# translation

lexentry: eng/slipcover__Noun__1
written_rep: slipcover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: involucro
sense_list:
A fitted protective or decorative cover that may be slipped off and on a piece of upholstered furniture, usually made of cloth.


lexentry: eng/slipped_disc__Noun__1
written_rep: slipped disc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ernia del disco
sense_list:
(pathology) A vertebral disc that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.


lexentry: eng/slippery__Adjective__1
written_rep: slippery
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scivoloso | sdrucciolevole
sense_list:
Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.


lexentry: eng/slippery_jack__Noun__1
written_rep: slippery jack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boleto giallo
sense_list:
A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.


lexentry: eng/slipway__Noun__1
written_rep: slipway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diga
sense_list:
(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.


lexentry: eng/slivovitz__Noun__1
written_rep: slivovitz
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slivovitz
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.


lexentry: eng/sloe__Noun__1
written_rep: sloe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: prugnola
sense_list:
Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.


lexentry: eng/slop-jar__Noun__1
written_rep: slop-jar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vaso da notte
sense_list:
(US, dated) A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or convenient to use a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used in private residences that were without an indoor toilet or bathroom.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
written_rep: slope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: inclinazione
sense_list:
(mathematics, of a line, with respect to a fixed coordinate system) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line. | (mathematics, of a curve at a given point; sometimes proscribed, see Usage notes) The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.


lexentry: eng/slope__Verb__1
written_rep: slope
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: muoversi furtivamente
sense_list:
(transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.


lexentry: eng/slot__Noun__1
written_rep: slot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fessura | scanalatura
sense_list:
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.


lexentry: eng/slot__Noun__1
written_rep: slot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: orme | pista | traccia
sense_list:
The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor. | (journalism) The inside of the "rim" or semicircular copy desk, occupied by the supervisor of the copy editors.


lexentry: eng/slot__Noun__2
written_rep: slot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: chiavistello
sense_list:
(Scotland, Northern England) An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.


lexentry: eng/sloth__Noun__1
written_rep: sloth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bradipo
sense_list:
(countable) Any animal in the suborder Folivora. | (especially) Any herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Choloepodidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.


lexentry: eng/slouch_hat__Noun__1
written_rep: slouch hat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cappello a cencio
sense_list:
A broad-brimmed felt hat worn by soldiers, often with a clasp on the left side to allow a rifle to be carried over the shoulder.


lexentry: eng/slough__Noun__2
written_rep: slough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: palude, torbiera
sense_list:
(Eastern US) A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.


lexentry: eng/slow__Adjective__1
written_rep: slow
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lento | lenta
sense_list:
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.


lexentry: eng/slow_motion__Noun__1
written_rep: slow motion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rallentatore | ralenti
sense_list:
(cinematography) A technique of film, photography, and video to stretch time and allow visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.


lexentry: eng/slow_news_day__Noun__1
written_rep: slow news day
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sommerloch
sense_list:
(journalism) A time when media organizations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics.


lexentry: eng/slowpoke__Noun__1
written_rep: slowpoke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiocciola
sense_list:
(US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.


lexentry: eng/slowworm__Noun__1
written_rep: slowworm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orbettino
sense_list:
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.


lexentry: eng/sludge__Noun__1
written_rep: sludge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: melma
sense_list:
A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.


lexentry: eng/sluggish__Adjective__1
written_rep: sluggish
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lento
sense_list:
Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert. | Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.


lexentry: eng/sluice__Noun__1
written_rep: sluice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiusa | cataratta | cateratta | paratoia | saracinesca | canale artificiale
sense_list:
An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.


lexentry: eng/sluice_gate__Noun__1
written_rep: sluice gate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiusa | paratoia | saracinesca | scolmatoio
sense_list:
A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.


lexentry: eng/slump__Noun__1
written_rep: slump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crollo
sense_list:
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.


lexentry: eng/slur__Noun__1
written_rep: slur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: legatura di espressione | legatura di frase | legatura di portamento
sense_list:
(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).


lexentry: eng/slurry__Noun__1
written_rep: slurry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: colaticcio | purino
sense_list:
(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.


lexentry: eng/sluttery__Noun__1
written_rep: sluttery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: maialata
sense_list:
(uncountable) The qualities or practices of a slut (slovenly person), such as untidiness and dirtiness.


lexentry: eng/smack__Noun__2
written_rep: smack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: semalo
sense_list:
A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack


lexentry: eng/small-minded__Adjective__1
written_rep: small-minded
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: di idee ristrette
sense_list:
Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.


