# translation

lexentry: eng/vain__Adjective__1
written_rep: vain
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vanitoso | vanesio
sense_list:
Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.


lexentry: eng/vair__Noun__1
written_rep: vair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vaio
sense_list:
(tincture) An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).


lexentry: eng/vale_of_tears__Noun__1
written_rep: vale of tears
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valle di lacrime
sense_list:
(in the singular) The world, a place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt, especially (Christianity) as a place to be left behind when one dies and goes to heaven.


lexentry: eng/valedictorian__Noun__1
written_rep: valedictorian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fornello a petrolio
sense_list:
(US, Canada, properly) The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades. | (US, Canada, colloquial) The individual in a graduating class who graduates with the highest grades.


lexentry: eng/valence__Noun__1
written_rep: valence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valenza
sense_list:
The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc. [from 1884] | (countable, linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.


lexentry: eng/valence_electron__Noun__1
written_rep: valence electron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrone di valenza
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom (the valence shell); capable of forming bonds with other atoms.


lexentry: eng/valentine__Noun__1
written_rep: valentine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valentina
sense_list:
An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.


lexentry: eng/valeric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: valeric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido butancarbossilico
sense_list:
(fatty acid) A short chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH3(CH2)3COOH, obtained from the roots of valerian; used in perfume, flavourings, pharmaceuticals


lexentry: eng/validity__Noun__1
written_rep: validity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: validità
sense_list:
The state of being valid, authentic or genuine. | (Christianity, theology) The genuinity, as distinguished from the efficacity or the regularity, of a sacrament as a result of some formal dispositions being fulfilled.


lexentry: eng/valkyrie__Noun__1
written_rep: valkyrie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valchiria | walchiria | walkiria
sense_list:
(Norse mythology) Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla.


lexentry: eng/valley_girl__Noun__1
written_rep: valley girl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pariolina | vanesia
sense_list:
(US, slang) A girl or young woman from the San Fernando Valley, especially when stereotyped as superficial and material.


lexentry: eng/valour__Noun__1
written_rep: valour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fortezza
sense_list:
Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness


lexentry: eng/value__Noun__1
written_rep: value
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: valore
sense_list:
(uncountable) The degree of importance given to something. | The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else. | (music) The relative duration of a musical note. | (mathematics, physics) Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.


lexentry: eng/value_added__Noun__1
written_rep: value added
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valore aggiunto
sense_list:
(economics, business) The amount by which the value of an article is increased at each stage of its production, exclusive of initial costs.


lexentry: eng/value_date__Noun__1
written_rep: value date
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valuta
sense_list:
(accounting) Date and the action itself on which payments are credited or debited to the customer's imagined but legally real account, as opposed to the date a balance is made visible (posting date, entry date) which is when crediting of other funds takes place and which is usually the available sum, is the line of credit; interest payments are made from the value date onwards.


lexentry: eng/value_judgment__Noun__1
written_rep: value judgment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giudizio di valore
sense_list:
(philosophy) A judgment of the rightness or wrongness of something, based on a particular set of values or on a particular value system.


lexentry: eng/value_proposition__Noun__1
written_rep: value proposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proposta di valore
sense_list:
(business, management) The benefit (such as profit or convenience) offered by an organisation's product or service.


lexentry: eng/valve__Noun__1
written_rep: valve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valvola
sense_list:
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum. | Such a device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit. | (anatomy) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction.


lexentry: eng/vamp__Noun__1
written_rep: vamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tomaia
sense_list:
The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking. [from c. 1225]


lexentry: eng/vamp__Noun__2
written_rep: vamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vamp
sense_list:
A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale. [from c. 1915]


lexentry: eng/vampire__Noun__1
written_rep: vampire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vampiro
sense_list:
A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732] | A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) [from later 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/vampire_bat__Noun__1
written_rep: vampire bat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pipistrello vampiro
sense_list:
Any of the three small bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae, native to Central and South America, which use their teeth to cut the skin of larger animals while they are asleep and surreptitiously drink blood, their sole source of food.


lexentry: eng/vampire_squid__Noun__1
written_rep: vampire squid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vampira
sense_list:
(especially) A small deep-sea cephalopod, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, the sole extant species of this order, found in temperate and tropical oceans.


lexentry: eng/vampirism__Noun__1
written_rep: vampirism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vampirismo
sense_list:
(disease) Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease) | (mythology) The state of being a vampire. | Practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force.


lexentry: eng/van__Noun__1
written_rep: van
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: furgone
sense_list:
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.


lexentry: eng/vanadinite__Noun__1
written_rep: vanadinite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vanadinite
sense_list:
(mineral) A reddish mineral, a mixed chloride and vanadate of lead with the chemical formula Pb5(VO4)3Cl, that is commercial source of vanadium.


lexentry: eng/vanadium__Noun__1
written_rep: vanadium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vanadio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.


lexentry: eng/vane__Noun__1
written_rep: vane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aletta | pala
sense_list:
Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.


lexentry: eng/vane__Noun__1
written_rep: vane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: aletta
sense_list:
(weaponry) One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.


lexentry: eng/vanilla__Noun__1
written_rep: vanilla
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vaniglia
sense_list:
(countable) Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes. | (countable) The fruit or bean of the vanilla plant. | (uncountable) The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant. | (uncountable) Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals.


lexentry: eng/vanishing_point__Noun__1
written_rep: vanishing point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto di fuga
sense_list:
The point in a perspective drawing at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge.


lexentry: eng/vanity__Noun__1
written_rep: vanity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vanità
sense_list:
That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit. | Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.


lexentry: eng/vanity_press__Noun__1
written_rep: vanity press
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: editoria a pagamento
sense_list:
(derogatory) A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author.


lexentry: eng/vape__Verb__1
written_rep: vape
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: svapare
sense_list:
(intransitive, informal) To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.


lexentry: eng/vaquita__Noun__1
written_rep: vaquita
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: focena del Golfo di California
sense_list:
A critically endangered porpoise, the smallest of its kind, Phocoena sinus, endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico.


lexentry: eng/variability__Noun__1
written_rep: variability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: variabilità
sense_list:
The degree to which a thing is variable. In data or statistics this is often a measurement of distance from the mean or a description of data range.


lexentry: eng/variable__Adjective__1
written_rep: variable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: variabile
sense_list:
Likely to vary. | Marked by diversity or difference. | (mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.


lexentry: eng/variable__Noun__1
written_rep: variable
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: variabile
sense_list:
Something that is variable. | Something whose value may be dictated or discovered. | (mathematics) A symbol representing a variable. | (programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.


lexentry: eng/variadic__Adjective__1
written_rep: variadic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: variadico
sense_list:
(programming, mathematics, linguistics) Taking a variable number of arguments; especially, taking arbitrarily many arguments.


lexentry: eng/variant_reading__Noun__1
written_rep: variant reading
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: interpretazione
sense_list:
(textual criticism) Any of the observed differences when comparing different versions of a single text.


lexentry: eng/variation__Noun__1
written_rep: variation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: variazione
sense_list:
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing. | (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.


lexentry: eng/variety__Noun__1
written_rep: variety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: varietà
sense_list:
(algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”). | (botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank. | (linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.


lexentry: eng/variety_show__Noun__1
written_rep: variety show
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettacolo di varietà
sense_list:
(radio, television, theater) A type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.


lexentry: eng/variolation__Noun__1
written_rep: variolation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vaiolizzazione | variolizzazione
sense_list:
(historical) The inoculation of a person with smallpox with the intention of inducing a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to the disease.


lexentry: eng/varistor__Noun__1
written_rep: varistor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: varistore
sense_list:
(electronics) An electronic component having a variable resistance; used to protect circuits against power surges.


lexentry: eng/vascular__Adjective__1
written_rep: vascular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vascolare
sense_list:
(anatomy) Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids


lexentry: eng/vascular_plant__Noun__1
written_rep: vascular plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tracheofite
sense_list:
(botany) One of the Tracheophyta, any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.


lexentry: eng/vasectomy__Noun__1
written_rep: vasectomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vasectomia
sense_list:
(surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.


lexentry: eng/vasoactive__Adjective__1
written_rep: vasoactive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vasoattivo
sense_list:
(physiology, medicine) Active on vessel walls, that is, causing either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel, thus affecting hemodynamics (blood flow). Vasoactive substances may be endogenous (for example, endogenous angiotensin, vasopressin, or epinephrine) or exogenous (for example, pharmaceutical vasopressin or epinephrine).


lexentry: eng/vasodilator__Noun__1
written_rep: vasodilator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vasodilatatore
sense_list:
(biochemistry, organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A drug or chemical agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels thereby reducing blood pressure.


lexentry: eng/vasospasm__Noun__1
written_rep: vasospasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vasospasmo
sense_list:
Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.


lexentry: eng/vassal__Noun__1
written_rep: vassal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vassallo
sense_list:
(historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.


lexentry: eng/vaudeville__Noun__1
written_rep: vaudeville
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vaudeville
sense_list:
(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.


lexentry: eng/vault__Noun__1
written_rep: vault
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volta
sense_list:
An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building. | (figuratively) Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.


lexentry: eng/vaulting_horse__Noun__1
written_rep: vaulting horse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavallo
sense_list:
(gymnastics) An apparatus with an upholstered body but no pommels; since about 2000 replaced with vault, also called vaulting table.


lexentry: eng/vector__Noun__1
written_rep: vector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vettore
sense_list:
(mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points. | (epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.


lexentry: eng/vector_graphics__Noun__1
written_rep: vector graphics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grafica vettoriale
sense_list:
(computing) Geometrical primitives based upon mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics, contrasted with raster graphics.


lexentry: eng/vector_product__Noun__1
written_rep: vector product
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prodotto vettoriale
sense_list:
(linear algebra) a vector with the size given by the product of two vectors computed as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the sine of the angle between their directions, and directed perpendicular to the given two vectors, with positive orientation.


lexentry: eng/vector_space__Noun__1
written_rep: vector space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spazio vettoriale
sense_list:
(algebra, geometry, topology) A set of elements called vectors, together with some field and operations called addition (mapping two vectors to a vector) and scalar multiplication (mapping a vector and an element in the field to a vector), satisfying a list of constraints; equivalently, a module over a field.


lexentry: eng/veer__Verb__2
written_rep: veer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bonificare
sense_list:
(intransitive, of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere). | (intransitive, nautical) To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.


lexentry: eng/vegan__Noun__1
written_rep: vegan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vegano
sense_list:
A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.


lexentry: eng/vegetable__Noun__1
written_rep: vegetable
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: verdura | ortaggio
sense_list:
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.


lexentry: eng/vegetable__Noun__1
written_rep: vegetable
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: vegetale | verdura
sense_list:
(figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.


lexentry: eng/vegetable_garden__Noun__1
written_rep: vegetable garden
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orto
sense_list:
A garden where vegetables and herbs are grown for personal or household use, sometimes inclusive of cold frames, greenhouses, and market gardens. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/vegetarian__Adjective__1
written_rep: vegetarian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vegetariano
sense_list:
Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses). [from 1849] | Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.


lexentry: eng/vegetate__Verb__1
written_rep: vegetate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vegetare
sense_list:
(of a plant) To grow or sprout. | (informal) To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.


lexentry: eng/vehemence__Noun__1
written_rep: vehemence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veemenza
sense_list:
An intense concentration, force or power. | A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury. | Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.


lexentry: eng/vehicle__Noun__1
written_rep: vehicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veicolo
sense_list:
A conveyance; a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.


lexentry: eng/vehicle_inspection__Noun__1
written_rep: vehicle inspection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: revisione
sense_list:
A procedure mandated by national or subnational governments in many countries, in which a vehicle is inspected to ensure that it conforms to regulations governing safety, emissions, or both. Inspection can be required at various times, e.g., periodically or on transfer of title to a vehicle.


lexentry: eng/vehicular__Adjective__1
written_rep: vehicular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veicolare
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.


lexentry: eng/vein__Noun__1
written_rep: vein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vena
sense_list:
(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. | A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.


lexentry: eng/vein__Noun__1
written_rep: vein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: venatura
sense_list:
(botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle. | (figurative) A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.


lexentry: eng/veld__Noun__1
written_rep: veld
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veld
sense_list:
(chiefly, South Africa) The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.


lexentry: eng/velleity__Noun__1
written_rep: velleity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velleità
sense_list:
The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act. | A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.


lexentry: eng/vellicate__Verb__1
written_rep: vellicate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccitare
sense_list:
(transitive) To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.


lexentry: eng/vellus_hair__Noun__1
written_rep: vellus hair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pelo
sense_list:
Short, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body during childhood.


lexentry: eng/velocipede__Noun__1
written_rep: velocipede
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velocipede
sense_list:
(historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.


lexentry: eng/velociraptor__Noun__1
written_rep: velociraptor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velociraptor
sense_list:
A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits Mongolia and China (around 75-71 mya). | (film) Also Deinonychus.


lexentry: eng/velocity__Noun__1
written_rep: velocity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velocità
sense_list:
(physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component. | Rapidity of motion. | The rate of occurrence.


lexentry: eng/velvet__Noun__1
written_rep: velvet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velluto
sense_list:
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.


lexentry: eng/vena_cava__Noun__1
written_rep: vena cava
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vena cava
sense_list:
(anatomy) Either of the two large veins that take oxygen depleted blood, from the upper body and from the lower body, and return it to the right atrium of the heart.


lexentry: eng/vend__Noun__1
written_rep: vend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distribuzione
sense_list:
The act of vending or selling; a sale. | (UK, Australia, dated) The total sales of coal from a colliery.


lexentry: eng/vendetta__Noun__1
written_rep: vendetta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: faida | vendetta
sense_list:
A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.


lexentry: eng/vending_machine__Noun__1
written_rep: vending machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distributore automatico
sense_list:
An automatic machine that dispenses merchandise (often food or beverages) in return for payment (originally coins; now also often paper money, credit cards, and wirelessly via digital payment apps).


lexentry: eng/veneer__Noun__1
written_rep: veneer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impiallacciatura | rivestimento decorativo
sense_list:
A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.


lexentry: eng/veneer__Noun__1
written_rep: veneer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: copertura | dissimulazione | facciata | mascheratura
sense_list:
An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.


lexentry: eng/venereal__Adjective__1
written_rep: venereal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: venereo
sense_list:
Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.


lexentry: eng/venereology__Noun__1
written_rep: venereology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: venereologia
sense_list:
(medicine) A branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.


lexentry: eng/venial_sin__Noun__1
written_rep: venial sin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peccato veniale
sense_list:
(Roman Catholic, theology) A sin that is not a mortal sin; a sin that is not grave, and/or was not deliberate and/or was committed without a full understanding of the consequences.


lexentry: eng/venom__Noun__1
written_rep: venom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veleno
sense_list:
An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.


lexentry: eng/venomous__Adjective__1
written_rep: venomous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velenoso
sense_list:
Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom. | (archaic) Consisting of, or containing or full of, venom or some other poison; hence, harmful to health due to this.


lexentry: eng/ventilate__Verb__1
written_rep: ventilate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ventilare
sense_list:
To replace stale or noxious air with fresh. | To circulate air through a building, etc. | To expose something to public examination or discussion.


lexentry: eng/ventilation__Noun__1
written_rep: ventilation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ventilazione
sense_list:
The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. | The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air. | (medicine) The mechanical system used to assist breathing.


lexentry: eng/ventilator__Noun__1
written_rep: ventilator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: respiratore
sense_list:
(medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.


lexentry: eng/ventral__Adjective__1
written_rep: ventral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ventrale
sense_list:
(anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface. | (anatomy) On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand.


lexentry: eng/ventricular_fibrillation__Noun__1
written_rep: ventricular fibrillation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fibrillazione ventricolare
sense_list:
(cardiology) An abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver instead of pumping normally.


