# translation

lexentry: eng/gift_card__Noun__1
written_rep: gift card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buono acquisto | buono regalo
sense_list:
A gift certificate in the form of a card issued by retailers as an alternative to a non-monetary gift, allowing the bearer to purchase goods up to its face value.


lexentry: eng/gift_certificate__Noun__1
written_rep: gift certificate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accredito
sense_list:
A gift voucher entitling the bearer to a free product or service, intended to be purchased as a gift.


lexentry: eng/gift_of_the_gab__Noun__1
written_rep: gift of the gab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: il dono della parlantina
sense_list:
(idiomatic) The ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly, especially on trivial matters and small talk.


lexentry: eng/gig__Noun__1
written_rep: gig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esibizione
sense_list:
Originally (music) , a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.


lexentry: eng/gigantomachy__Noun__1
written_rep: gigantomachy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gigantomachia
sense_list:
(Greek mythology) The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.


lexentry: eng/gill__Noun__1
written_rep: gill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: branchia | lamella
sense_list:
(mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.


lexentry: eng/gill_slit__Noun__1
written_rep: gill slit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fessura branchiale
sense_list:
(anatomy, fish) An individual opening to gills, which lacks an operculum; characteristic of cartilaginous fish such as sharks.


lexentry: eng/gimbal__Noun__1
written_rep: gimbal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sospensione cardanica
sense_list:
A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.


lexentry: eng/gimp__Noun__2
written_rep: gimp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asino
sense_list:
(informal) A person who is lame due to a crippling of the legs or feet. | (informal) A crippled leg.


lexentry: eng/gin__Noun__1
written_rep: gin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gin
sense_list:
A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.


lexentry: eng/gin_and_tonic__Noun__1
written_rep: gin and tonic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gin tonic
sense_list:
(uncountable) A simple cocktail made from gin and tonic water, often served on ice and with a slice of lime or lemon.


lexentry: eng/ginger__Noun__1
written_rep: ginger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zenzero
sense_list:
The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative. | The plant that produces this rhizome.


lexentry: eng/gingerbread_house__Noun__1
written_rep: gingerbread house
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casetta di pan di zenzero | casetta di pan di spezie
sense_list:
A novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at Christmastime.


lexentry: eng/ginnel__Noun__1
written_rep: ginnel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vicolo
sense_list:
(English, especially, _, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Manchester) A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.


lexentry: eng/giraffe__Noun__1
written_rep: giraffe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giraffa
sense_list:
A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.


lexentry: eng/girder__Noun__1
written_rep: girder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trave | putrella
sense_list:
A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.


lexentry: eng/girdle__Noun__1
written_rep: girdle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: cintura
sense_list:
The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting.


lexentry: eng/girlfriend__Noun__1
written_rep: girlfriend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fidanzata | ragazza | donna
sense_list:
A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. | (LGBT) A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.


lexentry: eng/giro__Noun__1
written_rep: giro
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giroconto
sense_list:
(in Europe, etc.) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.


lexentry: eng/gist__Noun__1
written_rep: gist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essenza | sostanza | succo
sense_list:
(countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.


lexentry: eng/git__Noun__1
written_rep: git
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baggiano
sense_list:
(Britain, Ireland, slang, pejorative) A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).


written_rep: give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
lexentry:
eng/give_a_man_a_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_day;_teach_a_man_to_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_lifetime__Proverb__1

sense_list:
It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something (for themselves) than to do it for them (on an ongoing basis).

trans_list:
dà un pesce ad un uomo e lo sfamerai per un giorno; insegna ad un uomo a pescare e lo sfamerai per sempre


lexentry: eng/give_a_shit__Verb__1
written_rep: give a shit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fregarsene | fottersene | importarsene un cazzo | sbattersene
sense_list:
(vulgar, chiefly in negative constructions) To care (about something or anything); especially, to care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.


lexentry: eng/give_away__Verb__1
written_rep: give away
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: tradirsi
sense_list:
(transitive, sometimes, _, reflexive) To unintentionally reveal a secret or divulge undisclosed information; to betray or expose someone.


lexentry: eng/give_birth__Verb__1
written_rep: give birth
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: partorire | dare alla luce
sense_list:
(intransitive, of viviparous animals) To release live offspring from the body into the environment. | (transitive, with to, of viviparous animals) To become the parent of by birthing. | (transitive, figuratively, usually, with to, idiom) To become the source of.


lexentry: eng/give_someone_a_piece_of_one's_mind__Verb__1
written_rep: give someone a piece of one's mind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cazziare | dirne quattro | rabbuffare
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.


lexentry: eng/give_the_elbow__Verb__1
written_rep: give the elbow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disimpegnare
sense_list:
(transitive, slang, British) To fire (an employee); to end a relationship with someone; to reject someone.


lexentry: eng/give_the_finger__Verb__1
written_rep: give the finger
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mostrare il dito medio
sense_list:
(usually, _, transitive) To make an obscene gesture (towards someone) by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.


lexentry: eng/give_up__Verb__1
written_rep: give up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arrendersi
sense_list:
(transitive) To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | (intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate.


lexentry: eng/give_way__Verb__1
written_rep: give way
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cedere posto | fare posto | lasciare posto
sense_list:
To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by. | To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech.


lexentry: eng/giveaway__Noun__1
written_rep: giveaway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omaggio
sense_list:
Something that is given away or handed out for free. | An event at which things are given away for free. | The act of giving something away for free.


lexentry: eng/gizzard__Noun__1
written_rep: gizzard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ventriglio
sense_list:
A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.


lexentry: eng/glacial_erratic__Noun__1
written_rep: glacial erratic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: masso erratico
sense_list:
A rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests, usually large and transported there by a glacier.


lexentry: eng/glaciology__Noun__1
written_rep: glaciology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glaciologia
sense_list:
(geography) The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/glacis__Noun__1
written_rep: glacis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spalto
sense_list:
(architectural element, also, figuratively) A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.


lexentry: eng/gladiator__Noun__1
written_rep: gladiator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gladiatore
sense_list:
(in ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.


lexentry: eng/gladiolus__Noun__1
written_rep: gladiolus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gladiolo
sense_list:
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.


lexentry: eng/gladius__Noun__1
written_rep: gladius
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spada
sense_list:
(historical) A Roman sword roughly two feet long. | (zoology) A pen, a hard internal bodypart of certain cephalopods, made of chitin-like material.


lexentry: eng/glaive__Noun__1
written_rep: glaive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: falcione
sense_list:
(historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the edge of which is on the outside curve.


lexentry: eng/gland__Noun__1
written_rep: gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghiandola
sense_list:
(zoology) A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). | (botany) A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.


lexentry: eng/glanders__Noun__1
written_rep: glanders
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morva
sense_list:
An infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.


lexentry: eng/glans__Noun__1
written_rep: glans
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glande
sense_list:
(anatomy) A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals. | The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.


lexentry: eng/glasnost__Noun__1
written_rep: glasnost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glasnost
sense_list:
(historical) 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika


lexentry: eng/glass__Noun__1
written_rep: glass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vetro | bicchiere
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).


lexentry: eng/glass__Noun__1
written_rep: glass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bicchiere | boccale | vetro
sense_list:
(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.


lexentry: eng/glass_ceiling__Noun__1
written_rep: glass ceiling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soffitto di cristallo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An unwritten, uncodified barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group.


lexentry: eng/glass_eye__Noun__1
written_rep: glass eye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occhio di vetro
sense_list:
An artificial eyeball, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing or removed eye.


lexentry: eng/glass_harmonica__Noun__1
written_rep: glass harmonica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonica a bicchieri | glassarmonica
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin.


lexentry: eng/glaucoma__Noun__1
written_rep: glaucoma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glaucoma
sense_list:
(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.


lexentry: eng/glaucophane__Noun__1
written_rep: glaucophane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glaucofane
sense_list:
(mineral) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na2(Mg,Fe2+)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2.


lexentry: eng/glaze__Noun__1
written_rep: glaze
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glassa
sense_list:
(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. | A smooth edible coating applied to food.


lexentry: eng/glee__Noun__1
written_rep: glee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allegria | gioia
sense_list:
(uncountable) Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. | (singing, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.


lexentry: eng/glen__Noun__1
written_rep: glen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valle
sense_list:
A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.


lexentry: eng/glissando__Noun__1
written_rep: glissando
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glissando
sense_list:
(music) Either a continuous sliding from one pitch to another ("true" glissando), or an incidental scale played while moving from one melodic note to another ("effective" glissando).


lexentry: eng/glisten__Verb__1
written_rep: glisten
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luccicare
sense_list:
(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.


lexentry: eng/gloat__Verb__1
written_rep: gloat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gongolare
sense_list:
To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.


lexentry: eng/global_cooling__Noun__1
written_rep: global cooling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: raffreddamento globale
sense_list:
Global climate change in the form of declining average temperatures; which was conjectured in the 1970s.


lexentry: eng/global_village__Noun__1
written_rep: global village
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: villaggio globale
sense_list:
The world as a single community of interdependent inhabitants who are interconnected by contemporary technology, especially television and the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/globalism__Noun__1
written_rep: globalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: globalismo
sense_list:
An ideology based on the belief that people, goods and information ought to be able to cross national borders unfettered.


lexentry: eng/globulin__Noun__1
written_rep: globulin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: globulina
sense_list:
(protein) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat


lexentry: eng/glockenspiel__Noun__1
written_rep: glockenspiel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campanelli
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.


lexentry: eng/glogg__Noun__1
written_rep: glogg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vin brulé
sense_list:
A Scandinavian version of vin chaud or mulled wine; a hot punch made of red wine, brandy and sherry flavoured with almonds, raisins and orange peel.


lexentry: eng/glom__Verb__1
written_rep: glom
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: grattare | sgraffignare
sense_list:
(intransitive, informal) To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto. | (intransitive, informal) To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration.


lexentry: eng/glomerulus__Noun__1
written_rep: glomerulus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glomerulo
sense_list:
(anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine


lexentry: eng/glory__Noun__1
written_rep: glory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gloria
sense_list:
Great beauty and splendor. | Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown. | Worship or praise.


lexentry: eng/gloss__Noun__2
written_rep: gloss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glossa | chiosa
sense_list:
(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.


lexentry: eng/gloss_over__Verb__1
written_rep: gloss over
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sorvolare
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat something with less care than it in some ways deserves; to ignore, or at least to discount or dismiss for the current purposes.


lexentry: eng/glossary__Noun__1
written_rep: glossary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glossario
sense_list:
A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).


lexentry: eng/glossator__Noun__1
written_rep: glossator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glossatore
sense_list:
One who writes glosses. | (historical, law) A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, (specifically) one who authored glosses on legal texts (especially the Corpus Juris of Justinian), typically distinguished from the later commentators who wrote in extended prose and adopted a more pragmatic form of jurisprudence.


lexentry: eng/glosseme__Noun__1
written_rep: glosseme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glossema
sense_list:
The smallest irreducible unit of both the content and expression planes of language; the basic unit of language in the theory of glossematics.


lexentry: eng/glossolalia__Noun__1
written_rep: glossolalia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glossolalia
sense_list:
Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/glottis__Noun__1
written_rep: glottis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glottide
sense_list:
(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.


lexentry: eng/glove__Noun__1
written_rep: glove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guanto
sense_list:
(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.


lexentry: eng/glove_box__Noun__1
written_rep: glove box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scatola a guanti
sense_list:
A plastic box or similar enclosure containing a controlled environment, with rubber gloves fastened around holes in the front of the box through which a person can manipulate things in the box without introducing outside contamination; an isolator.


lexentry: eng/glove_compartment__Noun__1
written_rep: glove compartment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cassetto portaoggetti | vano portaoggetti
sense_list:
(automotive) A compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc.


lexentry: eng/glow_stick__Noun__1
written_rep: glow stick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lightstick | luce chimica
sense_list:
A single-use translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances which when combined are capable of producing light through chemoluminescence without an electrical power source; used as an emergency light source or in recreational contexts such as camping and nightclubs.


lexentry: eng/glowworm__Noun__1
written_rep: glowworm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lucciola
sense_list:
The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.


lexentry: eng/glucagon__Noun__1
written_rep: glucagon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glucagone
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar [from 1923]


lexentry: eng/glucocorticoid__Noun__1
written_rep: glucocorticoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glucocorticoide
sense_list:
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.


lexentry: eng/gluconic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: gluconic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido gluconico
sense_list:
(sugar acid) An organic compound, C6H12O7, formed by oxidizing the aldehyde functional group of glucose into a carboxylic acid; used as a food additive; any glucosyl derivative of this compound


lexentry: eng/glucosamine__Noun__1
written_rep: glucosamine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glucosamina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.


lexentry: eng/glucose__Noun__1
written_rep: glucose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glucosio
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.


lexentry: eng/glue__Noun__1
written_rep: glue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colla
sense_list:
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.


lexentry: eng/gluhwein__Noun__1
written_rep: gluhwein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vin brulé | vino caldo
sense_list:
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.


lexentry: eng/gluon__Noun__1
written_rep: gluon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gluone
sense_list:
(particle) A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force.


lexentry: eng/glutamic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: glutamic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido glutammico
sense_list:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, α-amino-glutaric acid, occurring widely in animal and plant tissues; the salt, monosodium glutamate is used as a flavour-enhancing seasoning.


lexentry: eng/gluten__Noun__1
written_rep: gluten
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: glutine
sense_list:
(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/glycemia__Noun__1
written_rep: glycemia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glicemia
sense_list:
(medicine, American spelling) Presence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and (usually, more specifically) average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia, and a mention of glycemia is a reference to blood sugar regulation and degree or quality thereof.


lexentry: eng/glycerol__Noun__1
written_rep: glycerol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: glicerina
sense_list:
A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.


lexentry: eng/glycine__Noun__1
written_rep: glycine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glicina
sense_list:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.


lexentry: eng/glycocalyx__Noun__1
written_rep: glycocalyx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glicocalice
sense_list:
(biology, anatomy) A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells.


lexentry: eng/glycogen__Noun__1
written_rep: glycogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glicogeno
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.


lexentry: eng/glycolipid__Noun__1
written_rep: glycolipid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glicolipide
sense_list:
(biochemistry) An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes


lexentry: eng/glycolysis__Noun__1
written_rep: glycolysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glicolisi
sense_list:
(biochemistry) The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source


lexentry: eng/glycosaminoglycan__Noun__1
written_rep: glycosaminoglycan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glicosaminoglicano | glicosamminoglicano
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans.


lexentry: eng/glycoside__Noun__1
written_rep: glycoside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glicoside
sense_list:
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.


lexentry: eng/glycosuria__Noun__1
written_rep: glycosuria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glicosuria
sense_list:
(medicine) The presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus


lexentry: eng/glymphatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: glymphatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glinfatico
sense_list:
(biology, anatomy) Of or relating to the waste clearance pathway for the central nervous system of vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/glyphosate__Noun__1
written_rep: glyphosate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glifosato
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme. | Any of several herbicides based on it, such as Roundup.


lexentry: eng/gneiss__Noun__1
written_rep: gneiss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortogneiss | gneiss
sense_list:
(geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.


lexentry: eng/gnome__Noun__1
written_rep: gnome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gnomo
sense_list:
(mythology, fantasy) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature and games, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually smaller than dwarves and more focused on engineering than mining.


lexentry: eng/gnomon__Noun__1
written_rep: gnomon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gnomone | stilo
sense_list:
An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/gnomonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: gnomonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gnomonico
sense_list:
(cartography) Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.


lexentry: eng/go-getter__Noun__1
written_rep: go-getter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bersagliere
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.


lexentry: eng/go_Dutch__Verb__1
written_rep: go Dutch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare alla romana
sense_list:
(idiom, informal, slang) To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.


lexentry: eng/go__Noun__2
written_rep: go
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: go
sense_list:
(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.


lexentry: eng/go__Verb__1
written_rep: go
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)


lexentry: eng/go__Verb__1
written_rep: go
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc). | (intransitive) To sound; to make a noise. | To say (something), to make a sound:


lexentry: eng/go__Verb__1
written_rep: go
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: funzionare
sense_list:
(intransitive, chiefly, of a, machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).


lexentry: eng/go_about__Verb__1
written_rep: go about
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: approcciare
sense_list:
(intransitive, of a sailing ship) To change from one tack to another. See Wikipedia:Tack (maneuver).


lexentry: eng/go_ahead__Verb__1
written_rep: go ahead
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vai
sense_list:
(in the imperative) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.


lexentry: eng/go_bad__Verb__1
written_rep: go bad
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andare a male
sense_list:
(of foods and commodities) To spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions.


lexentry: eng/go_easy__Verb__1
written_rep: go easy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andarci liscio
sense_list:
(informal) To treat gently and with understanding. [with on or with ‘someone’] | (informal) To use sparingly or carefully. [with on or with ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/go_figure__Phrase__1
written_rep: go figure
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vai a capire
sense_list:
Expresses perplexity, puzzlement, or surprise (as if telling somebody to try to make sense of the situation).


lexentry: eng/go_it_alone__Verb__1
written_rep: go it alone
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: completare
sense_list:
(colloquial) To do something alone or independently, especially something that is normally or better done in groups.


lexentry: eng/go_out__Verb__1
written_rep: go out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uscire | andare fuori
sense_list:
(intransitive) To leave, especially a building. | (intransitive, of a couple) To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates; to be a couple.


lexentry: eng/go_out__Verb__1
written_rep: go out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uscire
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment.


lexentry: eng/go_postal__Verb__1
written_rep: go postal
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perdere la testa
sense_list:
(intransitive, chiefly, US, informal) To become aggressive and erratic, especially due to stress; specifically, to carry out a shooting spree at a workplace environment; also (more generally) to become very angry; to lose one's temper.


lexentry: eng/go_rogue__Verb__1
written_rep: go rogue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solitario
sense_list:
(intransitive, originally of sick elephants) To begin to behave in an erratic, uncontrolled, dangerous, destructive, or savage way.


lexentry: eng/go_rogue__Verb__1
written_rep: go rogue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: apostata
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiom) To behave in a very unconventional, independent, uncontrolled, or unauthorized way that ignores rules, norms, or expectations.


lexentry: eng/go_rogue__Verb__1
written_rep: go rogue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tradire
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiom) To switch allegiance to, affiliation with, or membership in, a country, political party, employer, club, etc. (for example, as a spy, soldier, politician, employee, club member, etc.).


lexentry: eng/go_to__Verb__1
written_rep: go to
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: andare a
sense_list:
(transitive) To attend an event or a sight. | (idiomatic, transitive) To attend classes at a school as a student.


lexentry: eng/go_to_hell__Verb__1
written_rep: go to hell
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: andare a cagare | andare a remengo | andare al diavolo
sense_list:
Expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has done something very wrong.


lexentry: eng/go_viral__Verb__1
written_rep: go viral
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viralizzare
sense_list:
(sociology) To be rapidly and frequently shared, especially through social media, but (with retroactive application to pre-internet occurrences) also via gossip or as a collective response to broadcasting or widespread print circulation.


lexentry: eng/go_without_saying__Verb__1
written_rep: go without saying
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inutile dire | si capisce | va da sé
sense_list:
(idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.


lexentry: eng/goal__Noun__1
written_rep: goal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: gol | rete | goal
sense_list:
(sport) The act of placing the object into the goal. | A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.


lexentry: eng/goal_kick__Noun__1
written_rep: goal kick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rimessa dal fondo
sense_list:
(soccer) A set piece taken from the goal area after an attacker touches the ball out of play over the goal line.


lexentry: eng/goalkeeper__Noun__1
written_rep: goalkeeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portiere
sense_list:
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.


lexentry: eng/goat_antelope__Noun__1
written_rep: goat antelope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capra
sense_list:
Any of a group of herbivore mammals, the subfamily Caprinae, that includes domestic sheep and goats.


lexentry: eng/goblet_cell__Noun__1
written_rep: goblet cell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cellula caliciforme mucipara
sense_list:
(cytology) A column-shaped secretory cell found in the epithelium of the respiratory and intestinal tract that secretes the principal constituents of mucus.


lexentry: eng/goblin_mode__Noun__1
written_rep: goblin mode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: modalità goblin
sense_list:
(slang, neologism) The state of being unapologetically lethargic, slovenly, and prone to odd and self-indulgent behaviour.


lexentry: eng/goblin_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: goblin shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalo goblin
sense_list:
A species of mackerel shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, that has a long snout-like protrusion from its forehead and grows to 3.8 meters in length.


lexentry: eng/gobo__Noun__1
written_rep: gobo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filtro
sense_list:
(film, photography, television) A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare. [from early 20th c.] | (sound engineering) A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/gobo__Noun__1
written_rep: gobo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: filtro | gobos
sense_list:
(theater) A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/gobshite__Noun__1
written_rep: gobshite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coglione
sense_list:
(Ireland, UK, slang, offensive, vulgar) One who engages in nonsensical chatter or unwanted conversation.


lexentry: eng/godchild__Noun__1
written_rep: godchild
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: figlioccia
sense_list:
A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.


lexentry: eng/goddess__Noun__1
written_rep: goddess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dea | diva
sense_list:
(figuratively) A woman honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.


lexentry: eng/godfather__Noun__1
written_rep: godfather
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: padrino | compare
sense_list:
(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.


lexentry: eng/godfearing__Adjective__1
written_rep: godfearing
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: timorato
sense_list:
Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity. | Devout; pious; very religious.


lexentry: eng/godliness__Noun__1
written_rep: godliness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: devozione | pietas | religiosità
sense_list:
The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin.


lexentry: eng/godmother__Noun__1
written_rep: godmother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: madrina | comare
sense_list:
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.


lexentry: eng/godparent__Noun__1
written_rep: godparent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: compare
sense_list:
A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.


lexentry: eng/godwit__Noun__1
written_rep: godwit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pittima
sense_list:
Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.


lexentry: eng/going_to__Phrase__1
written_rep: going to
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andare
sense_list:
Expresses the prospective aspect relative to a given time frame: something that will happen, or is intended, at the time, to happen.


lexentry: eng/goitre__Noun__1
written_rep: goitre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gozzo
sense_list:
(pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.


lexentry: eng/gokkun__Noun__1
written_rep: gokkun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gokkun
sense_list:
A genre of pornography in which a person consumes the semen of multiple men, usually from some vessel or container such as a cup or beaker.


lexentry: eng/gold_fever__Noun__1
written_rep: gold fever
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: febbre dell'oro
sense_list:
A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people. | (figuratively) An excessive craving for profit.


lexentry: eng/gold_mine__Noun__1
written_rep: gold mine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miniera d'oro
sense_list:
A mine for gold ore or metal. | (idiomatic) A very profitable economic venture. | (idiomatic) A plentiful stockpile of something sought-after.


lexentry: eng/gold_rush__Noun__1
written_rep: gold rush
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corsa all'oro
sense_list:
(chiefly, historical) Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered.


lexentry: eng/golden_calf__Noun__1
written_rep: golden calf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vitello d'oro
sense_list:
(Old Testament) A golden image of a calf, made by Aaron and worshipped by the Israelites. | (by extension) Money as an end in itself; mammon.


lexentry: eng/golden_goal__Noun__1
written_rep: golden goal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: golden goal
sense_list:
(soccer) The first goal scored during extra time, giving victory to the scoring side if sudden death is in effect.


lexentry: eng/golden_jackal__Noun__1
written_rep: golden jackal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sciacallo dorato
sense_list:
Canis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.


lexentry: eng/golden_mole__Noun__1
written_rep: golden mole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: talpa dorata
sense_list:
Any of several small, insectivorous burrowing mammals of the family Chrysochloridae, native to southern Africa.


lexentry: eng/golden_parachute__Noun__1
written_rep: golden parachute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paracadute d'oro | paracadute dorato
sense_list:
(idiomatic, business, management) An agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.


lexentry: eng/golden_plover__Noun__1
written_rep: golden plover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piviere dorato
sense_list:
A migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis, having black underparts and a golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Europe, P. fulva of the Pacific coasts, and P. dominica of North America.


lexentry: eng/golden_ratio__Noun__1
written_rep: golden ratio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sezione aurea
sense_list:
(geometry) The irrational number (approximately 1.618), usually denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and 1, or, equivalently, is the square root of the sum of itself and 1.


lexentry: eng/golden_staph__Noun__1
written_rep: golden staph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stafilococco aureo
sense_list:
A bacterium, often found on the skin and nose, that commonly causes staph infections, technically known as Staphylococcus aureus.


lexentry: eng/golden_syrup__Noun__1
written_rep: golden syrup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sciroppo
sense_list:
A pale amber-coloured treacle produced as part of the process of refining cane sugar, used in cooking and as a spread.


lexentry: eng/golden_years__Noun__1
written_rep: golden years
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: età senile | terza età | viale del tramonto
sense_list:
(idiomatic, euphemism) Old age; especially, the leisure years in later life after one has retired from employment.


lexentry: eng/golf__Noun__1
written_rep: golf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: golf
sense_list:
(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.


lexentry: eng/gompa__Noun__1
written_rep: gompa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbazia
sense_list:
(Buddhism) A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan.


lexentry: eng/gonadotrophin__Noun__1
written_rep: gonadotrophin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gonadotropina
sense_list:
Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/gondola__Noun__1
written_rep: gondola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gondola
sense_list:
A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice. | An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car. | The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.