lexentry: eng/small__Adjective__1
written_rep: small
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piccolo | ristretto
sense_list:
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. | Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.


lexentry: eng/small_business__Noun__1
written_rep: small business
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: POS
sense_list:
(business, economics) A privately-owned and operated business with relatively small turnover and staff numbers, typically seen as constituting part of a specific commercial or economic sector.


lexentry: eng/small_caps__Noun__1
written_rep: small caps
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maiuscoletto
sense_list:
(typography) Capital letters shown in the same form but in small size (typically of the same size as lower-case letters).


lexentry: eng/small_category__Noun__1
written_rep: small category
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: categoria piccola
sense_list:
(category theory) A category such that all of its objects form a set and all of its morphisms form a set.


lexentry: eng/small_forward__Noun__1
written_rep: small forward
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ala
sense_list:
(basketball) A forward who is the shorter of the two forward positions, and often plays behind the power forwards.


lexentry: eng/small_fry__Noun__1
written_rep: small fry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: scartina
sense_list:
(idiomatic) One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.


lexentry: eng/small_intestine__Noun__1
written_rep: small intestine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: intestino tenue
sense_list:
(anatomy) The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.


lexentry: eng/small_screen__Noun__1
written_rep: small screen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piccolo schermo
sense_list:
(broadcasting) The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen)


lexentry: eng/small_talk__Noun__1
written_rep: small talk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiacchiera
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.


lexentry: eng/small_text__Noun__1
written_rep: small text
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piccolo testo
sense_list:
(printing, dated) A small size of type, in French and Italian printing, usually conflated with brevier but technically treated as 7½ Didot points.


lexentry: eng/smallpox__Noun__1
written_rep: smallpox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vaiolo | vaiuolo
sense_list:
(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.


lexentry: eng/smallsword__Noun__1
written_rep: smallsword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spada
sense_list:
A light one-handed sword, designed for thrusting, which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance.


lexentry: eng/smart__Verb__1
written_rep: smart
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fare male
sense_list:
(intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.


lexentry: eng/smart_meter__Noun__1
written_rep: smart meter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contatore intelligente
sense_list:
An electronic meter, usually for measuring electricity or gas consumption, which is able to send readings back to the supply company at predetermined intervals.


lexentry: eng/smartness__Noun__1
written_rep: smartness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: appoggiarsi
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state or quality of being smart, intelligence. | (uncountable) The state or quality of being smart in appearance.


lexentry: eng/smartphone__Noun__1
written_rep: smartphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(cell phone) A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.

trans_list:
smartphone | cellulare intelligente | telefonino intelligente | supercellulare | superfonino | telefono intelligente


lexentry: eng/smear__Verb__1
written_rep: smear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ricoprire
sense_list:
(transitive) To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing. | (transitive) To cause (something) to be a particular colour by covering with a substance.


lexentry: eng/smear__Verb__1
written_rep: smear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: denigrare | diffamare | macchiare
sense_list:
(transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.


lexentry: eng/smear_campaign__Noun__1
written_rep: smear campaign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campagna diffamatoria
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.


lexentry: eng/smectic__Adjective__1
written_rep: smectic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: smectico
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics, of a liquid crystal) Whose molecules are aligned in layers, with the molecules lying perpendicular to the plane of the layers.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
written_rep: smell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olfatto | odorato
sense_list:
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
written_rep: smell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: odore
sense_list:
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/smell__Verb__1
written_rep: smell
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: odorare | sentire
sense_list:
(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.


lexentry: eng/smelly__Adjective__1
written_rep: smelly
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: puzzolente | fetente | fetido | graveolente | maleodorante | puzzoso
sense_list:
(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.


lexentry: eng/smelt__Noun__1
written_rep: smelt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sperlano
sense_list:
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.


lexentry: eng/smelt__Verb__2
written_rep: smelt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fondere
sense_list:
To produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.


lexentry: eng/smew__Noun__1
written_rep: smew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesciaiola
sense_list:
A small compact diving duck, Mergellus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.


lexentry: eng/smile__Noun__1
written_rep: smile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sorriso
sense_list:
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/smith__Noun__1
written_rep: smith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fabbro | fabro
sense_list:
A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.


lexentry: eng/smithsonite__Noun__1
written_rep: smithsonite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smithsonite
sense_list:
(mineral) A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO3, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.


lexentry: eng/smoke__Noun__1
written_rep: smoke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fumo
sense_list:
(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.