lexentry: eng/ventriloquism__Noun__1
written_rep: ventriloquism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ventriloquio
sense_list:
The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.


lexentry: eng/venture_capital__Noun__1
written_rep: venture capital
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capitale di rischio
sense_list:
(business) Money invested in an innovative enterprise in which both the potential for profit and the risk of loss are considerable.


lexentry: eng/venturi_tube__Noun__1
written_rep: venturi tube
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: venturimetro
sense_list:
A tube with a constriction, utilizing venturi effect e.g. to measure the velocity or volume of a fluid flow.


lexentry: eng/venue__Noun__1
written_rep: venue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: luogo | auditorium | giurisdizione | scena | territorio
sense_list:
(legal) A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes.


lexentry: eng/veraison__Noun__1
written_rep: veraison
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: invaiatura
sense_list:
A stage in the ripening process of grapes or olives. It is the relatively short period during which the firm, green berries begin to soften and change colour.


lexentry: eng/veranda__Noun__1
written_rep: veranda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veranda
sense_list:
A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/verb_form__Noun__1
written_rep: verb form
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voce verbale
sense_list:
(grammar) A specific instance or form of a verb, as opposed to the entire verb taken in the abstract.


lexentry: eng/verbal__Adjective__1
written_rep: verbal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verbale
sense_list:
Of or relating to words. | Consisting of words only. | Expressly spoken rather than written; oral. | (grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.


lexentry: eng/verbena__Noun__1
written_rep: verbena
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verbena
sense_list:
Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.


lexentry: eng/verge_on__Verb__1
written_rep: verge on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: confine
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.


lexentry: eng/verification__Noun__1
written_rep: verification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: verificazione
sense_list:
(mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.


lexentry: eng/verify__Verb__1
written_rep: verify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something. | (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.


lexentry: eng/verlan__Noun__1
written_rep: verlan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verlan
sense_list:
A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.


lexentry: eng/vermiculation__Noun__1
written_rep: vermiculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: vermicolazione
sense_list:
A pattern of irregular wavy lines resembling worms or their casts or tracks, found on the plumage of birds, used to decorate artworks and buildings, etc. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/vermiculite__Noun__1
written_rep: vermiculite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vermiculite
sense_list:
(mineral) A hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.


lexentry: eng/vermiform_appendix__Noun__1
written_rep: vermiform appendix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: appendice
sense_list:
(anatomy) An organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum. Of disputed function (if any), it is known for sometimes causing inflammation (appendicitis) in humans.


lexentry: eng/vermin__Noun__1
written_rep: vermin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parassita
sense_list:
Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]


lexentry: eng/vernacular__Adjective__1
written_rep: vernacular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vernacolare
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.


lexentry: eng/vernacular__Noun__1
written_rep: vernacular
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vernacolare | linguaggio | parlata
sense_list:
Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.


lexentry: eng/vernacular__Noun__1
written_rep: vernacular
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: vernacolo
sense_list:
Indigenous spoken language, as distinct from a literary or liturgical language such as Ecclesiastical Latin.


lexentry: eng/vernal_equinox__Noun__1
written_rep: vernal equinox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equinozio di primavera
sense_list:
(astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting towards the observer, taking place in March in the northern hemisphere and September in the southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/vernalization__Noun__1
written_rep: vernalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: jarovizzazione | iarovizzazione
sense_list:
(agrobiology) The treatment of seeds or bulbs by exposure to low temperatures so as to decrease the vegetative period or to cause the plant to flower or bear fruit more quickly.


lexentry: eng/vernier_caliper__Noun__1
written_rep: vernier caliper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calibro a corsoio nonio
sense_list:
A type of sliding calipers for measuring the external or internal dimensions of objects, using the vernier scale for improved precision.


lexentry: eng/versification__Noun__1
written_rep: versification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: versificazione
sense_list:
(poetry) The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition.


lexentry: eng/version__Noun__1
written_rep: version
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: versione
sense_list:
A specific form or variation of something. | A translation from one language to another. | An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account. | (computing) A particular revision (of software, firmware, CPU, etc.).


lexentry: eng/version_control__Noun__1
written_rep: version control
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: controllo versione
sense_list:
(software development) A system responsible for managing modifications and additions to digital works, giving each revision a time-stamp and showing its difference to the previous revision.


lexentry: eng/verso__Noun__1
written_rep: verso
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verso
sense_list:
(printing) The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number. | The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;


lexentry: eng/vert__Noun__1
written_rep: vert
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verde
sense_list:
(tincture) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.


lexentry: eng/vertebra__Noun__1
written_rep: vertebra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vertebra
sense_list:
(skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/vertex__Noun__1
written_rep: vertex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vertice
sense_list:
(anatomy) The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head. | The highest point, top or apex of something. | (geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope. | (computer graphics) A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.


lexentry: eng/vertical__Adjective__1
written_rep: vertical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verticale
sense_list:
Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.


lexentry: eng/vertigo__Noun__1
written_rep: vertigo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vertigine
sense_list:
A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.


lexentry: eng/vervain__Noun__1
written_rep: vervain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verbena
sense_list:
Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.


lexentry: eng/verve__Noun__1
written_rep: verve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brio | verve | vivacità | animatezza | estro
sense_list:
Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing.


lexentry: eng/very_high_frequency__Noun__1
written_rep: very high frequency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: VHF
sense_list:
(broadcasting, radio, TV) The frequency area from 30 MHz through 300 MHz, commonly used for radio and TV broadcasting.


lexentry: eng/very_well__Interjection__1
written_rep: very well
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bene
sense_list:
(idiomatic, formal) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation.


lexentry: eng/vesicle__Noun__1
written_rep: vesicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vescica
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb. | A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: | (geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.


lexentry: eng/vessel__Noun__1
written_rep: vessel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vascello | nave | imbarcazione | bastimento | barca | barcone
sense_list:
A craft designed for transportation through air or space. [From 1915] | A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space.


lexentry: eng/vest__Noun__1
written_rep: vest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gilè | panciotto | corpetto
sense_list:
(North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.


lexentry: eng/vest__Noun__1
written_rep: vest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: canottiera | investitura
sense_list:
A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.


lexentry: eng/vest__Noun__1
written_rep: vest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: investitura
sense_list:
(now, rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.


lexentry: eng/vestibule__Noun__1
written_rep: vestibule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestibolo
sense_list:
(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building. [from the 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/vestige__Noun__1
written_rep: vestige
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vestigia
sense_list:
(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.


lexentry: eng/vestment__Noun__1
written_rep: vestment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: casula
sense_list:
Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.


lexentry: eng/vestry__Noun__1
written_rep: vestry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sagrestia
sense_list:
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.


lexentry: eng/vetch__Noun__1
written_rep: vetch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veccia
sense_list:
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.


lexentry: eng/veterinary__Adjective__1
written_rep: veterinary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veterinario | zooiatrico
sense_list:
Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.


lexentry: eng/veterinary_medicine__Noun__1
written_rep: veterinary medicine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medicina veterinaria
sense_list:
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.


lexentry: eng/veto__Noun__1
written_rep: veto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veto
sense_list:
A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. | An invocation of that right.


lexentry: eng/vexation__Noun__1
written_rep: vexation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vessazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/viaduct__Noun__1
written_rep: viaduct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viadotto | cavalcavia
sense_list:
(transport) A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.


lexentry: eng/vial__Noun__1
written_rep: vial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fiala
sense_list:
A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.


lexentry: eng/viaticum__Noun__1
written_rep: viaticum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viatico
sense_list:
(especially, Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death. | (often, figurative) Provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey.


lexentry: eng/vibe__Noun__1
written_rep: vibe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atmosfera
sense_list:
(informal, originally, New Age jargon, often, in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. [c. 1960s]


lexentry: eng/vibraphone__Noun__1
written_rep: vibraphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vibrafono
sense_list:
A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.


lexentry: eng/vibrato__Noun__1
written_rep: vibrato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vibrato
sense_list:
(music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.


lexentry: eng/vibrator__Noun__1
written_rep: vibrator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vibratore
sense_list:
A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation. | A device that vibrates or causes vibration.


lexentry: eng/viburnum__Noun__1
written_rep: viburnum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oppio
sense_list:
Any of many shrubs and trees, of the genus Viburnum, native to the Northern Hemisphere that have showy clusters of flowers.


lexentry: eng/vicar__Noun__1
written_rep: vicar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vicario
sense_list:
In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.


lexentry: eng/vicariate__Noun__1
written_rep: vicariate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vicariato
sense_list:
(Christianity) The office, authority, or district of a vicar. | The office, authority, or district held by a person as deputy for a bishop, or similar ecclesiastical authority.


lexentry: eng/vicarious_liability__Noun__1
written_rep: vicarious liability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: responsabilità per fatto altrui
sense_list:
(law) The legal liability imputed to the superior for the acts of their subordinate, even though the superior is not personally at fault.


lexentry: eng/vice-presidency__Noun__1
written_rep: vice-presidency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vicepresidenza
sense_list:
The office or role of vice-president. | The time during which one is vice-president; a vice-president's term of office.


lexentry: eng/vice__Noun__1
written_rep: vice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: delitto a sfondo sessuale
sense_list:
(legal) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.


lexentry: eng/vice_president__Noun__1
written_rep: vice president
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vicepresidente | vicepresidentessa
sense_list:
A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.


lexentry: eng/vicesimo-quarto__Noun__1
written_rep: vicesimo-quarto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ventiquattresimo
sense_list:
(paper) A paper size, (2.5"–3.3" x 5"–6.25"), one twenty-fourth of a standard uncut flat sheet. | (printing) A book size, (2.5"–3.3" x 5"–6.25"), corresponding to the paper size.


lexentry: eng/vicinal__Adjective__1
written_rep: vicinal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vicinale
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring. | (chemistry) Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule.


lexentry: eng/vicious_circle__Noun__1
written_rep: vicious circle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: circolo vizioso | cerchio vizioso
sense_list:
A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.


lexentry: eng/vicissitude__Noun__1
written_rep: vicissitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vicissitudine
sense_list:
Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange; variability. | (often, in the plural) A change, especially in one's life or fortunes.


lexentry: eng/victim__Noun__1
written_rep: victim
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vittima
sense_list:
One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition. | One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam. | One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness. | One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own. | A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.


lexentry: eng/victimology__Noun__1
written_rep: victimology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vittimologia
sense_list:
The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons some people are more prone to be victims.


lexentry: eng/victory__Noun__1
written_rep: victory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vittoria | vincita
sense_list:
(uncountable) The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/victual__Verb__1
written_rep: victual
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vettovagliare
sense_list:
(transitive, reflexive, chiefly, military, nautical) To provide (military troops, a place, a ship, etc., or oneself) with a stock of victuals or food; to provision.


lexentry: eng/video__Noun__1
written_rep: video
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: video
sense_list:
Television, a television show, or a movie. | A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).


lexentry: eng/video_camera__Noun__1
written_rep: video camera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: macchina da presa | telecamera
sense_list:
A device for recording video footage, often a portable one used by amateurs; also as a fixed installation for surveillance purposes.


lexentry: eng/video_card__Noun__1
written_rep: video card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scheda video | videoscheda
sense_list:
(computing) A piece of hardware installed into a personal computer to allow it to send video signals to an external output device such as a monitor or projector.


lexentry: eng/video_conference__Noun__1
written_rep: video conference
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: videoconferenza
sense_list:
(telecommunications) A conference held by video link; an arranged video phone call between more than two parties.


lexentry: eng/video_game__Noun__1
written_rep: video game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: videogioco
sense_list:
A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen, and controlled by a joypad, joystick, keyboard, mouse, touchscreen or paddle. [from 1973]


lexentry: eng/video_game_console__Noun__1
written_rep: video game console
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: console di videogiochi | console per videogiochi
sense_list:
(video games) A dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games, especially in accompaniment with a television.


lexentry: eng/video_projector__Noun__1
written_rep: video projector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: videoproiettore
sense_list:
A device that takes a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system.


lexentry: eng/videocassette__Noun__1
written_rep: videocassette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: videocassetta
sense_list:
A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.


lexentry: eng/videocassette_recorder__Noun__1
written_rep: videocassette recorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: videoregistratore
sense_list:
An electronic device for recording and playing back television programs and movies (featuring visual images and sound) on a videocassette that can be attached to a television set.


lexentry: eng/videographer__Noun__1
written_rep: videographer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: videografo
sense_list:
Any person involved in the production of video material, but especially a person who uses a video camera.


lexentry: eng/videography__Noun__1
written_rep: videography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: videografia
sense_list:
The art and technology of producing moving (video) images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart. | The occupation of making videos.


lexentry: eng/videophone__Noun__1
written_rep: videophone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: videotelefono
sense_list:
(dated) A cellphone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones. | A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.


lexentry: eng/videotape__Noun__1
written_rep: videotape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: videonastro
sense_list:
A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.


lexentry: eng/view__Noun__1
written_rep: view
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vista
sense_list:
The range of vision. | (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.


lexentry: eng/viewfinder__Noun__1
written_rep: viewfinder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mirino
sense_list:
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.


lexentry: eng/vigilante__Noun__1
written_rep: vigilante
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vendicatore
sense_list:
A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.


lexentry: eng/vigintillion__Numeral__1
written_rep: vigintillion
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deciliardo
sense_list:
Originally, in accordance with the long scale, the twentieth power of a million, 10120; now (originally, US) , in accordance with the short scale, more usually 1063.


lexentry: eng/vignette__Noun__1
written_rep: vignette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vignetta
sense_list:
(printing) A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position. | (by extension) Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge. | (philately) The central pictorial image on a postage stamp. | (automotive) A small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen to indicate that tolls have been paid.


lexentry: eng/vigour__Noun__1
written_rep: vigour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vigore
sense_list:
Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.


lexentry: eng/vila__Noun__1
written_rep: vila
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vila | vile | villi
sense_list:
(Slavic mythology) A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph.


lexentry: eng/vilipend__Verb__1
written_rep: vilipend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vilipendere
sense_list:
(transitive, dated, formal) To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.


lexentry: eng/villa__Noun__1
written_rep: villa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: villa
sense_list:
A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.


lexentry: eng/villain__Noun__1
written_rep: villain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cattivo | servo feudale | vassallo
sense_list:
(fiction) A character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.


lexentry: eng/villancico__Noun__1
written_rep: villancico
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: villancico
sense_list:
(music genre, poetry) A traditional Spanish (or Portuguese) folk song with short stanzas and a refrain; now especially common as a Christmas carol.


lexentry: eng/vinaigrette__Noun__1
written_rep: vinaigrette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vinaigrette
sense_list:
A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats. | (historical) A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a litter, to be drawn or pushed by a person. They were used in France until the late 18th century.


lexentry: eng/vinegar__Noun__1
written_rep: vinegar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aceto
sense_list:
(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.


lexentry: eng/vinegret__Noun__1
written_rep: vinegret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vinaigrette
sense_list:
A type of Russian salad with diced cooked vegetables (red beets, potatoes, carrots), chopped onions, as well as sauerkraut or brined pickles or both, and sometimes other ingredients such as green peas or beans.


lexentry: eng/vinok__Noun__1
written_rep: vinok
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corona
sense_list:
A traditional Ukrainian wreath chiefly decorated with flowers and other plant parts, which is worn by women and girls as a headdress.


lexentry: eng/vintage__Noun__1
written_rep: vintage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vendemmia
sense_list:
The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season. | The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.


lexentry: eng/vinyl__Noun__1
written_rep: vinyl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vinile
sense_list:
(organic compound, uncountable) The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene. | (countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics. | (music, countable) A phonograph record.


lexentry: eng/vinylation__Noun__1
written_rep: vinylation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vinilazione
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that forms a vinyl compound, typically by reaction with an acetylene.


lexentry: eng/viol__Noun__1
written_rep: viol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viola da gamba
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold.


lexentry: eng/viola__Noun__2
written_rep: viola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viola
sense_list:
A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.


