# translation

lexentry: eng/deflation__Noun__1
written_rep: deflation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: deflazione
sense_list:
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.


lexentry: eng/deflect__Verb__1
written_rep: deflect
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deviare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position. | (psychology) To redirect culpability to avoid it.


lexentry: eng/deflect__Verb__1
written_rep: deflect
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: respingere
sense_list:
(transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.


lexentry: eng/deforestation__Noun__1
written_rep: deforestation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deforestazione
sense_list:
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.


lexentry: eng/deform__Verb__1
written_rep: deform
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deformare
sense_list:
To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.


lexentry: eng/defragment__Verb__1
written_rep: defragment
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deframmentare
sense_list:
(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.


lexentry: eng/defuse__Verb__1
written_rep: defuse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disinnescare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb). | (transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.


lexentry: eng/defy__Verb__1
written_rep: defy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: abiurare | sfidare
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
written_rep: degenerate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snaturato
sense_list:
(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
written_rep: degenerate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: degenerato | scellerato | snaturato
sense_list:
(of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
written_rep: degeneration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: degenerazione
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse. | (uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.


lexentry: eng/deglaze__Verb__2
written_rep: deglaze
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sfumare
sense_list:
(transitive, cooking) To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.


lexentry: eng/degradability__Noun__1
written_rep: degradability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: degradabilità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The condition of being degradable. | (countable) A measure of the extent to which something is degradable.


lexentry: eng/degradation__Noun__1
written_rep: degradation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abiezione
sense_list:
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society


lexentry: eng/degreaser__Noun__1
written_rep: degreaser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sgrassatore
sense_list:
An industrial solvent, often containing polyhalogenated hydrocarbons, used to remove grease from mechanical parts.


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
written_rep: degree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laurea
sense_list:
(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
written_rep: degree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: grado
sense_list:
(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.] | (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.] | (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. [from 18th c.] | (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency. | The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree_of_comparison__Noun__1
written_rep: degree of comparison
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceto
sense_list:
(linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.


lexentry: eng/degree_of_freedom__Noun__1
written_rep: degree of freedom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grado di libertà
sense_list:
(physics) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system. | (physics) Any of the independent variables required to specify the thermodynamic state of a system containing components and phases. | (mathematics) Any unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution.


lexentry: eng/dehiscence__Noun__1
written_rep: dehiscence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deiscenza
sense_list:
(botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents. | (medicine) A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.


lexentry: eng/dehumanize__Verb__1
written_rep: dehumanize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disumanizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.


lexentry: eng/dehydrate__Verb__1
written_rep: dehydrate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disidratare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove water from; to dry up. | (intransitive) To lose water from one's body; to become dehydrated.


lexentry: eng/dehydration__Noun__1
written_rep: dehydration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disidratazione
sense_list:
The act or process of removing water from something. | The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.


lexentry: eng/dehydrogenase__Noun__1
written_rep: dehydrogenase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deidrogenasi
sense_list:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.


lexentry: eng/dehydrogenation__Noun__1
written_rep: dehydrogenation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deidrogenazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.


lexentry: eng/deicide__Noun__1
written_rep: deicide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deicidio
sense_list:
The killing of a deity; godslaughter. [1610s] | (Christianity, theology) The crucifixion of Jesus, viewed as a crime.


lexentry: eng/deism__Noun__1
written_rep: deism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.


lexentry: eng/deixis__Noun__1
written_rep: deixis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deissi
sense_list:
(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.


lexentry: eng/dejecta__Noun__1
written_rep: dejecta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deiezioni
sense_list:
(medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.


lexentry: eng/delation__Noun__1
written_rep: delation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: delazione
sense_list:
(legal) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.


lexentry: eng/delative_case__Noun__1
written_rep: delative case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caso delativo
sense_list:
(grammar) case used to indicate movement from an object. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions from or off of, as in "down off of the house." Hungarian is a language that uses the delative case, see -ról.


lexentry: eng/delay__Noun__1
written_rep: delay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ritardo
sense_list:
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.


lexentry: eng/delayed-onset_muscle_soreness__Noun__1
written_rep: delayed-onset muscle soreness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dolore muscolare
sense_list:
(medicine) The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.


lexentry: eng/delegate__Noun__1
written_rep: delegate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delegato | delegata
sense_list:
A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy. | (US) An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.


lexentry: eng/delegate__Verb__1
written_rep: delegate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: delegare
sense_list:
(transitive) To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate. | (computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.


lexentry: eng/delegation__Noun__1
written_rep: delegation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: delegazione
sense_list:
A group of delegates. | (legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)


lexentry: eng/delete__Verb__1
written_rep: delete
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliminare | cancellare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]


lexentry: eng/deliberation__Noun__1
written_rep: deliberation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: considerazione
sense_list:
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.


lexentry: eng/delicacy__Noun__1
written_rep: delicacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: leccornia | prelibatezza | squisitezza
sense_list:
Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.


lexentry: eng/delicate__Adjective__1
written_rep: delicate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delicato
sense_list:
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling. | Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines. | Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.


lexentry: eng/delirium__Noun__1
written_rep: delirium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delirio
sense_list:
(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.


lexentry: eng/delirium_tremens__Noun__1
written_rep: delirium tremens
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delirium tremens
sense_list:
(pathology) A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.


lexentry: eng/delivery_room__Noun__1
written_rep: delivery room
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sala parto
sense_list:
(medicine) An operating theatre or similar room in a hospital or other medical facility, furnished with suitable equipment and staffed by physicians, surgeons, or other medical workers, for the purpose of assisting mothers with the births of their babies.


lexentry: eng/delta__Noun__1
written_rep: delta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delta
sense_list:
The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ. | A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.


lexentry: eng/delta_wing__Noun__1
written_rep: delta wing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ala a delta
sense_list:
(aeronautics) An aircraft wing having a swept-back shape in the form of an isosceles triangle; used mostly on supersonic aircraft


lexentry: eng/deluge__Noun__1
written_rep: deluge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diluvio
sense_list:
A great flood or rain. | An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.


lexentry: eng/delusion_of_grandeur__Noun__1
written_rep: delusion of grandeur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delirio di grandezza
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) The false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.


lexentry: eng/delusional_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: delusional disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paranoia
sense_list:
A mental disorder characterized by isolated delusions without any accompanying symptoms like hallucinations, thought disorder or flat affect.


lexentry: eng/delve__Verb__1
written_rep: delve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: indagare | investigare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out


lexentry: eng/demagogue__Noun__1
written_rep: demagogue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demagogo
sense_list:
(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.


lexentry: eng/demand__Noun__1
written_rep: demand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: domanda
sense_list:
(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price. | (electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.


lexentry: eng/demanding__Adjective__1
written_rep: demanding
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esigente
sense_list:
Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience. | Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.


lexentry: eng/demarcation__Noun__1
written_rep: demarcation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demarcazione
sense_list:
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire. | A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.


lexentry: eng/demean__Verb__2
written_rep: demean
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: svilire
sense_list:
(obsolete) To manage; to conduct; to treat. | (now rare) To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.


lexentry: eng/demeanor__Noun__1
written_rep: demeanor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comportamento | atteggiamento
sense_list:
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.


lexentry: eng/dementia__Noun__1
written_rep: dementia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demenza
sense_list:
(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving. | Madness or insanity.


lexentry: eng/demesne__Noun__1
written_rep: demesne
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dominio
sense_list:
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.


lexentry: eng/demijohn__Noun__1
written_rep: demijohn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: damigiana
sense_list:
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.


lexentry: eng/demilitarized_zone__Noun__1
written_rep: demilitarized zone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zona demilitarizzata
sense_list:
(military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/demimonde__Noun__1
written_rep: demimonde
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambiente
sense_list:
(chiefly, historical, _, (19th-century France)) A class of women maintained by wealthy protectors; female courtesans or prostitutes as a group.


lexentry: eng/demise__Noun__1
written_rep: demise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: falio
sense_list:
Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.


lexentry: eng/demiurge__Noun__1
written_rep: demiurge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demiurgo
sense_list:
(Platonic, _, philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.


lexentry: eng/demo__Noun__1
written_rep: demo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demo
sense_list:
(informal) A demonstration or visual explanation. | (informal) A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.


lexentry: eng/demobilization__Noun__1
written_rep: demobilization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smobilitazione
sense_list:
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.


lexentry: eng/demobilize__Verb__1
written_rep: demobilize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smobilitare
sense_list:
To release someone from military duty, especially after a war. | To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing.


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
written_rep: democracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: democrazia
sense_list:
(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy). | (countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/democrat__Noun__1
written_rep: democrat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: democratico | democratica
sense_list:
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).


lexentry: eng/democratic__Adjective__1
written_rep: democratic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: democratico
sense_list:
Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.


lexentry: eng/democratic_centralism__Noun__1
written_rep: democratic centralism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: centralismo democratico
sense_list:
A set of principles of internal organization, mainly associated with Leninism, in which political decisions reached by voting are binding upon all members of the party.


lexentry: eng/democratization__Noun__1
written_rep: democratization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: democratizzazione
sense_list:
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.


lexentry: eng/demography__Noun__1
written_rep: demography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demografia
sense_list:
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.


lexentry: eng/demoiselle_crane__Noun__1
written_rep: demoiselle crane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: damigella di Numidia
sense_list:
A crane, Grus virgo (syn. Anthropoides virgo), found in central Asia, 85-100 centimeters long with a loud trumpeting call.


lexentry: eng/demon__Noun__1
written_rep: demon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: demonio
sense_list:
A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse. [from 14th c.] | Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/demonetize__Verb__1
written_rep: demonetize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: demonetizzare
sense_list:
(Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.


lexentry: eng/demonize__Verb__1
written_rep: demonize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demonizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To turn into a demon. | (transitive, figuratively) To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.


lexentry: eng/demonstrate__Verb__1
written_rep: demonstrate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dimostrare
sense_list:
(transitive) to show how to use (something). | to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.


lexentry: eng/demonstration__Noun__1
written_rep: demonstration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dimostrazione
sense_list:
The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something. | An event at which something will be demonstrated. | A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative__Adjective__1
written_rep: demonstrative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espansivo
sense_list:
that serves to demonstrate, show or prove | (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_adjective__Noun__1
written_rep: demonstrative adjective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aggettivo dimostrativo
sense_list:
An adjective that points out which person, object or concept is being referred to; whether it is singular or plural; and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_pronoun__Noun__1
written_rep: demonstrative pronoun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pronome dimostrativo
sense_list:
(grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer


lexentry: eng/demonstrator__Noun__1
written_rep: demonstrator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dimostrante
sense_list:
One who takes part in a demonstration; a protester. | One who demonstrates products in a retail environment; a merchandiser.


lexentry: eng/demoralization__Noun__1
written_rep: demoralization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demoralizzazione
sense_list:
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.


lexentry: eng/demotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: demotic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: demotica
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.


lexentry: eng/demur__Verb__1
written_rep: demur
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obiettare
sense_list:
Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.


lexentry: eng/demyelination__Noun__1
written_rep: demyelination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demielinizzazione
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.


lexentry: eng/den__Noun__1
written_rep: den
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: covo | tana | salotto
sense_list:
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.


lexentry: eng/denarius__Noun__1
written_rep: denarius
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denaro
sense_list:
(Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker.


lexentry: eng/denationalize__Verb__1
written_rep: denationalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denazionalizzare | privatizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.


lexentry: eng/denaturation__Noun__1
written_rep: denaturation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denaturazione
sense_list:
The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink | (biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.


lexentry: eng/denatured_alcohol__Noun__1
written_rep: denatured alcohol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alcol denaturato
sense_list:
(US) Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol


lexentry: eng/denazification__Noun__1
written_rep: denazification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denazificazione
sense_list:
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.


lexentry: eng/dendrite__Noun__1
written_rep: dendrite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dendrite
sense_list:
(cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.


lexentry: eng/dendrochronology__Noun__1
written_rep: dendrochronology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dendrocronologia
sense_list:
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.


lexentry: eng/dengue__Noun__1
written_rep: dengue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dengue
sense_list:
An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.


lexentry: eng/dengue_fever__Noun__1
written_rep: dengue fever
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dengue
sense_list:
An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.


lexentry: eng/denial__Noun__1
written_rep: denial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: rifiuto
sense_list:
(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.


lexentry: eng/denialism__Noun__1
written_rep: denialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: negazionismo
sense_list:
The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.


lexentry: eng/denominal__Noun__1
written_rep: denominal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denominale | denominativo
sense_list:
(grammar, linguistics) A denominative: a word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
written_rep: denomination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denominazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of naming or designating. | (countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals. | (countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.


lexentry: eng/denotation__Noun__1
written_rep: denotation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: denotazione
sense_list:
(logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.


lexentry: eng/denounce__Verb__1
written_rep: denounce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: denunciare
sense_list:
(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame. | (transitive) To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse. | (transitive) To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.


lexentry: eng/denounce__Verb__1
written_rep: denounce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: dichiarare
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.


lexentry: eng/dense__Adjective__1
written_rep: dense
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denso
sense_list:
Having relatively high density. | Compact; crowded together. | Thick; difficult to penetrate. | Opaque; allowing little light to pass through. | (mathematics, topology, of a subset S of a topological space T, not comparable) Such that its closure in T is T. | Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence. (of a person)


lexentry: eng/densitometer__Noun__1
written_rep: densitometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: densimetro
sense_list:
A device that measures the optical density of a material; especially to test film and print quality.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
written_rep: density
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: densità
sense_list:
(physics) A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume. | The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed. | (mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.


lexentry: eng/dental__Adjective__1
written_rep: dental
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dentario | dentale
sense_list:
(dentistry, relational) Of or concerning dentistry. | (phonetics) Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.


lexentry: eng/dental_alveolus__Noun__1
written_rep: dental alveolus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alveolo dentario
sense_list:
(medicine, anatomy) An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament.


lexentry: eng/dental_dam__Noun__1
written_rep: dental dam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dental dam
sense_list:
(dentistry) A thin, flexible piece of latex or similar material used to isolate one or more teeth during some dental procedures.


lexentry: eng/denticulated__Adjective__1
written_rep: denticulated
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: denticolato
sense_list:
(heraldry, of a, bordure, very, rare) Embattled, but with only the projecting portions visible, so that the bordure appears non-contiguous (but the spaces are part of the field, unlike compony).


lexentry: eng/dentil__Noun__1
written_rep: dentil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dentello
sense_list:
(architectural element) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.


lexentry: eng/dentistry__Noun__1
written_rep: dentistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: odontoiatria
sense_list:
(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.


lexentry: eng/dentition__Noun__1
written_rep: dentition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dentizione
sense_list:
The set of natural teeth of an individual | The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual


lexentry: eng/deodorant__Noun__1
written_rep: deodorant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deodorante
sense_list:
An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration. | Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.


lexentry: eng/deoxidation__Noun__1
written_rep: deoxidation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disossidazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribonucleic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: deoxyribonucleic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido desossiribonucleico | acido deossiribonucleico
sense_list:
(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribose__Noun__1
written_rep: deoxyribose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deossiribosio
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.


lexentry: eng/department__Noun__1
written_rep: department
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dipartimento
sense_list:
A part, portion, or subdivision. | A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons. | (historical) A military subdivision of a country


lexentry: eng/department_store__Noun__1
written_rep: department store
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grande magazzino | emporio
sense_list:
A large store containing many different departments, each of which deals in the sale of different goods or services.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
written_rep: departure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: partenza
sense_list:
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian. | (legal) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
written_rep: depend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dipendere
sense_list:
(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of like independent does) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
written_rep: depend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pendere
sense_list:
(now, literary, heraldry) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms. | (archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.


lexentry: eng/dependence__Noun__1
written_rep: dependence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dipendenza
sense_list:
The state of being dependent, of relying upon another. | An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.


lexentry: eng/dependency__Noun__1
written_rep: dependency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dipendenza
sense_list:
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else: | (computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component. | (computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.


lexentry: eng/dependent_variable__Noun__1
written_rep: dependent variable
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: variabile dipendente
sense_list:
(algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.


lexentry: eng/depersonalize__Verb__1
written_rep: depersonalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spersonalizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something; to anonymize.


lexentry: eng/depict__Verb__1
written_rep: depict
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rappresentare | raffigurare
sense_list:
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/deplete__Verb__1
written_rep: deplete
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demolire
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.


lexentry: eng/depleted_uranium__Noun__1
written_rep: depleted uranium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uranio impoverito
sense_list:
Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties.


lexentry: eng/depolarizer__Noun__1
written_rep: depolarizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: depolarizzante
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any substance added to the electrolyte of a battery that produces hydrogen in order to combine with the liberated hydrogen and prevent the build-up of pressure.


lexentry: eng/deponent__Adjective__1
written_rep: deponent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deponente
sense_list:
(grammar, of a verb) Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).


lexentry: eng/depopulation__Noun__1
written_rep: depopulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spopolamento
sense_list:
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
written_rep: deposit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: acconto | anticipo | caparra | deposito
sense_list:
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
written_rep: deposit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: deposito cauzionale
sense_list:
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit


lexentry: eng/deposition__Noun__1
written_rep: deposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: brinamento
sense_list:
(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)


lexentry: eng/depravity__Noun__1
written_rep: depravity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corruzione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement. | (uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.


lexentry: eng/depreciation__Noun__1
written_rep: depreciation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammortamento
sense_list:
The state of being depreciated; disparagement. | (accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
written_rep: depression
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: depressione
sense_list:
(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future. | (psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide. | (geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings. | (meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes. | (economics) A period of major economic contraction. | (biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.


lexentry: eng/depressive__Adjective__1
written_rep: depressive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: depressivo
sense_list:
Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic. | Relating to or characteristic of depression.


lexentry: eng/depressor_septi_nasi__Noun__1
written_rep: depressor septi nasi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: depressore del setto | depressore del setto nasale | muscolo depressore del setto
sense_list:
(muscle) A small muscle of each side of the upper lip that is inserted into the nasal septum and wing of the nose on each side and constricts the nasal opening by drawing the wing downward.


lexentry: eng/depressurization__Noun__1
written_rep: depressurization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: depressurizzazione
sense_list:
The act, or an instance, of depressurizing; a reduction of atmospheric pressure within a chamber or space vehicle etc.


lexentry: eng/deprivation__Noun__1
written_rep: deprivation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privazione
sense_list:
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.


lexentry: eng/deprive__Verb__1
written_rep: deprive
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: privare | togliere | sottrarre
sense_list:
(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.


lexentry: eng/deprogramming__Noun__1
written_rep: deprogramming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deprogramazione
sense_list:
The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system.


lexentry: eng/deprotonation__Noun__1
written_rep: deprotonation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deprotonazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) The removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) (better called a hydron, because it can occasionally be deuterium) from a molecule to form a conjugate base.


lexentry: eng/deputation__Noun__1
written_rep: deputation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delegazione
sense_list:
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.


lexentry: eng/deputize__Verb__1
written_rep: deputize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rappresentare
sense_list:
(transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office | (intransitive) To act as a substitute for a person in their role or office


lexentry: eng/deputy__Noun__1
written_rep: deputy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: vice | delegata | delegato | rappresentate
sense_list:
(historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif. | (US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.


lexentry: eng/derail__Verb__1
written_rep: derail
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deragliare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks. | (intransitive, figurative) To deviate from the previous course or direction.


lexentry: eng/derealization__Noun__1
written_rep: derealization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: derealizzazione
sense_list:
(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
written_rep: derelict
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: relitto
sense_list:
(uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
written_rep: derelict
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rifiuto
sense_list:
(uncountable) Property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; (countable) an item of such property.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
written_rep: derelict
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: persona negligente
sense_list:
(countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.


lexentry: eng/derisive__Adjective__1
written_rep: derisive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: irrisorio
sense_list:
Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. | Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
written_rep: derivation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: derivazione | etimologia
sense_list:
The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
written_rep: derivation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: etimologia
sense_list:
(genealogy, linguistics) The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
written_rep: derivative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: derivata
sense_list:
(of more general classes of functions) Any of several related generalizations of the derivative: the directional derivative, partial derivative, Fréchet derivative, functional derivative, etc. | The value of such a derived function for a given value of its independent variable: the rate of change of a function at a point in its domain.


lexentry: eng/derivatization__Noun__1
written_rep: derivatization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: derivatizzazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) A technique which transforms a chemical compound into a product of similar chemical structure.


lexentry: eng/derive__Verb__1
written_rep: derive
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: derivare
sense_list:
(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else. | (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase). | (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction. | (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).


lexentry: eng/derived_function__Noun__1
written_rep: derived function
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: derivata
sense_list:
(calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable.


lexentry: eng/dermatographia__Noun__1
written_rep: dermatographia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dermografia | dermografismo
sense_list:
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.


lexentry: eng/derogate__Verb__1
written_rep: derogate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: rimuovere
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/dervish__Noun__1
written_rep: dervish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: derviscio
sense_list:
(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.


lexentry: eng/descaling__Noun__1
written_rep: descaling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: decalcificazione
sense_list:
The removal of scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
written_rep: descend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scendere
sense_list:
(transitive) To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
written_rep: descend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scendere | discendere
sense_list:
(intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.


lexentry: eng/descendant__Noun__1
written_rep: descendant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discendente
sense_list:
One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. | (biology) A later evolutionary type.


lexentry: eng/descender__Noun__1
written_rep: descender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coda
sense_list:
(typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters). | (typography, uncommon) A letter that has such a portion, such as g, j, or in some fonts Q.


lexentry: eng/describe__Verb__1
written_rep: describe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: descrivere
sense_list:
(transitive) To represent in words. | (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.


lexentry: eng/description__Noun__1
written_rep: description
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: descrizione
sense_list:
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.


lexentry: eng/descriptive_statistics__Noun__1
written_rep: descriptive statistics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statistica descrittiva
sense_list:
(statistics) A branch of statistics dealing with summarization and description of collections of data—data sets, including the concepts of arithmetic mean, median, mode, and quantile.


lexentry: eng/descriptivism__Noun__1
written_rep: descriptivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: descrittivismo
sense_list:
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.


lexentry: eng/descriptor__Noun__1
written_rep: descriptor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: descrittore
sense_list:
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.


lexentry: eng/descry__Verb__1
written_rep: descry
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scoprire
sense_list:
(transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.


lexentry: eng/desert__Noun__1
written_rep: desert
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deserto
sense_list:
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland. | In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.


lexentry: eng/desert__Verb__1
written_rep: desert
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disertare
sense_list:
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.


lexentry: eng/desert_island__Noun__1
written_rep: desert island
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: isola deserta
sense_list:
A deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now, frequently, _, misunderstood, _, as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.