lexentry: eng/smoke__Noun__1
written_rep: smoke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: fumata
sense_list:
(colloquial, countable, never plural) An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.


lexentry: eng/smoke__Verb__1
written_rep: smoke
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fumare
sense_list:
(transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. | (intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke. | (intransitive) To give off smoke.


lexentry: eng/smoke_bomb__Noun__1
written_rep: smoke bomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bomba fumogena
sense_list:
(military) An explosive or incendiary device designed to emit smoke in order to mark a position or produce a smokescreen.


lexentry: eng/smoke_signal__Noun__1
written_rep: smoke signal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: segnale di fumo
sense_list:
(often, pluralized) A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.


lexentry: eng/smoking__Noun__1
written_rep: smoking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tabagismo | fumare
sense_list:
The burning and inhalation of tobacco. | The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavored by smoke.


lexentry: eng/smoking_jacket__Noun__1
written_rep: smoking jacket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smoking
sense_list:
A men's jacket designed to be worn while smoking tobacco, typically made of soft fabric with a tie belt.


lexentry: eng/smolder__Verb__1
written_rep: smolder
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: covare
sense_list:
(intransitive, figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.


lexentry: eng/smooth__Adjective__1
written_rep: smooth
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: liscio
sense_list:
(mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.


lexentry: eng/smooth_breathing__Noun__1
written_rep: smooth breathing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spirito dolce
sense_list:
(orthography) A diacritic (᾿/◌̓) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this lack of aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἀ, ῤ.


lexentry: eng/smooth_muscle__Noun__1
written_rep: smooth muscle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo liscio
sense_list:
(muscle) Involuntary muscle which is found within the intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.


lexentry: eng/smorgasbord__Noun__1
written_rep: smorgasbord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buffet svedese | buffè svedese | rinfresco
sense_list:
A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.


lexentry: eng/smother__Verb__1
written_rep: smother
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: soffocare | estinguere | spegnere
sense_list:
(transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.


lexentry: eng/smuggle__Verb__1
written_rep: smuggle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contrabbandare
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties


lexentry: eng/smurf__Noun__1
written_rep: smurf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puffo
sense_list:
(comics, fictional character) A blue pixie with a white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.


lexentry: eng/smut__Noun__1
written_rep: smut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: oscenità
sense_list:
(uncountable) Sexually vulgar material; something that is sexual in a dirty way; pornographic material.


lexentry: eng/smut__Noun__1
written_rep: smut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: carbone
sense_list:
Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.


lexentry: eng/snail__Noun__1
written_rep: snail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiocciola | lumaca
sense_list:
Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
written_rep: snap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schiocco
sense_list:
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound. | The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
written_rep: snap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 16
trans_list: rubamazzetto
sense_list:
(uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.


lexentry: eng/snap_up__Verb__1
written_rep: snap up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbrancare
sense_list:
(transitive, colloquial) To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.


lexentry: eng/snapshot__Noun__1
written_rep: snapshot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: istantanea
sense_list:
A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity. | A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.


lexentry: eng/snare__Noun__1
written_rep: snare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: armonico | laccio | rullante | tamburo | timbro
sense_list:
(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.


lexentry: eng/snare_drum__Noun__1
written_rep: snare drum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rullante
sense_list:
A tubular drum with skins stretched over the top and bottom, and having a set of chains that can be applied to the bottom skin to create a rattling sound.


lexentry: eng/snarl__Verb__2
written_rep: snarl
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ringhiare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.


lexentry: eng/snatch_defeat_from_the_jaws_of_victory__Verb__1
written_rep: snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strappare la sconfitta dalle fauci della vittoria
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.


lexentry: eng/sneak__Verb__1
written_rep: sneak
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: intrufolarsi | accalappiare | arraffare | carpire | introdursi | rubare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.


lexentry: eng/sneak__Verb__1
written_rep: sneak
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: accalappiare | arraffare | carpire | rubare | soffiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To take something stealthily without permission. | (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.


lexentry: eng/sneer__Noun__1
written_rep: sneer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghigno | sogghigno
sense_list:
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.


lexentry: eng/snifter__Noun__1
written_rep: snifter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: napoleone | snifter
sense_list:
(originally, and, chiefly, US) A small, wide, pear-shaped glass used for drinking aromatic liquors such as bourbon and brandy.


lexentry: eng/snipe__Noun__1
written_rep: snipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beccaccino | beccaccia
sense_list:
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.