lexentry: eng/violated__Adjective__1
written_rep: violated
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: violato
sense_list:
(of a rule or law) Having been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner. | (by extension) Abused, harmed or sexually victimized.


lexentry: eng/violator__Noun__1
written_rep: violator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: violatore
sense_list:
(literary, euphemistic) One who violates another person's body as through forced sexual activity | One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender


lexentry: eng/violence__Noun__1
written_rep: violence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: violenza
sense_list:
Extreme force. | Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering. | Widespread fighting.


lexentry: eng/violet__Noun__1
written_rep: violet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viola | violetta
sense_list:
A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.


lexentry: eng/violet__Noun__1
written_rep: violet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: viola | violetto
sense_list:
The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.


lexentry: eng/violin__Noun__1
written_rep: violin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: violino
sense_list:
(string instrument) A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.


lexentry: eng/violin_maker__Noun__1
written_rep: violin maker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liutaio
sense_list:
(lutherie) A person who makes violins, and usually other bowed stringed instruments such as violas, cellos and double basses.


lexentry: eng/viral_load__Noun__1
written_rep: viral load
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: titolazione virale
sense_list:
(pathology) A measure of the severity of a viral infection based on the amount of virus in a bodily fluid.


lexentry: eng/virality__Noun__1
written_rep: virality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viralità
sense_list:
(advertising, marketing) The state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth.


lexentry: eng/virgin__Adjective__1
written_rep: virgin
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vergine
sense_list:
(usually, not comparable) In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse. | Of a physical object, untouched. | Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations. | Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.


lexentry: eng/virial_theorem__Noun__1
written_rep: virial theorem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teorema del viriale
sense_list:
(physics) A theorem in mechanics showing the relationship between the kinetic energy of a system to the virial of Clausius.


lexentry: eng/virile__Adjective__1
written_rep: virile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: virile
sense_list:
Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.


lexentry: eng/virtual__Adjective__1
written_rep: virtual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: virtuale
sense_list:
In effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated. | For practical purposes, though not technically; almost complete, very near. | Simulated in a computer and/or online. | (object-oriented programming) Of a class member: capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.


lexentry: eng/virtual_particle__Noun__1
written_rep: virtual particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: particella virtuale
sense_list:
(physics) a particle that exists for a limited time and space, introducing uncertainty in their energy and momentum


lexentry: eng/virtual_reality__Noun__1
written_rep: virtual reality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: realtà virtuale
sense_list:
A computer technology that simulates a real or imagined environment so that the user can interact with it as if physically present.


lexentry: eng/virtue__Noun__1
written_rep: virtue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: virtù
sense_list:
A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality. [from 13th c.] | (Christianity) A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim. [from 14th c.] | (uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity. [from 17th c.] | The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases). [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtue__Noun__1
written_rep: virtue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: merito | virtù
sense_list:
An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtuoso__Noun__1
written_rep: virtuoso
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: virtuoso
sense_list:
Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtuous_circle__Noun__1
written_rep: virtuous circle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: circolo virtuoso
sense_list:
(idiomatic, management) A situation in which the solution to one problem makes each future problem easier to solve than the original one.


lexentry: eng/virulent__Adjective__1
written_rep: virulent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: virulento
sense_list:
(figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious. | (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.


lexentry: eng/virulent__Adjective__1
written_rep: virulent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: maligno
sense_list:
(microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis. [from 1953]


lexentry: eng/virus__Noun__1
written_rep: virus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: virus
sense_list:
A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms). | (informal, metonymically) A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness. | (computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.


lexentry: eng/visa__Noun__1
written_rep: visa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: visto | nulla osta | nullaosta | permesso | vista
sense_list:
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.


lexentry: eng/viscacha__Noun__1
written_rep: viscacha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viscaccia
sense_list:
Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.


lexentry: eng/viscera__Noun__2
written_rep: viscera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viscere | visceri
sense_list:
Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.


lexentry: eng/visceral__Adjective__1
written_rep: visceral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viscerale
sense_list:
(anatomy) Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera. | Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively) , relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility. [16th–17th c.; revived from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/viscose__Noun__1
written_rep: viscose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viscosa
sense_list:
A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film. | A fabric made from this material.


lexentry: eng/vise__Noun__1
written_rep: vise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morsa
sense_list:
(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.


lexentry: eng/visible_light__Noun__1
written_rep: visible light
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luce visibile
sense_list:
(physics) The part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye.


lexentry: eng/visible_spectrum__Noun__1
written_rep: visible spectrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettro visibile
sense_list:
(physics) The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum which is visible to the human eye (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet).


lexentry: eng/vision__Noun__1
written_rep: vision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: visione
sense_list:
(countable) A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance. | (countable) A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.


lexentry: eng/visit__Verb__1
written_rep: visit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: visitare
sense_list:
(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/visiting_team__Noun__1
written_rep: visiting team
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: visitatore
sense_list:
(sports) The team in a sport that has traveled out of its home area to play, as opposed to the home team.


lexentry: eng/visitor_pattern__Noun__1
written_rep: visitor pattern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ospite
sense_list:
(software, design) A behavioural design pattern that separates an algorithm from an object structure on which it operates.


lexentry: eng/visor__Noun__1
written_rep: visor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: visiera
sense_list:
A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.


lexentry: eng/visual_art__Noun__1
written_rep: visual art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arti visive
sense_list:
An art form intended to be appreciated or perceived primarily by sight, such as painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.


lexentry: eng/visual_arts__Noun__2
written_rep: visual arts
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arte visiva | arte visuale
sense_list:
Art forms that are primarily visual in nature, such as painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.


lexentry: eng/visualize__Verb__1
written_rep: visualize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: visualizzare
sense_list:
(chiefly, medicine) To make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods (such as endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or X-rays), or other techniques.


lexentry: eng/vital__Adjective__1
written_rep: vital
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vitale
sense_list:
Relating to or characteristic of life. | Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. | Necessary to continued existence.


lexentry: eng/vitalism__Noun__1
written_rep: vitalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vitalismo
sense_list:
The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.


lexentry: eng/vitalist__Adjective__1
written_rep: vitalist
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vitalista
sense_list:
Of or espousing vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.


lexentry: eng/vitalist__Noun__1
written_rep: vitalist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vitalista
sense_list:
Someone who believes in vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.


lexentry: eng/vitamin_A__Noun__1
written_rep: vitamin A
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vitamina A
sense_list:
(vitamin) Any of several closely related fat-soluble vitamins that are essential for normal vision; retinol.


lexentry: eng/vitamin_C__Noun__1
written_rep: vitamin C
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vitamina C
sense_list:
The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, although used in our bodies for many purposes. It is plentiful in citrus fruits and many vegetables, and a deficiency causes scurvy.


lexentry: eng/vitamin__Noun__1
written_rep: vitamin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vitamina
sense_list:
Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.


lexentry: eng/vitreous_humour__Noun__1
written_rep: vitreous humour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corpo vitreo | umore vitreo
sense_list:
(ophthalmology, British, Canada) The clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.


lexentry: eng/vitrine__Noun__1
written_rep: vitrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vetrina
sense_list:
A glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise.


lexentry: eng/vitronectin__Noun__1
written_rep: vitronectin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vitronectina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A protein of the pexin family, an abundant glycoprotein that promotes cell adhesion and spreading, inhibits the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal cytolytic complement pathway, and binds to several serpin serine protease inhibitors.


lexentry: eng/vituperate__Verb__1
written_rep: vituperate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vituperare
sense_list:
To attack (someone or something) with abusive language; to revile, to vilify. | To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.


lexentry: eng/viviparous__Adjective__1
written_rep: viviparous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: viviparo
sense_list:
(of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).


lexentry: eng/vivisection__Noun__1
written_rep: vivisection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vivisezione
sense_list:
The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.


lexentry: eng/vizier__Noun__1
written_rep: vizier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: visir
sense_list:
(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/vocabulary__Noun__1
written_rep: vocabulary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vocabolario
sense_list:
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. | The collection of words a person knows and uses. | The stock of words used in a particular field. | The words of a language collectively; lexis. | (by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.


lexentry: eng/vocabulary_word__Noun__1
written_rep: vocabulary word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vocabolo
sense_list:
(education, US) A word which a student is expected to learn; a word included in a test of one's general vocabulary or of subject-specific terminology


lexentry: eng/vocal__Adjective__1
written_rep: vocal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vocale
sense_list:
(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.


lexentry: eng/vocal_cord__Noun__1
written_rep: vocal cord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corda vocale
sense_list:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.


lexentry: eng/vocal_cords__Noun__1
written_rep: vocal cords
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corde vocali
sense_list:
(chiefly, in the plural) Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.


lexentry: eng/vocalization__Noun__1
written_rep: vocalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vocalizzazione
sense_list:
The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance | (orthography, phonology) The addition of these diacritics and the respective phonemes to a word; the spoken form the word thereby receives.


lexentry: eng/vocative__Adjective__1
written_rep: vocative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vocativo
sense_list:
(grammar) Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed. In English, it is indicated by an addressee–address separation comma, or by the particle O before the addressee. As examples: "sir" in "What is the matter, sir?", "Mother" in "Mother, listen!", and "O Lord". Compare et tu, Brute.


lexentry: eng/vocative_case__Noun__1
written_rep: vocative case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vocativo
sense_list:
(grammar) case of address, case used for a noun identifying the person or thing being addressed. It corresponds to the archaic English particle "O" as used in solemn or poetic address e.g.: Hear me, O Albion! Languages that regularly employ the vocative include Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi-Urdu, Irish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ojibwe, Polish, Romanian, Ruthenian/Rusyn, Sanskrit, Scottish Gaelic, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Tamil and Ukrainian.


lexentry: eng/vogue_word__Noun__1
written_rep: vogue word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parola di moda
sense_list:
(linguistics) A neologism that gains sudden popularity but is forgotten after a relatively short time.


lexentry: eng/voice__Noun__1
written_rep: voice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voce | suono
sense_list:
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character


lexentry: eng/voice__Noun__1
written_rep: voice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: opinione | voto | voce
sense_list:
(figurative) An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered


lexentry: eng/voice__Noun__1
written_rep: voice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: voce | diatesi | genere del verbo | parola
sense_list:
(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.


lexentry: eng/voice_actor__Noun__1
written_rep: voice actor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppiatore | doppiatrice
sense_list:
An actor who provides voices or voice-overs for radio drama, animations, commercials, dubbed films, games, etc.


lexentry: eng/voiced__Adjective__1
written_rep: voiced
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sonoro
sense_list:
(phonetics) Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.


lexentry: eng/voiceless__Adjective__1
written_rep: voiceless
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sordo
sense_list:
(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].


lexentry: eng/voicing__Noun__1
written_rep: voicing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sonorizzazione
sense_list:
(phonetics) The articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate. | (phonetics, phonology) A classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration. | (phonology) A phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one.


lexentry: eng/void__Adjective__1
written_rep: void
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nullo | non valido | vuoto
sense_list:
Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc. | (programming, of a function or method) That does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.


lexentry: eng/void__Adjective__1
written_rep: void
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: nullo | non valido
sense_list:
Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification. | (bridge) Having no cards in a particular suit.


lexentry: eng/void__Verb__1
written_rep: void
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: annullare | invalidare | svuotare
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.


lexentry: eng/voivode__Noun__1
written_rep: voivode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voivoda
sense_list:
A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.


lexentry: eng/vol-au-vent__Noun__1
written_rep: vol-au-vent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vol-au-vent
sense_list:
A small circular piece of puff pastry with a hole for various fillings, such as mushrooms, prawns, fruit, cheese, etc.


lexentry: eng/vol__Noun__1
written_rep: vol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volo
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.


lexentry: eng/volatile__Adjective__1
written_rep: volatile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volatile
sense_list:
(physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions. | (of a substance, informal) Explosive. | (computing, of memory) Whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.


lexentry: eng/volcanic__Adjective__1
written_rep: volcanic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vulcanico | vulcanica
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes | Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies | Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.


lexentry: eng/volcanic_ash__Noun__1
written_rep: volcanic ash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cenere vulcanica
sense_list:
(geology) Fragments of pulverized rock, minerals and volcanic glass created during a volcanic eruption.


lexentry: eng/volcanism__Noun__1
written_rep: volcanism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vulcanismo
sense_list:
(volcanology) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles


lexentry: eng/volcano__Noun__1
written_rep: volcano
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vulcano
sense_list:
A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.


lexentry: eng/vole__Noun__1
written_rep: vole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arvicola | campagnolo
sense_list:
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.


lexentry: eng/volleyball__Noun__1
written_rep: volleyball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pallavolo
sense_list:
(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.


lexentry: eng/volt__Noun__1
written_rep: volt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volt
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V


lexentry: eng/voltage__Noun__1
written_rep: voltage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voltaggio | tensione
sense_list:
(electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.


lexentry: eng/volume__Noun__1
written_rep: volume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volume
sense_list:
A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement. | Strength of sound; loudness. | The issues of a periodical over a period of one year. | A bound book. | A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia. | Quantity.


lexentry: eng/volunteer__Noun__1
written_rep: volunteer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volontario | volontaria
sense_list:
One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay. | (military) One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.


lexentry: eng/volute__Noun__1
written_rep: volute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voluta
sense_list:
(architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.


lexentry: eng/voodoo__Noun__1
written_rep: voodoo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voodoo | vudu | vudù
sense_list:
Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.


lexentry: eng/voodoo_doll__Noun__1
written_rep: voodoo doll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bambola vudù
sense_list:
A poppet; a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to galvanize some change in them by modifying the doll, often by inserting pins and needles or by binding it.


lexentry: eng/voracious__Adjective__1
written_rep: voracious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorace
sense_list:
(of a person or their appetite) Wanting or devouring great quantities of food. | Having a great appetite for anything; eager.


lexentry: eng/vote__Noun__1
written_rep: vote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voto
sense_list:
A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. | An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.


lexentry: eng/vote_of_confidence__Noun__1
written_rep: vote of confidence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voto di fiducia
sense_list:
A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.


lexentry: eng/vote_of_no_confidence__Noun__1
written_rep: vote of no confidence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sfiducia | voto di sfiducia
sense_list:
(politics, legal) A parliamentary motion representing the lack of confidence of a parliament in the standing government. A passed motion of no confidence usually results in the government's fall.


lexentry: eng/voting_booth__Noun__1
written_rep: voting booth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cabina elettorale
sense_list:
(US) A small enclosed compartment where a voter may register a vote in private; it may house some voting machine, or just have a pencil for marking a voting slip.


lexentry: eng/voting_slip__Noun__1
written_rep: voting slip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scheda elettorale
sense_list:
a piece of paper with a list of the candidates at an election (sometimes with an indication of the candidate's party); the voter puts an X in the corresponding place against the candidate of his choice, folds the slip and places it in a ballot box provided.


lexentry: eng/votive_candle__Noun__1
written_rep: votive candle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lumicino
sense_list:
A thick cylindrical pillar-shaped candle often encased in a glass casing. | A small candle burnt as a votive offering in an act of Christian prayer.


lexentry: eng/vouch__Verb__1
written_rep: vouch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: approvare
sense_list:
To bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something). | To express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something.


lexentry: eng/vouch__Verb__1
written_rep: vouch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: confermare
sense_list:
To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement). | To back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof. | To provide evidence or proof.


lexentry: eng/voucher__Noun__1
written_rep: voucher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buono | voucher | coupon
sense_list:
A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.


lexentry: eng/vouchsafe__Verb__1
written_rep: vouchsafe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: concedere
sense_list:
To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.


lexentry: eng/vow__Noun__1
written_rep: vow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voto
sense_list:
A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order. | A declaration or assertion.


lexentry: eng/vowel__Noun__1
written_rep: vowel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vocale
sense_list:
(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable. | (orthography) A letter representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w (sometimes), y (sometimes) .