lexentry: eng/deserter__Noun__1
written_rep: deserter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disertore | disertrice
sense_list:
(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving


lexentry: eng/desertification__Noun__1
written_rep: desertification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: desertificazione
sense_list:
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/deserve__Verb__1
written_rep: deserve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meritare | meritarsi
sense_list:
(transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. | (obsolete) To serve; to treat; to benefit.


lexentry: eng/desiccate__Verb__1
written_rep: desiccate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asciugare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/desideratum__Noun__1
written_rep: desideratum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: desiderato
sense_list:
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/design__Noun__1
written_rep: design
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: disegno | progetto | design | pianta
sense_list:
A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.


lexentry: eng/design__Noun__1
written_rep: design
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: design
sense_list:
A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture. | The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.


lexentry: eng/design__Verb__1
written_rep: design
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: progettare
sense_list:
(obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
written_rep: designate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: designare
sense_list:
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description | To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.


lexentry: eng/designer_drug__Noun__1
written_rep: designer drug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postbruciatore
sense_list:
A drug specifically developed to replace an illegal recreational drug, in order to circumvent existing drug laws, usually by modifying its molecular structure.


lexentry: eng/desire__Noun__1
written_rep: desire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: desiderio
sense_list:
(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something. | (uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
written_rep: desk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scrivania
sense_list:
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath. | A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.


lexentry: eng/desktop_computer__Noun__1
written_rep: desktop computer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: computer fisso
sense_list:
A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.


lexentry: eng/desman__Noun__1
written_rep: desman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: desman
sense_list:
Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semiaquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.


lexentry: eng/despair__Verb__1
written_rep: despair
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: disperare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. [(often) with of]


lexentry: eng/desperate_times_call_for_desperate_measures__Proverb__1
written_rep: desperate times call for desperate measures
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a mali estremi, estremi rimedi
sense_list:
In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.


lexentry: eng/despotism__Noun__1
written_rep: despotism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dispotismo
sense_list:
Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.


lexentry: eng/dessertspoon__Noun__1
written_rep: dessertspoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cucchiaino
sense_list:
A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful. | More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon. | (rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.


lexentry: eng/destalinization__Noun__1
written_rep: destalinization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destalinizzazione
sense_list:
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.


lexentry: eng/destigmatize__Verb__1
written_rep: destigmatize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destigmatizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata.


lexentry: eng/destination__Noun__1
written_rep: destination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destinazione | meta | traguardo
sense_list:
(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.


lexentry: eng/destitution__Noun__1
written_rep: destitution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: indigenza
sense_list:
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.


lexentry: eng/destroy__Verb__1
written_rep: destroy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distruggere | annichilare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.


lexentry: eng/destructor__Noun__1
written_rep: destructor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: distruttore
sense_list:
(object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.


lexentry: eng/desuetude__Noun__1
written_rep: desuetude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: desuetudine | disuso
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/desulfurize__Verb__1
written_rep: desulfurize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: desolforare
sense_list:
(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).


lexentry: eng/desultory__Adjective__1
written_rep: desultory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caotico
sense_list:
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.


lexentry: eng/detached_house__Noun__1
written_rep: detached house
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abitazione isolata | casa isolata
sense_list:
A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure.


lexentry: eng/detachment__Noun__1
written_rep: detachment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distacco
sense_list:
(uncountable) The action of detaching; separation. | (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.


lexentry: eng/detachment__Noun__1
written_rep: detachment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: distaccamento | distacco
sense_list:
(uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission. | (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.


lexentry: eng/detection__Noun__1
written_rep: detection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: detezione | identificazione | investigazione | rilevamento | rilevazione
sense_list:
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.


lexentry: eng/detective__Noun__1
written_rep: detective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: investigatore | detective
sense_list:
(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.


lexentry: eng/detector__Noun__1
written_rep: detector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: detector
sense_list:
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
written_rep: detention
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: detenzione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained. | (pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork. | (civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.


lexentry: eng/determinant__Noun__1
written_rep: determinant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: determinante
sense_list:
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.


lexentry: eng/determination__Noun__1
written_rep: determination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: determinazione
sense_list:
(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc. | The act of determining, or the state of being determined.


lexentry: eng/determine__Verb__1
written_rep: determine
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: accertarsi | capire | verificare
sense_list:
To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.


lexentry: eng/determiner__Noun__1
written_rep: determiner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: determinante
sense_list:
Someone or something that determines, or helps to determine, something else. | A dependent function in a noun phrase that marks it as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.


lexentry: eng/determiner__Noun__1
written_rep: determiner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aggettivo determinativo
sense_list:
A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.


lexentry: eng/determinism__Noun__1
written_rep: determinism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: determinismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.


lexentry: eng/deterministic__Adjective__1
written_rep: deterministic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deterministico
sense_list:
(philosophy) Of, or relating to determinism. | (mathematics, of a Turing machine) Having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state. | (physics, of a system) Having exactly predictable time evolution. | (computing, of an algorithm) For a given particular input, always producing the same output through the same sequence of states.


lexentry: eng/deterrence__Noun__1
written_rep: deterrence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissuasione
sense_list:
The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred. | The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking.


lexentry: eng/deterrence__Noun__1
written_rep: deterrence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: intimidazione
sense_list:
Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.


lexentry: eng/detonation__Noun__1
written_rep: detonation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: detonazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.


lexentry: eng/detrain__Verb__1
written_rep: detrain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scendere
sense_list:
(rail transport, transitive) To remove (a passenger or passengers) from a train; to evacuate (passengers) from a train.


lexentry: eng/detritus__Noun__1
written_rep: detritus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: detrito
sense_list:
(countable, chiefly, geology) Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion. | (biology, ecology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.


lexentry: eng/detrusor__Noun__1
written_rep: detrusor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: detrusore
sense_list:
(anatomy) A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively.


lexentry: eng/deuce__Noun__1
written_rep: deuce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: due
sense_list:
(cards) A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. | (dice) A side of a die with two spots. | The number two.


lexentry: eng/deuce__Noun__1
written_rep: deuce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: parità
sense_list:
(tennis, table tennis, volleyball) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.


lexentry: eng/deuteragonist__Noun__1
written_rep: deuteragonist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deuteragonista
sense_list:
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).


lexentry: eng/deuterocanonical__Adjective__1
written_rep: deuterocanonical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deuterocanonico
sense_list:
(biblical) Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.


lexentry: eng/deuterostome__Noun__1
written_rep: deuterostome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deuterostoma
sense_list:
(zoology) Any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth.


lexentry: eng/devastate__Verb__1
written_rep: devastate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: devastare
sense_list:
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.


lexentry: eng/develop__Verb__1
written_rep: develop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: sviluppare
sense_list:
(transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film. | (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.


lexentry: eng/developer__Noun__1
written_rep: developer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sviluppatore
sense_list:
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land. | A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.


lexentry: eng/developing_country__Noun__1
written_rep: developing country
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paese in via di sviluppo
sense_list:
(economics) A country with low to medium income although substantial industrialization; (sometimes, pejorative) a country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).


lexentry: eng/development_aid__Noun__1
written_rep: development aid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aiuto allo sviluppo
sense_list:
Financial aid given by developed countries to promote the development of underdeveloped or developing countries.


lexentry: eng/deviance__Noun__1
written_rep: deviance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: devianza
sense_list:
(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.


lexentry: eng/deviate__Verb__1
written_rep: deviate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deviare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans. | (intransitive, figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.


lexentry: eng/deviation__Noun__1
written_rep: deviation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: deviazione | scarto
sense_list:
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.


lexentry: eng/device__Noun__1
written_rep: device
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: motto | coccarda | emblema | inscrizione
sense_list:
(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.


lexentry: eng/device_driver__Noun__1
written_rep: device driver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aguzzino
sense_list:
(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
written_rep: devil's advocate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avvocato del diavolo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument. | (historical, Roman Catholic) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
written_rep: devil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diavolo | demonio
sense_list:
(theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. | The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel. | A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child. | (euphemistic, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
written_rep: devil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: diavolo
sense_list:
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.


lexentry: eng/devoice__Verb__1
written_rep: devoice
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: desonorizzare | devocalizzare
sense_list:
(transitive, phonetics) To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).


lexentry: eng/devolve__Verb__1
written_rep: devolve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: consegnare
sense_list:
(especially, of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).


lexentry: eng/devotion__Noun__1
written_rep: devotion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: devozione
sense_list:
(uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication | (uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety. | (countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural)


lexentry: eng/devshirme__Noun__1
written_rep: devshirme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: devscirme
sense_list:
(historical) Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.


lexentry: eng/dew__Noun__1
written_rep: dew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rugiada
sense_list:
(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.


lexentry: eng/dewlap__Noun__1
written_rep: dewlap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pappagorgia
sense_list:
The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal. | The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.


lexentry: eng/dexter__Adjective__1
written_rep: dexter
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destro
sense_list:
(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)


lexentry: eng/dextrin__Noun__1
written_rep: dextrin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destrina
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.


lexentry: eng/dextrocardia__Noun__1
written_rep: dextrocardia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destrocardia
sense_list:
(medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest.


lexentry: eng/dextrorotatory__Adjective__1
written_rep: dextrorotatory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destrogiro
sense_list:
(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-#Prefix.


lexentry: eng/diabetes__Noun__1
written_rep: diabetes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diabete
sense_list:
(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diabetes_insipidus__Noun__1
written_rep: diabetes insipidus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diabete insipido
sense_list:
A disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced.


lexentry: eng/diabetes_mellitus__Noun__1
written_rep: diabetes mellitus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diabete mellito
sense_list:
A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2.


lexentry: eng/diabetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: diabetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diabetico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus. | Having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus. | Suitable for one having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.


lexentry: eng/diabolo__Noun__1
written_rep: diabolo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diabolo
sense_list:
A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.


lexentry: eng/diacritical__Adjective__1
written_rep: diacritical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diacritico
sense_list:
Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction. | Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic


lexentry: eng/diacritical_mark__Noun__1
written_rep: diacritical mark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: segno diacritico
sense_list:
(orthography, typography) A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.


lexentry: eng/diadumenos__Noun__1
written_rep: diadumenos
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diadumeno
sense_list:
A form of Ancient Greek sculpture featuring a young man holding a knotted diadem (as the winner of a contest).


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
written_rep: diaeresis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dieresi | iato
sense_list:
(orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
written_rep: diaeresis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dieresi
sense_list:
(prosody) A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.


lexentry: eng/diagenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: diagenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diagenesi
sense_list:
(geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.


lexentry: eng/diagnosis__Noun__1
written_rep: diagnosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diagnosi
sense_list:
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).


lexentry: eng/diagnostics__Noun__2
written_rep: diagnostics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diagnosi
sense_list:
(of devices) The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).


lexentry: eng/diagonal__Adjective__1
written_rep: diagonal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diagonale
sense_list:
(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron). | Having a slanted or oblique direction.


lexentry: eng/diagonal__Noun__1
written_rep: diagonal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diagonale
sense_list:
Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly: | (geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.


lexentry: eng/diagram__Noun__1
written_rep: diagram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diagramma
sense_list:
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole. | A graph or chart.


lexentry: eng/dial_tone__Noun__1
written_rep: dial tone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tonalità
sense_list:
A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
written_rep: dialect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dialetto
sense_list:
(linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German). | (linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.


lexentry: eng/dialectical__Adjective__1
written_rep: dialectical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dialettica
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in, _, philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectical_materialism__Noun__1
written_rep: dialectical materialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: materialismo dialettico
sense_list:
(philosophy) The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectics__Noun__1
written_rep: dialectics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dialettica
sense_list:
(philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialefe__Noun__1
written_rep: dialefe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dialefe
sense_list:
A short metrical pause between two identical vowel sounds, one at the end of a word, the other at the beginning of the next word.


lexentry: eng/dialogue__Noun__1
written_rep: dialogue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dialogo | conversazione | discorso
sense_list:
A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. | (authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
written_rep: dialysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dialisi
sense_list:
(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. | (medicine) Use of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.


lexentry: eng/dialyzer__Noun__1
written_rep: dialyzer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dializzatore
sense_list:
(medicine) The part of a hemodialysis machine that performs filtration by unequal diffusion through membranes


lexentry: eng/diamagnetism__Noun__1
written_rep: diamagnetism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diamagnetismo
sense_list:
(physics) a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction


lexentry: eng/diameter__Noun__1
written_rep: diameter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diametro
sense_list:
(geometry) The length of such a line. | (graph theory) The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.


lexentry: eng/diaminophenol__Noun__1
written_rep: diaminophenol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diamminofenolo
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of several isomeric diamino derivatives of phenol; they are used in organic synthesis, and in hair dying applications.


lexentry: eng/diamond__Noun__1
written_rep: diamond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diamante
sense_list:
(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. | A gemstone made from this mineral. | Something that resembles a diamond. | (baseball) The infield of a baseball field.


lexentry: eng/diamond_crossover__Noun__1
written_rep: diamond crossover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bretella
sense_list:
(rail transport) superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks


lexentry: eng/diamond_jubilee__Noun__1
written_rep: diamond jubilee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giubileo di diamante
sense_list:
The diamond anniversary of a coronation, originally the 75th anniversary of a monarch's rule but now often the 60th instead.


lexentry: eng/diamond_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: diamond ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: brillante
sense_list:
(astronomy) An optical phenomenon visible during a moment of a solar eclipse when only a tiny part of the sun is not obscured by the moon, shining like a diamond in the ring of the sun’s corona.


lexentry: eng/diapause__Noun__1
written_rep: diapause
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diapausa
sense_list:
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)


lexentry: eng/diapedesis__Noun__1
written_rep: diapedesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diapedesi
sense_list:
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue. [from 1625]


lexentry: eng/diaper__Noun__1
written_rep: diaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pannolino
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is often also incontinent; a nappy. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diaphone__Noun__2
written_rep: diaphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diafono
sense_list:
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
written_rep: diaphragm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diaframma
sense_list:
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm. | A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse. | (mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies. | (acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
written_rep: diaphragm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: diaframma lamellare | diaframma
sense_list:
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.


lexentry: eng/diapositive__Noun__1
written_rep: diapositive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diapositiva
sense_list:
(photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).


lexentry: eng/diarrhea__Noun__1
written_rep: diarrhea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diarrea
sense_list:
(symptom) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.


lexentry: eng/diascopy__Noun__1
written_rep: diascopy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diascopia
sense_list:
(medicine) A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.


lexentry: eng/diaspora__Noun__1
written_rep: diaspora
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diaspora
sense_list:
(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).


lexentry: eng/diasporic__Adjective__2
written_rep: diasporic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diasporico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to the dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel, a similar dispersion, or a people so dispersed. See diaspora.


lexentry: eng/diastase__Noun__1
written_rep: diastase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diastasi | maltina
sense_list:
(enzyme) Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of starch into maltose; mostly amylases (α-amylase and β-amylase).


lexentry: eng/diastematic__Adjective__1
written_rep: diastematic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diastematico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to diastema. | (music) Describing a musical notation in which the pitch of a note is represented by its vertical position on the page.


lexentry: eng/diastole__Noun__1
written_rep: diastole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diastole
sense_list:
(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.


lexentry: eng/diastrophism__Noun__1
written_rep: diastrophism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diastrofismo
sense_list:
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features


lexentry: eng/diathermy__Noun__1
written_rep: diathermy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diatermocoagulazione
sense_list:
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation


lexentry: eng/diatom__Noun__1
written_rep: diatom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diatomea
sense_list:
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.


lexentry: eng/diatomaceous_earth__Noun__1
written_rep: diatomaceous earth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diatomite
sense_list:
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.


lexentry: eng/diatonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: diatonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diatonico
sense_list:
(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.


lexentry: eng/diatonic_scale__Noun__1
written_rep: diatonic scale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scala diatonica
sense_list:
(music) A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.


lexentry: eng/dibasic__Adjective__1
written_rep: dibasic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bibasico
sense_list:
(chemistry) (of an acid) containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms | (chemistry) (of a salt) having two atoms of a univalent metal


lexentry: eng/dibber__Noun__1
written_rep: dibber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piantatoio | scavabuche | seminatoio
sense_list:
A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc.


lexentry: eng/dibenzodioxin__Noun__1
written_rep: dibenzodioxin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dibenzodiossina
sense_list:
(organic compound) An aromatic heterocycle having two benzene rings fused to a dioxin one; dibenzo-1,4-dioxin, oxanthrene.


lexentry: eng/dicastery__Noun__1
written_rep: dicastery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dicastero
sense_list:
(Roman Catholic) A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.


lexentry: eng/dice_snake__Noun__1
written_rep: dice snake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biscia tassellata
sense_list:
Natrix tessellata, a European non-venomous snake belonging to the family of Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae.


lexentry: eng/dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__Noun__1
written_rep: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: 1,1,1-tricloro-2,2-bis(p-clorofenil)etano
sense_list:
(organic compound) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.


lexentry: eng/dichromate__Noun__1
written_rep: dichromate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dicromato
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion.(Cr2O72-) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO42-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents


lexentry: eng/dichromatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: dichromatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bicromatico
sense_list:
(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished


lexentry: eng/dick__Noun__1
written_rep: dick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: coglione
sense_list:
(countable, vulgar, slang, derogatory, offensive) A highly contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
written_rep: dictation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dettato | dettatura
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words. | (countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
written_rep: dictation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ordine
sense_list:
(countable) The act of ordering or commanding. | (uncountable) Orders given in an overbearing manner.


lexentry: eng/dictation_machine__Noun__1
written_rep: dictation machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dittafono
sense_list:
A sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print.


lexentry: eng/dictatorial__Adjective__1
written_rep: dictatorial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dittatoriale
sense_list:
of or pertaining to a dictator | in the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others.


lexentry: eng/dictatorship_of_the_proletariat__Noun__1
written_rep: dictatorship of the proletariat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dittatura del proletariato
sense_list:
(Marxism) A socio-political power, as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, characterized by a struggle to achieve a communist society.


lexentry: eng/dictionary__Noun__1
written_rep: dictionary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dizionario | vocabolario | lessico
sense_list:
A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]


lexentry: eng/dictionary_attack__Noun__1
written_rep: dictionary attack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attacco a dizionario
sense_list:
(computing, cryptography) An attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess decryption keys or passwords. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/didgeridoo__Noun__1
written_rep: didgeridoo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: didgeridoo | didjeridu | didgeridù | didjeridoo
sense_list:
A musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms.


lexentry: eng/die__Noun__2
written_rep: die
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dado | conio | matrice | plinto
sense_list:
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.


lexentry: eng/die__Verb__1
written_rep: die
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: odiare
sense_list:
(intransitive, uncommon, idiomatic) To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.


lexentry: eng/die__Verb__1
written_rep: die
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: morire
sense_list:
(intransitive, colloquial, hyperbolic) To be mortified or shocked by a situation. | To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct. | To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc. | (often with "to") To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.


lexentry: eng/diehard__Adjective__1
written_rep: diehard
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: determinato
sense_list:
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.


lexentry: eng/dieldrin__Noun__1
written_rep: dieldrin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dieldrina
sense_list:
(organic compound) A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant.


lexentry: eng/dielectric__Noun__1
written_rep: dielectric
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dielettrico
sense_list:
(metamaterial) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.


lexentry: eng/diencephalon__Noun__1
written_rep: diencephalon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diencefalo
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.


lexentry: eng/diesel__Noun__1
written_rep: diesel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gasolio | diesel
sense_list:
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.


lexentry: eng/diesel_engine__Noun__1
written_rep: diesel engine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motore Diesel
sense_list:
(mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__1
written_rep: diet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dieta
sense_list:
The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. | (countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health. | (by extension) Any habitual intake or consumption.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__2
written_rep: diet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dieta
sense_list:
(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.


lexentry: eng/dietary_fibre__Noun__1
written_rep: dietary fibre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fibra alimentare
sense_list:
Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.


lexentry: eng/dietary_supplement__Noun__1
written_rep: dietary supplement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: integratore alimentare
sense_list:
(medicine) Any substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, taken as a supplement to food to replace nutrients that would otherwise be missing in a person's diet.


lexentry: eng/diethyl_ether__Noun__1
written_rep: diethyl ether
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etere dietilico
sense_list:
(organic compound) A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.


lexentry: eng/diffeomorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: diffeomorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diffeomorfismo
sense_list:
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.


lexentry: eng/difference__Noun__1
written_rep: difference
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: differenza
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being different. | (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else. | (countable) A disagreement or argument. | (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.


lexentry: eng/difference_quotient__Noun__1
written_rep: difference quotient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rapporto incrementale
sense_list:
(geometry) The slope of the secant line passing through the points \left( a, \, f(a) \right) and \left( a+h, \, f(a+h) \right). As the horizontal distance h>0 between the points approaches zero, the slope of this secant line approaches the slope of the tangent line to f(x) at x=a, which is equal to the derivative of f(x) at x=a.


lexentry: eng/differentiable__Adjective__1
written_rep: differentiable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: derivabile | differenziabile
sense_list:
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.


lexentry: eng/differentiable_manifold__Noun__1
written_rep: differentiable manifold
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: varietà differenziabile
sense_list:
(differential geometry) A manifold that is locally similar enough to a Euclidean space (ℝn) to allow one to do calculus;(more formally) a manifold that can be equipped with a differentiable structure (an atlas of ℝn-compatible charts).


lexentry: eng/differential__Noun__1
written_rep: differential
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: differenziale
sense_list:
(calculus) A quantity representing an infinitesimal change in a variable, now only used as a heuristic aid except in nonstandard analysis but considered rigorous until the 20th century; a fluxion in Newtonian calculus, now usually written in Leibniz's notation as \operatorname{d}\!x.


lexentry: eng/differential_geometry__Noun__1
written_rep: differential geometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geometria differenziale
sense_list:
(geometry, analysis) The study of geometry, especially geometric structures on differentiable manifolds, using techniques from calculus, linear algebra and multilinear algebra.