lexentry: eng/goner__Noun__1
written_rep: goner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spacciato
sense_list:
(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.


lexentry: eng/gonfalon__Noun__1
written_rep: gonfalon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gonfalone
sense_list:
A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display.


lexentry: eng/gong__Noun__1
written_rep: gong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gong
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.


lexentry: eng/gonidium__Noun__1
written_rep: gonidium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gonidio
sense_list:
(lichenology, phycology) A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.


lexentry: eng/gonorrhea__Noun__1
written_rep: gonorrhea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gonorrea
sense_list:
(American spelling) A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.


lexentry: eng/goo__Noun__1
written_rep: goo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melma
sense_list:
(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.


lexentry: eng/good__Adjective__1
written_rep: good
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buono | buona
sense_list:
Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. | Useful for a particular purpose; functional. | Pleasant; enjoyable.


lexentry: eng/good__Noun__1
written_rep: good
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bene | buono
sense_list:
(uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.


lexentry: eng/good_as_gold__Adjective__1
written_rep: good as gold
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: beneducato
sense_list:
(especially, UK, of a person, simile) Very well-behaved (especially of a child); very good-hearted (especially of an adult).


lexentry: eng/good_offices__Noun__1
written_rep: good offices
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mediazione
sense_list:
The beneficial services and acts of a third party, particularly mediation between two parties in a dispute.


lexentry: eng/good_things_come_to_those_who_wait__Proverb__1
written_rep: good things come to those who wait
part_of_speech: proverb
sense_list: A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
dare tempo al tempo | la pazienza è la virtù dei forti | la pazienza è una virtù provata | tutto arriva a chi sa aspettare


lexentry: eng/good_to_go__Adjective__1
written_rep: good to go
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pronto | pronta
sense_list:
(informal, of a person) Ready for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.


lexentry: eng/goodbye__Interjection__1
written_rep: goodbye
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arrivederci | addio | ciao | arrivederla
sense_list:
Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.


lexentry: eng/goods_and_services_tax__Noun__1
written_rep: goods and services tax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: IVA
sense_list:
A tax very similar to the value added tax, levied, for example, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.


lexentry: eng/goofball__Noun__1
written_rep: goofball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paracolpi
sense_list:
(informal, often, _, derogatory, sometimes, _, affectionate) A foolish or silly person or animal. | (informal, pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.


lexentry: eng/googol__Numeral__1
written_rep: googol
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: googol
sense_list:
The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.]


lexentry: eng/gook__Noun__1
written_rep: gook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muso giallo | occhi a mandorla
sense_list:
(slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of (South) East Asian descent; originally a native of the Philippines, but now especially:


lexentry: eng/goon__Noun__1
written_rep: goon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: cretino
sense_list:
(slang) One hired to legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.


lexentry: eng/goosander__Noun__1
written_rep: goosander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smergo
sense_list:
A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.


lexentry: eng/goose-step__Noun__1
written_rep: goose-step
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passo dell’oca
sense_list:
(military, typically, _, pejorative) A style of march in which the legs advance in turn without bending the knee, whether as a low quick march or a rigorous high slow march for ceremonial occasions; the various drills associated with these marches.


lexentry: eng/goose__Noun__1
written_rep: goose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oca | papero
sense_list:
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.


lexentry: eng/goose_bump__Noun__1
written_rep: goose bump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pelle d'oca
sense_list:
(chiefly, in plural) Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear.


lexentry: eng/gooseneck__Noun__1
written_rep: gooseneck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collo da cigno
sense_list:
(often, attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.


lexentry: eng/gooseneck_barnacle__Noun__1
written_rep: gooseneck barnacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lepade
sense_list:
Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or its close relatives, filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone, with a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.


lexentry: eng/gopher__Noun__1
written_rep: gopher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cialda
sense_list:
A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (true gophers).


lexentry: eng/gore__Noun__2
written_rep: gore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: fortezza | gherone
sense_list:
A triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric, especially one forming part of a three-dimensional surface such as a sail, skirt, hot-air balloon, etc.Wp


lexentry: eng/gore__Verb__1
written_rep: gore
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incornare
sense_list:
(transitive, of an animal) To pierce with the horn. | (transitive, obsolete) To pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.


lexentry: eng/gorge__Noun__1
written_rep: gorge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: gola
sense_list:
(geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.


lexentry: eng/gorgon__Noun__1
written_rep: gorgon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gorgone
sense_list:
(Greek mythology) A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale


lexentry: eng/gorilla__Noun__1
written_rep: gorilla
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gorilla
sense_list:
The largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.


lexentry: eng/goring__Noun__1
written_rep: goring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cornata
sense_list:
The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting


lexentry: eng/gormless__Adjective__1
written_rep: gormless
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puerile
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, of a person) Lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish.


lexentry: eng/gospel__Noun__1
written_rep: gospel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vangelo
sense_list:
The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/gospel_music__Noun__1
written_rep: gospel music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gospel
sense_list:
(music genre) A type of Christian music genre that is a cornerstone of the Christian media that originated amongst African-Americans based on the folk music melodies with the addition of elements of spirituals and jazz.


lexentry: eng/gossip__Noun__1
written_rep: gossip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pettegolezzo | diceria | comare | pettegola | chiacchera | chiacchierona
sense_list:
(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.


lexentry: eng/gossip__Verb__1
written_rep: gossip
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettegolare | chiacchierare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.


lexentry: eng/gotcha__Interjection__1
written_rep: gotcha
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ti ho preso
sense_list:
I got you covered, I got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).


lexentry: eng/goth__Noun__1
written_rep: goth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gotico
sense_list:
(uncountable) A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. | (uncountable, music) A style of punk rock influenced by glam rock; gothic rock.


lexentry: eng/gouge__Noun__1
written_rep: gouge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sgorbia
sense_list:
A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.


lexentry: eng/gouge__Verb__1
written_rep: gouge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cavare
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.


lexentry: eng/gourd__Noun__1
written_rep: gourd
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zucca
sense_list:
A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita. | The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration. | (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers. | (slang) A person's head.


lexentry: eng/goutte__Noun__1
written_rep: goutte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goccia
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) A charge in the form of a teardrop shape, originally with wavy sides, but now often with straight sides.


lexentry: eng/govern__Verb__1
written_rep: govern
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: governare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in. | (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.


lexentry: eng/government-in-exile__Noun__1
written_rep: government-in-exile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: governo in esilio
sense_list:
(geopolitics) An independent polity that claims to be the legitimate government of a country, but is forced to operate from another country.


lexentry: eng/government__Noun__1
written_rep: government
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: governo
sense_list:
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization. | The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.


lexentry: eng/government_failure__Noun__1
written_rep: government failure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fallimento dello Stato
sense_list:
(economics) A situation in which a government intervention causes an economic inefficiency that would not exist in a true free market.


lexentry: eng/governor-general__Noun__1
written_rep: governor-general
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: governatore generale
sense_list:
(UK) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.


lexentry: eng/governor_general__Noun__1
written_rep: governor general
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: governatore generale
sense_list:
(Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative. | (politics) An official in a similar position in other countries.


lexentry: eng/gown__Noun__1
written_rep: gown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: toga
sense_list:
The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.


lexentry: eng/grab__Noun__1
written_rep: grab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accaparramento | appiglio | presa
sense_list:
(countable) A sudden snatch at something. | A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.


lexentry: eng/graben__Noun__1
written_rep: graben
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trincea
sense_list:
(geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.


lexentry: eng/grace__Noun__1
written_rep: grace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: dilazione | tolleranza
sense_list:
(uncountable, finance) An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which he or she is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.


lexentry: eng/grace__Noun__1
written_rep: grace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: grazia | benevolenza
sense_list:
(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.


lexentry: eng/grace_note__Noun__1
written_rep: grace note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbellimento | grupetto | nota di tolleranza
sense_list:
(music) A musical note, indicated on a score in smaller type with or without a slash through it, played to ornament the melody rather than as part of it. Its note value does not count as part of the total time value of the measure it appears in.


lexentry: eng/grackle__Noun__1
written_rep: grackle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gracchio | gracula
sense_list:
Any of several American blackbirds of the genus Quiscalus, and related genera, having iridescent plumage.


lexentry: eng/gradable__Adjective__1
written_rep: gradable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: comparabile
sense_list:
(linguistics, of a word or phrase) Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.


lexentry: eng/grade__Noun__1
written_rep: grade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: voto
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score. | A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.


lexentry: eng/gradian__Noun__1
written_rep: gradian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grado
sense_list:
(geometry, trigonometry) A unit of angle equal to 0.9 degrees, so that there are 100 gradians in a right angle.


lexentry: eng/gradient__Noun__1
written_rep: gradient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: gradiente
sense_list:
(science) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance. | (, calculus) A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ


lexentry: eng/gradual__Noun__1
written_rep: gradual
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graduale
sense_list:
(Christianity) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps. | (Christianity) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.


lexentry: eng/graduate__Noun__1
written_rep: graduate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laureata | laureato
sense_list:
A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.


lexentry: eng/graduate__Noun__1
written_rep: graduate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diplomata | diplomato
sense_list:
(US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.


lexentry: eng/graduate__Verb__1
written_rep: graduate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diplomarsi | laurearsi
sense_list:
(intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.


lexentry: eng/graduated_cylinder__Noun__1
written_rep: graduated cylinder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cilindro graduato
sense_list:
(chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a tall, narrow cylinder with a scale, or graduations marked up its length, which is used to measure liquids and solutions fairly accurately, but not precisely.


lexentry: eng/graduation__Noun__1
written_rep: graduation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graduazione
sense_list:
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution). | (sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.


lexentry: eng/graffiti__Noun__1
written_rep: graffiti
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graffitismo
sense_list:
(chiefly, uncountable) Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.


lexentry: eng/graffiti_artist__Noun__1
written_rep: graffiti artist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graffitaro | graffitista
sense_list:
A person who paints graffiti in public places, especially one who specializes in high-quality work rather than vandalism.


lexentry: eng/graft__Noun__1
written_rep: graft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: innesto | trapianto
sense_list:
(countable) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.


lexentry: eng/graft__Verb__1
written_rep: graft
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: innestare
sense_list:
(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. | (transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.


lexentry: eng/grain__Noun__1
written_rep: grain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: grano
sense_list:
(countable) A single seed of grass food crops. | (countable) Any of various small units of mass originally notionally based on grain's weight, variously standardized at different places and times, including


lexentry: eng/grammar__Noun__1
written_rep: grammar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grammatica
sense_list:
A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language. | (uncountable, linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax). | A book describing the rules of grammar of a language. | (computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.


lexentry: eng/grammar_school__Noun__1
written_rep: grammar school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liceo classico
sense_list:
(archaic) A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_case__Noun__1
written_rep: grammatical case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caso
sense_list:
(grammar) A mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially the syntactic function in a phrase.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_gender__Noun__1
written_rep: grammatical gender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: genere
sense_list:
(grammar) The grammatically prescribed gender of a noun, which does not necessarily correspond with the referent’s attributes such as biological sex.


lexentry: eng/grammatical_person__Noun__1
written_rep: grammatical person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: persona
sense_list:
(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and other people; implemented in most languages by a variety of pronouns, and in inflected languages by variation in word endings.


lexentry: eng/granary__Noun__1
written_rep: granary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granaio
sense_list:
(agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed. | (figuratively) A fertile, grain-growing region.


lexentry: eng/granary_bread__Noun__1
written_rep: granary bread
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pane integrale
sense_list:
(British) bread, not made from white or brown flour, that contains wheatgerm, whole grains and malt.


lexentry: eng/grand__Adjective__1
written_rep: grand
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adulto
sense_list:
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name. | (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).


lexentry: eng/grand__Adjective__1
written_rep: grand
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maggiore
sense_list:
Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent. | Of a large size or extent; great.


lexentry: eng/grand_duchess__Noun__1
written_rep: grand duchess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granduchessa
sense_list:
The wife or widow of a grand duke. | A daughter or granddaughter of a sovereign (czar or later emperor) of the Russian Empire or a pretender to the throne thereof.


lexentry: eng/grand_duchy__Noun__1
written_rep: grand duchy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granducato
sense_list:
The territory owned, ruled, or reigned over by a grand duke or grand duchess; contrast grand dukedom.


lexentry: eng/grand_duke__Noun__1
written_rep: grand duke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granduca
sense_list:
Ruler or monarch of a grand duchy. | Son, daughter, or grandchild of a czar (emperor) of the Russian Empire. (A more literal translation of the Russian is grand prince.)


lexentry: eng/grand_piano__Noun__1
written_rep: grand piano
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pianoforte a coda
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp


lexentry: eng/grand_slam__Noun__1
written_rep: grand slam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Grande Slam
sense_list:
(bridge) The bid and winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand. | (sports) The winning of all available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season. | (baseball) The hitting of a home run with the bases loaded. | (motor racing) The situation in which a racer starts from pole position, then wins first place while leading during the entire race, while also recording the fastest lap of the race.


lexentry: eng/grande_dame__Noun__1
written_rep: grande dame
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: (ape) regina
sense_list:
(figurative) A very highly regarded and well-known institution or structure, or large conveyance such as a ship.


lexentry: eng/grandfather__Noun__1
written_rep: grandfather
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nonno | avolo
sense_list:
A father of someone's parent. [from 15th c.] | (computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.


lexentry: eng/grandiloquent__Adjective__1
written_rep: grandiloquent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magniloquente
sense_list:
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.


lexentry: eng/grandnephew__Noun__1
written_rep: grandnephew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pronipote
sense_list:
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)


lexentry: eng/grandniece__Noun__1
written_rep: grandniece
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pronipote
sense_list:
A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)


lexentry: eng/grandstand__Verb__1
written_rep: grandstand
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attirare l'attenzione su di sé | mettersi in mostra
sense_list:
(intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.


lexentry: eng/granite__Noun__1
written_rep: granite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granito
sense_list:
(rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.


lexentry: eng/granodiorite__Noun__1
written_rep: granodiorite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granodiorite
sense_list:
(rock) An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.


lexentry: eng/granola__Noun__1
written_rep: granola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granola
sense_list:
A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.


lexentry: eng/grant__Noun__1
written_rep: grant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: concessione | permesso
sense_list:
(law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.


lexentry: eng/grant__Verb__1
written_rep: grant
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: concedere | ammettere | garantire | permettere
sense_list:
(transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.


lexentry: eng/granted__Adverb__1
written_rep: granted
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a dire il vero
sense_list:
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.


lexentry: eng/granuloma__Noun__1
written_rep: granuloma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granuloma
sense_list:
(pathology) an inflammatory nodule consisting of histiocytes (macrophages) attempting to wall off substances they perceive as foreign but are unable to eliminate, such as certain infectious organisms as well as other materials such as foreign objects, keratin and suture fragments. | (medicine, less specific) any small nodule


lexentry: eng/granulometric__Adjective__1
written_rep: granulometric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granulometrico
sense_list:
(geology) Of or pertaining to granulometry (measurement of the size of grains in sedimentary deposits)


lexentry: eng/grape__Noun__1
written_rep: grape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uva | chicco [[d']]uva
sense_list:
(countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis. | (countable) Any of various fruits or plants with varying resemblances to those of genus Vitis but belonging to other genera; their edibility varies.


lexentry: eng/grapefruit__Noun__1
written_rep: grapefruit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompelmo
sense_list:
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange. | The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.


lexentry: eng/grapeshot__Noun__1
written_rep: grapeshot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitraglia
sense_list:
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.


lexentry: eng/graph__Noun__1
written_rep: graph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: grafico
sense_list:
(mathematics) A set of points constituting a graphical representation of a real function; (formally) a set of tuples (x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m, y)\in\R^{m+1}, where y=f(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m) for a given function f: \R^m\rightarrow\R. See also w:Graph of a function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/graph__Noun__1
written_rep: graph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: grafo
sense_list:
(graph theory) A set of vertices (or nodes) connected together by edges; (formally) an ordered pair of sets (V,E), where the elements of V are called vertices or nodes and E is a set of pairs (called edges) of elements of V. See also w:Graph (discrete mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/graph_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: graph theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teoria dei grafi
sense_list:
(uncountable, mathematics) The branch of mathematics dealing with the properties of graphs (networks of vertices and edges).


lexentry: eng/grapheme__Noun__1
written_rep: grapheme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: grafema
sense_list:
(Unicode) A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.


lexentry: eng/graphene__Noun__1
written_rep: graphene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: grafene
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics.


lexentry: eng/graphic__Noun__1
written_rep: graphic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: grafica
sense_list:
(mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.


lexentry: eng/graphical_user_interface__Noun__1
written_rep: graphical user interface
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: interfaccia grafica
sense_list:
(computing) A type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.


lexentry: eng/graphics__Noun__1
written_rep: graphics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: grafica
sense_list:
(computing) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.


lexentry: eng/graphics_tablet__Noun__1
written_rep: graphics tablet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavoletta grafica
sense_list:
(computing) An input device that enables a user to draw images by hand, as if with a pencil, and import them into a computer system.


lexentry: eng/graphite__Noun__1
written_rep: graphite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grafite
sense_list:
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.


lexentry: eng/grappa__Noun__1
written_rep: grappa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grappa
sense_list:
(uncountable) An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.


lexentry: eng/grappling_hook__Noun__1
written_rep: grappling hook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rampino
sense_list:
A type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target (e.g. rigging of an enemy ship) for the purpose of catching hold of it.


lexentry: eng/grass__Noun__1
written_rep: grass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erba | graminacea
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.


lexentry: eng/grass__Noun__1
written_rep: grass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: delatore | pentito | spia | traditore
sense_list:
(countable, Britain, slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.


lexentry: eng/grass_mud_horse__Noun__1
written_rep: grass mud horse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavallo del erba-fango
sense_list:
One of the ten "mythical Baidu deities" invented by Chinese internet users for the purpose of circumventing censorship. Usually depicted as resembling an alpaca, and is supposedly living in the Mahler Gobi desert.


lexentry: eng/grass_roots__Noun__1
written_rep: grass roots
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: società civile
sense_list:
(politics) People and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity.


lexentry: eng/grasshopper__Noun__1
written_rep: grasshopper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavalletta | locusta
sense_list:
A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.


lexentry: eng/grasshopper_warbler__Noun__1
written_rep: grasshopper warbler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forapaglie macchiettato
sense_list:
Any of a number of species of small songbirds in the genera Locustella and Helopsaltes, especially Locustella naevia.


lexentry: eng/grassroots__Adjective__1
written_rep: grassroots
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dal basso | di base | popolare | sociale
sense_list:
Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.


lexentry: eng/grate__Noun__1
written_rep: grate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grata
sense_list:
A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.


lexentry: eng/grate__Verb__2
written_rep: grate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stridere
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something.


lexentry: eng/grater__Noun__1
written_rep: grater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grattugia
sense_list:
a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump


lexentry: eng/gratin__Noun__1
written_rep: gratin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gratinatura
sense_list:
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.


lexentry: eng/gratuitously__Adverb__1
written_rep: gratuitously
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gratuitamente
sense_list:
Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned. | In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.


lexentry: eng/graupel__Noun__1
written_rep: graupel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gragnola
sense_list:
(meteorology, uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.


lexentry: eng/grave__Verb__1
written_rep: grave
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: intagliare
sense_list:
(intransitive, obsolete) To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.


lexentry: eng/grave_accent__Noun__1
written_rep: grave accent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accento grave
sense_list:
(countable) A diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.


lexentry: eng/grave_goods__Noun__1
written_rep: grave goods
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corredo
sense_list:
(archaeology) The artefacts (jewellery, animals, slaves, etc) buried with a dead person in a grave or tomb.


lexentry: eng/gravel__Noun__1
written_rep: gravel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghiaia
sense_list:
(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.


lexentry: eng/gravitation__Noun__1
written_rep: gravitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gravitazione | gravità | interazione gravitazionale
sense_list:
(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe, caused by the curvature of spacetime caused by matter. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_collapse__Noun__1
written_rep: gravitational collapse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collasso gravitazionale
sense_list:
The stage in the evolution of a star in which the pressure of the star is insufficient to maintain it at a stable size, and its material falls inward under its own gravity, eventually forming a black hole or a neutron star, and sometimes accompanied by a supernova explosion.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_force__Noun__1
written_rep: gravitational force
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gravitazione | gravità | interazione gravitazionale
sense_list:
(physics) A very long-range, but relatively weak fundamental force of attraction that acts between all particles that have mass; believed to be mediated by gravitons.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_lens__Noun__1
written_rep: gravitational lens
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lente gravitazionale
sense_list:
(astronomy) A distribution of matter whose gravitational field bends the path of light rays sufficiently to distort, magnify or multiply images of more distant objects.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_singularity__Noun__1
written_rep: gravitational singularity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: singolarità gravitazionale
sense_list:
(physics) A location where the quantities that are used to measure the gravitational field become infinite in a way that does not depend on the coordinate system.


lexentry: eng/gravitational_wave__Noun__1
written_rep: gravitational wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onda gravitazionale
sense_list:
(relativity) A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light.


lexentry: eng/graviton__Noun__1
written_rep: graviton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gravitone
sense_list:
(particle) A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass.


lexentry: eng/gravity__Noun__1
written_rep: gravity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: gravità
sense_list:
(physics) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon. | (loosely, see usage notes) Gravitation, the universal force exercised by two bodies on each other by virtue of their masses. | (physics) A law or laws of gravitation: any theory which attempts to account for the phenomena of weight and/or the mutual attraction of massive objects (Aristotelian gravity, Newtonian gravity).


lexentry: eng/gravure__Noun__1
written_rep: gravure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calcografia
sense_list:
(arts, printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.


lexentry: eng/gravy_train__Noun__1
written_rep: gravy train
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottenere molto con poco sforzo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An occupation or situation that generates considerable income or benefits while requiring little effort and carrying little risk.


lexentry: eng/gray_squirrel__Noun__1
written_rep: gray squirrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scoiattolo grigio nordamericano
sense_list:
Sciurus carolinensis, a species of squirrel, found in the eastern and midwestern United States and Canada, and western Europe, eastern gray squirrel.


lexentry: eng/grayling__Noun__1
written_rep: grayling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: temolo
sense_list:
Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.


lexentry: eng/grease_nipple__Noun__1
written_rep: grease nipple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto d'ingrassaggio
sense_list:
A fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.


lexentry: eng/great_ape__Noun__1
written_rep: great ape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: antropoide
sense_list:
Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including Homo, and also many similar extinct species.


lexentry: eng/great_bustard__Noun__1
written_rep: great bustard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: otarda
sense_list:
A bird of the species Otis tarda, native to Iberia, but found at least seasonally in many parts of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/great_circle__Noun__1
written_rep: great circle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cerchio massimo
sense_list:
A segment of such circle representing the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.


lexentry: eng/great_minds_think_alike__Proverb__1
written_rep: great minds think alike
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: le grande menti si incontrano
sense_list:
Used to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.


lexentry: eng/great_northern_diver__Noun__1
written_rep: great northern diver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strolaga maggiore
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland) A large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon.


lexentry: eng/great_rhombicuboctahedron__Noun__1
written_rep: great rhombicuboctahedron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cubottaedro troncato | grande rombicubottaedro
sense_list:
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that is isogonal and has twenty-six regular faces (twelve square, eight hexagonal and six octagonal).


lexentry: eng/great_white_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: great white shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalo bianco
sense_list:
A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.


lexentry: eng/greater__Adjective__2
written_rep: greater
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maggiore
sense_list:
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.


lexentry: eng/greater__Adjective__2
written_rep: greater
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: adulto
sense_list:
(usually, capitalized) Including the surrounding urban areas and conurbation (of a city or other large settlement).


lexentry: eng/greater_celandine__Noun__1
written_rep: greater celandine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: celidonia
sense_list:
A European perennial herb, Chelidonium majus, a flower of the poppy family with yellow flowers, native to Europe and western Asia.


lexentry: eng/greater_spotted_eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: greater spotted eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aquila anatraia maggiore
sense_list:
Clanga clanga, a medium-sized migratory raptor native to Asia, north-eastern Africa and eastern Europe.


lexentry: eng/greatest_common_divisor__Noun__1
written_rep: greatest common divisor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: massimo comun divisore
sense_list:
(arithmetic, number theory) The largest positive integer (respectively polynomial, element of a given ring) that is a divisor of each of a given set of integers (respectively polynomials, elements of a given ring).


lexentry: eng/greatsword__Noun__1
written_rep: greatsword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brando
sense_list:
Any generally straight-bladed double-edged sword large enough to require the use of two hands to wield it effectively.


lexentry: eng/greave__Noun__3
written_rep: greave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schiniere
sense_list:
A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.


lexentry: eng/grebe__Noun__1
written_rep: grebe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: svasso | tuffetto
sense_list:
Any of several waterbirds in the cosmopolitan family Podicipedidae. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.


lexentry: eng/greed__Noun__1
written_rep: greed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avidità | ingordigia
sense_list:
A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.


lexentry: eng/green-collar__Adjective__1
written_rep: green-collar
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: agricoltura
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to rural, agricultural employment; often contrasted with urban blue-collar employment.


lexentry: eng/green__Adjective__1
written_rep: green
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: verde
sense_list:
Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen. | (figurative) Inexperienced. | (figurative) Environmentally friendly. | (particle physics) Having a color charge of green.