lexentry: eng/vowel_harmony__Noun__1
written_rep: vowel harmony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonia vocalica | armonia velare
sense_list:
(phonology) A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.


lexentry: eng/vox_pop__Noun__1
written_rep: vox pop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manifestazione delle proprie opinioni
sense_list:
(journalism) A short, informal, non-prearranged interview with a member of the public, especially to canvas opinion.


lexentry: eng/voxel__Noun__1
written_rep: voxel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voxel
sense_list:
(computer graphics) The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis of three-dimensional (especially scientific and medical) data.


lexentry: eng/voyeur__Noun__1
written_rep: voyeur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guardone | voyeur
sense_list:
A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.


lexentry: eng/voyeurism__Noun__1
written_rep: voyeurism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voyeurismo
sense_list:
The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching unsuspecting people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or undressing, toileting, or engaging in sexual activity.


lexentry: eng/vulnerability__Noun__1
written_rep: vulnerability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vulnerabilità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.


lexentry: eng/vulnerable__Adjective__1
written_rep: vulnerable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vulnerabile
sense_list:
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.


lexentry: eng/vulture__Noun__1
written_rep: vulture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avvoltoio
sense_list:
Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae. | (figurative, colloquial) A person who profits from the suffering of others.


lexentry: eng/vulture_fund__Noun__1
written_rep: vulture fund
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fondo avvoltoio
sense_list:
(finance, pejorative) A hedge fund or private equity fund that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in imminent default. Investors profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then suing the debtor for a larger amount than the purchasing price.


lexentry: eng/vulva__Noun__1
written_rep: vulva
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vulva
sense_list:
(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.


lexentry: eng/völva__Noun__1
written_rep: völva
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: völva
sense_list:
(Germanic paganism, historical) In Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy.


lexentry: eng/wad__Noun__1
written_rep: wad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: porcellone
sense_list:
A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.


lexentry: eng/wad_hook__Noun__1
written_rep: wad hook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavastracci
sense_list:
two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm


lexentry: eng/wadi__Noun__1
written_rep: wadi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uadi
sense_list:
A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.


lexentry: eng/wading_bird__Noun__1
written_rep: wading bird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: trampoliere | uccelli limicoli | uccello di ripa
sense_list:
Any of various long-legged birds, of the order Ciconiiformes, such as cranes, herons, or storks, that wade in shallow water in search of food.


lexentry: eng/wafer__Noun__1
written_rep: wafer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: dischetto | lamella
sense_list:
(electronics) A thin disk of silicon or other semiconductor on which an electronic circuit is produced.


lexentry: eng/waffle__Noun__1
written_rep: waffle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ferratella | cialda
sense_list:
(countable) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.


lexentry: eng/waffle__Verb__2
written_rep: waffle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: blaterare | cianciare | ciarlare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble.


lexentry: eng/waft__Verb__1
written_rep: waft
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accollarsi
sense_list:
(ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air. | To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.


lexentry: eng/wag__Verb__1
written_rep: wag
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scodinzolare
sense_list:
To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.


lexentry: eng/wage__Noun__1
written_rep: wage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salario | paga
sense_list:
(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.


lexentry: eng/wager__Noun__1
written_rep: wager
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scommessa
sense_list:
A bet; a stake; a pledge. | (legal) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event. | (legal) An offer to make oath.


lexentry: eng/wagon__Noun__1
written_rep: wagon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carro
sense_list:
A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people). [from late 15th c.] | (US, chiefly, New England) A shopping cart. | Ellipsis of dinner wagon (“set of light shelves mounted on castors so that it can be pushed around a dining room and used for serving”). | (slang) Ellipsis of paddy wagon (“police van for transporting prisoners”).


lexentry: eng/wagtail__Noun__1
written_rep: wagtail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballerina | batticoda | cutrettola
sense_list:
Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.


lexentry: eng/waif__Noun__1
written_rep: waif
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ritrovamento
sense_list:
(Britain, law, archaic) An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.


lexentry: eng/waif__Noun__1
written_rep: waif
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: naufrago | randagio | trovatello | vagabondo
sense_list:
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.


lexentry: eng/wail__Noun__1
written_rep: wail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: suono di sirena
sense_list:
A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.


lexentry: eng/wain__Noun__1
written_rep: wain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carretto | carro
sense_list:
(archaic, or, literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.


lexentry: eng/waistline__Noun__1
written_rep: waistline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: girovita | vita
sense_list:
a line around the body at the waist; its measurement | the narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer


lexentry: eng/wait__Verb__1
written_rep: wait
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aspettare | attendere
sense_list:
(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.


lexentry: eng/wait__Verb__1
written_rep: wait
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: servire a tavola
sense_list:
(intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.


lexentry: eng/waiting_game__Noun__1
written_rep: waiting game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: temporeggiare | tergiversare
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.


lexentry: eng/waiver__Noun__1
written_rep: waiver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: liberatoria
sense_list:
(law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).


lexentry: eng/wake__Noun__1
written_rep: wake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: veglia
sense_list:
A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.


lexentry: eng/wake_up_and_smell_the_coffee__Verb__1
written_rep: wake up and smell the coffee
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guardare in faccia la realtà
sense_list:
(idiomatic, US, Philippines, informal) Often in the infinitive or imperative: to face reality and stop deluding oneself.


lexentry: eng/walk-on__Noun__1
written_rep: walk-on
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: figurante | figurazione
sense_list:
(theatre, film) An actor of a small (or "bit") part in a theatrical production or film, often without speaking lines.


lexentry: eng/walk__Verb__1
written_rep: walk
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camminare | andare a piedi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.


lexentry: eng/walk__Verb__1
written_rep: walk
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: camminare
sense_list:
(transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking. | (machining, intransitive, of a tool, such as a drill bit or reamer) To tend to move radially while feeding axially, whether tending toward on-center or tending toward off-center. Walking may be desirable (e.g., when a reamer walks into concentricity) or undesirable (e.g., when a twist drill walks into eccentricity.)


lexentry: eng/walk_on_eggshells__Verb__1
written_rep: walk on eggshells
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andare coi piedi di piombo | camminare sulle uova
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.


lexentry: eng/walker__Noun__1
written_rep: walker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camminatore
sense_list:
The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.


lexentry: eng/walking_dictionary__Noun__1
written_rep: walking dictionary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enciclopedia ambulante | enciclopedia umana
sense_list:
(informal) A person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms; a person with an extensive vocabulary.


lexentry: eng/walking_frame__Noun__1
written_rep: walking frame
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deambulatore | girello
sense_list:
A framework device used to support either an infant learning to walk or a person with walking difficulties.


lexentry: eng/walkthrough__Noun__1
written_rep: walkthrough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: partita
sense_list:
(software engineering) The process of inspecting algorithms and source code by following paths through the algorithms or code as determined by input conditions and choices made along the way.


lexentry: eng/walkthrough__Noun__1
written_rep: walkthrough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tutoriale
sense_list:
(video games) A thorough demonstration that explains or illustrates the steps involved in winning the game.


lexentry: eng/wall__Noun__1
written_rep: wall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: muro | parete
sense_list:
Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.


lexentry: eng/wall_chaser__Noun__1
written_rep: wall chaser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crenatrice
sense_list:
A specialised hand-held power tool used for cutting narrow grooves in walls, for instance when laying electrical cable.


lexentry: eng/wall_of_shame__Noun__1
written_rep: wall of shame
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muro della vergogna
sense_list:
(usually capitalized) A collection of the worst or most hated entries in a particular subject, medium, field, or for people who have failed to complete a challenge, etc.


lexentry: eng/wall_of_text__Noun__1
written_rep: wall of text
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bibbia
sense_list:
(chiefly, Internet slang) An intimidatingly large block of writing, particularly one with few or no paragraph breaks.


lexentry: eng/wall_unit__Noun__1
written_rep: wall unit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mobili a parete
sense_list:
An integrated set of furniture pieces (bookshelves, cabinet etc.) standing against the wall of a room.


lexentry: eng/wallaroo__Noun__1
written_rep: wallaroo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canguro
sense_list:
Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.


lexentry: eng/wallcreeper__Noun__1
written_rep: wallcreeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: picchio muraiolo
sense_list:
A passerine bird of species Tichodroma muraria, closely related to the nuthatches, breeding in temperate Asia, found more widely in much of temperate Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/wallet__Noun__1
written_rep: wallet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portafoglio | borsellino
sense_list:
(US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.


lexentry: eng/walleye__Noun__1
written_rep: walleye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: occhiogrigio
sense_list:
(plural "walleye" or "walleyes") A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.


lexentry: eng/wallow__Verb__1
written_rep: wallow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rotolarsi | sguazzare | guazzare
sense_list:
To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud. | To move lazily or heavily in any medium.


lexentry: eng/wallpaper__Noun__1
written_rep: wallpaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sfondo
sense_list:
(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.


lexentry: eng/walrus__Noun__1
written_rep: walrus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tricheco
sense_list:
A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.


lexentry: eng/wampum__Noun__1
written_rep: wampum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wampum
sense_list:
(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.


lexentry: eng/wand__Noun__1
written_rep: wand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bacchetta
sense_list:
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.


lexentry: eng/wane__Verb__1
written_rep: wane
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: decrescere
sense_list:
(intransitive, astronomy) For the Moon to pass through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.


lexentry: eng/waning_moon__Noun__1
written_rep: waning moon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luna calante
sense_list:
A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears smaller each night as it progresses from a full moon to a new moon: a moon in any of the diminishing lunar phases.


lexentry: eng/wannabe__Noun__1
written_rep: wannabe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fanfarone
sense_list:
(informal, derogatory, often, attributive) Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.


lexentry: eng/want_list__Noun__1
written_rep: want list
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mancolista
sense_list:
A list of items missing from a collection; especially a list of postage stamps that a collector is seeking to acquire.


lexentry: eng/wantonness__Noun__1
written_rep: wantonness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baldoria
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.


lexentry: eng/wapiti__Noun__1
written_rep: wapiti
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vapiti
sense_list:
(US, Canada) The American elk (Cervus canadensis). It was formerly considered to be in the same species as the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.


lexentry: eng/war__Noun__1
written_rep: war
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guerra
sense_list:
(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces. | (crime) A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control. | (chiefly, _, US) Campaigns against various social problems. | (uncountable, card games) Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time.


lexentry: eng/war_crime__Noun__1
written_rep: war crime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crimine di guerra
sense_list:
(criminal law, international law) A punishable offence under international law for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian.


lexentry: eng/war_of_aggression__Noun__1
written_rep: war of aggression
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guerra offensiva
sense_list:
(international law) A military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation.


lexentry: eng/war_of_attrition__Noun__1
written_rep: war of attrition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guerra di logoramento
sense_list:
(military) A prolonged war in which the warring sides try to defeat their opponents by wearing them out.


lexentry: eng/war_of_nerves__Noun__1
written_rep: war of nerves
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: guerra dei nervi
sense_list:
(idiomatic, by extension) A situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.


lexentry: eng/war_veteran__Noun__1
written_rep: war veteran
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: veterano di guerra
sense_list:
A person who has served in the armed forces during a war, as contrasted with one who served entirely during peacetime.


lexentry: eng/warbler__Noun__1
written_rep: warbler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capinera | usignolo
sense_list:
Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).


lexentry: eng/ward__Noun__2
written_rep: ward
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: guardiano | rione
sense_list:
(Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.


lexentry: eng/warden__Noun__1
written_rep: warden
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: guardiano | preside | supervisore
sense_list:
An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.


lexentry: eng/wardrobe__Noun__1
written_rep: wardrobe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: guardaroba
sense_list:
(figuratively) The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s). | The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.


lexentry: eng/wardrobe__Noun__1
written_rep: wardrobe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: armadio | guardaroba
sense_list:
A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.


lexentry: eng/wardrobe_mistress__Noun__1
written_rep: wardrobe mistress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: costumista
sense_list:
(performing arts) A woman in charge of the procurement, maintenance, and inventory of the costumes and other clothing worn by performers.


lexentry: eng/wardroom__Noun__1
written_rep: wardroom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quadrato | quadrato ufficiali
sense_list:
(nautical) The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the captain.


lexentry: eng/ware__Noun__1
written_rep: ware
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mercanzia | merce
sense_list:
(uncountable, usually, in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use. | (in the plural) See wares. | (uncountable) Pottery or metal goods. | (countable, archaeology) A style or genre of artifact. | (Ireland) Crockery.


lexentry: eng/warehouse__Noun__1
written_rep: warehouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magazzino
sense_list:
A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.


lexentry: eng/warfarin__Noun__1
written_rep: warfarin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: warfarin
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation: | Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.


lexentry: eng/warhead__Noun__1
written_rep: warhead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: testata
sense_list:
The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.


lexentry: eng/warlord__Noun__1
written_rep: warlord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: signore della guerra
sense_list:
A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak.


lexentry: eng/warm__Adjective__1
written_rep: warm
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caldo | caloroso | cordiale
sense_list:
Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.


lexentry: eng/warm__Verb__1
written_rep: warm
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: riscaldare | scaldare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.


lexentry: eng/warn__Verb__1
written_rep: warn
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avvertire | avvisare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: | (transitive) To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/warning_triangle__Noun__1
written_rep: warning triangle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: triangolo di sicurezza
sense_list:
(automotive) A triangle made of (usually) red reflective material, used to warn other road users of a broken-down vehicle.


lexentry: eng/warp__Noun__1
written_rep: warp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: curvatura spazio-tempo
sense_list:
(figurative) The foundation, the basis, the undergirding. | A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.


lexentry: eng/warp__Noun__1
written_rep: warp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: tonneggio
sense_list:
(nautical) A line or cable or rode as is used in warping (mooring or hauling) a ship, and sometimes for other purposes such as deploying a seine or creating drag.


lexentry: eng/warp__Verb__1
written_rep: warp
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: tonneggiare | appennellare
sense_list:
(transitive, nautical) To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; (especially) to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.


lexentry: eng/warp_and_woof__Noun__1
written_rep: warp and woof
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trama e ordito
sense_list:
The threads in a woven fabric, composed of the warp (threads running lengthwise) and woof (threads running crosswise) to create the texture of the fabric.


lexentry: eng/warrant__Noun__1
written_rep: warrant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: delega
sense_list:
(countable) An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.


lexentry: eng/warrant__Noun__1
written_rep: warrant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: ordine
sense_list:
(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.


lexentry: eng/warranty__Noun__1
written_rep: warranty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: garanzia
sense_list:
(countable, law) A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate. | (countable) A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that certain repairs and/or replacement parts will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a defect.


lexentry: eng/wart__Noun__1
written_rep: wart
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verruca | porro
sense_list:
(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).


lexentry: eng/wary__Adjective__1
written_rep: wary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diffidente | circospetto | accorto
sense_list:
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent


lexentry: eng/wash__Verb__1
written_rep: wash
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavare | lavarsi
sense_list:
(transitive) To clean with water. | (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.


lexentry: eng/wash_one's_hands__Verb__1
written_rep: wash one's hands
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lavarsene le mani
sense_list:
(figuratively) To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with. [with of ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/washable__Adjective__1
written_rep: washable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavabile
sense_list:
Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.


lexentry: eng/washbasin__Noun__1
written_rep: washbasin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavabo | lavandino | acquaio | lavello
sense_list:
A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.


lexentry: eng/washbowl__Noun__1
written_rep: washbowl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: catinella
sense_list:
A sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain, in which one may wash one's face and hands. | A basin for washing the face and hands.


lexentry: eng/washer__Noun__2
written_rep: washer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rondella
sense_list:
A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.


lexentry: eng/washhouse__Noun__1
written_rep: washhouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavatoio
sense_list:
A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry. | (New Zealand) A room in a house used for washing laundry; a utility room.


lexentry: eng/washing__Noun__1
written_rep: washing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bucato
sense_list:
(uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.