lexentry: eng/snippet__Noun__1
written_rep: snippet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: parte
sense_list:
(computing) A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase.


lexentry: eng/snob__Noun__1
written_rep: snob
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snob
sense_list:
(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/snobbish__Adjective__1
written_rep: snobbish
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snobistico
sense_list:
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.


lexentry: eng/snoot__Noun__1
written_rep: snoot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: tubo
sense_list:
(theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.


lexentry: eng/snore__Verb__1
written_rep: snore
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: russare | ronfare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.


lexentry: eng/snoring__Noun__1
written_rep: snoring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: russamento
sense_list:
The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.


lexentry: eng/snorkel__Noun__1
written_rep: snorkel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boccaglio | aeratore
sense_list:
(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.


lexentry: eng/snout_moth__Noun__1
written_rep: snout moth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: piralide
sense_list:
Any of various moths with a long proboscis, such as in the families Pyralidae and Pyraloidae, and the subfamily Hypeninae.


lexentry: eng/snow__Noun__1
written_rep: snow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: neve | nevicata
sense_list:
(uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.


lexentry: eng/snow__Noun__1
written_rep: snow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: effetto neve | neve
sense_list:
(figurative) The moving pattern of random dots seen on a radar or television screen, etc., when no transmission signal is being received or when there is interference.


lexentry: eng/snow__Verb__1
written_rep: snow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nevicare
sense_list:
(intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/snow_bunting__Noun__1
written_rep: snow bunting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zigolo delle nevi
sense_list:
A bird of species Plectrophenax nivalis, having white plumage, widely distributed in northern latitudes.


lexentry: eng/snow_fence__Noun__1
written_rep: snow fence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraneve
sense_list:
A fence erected for the purpose of preventing windblown snow from drifting, e.g. onto a road or railway.


lexentry: eng/snow_globe__Noun__1
written_rep: snow globe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: globo di neve
sense_list:
A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.


lexentry: eng/snow_leopard__Noun__1
written_rep: snow leopard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leopardo delle nevi
sense_list:
A large feline mammal, Panthera uncia (syn. Uncia uncia), native to mountain ranges of central Asia.


lexentry: eng/snow_shed__Noun__1
written_rep: snow shed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galleria paravalanghe
sense_list:
(rail transport, road transport) A tunnel-like structure that provides roads and railroad tracks with protection from avalanches and heavy snowfalls that cannot be easily removed.


lexentry: eng/snowball's_chance_in_hell__Noun__1
written_rep: snowball's chance in hell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alle calende greche | mai | quando gli asini voleranno
sense_list:
(informal, hyperbole, idiomatic, somewhat, derogatory, somewhat, vulgar) Almost no chance at all of an occurrence or success.


lexentry: eng/snowball__Noun__1
written_rep: snowball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palla di neve
sense_list:
A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.


lexentry: eng/snowblower__Noun__1
written_rep: snowblower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sgombraneve
sense_list:
A motorized vehicle that picks up snow off the ground and blows it to one side in order to clear a path.


lexentry: eng/snowboard__Noun__1
written_rep: snowboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snowboard | nevepattino | tavola da neve
sense_list:
A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.


lexentry: eng/snowdrop__Noun__1
written_rep: snowdrop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bucaneve
sense_list:
Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/snowman__Noun__1
written_rep: snowman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pupazzo di neve | fantoccio di neve | omino di neve | uomo di neve
sense_list:
A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).


lexentry: eng/snowmobile__Noun__1
written_rep: snowmobile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motoslitta | gatto delle nevi
sense_list:
(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.


lexentry: eng/snowplow__Noun__1
written_rep: snowplow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spartineve
sense_list:
A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots. | A blade-like pushing device attached to a vehicle to enable it to be used for removing snow.


lexentry: eng/snubber__Noun__1
written_rep: snubber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammortizzatore
sense_list:
A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.


lexentry: eng/snus__Noun__1
written_rep: snus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: snus
sense_list:
A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.


lexentry: eng/so__Adjective__1
written_rep: so
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: così | tanto | allora | affinché | perché | veramente
sense_list:
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.


lexentry: eng/so__Adverb__1
written_rep: so
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: così | tanto | allora
sense_list:
To the (explicitly stated) extent. | To the (implied) extent. | (with as): To such an extent or degree; as.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
written_rep: so
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tanto | allora | affinché | perché | veramente
sense_list:
Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
written_rep: so
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: così | tanto | affinché | perché | veramente
sense_list:
Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.


