/zeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeal
trans_list: zelo
sense:
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.


lexentry: eng/zealot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zealot
trans_list: fanatico
sense:
One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.


lexentry: eng/zealot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zealot
trans_list: zelota
sense:
(historical, Judaism) A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews.


lexentry: eng/zebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: zebra
trans_list: zebra
sense:
(vulgar, pejorative, slang, ethnic slur) A biracial person, specifically one born to a Sub-Saharan African person and a white person.


lexentry: eng/zebra_crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebra crossing
trans_list: strisce pedonali | attraversamento zebrato
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.


lexentry: eng/zebra_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebra shark
trans_list: squalo zebra
sense:
A species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black and white stripes.


lexentry: eng/zebu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebu
trans_list: zebù
sense:
A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus).


lexentry: eng/zeitnot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeitnot
trans_list: zeitnot
sense:
(chess) time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves


lexentry: eng/zenith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zenith
trans_list: zenit
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.


lexentry: eng/zeolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeolite
trans_list: zeolite
sense:
(mineral) Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners and in ion exchange chromatography. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/zeotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeotrope
trans_list: zeotropo
sense:
(physics, chemistry) A mixture of liquids that may be separated via the gas phase (i.e. by distillation)


lexentry: eng/zero-point_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zero-point energy
trans_list: energia di punto zero
sense:
(physics, physical chemistry) The kinetic energy possessed by (the particle constituents of) a substance at absolute zero temperature.


lexentry: eng/zero-sum_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero-sum game
trans_list: gioco a somma zero
sense:
(game theory) A game (or a similar political or economic system) in which the gains of some players must equal the losses of others.


lexentry: eng/zero__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: zero
trans_list: zero
sense:
(mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.


lexentry: eng/zero__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero
trans_list: zero
sense:
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.


lexentry: eng/zero_divisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zero divisor
trans_list: divisore di zero
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) A nonzero element a of a ring R for which there exists some nonzero element x ∈ R such that either ax = 0 or xa = 0.


lexentry: eng/zero_tolerance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero tolerance
trans_list: tolleranza zero
sense:
The strict policy of enforcing law(s) or the rule(s), and allowing no toleration or compromise even for first-time offenders or petty violations.


lexentry: eng/zeroth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeroth
trans_list: zeresimo
sense:
(mathematics) In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero.


lexentry: eng/zeta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeta
trans_list: zeta
sense:
The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)


lexentry: eng/zeugma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeugma
trans_list: zeugma
sense:
(rhetoric) The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.


lexentry: eng/ziggurat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ziggurat
trans_list: ziqqurat | ziggurat
sense:
(archaeology) A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories


lexentry: eng/zinc_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zinc oxide
trans_list: ossido di zinco
sense:
(chemistry) An amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics.


lexentry: eng/zincate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zincate
trans_list: zincato
sense:
(chemistry) Any salt formally derived from zinc oxide or hydroxide by combination with a more electropositive element.


lexentry: eng/zine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zine
trans_list: brochure
sense:
A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.


lexentry: eng/zinnia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zinnia
trans_list: zinnia
sense:
Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid.


lexentry: eng/zip__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: zip
trans_list: zippare | comprimere | sfrecciare | tirare cerniera lampo
sense:
(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.


lexentry: eng/zip__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: zip
trans_list: affrettarsi
sense:
(intransitive, colloquial, followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).


lexentry: eng/zip_fastener__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zip fastener
trans_list: chiusura lampo | cerniera
sense:
A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, comprised of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction.


lexentry: eng/zip_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zip up
trans_list: chiudere
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, or, intransitive) To close as if with a zip fastener, especially one's mouth; to stop talking.


lexentry: eng/zipline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zipline
trans_list: teleferica
sense:
A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.


lexentry: eng/zircon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zircon
trans_list: zircone
sense:
(uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.


lexentry: eng/zirconia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zirconia
trans_list: zirconia
sense:
(chemistry) The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummond light.


lexentry: eng/zirconium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zirconium
trans_list: zirconio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.


lexentry: eng/zither__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zither
trans_list: cetra | zither
sense:
(string instrument) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.


lexentry: eng/zitting_cisticola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zitting cisticola
trans_list: beccamoschino
sense:
A passerine bird of species Cisticola juncidis, family Cisticolidae, distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zodiac
trans_list: zodiaco
sense:
(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: zodiac
trans_list: zodiaco
sense:
(astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.


lexentry: eng/zodiac_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zodiac sign
trans_list: segno zodiacale
sense:
(astrology) Any of the twelve star signs corresponding to the constellations which make up the zodiac.


lexentry: eng/zombie__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: zombie
trans_list: zombi | zombie
sense:
(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.


lexentry: eng/zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: zone
trans_list: zona
sense:
(networking) That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.


lexentry: eng/zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: zone
trans_list: zona
sense:
(networking, dated) A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk (an obsolete networking protocol).


lexentry: eng/zoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoning
trans_list: zonizzazione
sense:
(legal) Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.


lexentry: eng/zonk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zonk
trans_list: biglietto non vincente
sense:
(slang) An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).


lexentry: eng/zonohedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zonohedron
trans_list: zonoedro
sense:
(geometry) A special case of convex polyhedron, in which every face of the polyhedron is a polygon with point symmetry.


lexentry: eng/zoology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoology
trans_list: zoologia
sense:
The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.