lexentry: eng/washtub_bass__Noun__1
written_rep: washtub bass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bidofono
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A stringed instrument (chordophone), used in American folk music, that uses a metal washtub as resonator.


lexentry: eng/wassail__Noun__1
written_rep: wassail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vin brûlé
sense_list:
The beverage served during a wassail, especially one made of ale or wine flavoured with spices, sugar, roasted apples, etc.


lexentry: eng/waste__Verb__1
written_rep: waste
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: sprecare | sperperare | devastare | ammazzare | debilitare | deperire
sense_list:
(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.


lexentry: eng/waste_breath__Verb__1
written_rep: waste breath
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sprecar fiato
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To speak in a manner which is needless or futile; in discussion or argument to make points which are not appreciated or heeded.


lexentry: eng/wastewater__Noun__1
written_rep: wastewater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acque reflue | acque di scarico
sense_list:
Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products.


lexentry: eng/watch__Noun__1
written_rep: watch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: guardia | sorveglianza | vigilanza
sense_list:
The act of guarding and observing someone or something. | The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.


lexentry: eng/watch__Noun__1
written_rep: watch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: posto di guardia
sense_list:
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.


lexentry: eng/watch__Noun__1
written_rep: watch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: personale di guardia | personale di sorveglianza | personale di turno
sense_list:
(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.


lexentry: eng/watch__Noun__1
written_rep: watch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: guardia
sense_list:
(nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).


lexentry: eng/watch_glass__Noun__1
written_rep: watch glass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vetrino da orologio
sense_list:
(chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of glass. It is a general utility item, used to hold small samples, to evaporate liquids, to cover a beaker, and so on.


lexentry: eng/watch_one's_mouth__Verb__1
written_rep: watch one's mouth
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cucirsi la bocca | fare attenzione a quello che si dice
sense_list:
(idiomatic, US) To be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.


lexentry: eng/watch_out__Verb__1
written_rep: watch out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare attenzione | attento!
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.


lexentry: eng/watchdog__Noun__1
written_rep: watchdog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cerbero
sense_list:
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.


lexentry: eng/watchman__Noun__1
written_rep: watchman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guardiano | sorvegliante
sense_list:
One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.


lexentry: eng/watchword__Noun__1
written_rep: watchword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parola d'ordine
sense_list:
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.


lexentry: eng/water__Noun__1
written_rep: water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua
sense_list:
(uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H2O. | (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy. | (poetic, archaic, or, dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies. | Urine. [from 15th c.] | (countable, often, in the plural) Spa water.


lexentry: eng/water_aerobics__Noun__1
written_rep: water aerobics
part_of_speech: noun
sense_list: A form of aerobics done while in water.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
acquaerobica | aerobica acquatica | aerobica in acqua | aquagym | ginnastica acquatica | ginnastica in acqua


lexentry: eng/water_buffalo__Noun__1
written_rep: water buffalo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bufalo d'acqua
sense_list:
A large ungulate, widely used as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe: Bubalus bubalis.


lexentry: eng/water_chestnut__Noun__1
written_rep: water chestnut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: castagna d'acqua
sense_list:
(uncountable) Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.


lexentry: eng/water_clock__Noun__1
written_rep: water clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clessidra
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, historical) A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.


lexentry: eng/water_cycle__Noun__1
written_rep: water cycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciclo dell'acqua | ciclo idrologico
sense_list:
The natural cycle of evaporation of water from the oceans etc, and subsequent condensation and precipitation as rain and snow


lexentry: eng/water_dropwort__Noun__1
written_rep: water dropwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asta
sense_list:
Any of genus Oenanthe, plants in the family Apiaceae that grows in moist soils or in water, one species of which (Oenanthe javanica) is used in cuisines throughout eastern Asia, others of which are extremely poisonous.


lexentry: eng/water_fight__Noun__1
written_rep: water fight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: battaglia d'acqua
sense_list:
An activity, usually involving children, where the participants use water balloons, guns and pistols to get each other wet.


lexentry: eng/water_flea__Noun__1
written_rep: water flea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dafnia
sense_list:
Any of various aquatic crustacea of the order Diplostraca, characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming.


lexentry: eng/water_fountain__Noun__1
written_rep: water fountain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbeveratoio
sense_list:
(US, Canada) A mechanical device designed to dispense small quantities of drinking water, usually in a public place such as a school or office.


lexentry: eng/water_lily__Noun__1
written_rep: water lily
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ninfea | giglio d'acqua
sense_list:
Any of various members of the Nymphaeaceae family that are tuberous plants, rooted in soil with leaves (lily pads) and flowers floating on the water surface.


lexentry: eng/water_main__Noun__1
written_rep: water main
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dritta
sense_list:
The principal pipe, usually underground, for conveying water to residential and business properties.


lexentry: eng/water_pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: water pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: narghilè
sense_list:
A device for smoking, such as a hookah or bong, in which the smoke is drawn through a container of water before inhaling.


lexentry: eng/water_pollution__Noun__1
written_rep: water pollution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inquinamento delle acque | inquinamento idrico
sense_list:
Contamination of water, especially surface water, by sewage effluent, fertilizer runoff, industrial chemical discharge, etc.


lexentry: eng/water_polo__Noun__1
written_rep: water polo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pallanuoto
sense_list:
A water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal.


lexentry: eng/water_power__Noun__1
written_rep: water power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: energia idraulica
sense_list:
(uncountable) Mechanical or electrical energy derived from running or falling water; originally obtained from a waterwheel immersed in a stream; modern hydroelectric power is obtained from turbines fed from reservoirs.


lexentry: eng/water_rail__Noun__1
written_rep: water rail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: porciglione
sense_list:
a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/water_scorpion__Noun__1
written_rep: water scorpion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nepa
sense_list:
Any long-legged aquatic insect of the family Nepidae, commonly in temperate Europe of species Nepa cinerea.


lexentry: eng/water_softener__Noun__1
written_rep: water softener
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: addolcitore
sense_list:
A device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water by passing it through an ion exchange resin.


lexentry: eng/water_strider__Noun__1
written_rep: water strider
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: insetto pattinatore
sense_list:
Any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae, which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water.


lexentry: eng/water_supply__Noun__1
written_rep: water supply
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: approvvigionamento idrico
sense_list:
The provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.


lexentry: eng/water_tower__Noun__1
written_rep: water tower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: serbatoio idrico a torre
sense_list:
A large tank of water, in an elevated position, acting as a local reservoir; water is pumped into the tank and fed by gravity to the consumers.


lexentry: eng/water_turbine__Noun__1
written_rep: water turbine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: turbina idraulica
sense_list:
A device that converts the energy of moving water, usually at a dam into rotary motion, usually used to make electricity.


lexentry: eng/water_under_the_bridge__Noun__1
written_rep: water under the bridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua passata
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.


lexentry: eng/water_vole__Noun__1
written_rep: water vole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arvicola acquatica
sense_list:
Any of three Old World vole species: European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris), montane water vole (Arvicola scherman), or southwestern water vole (Arvicola sapidus).


lexentry: eng/waterboarding__Noun__1
written_rep: waterboarding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottomarino
sense_list:
A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.


lexentry: eng/watercolour__Noun__1
written_rep: watercolour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acquerello
sense_list:
(countable) A water-soluble pigment or paint. | (countable) A painting made by using such pigment. | (uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.


lexentry: eng/watercraft__Noun__1
written_rep: watercraft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imbarcazione
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.


lexentry: eng/watercress__Noun__1
written_rep: watercress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cresscionde d'acqua | nasturzio
sense_list:
A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.


lexentry: eng/waterfowl__Noun__1
written_rep: waterfowl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uccelli acquatici
sense_list:
Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.


lexentry: eng/waterhole__Noun__1
written_rep: waterhole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: punto d’acqua
sense_list:
(astronomy) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between the regions where hydrogen and hydroxyl radiate, that is relatively quiet in terms of radio astronomy.


lexentry: eng/watering_can__Noun__1
written_rep: watering can
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: annaffiatoio | innaffiatoio
sense_list:
A utensil for watering plants, consisting of a container with a handle and long spout, the spout sometimes being fitted with a perforated nozzle.


lexentry: eng/waterline__Noun__1
written_rep: waterline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linea di galleggiamento
sense_list:
(nautical) A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings.


lexentry: eng/watermark__Noun__1
written_rep: watermark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filigrana
sense_list:
A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.


lexentry: eng/watershed__Noun__1
written_rep: watershed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spartiacque
sense_list:
(hydrology, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.


lexentry: eng/waterspout__Noun__1
written_rep: waterspout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tromba d'acqua
sense_list:
A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).


lexentry: eng/waterworks__Noun__1
written_rep: waterworks
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acquedotto | sistema idrico
sense_list:
The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.


lexentry: eng/waterworks__Noun__1
written_rep: waterworks
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sistema idraulico
sense_list:
(treated as singular) Any single facility, such as a filtration plant or pumping station, within such a system.


lexentry: eng/watt-hour__Noun__1
written_rep: watt-hour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wattora
sense_list:
A unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption. It is equal to 3600 joules.


lexentry: eng/watt__Noun__1
written_rep: watt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: watt
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W


lexentry: eng/wattle__Noun__1
written_rep: wattle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bargiglio
sense_list:
A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.


lexentry: eng/wattle__Noun__1
written_rep: wattle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: acacia australiana
sense_list:
Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national emblem of Australia.


lexentry: eng/wave-particle_duality__Noun__1
written_rep: wave-particle duality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dualismo onda-particella
sense_list:
(physics) The concept applying to all matter and radiation, but most evident in light and particles such as the electron, that properties of waves and of particles are exhibited simultaneously


lexentry: eng/wave__Noun__1
written_rep: wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onda | ondata
sense_list:
A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation. | (physics) A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.


lexentry: eng/wave__Noun__1
written_rep: wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: onda
sense_list:
A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions. | (usually "the wave") A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit.


lexentry: eng/wave__Noun__1
written_rep: wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: ondata | gesto | onda
sense_list:
Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.


lexentry: eng/wave__Noun__1
written_rep: wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: gesto
sense_list:
A loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands. | (video games, by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games.


lexentry: eng/wave__Verb__1
written_rep: wave
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ondeggiare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely. | (transitive) To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.


lexentry: eng/wave__Verb__1
written_rep: wave
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: agitare | salutare
sense_list:
(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.


lexentry: eng/wavefunction__Noun__1
written_rep: wavefunction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: funzione d'onda
sense_list:
(physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.


lexentry: eng/wavelength__Noun__1
written_rep: wavelength
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lunghezza d'onda
sense_list:
(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.


lexentry: eng/wavelike__Adjective__1
written_rep: wavelike
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a onde
sense_list:
(physics) Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.


lexentry: eng/wavenumber__Noun__1
written_rep: wavenumber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero d'onda
sense_list:
(mathematics, physics) A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.


lexentry: eng/waver__Verb__1
written_rep: waver
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vacillare
sense_list:
To cause (someone) to begin to or show signs of weakening in resolve; also (rare) , to weaken in resolve due to (something).


lexentry: eng/wavy__Adjective__1
written_rep: wavy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: ondato
sense_list:
(heraldry) Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.


lexentry: eng/wax__Noun__1
written_rep: wax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cera
sense_list:
Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters. | Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.


lexentry: eng/wax__Verb__2
written_rep: wax
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cerare | incerare
sense_list:
(transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.


lexentry: eng/wax__Verb__2
written_rep: wax
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: crescere
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.


lexentry: eng/wax__Verb__3
written_rep: wax
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crescere
sense_list:
(intransitive, literary) To greaten. | (intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.


lexentry: eng/wax_tablet__Noun__1
written_rep: wax tablet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavoletta cerata
sense_list:
A tablet made of wood and covered with a layer of wax, used as a reusable and portable writing surface in Antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/waxing_moon__Noun__1
written_rep: waxing moon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: congiunzione | fase di novilunio | luna crescente
sense_list:
A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.


lexentry: eng/waza-ari__Noun__1
written_rep: waza-ari
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wazaari
sense_list:
(judo) a throw in which the opponent is thrown with control and accuracy, but not to the extent of an ippon, or held on the back for between 20 and 25 seconds on the mat; the score of half a point awarded for this throw


lexentry: eng/we__Pronoun__1
written_rep: we
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: noi | noialtri
sense_list:
The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)


lexentry: eng/weak__Adjective__1
written_rep: weak
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: debole
sense_list:
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. | Dilute, lacking in taste or potency. | (Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-. | (grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including: | (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.


lexentry: eng/weak_nuclear_force__Noun__1
written_rep: weak nuclear force
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: debole forza
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) One of the four fundamental forces that is associated with nuclear decay. Its gauge bosons are the W+, W- and Z0 particles.


lexentry: eng/weal__Noun__2
written_rep: weal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pomfo
sense_list:
A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.


lexentry: eng/wean__Verb__1
written_rep: wean
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: svezzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.


lexentry: eng/wean__Verb__1
written_rep: wean
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: disabituare
sense_list:
(transitive, by extension, normally "wean off") To cause to quit something to which one is addicted, dependent, or habituated.


lexentry: eng/weapon_of_mass_destruction__Noun__1
written_rep: weapon of mass destruction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arma di distruzione di massa
sense_list:
Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.


lexentry: eng/wear__Verb__1
written_rep: wear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: indossare | portare
sense_list:
(nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.


lexentry: eng/wear_and_tear__Noun__1
written_rep: wear and tear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: usura | consumo | logoramento
sense_list:
Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
written_rep: wear out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: consumare | fare fuori
sense_list:
To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
written_rep: wear out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: logorare | deteriorarsi | usurarsi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
written_rep: wear out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sfinire | stancare | esaurire
sense_list:
To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.


lexentry: eng/weasel__Noun__1
written_rep: weasel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: donnola
sense_list:
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly. | A least weasel (Mustela nivalis). | Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.


lexentry: eng/weasel_out__Verb__1
written_rep: weasel out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schivare
sense_list:
(idiomatic, intransitive, often followed by of) To shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)


lexentry: eng/weather__Noun__1
written_rep: weather
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tempo
sense_list:
The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.


lexentry: eng/weather__Verb__1
written_rep: weather
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: erodere
sense_list:
To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.


lexentry: eng/weather_balloon__Noun__1
written_rep: weather balloon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pallone sonda
sense_list:
(meteorology) a balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity


lexentry: eng/weather_forecast__Noun__1
written_rep: weather forecast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: previsioni del tempo | meteo | previsioni
sense_list:
(meteorology) A prediction of future weather, often for a specific locality, in a newspaper or on the radio or television.


lexentry: eng/weather_gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: weather gauge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sopravento
sense_list:
(obsolete, naval) An advantageous position of one sailing vessel with respect to another, because of the direction of the prevailing wind, that allows it to maneuver for an attack etc.


lexentry: eng/weather_report__Noun__1
written_rep: weather report
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: previsione
sense_list:
(meteorology) A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.


lexentry: eng/weather_station__Noun__1
written_rep: weather station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stazione meteorologica
sense_list:
A piece of equipment that collects and transmits meteorological information, and can make weather forecasts


lexentry: eng/weather_vane__Noun__1
written_rep: weather vane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banderuola
sense_list:
A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.


lexentry: eng/weave__Verb__1
written_rep: weave
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tessere | tramare | intessere | intrecciare | ordire
sense_list:
(transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.


lexentry: eng/web__Noun__1
written_rep: web
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rete
sense_list:
(by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.


lexentry: eng/web_browser__Noun__1
written_rep: web browser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: browser
sense_list:
(Internet) A computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web, chiefly by viewing web pages and following hyperlinks.


lexentry: eng/web_page__Noun__1
written_rep: web page
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pagina web
sense_list:
(Internet) A single hypertext document (transmitted as HTML) on the World Wide Web, often hyperlinked to others, and intended to be viewed with a web browser. | (loosely) A website, by extension from the home page of the site.