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
written_rep: differentiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: differenziazione
sense_list:
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else. | (mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.


lexentry: eng/difficult__Adjective__1
written_rep: difficult
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: difficile
sense_list:
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort. | (often, _, of a, person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.


lexentry: eng/diffraction__Noun__1
written_rep: diffraction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diffrazione
sense_list:
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.


lexentry: eng/dig__Noun__1
written_rep: dig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scavi
sense_list:
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.


lexentry: eng/dig__Verb__1
written_rep: dig
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scavare
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.


lexentry: eng/dig_in_one's_heels__Verb__1
written_rep: dig in one's heels
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impuntarsi | puntare i piedi
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To act in a determined manner by firmly maintaining one's beliefs, demands, situation, etc. in the face of opposition.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
written_rep: digest
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: digerire
sense_list:
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme. | (transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.


lexentry: eng/digester__Noun__1
written_rep: digester
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gamella
sense_list:
A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.


lexentry: eng/digestion__Noun__1
written_rep: digestion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: digestione
sense_list:
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body. | The result of this process.


lexentry: eng/digestive_biscuit__Noun__1
written_rep: digestive biscuit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biscotto digestive | biscotto digestivo | biscotto semidolce
sense_list:
(British, Ireland) A semisweet biscuit; sometimes dunked in tea, or crushed as the base of a cheesecake


lexentry: eng/digestive_tract__Noun__1
written_rep: digestive tract
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apparato digerente
sense_list:
(anatomy) A system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.


lexentry: eng/digital__Adjective__1
written_rep: digital
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: digitale | discreto
sense_list:
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.


lexentry: eng/digital_camera__Noun__1
written_rep: digital camera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fotocamera digitale | macchina fotografica digitale
sense_list:
An electronic, often battery-powered device for recording and storing photographs in digital format, especially on a flash card.


lexentry: eng/digital_divide__Noun__1
written_rep: digital divide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: digital divide
sense_list:
(information technology, sociology, neologism) The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies (and the computer literacy to use them) and those without it.


lexentry: eng/digital_television__Noun__1
written_rep: digital television
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: televisione digitale
sense_list:
(uncountable) The broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.


lexentry: eng/digital_watermark__Noun__1
written_rep: digital watermark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filigrana
sense_list:
(computing) Auxiliary data embedded in a datafile for subsequent identification and verification of the file.


lexentry: eng/digitalis__Noun__1
written_rep: digitalis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: digitale
sense_list:
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).


lexentry: eng/digitigrade__Adjective__1
written_rep: digitigrade
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: digitigrado
sense_list:
(zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.


lexentry: eng/digitigrade__Noun__1
written_rep: digitigrade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: digitigrado
sense_list:
(zoology, chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.


lexentry: eng/digitize__Verb__1
written_rep: digitize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: digitalizzare
sense_list:
(transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.


lexentry: eng/digits__Noun__2
written_rep: digits
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero
sense_list:
(US, _, slang, dated) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.


lexentry: eng/diglossia__Noun__1
written_rep: diglossia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diglossia
sense_list:
(linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. [from 1959]


lexentry: eng/digoxin__Noun__1
written_rep: digoxin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: digossina
sense_list:
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.


lexentry: eng/digress__Verb__1
written_rep: digress
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divagare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.


lexentry: eng/digression__Noun__1
written_rep: digression
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: digressione
sense_list:
(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.


lexentry: eng/dik-dik__Noun__1
written_rep: dik-dik
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dik dik | madoqua
sense_list:
A small antelope of the genus Madoqua, native to southern and eastern Africa, having an elongated snout, a brown or grey/gray coat with a white belly, and an upright tuft on the crown.


lexentry: eng/diktat__Noun__1
written_rep: diktat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comando
sense_list:
a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor | a dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent


lexentry: eng/dilatory__Adjective__1
written_rep: dilatory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dilatorio
sense_list:
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
written_rep: dilemma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dilemma
sense_list:
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable. | Any difficult circumstance or problem. | (logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".


lexentry: eng/dilettantism__Noun__1
written_rep: dilettantism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dilettantismo
sense_list:
The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or "dabbler", sometimes in the arts. Also the act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur.


lexentry: eng/diligence__Noun__1
written_rep: diligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: commissione
sense_list:
(historical) A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.


lexentry: eng/dilithium__Noun__1
written_rep: dilithium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dilitio
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) The diatomic molecule Li2 found in the gas phase. | (scifi) A fictional crystalline mineral in the Star Trek franchise, described as an essential component of anti-matter energy generation systems.


lexentry: eng/dill__Noun__1
written_rep: dill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aneto
sense_list:
Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.


lexentry: eng/dilophosaur__Noun__1
written_rep: dilophosaur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dilofosauro
sense_list:
(paleontology) Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on its head.


lexentry: eng/diluent__Noun__1
written_rep: diluent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: solvente
sense_list:
(analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
written_rep: dimension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dimensione
sense_list:
A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth. | (geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates. | (linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.


lexentry: eng/dimensional__Adjective__1
written_rep: dimensional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dimensionale
sense_list:
(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".


lexentry: eng/dimensional_analysis__Noun__1
written_rep: dimensional analysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analisi dimensionale
sense_list:
(mathematics, physics) The study of the dimensions of physical quantities; used to obtain information about large complex systems, and as a means of checking mathematical and physics equations.


lexentry: eng/dimensionality__Noun__1
written_rep: dimensionality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dimensionalità
sense_list:
The state or characteristic of possessing dimensions. | (chiefly, _, mathematics, and, computing) The number of dimensions something has.


lexentry: eng/dimer__Noun__1
written_rep: dimer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dimero
sense_list:
(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.


lexentry: eng/diminish__Verb__1
written_rep: diminish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: diminuire | ridurre
sense_list:
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).


lexentry: eng/diminutive__Adjective__1
written_rep: diminutive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diminutivo
sense_list:
(obsolete) Serving to diminish. | (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.


lexentry: eng/dimorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: dimorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dimorfismo
sense_list:
(biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. | (biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.


lexentry: eng/dimple__Noun__1
written_rep: dimple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fossetta
sense_list:
Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.


lexentry: eng/dinar__Noun__1
written_rep: dinar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dinaro
sense_list:
(currency) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.


lexentry: eng/diner__Noun__1
written_rep: diner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: ristoro | vagone ristorante
sense_list:
(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.


lexentry: eng/ding__Verb__1
written_rep: ding
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: infliggere una multa
sense_list:
(transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.


lexentry: eng/dinghy__Noun__1
written_rep: dinghy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: battello | battello pneumatico | pedalò
sense_list:
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.


lexentry: eng/dingo__Noun__1
written_rep: dingo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dingo
sense_list:
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).


lexentry: eng/dinitrogen_tetroxide__Noun__1
written_rep: dinitrogen tetroxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tetrossido di diazoto
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO2; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.


lexentry: eng/dinitrogen_trioxide__Noun__1
written_rep: dinitrogen trioxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: triossido di diazoto
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen N2O3, a pale blue liquid that reacts with water to form nitrous acid.


lexentry: eng/dinitrophenylhydrazine__Noun__1
written_rep: dinitrophenylhydrazine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dinitrofenilidrazina
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of six isomeric aromatic azines, but especially 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine that is used as a reagent in the analysis of aldehydes and ketones


lexentry: eng/dinner_table__Noun__1
written_rep: dinner table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavolo da cena
sense_list:
(usually, with the) The table at dinnertime conceived as a place; it often is the same table at which all meals are served, being at dinnertime the dinner table, at lunchtime the lunch table, and at breakfast time the breakfast table; it is usually either the kitchen table or the dining room table.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
written_rep: dinosaur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dinosauro
sense_list:
(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon. | (figuratively, colloquial) Something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned, or is not willing to change and adapt.


lexentry: eng/diocese__Noun__1
written_rep: diocese
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diocesi
sense_list:
(historical) An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy. | (Christianity) A group of parishes administered by a bishop.


lexentry: eng/diode__Noun__1
written_rep: diode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diodo
sense_list:
(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.


lexentry: eng/dioecious__Adjective__1
written_rep: dioecious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dioico
sense_list:
(botany) Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.


lexentry: eng/diopside__Noun__1
written_rep: diopside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diopside
sense_list:
(mineral) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.


lexentry: eng/diopter__Noun__1
written_rep: diopter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diottria
sense_list:
A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.


lexentry: eng/diorama__Noun__1
written_rep: diorama
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diorama
sense_list:
A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.


lexentry: eng/diorite__Noun__1
written_rep: diorite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diorite
sense_list:
(rock) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.


lexentry: eng/dioxin__Noun__1
written_rep: dioxin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: diossina
sense_list:
(countable, organic compound) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.


lexentry: eng/dip__Verb__1
written_rep: dip
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: intingere | immergere | inzuppare
sense_list:
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.


lexentry: eng/dipeptide__Noun__1
written_rep: dipeptide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dipeptide
sense_list:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) An organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond.


lexentry: eng/diphenol__Noun__1
written_rep: diphenol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: difenolo
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).


lexentry: eng/diphosphatase__Noun__1
written_rep: diphosphatase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: difosfatasi
sense_list:
(enzyme, especially in combination) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound


lexentry: eng/diphtheria__Noun__1
written_rep: diphtheria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: difterite
sense_list:
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.


lexentry: eng/diphthong__Noun__1
written_rep: diphthong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dittongo
sense_list:
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.


lexentry: eng/diphthongization__Noun__1
written_rep: diphthongization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dittongazione
sense_list:
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).


lexentry: eng/diplodocus__Noun__1
written_rep: diplodocus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diplodocus
sense_list:
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.


lexentry: eng/diploid__Adjective__1
written_rep: diploid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diploide
sense_list:
(genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.


lexentry: eng/diploma__Noun__1
written_rep: diploma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diploma
sense_list:
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.


lexentry: eng/diplomacy__Noun__1
written_rep: diplomacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diplomazia
sense_list:
The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals. | Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.


lexentry: eng/diplomat__Noun__1
written_rep: diplomat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diplomatico | diplomatica
sense_list:
A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations


lexentry: eng/diplomatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: diplomatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diplomatico
sense_list:
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries. | Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.


lexentry: eng/diplopia__Noun__1
written_rep: diplopia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diplopia
sense_list:
(pathology) An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.


lexentry: eng/dipole__Noun__1
written_rep: dipole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dipolo
sense_list:
(physics) Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles). | (chemistry) Any molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges.


lexentry: eng/dipped_headlight__Noun__1
written_rep: dipped headlight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anabbaglianti
sense_list:
The main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.


lexentry: eng/dipper__Noun__1
written_rep: dipper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: merlo acquaiolo
sense_list:
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.


lexentry: eng/dipstick__Noun__1
written_rep: dipstick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asta di livello | astina
sense_list:
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.


lexentry: eng/dire__Adjective__1
written_rep: dire
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: catastrofico | terribile | tragico | tremendo
sense_list:
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing. | Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.


lexentry: eng/direct_action__Noun__1
written_rep: direct action
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: azione diretta
sense_list:
A form of political activism in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.


lexentry: eng/direct_case__Noun__1
written_rep: direct case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caso retto
sense_list:
(grammar) A noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases)


lexentry: eng/direct_current__Noun__1
written_rep: direct current
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corrente continua
sense_list:
(physics) An electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time.


lexentry: eng/direct_debit__Noun__1
written_rep: direct debit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: addebito
sense_list:
a single order to allow a commercial, or similar entity to charge directly to one's bank for a regular payment.


lexentry: eng/direct_product__Noun__1
written_rep: direct product
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prodotto diretto
sense_list:
(set theory) The set of all possible tuples whose elements are elements of given, separately specified, sets.


lexentry: eng/direct_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: direct verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verbo finito
sense_list:
(grammar) A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation. Conjugation is a form of inflection.


lexentry: eng/directed_graph__Noun__1
written_rep: directed graph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: digrafo | grafo diretto | grafo orientato
sense_list:
(graph theory) A graph in which the edges are ordered pairs, so that, if the edge (a, b) is in the graph, the edge (b, a) need not be in the graph and is distinct from (a, b) if it is.


lexentry: eng/direction__Noun__1
written_rep: direction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: direzione | direzione di marcia | senso di marcia
sense_list:
A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).


lexentry: eng/directive__Noun__1
written_rep: directive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: direttiva
sense_list:
An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force. | (European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.


lexentry: eng/director__Noun__1
written_rep: director
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: regista | direttore | capo | direttorice
sense_list:
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).


lexentry: eng/director_general__Noun__1
written_rep: director general
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: direttore generale
sense_list:
The highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution. In reference to government, the executive officer below the minister of the department.


lexentry: eng/directory__Noun__1
written_rep: directory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cartella | elenco | lista
sense_list:
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.


lexentry: eng/directrix__Noun__1
written_rep: directrix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: direttrice
sense_list:
(geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.


lexentry: eng/dirham__Noun__1
written_rep: dirham
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dirham
sense_list:
(currencies) A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.


lexentry: eng/dirt__Noun__1
written_rep: dirt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sudiciume
sense_list:
Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person. | (figurative) Meanness; sordidness. | (mining) In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing. | Freckles. | (archaic) Excrement; dung.


lexentry: eng/dirty__Adjective__1
written_rep: dirty
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: sporco
sense_list:
Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules. | Corrupt, illegal, or improper. | Of color, discolored by impurities.


lexentry: eng/dirty_bomb__Noun__1
written_rep: dirty bomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bomba sporca
sense_list:
A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.


lexentry: eng/dirty_money__Noun__1
written_rep: dirty money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: denaro sporco
sense_list:
(idiomatic, business, law) Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized, especially money gained through forgery, bribery, prostitution, money laundering, or theft.


lexentry: eng/dirty_word__Noun__1
written_rep: dirty word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parolaccia
sense_list:
A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature. | (idiomatic) The name of a topic that a person prefers not to hear or discuss.


lexentry: eng/disability__Noun__1
written_rep: disability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gualia
sense_list:
(countable, medical model of disability) A condition characterised by a significant limitation in a person's physical or intellectual powers or ability.


lexentry: eng/disable__Verb__1
written_rep: disable
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: disattivare | disabilitare
sense_list:
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).


lexentry: eng/disabled__Noun__1
written_rep: disabled
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disabile | disabili
sense_list:
(nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)


lexentry: eng/disabuse__Verb__1
written_rep: disabuse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disingannare
sense_list:
(transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).


lexentry: eng/disaccharide__Noun__1
written_rep: disaccharide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disaccaride
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.


lexentry: eng/disambiguate__Verb__1
written_rep: disambiguate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disambiguare
sense_list:
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.


lexentry: eng/disappear__Verb__1
written_rep: disappear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scomparire | sparire | svanire
sense_list:
(intransitive) To vanish. | (transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.


lexentry: eng/disappoint__Verb__1
written_rep: disappoint
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deludere | contrariare | dispiacere
sense_list:
(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.


lexentry: eng/disappointment__Noun__1
written_rep: disappointment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: delusione | disappunto
sense_list:
(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.


lexentry: eng/disarm__Verb__1
written_rep: disarm
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disarmare
sense_list:
(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. | (transitive) To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous.


lexentry: eng/disarmament__Noun__1
written_rep: disarmament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disarmo
sense_list:
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.


lexentry: eng/disassembler__Noun__1
written_rep: disassembler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissassemblatore
sense_list:
(computing) A computer program that examines another computer program and attempts to generate assembly language source code that would, in theory, reproduce the target program.


lexentry: eng/disaster__Noun__1
written_rep: disaster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disastro
sense_list:
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment. | An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.


lexentry: eng/disavow__Verb__1
written_rep: disavow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smentire
sense_list:
(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like. | (transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.


lexentry: eng/disc_brake__Noun__1
written_rep: disc brake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: freno a disco
sense_list:
(automotive, bicycle parts, British spelling) A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc (or rotor) made of steel or ceramic.


lexentry: eng/disc_jockey__Noun__1
written_rep: disc jockey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: disc jockey | discoliere
sense_list:
A person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; and/or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers.


lexentry: eng/discalced__Adjective__1
written_rep: discalced
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scalzo
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/discharge__Noun__1
written_rep: discharge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: emissione | secrezione
sense_list:
(symptom, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.


lexentry: eng/discharge__Noun__1
written_rep: discharge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: portata
sense_list:
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second).


lexentry: eng/disciple__Noun__1
written_rep: disciple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discepolo
sense_list:
A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others. | An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.


lexentry: eng/discipline__Noun__1
written_rep: discipline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disciplina
sense_list:
A controlled behaviour; self-control. | A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs. | A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.


lexentry: eng/disclaimer__Noun__1
written_rep: disclaimer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: controdichiarazione
sense_list:
(legal) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.


lexentry: eng/disclose__Verb__1
written_rep: disclose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: divulgare | rivelare
sense_list:
(transitive, occasionally, intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal (something).


lexentry: eng/disclosure__Noun__1
written_rep: disclosure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: divulgazione | rivelazione | affermazione | asserzione | dichiarazione | statuizione
sense_list:
(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.


lexentry: eng/disco_ball__Noun__1
written_rep: disco ball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palla a specchi
sense_list:
A suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it.


lexentry: eng/discography__Noun__1
written_rep: discography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: discografia
sense_list:
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.


lexentry: eng/discomfiture__Noun__1
written_rep: discomfiture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: disagio
sense_list:
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/discontinue__Verb__1
written_rep: discontinue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: interrompere | abbandonare | cessare | dismettere | sospendere
sense_list:
(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.


lexentry: eng/discord__Noun__1
written_rep: discord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dissonanza
sense_list:
Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds. | (music) An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.


lexentry: eng/discordance__Noun__1
written_rep: discordance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dissonanza
sense_list:
(genetics) The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins).


lexentry: eng/discount_store__Noun__1
written_rep: discount store
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discount
sense_list:
A type of department store which sell products at prices lower than those asked by other department stores.


lexentry: eng/discourage__Verb__1
written_rep: discourage
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scoraggiare | abbacchiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.


lexentry: eng/discredit__Noun__1
written_rep: discredit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disdoro | disonore | infamia | onta | vergogna
sense_list:
(countable, or, uncountable) Discrediting or disbelieving. | (uncountable) The state of being discredited or disbelieved.


lexentry: eng/discreet__Adjective__1
written_rep: discreet
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discreto
sense_list:
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic. | Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.


lexentry: eng/discreetly__Adverb__1
written_rep: discreetly
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discretamente
sense_list:
Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly | inconspicuously


lexentry: eng/discretionary__Adjective__1
written_rep: discretionary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discrezionale
sense_list:
Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.


lexentry: eng/discretization__Noun__1
written_rep: discretization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discretizzazione
sense_list:
(mathematics, computing, cognitive science) The act of discretizing, or dividing a continuous object or spectrum into a finite number of discrete elements


lexentry: eng/discretize__Verb__1
written_rep: discretize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discretizzare
sense_list:
(transitive, mathematics, computing) To convert (a continuous space) into an equivalent discrete space, often for the purposes of easier calculation.


lexentry: eng/discriminant__Noun__1
written_rep: discriminant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: discriminante
sense_list:
(geometry) The invariant (on the vector space of forms of degree d in n variables) that vanishes exactly when the corresponding hypersurface in Pn-1 is singular.


lexentry: eng/discriminate__Verb__1
written_rep: discriminate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: discriminare
sense_list:
(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice. | (transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.


lexentry: eng/discrimination__Noun__1
written_rep: discrimination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discriminazione
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. [from early 17th c.] | (uncountable, countable, sometimes, with, "against") Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/discus_throw__Noun__1
written_rep: discus throw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lancio del disco
sense_list:
(athletics) An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.


lexentry: eng/disease__Noun__1
written_rep: disease
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: malattia | malanno | morbo | disturbo
sense_list:
(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.


lexentry: eng/disembark__Verb__1
written_rep: disembark
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sbarcare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore | (intransitive) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a train or aircraft.


lexentry: eng/disembogue__Verb__1
written_rep: disembogue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: confluire
sense_list:
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.


lexentry: eng/disestablish__Verb__1
written_rep: disestablish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbattere | destabilizzare | disfare | rovesciare
sense_list:
To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.


lexentry: eng/disfigure__Verb__1
written_rep: disfigure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deturpare
sense_list:
to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.


lexentry: eng/disgruntlement__Noun__1
written_rep: disgruntlement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: insoddisfazione
sense_list:
The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance; the acts of sulky dissatisfaction.


lexentry: eng/disguise__Noun__1
written_rep: disguise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: travestimento | mascheramento | camuffamento
sense_list:
Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.


lexentry: eng/disguise__Verb__1
written_rep: disguise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: travestirsi | camuffarsi | mascherarsi
sense_list:
(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.


lexentry: eng/dish__Noun__1
written_rep: dish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piatto | scodella | piatto fondo
sense_list:
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.


lexentry: eng/dish__Noun__1
written_rep: dish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: piatto
sense_list:
The contents of such a vessel. | (in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.


lexentry: eng/dish_up__Verb__1
written_rep: dish up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impiattare
sense_list:
(transitive) To serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table.


lexentry: eng/dishwasher__Noun__1
written_rep: dishwasher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lavapiatti
sense_list:
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant. | (UK, dialect, Wiltshire, Cornwall) A European bird, the wagtail. | (AU) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).


lexentry: eng/disiamylborane__Noun__1
written_rep: disiamylborane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disiamilborano
sense_list:
(organic compound) The organic borane bis(1,2-dimethylpropyl)borane that is used to synthesize aldehydes from alkynes


lexentry: eng/disillusionment__Noun__1
written_rep: disillusionment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disillusione
sense_list:
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged. | The act of freeing from an illusion; the state of being freed therefrom.


lexentry: eng/disinformation__Noun__1
written_rep: disinformation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disinformazione | controinformazione | misinformazione
sense_list:
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.


lexentry: eng/disintegrate__Verb__1
written_rep: disintegrate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disintegrare
sense_list:
(science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.


lexentry: eng/disinter__Verb__1
written_rep: disinter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dissotterrare | esumare
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.


lexentry: eng/disinterested__Adjective__1
written_rep: disinterested
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disinteressato
sense_list:
Having no stake or interest in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/disjoint__Adjective__1
written_rep: disjoint
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: disgiunto
sense_list:
(set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.


lexentry: eng/disjoint_union__Noun__1
written_rep: disjoint union
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: unione disgiunta
sense_list:
(mathematics) A union of sets forced to be disjoint by attaching information referring to the original sets to their elements (i.e., by using indexing). | (mathematics) A union of sets which are already pairwise disjoint. | (topology) The disjoint union of the underlying sets of a given family of topological spaces, equipped with a topology.


lexentry: eng/disjunctive_syllogism__Noun__1
written_rep: disjunctive syllogism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sillogismo disgiuntivo
sense_list:
(logic) A logical argument of the form that if there are only two possibilities, and one of them is ruled out, then the other must take place. In symbols: P \vee Q, \neg P \vdash Q


lexentry: eng/disk__Noun__1
written_rep: disk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disco
sense_list:
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. | (geometry) A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle. | (figuratively) Something resembling a disk. | (dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.


lexentry: eng/dislocation__Noun__1
written_rep: dislocation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dislocamento | ripartizione
sense_list:
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. | The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.


lexentry: eng/dismay__Noun__1
written_rep: dismay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smarrimento | costernazione | sbigottimento
sense_list:
A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits


lexentry: eng/dismay__Verb__1
written_rep: dismay
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbattere | abbattersi | mortificare | mortificarsi
sense_list:
To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy | To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.


lexentry: eng/dismember__Verb__1
written_rep: dismember
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smembrare
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove the limbs of. | (transitive) To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.


lexentry: eng/dismutation__Noun__1
written_rep: dismutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dismutazione
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A disproportionation reaction, especially in a biological context, in which oxidized and reduced forms of a chemical species are produced simultaneously


lexentry: eng/disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disordine
sense_list:
Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner. | A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.