lexentry: eng/green__Noun__1
written_rep: green
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verde
sense_list:
The colour of grass and leaves; a primary additive colour midway between yellow and cyan which is evoked by light between roughly roughly 495–570 nm. | (politics, sometimes capitalised) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.


lexentry: eng/green_bridge__Noun__1
written_rep: green bridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rospodotto
sense_list:
A vegetation covered bridge over a motorway or railway that allows wildlife to safely cross over; a wildlife bridge.


lexentry: eng/green_hellebore__Noun__1
written_rep: green hellebore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elleboro verde
sense_list:
An extremely toxic herbaceous perennial plant of the species Veratrum viride that is native to the western and eastern parts of the United States, but not the central part.


lexentry: eng/green_heron__Noun__1
written_rep: green heron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airone verde
sense_list:
A small species of heron, Butorides virescens, of North America (sometimes considered a subspecies of the striated heron, Butorides striata).


lexentry: eng/green_jersey__Noun__1
written_rep: green jersey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maglia verde
sense_list:
(cycle racing) The green-colored shirt worn by the leader of a subsidiary competition in a race. In the Tour de France it is worn by the leader of the points competition.


lexentry: eng/green_manure__Noun__1
written_rep: green manure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovesciare
sense_list:
Any fairly green (fresh and wet) plant matter that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility; especially, a cover crop that is plowed in.


lexentry: eng/green_pepper__Noun__1
written_rep: green pepper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peperone
sense_list:
The green, unripe, form of the sweet bell pepper. Popular in cooking, especially Italian cuisine. The unripe bell pepper is green and generally changes to other colors as it matures, cultivars exist for red, orange, yellow and other shades.


lexentry: eng/green_tea__Noun__1
written_rep: green tea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tè verde
sense_list:
Leaves of the tea plant which are treated with steam or roasted to denature the enzymes that cause the leaves to darken and change taste. (Without this step they would become oolong tea or black tea). | A beverage brewed from green tea leaves.


lexentry: eng/greeneye__Noun__1
written_rep: greeneye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occhio verde
sense_list:
Any of the deep-sea fish of the family Chlorophthalmidae, that have large iridescent eyes with green lenses.


lexentry: eng/greenfinch__Noun__1
written_rep: greenfinch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verdone | verdello | verdone comune
sense_list:
European greenfinch, a common Old World finch (Chloris chloris, syn. Carduelis chloris), mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.


lexentry: eng/greengage__Noun__1
written_rep: greengage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verdacchio
sense_list:
A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.


lexentry: eng/greengrocer__Noun__1
written_rep: greengrocer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fruttivendolo
sense_list:
(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.


lexentry: eng/greenhouse__Noun__1
written_rep: greenhouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: serra
sense_list:
A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.


lexentry: eng/greenhouse_effect__Noun__1
written_rep: greenhouse effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effetto serra
sense_list:
(climatology, climate change) The process by which a planet is heated by solar radiation which is retained by its atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/greenhouse_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: greenhouse gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gas serra
sense_list:
Any gas (such as carbon dioxide, a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), or methane) that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by a planet's surface, thus increasing the surface temperature.


lexentry: eng/greenish_warbler__Noun__1
written_rep: greenish warbler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luí verdastro
sense_list:
Phylloscopus trochiloides, a widespread leaf warbler with a breeding range in northeastern Europe and temperate to subtropical continental Asia.


lexentry: eng/greenschist__Noun__1
written_rep: greenschist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giardino pubblico
sense_list:
(rock) A metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and pressure, often with an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote.


lexentry: eng/greenspace__Noun__1
written_rep: greenspace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giardino pubblico | prato
sense_list:
An area of undeveloped landscape, such as park land left within a city during planning and zoning other areas for development.


lexentry: eng/greenwash__Noun__1
written_rep: greenwash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: greenwashing
sense_list:
A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.


lexentry: eng/greenway__Noun__1
written_rep: greenway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: greenway | strada verde
sense_list:
A corridor of undeveloped or park land, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily non-motorized use, such as bicycle paths.


lexentry: eng/greet__Verb__1
written_rep: greet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accogliere
sense_list:
(transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.


lexentry: eng/greeting__Noun__1
written_rep: greeting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saluto | benvenuto
sense_list:
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.


lexentry: eng/greeting_card__Noun__1
written_rep: greeting card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cartolina di auguri
sense_list:
A card, typically folded in half and available commercially, that is sent to someone as a greeting. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/greige__Adjective__1
written_rep: greige
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pennone
sense_list:
(textiles) Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.


lexentry: eng/gremlin__Noun__1
written_rep: gremlin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gnomo
sense_list:
(mythological creature) An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined, for example, to damage or dismantle machinery.


lexentry: eng/grenade__Noun__1
written_rep: grenade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granata
sense_list:
A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.


lexentry: eng/grenadier__Noun__1
written_rep: grenadier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granatiere
sense_list:
(military) A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/grey-capped_greenfinch__Noun__1
written_rep: grey-capped greenfinch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verdone di Cina
sense_list:
A small passerine bird of species Chloris sinica, in the finch family Fringillidae, native to East Asia.


lexentry: eng/grey-headed_woodpecker__Noun__1
written_rep: grey-headed woodpecker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: picchio cenerino
sense_list:
Picus canus, a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, greyer than other similar Eurasian woodpeckers.


lexentry: eng/grey_area__Noun__1
written_rep: grey area
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zona grigia
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy or ill-defined.


lexentry: eng/grey_literature__Noun__1
written_rep: grey literature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: letteratura grigia
sense_list:
Materials and research produced by organizations outside of the traditional commercial or academic publishing and distribution channels.


lexentry: eng/grey_market__Noun__1
written_rep: grey market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economia sommersa
sense_list:
(business) The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.


lexentry: eng/grey_matter__Noun__1
written_rep: grey matter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: materia grigia | sostanza grigia
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter.


lexentry: eng/grey_wolf__Noun__1
written_rep: grey wolf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lupo
sense_list:
A large canid, Canis lupus, once found throughout forested areas of northern Europe, Asia and America; it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.


lexentry: eng/grid__Noun__1
written_rep: grid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: rete elettrica
sense_list:
A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.


lexentry: eng/grid__Noun__1
written_rep: grid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: rete | griglia
sense_list:
(computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).


lexentry: eng/gridlock__Noun__1
written_rep: gridlock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingorgo
sense_list:
(road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.


lexentry: eng/grief__Noun__1
written_rep: grief
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pena | dolore | sofferenza
sense_list:
Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/grievance__Noun__1
written_rep: grievance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: affanno
sense_list:
(countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint. | (uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage; resentment, bitterness or anger.


lexentry: eng/grievance__Noun__1
written_rep: grievance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: rimostranza
sense_list:
(countable, human resources) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.


lexentry: eng/grill__Noun__1
written_rep: grill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: calandra | mascherina
sense_list:
On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.


lexentry: eng/grill__Noun__1
written_rep: grill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: griglia | graticola | bistecchiera
sense_list:
(US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.


lexentry: eng/grimoire__Noun__1
written_rep: grimoire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grimorio
sense_list:
(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.


lexentry: eng/grindcore__Noun__1
written_rep: grindcore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grind
sense_list:
A genre of death metal music or hardcore punk, incorporating aggressive guitar riffs, extremely rapid drumming and loud, undecipherable screaming.


lexentry: eng/gripe__Verb__1
written_rep: gripe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: lamentarsi
sense_list:
(obsolete, transitive) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.


lexentry: eng/griseofulvin__Noun__1
written_rep: griseofulvin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: griseofulvina
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) An antifungal drug C17H17ClO6 obtained from the mold Penicillium griseofulvum, used in humans and animals against fungal infections of the hair and skin.


lexentry: eng/grism__Noun__1
written_rep: grism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grisma
sense_list:
A combination of diffraction grating and prism used to obtain spectra from selected parts of an image.


lexentry: eng/grit__Noun__1
written_rep: grit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sabbia
sense_list:
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.


lexentry: eng/grit__Noun__1
written_rep: grit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: grana
sense_list:
A measure of the relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper, the smaller the number the coarser the abrasive.


lexentry: eng/grits__Noun__1
written_rep: grits
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: porridge di mais
sense_list:
(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.


lexentry: eng/groceries__Noun__1
written_rep: groceries
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spesa
sense_list:
Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.


lexentry: eng/grocery_list__Noun__1
written_rep: grocery list
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lista della spesa
sense_list:
A written or mental list of grocery items one intends to purchase at a supermarket or similar business.


lexentry: eng/grog__Noun__1
written_rep: grog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grog
sense_list:
An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon.


lexentry: eng/groin__Noun__1
written_rep: groin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inguine
sense_list:
The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.


lexentry: eng/groin_vault__Noun__1
written_rep: groin vault
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volta a crociera
sense_list:
(architecture) A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners


lexentry: eng/grok__Verb__1
written_rep: grok
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: groccare
sense_list:
(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually. | (transitive, slang) To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.


lexentry: eng/gromwell__Noun__1
written_rep: gromwell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: migliarino
sense_list:
Lithospermum arvense, a plant of the genus Lithospermum anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of kidney stones.


lexentry: eng/groomer__Noun__1
written_rep: groomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: checca
sense_list:
(derogatory, offensive, alt-right) An individual, particularly an LGBT person or drag queen, framed as a predator or threat to children in the context. [from 2020s]


lexentry: eng/grooming__Noun__1
written_rep: grooming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: seduzione
sense_list:
The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.


lexentry: eng/groomsman__Noun__1
written_rep: groomsman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraninfo
sense_list:
A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.


lexentry: eng/groove__Noun__1
written_rep: groove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solco | scanalatura
sense_list:
A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.


lexentry: eng/grope__Verb__1
written_rep: grope
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palpare | tastare | palpeggiare
sense_list:
(obsolete) To feel with or use the hands; to handle. | To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.


lexentry: eng/gross_domestic_product__Noun__1
written_rep: gross domestic product
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prodotto interno lordo | PIL
sense_list:
(economics) A measure of the economic production of a particular territory in financial capital terms over a specific time period.


lexentry: eng/gross_national_income__Noun__1
written_rep: gross national income
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reddito nazionale lordo
sense_list:
(economics) A more recent designation for gross national product, the total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation.


lexentry: eng/gross_national_product__Noun__1
written_rep: gross national product
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prodotto nazionale lordo
sense_list:
(economics) The total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation (citizens of a country, whether living at home or abroad) during a specified period.


lexentry: eng/gross_negligence__Noun__1
written_rep: gross negligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negligenza grave
sense_list:
(legal) Negligence evincing a total or near total disregard for the rights and welfare of others and for the consequences of an act.


lexentry: eng/gross_pay__Noun__1
written_rep: gross pay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paga lorda | retribuzione lorda
sense_list:
An amount of pay, wages, salary, or other compensation before deductions, such as for taxes, insurance, and retirement.


lexentry: eng/gross_weight__Noun__1
written_rep: gross weight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peso lordo
sense_list:
The total weight of a vehicle and its freight, fuel, passengers etc. | The total weight of a product and its packaging.


lexentry: eng/grotto__Noun__1
written_rep: grotto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grotta | caverna | santuario
sense_list:
A small cave. | A local organization of cavers that typically organizes trips to caves and provides information and training for caving; a caving club.


lexentry: eng/ground__Noun__1
written_rep: ground
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 17
trans_list: terra | massa
sense_list:
(electricity, Canadian, and, US) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).


lexentry: eng/ground_clearance__Noun__1
written_rep: ground clearance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altezza libera dal suolo
sense_list:
(automotive) The measured distance between a level surface and the lowest part (other than tires or equivalent) of the bottom of a vehicle surmounting that surface.


lexentry: eng/ground_frost__Noun__1
written_rep: ground frost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: brina
sense_list:
Ice produced by the direct deposition of water vapor on grass, trees and other objects in freezing conditions.


lexentry: eng/ground_frost__Noun__1
written_rep: ground frost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: terreno gelato
sense_list:
The frozen upper level of soil, caused by the air temperature dropping below the freezing point for a lengthy period of time; in temperate climates the soil thaws completely for the summer and in cold climates it may develop to permafrost.


lexentry: eng/ground_rent__Noun__1
written_rep: ground rent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canone
sense_list:
(legal, real estate) Rent paid under a ground lease, usually long-term or in perpetuity, for a surface right or estate in land where the landowner (surface owner) and the owner of improvements (ground lessor) are separate; the improvements are effectively security for the payment of the rent.


lexentry: eng/ground_squirrel__Noun__1
written_rep: ground squirrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: citello
sense_list:
Any of a number of medium-sized squirrel-like burrowing rodents of the tribe Marmotini (i.e., excluding the smaller chipmunks and the larger marmots and prairie dogs).


lexentry: eng/ground_zero__Noun__1
written_rep: ground zero
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terra zero
sense_list:
Originally, the point on the land or water surface below which a nuclear bomb detonates in the air; now also the point on such a surface at or above the detonation.


lexentry: eng/group__Noun__1
written_rep: group
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gruppo | formazione
sense_list:
A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another. | (sports) A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.


lexentry: eng/group_of_death__Noun__1
written_rep: group of death
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gruppo della morte
sense_list:
(sports, _, slang) A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.


lexentry: eng/group_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: group theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teoria dei grupp
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see group,‎ theory; a theory about (particular kinds of) groups.


lexentry: eng/group_velocity__Noun__1
written_rep: group velocity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velocità di gruppo
sense_list:
(physics) the propagation velocity of the envelope of a modulated travelling wave, which is considered as the propagation velocity of information or energy contained in it.


lexentry: eng/grouper__Noun__1
written_rep: grouper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cernia
sense_list:
Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.


lexentry: eng/groupthink__Noun__1
written_rep: groupthink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pensiero di gruppo
sense_list:
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.


lexentry: eng/grouse__Noun__1
written_rep: grouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gallo cedrone | urogallo | pernice
sense_list:
(countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles. [from 1530s]


lexentry: eng/grouse__Verb__2
written_rep: grouse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brontolare | lamentarsi
sense_list:
(intransitive, originally, military, _, slang, informal) To complain or grumble. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/grow_up__Verb__1
written_rep: grow up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: comportarsi da adulto
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection).


lexentry: eng/growl__Verb__1
written_rep: growl
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ringhiare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. | (transitive) To express (something) by growling.


lexentry: eng/growth__Noun__1
written_rep: growth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crescita
sense_list:
An increase in size, number, value, or strength. | (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher. | (biology) Something that grows or has grown.


lexentry: eng/groyne__Noun__1
written_rep: groyne
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frangiflutti
sense_list:
An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.


lexentry: eng/grudge__Noun__1
written_rep: grudge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rancore | risentimento | astio
sense_list:
(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.


lexentry: eng/grundy__Noun__1
written_rep: grundy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moralista
sense_list:
A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.


lexentry: eng/grunge__Noun__1
written_rep: grunge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: grunge
sense_list:
(music genre) A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington, which melds punk and metal.


lexentry: eng/grunt__Noun__1
written_rep: grunt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grugnito
sense_list:
A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak. | The snorting cry of a pig.


lexentry: eng/guacamole__Noun__1
written_rep: guacamole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guacamole
sense_list:
An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.


lexentry: eng/guanaco__Noun__1
written_rep: guanaco
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guanaco
sense_list:
A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.


lexentry: eng/guanine__Noun__1
written_rep: guanine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guanina
sense_list:
(chemistry) A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs with cytosine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).


lexentry: eng/guarantee__Noun__1
written_rep: guarantee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: garanzia
sense_list:
Anything that assures a certain outcome. | More specifically, a written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty


lexentry: eng/guard__Verb__1
written_rep: guard
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: custodire | proteggere
sense_list:
(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.


lexentry: eng/guard__Verb__1
written_rep: guard
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: piantonare | sorvegliare
sense_list:
(transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.


lexentry: eng/guard__Verb__1
written_rep: guard
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fare attenzione
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.


lexentry: eng/guard_stone__Noun__1
written_rep: guard stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paracarro
sense_list:
A projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates, portes-cochères, garage entries, and walls to prevent damage from vehicle tires and wheels.


lexentry: eng/guardian_angel__Noun__1
written_rep: guardian angel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: angelo custode
sense_list:
(religion) A tutelary angel watching over a particular person in monotheistic contexts. | (figuratively) A person who benevolently watches over another.


lexentry: eng/guardsman__Noun__1
written_rep: guardsman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guardia
sense_list:
A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard. | (US) A member of the National Guard. | (British) A member of a Guards regiment.


lexentry: eng/guava__Noun__1
written_rep: guava
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: guaiava | guava
sense_list:
Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat can be yellowish to pale green or pink in color, depending on the variety.


lexentry: eng/gudgeon__Noun__2
written_rep: gudgeon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spinotto
sense_list:
(also, attributively) A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint.


lexentry: eng/guerrilla__Noun__1
written_rep: guerrilla
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guerrigliera | guerrigliero | partigiana | partigiano
sense_list:
A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.


lexentry: eng/guerrilla_warfare__Noun__1
written_rep: guerrilla warfare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guerriglia
sense_list:
Combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics.


lexentry: eng/guessing_game__Noun__1
written_rep: guessing game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indovinello | quiz
sense_list:
(games) Any game the object of which is for a player or players to guess a word, etc, for which the other player or players provide clues.


lexentry: eng/guesstimate__Noun__1
written_rep: guesstimate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a casaccio
sense_list:
(informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.


lexentry: eng/guest_book__Noun__1
written_rep: guest book
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guestbook
sense_list:
a type of ledger in which visitors to a particular establishment, such as a bed and breakfast or a museum, may leave comments about the establishment.


lexentry: eng/guide__Noun__1
written_rep: guide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guida
sense_list:
Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. | A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.


lexentry: eng/guide__Verb__1
written_rep: guide
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guidare
sense_list:
To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.


lexentry: eng/guide_book__Noun__1
written_rep: guide book
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guida turistica
sense_list:
A book that provides guidance, but especially one designed for travellers which provides local tourist information about a particular country or area.


lexentry: eng/guide_dog__Noun__1
written_rep: guide dog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cane guida per i ciechi
sense_list:
A dog that is trained to be of assistance to a vision-impaired or hearing-impaired person and is thus able to guide them.


lexentry: eng/guided_missile__Noun__1
written_rep: guided missile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: missile
sense_list:
An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.


lexentry: eng/guideword__Noun__1
written_rep: guideword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lemma
sense_list:
(chiefly, business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject.


lexentry: eng/guidon__Noun__1
written_rep: guidon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manubrio
sense_list:
A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement. | A soldier assigned to carry such a banner.


lexentry: eng/guild__Noun__1
written_rep: guild
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gilda | fraglia
sense_list:
A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.


lexentry: eng/guilder__Noun__1
written_rep: guilder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fiorino
sense_list:
The current currency unit in the islands in the former Netherlands Antilles, divided into 100 cents.


lexentry: eng/guillemet__Noun__1
written_rep: guillemet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: citazioni d'angolo | segno diacritico | virgolettato | virgolette
sense_list:
Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”.


lexentry: eng/guillemot__Noun__1
written_rep: guillemot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uria
sense_list:
Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.


lexentry: eng/guillotine__Noun__1
written_rep: guillotine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghigliottina
sense_list:
(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.


lexentry: eng/guillotine__Verb__1
written_rep: guillotine
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghigliottinare
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) To execute (someone) with a guillotine. | To cut or trim (a body part, a stack of paper, etc.) with a guillotine.


lexentry: eng/guinea__Noun__1
written_rep: guinea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghinea
sense_list:
(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.


lexentry: eng/guise__Noun__1
written_rep: guise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apparenza
sense_list:
Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.) | External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.


lexentry: eng/guitar__Noun__1
written_rep: guitar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chitarra
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).


lexentry: eng/gulag__Noun__1
written_rep: gulag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gulag
sense_list:
(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).


lexentry: eng/gulch__Noun__1
written_rep: gulch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: burrone | valle stretta
sense_list:
A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.


lexentry: eng/gules__Noun__1
written_rep: gules
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosso
sense_list:
(tincture) Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.


lexentry: eng/gull-billed_tern__Noun__1
written_rep: gull-billed tern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sterna zampenere
sense_list:
A medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.


lexentry: eng/gulp__Verb__1
written_rep: gulp
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deglutire
sense_list:
To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow. | To react nervously by swallowing.


lexentry: eng/gum_arabic__Noun__1
written_rep: gum arabic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gomma arabica
sense_list:
An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal, used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and other purposes including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.


lexentry: eng/gumbo__Noun__1
written_rep: gumbo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gombo
sense_list:
(countable) A soup or stew popular in Louisiana, consisting of a strong stock, meat or shellfish, a thickener (often okra), and the "Holy Trinity" of celery, bell peppers, and onions.


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
written_rep: gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cannone
sense_list:
(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
written_rep: gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fucile
sense_list:
A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.


lexentry: eng/gun__Noun__1
written_rep: gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pistola
sense_list:
A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.


lexentry: eng/gunpowder__Noun__1
written_rep: gunpowder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polvere da sparo | polvere pirica
sense_list:
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.


lexentry: eng/gunship__Noun__1
written_rep: gunship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cannoniera
sense_list:
(nautical) A ship equipped with heavy artillery. | (aviation) An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.


lexentry: eng/gunslinger__Noun__1
written_rep: gunslinger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pistolero
sense_list:
(historical) A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.


lexentry: eng/guppy__Noun__1
written_rep: guppy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guppy
sense_list:
A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males.


lexentry: eng/gurnard__Noun__1
written_rep: gurnard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gallinella di mare
sense_list:
(loosely) Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.


lexentry: eng/guru__Noun__1
written_rep: guru
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guru | santone
sense_list:
In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya. [from 17th c.] | (sometimes, humorous) An influential advisor or mentor. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/gusle__Noun__1
written_rep: gusle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gusla
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.


lexentry: eng/gusli__Noun__1
written_rep: gusli
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guzla
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originating in ancient Russian music.


lexentry: eng/gusset__Noun__1
written_rep: gusset
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gherone | linguetta
sense_list:
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.


lexentry: eng/gusset__Noun__1
written_rep: gusset
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: gherone
sense_list:
(machinery) A kind of bracket, or angular part, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.


lexentry: eng/gussy_up__Verb__1
written_rep: gussy up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fascinare
sense_list:
(informal, intransitive) To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.


lexentry: eng/gut_feeling__Noun__1
written_rep: gut feeling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emozione
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.


lexentry: eng/gutsy__Adjective__1
written_rep: gutsy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: audace
sense_list:
(informal) Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.


lexentry: eng/gutta-percha__Noun__1
written_rep: gutta-percha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guttaperca
sense_list:
An inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena.


lexentry: eng/gutta__Noun__1
written_rep: gutta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goccia
sense_list:
(architectural element) A small water-repelling, cone-shaped projection used in the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture.


lexentry: eng/guttation__Noun__1
written_rep: guttation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guttazione
sense_list:
(botany) The exudation of drops of water from the leaves of some vascular plants as a result of root pressure.


lexentry: eng/gutter__Noun__1
written_rep: gutter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caditoia
sense_list:
A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.


lexentry: eng/guv__Noun__1
written_rep: guv
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capo
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, chiefly, London, informal) A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior.


lexentry: eng/guzzle__Verb__1
written_rep: guzzle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingurgitare | trangugiare
sense_list:
To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.


lexentry: eng/gybe__Noun__1
written_rep: gybe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbattuta
sense_list:
A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other. | A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.


lexentry: eng/gybe__Verb__1
written_rep: gybe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: strambare
sense_list:
(intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.


lexentry: eng/gymnasium__Noun__1
written_rep: gymnasium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ginnasio | Liceo Classico
sense_list:
A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university; grammar school, prep school


lexentry: eng/gymnastics__Noun__1
written_rep: gymnastics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ginnastica
sense_list:
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness. | Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.


lexentry: eng/gynaecologist__Noun__1
written_rep: gynaecologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ginecologo | ginecologa
sense_list:
(Australia, British spelling, Commonwealth) (Canadian spelling, also common) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.


lexentry: eng/gynandromorph__Noun__1
written_rep: gynandromorph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ginandromorfo
sense_list:
An insect, crustacean or bird literally having physical characteristics of both sexes, usually displaying a bilateral difference.


lexentry: eng/gynecology__Noun__1
written_rep: gynecology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ginecologia
sense_list:
The study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.


lexentry: eng/gynecomastia__Noun__1
written_rep: gynecomastia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ginecomastia
sense_list:
(American spelling, diseases) Excessive development of breasts in males, resembling the breast development in women.


lexentry: eng/gynophore__Noun__1
written_rep: gynophore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ginoforo
sense_list:
(botany) The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea and Brachychiton), which supports the gynoecium.


lexentry: eng/gypsy__Noun__1
written_rep: gypsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zingaro | zingara
sense_list:
(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.


lexentry: eng/gyre__Noun__1
written_rep: gyre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cocuzzolo
sense_list:
(oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.


lexentry: eng/gyrfalcon__Noun__1
written_rep: gyrfalcon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: girfalco | girifalco
sense_list:
Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/gyromagnetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: gyromagnetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giromagnetico
sense_list:
of, relating to, or resulting from the properties of a spinning magnet, or a spinning electric charge; magnetogyric


lexentry: eng/gyron__Noun__1
written_rep: gyron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gherone
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) A triangular form having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon.