lexentry: eng/web_server__Noun__1
written_rep: web server
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: server
sense_list:
(software) software that delivers Web pages and other documents to browsers using the HTTP protocol. | (computer hardware) the computer on which such software runs.


lexentry: eng/webbing__Noun__1
written_rep: webbing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cintura
sense_list:
(military) A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc.


lexentry: eng/webcam__Noun__1
written_rep: webcam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: webcam
sense_list:
(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/weber__Noun__1
written_rep: weber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: weber
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.


lexentry: eng/webinar__Noun__1
written_rep: webinar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seminario in rete | teleseminario
sense_list:
An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.


lexentry: eng/website__Noun__1
written_rep: website
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sito web | sito
sense_list:
(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.


lexentry: eng/wed__Verb__1
written_rep: wed
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sposare
sense_list:
(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony. | (figurative, intransitive) To take to oneself and support; to espouse.


lexentry: eng/wedding_cake__Noun__1
written_rep: wedding cake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: torta nuziale
sense_list:
A decorated cake, often in several tiers and with a model bride and groom, that is cut by the couple as part of a wedding ceremony and distributed to the guests.


lexentry: eng/wedding_dress__Noun__1
written_rep: wedding dress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestito da sposa | abito da sposa
sense_list:
The dress worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony, in Western culture traditionally white with a long train.


lexentry: eng/wedding_planner__Noun__1
written_rep: wedding planner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wedding planner
sense_list:
A person employed by a couple to assist them in planning, designing and coordinating their wedding day.


lexentry: eng/wedding_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: wedding ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fede | vera
sense_list:
(jewelry) One of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.


lexentry: eng/wedge__Noun__1
written_rep: wedge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuneo | zeppa | bietta | fermaporta
sense_list:
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.


lexentry: eng/wedge__Noun__1
written_rep: wedge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: anatre | cigni | formazione a cuneo
sense_list:
(archaic) A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation. | A group of geese, swans, or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation.


lexentry: eng/wedgie__Noun__1
written_rep: wedgie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sparticulo
sense_list:
(slang) A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person's buttocks.


lexentry: eng/wee_hours__Noun__1
written_rep: wee hours
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pomezzanotte
sense_list:
(colloquial) The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.


lexentry: eng/week__Noun__1
written_rep: week
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: settimana
sense_list:
A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday. | A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.


lexentry: eng/weekday__Noun__1
written_rep: weekday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giorno feriale
sense_list:
Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:


lexentry: eng/weekend__Noun__1
written_rep: weekend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fine settimana | weekend
sense_list:
The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.


lexentry: eng/weep__Verb__1
written_rep: weep
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piangere | lacrimare | versare lacrime
sense_list:
To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.


lexentry: eng/weeping_willow__Noun__1
written_rep: weeping willow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: salice piangente
sense_list:
Any of the numerous decorative cultivars and hybrids of Salix babylonica with white willow (Salix alba) or crack willow (Salix fragilis).


lexentry: eng/weever__Noun__1
written_rep: weever
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tracina | trachino
sense_list:
Any of the usually brown fish in family Trachinidae, which catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past.


lexentry: eng/weevil__Noun__1
written_rep: weevil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balanino | calandra | curculione
sense_list:
Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.


lexentry: eng/weigh__Verb__1
written_rep: weigh
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesare
sense_list:
(transitive) To determine the weight of an object. | (intransitive, copulative, stative) To have a certain weight. | (intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.


lexentry: eng/weighbridge__Noun__1
written_rep: weighbridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bascula
sense_list:
(UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.


lexentry: eng/weighing_bottle__Noun__1
written_rep: weighing bottle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesafiltro
sense_list:
(chemistry) A thin-walled glass container, with a ground-glass stopper, used for weighing samples of chemical substances


lexentry: eng/weight__Noun__1
written_rep: weight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peso
sense_list:
The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity. | An object used to make something heavier. | (figurative) Importance or influence. | (weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training. | (measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.). | (statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.


lexentry: eng/weighted__Adjective__1
written_rep: weighted
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: egregio
sense_list:
(statistics) With the components of an average multiplied by particular factors so as to take account of their relative importance.


lexentry: eng/weightlifting__Noun__1
written_rep: weightlifting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sollevamento pesi
sense_list:
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted. | (sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.


lexentry: eng/welcome__Adjective__1
written_rep: welcome
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benvenuto
sense_list:
Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.


lexentry: eng/welcomer__Noun__1
written_rep: welcomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comitato di saluto
sense_list:
Something which or someone who welcomes people, especially newcomers. | Something or someone that greets or is present for the arrival of something.


lexentry: eng/weld__Verb__1
written_rep: weld
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saldare
sense_list:
(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.


lexentry: eng/welding__Noun__1
written_rep: welding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saldatura
sense_list:
joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination, or


lexentry: eng/welfare__Noun__1
written_rep: welfare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benessere
sense_list:
(uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect. | (uncountable, chiefly, _, US, informal) Shortened form of "welfare spending", "welfare payments", or "welfare assistance".


lexentry: eng/welfare_state__Noun__1
written_rep: welfare state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stato assistenziale | Stato sociale
sense_list:
A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment benefits and social security.


lexentry: eng/welfare_trap__Noun__1
written_rep: welfare trap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trappola della disoccupazione
sense_list:
(chiefly, US) A situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase.


lexentry: eng/welkin__Noun__1
written_rep: welkin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cielo
sense_list:
(also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.


lexentry: eng/well-defined__Adjective__1
written_rep: well-defined
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ben definito
sense_list:
(mathematics) Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical.


lexentry: eng/well-formed__Adjective__1
written_rep: well-formed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tornito
sense_list:
(linguistics, computing) Correctly written; syntactically correct; expressed in a way that obeys rules for constructing formulas in a certain language.


lexentry: eng/well-mannered__Adjective__1
written_rep: well-mannered
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: educato
sense_list:
Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.


lexentry: eng/well-rested__Adjective__1
written_rep: well-rested
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fresco come una rosa
sense_list:
Having had sufficient (or even more than enough) sleep or rest to function optimally during waking hours.


lexentry: eng/well__Adverb__1
written_rep: well
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bene
sense_list:
(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. | (manner) Completely, fully. | (degree) To a significant degree.


lexentry: eng/well__Interjection__1
written_rep: well
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: beh | mbè
sense_list:
Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.


lexentry: eng/well__Noun__1
written_rep: well
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pozzetto
sense_list:
A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring. | (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.


lexentry: eng/well_logging__Noun__1
written_rep: well logging
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carotaggio
sense_list:
The analysis and recording of the strata penetrated by the drill of an oil well as an aid to exploration.


lexentry: eng/well_up__Verb__1
written_rep: well up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sgorgare a fiotti
sense_list:
(intransitive) To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.


lexentry: eng/well_up__Verb__1
written_rep: well up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: salire in petto
sense_list:
(figurative, by extension, chiefly of an emotion) To accumulate within one, to the point of overwhelming one.


lexentry: eng/wellness__Noun__1
written_rep: wellness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benessere
sense_list:
The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety); mental and physical soundness.


lexentry: eng/wels_catfish__Noun__1
written_rep: wels catfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: siluro
sense_list:
A scaleless fresh-water catfish (Silurus glanis), of much of temperate western Eurasia, recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth.


lexentry: eng/welt__Noun__1
written_rep: welt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pomfo | gonfiore | livido | segno di frustata | tramezzo
sense_list:
(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.


lexentry: eng/welter-weight__Noun__1
written_rep: welter-weight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peso welter
sense_list:
(boxing) a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class


lexentry: eng/welter__Verb__1
written_rep: welter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voltolarsi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To roll around; to wallow. | (intransitive, of waves, billows) To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.


lexentry: eng/wench__Noun__1
written_rep: wench
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fanciulla | ragazza
sense_list:
(archaic, now, dialectal, or, humorous, possibly, offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.


lexentry: eng/wench__Noun__1
written_rep: wench
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: negra
sense_list:
(US, archaic, or, historical) A black woman (of any age), especially if in a condition of servitude.


lexentry: eng/werewolf__Noun__1
written_rep: werewolf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: licantropo | lupo mannaro | uomo-lupo
sense_list:
(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.


lexentry: eng/wergeld__Noun__1
written_rep: wergeld
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guidrigildo
sense_list:
(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide, distinct from bloodwite. | (historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.


lexentry: eng/west__Noun__1
written_rep: west
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ovest | occidente | ponente
sense_list:
The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°. | The western region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300] | (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.


lexentry: eng/west_by_north__Noun__1
written_rep: west by north
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ponente quarto-maestro
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between west and west-northwest, specifically 281.25°, abbreviated as WbN.


lexentry: eng/western__Noun__1
written_rep: western
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: western
sense_list:
(cinema) A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.


lexentry: eng/western_cattle_egret__Noun__1
written_rep: western cattle egret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airone guardabuoi
sense_list:
Bubulcus ibis is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.


lexentry: eng/western_marsh_harrier__Noun__1
written_rep: western marsh harrier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: falco di palude
sense_list:
Circus aeruginosus, a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa.


lexentry: eng/westerner__Noun__1
written_rep: westerner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occidentale
sense_list:
A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—Europe and the Americas. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)


lexentry: eng/wet__Adjective__1
written_rep: wet
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bagnato
sense_list:
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water. | (poker slang) Of a board or flop: enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (Compare dry).


lexentry: eng/wet__Adjective__1
written_rep: wet
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: piovoso | uggioso
sense_list:
Of weather or a time period: rainy. | (slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.


lexentry: eng/wet__Verb__1
written_rep: wet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bagnare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid. | (transitive) To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.


lexentry: eng/wet_blanket__Noun__1
written_rep: wet blanket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guastafeste
sense_list:
(idiomatic, usually, endearing, derogatory) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.


lexentry: eng/wet_dock__Noun__1
written_rep: wet dock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: darsena
sense_list:
(nautical) A dock that has a constant level of water in which a vessel floats despite the tide; usually achieved by separating the dock from the sea by a lock.


lexentry: eng/wet_t-shirt_contest__Noun__1
written_rep: wet t-shirt contest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: concorso di magliette bagnate
sense_list:
A contest in which women wear t-shirts that are wet to make them slightly translucent so their breasts are visible, and others judge the women on appearance.


lexentry: eng/wetland__Noun__1
written_rep: wetland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palude | area acquitrinosa | area paludosa
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.


lexentry: eng/wetsuit__Noun__1
written_rep: wetsuit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muta | tuta da subacqueo
sense_list:
A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.


lexentry: eng/whale__Noun__1
written_rep: whale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balena
sense_list:
Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.


lexentry: eng/whale_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: whale oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olio di balena
sense_list:
Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (formerly as an illuminating oil).


lexentry: eng/whale_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: whale shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalo balena
sense_list:
A very large spotted shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm marine waters, similar to a whale, that feeds by filtering plankton from the water.


lexentry: eng/whalebone__Noun__1
written_rep: whalebone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fanone
sense_list:
The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets


lexentry: eng/what's-his-name__Pronoun__1
written_rep: what's-his-name
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Coso
sense_list:
A male person or entity whose name one does not remember or want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.


lexentry: eng/what's_cooking__Interjection__1
written_rep: what's cooking
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: che succede? | cosa sta succendendo?
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal) A greeting, similar to how are you?; what's happening?; what's up?; what's new?


lexentry: eng/what's_cooking__Interjection__1
written_rep: what's cooking
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cosa sta succedendo?
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Expression of concern, asking for an explanation, similar to what's going on?; what's the problem?; what gives?


lexentry: eng/what's_new__Phrase__1
written_rep: what's new
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: novita?
sense_list:
(informal) An informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their life. A typical response might be "Not much; you?". The greeting is not always literal and may just be used to say hello.


lexentry: eng/what's_sauce_for_the_goose_is_sauce_for_the_gander__Proverb__1
written_rep: what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quel che vale per l’uno vale anche per l’altro
sense_list:
If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite gender).


lexentry: eng/what's_up__Phrase__1
written_rep: what's up
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: che c'è
sense_list:
(idiomatic, colloquial, with up in the sense of "of concern") What’s the matter? What is the problem? What is wrong?


lexentry: eng/what's_up__Phrase__1
written_rep: what's up
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: come va | bella fratè | come butta
sense_list:
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, _, US, with up in the sense of "happening") What's happening? What are you doing?


lexentry: eng/what's_up_with__Phrase__1
written_rep: what's up with
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cos'ha che non va? | cosa c'è che non va in
sense_list:
(colloquial, in rhetorical questions or salutations) What's wrong with; what's the problem or matter with. Said to express that the behaviour of someone, or operation of something, is out of the ordinary or problematic.


lexentry: eng/what__Determiner__1
written_rep: what
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: che | quanto
sense_list:
(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.


lexentry: eng/what_is_that__Phrase__1
written_rep: what is that
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: che cosa è questo
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what,‎ was,‎ that.: Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.


lexentry: eng/what_number__Adverb__1
written_rep: what number
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: che numero | quale
sense_list:
Which, what position (in an ordered series, such as which day of the month or which floor). (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/what_the_fuck__Interjection__1
written_rep: what the fuck
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: che cazzo
sense_list:
(vulgar) Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as an ellipsis of longer expressions). | (vulgar) Used to express nonchalance or the dismissal of any consequences of something one is about to do.


lexentry: eng/what_time_is_it__Phrase__1
written_rep: what time is it
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: che ora è? | che ore sono?
sense_list:
What is the time of day? (used to request for the current hour and approximate number of minutes after the hour)


lexentry: eng/whataboutism__Noun__1
written_rep: whataboutism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: benaltrismo
sense_list:
(logical fallacy) A logical fallacy where criticisms are deflected by raising corresponding criticisms of the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/whatchamacallit__Noun__1
written_rep: whatchamacallit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coso | vattelapesca
sense_list:
(slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.


lexentry: eng/whatever__Interjection__1
written_rep: whatever
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vabbè
sense_list:
(colloquial) A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].


lexentry: eng/whatever_it_takes__Noun__1
written_rep: whatever it takes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ad ogni costo
sense_list:
(idiomatic, sometimes, _, euphemistic, _, for improper behavior) Anything, including measures which may be extreme or wrongful, that is required to achieve an objective.


lexentry: eng/wheat__Noun__1
written_rep: wheat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frumento | grano
sense_list:
(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.


lexentry: eng/wheat_beer__Noun__1
written_rep: wheat beer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: birra di frumento
sense_list:
A top-fermented beer brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley.


lexentry: eng/wheat_weevil__Noun__1
written_rep: wheat weevil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calandra del grano | punteruolo del grano
sense_list:
A common species of weevil (Sitophilus granarius) that occurs worldwide and causes damage to harvested grain.


lexentry: eng/wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ruota
sense_list:
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.


lexentry: eng/wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 15
trans_list: timone | ruota del timone
sense_list:
A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.


lexentry: eng/wheel_and_axle__Noun__1
written_rep: wheel and axle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: argano
sense_list:
A simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.


lexentry: eng/wheel_clamp__Noun__1
written_rep: wheel clamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attrezzo a chiave per il blocco dei veicoli | bloccaruota | ceppo | ganascia
sense_list:
A device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a traffic violation fine.


lexentry: eng/wheelbarrow__Noun__1
written_rep: wheelbarrow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carriola
sense_list:
A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.


lexentry: eng/wheelbarrow_race__Noun__1
written_rep: wheelbarrow race
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carriola
sense_list:
A two-member team race in which one team member holds the legs of the other, as if the handles of a wheelbarrow. The team member playing the barrow runs on his/her hands.


lexentry: eng/wheelchair__Noun__1
written_rep: wheelchair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sedia a rotelle
sense_list:
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person. | (attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.


lexentry: eng/wheeler-dealer__Noun__1
written_rep: wheeler-dealer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faccendiere | intrallazzatore | macchinatore
sense_list:
(informal) A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.