lexentry: eng/disparage__Verb__1
written_rep: disparage
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: denigrare
sense_list:
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.


lexentry: eng/dispatch__Noun__1
written_rep: dispatch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dispaccio
sense_list:
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.


lexentry: eng/dispatch__Verb__1
written_rep: dispatch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: inviare
sense_list:
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.


lexentry: eng/dispatcher__Noun__1
written_rep: dispatcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dispatcher
sense_list:
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.


lexentry: eng/dispensation__Noun__1
written_rep: dispensation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: dispensa
sense_list:
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.


lexentry: eng/disperse__Verb__1
written_rep: disperse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: disperdere | disseminarere | distribuire | rifrangere
sense_list:
(physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.


lexentry: eng/dispersion__Noun__1
written_rep: dispersion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dispersione
sense_list:
The state of being dispersed. | A process of dispersing. | The degree of scatter of data. | (optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.


lexentry: eng/displacement_current__Noun__1
written_rep: displacement current
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corrente di spostamento
sense_list:
(electromagnetism) The direction and rate of change of the electric displacement field at a given point of space and time. It can be expressed as a vector.


lexentry: eng/display__Noun__1
written_rep: display
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: espositorio | presentatoio
sense_list:
A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.


lexentry: eng/displease__Verb__1
written_rep: displease
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disgustare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.


lexentry: eng/disport__Verb__1
written_rep: disport
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divertirsi
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.


lexentry: eng/disposable_diaper__Noun__1
written_rep: disposable diaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pannolino usa e getta
sense_list:
(North America) A diaper that is disposable; a single-use diaper or paper diaper, as opposed to a cloth one. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/disposable_razor__Noun__1
written_rep: disposable razor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rasoio monouso
sense_list:
A razor designed to be a consumable product and to be disposed of in its entirety once its cutting edge has dulled.


lexentry: eng/disposition__Noun__1
written_rep: disposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disposizione
sense_list:
Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things. | Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.


lexentry: eng/disproportionation__Noun__1
written_rep: disproportionation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disproporzionamento
sense_list:
(chemistry) A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously


lexentry: eng/disquisition__Noun__1
written_rep: disquisition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: disquisizione | dissertazione
sense_list:
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.


lexentry: eng/disrupt__Verb__1
written_rep: disrupt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: rimpiazzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.


lexentry: eng/diss__Verb__1
written_rep: diss
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissare | insultare
sense_list:
(slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.


lexentry: eng/disseminate__Verb__1
written_rep: disseminate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disseminare
sense_list:
(transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.


lexentry: eng/disseminated_intravascular_coagulation__Noun__1
written_rep: disseminated intravascular coagulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coagulazione intravascolare disseminata
sense_list:
(medicine) A pathological process characterised by widespread activation of the clotting cascade throughout the body.


lexentry: eng/dissemination__Noun__1
written_rep: dissemination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diffusione | divulgazione | propagazione
sense_list:
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.


lexentry: eng/dissertation__Noun__1
written_rep: dissertation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissertazione
sense_list:
A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.


lexentry: eng/dissident__Noun__1
written_rep: dissident
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissidente
sense_list:
A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.


lexentry: eng/dissimilation__Noun__1
written_rep: dissimilation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dissimilazione
sense_list:
(phonology, phonetics) A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.


lexentry: eng/dissimulate__Verb__1
written_rep: dissimulate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare finta
sense_list:
(intransitive) To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; to dissemble.


lexentry: eng/dissociation__Noun__1
written_rep: dissociation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissociazione
sense_list:
The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. | (chemistry) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances. | (psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.


lexentry: eng/dissociative_identity_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: dissociative identity disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo dissociativo dell'identità
sense_list:
(psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by the presence of two or more personality states or distinct identities that repeatedly take control of a person's behavior.


lexentry: eng/dissolution__Noun__1
written_rep: dissolution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissoluzione
sense_list:
The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal. | Dissolving, or going into solution.


lexentry: eng/dissolve__Noun__1
written_rep: dissolve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissolvenza
sense_list:
(cinematography) a form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next


lexentry: eng/dissolve__Verb__1
written_rep: dissolve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissolvere
sense_list:
(transitive) To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding. | (transitive) To disperse, drive apart a group of persons. | (transitive) To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate. | (intransitive) To resolve itself as by dissolution.


lexentry: eng/dissolve__Verb__1
written_rep: dissolve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: dissolvere | dissolversi
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) (transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.


lexentry: eng/distaff__Noun__1
written_rep: distaff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: conocchia | rocca
sense_list:
A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.


lexentry: eng/distance__Noun__1
written_rep: distance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: distanza
sense_list:
(military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.


lexentry: eng/distance__Verb__1
written_rep: distance
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: distanziare
sense_list:
To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.


lexentry: eng/distance_learning__Noun__1
written_rep: distance learning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: formazione a distanza
sense_list:
Education obtained remotely, often involving written material together with audio-visual material transmitted via the internet and, sometimes, summer schools and local tutorials.


lexentry: eng/distil__Verb__1
written_rep: distil
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distillare
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation. | To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify. | To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation. | Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation. | To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops. | To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops.


lexentry: eng/distillation__Noun__1
written_rep: distillation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: distillazione
sense_list:
(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.


lexentry: eng/distiller__Noun__1
written_rep: distiller
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distillatore | distillatrice
sense_list:
A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.


lexentry: eng/distinction__Noun__1
written_rep: distinction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distinzione
sense_list:
That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination. | (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.


lexentry: eng/distorting_mirror__Noun__1
written_rep: distorting mirror
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: specchio deformante
sense_list:
(entertainment) A curved mirror, often using convex and concave sections to achieve a distorted effect, as:


lexentry: eng/distraint__Noun__1
written_rep: distraint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pignoramento
sense_list:
(legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.


lexentry: eng/distribute__Verb__1
written_rep: distribute
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distribuire
sense_list:
(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense. | (transitive) To supply to retail outlets. | (transitive) To deliver or pass out.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
written_rep: distribution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distribuzione
sense_list:
An act of distributing or state of being distributed. | (business, marketing) The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising. | (mathematics, statistics) A probability distribution; the set of relative likelihoods that a variable will have a value in a given interval. | (mathematics, differential geometry) A subset of the tangent bundle of a manifold that satisfies certain properties; used to construct the notions of integrability and foliation of a manifold. | (software) A set of bundled software components. | (printing, historical) The process of sorting the types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.


lexentry: eng/distributionalism__Noun__1
written_rep: distributionalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distribuzionalismo
sense_list:
(linguistics) A general theory of language and a discovery procedure for establishing elements and structures of language based on observed usage.


lexentry: eng/distributive__Adjective__1
written_rep: distributive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: distributivo
sense_list:
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.


lexentry: eng/distributor__Noun__1
written_rep: distributor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spinterogeno
sense_list:
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.


lexentry: eng/district_attorney__Noun__1
written_rep: district attorney
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: procuratore distrettuale
sense_list:
(American, law) The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals.


lexentry: eng/district_heating__Noun__1
written_rep: district heating
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teleriscaldamento
sense_list:
A system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements.


lexentry: eng/disturb__Verb__1
written_rep: disturb
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbare
sense_list:
(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.


lexentry: eng/disturbance__Noun__1
written_rep: disturbance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disturbo
sense_list:
The act of disturbing, being disturbed. | An interruption of that which is normal or regular. | (psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.


lexentry: eng/disulfide__Noun__1
written_rep: disulfide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disolfuro
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) A functional group with two sulfur atoms bonded to one another, described by the following formula: R–S–S–R'.


lexentry: eng/disulfide_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: disulfide bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ponte disolfuro
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) A bond, consisting of a covalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups, especially between the thiol groups of two proteins


lexentry: eng/ditransitive_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: ditransitive verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verbo ditransitivo
sense_list:
(grammar) A verb that requires (in the unmarked form) both a direct object and an indirect object so as to be grammatical.


lexentry: eng/dittany__Noun__1
written_rep: dittany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dittamo
sense_list:
A labiate plant of species Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.


lexentry: eng/diurnal__Adjective__1
written_rep: diurnal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diurno
sense_list:
Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time. | (botany) Said of a flower that is open, or releasing its perfume during daylight hours, but not at night.


lexentry: eng/divan__Noun__1
written_rep: divan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: divano
sense_list:
A couch or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.


lexentry: eng/dive_bomber__Noun__1
written_rep: dive bomber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bombardamento in picchiata | bombardiere in picchiata
sense_list:
(aviation, historical) A bomber aircraft that dives directly at its target in order to drop a bomb with greater accuracy.


lexentry: eng/diverge__Verb__1
written_rep: diverge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: divergere
sense_list:
(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. | (intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.


lexentry: eng/divergence__Noun__1
written_rep: divergence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divergenza
sense_list:
The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging. | (calculus) The operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}.


lexentry: eng/divergence_theorem__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: divergence theorem
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teorema della divergenza | teorema di Gauss
sense_list:
(calculus) A three-dimensional generalization of the fundamental theorem of calculus, which states that given a solid region W bounded by a closed surface S oriented by a unit normal vector \mathbf{n}, if a vector field \mathbf{F} whose component functions have continuous first partial derivatives in W, then the flux of \mathbf{F} through S is equal to the triple integral of the divergence of \mathbf{F} over W, or \iint_S \mathbf{F} \cdot \mathbf{n} \, dS = \iiint_{W} \nabla \cdot \mathbf{F} \, dV .


lexentry: eng/diversify__Verb__1
written_rep: diversify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diversificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.


lexentry: eng/diverticulosis__Noun__1
written_rep: diverticulosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diverticolosi
sense_list:
(pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.


lexentry: eng/divertimento__Noun__1
written_rep: divertimento
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divertimento
sense_list:
(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.


lexentry: eng/divest__Verb__1
written_rep: divest
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spogliare
sense_list:
(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).


lexentry: eng/divide__Verb__1
written_rep: divide
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: dividere
sense_list:
(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).


lexentry: eng/divide_and_conquer__Verb__1
written_rep: divide and conquer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dividi e domina
sense_list:
To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.


lexentry: eng/dividend__Noun__1
written_rep: dividend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dividendo
sense_list:
(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually). | (arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.


lexentry: eng/divine__Adjective__1
written_rep: divine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divino | divina
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a god. | Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike. | Of superhuman or surpassing excellence. | Beautiful, heavenly.


lexentry: eng/diving_bell__Noun__1
written_rep: diving bell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campana subacquea
sense_list:
An airtight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered on a cable underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a diver or a small number of divers.


lexentry: eng/diving_bell_spider__Noun__1
written_rep: diving bell spider
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ragno palombaro
sense_list:
A spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air.


lexentry: eng/diving_mask__Noun__1
written_rep: diving mask
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maschera subacquea
sense_list:
A mask worn by divers over the eyes or face to allow them to see clearly underwater, having a watertight seal around its edges to hold it securely to the face.


lexentry: eng/divisibility_sequence__Noun__1
written_rep: divisibility sequence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: successione di divisibilità
sense_list:
(number theory, algebra) Any sequence of integers {an}, indexed by the natural numbers, such that if n is divisible by m then an is divisible by am.


lexentry: eng/divisible__Adjective__1
written_rep: divisible
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divisibile | divisìbile
sense_list:
Capable of being divided or split. | (arithmetic) Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, leaves no remainder.


lexentry: eng/division__Noun__1
written_rep: division
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divisione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything. | (arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process. | (military) A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades. | A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate. | (music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.


lexentry: eng/division__Noun__1
written_rep: division
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: filo | divisione
sense_list:
(botany, mycology) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/division_of_labour__Noun__1
written_rep: division of labour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divisione del lavoro
sense_list:
(economics) The separation of work into different categories or tasks, each category or task being carried out by different groups of workers.


lexentry: eng/division_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: division ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corpo
sense_list:
(algebra) A ring with 0 ≠ 1, such that every non-zero element a has a multiplicative inverse, meaning an element x with ax = 1.


lexentry: eng/divisor__Noun__1
written_rep: divisor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divisore
sense_list:
(arithmetic) In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided. | (on a variety (or integral locally Noetherian scheme)) A Weil divisor: an element of the free abelian group on the codimension-1 subvarieties (or subschemes).


lexentry: eng/divorce__Verb__1
written_rep: divorce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divorziare
sense_list:
(transitive) To legally dissolve a marriage between two people. | (transitive) To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.


lexentry: eng/divorced__Adjective__1
written_rep: divorced
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: divorziato
sense_list:
(of a marriage) Legally dissolved. | (of persons formerly married) Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.


lexentry: eng/divot__Noun__1
written_rep: divot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: braciola
sense_list:
(especially, golf) A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.


lexentry: eng/divulgation__Noun__1
written_rep: divulgation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divulgazione
sense_list:
The act of divulging or publishing; publication. | The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science.


lexentry: eng/divulge__Verb__1
written_rep: divulge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divulgare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.


lexentry: eng/djembe__Noun__1
written_rep: djembe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: djembé
sense_list:
(music) A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music.


lexentry: eng/djent__Noun__1
written_rep: djent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: djent
sense_list:
(neologism) A style of progressive heavy metal music characterized by rhythmic and technical complexity, and typically featuring heavily distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, syncopated, downtuned riffs, and polyrhythms alongside virtuoso soloing.


lexentry: eng/do-gooder__Noun__1
written_rep: do-gooder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buonista
sense_list:
(derogatory) One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.


lexentry: eng/do__Noun__1
written_rep: do
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: do
sense_list:
(UK, informal) A party, celebration, social function; usually of moderate size and formality. | (informal) Clipping of hairdo. | (chiefly, obsolete, fossilized, _, in, _, the) Something that has been done. | (archaic) Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument. | (obsolete, UK, slang) An act of swindling; a fraud or deception.


lexentry: eng/do__Verb__1
written_rep: do
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare
sense_list:
(pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE. | (transitive) To perform; to execute. | (ditransitive) To have (as an effect). | (transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job. | (transitive) To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something). | (transitive, intransitive) To finish.


lexentry: eng/do_it_yourself__Noun__1
written_rep: do it yourself
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fai da te
sense_list:
The practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.


lexentry: eng/do_the_dishes__Verb__1
written_rep: do the dishes
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare i piatti | lavare i piatti
sense_list:
(intransitive) To wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons).


lexentry: eng/do_the_trick__Verb__1
written_rep: do the trick
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere efficiente
sense_list:
(informal, idiomatic) To work; to be successful; to solve a problem; to be sufficient or adequate to fulfill a purpose.


lexentry: eng/do_unto_others_as_you_would_have_them_do_unto_you__Proverb__1
written_rep: do unto others as you would have them do unto you
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fa agli altri quel che vorresti fosse fatto a te
sense_list:
One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.


lexentry: eng/do_you_speak_English__Phrase__1
written_rep: do you speak English
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
sense_list: Asks the interlocutor whether or not they are able to speak in the English language.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
parla inglese? | parla italiano? | parlano inglese? | parlano italiano? | parlate inglese? | parlate italiano?


lexentry: eng/dock__Noun__1
written_rep: dock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lapazio | romice
sense_list:
Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.


lexentry: eng/dock__Noun__3
written_rep: dock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: molo | darsena
sense_list:
(US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading.


lexentry: eng/docket__Noun__1
written_rep: docket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: registro sentenze | ruolo
sense_list:
(legal) A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register.


lexentry: eng/docking__Noun__1
written_rep: docking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: aggancio molecolare
sense_list:
(molecular biology) A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex.


lexentry: eng/docking_station__Noun__1
written_rep: docking station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: unità di connessione
sense_list:
(computing) A piece of hardware into which a laptop computer can be plugged for use as a desktop computer, peripherals such as the monitor being connected directly to the docking station.


lexentry: eng/doctor__Noun__1
written_rep: doctor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dottore | dottoressa
sense_list:
A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.


lexentry: eng/doctor__Verb__1
written_rep: doctor
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: adulterare | falsificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior. | (transitive) To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.


lexentry: eng/doctrine__Noun__1
written_rep: doctrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dottrina
sense_list:
(countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters. | (countable, and, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.


lexentry: eng/docudrama__Noun__1
written_rep: docudrama
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: docu-drama
sense_list:
A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events.


lexentry: eng/document__Noun__1
written_rep: document
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: documento | carta
sense_list:
An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.


lexentry: eng/documentary__Noun__1
written_rep: documentary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: documentario
sense_list:
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.


lexentry: eng/documentary_hypothesis__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: documentary hypothesis
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ipotesi documentale
sense_list:
(theology) The hypothesis that the Pentateuch consists of two or more, usually four, originally distinct major documents. [ca. 1840]


lexentry: eng/documentation__Noun__1
written_rep: documentation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: documentazione
sense_list:
(computing, mechanical engineering) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.


lexentry: eng/dodder__Noun__1
written_rep: dodder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuscuta
sense_list:
Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.


lexentry: eng/dodecahedron__Noun__1
written_rep: dodecahedron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dodecaedro
sense_list:
(geometry) A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/dodecane__Noun__1
written_rep: dodecane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dodecano
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of very many isomers of the alkane having twelve carbon atoms, but especially n-dodecane that is used as a solvent and is present in Diesel fuel.


lexentry: eng/dodecaphony__Noun__1
written_rep: dodecaphony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dodecafonia
sense_list:
(music) Twelve-tone music, a form of composition using all twelve tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are equal, i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major key or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.


lexentry: eng/dodge_a_bullet__Verb__1
written_rep: dodge a bullet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scamparla bella
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal) To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.


lexentry: eng/dodger__Noun__1
written_rep: dodger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: paraspruzzi
sense_list:
(countable, nautical) A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.


lexentry: eng/dodo__Noun__1
written_rep: dodo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dodo | dronte
sense_list:
A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.


lexentry: eng/doe__Noun__1
written_rep: doe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cerva | daina
sense_list:
A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).


lexentry: eng/doff__Verb__1
written_rep: doff
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: togliere
sense_list:
(chiefly, clothing) To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).


lexentry: eng/dog-ear__Noun__1
written_rep: dog-ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orecchietta
sense_list:
The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.


lexentry: eng/dog-end__Noun__1
written_rep: dog-end
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cicca | mozzicone
sense_list:
A cigarette which has not been smoked to the butt and has been discarded. If one is smoking a dog end, someone else has started the cigarette and dscarded it.


lexentry: eng/dog_Latin__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: dog Latin
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: latino maccheronico
sense_list:
A phrase or jargon that imitates Latin, often by translating English words (or those of other languages) into Latin by conjugating or declining them. | Poor-quality or erroneous Latin.


lexentry: eng/dog_days__Noun__1
written_rep: dog days
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canicola | solleone
sense_list:
(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.


lexentry: eng/dog_rose__Noun__1
written_rep: dog rose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosa canina
sense_list:
A European wild rose shrub of species Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines. | A Rosa canina flower.


lexentry: eng/dogfight__Noun__1
written_rep: dogfight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: combattimento aereo
sense_list:
(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.


lexentry: eng/dogfish__Noun__1
written_rep: dogfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pescecane
sense_list:
A catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae | A kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae | Especially those from the family Squalidae


lexentry: eng/doggy_style__Adverb__1
written_rep: doggy style
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a pecorina | alla pecorina
sense_list:
(slang, of sexual intercourse) In a position whereby one partner is on all fours and the other partner is penetrating from behind.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
written_rep: dogma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dogma
sense_list:
An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
written_rep: dogma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dogma | dottrina
sense_list:
A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.


lexentry: eng/doldrums__Noun__1
written_rep: doldrums
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: depressione | tristezza
sense_list:
Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.


lexentry: eng/doldrums__Noun__1
written_rep: doldrums
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bonaccia
sense_list:
(nautical) Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress.


lexentry: eng/doll_up__Verb__1
written_rep: doll up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere tirato a lucido
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive, slang) To dress up finely or elaborately; to deck up. (often of ostentatious display) [from 1906]


lexentry: eng/dollar__Noun__1
written_rep: dollar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dollaro
sense_list:
(currencies) Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.


lexentry: eng/dollarization__Noun__1
written_rep: dollarization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dollarizzazione
sense_list:
(economics) The process of a country, officially, or its residents, unofficially, adopting the US dollar or other foreign currency in parallel to or instead of the domestic currency.


lexentry: eng/dolma__Noun__1
written_rep: dolma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sarmale
sense_list:
Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.


lexentry: eng/dolman__Noun__1
written_rep: dolman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dolman
sense_list:
A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn by Turks. | A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars.


lexentry: eng/dolmen__Noun__1
written_rep: dolmen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dolmen
sense_list:
A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.


lexentry: eng/dolomite__Noun__1
written_rep: dolomite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dolomite
sense_list:
(mineral) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.


lexentry: eng/dolphin__Noun__1
written_rep: dolphin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: delfino
sense_list:
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.


lexentry: eng/dolphin__Noun__2
written_rep: dolphin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: briccola
sense_list:
(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.


lexentry: eng/dolphinfish__Noun__1
written_rep: dolphinfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dorato
sense_list:
A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
written_rep: domain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dominio
sense_list:
A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization. | (computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains. | (computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside. | (computing) The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names. | (biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome.


lexentry: eng/domain_name__Noun__1
written_rep: domain name
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dominio
sense_list:
(Internet) A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.


lexentry: eng/domestic__Adjective__1
written_rep: domestic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: domestico
sense_list:
Of or relating to the home. | Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur. | (of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet. | Internal to a specific country.


lexentry: eng/domestic_cat__Noun__1
written_rep: domestic cat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gatto domestico
sense_list:
(zoology) A domesticated cat, of the species Felis catus or subspecies Felis silvestris catus, especially one kept as a pet or for vermin control.


lexentry: eng/domestic_duck__Noun__1
written_rep: domestic duck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anatra
sense_list:
The domesticated subspecies or form of mallard, sometimes Anas platyrhynchos domesticus or Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica. | Any duck species or subspecies that has been domesticated.


lexentry: eng/domestication__Noun__1
written_rep: domestication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: domesticazione
sense_list:
The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.


lexentry: eng/domestique__Noun__1
written_rep: domestique
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gregario | gregaria
sense_list:
(cycle racing) A cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance.


lexentry: eng/dominate__Noun__1
written_rep: dominate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dominato
sense_list:
(historical) The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.


lexentry: eng/dominate__Verb__1
written_rep: dominate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dominare
sense_list:
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power | To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone | To overlook from a height.


lexentry: eng/domination__Noun__1
written_rep: domination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dominazione
sense_list:
The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government. | (Christianity) A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy. | (BDSM) A fetish characterized by control and power over and discipline of one's sexual partner.


lexentry: eng/dominical__Adjective__1
written_rep: dominical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dominicale
sense_list:
(historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient system of dominical letters, used for determining Sundays (particularly Easter Sunday) in any given year.


lexentry: eng/domino__Noun__1
written_rep: domino
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: domino
sense_list:
(dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800] | The mask itself.