lexentry: eng/so_be_it__Phrase__1
written_rep: so be it
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: così sia | transeat
sense_list:
(idiomatic, subjunctive) An indication of acceptance, especially of a situation which is not entirely favorable.


lexentry: eng/so_much_for__Phrase__1
written_rep: so much for
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alla faccia di | altro che
sense_list:
(idiomatic) An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.


lexentry: eng/so_much_the_worse_for__Phrase__1
written_rep: so much the worse for
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tanto peggio per
sense_list:
(+object) Used to indicate that an unfortunate event, outcome, etc. is of the subject's own doing; and that the speaker feels no great concern for it.


lexentry: eng/so_what__Interjection__1
written_rep: so what
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: e allora | e quindi | e sticazzi?
sense_list:
(informal, rhetorical question, impolite) Used to indicate indifference, often as a reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement.


lexentry: eng/soap__Noun__1
written_rep: soap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sapone
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.


lexentry: eng/soap_dispenser__Noun__1
written_rep: soap dispenser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dispenser di sapone | distributore di sapone | erogatore di sapone
sense_list:
A simple device, often wall-mounted, that dispenses liquid soap when the user presses on it, or in some designs by sensing hand motions.


lexentry: eng/soap_opera__Noun__1
written_rep: soap opera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: telenovela
sense_list:
(countable) A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.


lexentry: eng/soapbox__Noun__1
written_rep: soapbox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: palco
sense_list:
(figuratively, often pejorative) A platform or outlet, such as a media platform, that a person uses to express his or her opinions.


lexentry: eng/soapstone__Noun__1
written_rep: soapstone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steatite | pietra saponaria
sense_list:
(geology) A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.


lexentry: eng/soar__Verb__1
written_rep: soar
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: planare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird. | To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.


lexentry: eng/soar__Verb__1
written_rep: soar
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: alzarsi
sense_list:
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.


lexentry: eng/sober__Adjective__1
written_rep: sober
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sobrio
sense_list:
Not drunk; not intoxicated. | Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol. | (figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled. | (of color) Dull; not bright or colorful.


lexentry: eng/sober_up__Verb__1
written_rep: sober up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare passare la sbornia
sense_list:
To become sober; to cause to become sober (usually in terms of alcohol or drugs; sometimes figuratively).


lexentry: eng/sobriety__Noun__1
written_rep: sobriety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sobrietà
sense_list:
The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm. | The quality or state of not being intoxicated.


lexentry: eng/sobriquet__Noun__1
written_rep: sobriquet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nomignolo
sense_list:
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.


lexentry: eng/social_Darwinism__Noun__1
written_rep: social Darwinism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: darwinismo sociale
sense_list:
(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.


lexentry: eng/social_anxiety_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: social anxiety disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fobia sociale | sociofobia
sense_list:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) An anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.


lexentry: eng/social_climber__Noun__1
written_rep: social climber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carrierista
sense_list:
(derogatory) One who tries to improve his or her social standing, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.


lexentry: eng/social_contract__Noun__1
written_rep: social contract
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contratto sociale
sense_list:
(philosophy, politics) An implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to the rule of law and acceptable conduct.


lexentry: eng/social_death__Noun__1
written_rep: social death
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morte sociale
sense_list:
(sociology, idiomatic) The alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored.


lexentry: eng/social_democracy__Noun__1
written_rep: social democracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: socialdemocrazia
sense_list:
(political) A moderate political philosophy or ideology that aims to achieve socialist (socialistic) goals within a democratic society and a liberal democracy such as by means of a strong welfare state and regulation of private industry.


lexentry: eng/social_democrat__Noun__1
written_rep: social democrat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: socialdemocratico
sense_list:
(politics) A supporter of social democracy, a political ideology in which a socialist system of government is achieved by democratic means.


lexentry: eng/social_distance__Noun__1
written_rep: social distance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distanza sociale
sense_list:
(sociology) The distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.


lexentry: eng/social_distancing__Noun__1
written_rep: social distancing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distanziamento sociale
sense_list:
(epidemiology) The practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases by isolating those with such diseases in quarantines, maintaining space between individuals, and prohibiting certain activities.


lexentry: eng/social_group__Noun__1
written_rep: social group
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gruppo sociale
sense_list:
A collection of humans or animals who share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity.


lexentry: eng/social_housing__Noun__1
written_rep: social housing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: casa popolare
sense_list:
(UK) Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing affordable housing, often focusing on disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social-security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.