lexentry: eng/gyroscope__Noun__1
written_rep: gyroscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giroscopio
sense_list:
An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.


lexentry: eng/haberdashery__Noun__1
written_rep: haberdashery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merceria
sense_list:
Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop. | A shop selling such goods.


lexentry: eng/habilitation__Noun__1
written_rep: habilitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: abilitazione
sense_list:
An academic qualification, prerequiring a PhD, required in order to gain tenure as a professor in some European universities; a thesis or dissertation presented to achieve the qualification.


lexentry: eng/habitable_zone__Noun__1
written_rep: habitable zone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zona abitabile
sense_list:
The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.


lexentry: eng/habitation__Noun__1
written_rep: habitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abitazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy. | (countable) A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.


lexentry: eng/habitual__Adjective__1
written_rep: habitual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ricorrente | ripetitivo | solito
sense_list:
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.


lexentry: eng/hacienda__Noun__1
written_rep: hacienda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hacienda
sense_list:
A large homestead in a ranch or estate usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.


lexentry: eng/hack__Noun__1
written_rep: hack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: accorgimento | espediente | rattoppo | rimedio | toppa
sense_list:
(computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.


lexentry: eng/hack__Verb__1
written_rep: hack
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: rattoppare | ricodificare | riconfigurare | rimodulare | riprogrammare
sense_list:
(computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.


lexentry: eng/hack__Verb__1
written_rep: hack
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: accedere illegalmente | introdursi illegamente | penetrare abusivamente
sense_list:
(transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code. | (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).


lexentry: eng/hacker__Noun__1
written_rep: hacker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pirata informatico | pirata informatica
sense_list:
(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.


lexentry: eng/hacker__Noun__1
written_rep: hacker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: principiante
sense_list:
One who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity, especially (sport, originally, and, chiefly, golf) , a sport such as golf or tennis.


lexentry: eng/hadith__Noun__1
written_rep: hadith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hadíth
sense_list:
(countable, religion, Islam) An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.


lexentry: eng/hadron__Noun__1
written_rep: hadron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adrone
sense_list:
(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.


lexentry: eng/hadrontherapy__Noun__1
written_rep: hadrontherapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adroterapia
sense_list:
(medicine) Any of several forms of radiotherapy that use beams of elementary particles instead of X-rays


lexentry: eng/haecceity__Noun__1
written_rep: haecceity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecceità
sense_list:
(philosophy) The essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities that make an individual this specific individual and not some other.


lexentry: eng/haemophilia__Noun__1
written_rep: haemophilia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emofilia
sense_list:
(British spelling, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.


lexentry: eng/hafnium__Noun__1
written_rep: hafnium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afnio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.


lexentry: eng/hagfish__Noun__1
written_rep: hagfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: missina
sense_list:
Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.


lexentry: eng/haggis__Noun__1
written_rep: haggis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: haggis
sense_list:
A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.


lexentry: eng/hagiography__Noun__1
written_rep: hagiography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agiografía
sense_list:
(uncountable) The study of saints and the documentation of their lives. | (countable) A biography of a saint.


lexentry: eng/haiku__Noun__1
written_rep: haiku
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: haiku
sense_list:
A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.


lexentry: eng/hail__Interjection__1
written_rep: hail
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ave
sense_list:
(archaic, or, poetic) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.


lexentry: eng/hail__Noun__1
written_rep: hail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grandine
sense_list:
(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.


lexentry: eng/hair-splitting__Noun__1
written_rep: hair-splitting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottilizzare
sense_list:
(idiomatic) the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.


lexentry: eng/hair__Noun__1
written_rep: hair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pelo | capello
sense_list:
(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.


lexentry: eng/hair__Noun__1
written_rep: hair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: capello | capelli | peli
sense_list:
(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.


lexentry: eng/hair_conditioner__Noun__1
written_rep: hair conditioner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balsamo per capelli | balsamo | dopo-shampoo
sense_list:
(cosmetics) A type of shampoo product that aims to improve the condition of the hair, especially after washing.


lexentry: eng/hair_spray__Noun__1
written_rep: hair spray
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lacca
sense_list:
A usually scented hairstyling product in aerosol form that stiffens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.


lexentry: eng/hairball__Noun__1
written_rep: hairball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borra
sense_list:
A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.


lexentry: eng/haired__Adjective__1
written_rep: haired
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peloso
sense_list:
Bearing one's own hair as grown and yet attached; neither bald nor hairless. | (in combination) Bearing some specific type of hair.


lexentry: eng/hairy__Adjective__1
written_rep: hairy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peloso
sense_list:
(of a person) Having a lot of hair on the body. | (of a body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it.


lexentry: eng/halberd__Noun__1
written_rep: halberd
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alabarda
sense_list:
A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.


lexentry: eng/halcyon_days__Noun__1
written_rep: halcyon days
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giorni alcionii
sense_list:
Period of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur. | (idiomatic) A period of calm, usually in the past and often nostalgic.


lexentry: eng/half-baked__Adjective__1
written_rep: half-baked
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fancoulo
sense_list:
(figurative, informal, frequently, derisive) Incomplete; (of an idea or scheme) not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; (of a person) foolish or having no common sense.


lexentry: eng/half-breed__Adjective__1
written_rep: half-breed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: meticcio
sense_list:
(of an animal or plant) Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits


lexentry: eng/half-breed__Noun__1
written_rep: half-breed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meticcia | meticcio
sense_list:
(derogatory) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).


lexentry: eng/half-integer__Noun__1
written_rep: half-integer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: semidispari
sense_list:
(mathematics) Any number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two; a number equals to some integer plus one half.


lexentry: eng/half-life__Noun__1
written_rep: half-life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emivita | semivita
sense_list:
(physics) The time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay. | (chemistry) In a chemical reaction, the time required for the concentration of a reactant to fall from a chosen value to half that value.


lexentry: eng/half-mast__Noun__1
written_rep: half-mast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a mezz’asta
sense_list:
The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when mourning, especially expressing respect for the dead.


lexentry: eng/half-moon__Noun__1
written_rep: half-moon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzaluna
sense_list:
The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon. | Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.


lexentry: eng/half-truth__Noun__1
written_rep: half-truth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezza verità
sense_list:
A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths.


lexentry: eng/half-year__Noun__1
written_rep: half-year
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: semestre
sense_list:
The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)


lexentry: eng/half__Adjective__1
written_rep: half
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mezzo | metà
sense_list:
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.


lexentry: eng/half__Noun__1
written_rep: half
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metà | mezzo
sense_list:
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. | (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.


lexentry: eng/half_board__Noun__1
written_rep: half board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezza pensione
sense_list:
(uncountable, travel) A hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.


lexentry: eng/half_brother__Noun__1
written_rep: half brother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fratellastro | mezzo fratello
sense_list:
A male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother.


lexentry: eng/half_cadence__Noun__1
written_rep: half cadence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: semicadenza
sense_list:
(music) a cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad


lexentry: eng/half_cell__Noun__1
written_rep: half cell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: semicella
sense_list:
(physics, chemistry) Either of the two parts of an electrochemical cell containing an electrode and an electrolyte.


lexentry: eng/half_glove__Noun__1
written_rep: half glove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manale
sense_list:
A form of glove that covers the fingers and most of the hand but not the thumb, or one that leaves the ends of the fingers exposed.


lexentry: eng/half_hitch__Noun__1
written_rep: half hitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parlato
sense_list:
(knots) A knot or hitch made by passing the end of the rope once around the standing part or other rope.


lexentry: eng/halfbeak__Noun__1
written_rep: halfbeak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emiranfido
sense_list:
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.


lexentry: eng/halfwidth__Adjective__1
written_rep: halfwidth
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a metà larghezza
sense_list:
(computing, typography) Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column.


lexentry: eng/halibut__Noun__1
written_rep: halibut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: halibut | ippoglosso
sense_list:
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.


lexentry: eng/hall_of_fame__Noun__1
written_rep: hall of fame
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: albo d'onore
sense_list:
(usually, capitalized, often, _, sports) A structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals (especially ones of importance to some field), often containing a collection of memorabilia relating to them.


lexentry: eng/hall_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: hall tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attaccapanni
sense_list:
A piece of furniture for hanging hats, coats, etc. after entering a building. It may include mirrors, a bench, and/or drawers or other storage space.


lexentry: eng/hallstand__Noun__1
written_rep: hallstand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attaccapanni
sense_list:
A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored.


lexentry: eng/hallucinate__Verb__1
written_rep: hallucinate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allucinare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.


lexentry: eng/hallucination__Noun__1
written_rep: hallucination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allucinazione
sense_list:
A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens. | The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.


lexentry: eng/halo__Noun__1
written_rep: halo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alone | nimbo
sense_list:
A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/halo__Noun__1
written_rep: halo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: aureola | nimbo
sense_list:
(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.


lexentry: eng/halo_orbit__Noun__1
written_rep: halo orbit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orbita halo
sense_list:
(orbital mechanics) A periodic, three-dimensional orbit about any one of the Lagrange points L1, L2 or L3 of a two-body gravitational system.


lexentry: eng/halogen__Noun__1
written_rep: halogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alogeno
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.


lexentry: eng/halogenation__Noun__1
written_rep: halogenation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alogenazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.


lexentry: eng/halter__Noun__1
written_rep: halter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capestro | cavezza
sense_list:
A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.


lexentry: eng/haltere__Noun__1
written_rep: haltere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bilanciere
sense_list:
(entomology) A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.


lexentry: eng/halva__Noun__1
written_rep: halva
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: halva
sense_list:
A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.


lexentry: eng/ham__Noun__1
written_rep: ham
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: prosciutto
sense_list:
(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat. | (uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.


lexentry: eng/hamadryad__Noun__1
written_rep: hamadryad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amadriade
sense_list:
(Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.


lexentry: eng/hammer__Noun__1
written_rep: hammer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: martello
sense_list:
A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. | (anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear. | (music) In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string. | (sports) A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing. | Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.


lexentry: eng/hammer_throw__Noun__1
written_rep: hammer throw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lancio del martello
sense_list:
An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum length 4 ft (1.22 m)) to a handle.


lexentry: eng/hammerhead_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: hammerhead shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalo martello
sense_list:
Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.


lexentry: eng/hammock__Noun__1
written_rep: hammock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amaca | branda
sense_list:
A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.


lexentry: eng/hamper__Noun__1
written_rep: hamper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canestro | cesta | cesto | paniere
sense_list:
A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.


lexentry: eng/hamza__Noun__1
written_rep: hamza
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hamza
sense_list:
A sign (ء‎ - a stand-alone hamza) used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif - ا‎), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw - و‎) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ - ى‎). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule".


lexentry: eng/hand__Noun__1
written_rep: hand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mano
sense_list:
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. | (card games) The set of cards held by a player. | A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left. | Handwriting; style of penmanship.


lexentry: eng/hand__Noun__1
written_rep: hand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lancetta
sense_list:
An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.


lexentry: eng/hand_fan__Noun__1
written_rep: hand fan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sorte
sense_list:
A hand-held device designed to be waved back and forth in order to induce airflow for the purpose of cooling the user.


lexentry: eng/hand_in_hand__Adverb__1
written_rep: hand in hand
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mano nella mano
sense_list:
(figurative) Naturally, ordinarily or predictably together; commonly having a correlation or relationship.


lexentry: eng/hand_puppet__Noun__1
written_rep: hand puppet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: burattino
sense_list:
A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head


lexentry: eng/hand_truck__Noun__1
written_rep: hand truck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carrello
sense_list:
(North America) An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move.


lexentry: eng/handbag__Noun__1
written_rep: handbag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borsetta
sense_list:
(now, rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/handball__Noun__1
written_rep: handball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pallamano
sense_list:
(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.


lexentry: eng/handbook__Noun__1
written_rep: handbook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manuale | guida
sense_list:
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.


lexentry: eng/handbrake__Noun__1
written_rep: handbrake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: freno a mano
sense_list:
(mechanical engineering, automotive, railroading) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.


lexentry: eng/handcuffs__Noun__1
written_rep: handcuffs
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manette
sense_list:
A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.


lexentry: eng/handicap__Noun__1
written_rep: handicap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: disabilità
sense_list:
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success. | (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.


lexentry: eng/handicap__Verb__1
written_rep: handicap
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: handicappare
sense_list:
(transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest. | (transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.


lexentry: eng/handkerchief__Noun__1
written_rep: handkerchief
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fazzoletto
sense_list:
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.


lexentry: eng/handle__Noun__1
written_rep: handle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: maniglia
sense_list:
(gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.


lexentry: eng/handle__Verb__1
written_rep: handle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: amministrare | occuparsi
sense_list:
(transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.


lexentry: eng/handlebar__Noun__1
written_rep: handlebar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manubrio
sense_list:
(mostly, in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.


lexentry: eng/handler__Noun__1
written_rep: handler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: addestratore
sense_list:
(in combination) A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).


lexentry: eng/handling__Noun__1
written_rep: handling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manipolazione | gestione
sense_list:
A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.


lexentry: eng/handmill__Noun__1
written_rep: handmill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: argano
sense_list:
A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.


lexentry: eng/handout__Noun__1
written_rep: handout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scartoffia | volantino
sense_list:
A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.


lexentry: eng/handover__Noun__1
written_rep: handover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: consegna | passaggio di consegne
sense_list:
The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.


lexentry: eng/handrail__Noun__1
written_rep: handrail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corrimano | balaustra | parapetto | ringhiera
sense_list:
A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.


lexentry: eng/handset__Noun__1
written_rep: handset
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cornetta
sense_list:
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.


lexentry: eng/handspan__Noun__1
written_rep: handspan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spanna
sense_list:
The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.


lexentry: eng/handstand__Noun__1
written_rep: handstand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verticale
sense_list:
A movement or position in which a person is upside down, supported by their arms with their hands on the ground.


lexentry: eng/hang__Verb__1
written_rep: hang
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: appendere | impiccare | essere impiccato
sense_list:
(intransitive, legal) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.


lexentry: eng/hang_around__Verb__1
written_rep: hang around
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andare per le lunghe
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To stay, linger, or loiter. | (idiomatic) To spend time or be friends. (especially to hang around with someone)


lexentry: eng/hang_out_to_dry__Verb__1
written_rep: hang out to dry
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stendere per asciugare
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.


lexentry: eng/hang_up__Verb__1
written_rep: hang up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: riattaccare | riagganciare | rimuginare | tenere in attesa | tenere in sospeso | tenere sulle spine
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.


lexentry: eng/hanging__Noun__1
written_rep: hanging
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impiccagione
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).


lexentry: eng/hangnail__Noun__1
written_rep: hangnail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pipita
sense_list:
A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.


lexentry: eng/hangover__Noun__1
written_rep: hangover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postumi della sbornia | postumi
sense_list:
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/haplology__Noun__1
written_rep: haplology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aplologia
sense_list:
(phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. | (phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.


lexentry: eng/happening__Noun__1
written_rep: happening
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: happening
sense_list:
(originally, arts) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.


lexentry: eng/happily_ever_after__Adverb__1
written_rep: happily ever after
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: e vissero per sempre felici e contenti
sense_list:
(idiomatic, often preceded by "they lived") Happily until death; used in a formulaic ending for fairy tales.


lexentry: eng/happiness__Noun__1
written_rep: happiness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: felicità | gioia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. | (archaic, uncountable) Good luck; good fortune.


lexentry: eng/happy_New_Year__Phrase__1
written_rep: happy New Year
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: felice anno nuovo | buon anno
sense_list:
A wish said around the start of a new year to wish someone well for the New Year (holiday) or for the (entire) new year.


lexentry: eng/happy__Adjective__1
written_rep: happy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: felice | contento | lieto
sense_list:
Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.


lexentry: eng/happy__Adjective__1
written_rep: happy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fortunato | felice
sense_list:
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.


lexentry: eng/happy_as_a_lark__Adjective__1
written_rep: happy as a lark
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allegro come un fringuello
sense_list:
(simile, colloquial) Very happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities).


lexentry: eng/happy_as_a_pig_in_shit__Adjective__1
written_rep: happy as a pig in shit
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spensierato
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK, and, Ireland, idiomatic, vulgar, simile) Extremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.


lexentry: eng/happy_birthday__Interjection__1
written_rep: happy birthday
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buon compleanno
sense_list:
Said or written to a person who is celebrating their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer (literally, "may you have a happy birthday")


lexentry: eng/happy_ending__Noun__1
written_rep: happy ending
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lieto fine
sense_list:
(literature) A clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are tied up and all main characters are content. | (vulgar, slang, euphemistic) A hand job, especially one provided by the masseuse to the client at or towards the end of a massage.


lexentry: eng/happy_holidays__Phrase__1
written_rep: happy holidays
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buone feste
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines) A greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.


lexentry: eng/happy_hour__Noun__1
written_rep: happy hour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: happy hour
sense_list:
A time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price.


lexentry: eng/haptics__Noun__1
written_rep: haptics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aptica
sense_list:
(medicine) The study of the sense of touch. | (computing) The study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch.


lexentry: eng/hara-kiri__Noun__1
written_rep: hara-kiri
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: karakiri
sense_list:
Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.


lexentry: eng/harbor__Noun__1
written_rep: harbor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: porto
sense_list:
(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.


lexentry: eng/hard_candy__Noun__1
written_rep: hard candy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caramella
sense_list:
(US) A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.


lexentry: eng/hard_cheese__Noun__1
written_rep: hard cheese
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: formaggio duro
sense_list:
A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.


lexentry: eng/hard_currency__Noun__1
written_rep: hard currency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valuta forte
sense_list:
(economics, finance) Any globally traded currency that serves as a reliable and stable store of value.


lexentry: eng/hard_disk__Noun__1
written_rep: hard disk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disco fisso | disco rigido | disco duro | hard disk
sense_list:
(computer hardware) One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.


lexentry: eng/hard_drive__Noun__1
written_rep: hard drive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disco rigido
sense_list:
(computing, computer hardware) An electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid, rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.


lexentry: eng/hard_hat__Noun__1
written_rep: hard hat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elmetto di protezione
sense_list:
A helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from falling objects.


lexentry: eng/hard_rock__Noun__1
written_rep: hard rock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hard rock
sense_list:
(music genre) A rock music genre marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances.


lexentry: eng/hard_shoulder__Noun__1
written_rep: hard shoulder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corsia di emergenza
sense_list:
A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)


lexentry: eng/hard_sign__Noun__1
written_rep: hard sign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: segno duro
sense_list:
The Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.


lexentry: eng/hard_tick__Noun__1
written_rep: hard tick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zecca
sense_list:
Any tick in the family Ixodidae, differing from the so-called soft ticks in several respects, in particular in that they bear a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body


lexentry: eng/hard_work__Noun__1
written_rep: hard work
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faticata | operosità
sense_list:
Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/harden__Verb__1
written_rep: harden
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indurirsi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To become hard. | (transitive, ergative) To make something hard or harder. | (ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more fortis; to (cause to) undergo fortition.


lexentry: eng/hardened__Adjective__1
written_rep: hardened
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indurito
sense_list:
Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.


lexentry: eng/hardihood__Noun__1
written_rep: hardihood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coraggio
sense_list:
Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.


lexentry: eng/hardstyle__Noun__1
written_rep: hardstyle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hardstyle
sense_list:
(music genre) A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore, with origins in the Netherlands and Belgium.


lexentry: eng/hardtack__Noun__1
written_rep: hardtack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galletta
sense_list:
(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.


lexentry: eng/hardware__Noun__1
written_rep: hardware
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ferramenta
sense_list:
Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.


lexentry: eng/hardware__Noun__1
written_rep: hardware
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: hardware
sense_list:
(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.


lexentry: eng/hardware_store__Noun__1
written_rep: hardware store
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ferramenta | brico
sense_list:
A shop that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware, as well as related sundries used in construction and repair.


lexentry: eng/hardwood__Noun__1
written_rep: hardwood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legno di latifoglia
sense_list:
(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.


lexentry: eng/harebell__Noun__1
written_rep: harebell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campanula
sense_list:
A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.


lexentry: eng/harem__Noun__1
written_rep: harem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: harem
sense_list:
The private section of an Arab household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers. [1841] | A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.


lexentry: eng/harissa__Noun__1
written_rep: harissa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: harissa
sense_list:
A traditional Armenian dish; a kind of homogeneous porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat.


lexentry: eng/hark_back__Verb__1
written_rep: hark back
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mancare
sense_list:
(figuratively) To allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/harlot__Noun__1
written_rep: harlot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: meretrice | puttana | baldracca
sense_list:
(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.


lexentry: eng/harmonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: harmonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonico
sense_list:
Pertaining to harmony. | (mathematics) Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance.


lexentry: eng/harmonic_analysis__Noun__1
written_rep: harmonic analysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analisi armonica
sense_list:
(analysis) A study of the representation of functions or signals as the superposition of basic waves, involving the notions of harmonic functions, trigonometric series, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, almost periodic functions, and others.


lexentry: eng/harmonic_function__Noun__1
written_rep: harmonic function
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: funzione armonica
sense_list:
(mathematics) A function of two, three or n variables which is a solution to any of Laplace's equations


lexentry: eng/harmonic_number__Noun__1
written_rep: harmonic number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero armonico
sense_list:
(number theory) Any of a series of numbers formed from the sum of the reciprocals of consecutive natural numbers


lexentry: eng/harmonic_oscillator__Noun__1
written_rep: harmonic oscillator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oscillatore armonico
sense_list:
(classical mechanics) A system which, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring force F proportional to the displacement x according to Hooke's law: F = -k x \, , where k is a positive constant.


lexentry: eng/harmonica__Noun__1
written_rep: harmonica
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonica
sense_list:
A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.


lexentry: eng/harmonium__Noun__1
written_rep: harmonium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonium
sense_list:
(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.


lexentry: eng/harmonograph__Noun__1
written_rep: harmonograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonografo
sense_list:
A mechanical device that uses a combination of pendulums to generate an image based on Lissajous curves.


lexentry: eng/harmony__Noun__1
written_rep: harmony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonia
sense_list:
Agreement or accord. | A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds. | (music) The academic study of chords. | (music) Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.


lexentry: eng/harness__Noun__1
written_rep: harness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: braca | imbracatura | imbragatura | imbrago
sense_list:
(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.


lexentry: eng/harness_saddle__Noun__1
written_rep: harness saddle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barda
sense_list:
The part of a harness which supports the weight of poles or shafts attaching a vehicle to a horse or other animal.


lexentry: eng/harp_on__Verb__1
written_rep: harp on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dipanare
sense_list:
(transitive) To nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.


lexentry: eng/harp_seal__Noun__1
written_rep: harp seal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foca della Groenlandia
sense_list:
One of species Pagophilus groenlandicus, a true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/harpsichord__Noun__1
written_rep: harpsichord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clavicembalo | cembalo
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.


lexentry: eng/harpy__Noun__1
written_rep: harpy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arpia
sense_list:
(mythological creature) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds. | (derogatory) A shrewish woman.


lexentry: eng/harrier__Noun__1
written_rep: harrier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: albanella
sense_list:
Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.


lexentry: eng/harrow__Noun__1
written_rep: harrow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erpice | frangizolle
sense_list:
A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.


lexentry: eng/haruspex__Noun__1
written_rep: haruspex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aruspicina
sense_list:
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails.


lexentry: eng/harvest__Noun__1
written_rep: harvest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: festa del raccolto
sense_list:
(paganism) A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.


lexentry: eng/has-been__Noun__1
written_rep: has-been
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antico
sense_list:
(pejorative) A person, especially one formerly popular or influential, who continues in their field after their popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline.


lexentry: eng/hashish__Noun__1
written_rep: hashish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hascisc
sense_list:
The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.


lexentry: eng/hashtag__Noun__1
written_rep: hashtag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hashtag
sense_list:
(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007]


lexentry: eng/hasp__Noun__1
written_rep: hasp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fermaglio
sense_list:
A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.


lexentry: eng/hat__Noun__1
written_rep: hat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cappello
sense_list:
(headwear) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.


lexentry: eng/hat_trick__Noun__1
written_rep: hat trick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tripletta
sense_list:
(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins.


lexentry: eng/hatch__Noun__1
written_rep: hatch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: osteriggio | passavivande
sense_list:
An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.


lexentry: eng/hatching__Noun__1
written_rep: hatching
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tratteggio
sense_list:
(art, drawing, drafting) A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.


lexentry: eng/hatching__Noun__1
written_rep: hatching
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: covata
sense_list:
(zoology) A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.


lexentry: eng/hatchway__Noun__1
written_rep: hatchway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boccaporto
sense_list:
A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.


lexentry: eng/hauberk__Noun__1
written_rep: hauberk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: usbergo
sense_list:
A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless.


lexentry: eng/haul__Noun__1
written_rep: haul
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bottino
sense_list:
An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.


lexentry: eng/haul__Verb__1
written_rep: haul
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: carreggiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.


lexentry: eng/haulm__Noun__1
written_rep: haulm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paglia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.


lexentry: eng/haunted_house__Noun__1
written_rep: haunted house
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casa stregata | casa infestata
sense_list:
An amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through.