lexentry: eng/don't_count_your_chickens_before_they're_hatched__Proverb__1
written_rep: don't count your chickens before they're hatched
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non dire gatto se non ce l'hai nel sacco | non cantare vittoria troppo presto
sense_list:
One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.


lexentry: eng/don't_hold_your_breath__Phrase__1
written_rep: don't hold your breath
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ce [[ne|n']]è da aspettare
sense_list:
(idiom, imperative) Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all.


lexentry: eng/don't_mention_it__Phrase__1
written_rep: don't mention it
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prego | di nulla | è un piacere | come non detto | non c'è di che
sense_list:
A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.


lexentry: eng/don't_shit_where_you_eat__Proverb__1
written_rep: don't shit where you eat
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non si sputa nel piatto dove si mangia
sense_list:
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.


lexentry: eng/donate__Verb__1
written_rep: donate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: donare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.


lexentry: eng/doner_kebab__Noun__1
written_rep: doner kebab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kebab
sense_list:
A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.


lexentry: eng/dongle__Noun__1
written_rep: dongle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zaino
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A hardware device used by a specific application for purposes of copy protection.


lexentry: eng/doofus__Noun__1
written_rep: doofus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allocco
sense_list:
(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately, humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.


lexentry: eng/doohickey__Noun__1
written_rep: doohickey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coso
sense_list:
(slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)


lexentry: eng/door__Noun__1
written_rep: door
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: porta | portiera | sportello | uscio | anta | antina
sense_list:
A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.


lexentry: eng/door_closer__Noun__1
written_rep: door closer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiudiporta
sense_list:
A mechanical device, containing a spring and a cylinder of fluid, that automatically closes an open door.


lexentry: eng/door_opener__Noun__1
written_rep: door opener
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: apriporta
sense_list:
Any of various devices to automatically open a door in response to a sensor or signal sent from a controller.


lexentry: eng/doorbell__Noun__1
written_rep: doorbell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campanello
sense_list:
A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.


lexentry: eng/doorkeeper__Noun__1
written_rep: doorkeeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portiera | portiere
sense_list:
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.


lexentry: eng/doorman__Noun__1
written_rep: doorman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buttafuori
sense_list:
A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.


lexentry: eng/doorstop__Noun__1
written_rep: doorstop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fermaporta
sense_list:
Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.


lexentry: eng/doozy__Adjective__1
written_rep: doozy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccezionale
sense_list:
(US, slang, dated) Of high quality; remarkable; excellent. [1903] | (US, slang, dated) Sporty, ostentatious, flashy. [1911]


lexentry: eng/doozy__Noun__1
written_rep: doozy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abitante di Hamm
sense_list:
(US, colloquial) Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.


lexentry: eng/dopamine__Noun__1
written_rep: dopamine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dopamina | dopammina
sense_list:
(neurotransmitter, pharmaceutical drug) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.


lexentry: eng/doping__Noun__1
written_rep: doping
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: drogaggio
sense_list:
The addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics.


lexentry: eng/dorayaki__Noun__1
written_rep: dorayaki
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dorayaki
sense_list:
A Japanese confection consisting of two sponge cake patties baked to resemble gongs, sandwiching a filling of sweet azuki bean paste.


lexentry: eng/dork__Noun__1
written_rep: dork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coglione
sense_list:
(pejorative, slang) A quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.) [from the 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/dormant_volcano__Noun__1
written_rep: dormant volcano
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vulcano quiescente
sense_list:
(geology) A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
written_rep: dormitory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camerata
sense_list:
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
written_rep: dormitory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dormitorio
sense_list:
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
written_rep: dormouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghiro | moscardino | muscardinide
sense_list:
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae (syns. Myoxidae, Muscardinidae).


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
written_rep: dormouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ghiro
sense_list:
(figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).


lexentry: eng/dorsal__Adjective__1
written_rep: dorsal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dorsale
sense_list:
(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.


lexentry: eng/dorveille__Noun__1
written_rep: dorveille
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dormiveglia
sense_list:
(literary) A dreamlike semi-conscious state, such as while falling asleep or waking up, between periods of sleep, or from exhaustion; generally with reference to an altered mental state where there is no distinction between the fantastic and the familiar.


lexentry: eng/dose__Noun__1
written_rep: dose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dose
sense_list:
A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. | The quantity of an agent (not always active), substance, or radiation administered or experienced at any one time.


lexentry: eng/dose__Verb__1
written_rep: dose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dosare
sense_list:
(transitive) To surreptitiously administer a dose of an incapacitating drug (to an unwilling subject); to roofie.


lexentry: eng/doss__Verb__1
written_rep: doss
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dormire
sense_list:
(intransitive, British, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless.


lexentry: eng/dossier__Noun__1
written_rep: dossier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pratica
sense_list:
A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
written_rep: dot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: punto
sense_list:
(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period. | (mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes. | One of the two symbols used in Morse code. | (MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun


lexentry: eng/dot_matrix__Noun__1
written_rep: dot matrix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matrice di aghi
sense_list:
(computing, also, attributively) A two-dimensional array or pattern of dots used (for example, by a display device or a printer) to represent alphanumeric characters and pictures.


lexentry: eng/dot_the_i's_and_cross_the_t's__Verb__1
written_rep: dot the i's and cross the t's
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mettere i puntini sulle i
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough; to finish off something close to complete.


lexentry: eng/double-barrelled_shotgun__Noun__1
written_rep: double-barrelled shotgun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppietta
sense_list:
A type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.


lexentry: eng/double-click__Noun__1
written_rep: double-click
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppio clic
sense_list:
(computing) The action of pushing the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.


lexentry: eng/double-cross__Verb__1
written_rep: double-cross
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingannare
sense_list:
To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.


lexentry: eng/double-edged__Adjective__1
written_rep: double-edged
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a doppio taglio
sense_list:
(not comparable) Of a blade, such as a sword or knife, sharp on both edges. | (comparable, figuratively) As dangerous for the user as the one it is used on.


lexentry: eng/double-entry__Adjective__1
written_rep: double-entry
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppio
sense_list:
(accounting) Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.


lexentry: eng/double_English__Noun__1
written_rep: double English
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Romano
sense_list:
(printing, US, dated) The size of type between double pica and double great primer, standardized as 28-point.


lexentry: eng/double_act__Noun__1
written_rep: double act
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coppia comica | coppia di comici
sense_list:
A comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but often with drastically different personalities or behavior, maybe with a stooge or straight man.


lexentry: eng/double_boiler__Noun__1
written_rep: double boiler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bagnomaria
sense_list:
A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food at low heat (below the boiling point) or to keep food warm.


lexentry: eng/double_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: double bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppio legame
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) A covalent bond in which two electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, but several other forms are known.


lexentry: eng/double_bridle__Noun__1
written_rep: double bridle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: briglia
sense_list:
(equestrian) A Weymouth bridle, which uses both a bradoon, held by a sliphead, and a curb bit, and is used with two reins.


lexentry: eng/double_check__Verb__1
written_rep: double check
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.


lexentry: eng/double_down__Verb__1
written_rep: double down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rincarare la dose
sense_list:
(intransitive, figurative, by extension) To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it. [with on ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/double_entendre__Noun__1
written_rep: double entendre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppio senso
sense_list:
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.


lexentry: eng/double_fault__Noun__1
written_rep: double fault
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppio fallo
sense_list:
(tennis) The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.


lexentry: eng/double_glazing__Noun__1
written_rep: double glazing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: controfinestra
sense_list:
A system of insulated windows (and doors) having two parallel layers of glass separated by an air space


lexentry: eng/double_life__Noun__1
written_rep: double life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppia vita
sense_list:
An existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from some people.


lexentry: eng/double_penetration__Noun__1
written_rep: double penetration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppia penetrazione
sense_list:
The simultaneous sexual penetration of one or more orifices of one person by two other people or objects.


lexentry: eng/double_room__Noun__1
written_rep: double room
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camera doppia
sense_list:
A room, especially in a hotel, that is designed for two people and has two single beds (sometimes called a twin room) or one double bed.


lexentry: eng/double_standard__Noun__1
written_rep: double standard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: doppiopesismo | due pesi e due misure | due pesi, due misure
sense_list:
A pair of monetary values, i.e. a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are legal tender.


lexentry: eng/double_star__Noun__1
written_rep: double star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella binaria
sense_list:
(star) Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.


lexentry: eng/double_take__Noun__1
written_rep: double take
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scoppio ritardato
sense_list:
An abrupt movement, used, for example, as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.


lexentry: eng/doublet__Noun__1
written_rep: doublet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: allotropo | doppietto | doppione
sense_list:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.


lexentry: eng/doublet__Noun__2
written_rep: doublet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farsetto
sense_list:
A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.


lexentry: eng/doublethink__Noun__1
written_rep: doublethink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bipensiero | bispensiero
sense_list:
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without acknowledging the contradiction.


lexentry: eng/doubletree__Noun__1
written_rep: doubletree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bilancia
sense_list:
a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.


lexentry: eng/doubling__Noun__1
written_rep: doubling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: raddoppiatura
sense_list:
The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/doubloon__Noun__1
written_rep: doubloon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doblone
sense_list:
(historical, numismatics) A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/doubly__Adverb__1
written_rep: doubly
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppiamente
sense_list:
(usually, of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.


lexentry: eng/doubt__Noun__1
written_rep: doubt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dubbio | perplessità
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/doubt__Noun__1
written_rep: doubt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dubbio
sense_list:
(countable, obsolete, or, Indian) A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question


lexentry: eng/douche__Noun__1
written_rep: douche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doccia
sense_list:
A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.


lexentry: eng/dough__Noun__1
written_rep: dough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pasta | impasto
sense_list:
A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.


lexentry: eng/dough_scraper__Noun__1
written_rep: dough scraper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marisa
sense_list:
A rubber or metal implement used to scrape food, such as dough, off a countertop, out of a bowl, etc.


lexentry: eng/doughnut__Noun__1
written_rep: doughnut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciambella
sense_list:
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.


lexentry: eng/doula__Noun__1
written_rep: doula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doula
sense_list:
A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.


lexentry: eng/doum_palm__Noun__1
written_rep: doum palm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palma dum
sense_list:
A palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and some countries of the Levant.


lexentry: eng/dove__Noun__1
written_rep: dove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piccione | colomba
sense_list:
(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.


lexentry: eng/dovecote__Noun__1
written_rep: dovecote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colombaia
sense_list:
A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.


lexentry: eng/dovetail__Noun__1
written_rep: dovetail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: caletta
sense_list:
In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
written_rep: dowel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piolo | tassello
sense_list:
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.


lexentry: eng/dower__Noun__1
written_rep: dower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legittima
sense_list:
(legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.


lexentry: eng/dower__Noun__1
written_rep: dower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dotario
sense_list:
(legal) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage; dowry.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__3
written_rep: down
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piumino
sense_list:
Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__3
written_rep: down
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pubescenza
sense_list:
(botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.


lexentry: eng/down_and_out__Adjective__1
written_rep: down and out
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morto di fame
sense_list:
(idiomatic) In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.


lexentry: eng/down_bad__Adjective__1
written_rep: down bad
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: arrappato
sense_list:
(slang, originally, _, AAVE) Romantically or sexually attracted to someone at the expense of one's dignity.


lexentry: eng/down_payment__Noun__1
written_rep: down payment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acconto
sense_list:
(legal, finance) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.


lexentry: eng/down_the_hatch__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: down the hatch
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giù tutto d'un fiato
sense_list:
(informal) Into the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.


lexentry: eng/down_to_the_wire__Adverb__1
written_rep: down to the wire
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in dirittura d'arrivo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.


lexentry: eng/down_with__Interjection__1
written_rep: down with
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbasso
sense_list:
Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.


lexentry: eng/downbeat__Noun__1
written_rep: downbeat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: momento chiave
sense_list:
(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).


lexentry: eng/downburst__Noun__1
written_rep: downburst
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: raffica discendente
sense_list:
(meteorology) A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon impacting the surface.


lexentry: eng/downshift__Verb__1
written_rep: downshift
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esentare
sense_list:
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding. | To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.


lexentry: eng/downspout__Noun__1
written_rep: downspout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tubo di scolo
sense_list:
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.


lexentry: eng/downstream__Adjective__1
written_rep: downstream
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a valle
sense_list:
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid. | (biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.


lexentry: eng/downtime__Noun__1
written_rep: downtime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tempo di fermo | tempo di riposo | tempo passivo
sense_list:
Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage. | (chiefly, Canada, US) A period of time set aside for relaxation and rest; leisure time, free time.


lexentry: eng/downtown__Noun__1
written_rep: downtown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: centro
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.


lexentry: eng/dowry__Noun__1
written_rep: dowry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dote
sense_list:
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.


lexentry: eng/dowsing__Noun__1
written_rep: dowsing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rabdomanzia
sense_list:
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.


lexentry: eng/doxology__Noun__1
written_rep: doxology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dossologia
sense_list:
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.


lexentry: eng/dozen__Noun__1
written_rep: dozen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: centinaio | migliaio
sense_list:
(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.


lexentry: eng/drab__Adjective__1
written_rep: drab
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grigio | scialbo | sciatta | sciatto
sense_list:
Of the color of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dun. | (by extension) Particularly of color: dull, uninteresting.


lexentry: eng/drachma__Noun__1
written_rep: drachma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dracma | dramma
sense_list:
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.


lexentry: eng/draculin__Noun__1
written_rep: draculin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draculina
sense_list:
(organic chemistry, zoology) A glycoprotein with anticoagulant properties, found in the saliva of vampire bats.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
written_rep: draft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pescaggio
sense_list:
(nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
written_rep: draft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tratta
sense_list:
(archaic) An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, money order, or IOU.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
written_rep: draft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: tiro | trazione
sense_list:
The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.


lexentry: eng/draft__Verb__1
written_rep: draft
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: arruolare
sense_list:
(transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.


lexentry: eng/draft_horse__Noun__1
written_rep: draft horse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavallo da tiro
sense_list:
(American spelling) A horse used for muscular work other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow, or log.


lexentry: eng/drag__Noun__1
written_rep: drag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: draga
sense_list:
(countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.


lexentry: eng/drag__Noun__1
written_rep: drag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 17
trans_list: attrito
sense_list:
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.


lexentry: eng/drag_and_drop__Noun__1
written_rep: drag and drop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trascina e rilascia
sense_list:
(usually, attributive, computing, GUI) A feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another location.


lexentry: eng/dragnet__Noun__1
written_rep: dragnet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: retata
sense_list:
(law enforcement) Heightened efforts by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects.


lexentry: eng/dragon's_blood__Noun__1
written_rep: dragon's blood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sangue di drago
sense_list:
A bright red resin, obtained from different species of a number of distinct plants Calamus rotang and genera Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus, used in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, medicines, and incenses.


lexentry: eng/dragon__Noun__1
written_rep: dragon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drago | dragone
sense_list:
In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath. | (pejorative) A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.


lexentry: eng/dragon_boat__Noun__1
written_rep: dragon boat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dragonboat
sense_list:
A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.


lexentry: eng/dragon_fruit__Noun__1
written_rep: dragon fruit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frutto del drago
sense_list:
The fruit of certain cacti of the genus (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.), cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.


lexentry: eng/dragon_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: dragon tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dracena
sense_list:
Any of several trees, of the genus Dracaena, having a thick trunk, sword-shaped leaves and orange fruit, especially Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands – the source of dragon's blood.


lexentry: eng/dragoness__Noun__1
written_rep: dragoness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dragonessa | draga
sense_list:
(rare, archaic, mostly, figurative) A female dragon. | (fantasy, especially, furry fandom) A female dragon.


lexentry: eng/dragonet__Noun__1
written_rep: dragonet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dragonetto
sense_list:
Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (slope dragonets) found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family containing approximately 186 species in 18 genera.


lexentry: eng/dragonfly__Noun__1
written_rep: dragonfly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: libellula
sense_list:
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.


lexentry: eng/dragonwort__Noun__1
written_rep: dragonwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bistorta
sense_list:
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.


lexentry: eng/dragoon__Noun__1
written_rep: dragoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dragone
sense_list:
(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.


lexentry: eng/drain__Noun__1
written_rep: drain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scolo
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)


lexentry: eng/drain__Verb__1
written_rep: drain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scolare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To lose liquid. | (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.


lexentry: eng/draining_board__Noun__1
written_rep: draining board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scolapiatti
sense_list:
A board beside a kitchen sink, designed to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.


lexentry: eng/dram__Noun__1
written_rep: dram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: chupito
sense_list:
(by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now, _, particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.


lexentry: eng/drama__Noun__1
written_rep: drama
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dramma
sense_list:
(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue | (uncountable) Theatrical plays in general. | (uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.


lexentry: eng/drama_queen__Noun__1
written_rep: drama queen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tragediante
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal, pejorative) An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl.


lexentry: eng/dramatize__Verb__1
written_rep: dramatize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sceneggiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.


lexentry: eng/dramaturge__Noun__1
written_rep: dramaturge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drammaturgo
sense_list:
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.


lexentry: eng/dramedy__Noun__1
written_rep: dramedy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: commedia drammatica
sense_list:
(uncountable) A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy. | (countable) A film or television programme belonging to this genre.


lexentry: eng/draughts__Noun__2
written_rep: draughts
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dama
sense_list:
(board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: pareggio
sense_list:
Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper. | (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pareggiare | sorteggiare
sense_list:
(cricket, archaic) Of a batter: to hit (a ball) from the off side to the leg side, especially with an inclined bat; also, to hit (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tendere
sense_list:
(intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tirare
sense_list:
(figurative) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: disegnare | attingere | estrarre
sense_list:
(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: pareggiare
sense_list:
(transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: pescare
sense_list:
(transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: tirare | estrarre | attirare | attrarre | affidarsi | cambiare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: disegnare
sense_list:
(transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument. [from 14th c.] | To produce (a three-dimensional figure of something); to model, to mould, to sculpt.


lexentry: eng/draw_a_line_in_the_sand__Verb__1
written_rep: draw a line in the sand
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mettere dei paletti
sense_list:
To indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.


lexentry: eng/draw_and_quarter__Verb__1
written_rep: draw and quarter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squartare
sense_list:
(transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.


lexentry: eng/draw_down__Verb__1
written_rep: draw down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abbassare
sense_list:
To initiate a drawdown (withdrawal of equipment, supplies, etc., potentially to provide it to another party).


lexentry: eng/draw_into__Verb__1
written_rep: draw into
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coinvolgere in
sense_list:
(often, passive) To involve someone in a difficult situation, especially when they are resistant to taking part.


lexentry: eng/drawbar__Noun__1
written_rep: drawbar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: commutatore
sense_list:
(rail transport) An open-mouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train.


lexentry: eng/drawbridge__Noun__1
written_rep: drawbridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ponte levatoio
sense_list:
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).


lexentry: eng/drawer__Noun__1
written_rep: drawer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cassetto
sense_list:
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.


lexentry: eng/drawl__Noun__1
written_rep: drawl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strascico
sense_list:
A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together, characteristic of some Southern US accents, as well as Broad Australian, Broad New Zealand, and Scots.


lexentry: eng/drawstring__Noun__1
written_rep: drawstring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cordoncino | coulisse | laccio | legaccio | stringa
sense_list:
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).


lexentry: eng/dray__Noun__1
written_rep: dray
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carretta | carro
sense_list:
Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/dreadlocks__Noun__1
written_rep: dreadlocks
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acconciatura rasta | dreadlocks
sense_list:
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.


lexentry: eng/dream__Verb__1
written_rep: dream
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sognare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. | (intransitive) To hope, to wish. | (transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).


lexentry: eng/dreamboat__Noun__1
written_rep: dreamboat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canna
sense_list:
(informal, dated, or, humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.


lexentry: eng/dreamcatcher__Noun__1
written_rep: dreamcatcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acchiappasogni
sense_list:
A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.


lexentry: eng/dredge__Noun__1
written_rep: dredge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sferra
sense_list:
An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.


lexentry: eng/dredger__Noun__1
written_rep: dredger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draga
sense_list:
(nautical) A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed. | A container with a perforated lid, used to sprinkle sugar or flour.


lexentry: eng/dreidel__Noun__1
written_rep: dreidel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dreidel | sevivon
sense_list:
A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.


lexentry: eng/drench__Verb__1
written_rep: drench
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bagnare | infradiciare
sense_list:
To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.


lexentry: eng/dress__Noun__1
written_rep: dress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestito | abito
sense_list:
(clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
written_rep: dress
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestire | vestirsi
sense_list:
(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
written_rep: dress
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestirsi
sense_list:
(agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure. | (sports) Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport. | To put on clothes.


lexentry: eng/dress_rehearsal__Noun__1
written_rep: dress rehearsal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prova generale
sense_list:
(theatre) A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.


lexentry: eng/dress_suit__Noun__1
written_rep: dress suit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abito da sera
sense_list:
A type of formal attire for women, typically a jacket over a dress, or a jacket and blouse with trousers or a skirt.


lexentry: eng/dressage__Noun__1
written_rep: dressage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dressage
sense_list:
(uncountable) An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.


lexentry: eng/dressing_gown__Noun__1
written_rep: dressing gown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestaglia
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland) An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas.


lexentry: eng/dressing_room__Noun__1
written_rep: dressing room
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camerino
sense_list:
A room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup.


lexentry: eng/dressing_table__Noun__1
written_rep: dressing table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavolo da toeletta | toeletta | toletta
sense_list:
A low table or chest of drawers with a mirror at which one sits while dressing, applying makeup or similar tasks.


lexentry: eng/dribble__Verb__1
written_rep: dribble
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dribblare
sense_list:
(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
written_rep: drift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammasso | cumolo
sense_list:
A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
written_rep: drift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: deriva
sense_list:
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
written_rep: drift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: deriva | indirizzo | orientamento | predisposizione | tendenza
sense_list:
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
written_rep: drift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: punzone | torsello
sense_list:
A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.


lexentry: eng/drift_meter__Noun__1
written_rep: drift meter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: derivometro
sense_list:
An optical device, with a telescope and reticle, used to improve dead reckoning in aircraft navigation.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__1
written_rep: drill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: esercitazione
sense_list:
An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__2
written_rep: drill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seminatrice
sense_list:
An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.


lexentry: eng/drill_bit__Noun__1
written_rep: drill bit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: punta da trapano
sense_list:
Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials.


lexentry: eng/drill_press__Noun__1
written_rep: drill press
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trapano
sense_list:
A machine tool in which a rotating cutter, usually a twist drill, is pushed into a workpiece to produce a hole.


lexentry: eng/drinker__Noun__1
written_rep: drinker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bevitore
sense_list:
Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks. | Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.


lexentry: eng/drinking_fountain__Noun__1
written_rep: drinking fountain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fontanella
sense_list:
(UK, Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Philippines) A device in a public place that provides water to drink.