lexentry: eng/wheelhouse__Noun__1
written_rep: wheelhouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: timoniera
sense_list:
An enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.


lexentry: eng/wheelie__Noun__1
written_rep: wheelie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impennata
sense_list:
(informal) An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.


lexentry: eng/whelk__Noun__1
written_rep: whelk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buccina
sense_list:
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.


lexentry: eng/whelp__Noun__1
written_rep: whelp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cucciolo
sense_list:
A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.


lexentry: eng/when_Hell_freezes_over__Adverb__1
written_rep: when Hell freezes over
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alle calende greche | mai | quando gli asini voleranno
sense_list:
(idiom, slang, informal, hyperbolic) Never; not in this lifetime or a time in the unforeseeably distant future; not a chance.


lexentry: eng/when__Adverb__1
written_rep: when
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quando
sense_list:
(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. | (relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.


lexentry: eng/when__Conjunction__1
written_rep: when
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quando
sense_list:
At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if. | During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase. | At what time; at which time.


lexentry: eng/when__Interjection__1
written_rep: when
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basta
sense_list:
(often, humorous) That's enough: a command asking someone to stop adding something, especially an ingredient or portion of food or drink; used in, or as if in, literal response to 'Say when'.


lexentry: eng/when_in_Rome,_do_as_the_Romans_do__Proverb__1
written_rep: when in Rome, do as the Romans do
part_of_speech: proverb
sense_list: (loosely, idiom) It is wise to adapt to the circumstances; it is wise to follow common custom.
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list:
a Roma, fai come i romani | paese che vai, usanze che trovi | quando a Roma vai, fai come vedrai | quando sei a Roma, vivi come i romani


lexentry: eng/when_push_comes_to_shove__Phrase__1
written_rep: when push comes to shove
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quando il gioco si fa duro | quando si viene al dunque
sense_list:
(figuratively, idiomatic) When the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.


lexentry: eng/where__Adverb__1
written_rep: where
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dove
sense_list:
In what situation. | (fused relative) The place in, at or to which. | In a/the situation, position, case, etc. in which.


lexentry: eng/where_there's_smoke,_there's_fire__Proverb__1
written_rep: where there's smoke, there's fire
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non c’è fumo senza arrosto
sense_list:
(UK, US, Australia, Canada, NZ) If there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.


lexentry: eng/whet__Verb__1
written_rep: whet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: affilare
sense_list:
(transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.


lexentry: eng/whetstone__Noun__1
written_rep: whetstone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cote
sense_list:
A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.


lexentry: eng/which__Pronoun__1
written_rep: which
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: che | cui
sense_list:
(mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).


lexentry: eng/whiff__Noun__1
written_rep: whiff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: boccata
sense_list:
A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.


lexentry: eng/whimbrel__Noun__1
written_rep: whimbrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiurlo piccolo | chiurletto | chiurlotto mezzano
sense_list:
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.


lexentry: eng/whip__Noun__1
written_rep: whip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frusta | nerbo | sferza
sense_list:
A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.


lexentry: eng/whiplash__Noun__1
written_rep: whiplash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: colpo | di | frusta
sense_list:
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.


lexentry: eng/whippersnapper__Noun__1
written_rep: whippersnapper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piccolo impertinente
sense_list:
(colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s]


lexentry: eng/whipstaff__Noun__1
written_rep: whipstaff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frusta
sense_list:
(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached perpendicularly to the tiller for steering a ship.


lexentry: eng/whirlwind__Noun__1
written_rep: whirlwind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: turbine
sense_list:
A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.


lexentry: eng/whisk__Noun__1
written_rep: whisk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: frusta
sense_list:
A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).


lexentry: eng/whisker__Noun__1
written_rep: whisker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basetta | basettoni | favoriti | fedine | pelo
sense_list:
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.


lexentry: eng/whisper__Verb__1
written_rep: whisper
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: sussurrare | bisbigliare
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice. | (internet) To send a private message to an individual in a chat room.


lexentry: eng/whistle-blower__Noun__1
written_rep: whistle-blower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: informatore
sense_list:
(slang, chiefly, US) One who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.


lexentry: eng/whistle__Noun__1
written_rep: whistle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fischietto
sense_list:
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.


lexentry: eng/whistle__Verb__1
written_rep: whistle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fischiare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.


lexentry: eng/whistle_in_the_wind__Verb__1
written_rep: whistle in the wind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: combattere contro i mulini a vento
sense_list:
(especially, UK, idiomatic) To attempt something that is futile; to say something that is not heeded.


lexentry: eng/whistle_past_the_graveyard__Verb__1
written_rep: whistle past the graveyard
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: far buon viso a cattivo gioco
sense_list:
(idiomatic, US) To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.


lexentry: eng/white-blue-white_flag__Noun__1
written_rep: white-blue-white flag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bandiera bianco-azzurro-bianca
sense_list:
(neologism) A symbol of opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the current government of Russia, used by Russian anti-war protesters online.


lexentry: eng/white-crowned_plover__Noun__1
written_rep: white-crowned plover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pavoncella corona bianca
sense_list:
(Vanellus albiceps), a bird, a medium-sized wader, which despite its name is a lapwing rather than a typical plover.


lexentry: eng/white-flippered_penguin__Noun__1
written_rep: white-flippered penguin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pinguino alibianche
sense_list:
A subspecies of small penguin, Eudyptula minor albosignata, with distinctive white marks on the flippers, which breed on South Island.


lexentry: eng/white-tailed_deer__Noun__1
written_rep: white-tailed deer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cervo della Virginia | cervo dalla coda bianca
sense_list:
A medium-sized deer found throughout most of North and Central America and northern portions of South America; Odocoileus virginianus.


lexentry: eng/white-tailed_hawk__Noun__1
written_rep: white-tailed hawk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poiana codabianca americana
sense_list:
Buteo albicaudatus, a species of hawk found in tropical or subtropical environments across the Americas


lexentry: eng/white-throated_dipper__Noun__1
written_rep: white-throated dipper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merlo acquaiolo
sense_list:
Cinclus cinclus, an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.


lexentry: eng/white__Adjective__1
written_rep: white
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bianco
sense_list:
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. | (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones. | (chiefly, historical) Designated for use by Caucasians. | Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc. | (board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour. | (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.


lexentry: eng/white__Noun__1
written_rep: white
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: bianca
sense_list:
(slang, US, UK) Cocaine. | A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.


lexentry: eng/white__Noun__1
written_rep: white
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: bianca | bianco
sense_list:
(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.


lexentry: eng/white_blood_cell__Noun__1
written_rep: white blood cell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: globulo bianco
sense_list:
(hematology, cytology, immunology) A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/white_bream__Noun__1
written_rep: white bream
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scardone | scardova
sense_list:
A European species of fish in the Cyprinidae family (Blicca bjoerkna, syn. Abramis bjoerkna, Cyprinus bjoerkna).


lexentry: eng/white_cabbage__Noun__1
written_rep: white cabbage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavolo cappuccio | cavolo bianco
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba, a cabbage plant with white leaves grown in northern and central Europe.


lexentry: eng/white_dwarf__Noun__1
written_rep: white dwarf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nana bianca
sense_list:
(star) The dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star of low or medium mass, after nuclear reactions have ceased.


lexentry: eng/white_genocide__Noun__1
written_rep: white genocide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: genocidio bianco
sense_list:
(white supremacy) A conspiracy theory claiming the existence of a plot to eliminate white people using a variety of means including, but not limited to, miscegenation, immigration, assimilation, multiculturalism and violence.


lexentry: eng/white_gold__Noun__1
written_rep: white gold
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oro bianco
sense_list:
(countable) Any precious metal alloy consisting of gold and a platinum group metal such as platinum or palladium or other white metal such as nickel.


lexentry: eng/white_hole__Noun__1
written_rep: white hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buco bianco
sense_list:
(physics) A theoretically possible but hypothetical singularity from which matter and energy are able to escape but unable to enter; the antithesis of a black hole.


lexentry: eng/white_horse__Noun__1
written_rep: white horse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muffa
sense_list:
(countable) Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.


lexentry: eng/white_lead__Noun__1
written_rep: white lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: biacca | bianchetto
sense_list:
A basic lead carbonate, particularly (historical) as once widely used for white paint, whitening cosmetics, and early medicine.


lexentry: eng/white_lie__Noun__1
written_rep: white lie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bugia a fin di bene | bugia bianca | bugia pietosa
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to choose one's battles.


lexentry: eng/white_magic__Noun__1
written_rep: white magic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magia bianca
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Magic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.


lexentry: eng/white_mulberry__Noun__1
written_rep: white mulberry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gelso bianco | moro bianco
sense_list:
A short-lived mulberry tree of species Morus alba, native to northern China, used in traditional Chinese medicine, that yields berries that are paler than other mulberries, even when ripe. The tree is widely cultivated to feed the silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk.


lexentry: eng/white_noise__Noun__1
written_rep: white noise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rumore bianco
sense_list:
(physics) A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.


lexentry: eng/white_paper__Noun__1
written_rep: white paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: libro bianco
sense_list:
(management, marketing) A document based on research informing and educating a reader regarding a topic, which may also promote a product or a solution. | (British, Ireland, European Union, government, politics) A parliamentary document announcing or proposing a government policy or action.


lexentry: eng/white_phosphorus__Noun__1
written_rep: white phosphorus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fosforo bianco
sense_list:
(chemistry) The most common allotrope of phosphorus; a yellow-white waxy solid that is insoluble in water and spontaneously combusts on exposure to air to form clouds of phosphorus pentoxide; used as a military smokescreen and as an incendiary weapon.


lexentry: eng/white_stork__Noun__1
written_rep: white stork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cicogna bianca
sense_list:
A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.


lexentry: eng/white_tea__Noun__1
written_rep: white tea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tè bianco
sense_list:
The leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation. | A drink brewed from these tea leaves. | Boiled water; hot water served as a hot beverage.


lexentry: eng/white_terror__Noun__1
written_rep: white terror
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terrore bianco
sense_list:
(politics) Coordinated violence committed against (actual or imagined) socialists and their sympathizers.


lexentry: eng/white_truffle__Noun__1
written_rep: white truffle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tartufo bianco
sense_list:
A truffle of species Tuber magnatum, most commonly from the Piedmont region of Italy, lighter in color than black truffles, similarly prized as a culinary ingredient.


lexentry: eng/whitebeam__Noun__1
written_rep: whitebeam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sorbo montano
sense_list:
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.


lexentry: eng/whiteboard__Noun__1
written_rep: whiteboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lavagna | lavagna bianca
sense_list:
(by extension, computing) A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.


lexentry: eng/whitehead__Noun__1
written_rep: whitehead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comedone
sense_list:
(dermatology) A type of comedo, manifesting as a small whitish bump of the skin due to retention of sebum and dead skin cells in a skin pore blocked by a thin layer of epithelium. | A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand (Mohoua albicilla). | The blue-winged snow goose, Anser caerulescens caerulescens. | The surf scoter duck. | A domestic pigeon of a particular breed; a white-tailed monk.


lexentry: eng/whitelist__Noun__1
written_rep: whitelist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lista bianca
sense_list:
(legal, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.


lexentry: eng/whither__Adverb__1
written_rep: whither
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: a dove
sense_list:
(generally) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever. | To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.


lexentry: eng/whiting__Noun__2
written_rep: whiting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merlano
sense_list:
A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).


lexentry: eng/who_knows__Phrase__1
written_rep: who knows
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chissà?
sense_list:
A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.


lexentry: eng/who_knows__Phrase__1
written_rep: who knows
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: chissà | chi può dirlo?
sense_list:
A rhetorical question asked to express the idea that anything is possible or that anything could happen.


lexentry: eng/who_watches_the_watchers__Phrase__1
written_rep: who watches the watchers
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chi sorveglierà i sorveglianti stessi
sense_list:
Indicating concern as to whether those responsible for monitoring the behavior of others are themselves held accountable.


lexentry: eng/who_would_have_thunk_it__Phrase__1
written_rep: who would have thunk it
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chi l'avrebbe detto | chi l'avrebbe mai detto
sense_list:
(colloquial, sometimes, sarcastic) A rhetorical question used to express incredulity: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?


lexentry: eng/whodunit__Noun__1
written_rep: whodunit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giallo
sense_list:
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.


lexentry: eng/whole_cloth__Noun__1
written_rep: whole cloth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: di sana pianta
sense_list:
(figurative, uncountable, used attributively, or, preceded by various prepositions) The fictitious material from which complete fabrications, lies with no basis in truth, are made.


lexentry: eng/wholegrain__Noun__1
written_rep: wholegrain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: integrale
sense_list:
A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.


lexentry: eng/wholesaler__Noun__1
written_rep: wholesaler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grossista
sense_list:
A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.


lexentry: eng/whom__Pronoun__1
written_rep: whom
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cui
sense_list:
As the object of a preposition. | (relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people. | (fused relative, archaic, _, outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever. | (informal, especially, non-US) Also used with names of collective nouns that are groups of people, especially singularly-named musical groups or sports teams.


lexentry: eng/whoopee_cushion__Noun__1
written_rep: whoopee cushion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuscino scorreggione
sense_list:
An inflatable bag containing a valve at its neck that retains the air in the bag until pressure is put on it (usually by someone unintentionally sitting on it after it has been placed on a chair by someone else as a practical joke), when the air is expelled with a sound similar to that of someone farting (breaking wind).


lexentry: eng/whooping_cough__Noun__1
written_rep: whooping cough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pertosse | tosse canina
sense_list:
(disease) A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.


lexentry: eng/why_not__Adverb__1
written_rep: why not
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perché no
sense_list:
Why is that so? (for a negative statement) | (rhetorical) Used to state that one has no objection to and approves of a proposal.


lexentry: eng/wick__Noun__1
written_rep: wick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stoppino | lucignolo
sense_list:
A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.


lexentry: eng/wicket__Noun__1
written_rep: wicket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sportello
sense_list:
(Britain, Canada) A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller


lexentry: eng/wide-angle__Adjective__1
written_rep: wide-angle
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grandangolare
sense_list:
(cinematography, photography) Of or pertaining to a short focal length lens that has an angle of view greater than about 70°; of or pertaining to an image produced with such a lens.


lexentry: eng/wide_berth__Noun__1
written_rep: wide berth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lontano
sense_list:
(idiomatic, by extension) A considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object, especially for safety or deliberate avoidance.


lexentry: eng/widespread__Adjective__1
written_rep: widespread
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diffuso | ampio | esteso
sense_list:
Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.


lexentry: eng/widget__Noun__1
written_rep: widget
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aggeggio
sense_list:
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.


lexentry: eng/widow's_mite__Noun__1
written_rep: widow's mite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: obolo della vedova
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A very small gift or donation which, however, represents a great sacrifice on the part of the giver.


lexentry: eng/widow__Noun__1
written_rep: widow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vedova
sense_list:
A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower. | (typography) A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.


lexentry: eng/widowed__Adjective__1
written_rep: widowed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vedovo
sense_list:
(of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.


lexentry: eng/widower__Noun__1
written_rep: widower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vedovo
sense_list:
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/wienie__Noun__1
written_rep: wienie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lembo
sense_list:
(North America, informal) A wiener sausage. [from 20th c.] | (North America, informal) The penis. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/wifelet__Noun__1
written_rep: wifelet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: madama | signora
sense_list:
(informal, by extension) A long-term girlfriend; a mistress (the “other woman” in an extramarital relationship). [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/wig__Noun__1
written_rep: wig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parrucca
sense_list:
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.


lexentry: eng/wiggle__Verb__1
written_rep: wiggle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ballare
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.


lexentry: eng/wigwam__Noun__1
written_rep: wigwam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wigwam
sense_list:
A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.


lexentry: eng/wiki__Noun__1
written_rep: wiki
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wiki
sense_list:
A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.