lexentry: eng/social_justice_warrior__Noun__1
written_rep: social justice warrior
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: social justice warrior
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social justice,‎ warrior; a social justice activist.


lexentry: eng/social_life__Noun__1
written_rep: social life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vita sociale
sense_list:
An individual's interpersonal relationships with people within their immediate surroundings or general public. | Those public activities performed in association with others for the purpose of pleasure.


lexentry: eng/social_media__Noun__1
written_rep: social media
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reti sociali | social
sense_list:
(uncountable) Applications or websites allowing users to share content and communicate with one another through the Internet.


lexentry: eng/social_network__Noun__1
written_rep: social network
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rete sociale | social network
sense_list:
(collective, sociology) A network of personal or business contacts, especially as facilitated by social networking on the Internet. | (internet) A service allowing users to manage and interact with their network of friends or contacts on the Internet. (Called a social network application in precise usage that reserves social network to its original sense.)


lexentry: eng/social_safety_net__Noun__1
written_rep: social safety net
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammortizzatori sociali
sense_list:
(politics, social policy) A set of governmental programs, entitlements, or benefits providing citizens and residents with a minimum level of financial protection, food, access to public infrastructure, or medical services.


lexentry: eng/social_security__Noun__1
written_rep: social security
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sicurezza sociale
sense_list:
A system whereby the state either through general or specific taxation provides various benefits to help ensure the wellbeing of its citizens. | Those benefits paid under such a system.


lexentry: eng/social_status__Noun__1
written_rep: social status
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: status sociale
sense_list:
(sociology) One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.


lexentry: eng/social_worker__Noun__1
written_rep: social worker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assistente sociale | operatore social
sense_list:
A person, usually employed by the state, that supports the welfare of individuals or groups, especially those that are socially disadvantaged.


lexentry: eng/socialism__Noun__1
written_rep: socialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: socialismo
sense_list:
(Marxism-Leninism) The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and communism in Marxist theory in which the state has control of the means of production. | Any of a group of later political philosophies such democratic socialism and social democracy which do not envisage the need for full state ownership of the means of production nor transition to full communism, and which are typically based on principles of community decision making, social equality and the avoidance of economic and social exclusion, with economic policy giving first preference to community goals over individual ones.


lexentry: eng/socialization__Noun__1
written_rep: socialization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: socializzazione
sense_list:
(sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.


lexentry: eng/socialize__Verb__1
written_rep: socialize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: socializzare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially. | (transitive) To instruct (somebody), usually subconsciously and mostly by example, in the etiquette of a society. | (transitive) To take something into collective or governmental ownership.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
written_rep: society
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: società
sense_list:
(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms. | (uncountable) The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
written_rep: society
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: società | associazione
sense_list:
(countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.


lexentry: eng/sociogram__Noun__1
written_rep: sociogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sociogramma
sense_list:
A graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation; a depiction of the social links that a person has.


lexentry: eng/sociolect__Noun__1
written_rep: sociolect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: socioletto
sense_list:
(sociolinguistics) The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.


lexentry: eng/sociology__Noun__1
written_rep: sociology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sociologia
sense_list:
A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.


lexentry: eng/sock_puppet__Noun__1
written_rep: sock puppet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fantoccio
sense_list:
(Internet slang, pejorative) An alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse.


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
written_rep: socket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: presa | zoccolo
sense_list:
(electrical) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).


lexentry: eng/sod__Noun__1
written_rep: sod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piota | zolla
sense_list:
(uncountable) The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.


lexentry: eng/soda__Noun__1
written_rep: soda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: soda | bibita | bevanda gassata | carbonato di sodio | seltz
sense_list:
(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).


lexentry: eng/soda_siphon__Noun__1
written_rep: soda siphon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sifone
sense_list:
A stout glass bottle containing soda water under pressure, at one time found in bars. A lever-operated valve at the top is used to dispense the liquid.


lexentry: eng/sodium__Noun__1
written_rep: sodium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sodio
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.


lexentry: eng/sodium_alum__Noun__1
written_rep: sodium alum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: allume di sodio
sense_list:
(mineral) A water-soluble mineral NaAl(SO4)2·12(H2O); a form of alum in which potassium is replaced by sodium.


lexentry: eng/sodium_bisulfite__Noun__1
written_rep: sodium bisulfite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bisolfito di sodio
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The mono sodium salt of sulfurous acid, NaHSO3, used as a food preservative and as a reagent in organic synthesis.