lexentry: eng/drinking_game__Noun__1
written_rep: drinking game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gioco di bevute
sense_list:
(games) A game (often a logic or memory game) which involves the drinking of alcohol, usually as a penalty for making mistakes, as the intoxication makes the game harder to play.


lexentry: eng/drip__Noun__1
written_rep: drip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: flebo
sense_list:
(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.


lexentry: eng/dripstone__Noun__1
written_rep: dripstone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gocciolatoio
sense_list:
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.


lexentry: eng/drive-in__Noun__1
written_rep: drive-in
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cineparcheggio | cineparco | drive-in | autocine | autocinema
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Australia) An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
written_rep: drive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: lettore | drive
sense_list:
(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
written_rep: drive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: disco
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.


lexentry: eng/drive__Verb__1
written_rep: drive
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: condurre | spingere
sense_list:
(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.


lexentry: eng/driver's_license__Noun__1
written_rep: driver's license
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patente di guida
sense_list:
(American spelling) A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document.


lexentry: eng/driver__Noun__1
written_rep: driver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guidatore
sense_list:
A person who drives livestock: a drover. | (engineering) Any driving element in any mechanism, which drives the driven element.


lexentry: eng/driver__Noun__1
written_rep: driver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: driver
sense_list:
(computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.


lexentry: eng/drone__Noun__2
written_rep: drone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gonzo | zimbello
sense_list:
(musical instrument) One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe. | (music genre, uncountable) A genre of music that uses repeated lengthy droning sounds. | A humming or deep murmuring sound.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
written_rep: drop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goccia
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
written_rep: drop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cadere
sense_list:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
written_rep: drop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 15
trans_list: lasciare
sense_list:
(transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop_cap__Noun__1
written_rep: drop cap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capolettera
sense_list:
(typography) A large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.


lexentry: eng/drop_dead__Interjection__1
written_rep: drop dead
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: al diavolo | crepa
sense_list:
(slang, derogatory, offensive) Used angrily to express disgust, contempt, derision, etc., toward another person.


lexentry: eng/drop_goal__Noun__1
written_rep: drop goal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calcio di rimbalzo | drop
sense_list:
(rugby union, rugby league) A goal scored by kicking the ball through the goal from open play, after the ball has touched the ground.


lexentry: eng/drop_in_the_bucket__Noun__1
written_rep: drop in the bucket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goccia nel mare
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem.


lexentry: eng/drop_kick__Noun__1
written_rep: drop kick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drop | drop goal
sense_list:
(rugby, Australian rules football, American football, Canadian football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.


lexentry: eng/drop_off__Verb__1
written_rep: drop off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diminuire
sense_list:
(idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.


lexentry: eng/drop_out__Verb__1
written_rep: drop out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: abbandonare
sense_list:
(intransitive, Of the ground, floor, snow, etc., or figuratively, a worldview or foundation) To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.


lexentry: eng/drop_shot__Noun__1
written_rep: drop shot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smorzata
sense_list:
(sports) In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play.


lexentry: eng/dropdown_list__Noun__1
written_rep: dropdown list
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lista a cascata
sense_list:
(graphical user interface) A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.


lexentry: eng/dropout__Noun__1
written_rep: dropout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbandono | emarginato | escluso | rinunciatario | ripetente
sense_list:
Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course | One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.


lexentry: eng/drove__Noun__1
written_rep: drove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: branco | mandria | armento
sense_list:
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.


lexentry: eng/drover__Noun__1
written_rep: drover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bovaro | mandriano
sense_list:
A person who drives animals (which are on foot or on the hoof, walking to some destination), especially cattle or sheep, and especially over long distances.


lexentry: eng/drown__Verb__1
written_rep: drown
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: annegare | affogare | coprire | sommergere
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.


lexentry: eng/drug__Noun__1
written_rep: drug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: droga | stupefacente
sense_list:
A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.


lexentry: eng/drug_test__Noun__1
written_rep: drug test
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcotest
sense_list:
Any chemical check for the presence of (usually illegal) drugs in a sample of one's blood, hair or urine.


lexentry: eng/druid__Noun__1
written_rep: druid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: druido | druida
sense_list:
(historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.


lexentry: eng/drum__Noun__1
written_rep: drum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tamburo | batteria
sense_list:
(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.


lexentry: eng/drum_brake__Noun__1
written_rep: drum brake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: freno a tamburo
sense_list:
A form of brake in which friction is applied by pads to the inner surface of a rotating cylinder (the brake drum) connected directly to a wheel


lexentry: eng/drum_machine__Noun__1
written_rep: drum machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drum-machine
sense_list:
(musical instruments) An electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.


lexentry: eng/drunk__Noun__1
written_rep: drunk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ubriaco
sense_list:
One who is intoxicated with alcohol. | A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.


lexentry: eng/drunk_tank__Noun__1
written_rep: drunk tank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gabbia
sense_list:
(slang) A cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.


lexentry: eng/drupe__Noun__1
written_rep: drupe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drupa | frutto con nocciolo | nocciolo
sense_list:
(botany) a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.


lexentry: eng/drupelet__Noun__1
written_rep: drupelet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drupa | nocciolo
sense_list:
(botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/dry__Adjective__1
written_rep: dry
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: secco
sense_list:
(chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.


lexentry: eng/dry__Adjective__1
written_rep: dry
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: asciutto
sense_list:
(humor) Amusing without showing amusement. | Lacking interest, boring. | Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.


lexentry: eng/dry_cleaning__Noun__1
written_rep: dry cleaning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavaggio a secco
sense_list:
The process of cleaning clothes and other fabrics without using water, instead using organic solvents and specialized equipment.


lexentry: eng/dry_ice__Noun__1
written_rep: dry ice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghiaccio secco
sense_list:
Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure.


lexentry: eng/dry_out__Verb__1
written_rep: dry out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disseccare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. | (intransitive) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.


lexentry: eng/dry_season__Noun__1
written_rep: dry season
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stagione secca
sense_list:
Any season in which little rain falls; used especially in the tropics where it alternates with the rainy season


lexentry: eng/drypoint__Noun__1
written_rep: drypoint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puntasecca
sense_list:
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.


lexentry: eng/drywall__Noun__1
written_rep: drywall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cartongesso
sense_list:
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.


lexentry: eng/dual__Adjective__1
written_rep: dual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: duale
sense_list:
(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.


lexentry: eng/dual__Noun__1
written_rep: dual
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: duale | numero duale
sense_list:
(mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.


lexentry: eng/dual_polyhedron__Noun__1
written_rep: dual polyhedron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poliedro duale
sense_list:
(geometry) Either of a pair of polyhedra in which the faces of one are equivalent to the vertices of the other.


lexentry: eng/dualism__Noun__1
written_rep: dualism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dualismo
sense_list:
(theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.


lexentry: eng/duality__Noun__1
written_rep: duality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dualità
sense_list:
A classification into two subclasses or opposed parts. | (projective geometry) The interchangeability of points and planes. | (mathematics, physics) The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.


lexentry: eng/dub__Verb__3
written_rep: dub
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppiare
sense_list:
To add sound to film or change audio on film. [from the first half of the 20th c] | To replace the original soundtrack of a film with a synchronized translation


lexentry: eng/dubbing__Noun__1
written_rep: dubbing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: doppiaggio
sense_list:
(film) The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing. | (music) The transfer of recorded music from one medium to another.


lexentry: eng/dubitation__Noun__1
written_rep: dubitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dubbio
sense_list:
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/dubplate__Noun__1
written_rep: dubplate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dubplate
sense_list:
(music, originally, Jamaica) An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and, originally) , one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).


lexentry: eng/dubstep__Noun__1
written_rep: dubstep
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dubstep
sense_list:
A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.


lexentry: eng/duck__Noun__2
written_rep: duck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anatra | anitra
sense_list:
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. | Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling. | (uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.


lexentry: eng/duck_out__Verb__1
written_rep: duck out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: evitare
sense_list:
(idiomatic, intransitive, followed by of or from) To move or act so as to achieve avoidance, escape, or evasion.


lexentry: eng/duckboard__Noun__1
written_rep: duckboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: archetto
sense_list:
Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide.


lexentry: eng/ductility__Noun__1
written_rep: ductility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duttilità
sense_list:
(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.


lexentry: eng/dud__Noun__1
written_rep: dud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faenza
sense_list:
(informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.


lexentry: eng/dude__Noun__1
written_rep: dude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zio | amico | socio
sense_list:
(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.


lexentry: eng/due_date__Noun__1
written_rep: due date
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: addendo
sense_list:
The date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth, which is determined by the term for the species.


lexentry: eng/due_date__Noun__1
written_rep: due date
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: data
sense_list:
The date of payment in financial arrangements. | The date by which a book (or other item) borrowed from a library must be returned. | The date by which a task is supposed to be completed.


lexentry: eng/duet__Noun__1
written_rep: duet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duetto | duo
sense_list:
(music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). | (music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.


lexentry: eng/duffel_bag__Noun__1
written_rep: duffel bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borsa da viaggio | borsone
sense_list:
(US, AU, often, _, military) A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.


lexentry: eng/duke__Noun__1
written_rep: duke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duca
sense_list:
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). | A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.


lexentry: eng/dukkah__Noun__1
written_rep: dukkah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dukkah
sense_list:
An Egyptian dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices, usually eaten by dipping bread into olive oil and then into the mixture.


lexentry: eng/dulcian__Noun__1
written_rep: dulcian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dulciana
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore


lexentry: eng/dulcimer__Noun__1
written_rep: dulcimer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dulcimero | salterio
sense_list:
A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).


lexentry: eng/duma__Noun__1
written_rep: duma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duma
sense_list:
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).


lexentry: eng/dumb__Adjective__1
written_rep: dumb
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: stupido
sense_list:
(informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid. | (figuratively) Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.


lexentry: eng/dumb_blonde__Noun__1
written_rep: dumb blonde
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biondastro
sense_list:
(pejorative) A common stereotype of a blonde woman as attractive but unintelligent. | (by extension, rare) A man of similar type.


lexentry: eng/dumb_down__Verb__1
written_rep: dumb down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banalizzare | semplificare
sense_list:
(idiomatic, transitive) To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.


lexentry: eng/dumbness__Noun__1
written_rep: dumbness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mutezza
sense_list:
(dated, now, offensive) The state of being mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.


lexentry: eng/dump__Noun__1
written_rep: dump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discarica
sense_list:
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.


lexentry: eng/dump__Verb__1
written_rep: dump
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: buttare | riversare | scaricare | scaricare dati | sversare
sense_list:
(transitive, computing) To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.


lexentry: eng/dump_truck__Noun__1
written_rep: dump truck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzo d'opera
sense_list:
A heavy truck, for carrying loose, bulk cargo, having a hinged bed that allows the contents to be unloaded onto the ground.


lexentry: eng/dumping__Noun__1
written_rep: dumping
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dumping
sense_list:
(economics, trading) Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.


lexentry: eng/dumpster__Noun__1
written_rep: dumpster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cassonetto
sense_list:
(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.


lexentry: eng/dunch__Noun__2
written_rep: dunch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merenda
sense_list:
(informal, rare) A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.


lexentry: eng/dung_beetle__Noun__1
written_rep: dung beetle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scarabeo stercorario | geotrupe | stercorario
sense_list:
Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers.


lexentry: eng/dunk__Verb__1
written_rep: dunk
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: schiacciata
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.


lexentry: eng/dunlin__Noun__1
written_rep: dunlin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piovanello pancianera
sense_list:
A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.


lexentry: eng/dunnage__Noun__1
written_rep: dunnage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pagliolato
sense_list:
(chiefly, transport) Scrap material, often wood, used to fill spaces to prevent the shifting of more valuable items during transport, or underneath large or heavy items to raise them slightly above the ground, in order to protect from chafing and wet.


lexentry: eng/duo__Noun__1
written_rep: duo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duo | duetto
sense_list:
Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially, those who perform music together.


lexentry: eng/duodecimo__Noun__1
written_rep: duodecimo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dodicesimo
sense_list:
(paper, printing) A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide. | (printing) A book having pages of that size.


lexentry: eng/duodenum__Noun__1
written_rep: duodenum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duodeno
sense_list:
(anatomy) The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.


lexentry: eng/duopoly__Noun__1
written_rep: duopoly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duopolio
sense_list:
(economics) An economic condition in which two sellers exert most control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/dura_mater__Noun__1
written_rep: dura mater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dura madre | duramadre | pachimeninge
sense_list:
(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/durable_good__Noun__1
written_rep: durable good
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bene durevole
sense_list:
(economics) A good, e.g., a household appliance, that yields services or utility over time rather than being exhausted when used only once.


lexentry: eng/duralumin__Noun__1
written_rep: duralumin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duralluminio
sense_list:
(metallurgy) An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.


lexentry: eng/duress__Noun__1
written_rep: duress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: confino | prigionia
sense_list:
(legal) Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.


lexentry: eng/during__Preposition__1
written_rep: during
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: durante
sense_list:
For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending. | At any time or period within a given time interval.


lexentry: eng/durum_wheat__Noun__1
written_rep: durum wheat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grano duro
sense_list:
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.


lexentry: eng/dusk__Noun__1
written_rep: dusk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crepuscolo | tramonto
sense_list:
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.


lexentry: eng/dust_bunny__Noun__1
written_rep: dust bunny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gatto di polvere
sense_list:
(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.


lexentry: eng/dust_devil__Noun__1
written_rep: dust devil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diavolo di sabbia
sense_list:
A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust (or dirt or sand) picked up from the ground.


lexentry: eng/dust_jacket__Noun__1
written_rep: dust jacket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: copertina
sense_list:
(printing, publishing) The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide blurb.


lexentry: eng/dust_mite__Noun__1
written_rep: dust mite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acaro della polvere
sense_list:
A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.


lexentry: eng/duster__Noun__1
written_rep: duster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spolverino
sense_list:
An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.


lexentry: eng/dustpan__Noun__1
written_rep: dustpan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paletta | paletta della spazzatura
sense_list:
A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.


lexentry: eng/duststorm__Noun__1
written_rep: duststorm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tempesta di sabbia
sense_list:
A phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow soil particles up into a planet's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/duty__Noun__1
written_rep: duty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: attività | servizio
sense_list:
(engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.


lexentry: eng/duumvirate__Noun__1
written_rep: duumvirate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: duunvirato
sense_list:
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.


lexentry: eng/duvet__Noun__1
written_rep: duvet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piumino | piumone
sense_list:
(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nano
sense_list:
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves. | An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nano | nana
sense_list:
(now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_galaxy__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf galaxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galassia nana
sense_list:
(galaxy) Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_planet__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf planet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pianeta nano
sense_list:
(astronomy) A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf spheroidal galaxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galassia nana sferoidale
sense_list:
(galaxy) A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda


lexentry: eng/dyed-in-the-wool__Adjective__1
written_rep: dyed-in-the-wool
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: atavico | impenitente | inveterato | radicato
sense_list:
(idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.


lexentry: eng/dyke__Noun__1
written_rep: dyke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 18
trans_list: dicco
sense_list:
(geology) A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away.


lexentry: eng/dynamics__Noun__1
written_rep: dynamics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dinamica
sense_list:
(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.


lexentry: eng/dynamite__Noun__1
written_rep: dynamite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dinamite
sense_list:
A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.


lexentry: eng/dyne__Noun__1
written_rep: dyne
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: religione
sense_list:
A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.


lexentry: eng/dysarthria__Noun__1
written_rep: dysarthria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disartria
sense_list:
(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.


lexentry: eng/dyscalculia__Noun__1
written_rep: dyscalculia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discalculia
sense_list:
(pathology) A learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability.


lexentry: eng/dysentery__Noun__1
written_rep: dysentery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissenteria
sense_list:
(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.


lexentry: eng/dysfunction__Noun__1
written_rep: dysfunction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disfunzione
sense_list:
(mostly, medical) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.


lexentry: eng/dysfunctional__Adjective__1
written_rep: dysfunctional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: disfunzionale
sense_list:
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.


lexentry: eng/dyskinesia__Noun__1
written_rep: dyskinesia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discinesia
sense_list:
(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.


lexentry: eng/dysmenorrhea__Noun__1
written_rep: dysmenorrhea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dismenorrea
sense_list:
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual#Adjective pain), viewed as a symptom#Noun in any of various disorders.


lexentry: eng/dysmorphia__Noun__1
written_rep: dysmorphia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dismorfofobia
sense_list:
(psychology, psychiatry) Any of various psychological disorders of distorted body image in which a person inaccurately believes that their body is misshapen or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").


lexentry: eng/dyspepsia__Noun__1
written_rep: dyspepsia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dispepsia
sense_list:
(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.


lexentry: eng/dysphasia__Noun__1
written_rep: dysphasia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disfasia
sense_list:
(medicine, psychology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.


lexentry: eng/dysphoria__Noun__1
written_rep: dysphoria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disforia
sense_list:
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/dyspraxia__Noun__1
written_rep: dyspraxia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disprassia
sense_list:
(neurology) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body during the planning and execution of motor movements.


lexentry: eng/dysprosium__Noun__1
written_rep: dysprosium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disprosio
sense_list:
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre. Applications in human affairs include magnets with high performance, which are important in various machines with electric motors.


lexentry: eng/dyssynchrony__Noun__1
written_rep: dyssynchrony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asincronia
sense_list:
(medical) A medical condition wherein the activation of different parts of the heart is improperly synchronized. | (medical) A neurological condition wherein auditory stimuli are not processed synchronously. | A lack of proper synchrony.


lexentry: eng/dysthymia__Noun__1
written_rep: dysthymia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distimia
sense_list:
A tendency to be depressed, without hope. | (psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.


lexentry: eng/dystopia__Noun__1
written_rep: dystopia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distopia
sense_list:
A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc. | (pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.


lexentry: eng/dysuria__Noun__1
written_rep: dysuria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disuria
sense_list:
(pathology) The experience or condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine, or (rarely) of having difficulty doing so.


lexentry: eng/dzhigit__Noun__1
written_rep: dzhigit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gighit
sense_list:
A skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia. | (Caucasus, Central Asia) A brave man in general.


lexentry: eng/dzud__Noun__1
written_rep: dzud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zud
sense_list:
An ecological crisis in the steppe-land of Mongolia and Central Asia causing loss of livestock, typically a summer drought followed by a severe winter.


lexentry: eng/décolletage__Noun__1
written_rep: décolletage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scollatura
sense_list:
A low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage. | The portion of a woman's body that is revealed by a low neckline; the upper chest, as well, sometimes, as the neck, and shoulders.


lexentry: eng/département__Noun__1
written_rep: département
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dipartimento
sense_list:
An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.


lexentry: eng/e-mail_address__Noun__1
written_rep: e-mail address
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indirizzo e-mail | indirizzo di posta elettronica
sense_list:
A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.


lexentry: eng/e-recruitment__Noun__1
written_rep: e-recruitment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: e-recruitment
sense_list:
(Internet, business) The process of personnel recruitment using electronic resources, in particular the internet, online job advertising boards and search engines.


lexentry: eng/e.g.__Adverb__1
written_rep: e.g.
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ad es.
sense_list:
An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.


lexentry: eng/eGovernment__Noun__1
written_rep: eGovernment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amministrazione digitale | governo elettronico
sense_list:
The use of information technologies in order to enhance the access to and the delivery of government information and services to the public and to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and/or the quality of government operations.


lexentry: eng/e__Pronoun__1
written_rep: e
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: e
sense_list:
(rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.


lexentry: eng/each__Determiner__1
written_rep: each
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciascuno | ogni | ognuno
sense_list:
All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).


lexentry: eng/each_other__Pronoun__1
written_rep: each other
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a vicenda
sense_list:
(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:


lexentry: eng/eager__Adjective__1
written_rep: eager
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: avido
sense_list:
(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aquila
sense_list:
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. | (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: moneta di dieci dollari
sense_list:
(US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.


lexentry: eng/eagle_owl__Noun__1
written_rep: eagle owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gufo reale
sense_list:
Any of various Old World large owls of the genus Bubo, especially the Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo, that have prominent ear tufts.


lexentry: eng/ear__Noun__1
written_rep: ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: orecchio
sense_list:
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music. | That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.


lexentry: eng/eardrum__Noun__1
written_rep: eardrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: timpano
sense_list:
(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.


lexentry: eng/eared_seal__Noun__1
written_rep: eared seal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leone marino | otaria
sense_list:
A seal belonging in the Otariidae family; a fur seal or a sea lion, differing from the true seals in having small, visible ears and the ability to walk on land.


lexentry: eng/earl__Noun__1
written_rep: earl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: conte
sense_list:
(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.


lexentry: eng/earless_seal__Noun__1
written_rep: earless seal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foca
sense_list:
Any of the seals in the taxonomic family Phocidae characterized by lacking external ear flaps; true seals.


lexentry: eng/early__Adjective__1
written_rep: early
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: primo
sense_list:
After but close to the start of a period of time. | (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.


lexentry: eng/early_childhood__Noun__1
written_rep: early childhood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prima infanzia
sense_list:
(mostly, uncountable, psychiatry, sociology) A stage in human development, generally including toddlerhood and some time afterwards.


lexentry: eng/earmark__Noun__1
written_rep: earmark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: assegnazione
sense_list:
(US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.


lexentry: eng/earmuffs__Noun__1
written_rep: earmuffs
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraorecchie
sense_list:
A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.


lexentry: eng/earn__Verb__1
written_rep: earn
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: guadagnare
sense_list:
(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate). | (intransitive) To receive payment for work.


lexentry: eng/earnest__Noun__2
written_rep: earnest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pegno
sense_list:
A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.


lexentry: eng/earnest_money__Noun__1
written_rep: earnest money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caparra
sense_list:
(chiefly, US) Money paid as a deposit to show intent to buy or to reserve an item to be purchased; especially, money accompanying an offer to buy real estate.


lexentry: eng/earphone__Noun__1
written_rep: earphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuffia
sense_list:
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.


lexentry: eng/earphones__Noun__1
written_rep: earphones
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuffie
sense_list:
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.


lexentry: eng/earplug__Noun__1
written_rep: earplug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auricolare
sense_list:
A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
written_rep: earth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: terra
sense_list:
(uncountable) Any general rock-based material. | The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea). | The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife). | (alchemy, philosophy, and, Taoism) The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
written_rep: earth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: terra | massa
sense_list:
(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.


lexentry: eng/earthquake__Noun__1
written_rep: earthquake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terremoto | sisma | tremuoto
sense_list:
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. [from 14th c.] | (planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/earwig__Noun__1
written_rep: earwig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forfecchia | forficula
sense_list:
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/ease__Noun__1
written_rep: ease
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: riposo
sense_list:
Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance. | Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.


lexentry: eng/easel__Noun__1
written_rep: easel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavalletto | treppiedi
sense_list:
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.