lexentry: eng/wild-goose_chase__Noun__1
written_rep: wild-goose chase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caccia ai fantasmi | ricerca inutile | ricerca vana | sforzo inutile
sense_list:
(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.


lexentry: eng/wild_boar__Noun__1
written_rep: wild boar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cinghiale
sense_list:
A wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds.


lexentry: eng/wild_goose__Noun__1
written_rep: wild goose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oca selvatica
sense_list:
any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.


lexentry: eng/wild_rice__Noun__1
written_rep: wild rice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riso selvaggio
sense_list:
Rice of any of four species of grasses which form the genus Zizania, which have edible grains and edible stems.


lexentry: eng/wild_service_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: wild service tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ciavardello | baccarello | sorbezzolo
sense_list:
A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.


lexentry: eng/wildcard__Noun__1
written_rep: wildcard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: joker
sense_list:
(computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.


lexentry: eng/wilderness__Noun__1
written_rep: wilderness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: natura
sense_list:
(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.


lexentry: eng/wildlife__Noun__1
written_rep: wildlife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fauna | fauna selvatica
sense_list:
(often, attributive) undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.


lexentry: eng/wile__Noun__1
written_rep: wile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astuzia
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice


lexentry: eng/will__Noun__1
written_rep: will
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volontà
sense_list:
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. [from 9th c.] | The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. [from 10th c.] | One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/will__Verb__1
written_rep: will
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: -erò
sense_list:
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/will__Verb__2
written_rep: will
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: legare | lasciare in eredità
sense_list:
(transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/will_o'_the_wisp__Noun__1
written_rep: will o' the wisp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuoco fatuo
sense_list:
(British, _, folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise. | (figurative) A delusionary or otherwise unachievable goal that one feels compelled to pursue.


lexentry: eng/willful_ignorance__Noun__1
written_rep: willful ignorance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ignoranza attiva
sense_list:
(idiomatic, legal) A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.


lexentry: eng/willy-nilly__Adverb__1
written_rep: willy-nilly
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volente o nolente
sense_list:
Whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.


lexentry: eng/wilt__Verb__1
written_rep: wilt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: avvizzire | appassire | afflosciarsi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag. | (transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.


lexentry: eng/wimp__Noun__1
written_rep: wimp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coccio | rammollito | smidollato | cacasotto | codardo | coniglio
sense_list:
(chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.


lexentry: eng/wimple__Noun__1
written_rep: wimple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soggolo
sense_list:
A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.


lexentry: eng/win-win__Adjective__1
written_rep: win-win
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salvare capra e cavoli
sense_list:
(of a situation or outcome) That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/win__Verb__1
written_rep: win
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: vincere | guadagnare
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb). | (transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).


lexentry: eng/wind-up__Noun__1
written_rep: wind-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: scherzo
sense_list:
(British) A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.


lexentry: eng/wind__Noun__1
written_rep: wind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vento
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. | (philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; air.


lexentry: eng/wind__Noun__1
written_rep: wind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sventagliare
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) The ability to breathe easily. | (music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.


lexentry: eng/wind__Verb__1
written_rep: wind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sventagliare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.


lexentry: eng/wind_chimes__Noun__1
written_rep: wind chimes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campanello eolico
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A chime constructed from tubes, rods, bells, etc. made of wood, glass, metal or ceramic, suspended outside a building in such a way that they tinkle pleasantly when moved by the wind.


lexentry: eng/wind_rose__Noun__1
written_rep: wind rose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosa dei venti
sense_list:
(meteorology) A diagram in which the speed and direction of the winds at a particular location are represented by lines of varying thickness and length superimposed on a compass rose.


lexentry: eng/wind_tunnel__Noun__1
written_rep: wind tunnel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galleria del vento | galleria aerodinamica | tunnel aerodinamico | tunnel del vento
sense_list:
A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.


lexentry: eng/windfall__Noun__1
written_rep: windfall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cuccagna
sense_list:
(figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.


lexentry: eng/winding__Noun__2
written_rep: winding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avvolgimento
sense_list:
(electrical engineering) A length of wire wound around the armature of an electric motor or the core of an electrical transformer.


lexentry: eng/winding_number__Noun__1
written_rep: winding number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: libretto universitario
sense_list:
(geometry, topology, analysis) The total number of times a given curve travels counterclockwise around a specified point.


lexentry: eng/windmill__Noun__1
written_rep: windmill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: girandola
sense_list:
A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.


lexentry: eng/window__Noun__1
written_rep: window
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: finestra
sense_list:
An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle. | (figurative) A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity. | (graphical user interface) A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying output and allowing input, often for a single task in a multitasking system.


lexentry: eng/window_dressing__Noun__1
written_rep: window dressing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: imbroglio
sense_list:
(figurative, uncountable) A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.


lexentry: eng/window_screen__Noun__1
written_rep: window screen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graticelato
sense_list:
A mesh, made of metal wire, fibreglass, or other synthetic fibre, set in a frame and covering the opening of a window to keep leaves, debris, insects, birds, etc. from entering a building without blocking fresh airflow.


lexentry: eng/windscreen_washer__Noun__1
written_rep: windscreen washer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavacristallo
sense_list:
(British) A device that pumps water mixed with detergent from a tank through small nozzles on to the windscreen/windshield of a car in order to clean it.


lexentry: eng/windshield__Noun__1
written_rep: windshield
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parabrezza
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.


lexentry: eng/windshield_wiper__Noun__1
written_rep: windshield wiper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tergicristallo
sense_list:
(automobiles, US, Canada) a device used to clear rain and dirt from a windshield; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade


lexentry: eng/windsock__Noun__1
written_rep: windsock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calza del vento | cono del vento | manica a vento
sense_list:
(aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.


lexentry: eng/windsurfing__Noun__1
written_rep: windsurfing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavola a vela
sense_list:
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.


lexentry: eng/wine__Noun__1
written_rep: wine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vino
sense_list:
An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%. | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV. | (countable) A serving of wine.


lexentry: eng/wine_from_unpressed_grapes__Noun__1
written_rep: wine from unpressed grapes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eruzione
sense_list:
A (sweet) wine made from the juice that flows out of grapes before they are pressed. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/wine_grape__Noun__1
written_rep: wine grape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uva
sense_list:
Any variety of grape especially suited for winemaking, to be fermented into alcohol; usually, its suitability has been imparted by selective breeding.


lexentry: eng/wineskin__Noun__1
written_rep: wineskin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: otre
sense_list:
A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
written_rep: wing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ala
sense_list:
(zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly. | One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming. | A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building. | Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, the sail of a ship, etc. | A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position. | (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field. | A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
written_rep: wing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 23
trans_list: ala | parafango
sense_list:
(nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.


lexentry: eng/wing_commander__Noun__1
written_rep: wing commander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tenente colonnello
sense_list:
A person holding a rank in the RAF between that of squadron leader and group captain, equivalent to an army lieutenant colonel


lexentry: eng/wing_mirror__Noun__1
written_rep: wing mirror
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: specchietto laterale | specchietto retrovisore laterale
sense_list:
Either of a pair of mirrors on the sides of a car or other vehicle that enable the driver to see to the side and behind.


lexentry: eng/winged_word__Noun__1
written_rep: winged word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idiotismo
sense_list:
(idiomatic, literary, chiefly, in the plural) A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable. [late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/wingman__Noun__1
written_rep: wingman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spalla
sense_list:
(by extension) A friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests.


lexentry: eng/wingspan__Noun__1
written_rep: wingspan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apertura alare
sense_list:
(usually in singular) The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).


lexentry: eng/wink__Verb__1
written_rep: wink
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: ammiccare | biluxare | fare [[l']]occhiolino | strizzare l'occhio
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wipe_off__Verb__1
written_rep: wipe off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forbire
sense_list:
(transitive, literally) To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping. | (transitive, literally) To clean (something), removing any dirt from it, by wiping it.


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


lexentry: eng/wipe_out__Verb__1
written_rep: wipe out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cancellare
sense_list:
(transitive) To do away with; to cause to disappear. | (transitive, informal) To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wise_man__Noun__1
written_rep: wise man
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mago
sense_list:
A man who is wise. | A man who is a sage or seer. | A magus or wizard, now especially one of the three biblical magi.


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


lexentry: eng/wishbone__Noun__1
written_rep: wishbone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forcella | forchetta
sense_list:
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries. | (American football) A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation. | (automotive) A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/with__Preposition__1
written_rep: with
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: con
sense_list:
Against. | In the company of; alongside, close to; near to. | In addition to; as an accessory to. | In support of. | Using as an instrument; by means of. | (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on. | Keeping up with; understanding; following along.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/witness__Noun__1
written_rep: witness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: testimonianza
sense_list:
(uncountable) Attestation of a fact or event; testimony. | (countable) One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.


lexentry: eng/witness__Noun__1
written_rep: witness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: testimone | teste
sense_list:
(countable) One who sees or has personal knowledge of something. | (countable, law) Someone called to give evidence in a court.


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


lexentry: eng/wizard__Noun__1
written_rep: wizard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mago
sense_list:
Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices. | One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.


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


lexentry: eng/wizardry__Noun__1
written_rep: wizardry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magia
sense_list:
The art of a wizard; sorcery. | Something, such as an advanced technology, that gives the appearance of magic.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wood__Noun__1
written_rep: wood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legno
sense_list:
(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. | (countable, golf) A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wooden__Adjective__1
written_rep: wooden
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: di legno | ligneo
sense_list:
Made of wood. | (figuratively) As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/word_processor__Noun__1
written_rep: word processor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: word processor
sense_list:
A device similar to a simple computer, designed for word processing. | Software that provides word processing functions on a computer, typically including typeface selection, line justification and other formatting, pagination, and numerous other features.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/work__Verb__1
written_rep: work
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavorare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers. | (transitive) To work or operate in a certain place, area, or speciality. | (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence. | To shape, form, or improve a material. | To provoke or excite; to influence.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/working_day__Noun__1
written_rep: working day
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giorno feriale
sense_list:
Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends). | The part of a day in which work is done; the number of hours one must work per day for a specified wage.


lexentry: eng/working_language__Noun__1
written_rep: working language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lingua di lavoro
sense_list:
Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication. | (translation studies) Language that a translator or interpreter works with.


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


lexentry: eng/workout__Noun__1
written_rep: workout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allenamento
sense_list:
An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. | A schedule or program of specific exercises, especially one intended to achieve a particular goal.


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


lexentry: eng/works__Noun__3
written_rep: works
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: istituto
sense_list:
A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens. | (slang) A heroin or other drug addict's equipment: syringes, needles, etc.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
written_rep: world
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mondo
sense_list:
(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in. | (countable) A planet, especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable. | An individual or group perspective or social setting. | (computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/worm__Noun__1
written_rep: worm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: verme | baco
sense_list:
(computing) A self-replicating malware that propagates through a network. | (anatomy) A muscular band in the tongue of some animals, such as dogs; the lytta. | (archaic, or, poetic) Any creeping or crawling animal, such as a snake, snail, or caterpillar.


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


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


lexentry: eng/wormhole__Noun__1
written_rep: wormhole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cunicolo
sense_list:
(relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel. | (programming, slang) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wound__Noun__1
written_rep: wound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ferita | lesione
sense_list:
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body. | (criminal, _, legal) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.


lexentry: eng/wounded__Adjective__1
written_rep: wounded
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ferito
sense_list:
Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife. | (figuratively) Suffering from an emotional injury.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wrap_up__Verb__1
written_rep: wrap up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: completare | concludere | portare a termine | terminare
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To conclude or finish completely. | (transitive, idiomatic, figurative) To tie up; to make too busy to respond.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wrestle__Noun__1
written_rep: wrestle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lotta
sense_list:
(figurative) A situation in which people compete with each other; a contest, a struggle. | A fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/write__Verb__1
written_rep: write
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scrivere
sense_list:
(transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.). | (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form. | (intransitive) To be an author. | (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.


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


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


lexentry: eng/writing__Noun__1
written_rep: writing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: scrittura
sense_list:
(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters. | (countable) The style of writing of a person.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/xenophobia__Noun__1
written_rep: xenophobia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: xenofobia | senofobia
sense_list:
A hatred of strangers or foreigners. | A fear of strangers or foreigners. | A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners.


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


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


lexentry: eng/xeric__Adjective__1
written_rep: xeric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: xerico
sense_list:
(of an environment or habitat) Very dry, lacking humidity and water. | (of an organism) Adapted to live in a very dry habitat.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/yam__Noun__1
written_rep: yam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: igname
sense_list:
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated. | The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/yeah__Particle__1
written_rep: yeah
part_of_speech: particle
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sì | già
sense_list:
Yes. | Used to express acknowledgment of what was previously said. | Used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
written_rep: year
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anno
sense_list:
The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year. | The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year. | (by extension) An orbital period: the period of one revolution in any particular orbit: The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star. | A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar. | A level or grade in school or college. | A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.


lexentry: eng/yearbook__Noun__1
written_rep: yearbook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: annuario
sense_list:
(countable) A reference book, published annually. | (countable, US, education) A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.


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


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


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
written_rep: yeast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lievito
sense_list:
A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families. | A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/yesterday__Noun__1
written_rep: yesterday
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ieri
sense_list:
The day immediately before today; one day ago. | (figuratively) The past, often in terms of being outdated.


lexentry: eng/yet__Adverb__1
written_rep: yet
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ancora
sense_list:
At some future time; eventually. | (after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced. | In addition.


lexentry: eng/yew__Noun__1
written_rep: yew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tasso
sense_list:
(countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia. | (countable, by extension) Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus. | (uncountable) The wood of the such trees.


lexentry: eng/yield__Verb__1
written_rep: yield
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: produrre
sense_list:
(linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law. | To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/young__Adjective__1
written_rep: young
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giovane
sense_list:
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago. | Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person. | Of or belonging to the early part of life. | (obsolete) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/yourselves__Pronoun__1
written_rep: yourselves
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vi
sense_list:
(reflexive pronoun) Inflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed). | (emphatic) You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zarzuela__Noun__1
written_rep: zarzuela
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zarzuela
sense_list:
(music) A form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic subject. | (cooking) A Catalan fish soup or stew.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zebra__Noun__1
written_rep: zebra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: zebra
sense_list:
(vulgar, pejorative, slang, ethnic slur) A biracial person, specifically one born to a Sub-Saharan African person and a white person. | (informal) A zebra cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata).


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zenith__Noun__1
written_rep: zenith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zenit
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir. | (astronomy) The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.


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


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


lexentry: eng/zero-point_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: zero-point energy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: energia di punto zero
sense_list:
(physics, quantum mechanics) The lowest possible energy of a given quantum mechanical system. | (physics, physical chemistry) The kinetic energy possessed by (the particle constituents of) a substance at absolute zero temperature.


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


lexentry: eng/zero__Noun__1
written_rep: zero
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zero
sense_list:
The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. | The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems. | (informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none. | The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero. | The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates. | (mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring. | A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value. | (finance) A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zeroth__Adjective__1
written_rep: zeroth
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zeresimo
sense_list:
(mathematics) In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero. | Corresponding to a position preceding the first.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
written_rep: zodiac
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zodiaco
sense_list:
(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region. | (astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.


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


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


lexentry: eng/zone__Noun__1
written_rep: zone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: zona
sense_list:
A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc. | (networking) That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority. | (networking, dated) A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk (an obsolete networking protocol).


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zoophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: zoophyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zoofito
sense_list:
(biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones. [from 17th c.] | (biology, historical) A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb. [from 17th c.]


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


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


lexentry: eng/zugzwang__Noun__1
written_rep: zugzwang
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zugzwang
sense_list:
(chess) A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move. | (figurative) A situation in which someone is forced to make a disadvantageous move.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