lexentry: eng/zoom_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoom in
trans_list: zoomare
sense:
(intransitive) To increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.


lexentry: eng/zoom_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoom lens
trans_list: trasfocatore | zoom
sense:
(photography) A lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.


lexentry: eng/zoonosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoonosis
trans_list: zoonosi
sense:
(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.


lexentry: eng/zoophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoophyte
trans_list: zoofito
sense:
(biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/zoophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zoophyte
trans_list: zoofito
sense:
(biology, historical) A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/zooplankton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zooplankton
trans_list: zooplancton
sense:
(zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.


lexentry: eng/zucchetto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zucchetto
trans_list: zucchetto
sense:
A small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy


lexentry: eng/zurna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zurna
trans_list: zurna
sense:
(musical instruments) A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.


lexentry: eng/zydeco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zydeco
trans_list: zydeco
sense:
A form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African American music.


lexentry: eng/zygomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zygomatic
trans_list: zigomatico
sense:
(anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.


lexentry: eng/zygomaticus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zygomaticus
trans_list: zigomatico
sense:
(muscle) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygomatic bone.


lexentry: eng/zygote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zygote
trans_list: zigote
sense:
(cytology, also, attributive) A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/zymase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zymase
trans_list: zimasi
sense:
(enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.


lexentry: eng/zymology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zymology
trans_list: zimologia
sense:
The chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beermaking and winemaking; zymurgy.


lexentry: eng/Æsir__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Æsir
trans_list: Asi
sense:
The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.


lexentry: eng/à_la_carte__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: à la carte
trans_list: à la carte
sense:
(food and drink) Allowing selection from a fixed list of individually priced options shown on the menu.


lexentry: eng/éclair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: éclair
trans_list: éclair
sense:
A small, chocolate-covered, creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.


lexentry: eng/éclat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: éclat
trans_list: sfarzo | splendore
sense:
A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.


lexentry: eng/übermensch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: übermensch
trans_list: oltreuomo
sense:
(in Nietzschean, _, philosophy) An overman (“higher” man) who has overcome (transcended) his (mere) humanity. (There is no consensus regarding the exact nature of the figure of the übermensch in Nietzsche’s philosophy.)


lexentry: eng/π-system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: π-system
trans_list: sistema pi | π-sistema
sense:
(set theory, measure theory, probability theory) A non-empty collection of subsets of a given set Ώ that is closed under non-empty finite intersections.


# simple_translation

written_rep: all at once
trans_list:
d'un tratto | tutto d'un tratto | tutto in una volta | in un sol colpo | in una sola volta | nello stesso momento


written_rep: complement
trans_list:
completare | angolo complementare | complemento | completamento | complemento assoluto | insieme complemento


written_rep: copyright
trans_list:
diritto d'autore | copyright | porre sotto copyright | tutelare i [[diritti d'autore]] | tutelare i copyright


written_rep: creeper
trans_list:
pianta strisciante | pianta rampicante | persona che si muove furtivamente | persona che si trascina | girello | ancorotto


written_rep: eavesdropping
trans_list:
ascolto di nascosto | intercettazione comuncazioni | intercettazione telefonica | l'origliare | origliamento


written_rep: featured
trans_list:
caratterizzato | definito | delineato | ritoccato | dai lineamenti grossolani | dai lineamenti marcati


written_rep: forget
trans_list:
dimenticare | scordare | dimenticare come si fa | dimenticare di fare | dimenticarsi | disapprendere


written_rep: groom
trans_list:
palafreniere | strigliare | azzimare | cavallaio | curare il proprio aspetto | curare la propria persona


written_rep: master of ceremonies
trans_list:
accompagnatore | cerimoniere | cicerone | maestra di cerimonie | maestro di cerimonie | presentatore


written_rep: nexus
trans_list:
nesso | connessione | legame | cose (idee, concetti, etc.) connesse (or connessi according to the gender) | centro


written_rep: overnight
trans_list:
da un giorno all'altro | dall'oggi al domani | notturno | da un momento all'altro | di colpo | out of a blow


written_rep: pacemaker
trans_list:
pacemaker | marcapassi cardiaco | marcaritmo cardiaco | ritmatore cardiaco | ritmizzatore cardiaco | segnapassi cardiaco | segnaritmo cardiaco


written_rep: piss off
trans_list:
rompere i coglioni | svignarsela | far girare i coglioni | far girare le palle | far incazzare | rompere il cazzo


written_rep: president
trans_list:
presidente | presidentessa | capo dello stato | presidente della repubblica | presidentessa della repubblica | dirigente


written_rep: ratchet
trans_list:
cricchetto | nottolino | arpionismo | funzionare grazie ad un arpionismo | munire di arpionismo | ruota a cricchetto


written_rep: split hairs
trans_list:
spaccare il capello in quattro | calia | cavillare | cavilloso | cercare il pelo nell'uovo | fiscalizzare


written_rep: surgery
trans_list:
chirurgia | operazione | intervento chirurgico | sala operatoria | operazione chirurgica | ambulatorio


written_rep: tenure
trans_list:
essere titolare | gestione | permanenza in carica | durata di un incarico | durata di un mandato | essere di ruolo


written_rep: underground
trans_list:
sotterraneo | sottoterra | clandestino | movimento clandestino | organizzazione clandestina | resistenza