lexentry: eng/easement__Noun__1
written_rep: easement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: servitù
sense_list:
(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).


lexentry: eng/east__Noun__1
written_rep: east
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: est | oriente | levante
sense_list:
The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°. | The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300] | (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.


lexentry: eng/east_by_south__Noun__1
written_rep: east by south
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: levante quarto-scirocco
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between east and east-southeast, specifically 101.25°, abbreviated as EbS.


lexentry: eng/eastern_imperial_eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: eastern imperial eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aquila imperiale orientale
sense_list:
Aquila heliaca, a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through Western and Central Asia.


lexentry: eng/eastern_olivaceous_warbler__Noun__1
written_rep: eastern olivaceous warbler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canapino pallido
sense_list:
Iduna pallida, an Old World warbler, mainly found in the northern Afrotropics and winters in southeastern Europe, the Middle East and adjacent western Asia.


lexentry: eng/eat__Verb__1
written_rep: eat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangiare | mettere sotto i denti
sense_list:
(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").


lexentry: eng/eat_away__Verb__1
written_rep: eat away
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smangiare
sense_list:
To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually. | To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.


lexentry: eng/eat_crow__Verb__1
written_rep: eat crow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingoiare il rospo
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.


lexentry: eng/eat_one's_hat__Verb__1
written_rep: eat one's hat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangiarsi il cappello
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.


lexentry: eng/eat_the_rich__Phrase__1
written_rep: eat the rich
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangia i ricchi
sense_list:
(slang, politics, idiomatic) An expression of contempt towards capitalism and the rich, demanding an equitable redistribution of wealth.


lexentry: eng/eat_up__Verb__1
written_rep: eat up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: inghiottire
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative, informal) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.


lexentry: eng/eau_de_toilette__Noun__1
written_rep: eau de toilette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua di Colonia
sense_list:
(perfumery) A lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.


lexentry: eng/eaves__Noun__1
written_rep: eaves
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gronda | grondaia | cornicione
sense_list:
(architectural element) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.


lexentry: eng/eavestrough__Noun__1
written_rep: eavestrough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grondaia | gronda
sense_list:
(Canada, Upper Midwest US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.


lexentry: eng/ebullism__Noun__1
written_rep: ebullism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ebullismo
sense_list:
(physiology) The formation of bubbles of gas in biological fluids due to reduced environmental pressure.


lexentry: eng/eccentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: eccentric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccentrico
sense_list:
Not at or in the centre; away from the centre. | Not perfectly circular; elliptical. | Having a different center; not concentric. | (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).


lexentry: eng/eccentricity__Noun__1
written_rep: eccentricity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccentricità
sense_list:
The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour. | (geometry) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix. | (astronomy) The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun).


lexentry: eng/ecchymosis__Noun__1
written_rep: ecchymosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contusione
sense_list:
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a nontraumatic process (such as neoplasia).


lexentry: eng/echidna__Noun__1
written_rep: echidna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: echidna
sense_list:
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/echinococcosis__Noun__1
written_rep: echinococcosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: echinococcosi
sense_list:
(diseases) A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.


lexentry: eng/echinococcus__Noun__1
written_rep: echinococcus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: echinococco
sense_list:
(zoology) A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
written_rep: echo chamber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eco
sense_list:
(music production) A sound effect that may be applied to live or recorded sounds through a sound editing process, which creates the impression that the sounds originated in an enclosed space which was conducive to producing echoes or echoing.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
written_rep: echo chamber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: camera dell'eco
sense_list:
(by extension, figurative) An environment in which a person is exposed to only those beliefs and opinions that agree with their own, so that their existing views are magnified and reinforced while alternative ideas are not expressed or considered.


lexentry: eng/echocardiography__Noun__1
written_rep: echocardiography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecocardiografia
sense_list:
(medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart; especially, cardiac ultrasonography done with cardiology-specific devices and training, as contrasted with POCUS applied cardiovascularly by any clinician.


lexentry: eng/echolalia__Noun__1
written_rep: echolalia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecolalia
sense_list:
(clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.


lexentry: eng/eclipse__Noun__1
written_rep: eclipse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eclisse | eclissi
sense_list:
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.


lexentry: eng/eclipse__Verb__1
written_rep: eclipse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eclissare
sense_list:
(transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse. | (transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.


lexentry: eng/eco-incentive__Noun__1
written_rep: eco-incentive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecoincentivo
sense_list:
An incentive (usually financial) to encourage a person or organization to follow a more eco-friendly policy


lexentry: eng/ecocide__Noun__1
written_rep: ecocide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecocidio
sense_list:
The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.


lexentry: eng/ecoduct__Noun__1
written_rep: ecoduct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecodotto
sense_list:
(ecology) A type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel, usually covered with foliage and turf, which animals may use to cross roads without the risk of being hit by vehicles; a wildlife viaduct. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/ecological_footprint__Noun__1
written_rep: ecological footprint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impronta ecologica
sense_list:
A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.


lexentry: eng/ecology__Noun__1
written_rep: ecology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecologia
sense_list:
(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.


lexentry: eng/ecomuseum__Noun__1
written_rep: ecomuseum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecomuseo
sense_list:
A museum, often consisting of replica buildings in an outdoor setting, that shows the heritage of a particular locality or community


lexentry: eng/ecomusicology__Noun__1
written_rep: ecomusicology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecomusicologia
sense_list:
(music) The study of music, culture, and nature, related to ecology and the natural environment. A mixture of the fields of ecocriticism and musicology.


lexentry: eng/econometrics__Noun__1
written_rep: econometrics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: econometrica | econometria
sense_list:
(economics) The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.


lexentry: eng/economic_crisis__Noun__1
written_rep: economic crisis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crisi economica
sense_list:
A crisis caused by the general demand for goods within an economy falling below their supply, either temporarily or on a protracted basis, typically resulting in widespread bankruptcies of unproductive businesses and falling prices.


lexentry: eng/economically__Adverb__1
written_rep: economically
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economicamente
sense_list:
(manner) In an economical manner; not wastefully; not extravagantly. | (domain) From the perspective of economics or an economy.


lexentry: eng/economics__Noun__1
written_rep: economics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economia
sense_list:
(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.


lexentry: eng/economies_of_scale__Noun__1
written_rep: economies of scale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economie di scala
sense_list:
(economics) The characteristics of a production process in which an increase in the scale of the firm causes a decrease in the long run average cost of each unit.


lexentry: eng/economist__Noun__1
written_rep: economist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economista
sense_list:
An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.


lexentry: eng/economize__Verb__1
written_rep: economize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: razionalizzare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).


lexentry: eng/economy__Noun__1
written_rep: economy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economia
sense_list:
(obsolete) System of management; general regulation and disposition of the affairs of a state or nation, or of any department of government. | The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.


lexentry: eng/ecosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: ecosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecosfera
sense_list:
The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance.


lexentry: eng/ecotourism__Noun__1
written_rep: ecotourism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecoturismo
sense_list:
Responsible (sustainable#Adjective) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.


lexentry: eng/ecotoxicology__Noun__1
written_rep: ecotoxicology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecotossicologia
sense_list:
The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.


lexentry: eng/ecstasy__Noun__1
written_rep: ecstasy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: estasi
sense_list:
Intense pleasure. | A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control. | A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.


lexentry: eng/ecstasy__Noun__1
written_rep: ecstasy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: ecstasy
sense_list:
(slang) The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family, especially in a tablet form.


lexentry: eng/ectoderm__Noun__1
written_rep: ectoderm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ectoderma
sense_list:
(biology) The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which produces through development, the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.


lexentry: eng/ectoparasite__Noun__1
written_rep: ectoparasite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dermatozoo
sense_list:
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.


lexentry: eng/ectoplasm__Noun__1
written_rep: ectoplasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ectoplasma
sense_list:
(parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead. | (parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost. | (cytology) The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.


lexentry: eng/ectothermic__Adjective__1
written_rep: ectothermic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a sangue freddo
sense_list:
(zoology) Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.


lexentry: eng/ecu__Noun__1
written_rep: ecu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scudo
sense_list:
(historical) The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.


lexentry: eng/ecumenical__Adjective__1
written_rep: ecumenical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecumenico
sense_list:
(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. [from 16th c.] | (rare) General; universal; catholic; worldwide. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ecumenism__Noun__1
written_rep: ecumenism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecumenismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.


lexentry: eng/eczema__Noun__1
written_rep: eczema
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eczema
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.


lexentry: eng/edaphic__Adjective__1
written_rep: edaphic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edafico
sense_list:
(geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.


lexentry: eng/edelweiss__Noun__1
written_rep: edelweiss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella alpina
sense_list:
A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
written_rep: edge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spigolo | orlo | arco | bordo | lato
sense_list:
(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
written_rep: edge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: filo | lama
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.


lexentry: eng/edgy__Adjective__1
written_rep: edgy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: confine
sense_list:
(entertainment, advertising) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.


lexentry: eng/edible_crab__Noun__1
written_rep: edible crab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granciporro
sense_list:
Cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.


lexentry: eng/edification__Noun__1
written_rep: edification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edificazione
sense_list:
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.


lexentry: eng/edisonade__Noun__1
written_rep: edisonade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edisonata
sense_list:
(science fiction) A genre of science fiction and adventure fiction featuring a brilliant robust inventor, engineer or scientist hero who has an adventure in the wilds of the world, created from the mid-19th century to early 20th century, mostly American. [from 1993]


lexentry: eng/edit_war__Noun__1
written_rep: edit war
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guerra di modifiche
sense_list:
(WMF) A dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work where opposing editors continually change the page without discussion.


lexentry: eng/editio_princeps__Noun__1
written_rep: editio princeps
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edizione principe
sense_list:
(humanities, printing) The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form.


lexentry: eng/edition__Noun__1
written_rep: edition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edizione
sense_list:
(publishing) A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time. | The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.


lexentry: eng/editor__Noun__1
written_rep: editor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: redattore | curatore | redattrice | curatrice
sense_list:
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.


lexentry: eng/editor__Noun__1
written_rep: editor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: montatore
sense_list:
(television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.


lexentry: eng/educe__Verb__1
written_rep: educe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: edurre
sense_list:
(transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. [from 16th c.] | (transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/eeny,_meeny,_miny,_moe__Noun__1
written_rep: eeny, meeny, miny, moe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambarabà ciccì coccò | igne migne magna mo
sense_list:
(playground games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. A child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying a rhyme starting "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe", moving to the next item after each word. The item pointed to on the last word of the rhyme is the one chosen.


lexentry: eng/efface__Verb__1
written_rep: efface
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cancellare
sense_list:
(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. | (transitive) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out. | (intransitive) To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.


lexentry: eng/effect__Noun__1
written_rep: effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: effetto
sense_list:
(filmology, computer graphics, demoscene) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect") | (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument. | (science) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.


lexentry: eng/effectiveness__Noun__1
written_rep: effectiveness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efficacia
sense_list:
The property of being effective, of achieving results. | The degree to which something achieves results.


lexentry: eng/effectivity__Noun__1
written_rep: effectivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efficacia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The ability or power to be effective. | (countable) A measure of the effectiveness of something.


lexentry: eng/effectuate__Verb__1
written_rep: effectuate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: causare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/effeminate__Adjective__1
written_rep: effeminate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effemminato
sense_list:
(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.


lexentry: eng/effendi__Noun__1
written_rep: effendi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efendi | effendi
sense_list:
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.


lexentry: eng/effervescence__Noun__1
written_rep: effervescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effervescenza
sense_list:
The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
written_rep: efficient
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efficiente | performante
sense_list:
Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
written_rep: efficient
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: efficiente
sense_list:
Expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input.


lexentry: eng/effigy__Noun__1
written_rep: effigy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effigie
sense_list:
A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated. | A likeness of a person.


lexentry: eng/efflorescence__Noun__1
written_rep: efflorescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efflorescenza
sense_list:
(chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere. | (botany) The production of flowers. | (metaphorical) Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc. | (pathology) A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.


lexentry: eng/effuse__Verb__1
written_rep: effuse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dare
sense_list:
(transitive) To emit; to give off. | (intransitive) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.


lexentry: eng/effusive__Adjective__1
written_rep: effusive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: effusivo
sense_list:
(archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing. | (geology, of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
written_rep: egg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uovo
sense_list:
(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food. | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development. | (countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).


lexentry: eng/egg_donation__Noun__1
written_rep: egg donation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ovodonazione
sense_list:
The process by which a woman provides one or several eggs (ova, oocytes) for purposes of assisted reproduction or biomedical research.


lexentry: eng/egg_on__Verb__1
written_rep: egg on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dare una spinta
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.


lexentry: eng/egg_roll__Noun__1
written_rep: egg roll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: involtino
sense_list:
A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.


lexentry: eng/egg_salad__Noun__1
written_rep: egg salad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: insalata di uova
sense_list:
A dish made primarily of chopped hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise, often including other ingredients such as celery or mustard; it is frequently used as a sandwich spread.


lexentry: eng/egg_timer__Noun__1
written_rep: egg timer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: clepsamia
sense_list:
(by extension) A timer that can be set to sound an alarm after a certain amount of time; a kitchen timer.


lexentry: eng/egg_tooth__Noun__1
written_rep: egg tooth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diamante
sense_list:
(zoology) A small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg's surface during hatching.


lexentry: eng/eggnog__Noun__1
written_rep: eggnog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zabaglione | zabaione | zabajone
sense_list:
A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas.


lexentry: eng/eggplant__Noun__1
written_rep: eggplant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melanzana
sense_list:
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena. | (North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.


lexentry: eng/eglantine__Noun__1
written_rep: eglantine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosa canina
sense_list:
A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.


lexentry: eng/ego__Noun__1
written_rep: ego
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: io
sense_list:
The self, especially with a sense of self-importance. | (psychology, Freudian) The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.


lexentry: eng/egotism__Noun__1
written_rep: egotism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: egotismo
sense_list:
A tendency to talk excessively about oneself. | A belief that one is superior to or more important than others. | (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).


lexentry: eng/egregore__Noun__1
written_rep: egregore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eggregora
sense_list:
(occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.


lexentry: eng/egret__Noun__1
written_rep: egret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airone guardabuoi | garzetta
sense_list:
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.


lexentry: eng/eh__Interjection__1
written_rep: eh
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eh
sense_list:
(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.


lexentry: eng/eicosane__Noun__1
written_rep: eicosane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eicosano
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C20H42, but especially n-eicosane CH3(CH2)18CH3.


lexentry: eng/eicosapentaenoic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: eicosapentaenoic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido eicosapentaenoico
sense_list:
(fatty acid) An omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), having 20 carbon atoms and 5 cis double bonds, that acts as a precursor for prostaglandin-3, thromboxane-3, and leukotriene-5 eicosanoids


lexentry: eng/eider__Noun__1
written_rep: eider
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edredone
sense_list:
Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).


lexentry: eng/eidetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: eidetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eidetico
sense_list:
(neuroscience) Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.


lexentry: eng/eidolon__Noun__1
written_rep: eidolon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idolo
sense_list:
An image or representation of an idea; a representation of an ideal form; an apparition of some actual or imaginary entity, or of some aspect of reality.


lexentry: eng/eidolopoeia__Noun__1
written_rep: eidolopoeia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idolopeia | idolopea
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A rhetorical technique in which a speech is attributed to a deceased person, a phantom, an image or an idol.


lexentry: eng/eigenfunction__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenfunction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autofunzione
sense_list:
(mathematics) A function \phi such that, for a given linear operator D, D\phi=\lambda\phi for some scalar \lambda (called an eigenvalue).


lexentry: eng/eigenspace__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenspace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autospazio
sense_list:
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.


lexentry: eng/eigenstate__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenstate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autostato
sense_list:
(physics) A dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds to a physical quantity


lexentry: eng/eigenvalue__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenvalue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autovalore
sense_list:
(linear algebra) A scalar, \lambda, such that there exists a non-zero vector x (a corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of x under a given linear operator \mathrm{A} is equal to the image of x under multiplication by \lambda; i.e. \mathrm{A} x = \lambda x.


lexentry: eng/eigenvector__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenvector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autovettore
sense_list:
(linear algebra) A vector that is only scaled (not rotated out of its span) under a particular linear transformation; a left or right eigenvector depending on context; (more formally) given a linear transformation A, a vector x such that Ax=λx [or xA=λx] for some scalar λ (called the eigenvalue).


lexentry: eng/eight-thousander__Noun__1
written_rep: eight-thousander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottomila
sense_list:
Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.


lexentry: eng/eight_hundred__Numeral__1
written_rep: eight hundred
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottocento
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.


lexentry: eng/eight_o'clock__Noun__1
written_rep: eight o'clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: otto
sense_list:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).


lexentry: eng/eighteen__Numeral__1
written_rep: eighteen
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diciotto
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.


lexentry: eng/eighty-eight__Numeral__1
written_rep: eighty-eight
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottantotto
sense_list:
Number between eighty-seven and eighty-nine; decimal 88 | An abbreviation for 'Hugs and kisses' in amateur radio. Used especially in Morse code.


lexentry: eng/eighty-first__Adjective__1
written_rep: eighty-first
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottantunesimo
sense_list:
The ordinal form of the number eighty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 81 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/eighty-seventh__Adjective__1
written_rep: eighty-seventh
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottantasettesimo
sense_list:
The ordinal form of the number eighty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 87 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/eighty__Numeral__1
written_rep: eighty
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottanta
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.


lexentry: eng/eikonal__Adjective__1
written_rep: eikonal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eikonale
sense_list:
(physics, mathematics) Describing the properties of a class of partial differential equation encountered in descriptions of wave propagation.


lexentry: eng/einkorn_wheat__Noun__1
written_rep: einkorn wheat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farricello | farro piccolo
sense_list:
A type of wheat, characterised by the presence of a single grain in each spikelet, that was cultivated in the Fertile Crescent and was one of the first grains to be domesticated; any subtype of said wheat, considered as a unit; in particular, the domesticated form.


lexentry: eng/einstein__Noun__1
written_rep: einstein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: einsteinio
sense_list:
(photochemistry, dated) One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.


lexentry: eng/einsteinium__Noun__1
written_rep: einsteinium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: einstenio | einsteinio
sense_list:
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.


lexentry: eng/either__Conjunction__1
written_rep: either
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: o | oppure
sense_list:
Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.


lexentry: eng/either_way__Adverb__1
written_rep: either way
part_of_speech: adverb
sense_list: Regardless of what happens (out of two possible situations).
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
a prescindere | ad ogni modo | in ambo i casi | in ogni modo | in tutti i modi | in un modo o nell'altro


lexentry: eng/ejaculate__Verb__1
written_rep: ejaculate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: eiaculare
sense_list:
(biology, transitive) To eject or suddenly throw fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure. | (specifically, transitive, and, intransitive) Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female, vaginal fluid.


lexentry: eng/ejaculation__Noun__1
written_rep: ejaculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: eiaculazione
sense_list:
(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.


lexentry: eng/ejaculatory_duct__Noun__1
written_rep: ejaculatory duct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dotto eiaculatorio
sense_list:
(anatomy) Either of a pair of ducts through which semen passes, each of which is formed by the merging of the vas deferens and the duct of the seminal vesicle.


lexentry: eng/eject__Verb__1
written_rep: eject
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eiettare
sense_list:
(transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave. | (transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.


lexentry: eng/ejection_seat__Noun__1
written_rep: ejection seat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seggiolino eiettabile
sense_list:
A seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit and thus save the pilot's life when a crash is imminent.


lexentry: eng/ejector__Noun__1
written_rep: ejector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espulsore
sense_list:
One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses. | ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.


lexentry: eng/ekphrasis__Noun__1
written_rep: ekphrasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecfrasi
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork.


lexentry: eng/elaboration__Noun__1
written_rep: elaboration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elaborazione
sense_list:
The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order


lexentry: eng/eland__Noun__1
written_rep: eland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antilope alcina
sense_list:
A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/elastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: elastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elastico | elastica
sense_list:
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.


lexentry: eng/elasticity__Noun__1
written_rep: elasticity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elasticità
sense_list:
(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded | The quality of being elastic.


lexentry: eng/elative__Noun__1
written_rep: elative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elativo
sense_list:
In Semitic languages, the “adjective degree of superiority.” In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme.”


lexentry: eng/elative__Noun__2
written_rep: elative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elativo
sense_list:
(grammar) In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” or “from” as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian házból (“out of the house”). Its opposite is the illative case (“into”). In Finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in English is often conveyed by the word "about".


lexentry: eng/elative_case__Noun__1
written_rep: elative case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elativo
sense_list:
(grammar) The case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.


lexentry: eng/elbaite__Noun__1
written_rep: elbaite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elbaite
sense_list:
(mineral) A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.


lexentry: eng/elbow__Noun__1
written_rep: elbow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: raccordo | gomito
sense_list:
(by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.


lexentry: eng/elbow_bump__Noun__1
written_rep: elbow bump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: saluto col gomito
sense_list:
The touching of elbows between two people, sometimes as an alternative to a handshake, fist bump, or other form of contact when attempting to avoid the spread of germs.


lexentry: eng/elbow_grease__Noun__1
written_rep: elbow grease
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olio di gomito
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.


lexentry: eng/election__Noun__1
written_rep: election
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elezione
sense_list:
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote. | (archaic) Any conscious choice.


lexentry: eng/electoral_fraud__Noun__1
written_rep: electoral fraud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frode elettorale
sense_list:
(politics) Illegal interference with the process of an election, especially with the intent to stage a desired election outcome.


lexentry: eng/electorate__Noun__1
written_rep: electorate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettorato
sense_list:
The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote. | (historical) The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector; an electorship.


lexentry: eng/electret__Noun__1
written_rep: electret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrete
sense_list:
(physics) A solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge; usually a metallized film; used in electroacoustic and electromechanical transducers and in air filters.


lexentry: eng/electric_bass__Noun__1
written_rep: electric bass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basso elettrico
sense_list:
An electric bass guitar with four strings, larger than a normal electric guitar. It has a lower pitch and is often used as a back-up beat for the lead guitar.


lexentry: eng/electric_car__Noun__1
written_rep: electric car
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auto elettrica
sense_list:
A car that uses electric motors and motor controllers instead of an internal combustion engine, the power coming from rechargeable batteries.


lexentry: eng/electric_circuit__Noun__1
written_rep: electric circuit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: circuito elettrico
sense_list:
A path, or an interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed), capable of carrying an electric current.


lexentry: eng/electric_current__Noun__1
written_rep: electric current
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corrente | corrente elettrica
sense_list:
(electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference. | (electromagnetism) The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time, having the SI unit A (C/s).


lexentry: eng/electric_eel__Noun__1
written_rep: electric eel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anguilla elettrica
sense_list:
(narrowly) Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks.