lexentry: eng/sodium_carbonate__Noun__1
written_rep: sodium carbonate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soda
sense_list:
(chemistry) A salt, in the form of a white powder, Na2CO3, formally derived from sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid.


lexentry: eng/sodium_chloride__Noun__1
written_rep: sodium chloride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cloruro di sodio
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) Common table salt, a compound composed of equal number of sodium and chlorine atoms. Chemical formula NaCl.


lexentry: eng/sodium_hydroxide__Noun__1
written_rep: sodium hydroxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idrossido di sodio
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/sodium_nitrate__Noun__1
written_rep: sodium nitrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nitrato di sodio
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO3; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.


lexentry: eng/sodium_sulfate__Noun__1
written_rep: sodium sulfate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solfato di sodio
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na2SO4; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products.


lexentry: eng/sodium_thiosulfate__Noun__1
written_rep: sodium thiosulfate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tiosolfato di sodio
sense_list:
An inorganic compound that is typically available as the pentahydrate, Na2S2O3·5H2O. It is used in iodometry, photographic processing, gold extraction, etc.


lexentry: eng/sodomise__Verb__1
written_rep: sodomise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sodomizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To engage in sodomy with (someone); to engage in anal (or, rarely, oral) sex as the penetrator (especially without consent). | (transitive) To engage in sexual intercourse with (an animal), to engage in bestiality.


lexentry: eng/sodomy__Noun__1
written_rep: sodomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sodomia
sense_list:
Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex. | (in particular) Anal sex.


lexentry: eng/sofa__Noun__1
written_rep: sofa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sofà | divano
sense_list:
(furniture) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.


lexentry: eng/soffit__Noun__1
written_rep: soffit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soffitto
sense_list:
(architectural element) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.


lexentry: eng/soft-pedal__Verb__1
written_rep: soft-pedal
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbindolare | sottacere
sense_list:
(figuratively) To reduce the force or impact of (something); to damp, to mute; especially, to minimize the less desirable aspects of (something); to play down, to tone down.


lexentry: eng/soft-soap__Verb__1
written_rep: soft-soap
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adulare
sense_list:
(informal, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.


lexentry: eng/soft_cheese__Noun__1
written_rep: soft cheese
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: formaggio a pasta molle
sense_list:
A type of rennet cheese that is not firm owing to the curds not having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree, so that much whey or liquid is left, and it has not ripened long.


lexentry: eng/soft_drink__Noun__1
written_rep: soft drink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bibita | bevanda gassata
sense_list:
Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet. (In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.)


lexentry: eng/soft_landing__Noun__1
written_rep: soft landing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atterraggio morbido
sense_list:
(countable, aeronautics) A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload or the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/soft_mutation__Noun__1
written_rep: soft mutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mutazione dolce
sense_list:
(linguistics) An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances; lenition.


lexentry: eng/soft_power__Noun__1
written_rep: soft power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forza
sense_list:
(politics) Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.


lexentry: eng/soft_serve__Noun__1
written_rep: soft serve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gelato alla spina | gelato espresso | gelato soft
sense_list:
A frozen dessert or snack, similar to ice cream but softer, as a result of air being introduced during freezing.


lexentry: eng/soft_sign__Noun__1
written_rep: soft sign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: segno tenue
sense_list:
The Cyrillic letter Ь/ь (transliterated in English with an apostrophe (’) or prime (′)), which in modern languages using the Cyrillic alphabet serves to denote a soft (palatized) consonant.


lexentry: eng/soft_tennis__Noun__1
written_rep: soft tennis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soft tennis
sense_list:
(sports) A variant of tennis, developed in Japan, differing in the tennis ball used, from regular tennis (lawn tennis), having a softer rubber ball.


lexentry: eng/soft_toy__Noun__1
written_rep: soft toy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peluche | pelusce | peluscia | peluscio
sense_list:
(Britain, Australia, South Africa) A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children.


lexentry: eng/soft_water__Noun__1
written_rep: soft water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua dolce
sense_list:
(chemistry) Water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap.


lexentry: eng/softball__Noun__1
written_rep: softball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: softball
sense_list:
(sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand. | (sports) The ball used to play the sport.


lexentry: eng/software__Noun__1
written_rep: software
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: software | programma | supporto logico
sense_list:
(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).


lexentry: eng/software_engineering__Noun__1
written_rep: software engineering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingegneria del software
sense_list:
The subfield of engineering concerned with applying a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software.