lexentry: eng/haute_couture__Noun__1
written_rep: haute couture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: alta moda
sense_list:
The fashion houses or fashion designers that create exclusive and often trendsetting fashions. | Any unique stylish design made to order for wealthy and high-status clients.


lexentry: eng/have-nots__Noun__1
written_rep: have-nots
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nullatenenti | poveri
sense_list:
The poor or underprivileged, contrasted with those who have possessions, power or wealth: the haves.


lexentry: eng/have__Verb__1
written_rep: have
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: fare
sense_list:
(transitive) To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in. | (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation. | (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be. | (dated, outside, Ireland, transitive) To be able to speak (a language).


lexentry: eng/have_a_nice_day__Phrase__1
written_rep: have a nice day
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buona giornata | arrivederci | arrivederla | ciao
sense_list:
(US, Canada, rather formal) . A polite parting during daytime. | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have,‎ a,‎ nice,‎ day.


lexentry: eng/have_a_word__Verb__1
written_rep: have a word
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parlare
sense_list:
(idiomatic, meiosis) To speak to someone, usually and especially in private, often in order to admonish.


lexentry: eng/have_an_affair__Verb__1
written_rep: have an affair
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flirtare
sense_list:
To engage in a romantic or sexual relationship while being married. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/have_another_think_coming__Verb__1
written_rep: have another think coming
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meglio che ci ripensi | pensaci due volte | sbagliarsi di grosso
sense_list:
(idiom) To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.


lexentry: eng/have_had_it_up_to_here__Verb__1
written_rep: have had it up to here
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avere le tasche piene | averne fin sopra i capelli | non poterne più
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal) To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.


lexentry: eng/have_it_in_for__Verb__1
written_rep: have it in for
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avercela
sense_list:
(transitive, colloquial) To be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against.


lexentry: eng/have_mercy__Verb__1
written_rep: have mercy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: compatire
sense_list:
(usually, _, in, _, the, _, imperative) To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage.


lexentry: eng/have_one's_cake_and_eat_it_too__Verb__1
written_rep: have one's cake and eat it too
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).


lexentry: eng/have_one's_way__Verb__1
written_rep: have one's way
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: averla vinta
sense_list:
(idiomatic, of a person) To obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.


lexentry: eng/have_one_foot_in_the_grave__Verb__1
written_rep: have one foot in the grave
part_of_speech: verb
trans_list:
essere più di là che di qua | avere un piede nella tomba | avere un piede nella fossa | essere più morto che vivo


lexentry: eng/have_the_hots_for__Verb__1
written_rep: have the hots for
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volare
sense_list:
(idiomatic, transitive, informal) To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone.


lexentry: eng/have_time__Verb__1
written_rep: have time
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arrivare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be available, to have the time, to be without commitments over a certain period of time (thus being able to choose what to do with it, instead of following a schedule).


lexentry: eng/hawk__Noun__2
written_rep: hawk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nettatoia | sparviero | vassoio
sense_list:
A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.


lexentry: eng/hawkbit__Noun__1
written_rep: hawkbit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dente di leone
sense_list:
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.


lexentry: eng/hawksbeard__Noun__1
written_rep: hawksbeard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radichella
sense_list:
Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion.


lexentry: eng/hawthorn__Noun__1
written_rep: hawthorn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biancospino
sense_list:
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches


lexentry: eng/hay_fever__Noun__1
written_rep: hay fever
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: febbre da fieno | raffreddore da fieno | pollinosi
sense_list:
(pathology, immunology) An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.


lexentry: eng/haymaker__Noun__1
written_rep: haymaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: knok out
sense_list:
(informal, fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.


lexentry: eng/hazard_light__Noun__1
written_rep: hazard light
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quattro freccie
sense_list:
One of multiple lights fitted to the front and rear of a vehicle, used to warn other drivers of a dangerous situation, typically when the vehicle is not working properly.


lexentry: eng/haze__Noun__1
written_rep: haze
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foschia | nebbia
sense_list:
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)


lexentry: eng/haze__Noun__1
written_rep: haze
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: stato confusionale
sense_list:
(figuratively) Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.


lexentry: eng/haze__Noun__1
written_rep: haze
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: impurità | torbidezza | torbidità
sense_list:
(uncountable, engineering, packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.


lexentry: eng/hazing__Noun__1
written_rep: hazing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nonnismo
sense_list:
(US, Philippines) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.


lexentry: eng/he__Pronoun__1
written_rep: he
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lui | egli
sense_list:
(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).


lexentry: eng/he_said,_she_said__Noun__1
written_rep: he said, she said
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiacchera
sense_list:
Conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue, prototypically involving a situation between a man and a woman with no other witnesses.


lexentry: eng/he_who_digs_a_pit_for_others_falls_in_himself__Proverb__1
written_rep: he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chi scava la fossa agli altri, vi cade dentro egli stesso
sense_list:
Someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune.


lexentry: eng/he_who_hesitates_is_lost__Proverb__1
written_rep: he who hesitates is lost
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chi si ferma è perduto
sense_list:
A person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.


lexentry: eng/head-on_collision__Noun__1
written_rep: head-on collision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scontro frontale
sense_list:
(transport) A collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision.


lexentry: eng/head__Noun__1
written_rep: head
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: testa | capo
sense_list:
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. | The end of a hammer, axe, golf club, or similar implement used for striking other objects. | (countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part. | The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide. | The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.


lexentry: eng/head_in_the_clouds__Phrase__1
written_rep: head in the clouds
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: avere la testa tra le nuvole
sense_list:
(metaphorical, usually with have or with) Used to indicate that a person has fantastic or impractical dreams.


lexentry: eng/head_louse__Noun__1
written_rep: head louse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pidocchio del capo
sense_list:
A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.


lexentry: eng/head_of_government__Noun__1
written_rep: head of government
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capo del governo
sense_list:
The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet; usually called Prime Minister (in a parliamentary system) or President (in a presidential system).


lexentry: eng/head_of_state__Noun__1
written_rep: head of state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capo di stato | capo dello stato
sense_list:
The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist.


lexentry: eng/head_start__Noun__1
written_rep: head start
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vantaggio
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.


lexentry: eng/headband__Noun__1
written_rep: headband
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cerchietto
sense_list:
A hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.


lexentry: eng/headbutt__Noun__1
written_rep: headbutt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: testata | capocciata | craniata
sense_list:
A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.


lexentry: eng/headhouse__Noun__1
written_rep: headhouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stazione ferroviaria
sense_list:
The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.


lexentry: eng/headhunter__Noun__1
written_rep: headhunter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cacciare teste
sense_list:
(anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.


lexentry: eng/heading__Noun__1
written_rep: heading
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: capo
sense_list:
(nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)


lexentry: eng/headlight__Noun__1
written_rep: headlight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fanale | faro | abbaglianti
sense_list:
A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.


lexentry: eng/headlock__Noun__1
written_rep: headlock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cravatta
sense_list:
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.


lexentry: eng/headquarters__Noun__1
written_rep: headquarters
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quartier generale
sense_list:
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.


lexentry: eng/heads-up__Noun__1
written_rep: heads-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indicazione
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler.


lexentry: eng/heads_or_tails__Noun__1
written_rep: heads or tails
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: testa o croce
sense_list:
(idiomatic) The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.


lexentry: eng/headscarf__Noun__1
written_rep: headscarf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foulard | copricapo
sense_list:
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.


lexentry: eng/headset__Noun__1
written_rep: headset
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casco
sense_list:
A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone. | Any electronic device worn on the head.


lexentry: eng/headstock__Noun__1
written_rep: headstock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: capo
sense_list:
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.


lexentry: eng/headteacher__Noun__1
written_rep: headteacher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: direttore
sense_list:
(UK, Irish) The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.


lexentry: eng/headway__Noun__1
written_rep: headway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: intervallo
sense_list:
(countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.


lexentry: eng/headwind__Verb__1
written_rep: headwind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vento di prua
sense_list:
(transitive, uncommon) To blow directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.


lexentry: eng/headword__Noun__1
written_rep: headword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voce
sense_list:
A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.


lexentry: eng/health__Noun__1
written_rep: health
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salute | sanità
sense_list:
The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/health__Noun__1
written_rep: health
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: salute
sense_list:
A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level. | Physical condition.


lexentry: eng/health_care__Noun__1
written_rep: health care
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sanità | assistenza sanitaria | servizio sanitario
sense_list:
The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions.


lexentry: eng/health_club__Noun__1
written_rep: health club
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: centro benessere
sense_list:
A facility with exercise equipment, and sometimes instructors, open to the public or those on some membership list.


lexentry: eng/health_fund__Noun__1
written_rep: health fund
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cassa mutua
sense_list:
A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.


lexentry: eng/heap__Noun__1
written_rep: heap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mucchio | pila | cumulo | catasta
sense_list:
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.


lexentry: eng/hear,_hear__Interjection__1
written_rep: hear, hear
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buono
sense_list:
(often after a toast) Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said.


lexentry: eng/hear__Verb__1
written_rep: hear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: udire | sentire
sense_list:
(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/hear_of__Verb__1
written_rep: hear of
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sentire parlare
sense_list:
To become aware of (a subject, person) through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.


lexentry: eng/hearing__Noun__1
written_rep: hearing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: udienza | ascoltazione | audizione
sense_list:
(uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard. | (countable, legal) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.


lexentry: eng/hearken__Verb__1
written_rep: hearken
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ascoltare con attenzione | dare ascolto | prestare orecchio
sense_list:
(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.


lexentry: eng/hearsay__Noun__1
written_rep: hearsay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sentita persona
sense_list:
(law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.


lexentry: eng/hearse__Noun__1
written_rep: hearse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baldacchino | catafalco | cerbiatta | cerva
sense_list:
A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.


lexentry: eng/hearse__Noun__1
written_rep: hearse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: carro funebre | carrozza funeraria
sense_list:
A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.


lexentry: eng/heart-shaped__Adjective__1
written_rep: heart-shaped
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuoriforme | in forma di cuore
sense_list:
Having the traditional shape of a heart (♥), that is pointed at one end and indented at the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/heart__Noun__1
written_rep: heart
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuore
sense_list:
(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion. | The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality. | A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥.


lexentry: eng/heart_attack__Noun__1
written_rep: heart attack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: infarto del miocardio | sciopon
sense_list:
(cardiology, pathology) An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.


lexentry: eng/heart_failure__Noun__1
written_rep: heart failure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: insufficienza cardiaca | scompenso cardiaco
sense_list:
(cardiology, pathology) The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.


lexentry: eng/heart_murmur__Noun__1
written_rep: heart murmur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soffio cardiaco
sense_list:
A sound produced when blood is pumped across a heart valve, loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope and often (but not necessarily) indicative of a physiological defect in the heart.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_grace__Noun__1
written_rep: heart of grace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coraggio
sense_list:
(archaic) Chiefly preceded by get, give, take, etc.: courage or relief, especially when gained as a result of favour shown to one.


lexentry: eng/heart_of_palm__Noun__1
written_rep: heart of palm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palmito
sense_list:
A vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees, especially the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), which is often grown for the purpose.


lexentry: eng/heart_rate_monitor__Noun__1
written_rep: heart rate monitor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cardiofrequenzimetro
sense_list:
A wearable device that allows a user to measure their heart rate in real time, usually consisting of a chest strap transmitter and a wrist receiver.


lexentry: eng/heart_sound__Noun__1
written_rep: heart sound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tono cardiaco
sense_list:
(medicine) Any of the noises that can be heard on auscultation over the heart, generated by the beating heart and the resultant flow of blood through it.


lexentry: eng/heart_valve__Noun__1
written_rep: heart valve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valvola cardiaca
sense_list:
(anatomy, cardiology) Any of the valves in the heart which prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.


lexentry: eng/hearth_tax__Noun__1
written_rep: hearth tax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: focatico
sense_list:
(historical) Any of several taxes levied in medieval Europe based on the number of hearths (fireplaces) in a property or community.


lexentry: eng/heartland__Noun__1
written_rep: heartland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: centro
sense_list:
The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.


lexentry: eng/hearts__Noun__2
written_rep: hearts
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuori
sense_list:
(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥. | (card games) A trick-taking card game in which players are penalized for taking hearts and (especially) the queen of spades.


lexentry: eng/heat__Noun__1
written_rep: heat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: calore | estro
sense_list:
(uncountable) A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate; oestrus.


lexentry: eng/heat__Noun__1
written_rep: heat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: colata | infornata
sense_list:
(countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.


lexentry: eng/heat__Verb__1
written_rep: heat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scaldare | riscaldare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").


lexentry: eng/heat__Verb__1
written_rep: heat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: scaldare | eccitare
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.


lexentry: eng/heat_capacity__Noun__1
written_rep: heat capacity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capacità termica
sense_list:
(physics) The capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.


lexentry: eng/heat_exchanger__Noun__1
written_rep: heat exchanger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scambiatore di calore
sense_list:
(physics) Any device (such as a radiator) that transfers heat from one fluid to another via a separating wall.


lexentry: eng/heat_map__Noun__1
written_rep: heat map
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mappa di calore
sense_list:
A two-dimensional graphic representation of data in which different values are represented by different colours.


lexentry: eng/heat_pump__Noun__1
written_rep: heat pump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pompa di calore | termopompa
sense_list:
A device that transfers thermal energy between spaces using a refrigeration cycle, usually between an enclosed space and the outdoors.


lexentry: eng/heat_stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: heat stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colpo di calore
sense_list:
(medicine, countable, or, uncountable) An illness caused by overheating a person or animal beyond its body's capacity to regulate internal temperature.


lexentry: eng/heathen__Adjective__1
written_rep: heathen
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pagano
sense_list:
Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan. | (by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage; barbarian.


lexentry: eng/heathen__Noun__1
written_rep: heathen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pagano | pagana
sense_list:
A pagan; someone who is neither Christian nor Jewish (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)


lexentry: eng/heathland__Noun__1
written_rep: heathland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: landa
sense_list:
A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.


lexentry: eng/heaven__Noun__1
written_rep: heaven
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cielo | paradiso
sense_list:
The sky, specifically: | (Christianity, usually capitalized) The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence. | (religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.


lexentry: eng/heavenly__Adjective__1
written_rep: heavenly
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: divino
sense_list:
Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars. | (figurative) Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable.


lexentry: eng/heavenly_body__Noun__1
written_rep: heavenly body
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corpo celeste
sense_list:
A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in the atmosphere are not usually considered as heavenly bodies.


lexentry: eng/heavens__Noun__1
written_rep: heavens
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cieli
sense_list:
(often with 'the') The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars. | (rare) : the near sky of the weather, etc.


lexentry: eng/heavy_artillery__Noun__1
written_rep: heavy artillery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artiglieria pesante
sense_list:
(military) Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance. | (figuratively) The most powerful means that can be used to carry out something.


lexentry: eng/heavy_goods_vehicle__Noun__1
written_rep: heavy goods vehicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autocarro
sense_list:
A lorry, truck or other large vehicle used to transport cargo with a total weight of at least 3.5 tonnes.


lexentry: eng/heavy_industry__Noun__1
written_rep: heavy industry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: industria pesante
sense_list:
Industrial processes that are very complex or involve large and heavy equipment, facilities, or end products.


lexentry: eng/heavy_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: heavy metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metallo pesante
sense_list:
(sciences, countable) Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)


lexentry: eng/heavy_metal__Noun__1
written_rep: heavy metal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: heavy metal
sense_list:
(music genre, uncountable) A genre descended from rock music, characterized by the use of emphatic drumbeats, highly amplified distortion, and overall loudness; often featuring extended instrumental solos and powerful vocals.


lexentry: eng/heavy_water__Noun__1
written_rep: heavy water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua pesante
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (protium); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.


lexentry: eng/heavyweight__Noun__1
written_rep: heavyweight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesi massimi
sense_list:
A very large, heavy, or impressive person. | (uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.


lexentry: eng/hebdomadary__Noun__1
written_rep: hebdomadary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ebdomadario
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) A member of a chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.


lexentry: eng/hecatomb__Noun__1
written_rep: hecatomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecatombe
sense_list:
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.


lexentry: eng/hectare__Noun__1
written_rep: hectare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ettaro
sense_list:
A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.


lexentry: eng/heddle__Noun__1
written_rep: heddle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liccio
sense_list:
A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.


lexentry: eng/hedge__Noun__1
written_rep: hedge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: siepe
sense_list:
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.


lexentry: eng/hedge_fund__Noun__1
written_rep: hedge fund
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fondo speculativo
sense_list:
(finance) Any unregistered investment fund, often characterised by unconventional strategies (i.e., strategies other than investing long only in bonds, equities or money markets).


lexentry: eng/hedgehog__Noun__1
written_rep: hedgehog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riccio
sense_list:
A small mammal, of the family Erinaceidae or subfamily Erinaceinae (spiny hedgehogs, the latter characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.) | (US) Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.


lexentry: eng/hedonism__Noun__1
written_rep: hedonism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edonismo
sense_list:
(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.


lexentry: eng/heel__Noun__1
written_rep: heel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tacco | tallone
sense_list:
The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel. | The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.


lexentry: eng/hefty__Adjective__1
written_rep: hefty
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sostanzioso
sense_list:
(of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.


lexentry: eng/hegemony__Noun__1
written_rep: hegemony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: egemonia
sense_list:
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.


lexentry: eng/heh__Noun__1
written_rep: heh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esse
sense_list:
The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/height__Noun__1
written_rep: height
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altezza
sense_list:
The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse). | The distance from the base to the top of something.


lexentry: eng/heir_apparent__Noun__1
written_rep: heir apparent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erede apparente
sense_list:
(usually, monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.


lexentry: eng/heir_presumptive__Noun__1
written_rep: heir presumptive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erede presuntivo | erede presuntiva
sense_list:
Someone who will become an heir (usually to a monarchy) only if no-one with a higher-ranking claim is born.


lexentry: eng/helicity__Noun__1
written_rep: helicity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: elicità
sense_list:
(physics, quantum mechanics) The quantized spin component of a moving particle along the direction of its motion.


lexentry: eng/helicopter__Noun__1
written_rep: helicopter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elicottero
sense_list:
(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.


lexentry: eng/heliocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: heliocentric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliocentrico
sense_list:
(astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a coordinate system or orbit. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/heliometer__Noun__1
written_rep: heliometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliometro
sense_list:
An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.


lexentry: eng/heliopause__Noun__1
written_rep: heliopause
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliopausa
sense_list:
(astronomy) The boundary of heliosphere where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.


lexentry: eng/helioscope__Noun__1
written_rep: helioscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elioscopio
sense_list:
(astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the Sun without harming the eye, by means of an optical filter that attenuates most of sunlight while allowing only a small amount of the solar radiation.


lexentry: eng/heliosheath__Noun__1
written_rep: heliosheath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elioguaina
sense_list:
(astronomy) A zone between the termination shock and the heliopause, in the heliosphere, at the outer border of the Solar System, where the solar wind is dramatically slower than within the termination shock.


lexentry: eng/heliosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: heliosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliosfera
sense_list:
(astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.


lexentry: eng/heliostat__Noun__1
written_rep: heliostat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliostato
sense_list:
A device that includes a plane mirror which turns so as to keep reflecting sunlight toward a predetermined target, compensating for the sun's apparent motions in the sky. The target may be a physical object, distant from the heliostat, or a direction in space, and is almost always stationary relative to the heliostat, so the light is reflected in a fixed direction.


lexentry: eng/heliosynchronous__Adjective__1
written_rep: heliosynchronous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliosincrono
sense_list:
Describing an orbit around the Earth where each passage in the same direction along a given latitude will occur throughout the year at the same true solar time.


lexentry: eng/heliotrope__Noun__1
written_rep: heliotrope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliotropo
sense_list:
(specifically) A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially the common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) which has clusters of purple flowers with a strong fragrance. | (uncountable) A light purple or violet colour like that of Heliotropium arborescens flowers.


lexentry: eng/heliotrope__Noun__1
written_rep: heliotrope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: eliotropio
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, mineral) Synonym of bloodstone (“a green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite”)


lexentry: eng/heliotropism__Noun__1
written_rep: heliotropism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliotropismo
sense_list:
The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light)


lexentry: eng/helium__Noun__1
written_rep: helium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elio
sense_list:
(uncountable) The second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.


lexentry: eng/helix__Noun__1
written_rep: helix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elica
sense_list:
(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase. | (anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.


lexentry: eng/hell-bent__Adjective__1
written_rep: hell-bent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caparbio | determinato | ostinato
sense_list:
(originally, US, informal) Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something). [with on ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/hell__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: hell
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inferno
sense_list:
(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.


lexentry: eng/hell_of_a__Adjective__1
written_rep: hell of a
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benedetto
sense_list:
(colloquial, or, vulgar) Intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.


lexentry: eng/hellebore__Noun__1
written_rep: hellebore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elleboro
sense_list:
Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.


lexentry: eng/hellhound__Noun__1
written_rep: hellhound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portiere
sense_list:
(mythological creature) A demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.


lexentry: eng/hello__Interjection__1
written_rep: hello
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: [[c'è nessuno]]? | c'è qualcuno
sense_list:
A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.


lexentry: eng/hello__Interjection__1
written_rep: hello
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: ciao
sense_list:
(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.


lexentry: eng/helm__Noun__1
written_rep: helm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: timone
sense_list:
(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.


lexentry: eng/helm__Noun__1
written_rep: helm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: timoniere
sense_list:
(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.


lexentry: eng/helophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: helophyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elofita
sense_list:
(botany) Any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water; helophytes grow partially submerged, and regrow from beds below the water.


lexentry: eng/help__Noun__1
written_rep: help
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: aiuto
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.


lexentry: eng/hem__Noun__2
written_rep: hem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orlo
sense_list:
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.


lexentry: eng/heme__Noun__1
written_rep: heme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eme
sense_list:
(biochemistry) The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.


lexentry: eng/hemicellulose__Noun__1
written_rep: hemicellulose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emicellulosa
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol.


lexentry: eng/hemipter__Noun__1
written_rep: hemipter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emittero
sense_list:
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.


lexentry: eng/hemisphere__Noun__1
written_rep: hemisphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: emisfero | semisfera
sense_list:
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. [1550s]. | (anatomy) Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. [1804].


lexentry: eng/hemispherectomy__Noun__1
written_rep: hemispherectomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emisferectomia
sense_list:
(neurosurgery) Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.


lexentry: eng/hemispherical__Adjective__1
written_rep: hemispherical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emisferico | emisferica
sense_list:
Having the shape of half a sphere. | Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere of the Earth.


lexentry: eng/hemistich__Noun__1
written_rep: hemistich
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emistichio
sense_list:
An approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect. | An unfinished line of verse.


lexentry: eng/hemocyanin__Noun__1
written_rep: hemocyanin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emocianine
sense_list:
(biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs, and some arthropods


lexentry: eng/hemodialysis__Noun__1
written_rep: hemodialysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emodialisi
sense_list:
(medicine) Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.


lexentry: eng/hemoglobin__Noun__1
written_rep: hemoglobin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emoglobina
sense_list:
(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).


lexentry: eng/hemolysis__Noun__1
written_rep: hemolysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emolisi
sense_list:
(medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.


lexentry: eng/hemorrhoid__Noun__1
written_rep: hemorrhoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emorroide
sense_list:
(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.


lexentry: eng/hemosiderin__Noun__1
written_rep: hemosiderin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emosiderina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron


lexentry: eng/hemostasis__Noun__1
written_rep: hemostasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emostasi
sense_list:
(medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.


lexentry: eng/hen__Noun__1
written_rep: hen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gallina
sense_list:
A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for her eggs. | A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl. | (figuratively) A woman. | (figuratively, pejorative, uncommon) A henlike person of either sex.


lexentry: eng/henbane__Noun__1
written_rep: henbane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giusquiamo | dente di cavallo
sense_list:
A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.


lexentry: eng/hendiadys__Noun__1
written_rep: hendiadys
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endiade
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.


lexentry: eng/henna__Noun__1
written_rep: henna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: henné | enna
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black. | (countable, and, uncountable) A rich reddish-brown colour.


lexentry: eng/hennin__Noun__1
written_rep: hennin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hennin
sense_list:
(historical) A headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.


lexentry: eng/henpecked__Adjective__1
written_rep: henpecked
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asservito | plagiato | soggiogato | sottomesso
sense_list:
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing matriarch, wife, or girlfriend.


lexentry: eng/henry__Noun__1
written_rep: henry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: henry
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H


lexentry: eng/heparin__Noun__1
written_rep: heparin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eparina
sense_list:
(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.


lexentry: eng/hepatocyte__Noun__1
written_rep: hepatocyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epatocita
sense_list:
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.


lexentry: eng/heptane__Noun__1
written_rep: heptane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eptano
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)


lexentry: eng/heptathlon__Noun__1
written_rep: heptathlon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eptathlon | eptatlon | heptathlon
sense_list:
(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.


lexentry: eng/her__Determiner__1
written_rep: her
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: i suoi | il suo | la sua | le sue
sense_list:
Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).


lexentry: eng/her__Pronoun__1
written_rep: her
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lei | la | a lei | le
sense_list:
The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.


lexentry: eng/herald__Noun__1
written_rep: herald
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: araldo
sense_list:
(heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms


lexentry: eng/heraldry__Noun__1
written_rep: heraldry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: araldica
sense_list:
(uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.


lexentry: eng/herbal_tea__Noun__1
written_rep: herbal tea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tisana
sense_list:
A beverage made by infusing mainly the leaves (and sometimes the flowers, roots, or stems) of various herbs or other plants, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).


lexentry: eng/herbarium__Noun__1
written_rep: herbarium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erbario
sense_list:
A collection of dried plants or parts of plants. | A building or institution where such a collection is kept.


lexentry: eng/herbivore__Noun__1
written_rep: herbivore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erbivoro
sense_list:
An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.


lexentry: eng/herd__Noun__1
written_rep: herd
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mandria | gregge | armento
sense_list:
A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/herd_behaviour__Noun__1
written_rep: herd behaviour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: istinto mandria
sense_list:
(sociology) the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.


lexentry: eng/herd_immunity__Noun__1
written_rep: herd immunity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: immunità di gregge
sense_list:
(epidemiology) The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having survived the infection or through vaccination. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/herding_instinct__Noun__1
written_rep: herding instinct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: istinto mandria
sense_list:
(sociology) A social tendency in humans to identify with and model many behaviors and beliefs after a larger group of individuals with whom they identify.


lexentry: eng/herdsman__Noun__1
written_rep: herdsman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bovaro
sense_list:
A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.


lexentry: eng/here__Adverb__1
written_rep: here
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: qui | qua
sense_list:
(location) In, on, or at this place. | (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.


lexentry: eng/here_you_are__Phrase__1
written_rep: here you are
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prego | ecco | ecco a Lei | ecco a te
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.


lexentry: eng/hereafter__Adverb__1
written_rep: hereafter
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: di seguito
sense_list:
Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)


lexentry: eng/hereditary__Adjective__1
written_rep: hereditary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ereditario
sense_list:
Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate. | Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death. | Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank. | Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.


lexentry: eng/heredity__Noun__1
written_rep: heredity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eredità
sense_list:
Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.


lexentry: eng/heresiarch__Noun__1
written_rep: heresiarch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eresiarca
sense_list:
(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/heresy__Noun__1
written_rep: heresy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eresia
sense_list:
(religion) a doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs | (by extension) A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.


lexentry: eng/heretical__Adjective__1
written_rep: heretical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eretico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics. | (of ideas or views) Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.


lexentry: eng/heritability__Noun__1
written_rep: heritability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ereditabilità
sense_list:
(countable, genetics) The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin


lexentry: eng/heritage__Noun__1
written_rep: heritage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eredità | retaggio
sense_list:
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.


lexentry: eng/heritage_interpretation__Noun__1
written_rep: heritage interpretation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mediazione
sense_list:
(museology, education) The practice and discipline of explaining natural and cultural heritage, used in museums, zoos, historic sites, galleries, etc.


lexentry: eng/herm__Noun__1
written_rep: herm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erma
sense_list:
A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.


lexentry: eng/hermaphrodite__Noun__1
written_rep: hermaphrodite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: ermafrodito
sense_list:
(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.


lexentry: eng/hermaphroditism__Noun__1
written_rep: hermaphroditism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ermafroditismo
sense_list:
(biology) Being able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphroditism or cosexuality) or sequentially (sequantial hermaphroditism or dichogamy).


lexentry: eng/hermeneutical__Adjective__1
written_rep: hermeneutical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ermeneutica
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to hermeneutics, the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts.


lexentry: eng/hermit_crab__Noun__1
written_rep: hermit crab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paguro | bernardo l'eremita
sense_list:
A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.


lexentry: eng/hernia__Noun__1
written_rep: hernia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ernia
sense_list:
(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/heroin__Noun__1
written_rep: heroin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eroina
sense_list:
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]


lexentry: eng/heroism__Noun__1
written_rep: heroism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eroismo
sense_list:
The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.


lexentry: eng/herpes__Noun__1
written_rep: herpes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: herpes
sense_list:
(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes or on the genitals.


lexentry: eng/herpes_simplex__Noun__1
written_rep: herpes simplex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erpete
sense_list:
(pathology) A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.


lexentry: eng/hers__Pronoun__1
written_rep: hers
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: i suoi | il suo | la sua | le sue
sense_list:
That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/herself__Pronoun__1
written_rep: herself
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lei stessa
sense_list:
(emphatic) She; an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate.


lexentry: eng/hertz__Noun__1
written_rep: hertz
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hertz
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz


lexentry: eng/hesitate__Verb__1
written_rep: hesitate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esitare | titubare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.


lexentry: eng/hesperidium__Noun__1
written_rep: hesperidium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esperidio
sense_list:
Any of several kinds of true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils.


lexentry: eng/heta__Noun__1
written_rep: heta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: heta
sense_list:
The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.


lexentry: eng/hetaera__Noun__1
written_rep: hetaera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etera
sense_list:
(historical, Ancient Greece) A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.


lexentry: eng/heterochromia__Noun__1
written_rep: heterochromia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eterocromia
sense_list:
(medicine, ophthalmology) An anatomical condition in which multiple pigmentations or colorings occur in the eyes, skin or hair.


lexentry: eng/heteroclisis__Noun__1
written_rep: heteroclisis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eteroclisia
sense_list:
(grammar) The presence of two or more classes of inflection in the inflectional paradigm of a noun, verb, etc


lexentry: eng/heterocyclic__Adjective__1
written_rep: heterocyclic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eterociclico
sense_list:
(organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.


lexentry: eng/heterodox__Adjective__1
written_rep: heterodox
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eterodosso | dissenziente | dissidente | eretico | scismatico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.


lexentry: eng/heterologous__Adjective__1
written_rep: heterologous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eterologo
sense_list:
Having different relationships or different elements | (biology) Of, or relating to different species


lexentry: eng/heteromorphic__Adjective__1
written_rep: heteromorphic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eteromorfo
sense_list:
(biology) Having different forms in different stages of the life cycle | Differing in size or structure from the normal


lexentry: eng/heteronormativity__Noun__1
written_rep: heteronormativity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eteronormatività
sense_list:
The assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes.


lexentry: eng/heteronym__Noun__1
written_rep: heteronym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eteronimo
sense_list:
(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning. | (literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.


lexentry: eng/heteropoly_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: heteropoly acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eteropoliacido
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of a family of mixed oxyacids of metals (such as tungsten) and nonmetals (such as phosphorus)


lexentry: eng/heterosexuality__Noun__1
written_rep: heterosexuality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eterosessualità
sense_list:
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex. | Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/heterotroph__Noun__1
written_rep: heterotroph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eterotrofo
sense_list:
(ecology) An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.


lexentry: eng/heuristic__Adjective__1
written_rep: heuristic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: euristico
sense_list:
(of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one. [from 1821]


lexentry: eng/hexachlorophene__Noun__1
written_rep: hexachlorophene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esaclorofene
sense_list:
(organic compound) A polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant


lexentry: eng/hexadecachoron__Noun__1
written_rep: hexadecachoron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esadecacoro | ipertetraedro
sense_list:
(mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to an octahedron, constructed out of sixteen tetrahedra.


lexentry: eng/hexadecimal__Noun__1
written_rep: hexadecimal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sistema numerico esadecimale
sense_list:
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.


lexentry: eng/hexahedron__Noun__1
written_rep: hexahedron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esaedro
sense_list:
(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube, and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/hexameter__Noun__1
written_rep: hexameter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esametro
sense_list:
(countable) A line in a poem having six metrical feet. | (uncountable) A poetic metre in which each line has six feet.


lexentry: eng/hexamethylenediamine__Noun__1
written_rep: hexamethylenediamine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esametilendiammina
sense_list:
(organic compound) A compound with chemical formula H2N(CH2)6NH2, a colourless solid with a strong amine odour, used in the production of polymers.


lexentry: eng/hexane__Noun__1
written_rep: hexane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esano
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids.


lexentry: eng/hexanone__Noun__1
written_rep: hexanone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esanone
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of several isomers of the saturated aliphatic ketone having six carbon atoms.


lexentry: eng/hiatus__Noun__1
written_rep: hiatus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: iato
sense_list:
(anatomy) An opening in an organ. | (linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)


lexentry: eng/hibernate__Verb__1
written_rep: hibernate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ibernare
sense_list:
(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.


lexentry: eng/hibernation__Noun__1
written_rep: hibernation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ibernazione | letargo
sense_list:
(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.


lexentry: eng/hibiscus__Noun__1
written_rep: hibiscus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ibisco
sense_list:
A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.


lexentry: eng/hiccup__Noun__1
written_rep: hiccup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: singhiozzo | singulto
sense_list:
A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.


lexentry: eng/hiccups__Noun__2
written_rep: hiccups
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: singhiozzo
sense_list:
(usually, _, with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.


lexentry: eng/hickey__Noun__1
written_rep: hickey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: succhiotto
sense_list:
(originally, US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934]


lexentry: eng/hidden_agenda__Noun__1
written_rep: hidden agenda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agenda nascosta
sense_list:
A wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody, even though people may be affected in a negative way.


lexentry: eng/hierarchical__Adjective__1
written_rep: hierarchical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gerarchico
sense_list:
Pertaining to a hierarchy. | Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.


lexentry: eng/hierarchy__Noun__1
written_rep: hierarchy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gerarchia
sense_list:
A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks. | Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.


lexentry: eng/hieratic__Adjective__1
written_rep: hieratic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ieratico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.


lexentry: eng/hieratic__Adjective__1
written_rep: hieratic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: austero | ieratico | solenne
sense_list:
(art) Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.


lexentry: eng/hieroglyphic__Noun__1
written_rep: hieroglyphic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geroglifico
sense_list:
(chiefly, in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus


lexentry: eng/hierophant__Noun__1
written_rep: hierophant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ierofante
sense_list:
(Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.


lexentry: eng/hierophany__Noun__1
written_rep: hierophany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ierofania
sense_list:
(religion) A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.


lexentry: eng/high-beam__Noun__1
written_rep: high-beam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbaglianti
sense_list:
The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.


lexentry: eng/high-speed_rail__Noun__1
written_rep: high-speed rail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alta velocità ferroviaria
sense_list:
(rail transport) A type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.


lexentry: eng/high__Adjective__1
written_rep: high
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alto | elevato | illustre
sense_list:
Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: | Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured. | Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.


lexentry: eng/high__Adjective__1
written_rep: high
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: alto
sense_list:
Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). | (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).


lexentry: eng/high__Adjective__1
written_rep: high
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 16
trans_list: eccitato | fatto | flippato | fuso | gasato | schizzato
sense_list:
(informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.


lexentry: eng/high_card__Noun__1
written_rep: high card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carta alta
sense_list:
(poker) A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush. The lowest possible winning hand in poker.


lexentry: eng/high_five__Noun__1
written_rep: high five
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: batti cinque
sense_list:
A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.


lexentry: eng/high_jump__Noun__1
written_rep: high jump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salto in alto
sense_list:
(uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher.


lexentry: eng/high_priest__Noun__1
written_rep: high priest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sommo sacerdote
sense_list:
(religion) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest. | In the Bible, the male individual who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur); always a descendant of Aaron, the older brother of Moses.


lexentry: eng/high_relief__Noun__1
written_rep: high relief
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altorilievo
sense_list:
(sculpture) A form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth.


lexentry: eng/high_seas__Noun__1
written_rep: high seas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alto mare
sense_list:
(nautical) Regions of the ocean that are far from shore, especially those regions that do not belong to any country.


lexentry: eng/high_technology__Noun__1
written_rep: high technology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alta tecnologia
sense_list:
Any highly technical or specialized technological application or equipment, especially one that involves complex electronics or computing


lexentry: eng/highlight__Noun__1
written_rep: highlight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bagliore | chiarore
sense_list:
(painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.


lexentry: eng/highlight__Verb__1
written_rep: highlight
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: evidenziare
sense_list:
(transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.


lexentry: eng/highlights__Noun__2
written_rep: highlights
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riassunto
sense_list:
Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most entertaining or consequential aspects; compilation of each highlight of that event


lexentry: eng/hightail__Verb__1
written_rep: hightail
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andarsene altezzosamente
sense_list:
(informal, chiefly, North America, usually, transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.


lexentry: eng/hijab__Noun__1
written_rep: hijab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hijab
sense_list:
(uncountable, Islam) The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related adult males. | (countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.


lexentry: eng/hijack__Verb__1
written_rep: hijack
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dirottare
sense_list:
To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).


lexentry: eng/hikikomori__Noun__1
written_rep: hikikomori
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hikikomori
sense_list:
(uncountable) A Japanese phenomenon whereby a person becomes a recluse from society, typically remaining isolated in a single room at home for a very long period.


lexentry: eng/hilarity__Noun__1
written_rep: hilarity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilarità
sense_list:
(uncountable) A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter. | (countable) Something that induces laughter.


lexentry: eng/hillbilly__Noun__1
written_rep: hillbilly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buzzurro | montanaro
sense_list:
(often, _, pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.


lexentry: eng/hillbilly__Noun__1
written_rep: hillbilly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sudista
sense_list:
(ethnic slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.


lexentry: eng/hilt__Noun__1
written_rep: hilt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impugnatura | coccia | elsa | guardamano
sense_list:
The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.


lexentry: eng/hilum__Noun__1
written_rep: hilum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilo | occhio | ombelico
sense_list:
(botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.


lexentry: eng/him__Pronoun__1
written_rep: him
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: lui
sense_list:
With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/hindbrain__Noun__1
written_rep: hindbrain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rombencefalo
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon


lexentry: eng/hindsight_is_20!slash!20__Proverb__1
written_rep: hindsight is 20/20
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: del senno di poi son piene le fosse
sense_list:
(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.


lexentry: eng/hip_bone__Noun__1
written_rep: hip bone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osso iliaco
sense_list:
(anatomy) One of two roughly symmetrical skeleton parts, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/hip_hip_hooray__Interjection__1
written_rep: hip hip hooray
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hip hip hip hurrà | hip hip hip urrà
sense_list:
An exclamation of congratulations or celebration, especially in response to a call for "three cheers for" the person. Often the person calling for the cheers will yell "Hip! Hip!", the crowd replying "Hooray!"


lexentry: eng/hip_roof__Noun__1
written_rep: hip roof
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tetto a padiglione
sense_list:
A roof formed from inclined, planar ends and sides, joined at their edges to form hips, the longer sides forming a ridge at the top


lexentry: eng/hippie__Noun__1
written_rep: hippie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: hippy
sense_list:
(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.


lexentry: eng/hippocampus__Noun__1
written_rep: hippocampus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ippocampo
sense_list:
(mythological creature) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin. | (neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.


lexentry: eng/hippocras__Noun__1
written_rep: hippocras
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ippocrasso | ipocrasso
sense_list:
(historical) A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed.


lexentry: eng/hippopotamus__Noun__1
written_rep: hippopotamus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ippopotamo
sense_list:
A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus).


lexentry: eng/hiragana__Noun__1
written_rep: hiragana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hiragana
sense_list:
(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.


lexentry: eng/hire__Verb__1
written_rep: hire
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: assumere | impiegare | ingaggiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.


lexentry: eng/hirola__Noun__1
written_rep: hirola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: damalisco di Hunter
sense_list:
A type of antelope found in an area between Kenya and Somalia, Beatragus hunteri or sometimes Damaliscus hunteri.


lexentry: eng/hirsutism__Noun__1
written_rep: hirsutism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: irsutismo
sense_list:
(dermatology) Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.


lexentry: eng/hirudin__Noun__1
written_rep: hirudin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: irudina
sense_list:
(protein) A peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.


lexentry: eng/histamine__Noun__1
written_rep: histamine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: istamina
sense_list:
(neurotransmitter) An amine, C5H9N3, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion; it is released during allergic reactions.


lexentry: eng/histidine__Noun__1
written_rep: histidine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: istidina
sense_list:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid C6H9N3O2 found in most animal proteins; essential for tissue growth and repair.


lexentry: eng/histogram__Noun__1
written_rep: histogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: istogramma
sense_list:
(statistics) A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.


lexentry: eng/histology__Noun__1
written_rep: histology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: istologia
sense_list:
(biology) The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.


lexentry: eng/histone__Noun__1
written_rep: histone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: istone
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.


lexentry: eng/historical_criticism__Noun__1
written_rep: historical criticism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: critica storica | criticismo storico
sense_list:
The systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in a particular historical context with varying reliability as sources.


lexentry: eng/historicism__Noun__1
written_rep: historicism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: storicismo
sense_list:
A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people. | (theology) A method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate Biblical prophecies with actual historical events and symbolic beings with historical persons or societies.


lexentry: eng/historico-grammatical__Adjective__1
written_rep: historico-grammatical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: storico e grammaticale | storico-grammaticale
sense_list:
(hermeneutics, textual analysis) Pertaining to, using or based on the textual analysis technique of seeking to establish the meanings of words at the time the text was written.


lexentry: eng/historiography__Noun__1
written_rep: historiography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: storiografia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The study of the discipline and practice of history and the writings of past historians.


lexentry: eng/history__Noun__1
written_rep: history
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: storia
sense_list:
The aggregate of past events. | The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events. | (countable) A record or narrative description of past events.


lexentry: eng/history__Noun__1
written_rep: history
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: cronologia | storia
sense_list:
(countable, computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.


lexentry: eng/histrionics__Noun__1
written_rep: histrionics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: affettazione
sense_list:
Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.


lexentry: eng/hit__Noun__1
written_rep: hit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: risultato
sense_list:
(computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine | (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.


lexentry: eng/hit__Noun__1
written_rep: hit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: valida | battuta
sense_list:
(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.


lexentry: eng/hit_and_run__Noun__1
written_rep: hit and run
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: batti e corri | omissione di soccorso
sense_list:
(baseball) A play in baseball where the baserunners leave their base before the batter hits the ball, assuming that the batter will in fact hit the ball and this will give them an advantage.


lexentry: eng/hit_and_run__Noun__1
written_rep: hit and run
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tattiche mordi e fuggi
sense_list:
(military) The military technique of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.


lexentry: eng/hit_it_and_quit_it__Verb__1
written_rep: hit it and quit it
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sveltina | una botta e via
sense_list:
(slang) To have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.


lexentry: eng/hit_it_off__Verb__1
written_rep: hit it off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: simpatizzare
sense_list:
(informal) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.


lexentry: eng/hit_on__Verb__1
written_rep: hit on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: provarci con
sense_list:
(transitive, slang) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.


lexentry: eng/hit_point__Noun__1
written_rep: hit point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto danno
sense_list:
(chiefly, RPG) A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/hit_the_bottle__Verb__1
written_rep: hit the bottle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alzare il gomito
sense_list:
(idiomatic, colloquial) To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.


lexentry: eng/hitchhike__Verb__1
written_rep: hitchhike
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare l'autostop
sense_list:
(intransitive) To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination. | (US, transitive) To try to get (a ride) in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.


lexentry: eng/ho__Noun__2
written_rep: ho
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: troia
sense_list:
(slang, derogatory) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.


lexentry: eng/hoar_frost__Noun__1
written_rep: hoar frost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: brina | calaverna
sense_list:
(specifically, meteorology) Water vapour which has undergone deposition or desublimation when the air is cold and moist to form a white deposit on exposed surfaces.


lexentry: eng/hoarding__Noun__2
written_rep: hoarding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: disturbo da accumulo
sense_list:
(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.


lexentry: eng/hoatzin__Noun__1
written_rep: hoatzin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoatzin
sense_list:
A bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.


lexentry: eng/hoax__Verb__1
written_rep: hoax
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frodare
sense_list:
(transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.


lexentry: eng/hob__Noun__1
written_rep: hob
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: piano cottura
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.


lexentry: eng/hobble__Noun__1
written_rep: hobble
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceppi | lacci | pastoia
sense_list:
(mostly, in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.


lexentry: eng/hobo__Noun__1
written_rep: hobo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vagabondo | senzatetto
sense_list:
(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.


lexentry: eng/hock__Noun__2
written_rep: hock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: garretto
sense_list:
(countable) The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog. | Meat from that part of a food animal.


lexentry: eng/hockey__Noun__1
written_rep: hockey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: hockey
sense_list:
(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.


lexentry: eng/hockey_puck__Noun__1
written_rep: hockey puck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disco di gomma
sense_list:
(ice hockey) A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's goal net.


lexentry: eng/hockey_stick__Noun__1
written_rep: hockey stick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bastone da hockey su ghiaccio
sense_list:
(North America, ice hockey) A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.


lexentry: eng/hockey_stick__Noun__1
written_rep: hockey stick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bastone da hockey su prato
sense_list:
(British, field hockey) A stick used to handle the ball in field hockey, having a flat-faced hook at the end.


lexentry: eng/hocus-pocus__Interjection__1
written_rep: hocus-pocus
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abracadabra
sense_list:
A phrase used (by a stage magician, etc.) as a magical incantation to bring about some change: abracadabra, hey presto.


lexentry: eng/hod__Noun__1
written_rep: hod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sparviere
sense_list:
A three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construction materials over the shoulder.


lexentry: eng/hodiernal__Adjective__1
written_rep: hodiernal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attuale
sense_list:
(archaic, or, literary, rare, outside, grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.


lexentry: eng/hoe__Noun__1
written_rep: hoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zappa
sense_list:
An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds.


lexentry: eng/hog__Noun__1
written_rep: hog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maiale
sense_list:
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.


lexentry: eng/hog__Verb__1
written_rep: hog
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suggere
sense_list:
(transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.


lexentry: eng/hogget__Noun__1
written_rep: hogget
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agnellone
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK, NZ) A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).


lexentry: eng/hoist__Verb__1
written_rep: hoist
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: issare | alzare | brandire | elevare | innalzare | sollevare
sense_list:
(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).


lexentry: eng/hoist_by_one's_own_petard__Adjective__1
written_rep: hoist by one's own petard
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cadere nella propria trappola | darsi la zappa sui piedi | fare autogol
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".


lexentry: eng/hokey__Adjective__1
written_rep: hokey
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artificiale
sense_list:
(US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.


lexentry: eng/hold__Verb__1
written_rep: hold
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tenere | mantenere | trattenere | imbracciare | prenotare | ritenere
sense_list:
(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.


lexentry: eng/hold__Verb__1
written_rep: hold
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: tenere | contenere | mantenere | trattenere
sense_list:
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.


lexentry: eng/hold_a_candle__Verb__1
written_rep: hold a candle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non essere all'altezza di qualcuno
sense_list:
(chiefly in the negative) To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/hold_court__Verb__1
written_rep: hold court
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tenere banco
sense_list:
(idiomatic, by extension) To serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc.


lexentry: eng/hold_off__Verb__1
written_rep: hold off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: attendere
sense_list:
(idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).


lexentry: eng/hold_on__Verb__1
written_rep: hold on
part_of_speech: verb
sense_list: (idiomatic) Wait a short while.
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list:
aspettare [[un po']] | aspettare un attimo | aspettare un istante | aspettare un momento | attendere


lexentry: eng/hold_one's_breath__Verb__1
written_rep: hold one's breath
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trattenere il fiato
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold,‎ one's,‎ breath. To keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling.


lexentry: eng/hold_one's_liquor__Verb__1
written_rep: hold one's liquor
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: resistere
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/hold_sway__Verb__1
written_rep: hold sway
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dominare
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To have the greatest influence (over someone or something); to be pre-eminent; to dominate.


lexentry: eng/hold_the_cards__Verb__1
written_rep: hold the cards
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avere il coltello dalla parte del manico
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else; to be in control of a situation involving multiple parties.


lexentry: eng/hold_to_account__Verb__1
written_rep: hold to account
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: responsabilizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.


lexentry: eng/holding_company__Noun__1
written_rep: holding company
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: holding
sense_list:
(business) A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services.


lexentry: eng/hole-in-the-wall__Noun__1
written_rep: hole-in-the-wall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bettola
sense_list:
(North America) A restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked.


lexentry: eng/hole__Noun__1
written_rep: hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: buco | foro | cunicolo | fessura | pertugio
sense_list:
(stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.


lexentry: eng/hole__Noun__1
written_rep: hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cella di isolamento | buco
sense_list:
(golf) A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.


lexentry: eng/hole__Noun__1
written_rep: hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: lacuna | lacuna elettronica | buco
sense_list:
(physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.


lexentry: eng/holiday__Noun__1
written_rep: holiday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ferie | vacanza
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.


lexentry: eng/holiday__Noun__1
written_rep: holiday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: vacanza
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).


lexentry: eng/holiday_camp__Noun__1
written_rep: holiday camp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colonia feriale
sense_list:
(British) An enclosed resort providing accommodation (often in chalets) and entertainment, generally aimed at families.


lexentry: eng/holiday_season__Noun__1
written_rep: holiday season
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ferie
sense_list:
(US, Canada) The period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur, such as Halloween, American Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa


lexentry: eng/hollandaise_sauce__Noun__1
written_rep: hollandaise sauce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salsa olandesa
sense_list:
An emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks as the emulsifying agent, used in French cooking.


lexentry: eng/holly__Noun__1
written_rep: holly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agrifoglio
sense_list:
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.


lexentry: eng/holmium__Noun__1
written_rep: holmium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olmio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and malleable silvery-white metal, too reactive to be found uncombined in nature.


lexentry: eng/hologenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: hologenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ologenesi
sense_list:
A theory of evolution in which each species divides into two, only one of which develops successfully.


lexentry: eng/holography__Noun__1
written_rep: holography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olografia
sense_list:
(physics) a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms


lexentry: eng/holomorphic__Adjective__1
written_rep: holomorphic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olomorfa
sense_list:
(complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain.


lexentry: eng/holotype__Noun__1
written_rep: holotype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olotipo
sense_list:
(taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.


lexentry: eng/holy_shit__Interjection__1
written_rep: holy shit
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: me cojoni | merda | porca puttana | sticazzi
sense_list:
(idiomatic, vulgar, slang) Expression of terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.


lexentry: eng/holy_war__Noun__1
written_rep: holy war
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guerra santa
sense_list:
A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs. | (Utah) The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.


lexentry: eng/holy_water__Noun__1
written_rep: holy water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua benedetta | acqua santa
sense_list:
(Christianity) In certain Christian churches, water that has been sanctified by a priest or bishop for the purpose of baptism or for the blessing of persons, places, or things.


lexentry: eng/homage__Noun__1
written_rep: homage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omaggio
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, such as towards a person after their retirement or death. | (countable) An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style. | (historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.


lexentry: eng/home__Adverb__1
written_rep: home
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a casa
sense_list:
(internet) To the home page. | At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
written_rep: home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casa | focolare
sense_list:
One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
written_rep: home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: patria | paese
sense_list:
One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
written_rep: home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dimora | habitat
sense_list:
The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.


lexentry: eng/home__Noun__1
written_rep: home
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: meta | traguardo
sense_list:
(board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal. | (lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.


lexentry: eng/home_cinema__Noun__1
written_rep: home cinema
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: home cinema | home theater | home theatre
sense_list:
(UK) A system for showing cinema-quality films at home; usually comprising high-definition television and surround sound.


lexentry: eng/home_country__Noun__1
written_rep: home country
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patria
sense_list:
The country in which a person was born and usually raised, regardless of the present country of residence and citizenship.


lexentry: eng/home_front__Noun__1
written_rep: home front
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fronte interno
sense_list:
The civilian sphere as opposed to the military; specifically, the civilian sphere supporting the military's efforts in a war.


lexentry: eng/home_help__Noun__1
written_rep: home help
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colf | collaboratrice familiare
sense_list:
A person employed, especially by a social services department, to perform household chores and provide aid to a patient or infirm person in the latter's own home; a carer.


lexentry: eng/home_page__Noun__1
written_rep: home page
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pagina iniziale
sense_list:
The default page set to open in a web browser or hypertext system when it starts up, or when its home function is invoked.


lexentry: eng/home_plate__Noun__1
written_rep: home plate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casa base
sense_list:
(baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from or past third base scores a run.


lexentry: eng/home_run__Noun__1
written_rep: home run
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuoricampo
sense_list:
(baseball) A four-base hit, allowing the batter to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.


lexentry: eng/home_stretch__Noun__1
written_rep: home stretch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dirittura d'arrivo
sense_list:
The final part of a racecourse from the last curve to the finish line. | (figurative, by extension) The final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish.


lexentry: eng/home_wrecker__Noun__1
written_rep: home wrecker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rovinafamiglie
sense_list:
(slang, derogatory) A person who gains the affections of someone already married or engaged, and thus causes the dissolution of the marriage or engagement.


lexentry: eng/homebody__Noun__1
written_rep: homebody
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pantofolaio
sense_list:
(North American, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/homecoming__Noun__1
written_rep: homecoming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ritorno in patria
sense_list:
Ellipsis of harvest homecoming.; A traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. Traditionally marking the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.


lexentry: eng/homemaker__Noun__1
written_rep: homemaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casalinga | casalingo
sense_list:
(US) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.


lexentry: eng/homeopathy__Noun__1
written_rep: homeopathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omeopatia
sense_list:
A system of treating diseases with small amounts of substances which, in larger amounts, would produce the observed symptoms.


lexentry: eng/homeostasis__Noun__1
written_rep: homeostasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omeostasi
sense_list:
(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.


lexentry: eng/homesickness__Noun__1
written_rep: homesickness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nostalgia
sense_list:
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.


lexentry: eng/homestead__Noun__1
written_rep: homestead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abitazione isolata | casa isolata
sense_list:
A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.


lexentry: eng/homicide__Noun__1
written_rep: homicide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omicidio | assassinio | omicidio colposo | omicidio premeditato
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.


lexentry: eng/homie__Noun__1
written_rep: homie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: compàre
sense_list:
(AAVE) Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown. | (AAVE) A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.


lexentry: eng/homing_pigeon__Noun__1
written_rep: homing pigeon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piccione viaggiatore
sense_list:
A variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances.


lexentry: eng/hominid__Noun__1
written_rep: hominid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ominide
sense_list:
Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.


lexentry: eng/hominization__Noun__1
written_rep: hominization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ominizzazione
sense_list:
(paleontology) The process of becoming like a human. | (theology) The beginning of human life, or of a deity's life in human form.


lexentry: eng/hominy__Noun__1
written_rep: hominy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polenta
sense_list:
A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.


lexentry: eng/homocercal__Adjective__1
written_rep: homocercal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omocerco
sense_list:
(ichthyology) Describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.


lexentry: eng/homocystinuria__Noun__1
written_rep: homocystinuria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omocistinuria
sense_list:
(medicine) An inherited metabolic disorder characterised by the presence of homocysteine in the urine


lexentry: eng/homogeneous__Adjective__1
written_rep: homogeneous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: omogeneo
sense_list:
(geometry, of a space equipped with a group action) Informally: Everywhere the same, uniform, in the sense that any point can be moved to any other (via the group action) while respecting the structure of the space. Formally: Such that the group action is transitively and acts by automorphisms on the space (some authors also require that the action be faithful). | (ring theory, of an element of a graded ring) Belonging to one of the summands of the grading (if the ring is graded over the natural numbers and the element is in the kth summand, it is said to be homogeneous of degree k; if the ring is graded over a commutative monoid I, and the element is an element of the ith summand, it is said to be of grade i)


lexentry: eng/homogenization__Noun__1
written_rep: homogenization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omogeneizzazione
sense_list:
The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.


lexentry: eng/homogenized_milk__Noun__1
written_rep: homogenized milk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: latte omogeneizzato
sense_list:
Milk which has been treated so that the liquid remains creamy throughout, instead of forming a separate layer of cream at the top.


lexentry: eng/homoglyph__Noun__1
written_rep: homoglyph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omoglifo
sense_list:
(linguistics, computing) A character identical or nearly identical in appearance to another, but which differs in the meaning it represents; thus, in character encoding terms, a character with an identical or near-identical glyph, or the glyph itself.


lexentry: eng/homologation__Noun__1
written_rep: homologation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omologazione
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound into the next member of a homologous series, usually by lengthening a carbon chain | (legal) Official certification.


lexentry: eng/homological_algebra__Noun__1
written_rep: homological algebra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: algebra omologica
sense_list:
(algebra) The branch of mathematics dealing with homology and in particular with homological functors and the algebraic structures they entail.


lexentry: eng/homologous__Adjective__1
written_rep: homologous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omologo
sense_list:
(biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin. | (chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH₂ group. | (cultural anthropology, structural anthropology) Playing the same role as seen in another culture, whether by historical connection, psychological archetype, convergent cultural evolution, or otherwise (as may be hypothesized but not known with certainty by current science), as for example with the cryptozoologic concepts of yeti and sasquatch, the use of polite and familiar pronouns, or other similarities. | Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.


lexentry: eng/homology__Noun__1
written_rep: homology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omologia
sense_list:
(chemistry) The relationship, between elements, of being in the same group of the periodic table. | (genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in different but related genes. | (organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.


lexentry: eng/homomorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: homomorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omomorfismo
sense_list:
(algebra) A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type, such as groups, rings, or vector spaces.


lexentry: eng/homophone__Noun__1
written_rep: homophone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omofono
sense_list:
(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.


lexentry: eng/homorganic__Adjective__1
written_rep: homorganic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omorganico
sense_list:
(phonetics) Of consonants: having the same place of articulation. For example, labial m, b, p, alveolar n, d, t, velar ŋ, g, k. Indic alphabets such as Devanagari, as well as the Korean hangul alphabet, are rationally arranged so that homorganic consonants are grouped together.


lexentry: eng/homoscedasticity__Noun__1
written_rep: homoscedasticity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omoschedasticità
sense_list:
(statistics) A property of a set of random variables such that each variable has the same finite variance.


lexentry: eng/homosexual__Adjective__1
written_rep: homosexual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omosessuale
sense_list:
(of a person or other animal, formal, distancing, or, dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.) | (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing, or, dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay. | (dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.


lexentry: eng/homosexual__Noun__1
written_rep: homosexual
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omosessuale
sense_list:
(typically, formal, distancing, or, dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.


lexentry: eng/homosexuality__Noun__1
written_rep: homosexuality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: omosessualità
sense_list:
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]


lexentry: eng/homosociality__Noun__1
written_rep: homosociality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omosocialità
sense_list:
Socialization (social interaction, social relationships) with members of the same sex, as distinguished from sexual interaction with or attraction to members of the same sex (homosexuality) and social interaction with members of the opposite sex (heterosociality).


lexentry: eng/homothetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: homothetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: omotetico
sense_list:
(mathematics) of a function of two or more variables in which the ratio of the partial derivatives depends only on the ratio of the variables, not their value


lexentry: eng/homothety__Noun__1
written_rep: homothety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omotetia
sense_list:
(mathematics, geometry) An isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point.


lexentry: eng/homotopic__Adjective__1
written_rep: homotopic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: omotopico
sense_list:
(topology, of two continuous maps) Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.


lexentry: eng/hone__Noun__1
written_rep: hone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cote | mola
sense_list:
A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.


lexentry: eng/honest__Adjective__1
written_rep: honest
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onesto
sense_list:
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.


lexentry: eng/honey__Noun__1
written_rep: honey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: miele
sense_list:
(uncountable) A viscous, gold-colored sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. | A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.


lexentry: eng/honey_badger__Noun__1
written_rep: honey badger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tasso del miele | mellivora | ratele
sense_list:
Mellivora capensis, a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.


lexentry: eng/honey_bee__Noun__1
written_rep: honey bee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ape | ape da miele
sense_list:
Any of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.


lexentry: eng/honey_buzzard__Noun__1
written_rep: honey buzzard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falco pecchiaiolo
sense_list:
European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa


lexentry: eng/honey_locust__Noun__1
written_rep: honey locust
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spino di Giuda | triacanto
sense_list:
A North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.


lexentry: eng/honeycomb__Noun__1
written_rep: honeycomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cella | favo | nido | nido d'api
sense_list:
(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.


lexentry: eng/honeydew__Noun__1
written_rep: honeydew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melata
sense_list:
(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.


lexentry: eng/honeydew_melon__Noun__1
written_rep: honeydew melon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melone verde
sense_list:
A melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind.


lexentry: eng/honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense__Phrase__1
written_rep: honi soit qui mal y pense
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sia svergognato chi pensa male
sense_list:
The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/honor__Noun__1
written_rep: honor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onore
sense_list:
(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful). | (countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.


lexentry: eng/honor__Verb__1
written_rep: honor
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onorare
sense_list:
(transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.


lexentry: eng/honor__Verb__1
written_rep: honor
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tenere fede a
sense_list:
(transitive) To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).


lexentry: eng/honorary_consul__Noun__1
written_rep: honorary consul
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: console onorario
sense_list:
A person representing a country as a local consul, who is a private person (without diplomatic immunity; not a career diplomat) and part-time representative, with their own primary pursuits, frequently a citizen of the country that is hosting the consul (a local citizen; not a citizen of the country being represented) or expatriate (citizen of the country being represented, living and working in the local country), frequently with commercial ties to the country being represented.


lexentry: eng/honour_killing__Noun__1
written_rep: honour killing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delitto d'onore
sense_list:
(euphemistic) A typically Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural practice whereby a family member, usually female, is murdered by other family members, the act being justified as retribution for a (usually sexual) slight upon the family's honour.


lexentry: eng/hooch__Noun__1
written_rep: hooch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acquavite scadente
sense_list:
(North America, informal) An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.


lexentry: eng/hood__Adjective__1
written_rep: hood
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quartiere | vicinato
sense_list:
Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.


lexentry: eng/hood_rat__Noun__1
written_rep: hood rat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ratto
sense_list:
(slang, African-American Vernacular English, pejorative) A person from an urban neighbourhood who overtly exhibits attributes associated with inner city life, especially in both behaviour and appearance.


lexentry: eng/hoof__Noun__1
written_rep: hoof
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zoccolo
sense_list:
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.


lexentry: eng/hoof_fungus__Noun__1
written_rep: hoof fungus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fungo esca del fuoco
sense_list:
Fomes fomentarius, a fungal plant pathogen found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, producing large polypore fruit bodies shaped like a horse's hoof.


lexentry: eng/hook__Noun__1
written_rep: hook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gancio | uncino | gancetto
sense_list:
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.


lexentry: eng/hook__Noun__1
written_rep: hook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 24
trans_list: gancio
sense_list:
(boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc | (basketball) a basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot.


lexentry: eng/hook__Verb__1
written_rep: hook
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: agganciare | connettersi | inserire
sense_list:
(transitive) To connect (hook into, hook together). | (Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word. | (intransitive) To bend; to be curved.


lexentry: eng/hook_shot__Noun__1
written_rep: hook shot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gancio | tiro a uncino
sense_list:
(basketball) A shot in which the offensive player gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head.


lexentry: eng/hook_up__Verb__1
written_rep: hook up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fare sesso occasionale
sense_list:
(intransitive, slang, followed by with) To have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.


lexentry: eng/hookah__Noun__1
written_rep: hookah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narghilè
sense_list:
(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.


lexentry: eng/hoop_earring__Noun__1
written_rep: hoop earring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orecchino
sense_list:
An earring that is circular or semi-circular in design, generally in the form of a hoop of metal that can be opened to pass through an ear-piercing.


lexentry: eng/hoopoe__Noun__1
written_rep: hoopoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: upupa
sense_list:
Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.


lexentry: eng/hop__Noun__2
written_rep: hop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: luppolo
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc. | (US, slang) Opium, or some other narcotic drug.


lexentry: eng/hop__Verb__1
written_rep: hop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: saltàr su
sense_list:
(transitive) To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.


lexentry: eng/hope__Noun__1
written_rep: hope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: speranza
sense_list:
(countable, _, or, _, uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen. | (countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.


lexentry: eng/hoplite__Noun__1
written_rep: hoplite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oplita
sense_list:
(historical) A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.


lexentry: eng/hopper__Noun__1
written_rep: hopper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: imbuto
sense_list:
A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped. | A bin or device that feeds material into a machine.


lexentry: eng/hopscotch__Noun__1
written_rep: hopscotch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campana
sense_list:
(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.


lexentry: eng/horchata__Noun__1
written_rep: horchata
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orzata
sense_list:
A sweet beverage variously made with rice, chufa or morro seeds (or, historically, barley), water, sugar, and cinnamon, and sometimes with milk.


lexentry: eng/horde__Noun__1
written_rep: horde
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orda
sense_list:
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. | A large number of people or things.


lexentry: eng/horehound__Noun__1
written_rep: horehound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: marrobio | marrubio
sense_list:
A herb (Marrubium vulgare), of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy.


lexentry: eng/horizon__Noun__1
written_rep: horizon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orizzonte
sense_list:
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.


lexentry: eng/horizontal_bar__Noun__1
written_rep: horizontal bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sbarra
sense_list:
(gymnastics) A horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed.


lexentry: eng/hormone__Noun__1
written_rep: hormone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ormone
sense_list:
(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. | (LGBT, colloquial, usually, in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people. | (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.


lexentry: eng/horn__Noun__1
written_rep: horn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: corno
sense_list:
Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar. | (uncountable) The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects. | An object whose shape resembles a horn, such as cornucopia or the point of an anvil. | (countable) Any of several musical wind instruments. | (countable, musical instrument) An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.


lexentry: eng/hornbeam__Noun__1
written_rep: hornbeam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carpino
sense_list:
A tree of the genus Carpinus, having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the United States.


lexentry: eng/hornbill__Noun__1
written_rep: hornbill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bucero
sense_list:
Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.


lexentry: eng/hornblende__Noun__1
written_rep: hornblende
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orneblenda
sense_list:
(mineral) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.


lexentry: eng/horned_grebe__Noun__1
written_rep: horned grebe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: svasso cornuto
sense_list:
A type of grebe native to the Northern Hemisphere, Podiceps auritus, that has tufts of feathers during the breeding season positioned like horns on the sides of the head.


lexentry: eng/horned_owl__Noun__1
written_rep: horned owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gufo
sense_list:
An owl of the genus Bubo native to the Americas, among the largest types of owl, having two horn-like tufts of feathers on its head.


lexentry: eng/hornet__Noun__1
written_rep: hornet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calabrone
sense_list:
A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.


lexentry: eng/hornfels__Noun__1
written_rep: hornfels
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cornubianite
sense_list:
Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.


lexentry: eng/horny__Adjective__2
written_rep: horny
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arrapato | eccitato | infoiato
sense_list:
(slang, informal) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.


lexentry: eng/horology__Noun__1
written_rep: horology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orologia
sense_list:
The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.


lexentry: eng/horoscope__Noun__1
written_rep: horoscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oroscopo
sense_list:
The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions. | An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information.


lexentry: eng/horror_movie__Noun__1
written_rep: horror movie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: film horror
sense_list:
(mostly, North America) A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.


lexentry: eng/hors_d'oeuvre__Noun__1
written_rep: hors d'oeuvre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antipasto
sense_list:
(food) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal. | (by extension) Anything of secondary concern; not the primary thing. | (dated, rare) Something unusual or extraordinary.


lexentry: eng/horse__Noun__1
written_rep: horse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavallo
sense_list:
Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus. | (chess, informal) The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a horse. | (dated, slang, among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.


lexentry: eng/horse_chestnut__Noun__1
written_rep: horse chestnut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ippocastano | castagno d'India
sense_list:
Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/horsefly__Noun__1
written_rep: horsefly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tafano
sense_list:
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).


lexentry: eng/horseshoe__Noun__1
written_rep: horseshoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ferro di cavallo
sense_list:
The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.


lexentry: eng/horseshoe_vetch__Noun__1
written_rep: horseshoe vetch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ippocrepide | sferracavallo
sense_list:
Hippocrepis genus and any species in it | often Hippocrepis comosa specifically, tufted horseshoe vetch


lexentry: eng/horsetail__Noun__1
written_rep: horsetail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coda di cavallo | equiseto
sense_list:
(botany) Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.


lexentry: eng/hosanna__Interjection__1
written_rep: hosanna
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osanna
sense_list:
A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.


lexentry: eng/hospice__Noun__1
written_rep: hospice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ospizio | casa di cura
sense_list:
(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.


lexentry: eng/hospital__Noun__1
written_rep: hospital
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ospedale | nosocomio
sense_list:
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.


lexentry: eng/hospitality__Noun__1
written_rep: hospitality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ospitalità
sense_list:
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.


lexentry: eng/hospitalization__Noun__1
written_rep: hospitalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ospedalizzazione
sense_list:
The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.


lexentry: eng/host__Noun__1
written_rep: host
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: ospite
sense_list:
(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.


lexentry: eng/hostage__Noun__1
written_rep: hostage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostaggio
sense_list:
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.


lexentry: eng/hostel__Noun__1
written_rep: hostel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostello
sense_list:
A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.


lexentry: eng/hostile__Adjective__1
written_rep: hostile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostile
sense_list:
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.


lexentry: eng/hostility__Noun__1
written_rep: hostility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostilità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of being hostile. | (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.


lexentry: eng/hostler__Noun__1
written_rep: hostler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: macchinista
sense_list:
(by extension, US) A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.


lexentry: eng/hot-air_balloon__Noun__1
written_rep: hot-air balloon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mongolfiera
sense_list:
A balloon-shaped aircraft whose bag is inflated with hot air, carrying passengers and crew in a gondola slung underneath.


lexentry: eng/hot-wire__Verb__1
written_rep: hot-wire
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cortocircuitare
sense_list:
(transitive, slang) To start an automobile engine by bypassing the ignition key wiring. | (transitive, slang) To steal a vehicle by bypassing the ignition key's security.


lexentry: eng/hot__Adjective__1
written_rep: hot
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: caldo
sense_list:
(slang) Stolen. [from the 20thc.] | Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.


lexentry: eng/hot_air__Noun__1
written_rep: hot air
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aria calda
sense_list:
(literal) Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon.


lexentry: eng/hot_cross_bun__Noun__1
written_rep: hot cross bun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panino di Pasqua
sense_list:
A bun, made with yeast and containing spices, currants and candied fruit, with a cross marked on the top, traditionally eaten on Good Friday in Christian countries.


lexentry: eng/hot_dog__Noun__1
written_rep: hot dog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: hot dog | cagnolino caldo | cane caldo
sense_list:
A food item consisting of a frankfurter or wiener, typically served on a hot dog bun, with toppings such as ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, onions, cheese, etc.


lexentry: eng/hot_flush__Noun__1
written_rep: hot flush
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caldana | scalmana | vampa | vampata di calore
sense_list:
(UK, Canada, AU, NZ) A sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.


lexentry: eng/hot_potato__Noun__1
written_rep: hot potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patata calda
sense_list:
(uncountable) A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.


lexentry: eng/hot_pursuit__Noun__1
written_rep: hot pursuit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tallonamento
sense_list:
(legal) close and continuous pursuit of a fleeing suspected lawbreaker or hostile military force, especially across territorial lines.


lexentry: eng/hot_spot__Noun__1
written_rep: hot spot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto caldo
sense_list:
A location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas. | (figuratively) A place notable for a high level of activity or danger.


lexentry: eng/hot_water_bottle__Noun__1
written_rep: hot water bottle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borsa dell'acqua calda
sense_list:
A flexible, saclike bottle, usually made of rubber, intended to be filled with hot water and placed on some part of the body for thermotherapy, or simple warming.


lexentry: eng/hot_water_heater__Noun__1
written_rep: hot water heater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scaldaacqua
sense_list:
An apparatus, usually fuel-burning, electric or solar-powered, in which water is heated to be used directly as domestic hot water or process hot water (but not for supplying space heating, calorifiers etc, for which a boiler or furnace is used).


lexentry: eng/hotbed__Noun__1
written_rep: hotbed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vivaio
sense_list:
A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse.


lexentry: eng/hotbed__Noun__1
written_rep: hotbed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: baluardo
sense_list:
(by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.


lexentry: eng/hotchpot__Noun__1
written_rep: hotchpot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: collazione
sense_list:
(civil law, inheritance) The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, mainly in the case of inheritance.


lexentry: eng/hotel__Noun__1
written_rep: hotel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: albergo | hotel
sense_list:
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.] | The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses.


lexentry: eng/hotheaded__Adjective__1
written_rep: hotheaded
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esaltato
sense_list:
Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.


lexentry: eng/hothouse__Noun__1
written_rep: hothouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: serra
sense_list:
A heated greenhouse. | (figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.


lexentry: eng/hour__Noun__1
written_rep: hour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ora
sense_list:
(time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes). | (Christianity, in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.


lexentry: eng/house-search__Noun__1
written_rep: house-search
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perquisizione
sense_list:
A thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation.