lexentry: eng/electric_fence__Noun__1
written_rep: electric fence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: recinto elettrico
sense_list:
A fence containing metal wire through which an electric current is passed, as a deterrent which will shock people or animals trying to breach or climb the fence.


lexentry: eng/electric_field__Noun__1
written_rep: electric field
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campo elettrico
sense_list:
(electricity, physics) A region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.


lexentry: eng/electric_locomotive__Noun__1
written_rep: electric locomotive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: locomotiva elettrica
sense_list:
(rail) A locomotive with its motors powered by electricity from overhead lines or (less commonly) from a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.


lexentry: eng/electric_train__Noun__1
written_rep: electric train
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrotreno | treno elettrico
sense_list:
(rail) A railway train driven by electric motors powered by electricity supplied via overhead lines or third rails, or sometimes from rechargeable batteries. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/electric_vehicle__Noun__1
written_rep: electric vehicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auto elettrica
sense_list:
A vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion; most especially, an e-car or e-truck.


lexentry: eng/electrical_engineering__Noun__1
written_rep: electrical engineering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrotecnica
sense_list:
The branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity, especially the design and application of circuitry and equipment for power generation and distribution, machine control, and communications.


lexentry: eng/electrical_resistance__Noun__1
written_rep: electrical resistance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: resistenza
sense_list:
(physics) The opposition offered by an electrical conductor to the flow of a current through itself, resulting in a conversion of electrical energy into heat and radiation. The SI derived unit of resistance is the ohm (Ω). Symbol: R.


lexentry: eng/electricity__Noun__1
written_rep: electricity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elettricità
sense_list:
(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.] | Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/electrification__Noun__1
written_rep: electrification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrificazione
sense_list:
The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity. | The adaptation (of a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.


lexentry: eng/electrify__Verb__1
written_rep: electrify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elettrificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.


lexentry: eng/electrobiology__Noun__1
written_rep: electrobiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrobiologia
sense_list:
(physics, biology) The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms. | (obsolete) A theory of animal magnetism according to which the actions, feelings, etc. of a person are controlled by the will of the operator.


lexentry: eng/electrochemical__Adjective__1
written_rep: electrochemical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrochimico
sense_list:
(electrochemistry) Of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity. | (electrochemistry) Of, or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction, e.g. in a battery.


lexentry: eng/electrochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: electrochemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrochimica
sense_list:
(chemistry) The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.


lexentry: eng/electroconvulsive_therapy__Noun__1
written_rep: electroconvulsive therapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroshockterapia
sense_list:
(medicine) A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient.


lexentry: eng/electrode__Noun__1
written_rep: electrode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrodo
sense_list:
The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.


lexentry: eng/electrodynamics__Noun__1
written_rep: electrodynamics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrodinamica
sense_list:
(physics) The phenomena associated with moving electric charges, and their interaction with electric and magnetic fields; the study of these phenomena.


lexentry: eng/electrodynamometer__Noun__1
written_rep: electrodynamometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrodinamometro
sense_list:
An instrument, having a fixed and a moveable coil, that measures the power flowing in an electric circuit; a type of wattmeter.


lexentry: eng/electroencephalogram__Noun__1
written_rep: electroencephalogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroencefalogramma
sense_list:
(neurology) A recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph.


lexentry: eng/electroencephalography__Noun__1
written_rep: electroencephalography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroencefalografia
sense_list:
(neurology) The measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/electroluminescence__Noun__1
written_rep: electroluminescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroluminescenza
sense_list:
(physics) The generation of light by the application of an alternating current to a semiconductor or phosphor, or by an electric discharge through a gas.


lexentry: eng/electrolysis__Noun__1
written_rep: electrolysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrolisi
sense_list:
(chemistry) The chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.


lexentry: eng/electrolyte__Noun__1
written_rep: electrolyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: elettrolito | elettrolita
sense_list:
(physiology, medicine) Any of the various biometal ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes, or (metonymically) such an ion's concentration in a bodily fluid, usually and especially blood#Noun, blood serum#Noun, or urine.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_radiation__Noun__1
written_rep: electromagnetic radiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiazione elettromagnetica
sense_list:
Radiation (quantized as photons) consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields oriented perpendicularly to each other, moving through space.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_spectrum__Noun__1
written_rep: electromagnetic spectrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettro elettromagnetico
sense_list:
(physics) The entire range of wavelengths of all known electromagnetic radiations extending from gamma rays, to X-rays through visible light, infrared, to radio waves.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetism__Noun__1
written_rep: electromagnetism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettromagnetismo
sense_list:
A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.


lexentry: eng/electron__Noun__1
written_rep: electron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrone
sense_list:
(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.


lexentry: eng/electron_cloud__Noun__1
written_rep: electron cloud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuvola elettronica
sense_list:
(physics) A mathematically defined region around an atomic nucleus defined by a high probability that the atom's electrons will be present in that region.


lexentry: eng/electron_microscope__Noun__1
written_rep: electron microscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microscopio elettronico
sense_list:
Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.


lexentry: eng/electron_volt__Noun__1
written_rep: electron volt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettronvolt
sense_list:
(physics) A unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles; the energy equal to that attained by an electron moving through a potential difference of one volt. Equivalent to 1.6022 × 10−19 joules.


lexentry: eng/electronegativity__Noun__1
written_rep: electronegativity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettronegatività
sense_list:
(chemistry) The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds.


lexentry: eng/electronic__Adjective__1
written_rep: electronic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettronico
sense_list:
(physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons. | Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors. | Generated by an electronic device.


lexentry: eng/electronic_cigarette__Noun__1
written_rep: electronic cigarette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sigaretta elettronica
sense_list:
A cylindrical battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by way of a vaporized solution.


lexentry: eng/electronics__Noun__1
written_rep: electronics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettronica
sense_list:
(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy. | (in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)


lexentry: eng/electrooculogram__Noun__1
written_rep: electrooculogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrooculogramma
sense_list:
(medicine) A record of the voltage differences between the front and back of the eye as the eyeball moves.


lexentry: eng/electrophile__Noun__1
written_rep: electrophile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrofilo
sense_list:
(chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.


lexentry: eng/electrophoresis__Noun__1
written_rep: electrophoresis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elettroforesi
sense_list:
(analytical chemistry, biochemistry) The separation and analysis of large molecules (such as proteins) by migrating a colloidal solution of them through a gel; gel electrophoresis.


lexentry: eng/electroplating__Noun__1
written_rep: electroplating
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrodoratura | galvanostegia
sense_list:
A process of coating the surfaces of a metal object with a layer of a different metal through electrochemical means, usually to exploit different properties of the materials.


lexentry: eng/electroretinography__Noun__1
written_rep: electroretinography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroretinografia
sense_list:
(ophthalmology) A diagnostic test to used to measure the electrical responses of various cell types in the retina.


lexentry: eng/electroscope__Noun__1
written_rep: electroscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroscopio
sense_list:
(physics) a simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the mutual repulsion of metal foils or pith balls


lexentry: eng/electrostatics__Noun__1
written_rep: electrostatics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrostatica
sense_list:
(physics) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object


lexentry: eng/electrovalency__Noun__1
written_rep: electrovalency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrovalenza
sense_list:
(physics) The net electric charge on an ion. | (chemistry) The number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond.


lexentry: eng/electrum__Noun__1
written_rep: electrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elettro
sense_list:
An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.


lexentry: eng/electuary__Noun__1
written_rep: electuary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettuario | lattovaro
sense_list:
(pharmacology) Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
written_rep: element
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elemento
sense_list:
(chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons. | One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. | One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air. | (set theory) One of the objects in a set. | (legal) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved. | (usually, in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material. | A small but present amount of a quality, a hint. | A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic. | (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.


lexentry: eng/elemental__Noun__1
written_rep: elemental
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elementare
sense_list:
(mysticism, fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.


lexentry: eng/elementary__Adjective__1
written_rep: elementary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elementare
sense_list:
Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something. | Relating to an elementary school. | (physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.


lexentry: eng/elementary_particle__Noun__1
written_rep: elementary particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: particella elementare
sense_list:
(physics) A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.


lexentry: eng/elephant__Noun__1
written_rep: elephant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elefante
sense_list:
A mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.


lexentry: eng/elephant_in_the_room__Noun__1
written_rep: elephant in the room
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elefante nella stanza
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.


lexentry: eng/elephantiasis__Noun__1
written_rep: elephantiasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elefantiasi
sense_list:
(pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the infected area. | (pathology, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy.


lexentry: eng/elevated_railway__Noun__1
written_rep: elevated railway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ferrovia sopraelevata
sense_list:
(rail transport) A rapid transit railway with tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure.


lexentry: eng/elevation__Noun__1
written_rep: elevation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: alzato
sense_list:
(architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.


lexentry: eng/elevator_music__Noun__1
written_rep: elevator music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: musica da ascensore
sense_list:
(US, Canada) Bland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businesses (such as offices and shopping malls).


lexentry: eng/eleven_o'clock__Noun__1
written_rep: eleven o'clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: undici
sense_list:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).


lexentry: eng/elevenses__Noun__1
written_rep: elevenses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: undici
sense_list:
(Britain, informal) A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.


lexentry: eng/elf__Noun__1
written_rep: elf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elfo
sense_list:
(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy. | Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves and orcs, especially in modern fantasy literature. | (fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).


lexentry: eng/elfin_wood__Noun__1
written_rep: elfin wood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mugo
sense_list:
A collection of trees that survives on poor soil above the tree line, often covered by snow; krummholz.


lexentry: eng/elicit__Verb__1
written_rep: elicit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: provocare | suscitare
sense_list:
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.


lexentry: eng/eligible__Adjective__1
written_rep: eligible
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eleggibile | idoneo | qualificato
sense_list:
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something


lexentry: eng/eliminate__Verb__1
written_rep: eliminate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliminare
sense_list:
(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. | (transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal).


lexentry: eng/elimination__Noun__1
written_rep: elimination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliminazione
sense_list:
The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off. | (mathematics) The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.


lexentry: eng/elision__Noun__1
written_rep: elision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elisione
sense_list:
(linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.


lexentry: eng/elite__Noun__1
written_rep: elite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: élite
sense_list:
A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.


lexentry: eng/elitist__Noun__1
written_rep: elitist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elitista
sense_list:
(usually, derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.


lexentry: eng/elixir__Noun__1
written_rep: elixir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elisir
sense_list:
(alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold. | (alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life. | (pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.


lexentry: eng/ell__Noun__1
written_rep: ell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auna
sense_list:
(historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.


lexentry: eng/ellipse__Noun__1
written_rep: ellipse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ellisse
sense_list:
(geometry) A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.


lexentry: eng/ellipsis__Noun__1
written_rep: ellipsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ellissi | puntini puntini puntini
sense_list:
(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.


lexentry: eng/ellipsoid__Noun__1
written_rep: ellipsoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ellissoide
sense_list:
(mathematics, geometry) A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 1.


lexentry: eng/elliptic__Adjective__1
written_rep: elliptic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ellitico
sense_list:
(mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.


lexentry: eng/elliptic_paraboloid__Noun__1
written_rep: elliptic paraboloid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraboloide ellittico
sense_list:
(mathematics) A surface having parabolic cross sections parallel to an axis and elliptical cross sections perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola.


lexentry: eng/elm__Noun__1
written_rep: elm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olmo
sense_list:
(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.


lexentry: eng/elocution__Noun__1
written_rep: elocution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elocuzione
sense_list:
The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.


lexentry: eng/elongate__Verb__1
written_rep: elongate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allungarsi
sense_list:
To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.


lexentry: eng/elope__Verb__1
written_rep: elope
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuggire
sense_list:
(intransitive, of a married or engaged person) To run away from home with a paramour. | (intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.


lexentry: eng/elopement__Noun__1
written_rep: elopement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuga d'amore
sense_list:
The act of running away from home with a paramour. | The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married.


lexentry: eng/elucidate__Verb__1
written_rep: elucidate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: chiarire | delucidare
sense_list:
(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.


lexentry: eng/elucidation__Noun__1
written_rep: elucidation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elucidazione
sense_list:
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration


lexentry: eng/elude__Verb__1
written_rep: elude
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: stare dimenticato
sense_list:
(transitive) To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to. | (transitive) To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.


lexentry: eng/elytron__Noun__1
written_rep: elytron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elitra
sense_list:
A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.


lexentry: eng/em_dash__Noun__1
written_rep: em dash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lineetta emme
sense_list:
(typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)


lexentry: eng/emaciation__Noun__1
written_rep: emaciation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emaciazione
sense_list:
The act of making very lean. | The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.


lexentry: eng/email__Noun__1
written_rep: email
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: posta elettronica | e-mail | mail | teleposta
sense_list:
(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.


lexentry: eng/email__Noun__1
written_rep: email
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: e-mail | mail | messaggio di posta elettronica
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quantity of messages sent through an email system. | (countable) A message being sent through email.


lexentry: eng/emanation__Noun__1
written_rep: emanation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emanazione
sense_list:
The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin. | That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.


lexentry: eng/emanationism__Noun__1
written_rep: emanationism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emanatismo
sense_list:
(theology) The idea that everything emanates from something else, and that the original and most perfect things emanated directly from God.


lexentry: eng/emancipate__Verb__1
written_rep: emancipate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emanciparsi
sense_list:
(also, reflexive, figurative) Often followed by from: to free (oneself or someone, or something) from some constraint or controlling influence (especially when evil or undue); also, to free (oneself or someone) from mental oppression.


lexentry: eng/emancipation__Noun__1
written_rep: emancipation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: emancipazione
sense_list:
The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).


lexentry: eng/emasculate__Verb__1
written_rep: emasculate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: castrare
sense_list:
(transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld. [from early 17th c.] | (transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/embankment__Noun__1
written_rep: embankment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: argine
sense_list:
a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.


lexentry: eng/embargo__Noun__1
written_rep: embargo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embargo
sense_list:
An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port. | A ban on trade with another country.


lexentry: eng/embarrass__Verb__1
written_rep: embarrass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imbarazzare | mettere in imbarazzo
sense_list:
(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.


lexentry: eng/embarrassment__Noun__1
written_rep: embarrassment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imbarazzo
sense_list:
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.


lexentry: eng/embassy__Noun__1
written_rep: embassy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ambasciata
sense_list:
An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.


lexentry: eng/embattled__Adjective__2
written_rep: embattled
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: merlato
sense_list:
(by extension, heraldry) Having an upper edge or outline of alternating square indentations and extensions like battlements, unless the embattled item is a pale, cross or saltire, in which case it has the crenelations on all sides.


lexentry: eng/embedding__Noun__1
written_rep: embedding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: immersione
sense_list:
(mathematics) A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another.


lexentry: eng/embellish__Verb__1
written_rep: embellish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: abbellire | imbellettare | impreziosire
sense_list:
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.


lexentry: eng/embezzle__Verb__1
written_rep: embezzle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: commettere | malversare | peculato
sense_list:
(legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.


lexentry: eng/embiopteran__Noun__1
written_rep: embiopteran
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embiotteri | embiottero
sense_list:
Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs.


lexentry: eng/embolism__Noun__1
written_rep: embolism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embolia
sense_list:
(pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.


lexentry: eng/embolization__Noun__1
written_rep: embolization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embolizzazione
sense_list:
(surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.


lexentry: eng/embolus__Noun__1
written_rep: embolus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stantuffo
sense_list:
(pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.


lexentry: eng/embrace__Verb__1
written_rep: embrace
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbracciare
sense_list:
(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.


lexentry: eng/embrasure__Noun__1
written_rep: embrasure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: telaio
sense_list:
(architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.


lexentry: eng/embrocate__Verb__1
written_rep: embrocate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: far penetrare frizionando
sense_list:
(medicine, transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.


lexentry: eng/embryo__Noun__1
written_rep: embryo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embrione
sense_list:
In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.


lexentry: eng/embryology__Noun__1
written_rep: embryology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embriologia
sense_list:
The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).


lexentry: eng/emerald__Noun__1
written_rep: emerald
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smeraldo
sense_list:
Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone. | Emerald green, a colour.


lexentry: eng/emergency__Noun__1
written_rep: emergency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emergenza
sense_list:
(sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.


lexentry: eng/emergency_landing__Noun__1
written_rep: emergency landing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atterraggio di fortuna | atterraggio forzato | atterraggio di emergenza
sense_list:
(aviation) A sudden landing of an aircraft, made in case of an on-board emergency or another reason requiring an immediate landing.


lexentry: eng/emergency_room__Noun__1
written_rep: emergency room
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pronto soccorso
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines, healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.


lexentry: eng/emigrate__Verb__1
written_rep: emigrate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emigrare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/emigration__Noun__1
written_rep: emigration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emigrazione
sense_list:
The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence. | A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.


lexentry: eng/eminent_domain__Noun__1
written_rep: eminent domain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espropriazione per pubblica utilità | occupazione d'urgenza
sense_list:
(legal, US, Philippines) The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.


lexentry: eng/emission_nebula__Noun__1
written_rep: emission nebula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nebulosa a emissione
sense_list:
(astronomy) A nebula composed of ionized gases which produce visible light (as distinct from a reflection nebula, which reflects the light produced by neighboring stars).


lexentry: eng/emission_spectrum__Noun__1
written_rep: emission spectrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettro di emissione
sense_list:
(physics) The spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted due to electrons making a transition from a high energy state to a lower energy state.


lexentry: eng/emmer__Noun__1
written_rep: emmer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farro medio | farro dicocco
sense_list:
Any of species Triticum dicoccon, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains. [from 1908]


lexentry: eng/emoji__Noun__1
written_rep: emoji
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emoji
sense_list:
A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.


lexentry: eng/emoticon__Noun__1
written_rep: emoticon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faccina
sense_list:
A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.


lexentry: eng/emotion__Noun__1
written_rep: emotion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: emozione
sense_list:
A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.


lexentry: eng/emotional__Adjective__1
written_rep: emotional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: emotivo
sense_list:
Characterized by emotion. | Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning. | Readily displaying emotion.


lexentry: eng/emotional_intelligence__Noun__1
written_rep: emotional intelligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: intelligenza emotiva
sense_list:
(psychology) The ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.


lexentry: eng/empanoply__Verb__1
written_rep: empanoply
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corazzarsi
sense_list:
(transitive, Britain, military, historical, also, figuratively) To dress in a full suit of armour; to panoply.


lexentry: eng/empathic__Adjective__1
written_rep: empathic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: empatico
sense_list:
Showing or expressing empathy. | (science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.


lexentry: eng/empathy__Noun__1
written_rep: empathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: empatia
sense_list:
Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person. | The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.


lexentry: eng/emperor__Noun__1
written_rep: emperor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: imperatore
sense_list:
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.


lexentry: eng/emphasis__Noun__1
written_rep: emphasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enfasi
sense_list:
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important. | Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.


lexentry: eng/emphyteusis__Noun__1
written_rep: emphyteusis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enfiteusi
sense_list:
(legal) A right to enjoyment of property with a given stipulation that the property will be improved or maintained in an agreed upon manner; long leasehold


lexentry: eng/empire__Noun__1
written_rep: empire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impero
sense_list:
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations. | A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress. | The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions. | An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.


lexentry: eng/empiricism__Noun__1
written_rep: empiricism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: empirismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.) [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/employ__Noun__1
written_rep: employ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impiego
sense_list:
The state of being an employee; employment. | (obsolete) The act of employing someone or making use of something; employment.


lexentry: eng/employment_contract__Noun__1
written_rep: employment contract
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contratto di lavoro
sense_list:
(law, business, human resources) A category of contract used in labor law to attribute right and responsibilities between parties to a bargain.


lexentry: eng/emporium__Noun__1
written_rep: emporium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: emporio
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.


lexentry: eng/empower__Verb__1
written_rep: empower
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: incoraggiare | sostenere
sense_list:
(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.


lexentry: eng/empty_the_tank__Verb__1
written_rep: empty the tank
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare del proprio meglio
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.


lexentry: eng/empyema__Noun__1
written_rep: empyema
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: empiema
sense_list:
(medical sign) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).


lexentry: eng/empyrean__Adjective__1
written_rep: empyrean
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Empireo
sense_list:
Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.


lexentry: eng/emulation__Noun__1
written_rep: emulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: emulazione
sense_list:
(computing) Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.


lexentry: eng/en_passant__Adverb__1
written_rep: en passant
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: en passant | presa al varco
sense_list:
(chess) Of a capture of an enemy pawn, by moving one's pawn to the square that the enemy pawn has just passed over.


lexentry: eng/en_passant__Noun__1
written_rep: en passant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: en passant
sense_list:
(chess) A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter has moved forward two squares on its first move in the game, as if it had moved forward only one square.


lexentry: eng/enable__Verb__1
written_rep: enable
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: permettere
sense_list:
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to. | To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.


lexentry: eng/enable__Verb__1
written_rep: enable
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: attivare | abilitare
sense_list:
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).


lexentry: eng/enamel__Verb__1
written_rep: enamel
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smaltare
sense_list:
(transitive) To coat or decorate with enamel. | (transitive) To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.


lexentry: eng/enantiomer__Noun__1
written_rep: enantiomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enantiomero
sense_list:
(chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer.


lexentry: eng/enantiotropism__Noun__1
written_rep: enantiotropism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enantiotropia
sense_list:
The reversible transformation of a crystal between different forms when heated above, or cooled below, a transition-point temperature.


lexentry: eng/encampment__Noun__1
written_rep: encampment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accampamento | attendamento | baraccamento | campeggiamento
sense_list:
(often, military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.


lexentry: eng/encapsulate__Verb__1
written_rep: encapsulate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capsulare
sense_list:
(transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule. | (software, object-oriented) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.


lexentry: eng/encapsulation__Noun__1
written_rep: encapsulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incapsulamento
sense_list:
The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule. | (programming, object-oriented) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).


lexentry: eng/encephalography__Noun__1
written_rep: encephalography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: encefalografia
sense_list:
(medicine) An X-ray examination of the brain in which air replaces some of the cerebrospinal fluid to act as a contrast medium


lexentry: eng/encephalon__Noun__1
written_rep: encephalon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: encefalo
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy, especially, embryologic neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.


lexentry: eng/enclosure__Noun__1
written_rep: enclosure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: clausura
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package. | (uncountable, by extension) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.


lexentry: eng/encode__Verb__1
written_rep: encode
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To convert (plain text) into code. | (transitive, communication) To convert source information into another form. | (biology) To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.


lexentry: eng/encoding__Noun__1
written_rep: encoding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codifica
sense_list:
(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.


lexentry: eng/encompass__Verb__1
written_rep: encompass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: circoscrivere | comprendere | includere | racchiudere
sense_list:
(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.


lexentry: eng/encouragement__Noun__1
written_rep: encouragement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incoraggiamento
sense_list:
The act of encouraging | Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive