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
written_rep: house
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casa
sense_list:
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. [from 9th c.] | (Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building within a public housing estate. | A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. [from 10th c.] | A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
written_rep: house
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: camera | casa
sense_list:
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). [from 10th c.] | (politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house__Noun__1
written_rep: house
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: teatro | casa
sense_list:
A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/house_arrest__Noun__1
written_rep: house arrest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arresti domiciliari | detenzione domiciliare
sense_list:
(legal) Confinement of a person to his or her residence, sometimes with a limited travel allowance, ordered by a judge or other authority as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment.


lexentry: eng/house_music__Noun__1
written_rep: house music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: house | musica house
sense_list:
(music genre) A particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.


lexentry: eng/house_number__Noun__1
written_rep: house number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero civico
sense_list:
The number (street address) assigned to a particular house to distinguish it from other buildings on the same street.


lexentry: eng/house_of_cards__Noun__1
written_rep: house of cards
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: castello di carte
sense_list:
A structure made by stacking playing cards in a pyramidal fashion. | (figurative, idiomatic) A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation.


lexentry: eng/house_sparrow__Noun__1
written_rep: house sparrow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passero | passero domestico
sense_list:
A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.


lexentry: eng/house_wine__Noun__1
written_rep: house wine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vino della casa
sense_list:
A relatively inexpensive wine sold in a restaurant, often by the glass as well as by the bottle or unmarked carafe; both red and white are normally offered.


lexentry: eng/houseboy__Noun__1
written_rep: houseboy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: domestico
sense_list:
(chiefly, historical) A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.


lexentry: eng/housebreaker__Noun__1
written_rep: housebreaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scassinatore
sense_list:
A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime.


lexentry: eng/household_deity__Noun__1
written_rep: household deity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lari | penati
sense_list:
(mythology, religion) A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.


lexentry: eng/housekeeper__Noun__1
written_rep: housekeeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: governante
sense_list:
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/housekeeper__Noun__1
written_rep: housekeeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: casalinga
sense_list:
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/housemaid__Noun__1
written_rep: housemaid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: donna delle pulizie
sense_list:
A female domestic worker attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house, as opposed to a scullery maid.


lexentry: eng/houseplant__Noun__1
written_rep: houseplant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pianta da appartamento
sense_list:
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes. | A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.


lexentry: eng/housewife__Noun__1
written_rep: housewife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: casalinga | donna di casa | padrona di casa | massaia
sense_list:
(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.


lexentry: eng/hover__Verb__1
written_rep: hover
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: passare il cursore sopra
sense_list:
(computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).


lexentry: eng/hoverboard__Noun__1
written_rep: hoverboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoverboard | volopattino
sense_list:
(mostly, science fiction) A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard.


lexentry: eng/hovercraft__Noun__1
written_rep: hovercraft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aeroscafo | hovercraft | aeroscivolante | aeroslittante | aeronave
sense_list:
(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.


lexentry: eng/hoverfly__Noun__1
written_rep: hoverfly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sirfidi
sense_list:
Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.


lexentry: eng/how__Adverb__1
written_rep: how
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: che | come
sense_list:
(exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.


lexentry: eng/how_are_you__Phrase__1
written_rep: how are you
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: come sta? | come stai?
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An informal greeting, not requiring a literal response. In form a question, and thus followed by a question mark. Typical responses include:


lexentry: eng/how_do_you_do__Phrase__1
written_rep: how do you do
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: come va | piacere di conoscerla | tutto bene
sense_list:
(formal) A greeting used upon being introduced to someone. Alternatives are how are you, pleased to meet you, and nice to meet you. (Sometimes used as a rhetorical question among familiar parties, depending on the region).


lexentry: eng/how_old_are_you__Phrase__1
written_rep: how old are you
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quanti anni ha? | quanti anni hai?
sense_list:
Asks the age of the interlocutor. | (impolite) Used to question the mental age (maturity) of the interlocutor.


lexentry: eng/howitzer__Noun__1
written_rep: howitzer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obice
sense_list:
A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.


lexentry: eng/hoy__Noun__1
written_rep: hoy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hoy
sense_list:
(nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.


lexentry: eng/huff__Verb__1
written_rep: huff
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: enfiare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense. [from the 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/hug__Noun__1
written_rep: hug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbraccio
sense_list:
A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").


lexentry: eng/hula_hoop__Noun__1
written_rep: hula hoop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hula-hoop
sense_list:
A toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.


lexentry: eng/hull__Noun__2
written_rep: hull
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scafo
sense_list:
(mathematics, geometry, of a set A) The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.


lexentry: eng/huller__Noun__1
written_rep: huller
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sgranatrice
sense_list:
One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine.


lexentry: eng/hum__Verb__1
written_rep: hum
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canticchiare | mormorare | bofonchiare | brontolare | canterellare | sibilare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.


lexentry: eng/human__Adjective__1
written_rep: human
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: umano
sense_list:
(notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives. | (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.


lexentry: eng/human_being__Noun__1
written_rep: human being
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere umano
sense_list:
A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.


lexentry: eng/human_chain__Noun__1
written_rep: human chain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: catena umana
sense_list:
(politics) A form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.


lexentry: eng/human_condition__Noun__1
written_rep: human condition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: condizione umana
sense_list:
(usually, preceded by the) What it means to be human; the experiences, characteristics, and limitations of life shared by all humans, as opposed to other lifeforms.


lexentry: eng/human_geography__Noun__1
written_rep: human geography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antropogeografia
sense_list:
The branch of geography that studies the relationships between the physical environment and the activities of humans.


lexentry: eng/human_immunodeficiency_virus__Noun__1
written_rep: human immunodeficiency virus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: virus dell'immunodeficienza umana
sense_list:
(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.


lexentry: eng/human_resources__Noun__1
written_rep: human resources
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: risorse umane
sense_list:
(management) The personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees; abbreviated as HR. | (management) The personnel employed in an organization.


lexentry: eng/human_rights__Noun__1
written_rep: human rights
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diritti umani
sense_list:
(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.


lexentry: eng/human_shield__Noun__1
written_rep: human shield
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scudo umano
sense_list:
(military) Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.


lexentry: eng/human_trafficking__Noun__1
written_rep: human trafficking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: traffico di esseri umani
sense_list:
A criminal activity in which people are recruited, harbored, transported, bought, or kidnapped to serve an exploitative purpose, such as sexual slavery, forced labor, or child soldiery.


lexentry: eng/humanism__Noun__1
written_rep: humanism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: umanesimo
sense_list:
(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance. [from 19th c.] | An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition. [from 19th c.] | Humanitarianism, philanthropy.


lexentry: eng/humanitarian_corridor__Noun__1
written_rep: humanitarian corridor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corridoio umanitario
sense_list:
A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.


lexentry: eng/humanoid__Adjective__1
written_rep: humanoid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: umanoide
sense_list:
Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).


lexentry: eng/humble__Verb__1
written_rep: humble
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sminuire | umiliarsi
sense_list:
(transitive, often, reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.


lexentry: eng/humid__Adjective__1
written_rep: humid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: umido
sense_list:
Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.


lexentry: eng/humidor__Noun__1
written_rep: humidor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: umidificatore
sense_list:
A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.


lexentry: eng/hummus__Noun__1
written_rep: hummus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hummus
sense_list:
A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.


lexentry: eng/humorist__Noun__1
written_rep: humorist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: umorista
sense_list:
A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance. [from 17th c.] | One who studies or portrays the humours of people.


lexentry: eng/humour__Noun__1
written_rep: humour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: umore
sense_list:
(uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.


lexentry: eng/humour__Noun__1
written_rep: humour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: umorismo | humour
sense_list:
(medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.


lexentry: eng/humuhumunukunukuapuaa__Noun__1
written_rep: humuhumunukunukuapuaa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesce balestra di barriera
sense_list:
Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.


lexentry: eng/humus__Noun__1
written_rep: humus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: humus
sense_list:
A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.


lexentry: eng/hundredweight__Noun__1
written_rep: hundredweight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzo quintale
sense_list:
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".


lexentry: eng/hung__Adjective__1
written_rep: hung
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: ben dotato | dotato
sense_list:
(colloquial, of a person, slightly, _, vulgar) Having a large penis (often preceded by an adverb, e.g. well hung).


lexentry: eng/hunger_stone__Noun__1
written_rep: hunger stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pietra della fame
sense_list:
A stone, either naturally exposed or intentionally embedded in a river during a drought, which is dated and often inscribed to mark the water level as a warning to future generations that they may face famine if the water reaches that low level again. Such stones are common in Central Europe.


lexentry: eng/hunt_down__Verb__1
written_rep: hunt down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dare la caccia
sense_list:
(transitive) To hunt something and capture or kill it. | (transitive, colloquial) To find with difficulty.


lexentry: eng/hunter-gatherer__Noun__1
written_rep: hunter-gatherer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cacciatore-raccoglitore
sense_list:
A member of a group of people who live by hunting animals and gathering edible plants for their main food sources, and who do not keep animals or farm land.


lexentry: eng/hunting__Noun__1
written_rep: hunting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caccia
sense_list:
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc. | The act of looking for something, especially for a job or flat.


lexentry: eng/hunting_horn__Noun__1
written_rep: hunting horn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corno da caccia
sense_list:
(music) A bugle, being either simply curved (especially in heraldry), or having from one (in e.g. some Roman horns) to three (in many modern musical horns) spirals, on which signals are blown during a hunt.


lexentry: eng/hunting_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: hunting knife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coltello da caccia
sense_list:
A knife optimized for use in hunting animals, usually with a substantial belly and sometimes with a back edge that is partially serrated#Adjective for sawing#Noun; fixed-blade and folding versions are both popular, and tasks such as field dressing, skinning#Noun, and bushcraft are anticipated.


lexentry: eng/hurdle__Noun__1
written_rep: hurdle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ostacolo
sense_list:
(athletics, horses) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.


lexentry: eng/hurdle__Noun__1
written_rep: hurdle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: recinto
sense_list:
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.


lexentry: eng/hurdy-gurdy__Noun__1
written_rep: hurdy-gurdy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghironda
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.


lexentry: eng/hurricane__Noun__1
written_rep: hurricane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uragano
sense_list:
A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. | (meteorology) A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm.


lexentry: eng/hurry__Verb__1
written_rep: hurry
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: affrettarsi
sense_list:
(intransitive) Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something. | (transitive) To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.


lexentry: eng/hurt_a_fly__Verb__1
written_rep: hurt a fly
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non fare male a una mosca
sense_list:
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative, chiefly with a conditional) To hurt or damage something even a little.


lexentry: eng/hurtle__Verb__1
written_rep: hurtle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: menare | rovinare
sense_list:
To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.


lexentry: eng/husband_and_wife__Noun__1
written_rep: husband and wife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marito e moglie | moglie e marito
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see husband,‎ and,‎ wife. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/husband_stitch__Noun__1
written_rep: husband stitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto del marito
sense_list:
An extra stitch made by a doctor after an episiotomy in order to make the opening of the vagina smaller, supposedly to increase the pleasure of a male partner during sex.


lexentry: eng/husbandry__Noun__1
written_rep: husbandry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agricoltura
sense_list:
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.


lexentry: eng/husk__Noun__1
written_rep: husk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buccia | riccio | scorza
sense_list:
The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.


lexentry: eng/hut__Noun__1
written_rep: hut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capanna
sense_list:
A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials. | A small wooden shed.


lexentry: eng/hyaluronic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: hyaluronic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido ialuronico
sense_list:
(sugar acid) A mucopolysaccharide (a kind of polymer) that forms a gel-like substance within animal connective tissue.


lexentry: eng/hybrid__Noun__1
written_rep: hybrid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ibrido | meticcio | incrocio
sense_list:
(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.


lexentry: eng/hybrid__Noun__1
written_rep: hybrid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ibrido
sense_list:
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. | (linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages. | A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).


lexentry: eng/hybrid_warfare__Noun__1
written_rep: hybrid warfare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guerra ibrida
sense_list:
A form of conflict which blends conventional warfare, irregular warfare, and activities such as political warfare and information warfare.


lexentry: eng/hydathode__Noun__1
written_rep: hydathode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idatodo
sense_list:
(botany) A tissue, in the leaves of many plants, that contains microscopic pores through which water is excreted.


lexentry: eng/hydra__Noun__1
written_rep: hydra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: idra
sense_list:
(biology) Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.


lexentry: eng/hydracid__Noun__1
written_rep: hydracid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idracido
sense_list:
(chemistry) An acid that does not contain any oxygen as opposed to an oxyacid; they are all binary compounds of hydrogen and a halogen or pseudohalogen.


lexentry: eng/hydraulic_engineering__Noun__1
written_rep: hydraulic engineering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingegneria idraulica
sense_list:
A sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage.


lexentry: eng/hydraulic_fracturing__Noun__1
written_rep: hydraulic fracturing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fratturazione idraulica
sense_list:
(oil drilling) A technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well (or similar) in order to create fractures in the oil-bearing rock and thus release more oil.


lexentry: eng/hydraulics__Noun__1
written_rep: hydraulics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idraulica
sense_list:
The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.


lexentry: eng/hydrocephalus__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrocephalus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrocefalia | idrocefalo
sense_list:
(medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue


lexentry: eng/hydrochloric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrochloric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido cloridrico | acido muriatico
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water. It reacts with alkalis, bases and many metals to form chlorides; it has many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/hydroculture__Noun__1
written_rep: hydroculture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrocoltura
sense_list:
A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.


lexentry: eng/hydroelectric__Adjective__1
written_rep: hydroelectric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idroelettrico
sense_list:
That generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure.


lexentry: eng/hydrofluoric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrofluoric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido fluoridrico
sense_list:
(chemistry) A solution of hydrogen fluoride, HF, in water; it is a weak but very corrosive acid, used in the production of fluorine compounds, and in metallurgy.


lexentry: eng/hydrofoil__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrofoil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ala portante
sense_list:
(nautical) A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrogeno
sense_list:
The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794. | A molecule of this molecular species


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_bomb__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrogen bomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bomba H | bomba all'idrogeno
sense_list:
A thermonuclear bomb that derives its destructive power from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium).


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_peroxide__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrogen peroxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua ossigenata | perossido di idrogeno
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A colourless liquid, H2O2, soluble in water, used as a mild antiseptic, bleaching agent (especially for bleaching hair), oxidizing agent and chemical reagent.


lexentry: eng/hydrogen_sulfide__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrogen sulfide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido solfidrico
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A toxic gas, H2S, smelling like rotten eggs and used in analytical chemistry and industry.


lexentry: eng/hydrogenate__Verb__1
written_rep: hydrogenate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrogenare
sense_list:
(chemistry, transitive) To treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat.


lexentry: eng/hydrogenation__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrogenation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrogenazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.


lexentry: eng/hydrogeology__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrogeology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrogeologia
sense_list:
The geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement.


lexentry: eng/hydrography__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrografia
sense_list:
(nautical) The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.


lexentry: eng/hydrology__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrologia
sense_list:
The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/hydrolysis__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrolysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrolisi
sense_list:
(chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.


lexentry: eng/hydromassage__Noun__1
written_rep: hydromassage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idromassaggio
sense_list:
A therapeutic massage in which bubbles of air and jets of water are pumped through a bath in which the recipient lies.


lexentry: eng/hydrometallurgy__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrometallurgy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrometallurgia
sense_list:
The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials.


lexentry: eng/hydrometry__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrometria
sense_list:
(physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers


lexentry: eng/hydrophilic__Adjective__1
written_rep: hydrophilic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrofilo
sense_list:
(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.


lexentry: eng/hydrophobia__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrophobia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrofobia
sense_list:
(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself. | (psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.


lexentry: eng/hydrostatic_equilibrium__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrostatic equilibrium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: equilibrio idrostatico
sense_list:
(astronomy) The state in which a sufficiently massive or warm solid body has relaxed under its own gravity into the plastic shape that it would have if it were liquid, apart possibly from rigid features in the crust.


lexentry: eng/hydrotherapy__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrotherapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idroterapia
sense_list:
(alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.


lexentry: eng/hydrotropism__Noun__1
written_rep: hydrotropism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrotropismo
sense_list:
(biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water.


lexentry: eng/hydroxychloroquine__Noun__1
written_rep: hydroxychloroquine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrossiclorochina
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug derived from quinolone that is taken orally in the form of its sulfate C18H26ClN3O·H2SO4 to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus.


lexentry: eng/hydroxyl__Noun__1
written_rep: hydroxyl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrossile | ossidrile
sense_list:
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.


lexentry: eng/hydroxyquinol__Noun__1
written_rep: hydroxyquinol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrossiquinolo
sense_list:
(organic compound) a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, C6H3(OH)3, used in organic synthesis


lexentry: eng/hyena__Noun__1
written_rep: hyena
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iena
sense_list:
Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited. | (Subsaharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.


lexentry: eng/hygrometer__Noun__1
written_rep: hygrometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: igrometro
sense_list:
(meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.


lexentry: eng/hygroscopicity__Noun__1
written_rep: hygroscopicity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: igroscopicità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of being hygroscopic. | (countable) The degree to which a substance is hygroscopic.


lexentry: eng/hylomorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: hylomorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilemorfismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.


lexentry: eng/hylozoism__Noun__1
written_rep: hylozoism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ilozoismo
sense_list:
A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is inseparable from matter.


lexentry: eng/hypallage__Noun__1
written_rep: hypallage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipallage
sense_list:
(rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as a literary device.


lexentry: eng/hyperaldosteronism__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperaldosteronism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperaldosteronismo
sense_list:
(medicine) A condition in which too much aldosterone is produced by the adrenal glands, potentially leading to lowered levels of potassium in the blood.


lexentry: eng/hyperbaric_chamber__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperbaric chamber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camera iperbarica
sense_list:
A vessel containing air at an elevated pressure, especially one used to administer oxygen to a patient


lexentry: eng/hyperbaton__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperbaton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperbato
sense_list:
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.


lexentry: eng/hyperbola__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperbola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperbole
sense_list:
(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.


lexentry: eng/hyperbole__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperbole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperbole
sense_list:
(uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.


lexentry: eng/hyperbolic__Adjective__2
written_rep: hyperbolic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: iperbolico
sense_list:
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).


lexentry: eng/hypercharge__Noun__1
written_rep: hypercharge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipercarica
sense_list:
(physics) Short for hyperonic charge: a quantum characteristic of a group of subatomic particles governed by the strong force that is related to strangeness and is represented by a number equal to twice the average value of the electric charge of the group.


lexentry: eng/hyperchloremia__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperchloremia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipercloremia
sense_list:
An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally elevated level of the chloride ion in the blood.


lexentry: eng/hyperconjugation__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperconjugation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperconiugazione
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system


lexentry: eng/hypercorrection__Noun__1
written_rep: hypercorrection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipercorrettismo
sense_list:
(linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule.


lexentry: eng/hypercube__Noun__1
written_rep: hypercube
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipercubo
sense_list:
(geometry) A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n. | (geometry) Such a figure in four dimensions; a tesseract.


lexentry: eng/hyperfullerene__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperfullerene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperfullerene
sense_list:
(chemistry) An allotropic form of carbon consisting of one (or more) fullerene molecules inside another


lexentry: eng/hypergeometric__Adjective__1
written_rep: hypergeometric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipergeometrico
sense_list:
(mathematics) Pertaining to mathematical entities of different kinds (series, functions, equations, ...) but strictly related to hypergeometric series


lexentry: eng/hypergeometric_distribution__Noun__1
written_rep: hypergeometric distribution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distribuzione ipergeometrica
sense_list:
(probability theory, statistics) A discrete probability distribution that describes the probability of k "successes" in a sequence of n draws without replacement from a finite population.


lexentry: eng/hypergeometric_function__Noun__1
written_rep: hypergeometric function
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: funzione ipergeometrica
sense_list:
(mathematics) Any function that is a solution of the hypergeometric equation; usually an expansion of an hypergeometric series


lexentry: eng/hypergeometric_series__Noun__1
written_rep: hypergeometric series
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: serie ipergeometrica
sense_list:
(mathematics) Any power series such that the ratio of the (k+1)-th and the k-th terms is a rational function of the natural integer k.


lexentry: eng/hypergolic__Adjective__1
written_rep: hypergolic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipergolico
sense_list:
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.


lexentry: eng/hyperhidrosis__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperhidrosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperidrosi
sense_list:
(pathology) A medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature.


lexentry: eng/hyperkalemia__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperkalemia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperkaliemia | iperpotassiemia
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).


lexentry: eng/hyperkinesis__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperkinesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipercinesia
sense_list:
(pathology) Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements. | (pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/hyperkinetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: hyperkinetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipercinetico
sense_list:
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/hyperkinetic_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperkinetic disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipercinesia | sindrome ipercinetica
sense_list:
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) A developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent and pervasive pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.


lexentry: eng/hyperlink__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperlink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: collegamento ipertestuale | collegamento
sense_list:
(Internet) Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action. | (by extension) The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.


lexentry: eng/hypernucleus__Noun__1
written_rep: hypernucleus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipernucleo
sense_list:
(physics) a nucleus that consists of protons, neutrons and at least one hyperon, such as a lambda baryon


lexentry: eng/hypernym__Noun__1
written_rep: hypernym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperonimo
sense_list:
(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect being (a hypernym) for ant.


lexentry: eng/hyperon__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperone
sense_list:
(physics) Any baryon (a three-quark particle) with a non-zero strangeness (i.e., whose composition includes one or more strange or anti-strange quarks).


lexentry: eng/hyperparameter__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperparameter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperparametro
sense_list:
(Bayesian, _, statistics) A parameter of a prior (as distinguished from inferred parameters of the model for the underlying system under analysis).


lexentry: eng/hyperplane__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperplane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperpiano
sense_list:
(geometry) An n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n − 1 that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; in two-dimensional space it is a line; in three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane.)


lexentry: eng/hypersexuality__Noun__1
written_rep: hypersexuality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipersessualità
sense_list:
Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.


lexentry: eng/hypersonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: hypersonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipersonico
sense_list:
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.


lexentry: eng/hyperspace__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperspace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: iperspazio
sense_list:
(mathematics) A Euclidian space of unspecified dimension. | (science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.


lexentry: eng/hypersphere__Noun__1
written_rep: hypersphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipersfera
sense_list:
(geometry) The set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point; a generalization of a sphere in four or more dimensions.


lexentry: eng/hypertext__Noun__1
written_rep: hypertext
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipertesto
sense_list:
(uncountable) Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks. | (countable) A hypertext document.


lexentry: eng/hyperthymesia__Noun__1
written_rep: hyperthymesia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipertimesia | sindrome ipertimesica
sense_list:
(neuroscience) A rare condition in which a person possesses a superior autobiographical memory and is able to recall the vast majority of personal events and experiences in life.


lexentry: eng/hypertrophy__Noun__1
written_rep: hypertrophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipertrofia
sense_list:
(countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.


lexentry: eng/hyphen__Noun__1
written_rep: hyphen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trattino | lineetta
sense_list:
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.


lexentry: eng/hyphenate__Verb__1
written_rep: hyphenate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dividere
sense_list:
(transitive) to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.


lexentry: eng/hypnagogic__Adjective__1
written_rep: hypnagogic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ipnagogico
sense_list:
That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.


lexentry: eng/hypnosis__Noun__1
written_rep: hypnosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipnosi
sense_list:
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.


lexentry: eng/hypo-__Prefix__1
written_rep: hypo-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipo-
sense_list:
(anatomy) Below; beneath; under. | (medicine) Deficient; less than normal. | (chemistry) Designating oxoacid and oxyanions with a low amount of oxygen.


lexentry: eng/hypocaust__Noun__1
written_rep: hypocaust
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipocausto
sense_list:
An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.


lexentry: eng/hypochlorous__Adjective__1
written_rep: hypochlorous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipocloroso
sense_list:
(chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds.


lexentry: eng/hypochondria__Noun__1
written_rep: hypochondria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipocondria
sense_list:
(medicine) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness.


lexentry: eng/hypochondriasis__Noun__1
written_rep: hypochondriasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipocondria
sense_list:
(medicine) A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary.


lexentry: eng/hypocoristic__Noun__1
written_rep: hypocoristic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipocoristico
sense_list:
A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.


lexentry: eng/hypocrisy__Noun__1
written_rep: hypocrisy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ipocrisia
sense_list:
The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.


lexentry: eng/hypocrite__Noun__1
written_rep: hypocrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipocrita | collotorto
sense_list:
Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/hypocycloid__Noun__1
written_rep: hypocycloid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipocicloide
sense_list:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping inside the circumference of another circle.


lexentry: eng/hypodermic_needle__Noun__1
written_rep: hypodermic needle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ago
sense_list:
A hollow needle with a sharp point intended to puncture the skin to draw a fluid from under the skin or inject a fluid under the skin, used as part of a hypodermic syringe.


lexentry: eng/hypodermis__Noun__1
written_rep: hypodermis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ipoderma
sense_list:
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.


lexentry: eng/hypomagnesemia__Noun__1
written_rep: hypomagnesemia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipomagnesiemia
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of magnesium (Mg) ions in the blood (below the reference range).


lexentry: eng/hypomania__Noun__1
written_rep: hypomania
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipomania
sense_list:
(medicine) A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria or hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/hyponym__Noun__1
written_rep: hyponym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iponimo
sense_list:
(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.


lexentry: eng/hypophosphate__Noun__1
written_rep: hypophosphate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipofosfato
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of phosphorus P2O64- derived from hypophosphoric acid; any salt containing this anion


lexentry: eng/hypophosphatemia__Noun__1
written_rep: hypophosphatemia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipofosfatemia
sense_list:
(medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.


lexentry: eng/hypopituitarism__Noun__1
written_rep: hypopituitarism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipopituitarismo
sense_list:
(medicine) A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland.


lexentry: eng/hypospadias__Noun__1
written_rep: hypospadias
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipospadia
sense_list:
(anatomy) A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.


lexentry: eng/hypostasis__Noun__1
written_rep: hypostasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipostasi
sense_list:
(medicine, now, historical) A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine. [from 14th c.] | (theology) The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his two ‘natures’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’). [from 16th c.] | (psychology) Referring to the hypostatic model of personality; i.e., asserting that humans present themselves in many different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities they relate to, including different approaches to the study of personality. | (genetics) The effect of one gene preventing another from expressing. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/hyposulfurous_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: hyposulfurous acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido iposolforoso
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) An unstable acid, H2S2O2, only known in solution, used as a reducing agent; its salts are hyposulfites).


lexentry: eng/hypothalamus__Noun__1
written_rep: hypothalamus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipotalamo
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.


lexentry: eng/hypothesis__Noun__1
written_rep: hypothesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipotesi
sense_list:
(sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there. | (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation. | (grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.


lexentry: eng/hypothetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: hypothetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipotetico
sense_list:
based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical | existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality


lexentry: eng/hypothyroidism__Noun__1
written_rep: hypothyroidism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipotiroidismo
sense_list:
(pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. [from 1900s]


lexentry: eng/hypotrochoid__Noun__1
written_rep: hypotrochoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipotrocoide
sense_list:
(geometry) A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates inside the perimeter of another circle.