lexentry: eng/softwood__Noun__1
written_rep: softwood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: conifera
sense_list:
(uncountable, mostly, botany) The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to how soft this wood is. | (countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields this wood. | (uncountable) Any commercial timber.


lexentry: eng/softwood__Noun__1
written_rep: softwood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: albero
sense_list:
(countable, in more general use) Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.


lexentry: eng/soigneur__Noun__1
written_rep: soigneur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assistente
sense_list:
(cycle racing) A non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
written_rep: soil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: terreno | terra
sense_list:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
written_rep: soil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: terra | suolo
sense_list:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.


lexentry: eng/soil_science__Noun__1
written_rep: soil science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scienza del suolo
sense_list:
The scientific study of the formation, classification, mapping, and the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil.


lexentry: eng/solanine__Noun__1
written_rep: solanine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solanina
sense_list:
(organic compound) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family Solanaceae, including potato and tomato.


lexentry: eng/solar_calendar__Noun__1
written_rep: solar calendar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calendario solare
sense_list:
A calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun, which defines the year. Dates indicate the position of the Earth during this revolution.


lexentry: eng/solar_constant__Noun__1
written_rep: solar constant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: costante solare
sense_list:
The amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.


lexentry: eng/solar_day__Noun__1
written_rep: solar day
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giorno solare
sense_list:
(astronomy) One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)


lexentry: eng/solar_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: solar energy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elioenergia | energia solare
sense_list:
Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.


lexentry: eng/solar_mass__Noun__1
written_rep: solar mass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: massa solare
sense_list:
(astronomy) A unit, equal to the mass of the sun, used to express the mass of other stars etc. 1 M☉ = 2 × 1030 kg.


lexentry: eng/solar_prominence__Noun__1
written_rep: solar prominence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: protuberanza solare
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any of the large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere of the Sun.


lexentry: eng/solar_radiation__Noun__1
written_rep: solar radiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiazione solare
sense_list:
(astronomy) All the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth


lexentry: eng/solar_sail__Noun__1
written_rep: solar sail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vela solare
sense_list:
(astronautics) A sail-like structure on a spacecraft consisting of very large ultrathin mirrors, with propulsion being achieved by the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser.


lexentry: eng/solar_wind__Noun__1
written_rep: solar wind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vento solare
sense_list:
(astronomy) The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.


lexentry: eng/soldier_of_fortune__Noun__1
written_rep: soldier of fortune
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soldato di ventura
sense_list:
A noncommissioned soldier willing to serve any state or person who will hire them. | (figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally themself with any person or institution who will hire them.


lexentry: eng/sole_trader__Noun__1
written_rep: sole trader
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indipendente
sense_list:
(business) A type of enterprise or proprietorship which is owned by one person who is fully liable for the company's debts and fulfilment of contracts using their personal wealth unless incorporated.


lexentry: eng/solemn__Adjective__1
written_rep: solemn
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solenne
sense_list:
(religion, specifically, _, Christianity) Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred. | Deeply serious and sombre; grave. | Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.


lexentry: eng/solenodon__Noun__1
written_rep: solenodon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apparenza
sense_list:
Any of the family Solenodontidae of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and venomous saliva.


lexentry: eng/solfège__Noun__1
written_rep: solfège
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solfeggio
sense_list:
(music) A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.


lexentry: eng/solicit__Verb__1
written_rep: solicit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: disturbare
sense_list:
(archaic, transitive) To disturb or trouble; to harass. | (obsolete, rare, transitive) To disturb; to disquiet.


lexentry: eng/solicitor__Noun__1
written_rep: solicitor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: avvocato
sense_list:
In many common law jurisdictions, a type of lawyer whose traditional role is to offer legal services to clients apart from acting as their advocate in court. A solicitor instructs barristers to act as an advocate for their client in court, although rights of audience for solicitors vary according to jurisdiction. | In English Canada and in parts of Australia, a type of lawyer who historically held the same role as above, but whose role has in modern times been merged with that of a barrister.


lexentry: eng/solicitous__Adjective__1
written_rep: solicitous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: impensierito
sense_list:
(Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus: | In an anxious or distressed way.


lexentry: eng/solid-state__Adjective__1
written_rep: solid-state
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: semiconduttore
sense_list:
(electronics, of an electronic component) Based upon semiconductors, as distinct from older technologies such as vacuum tubes.


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
written_rep: solid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solido
sense_list:
(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
written_rep: solid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: massiccio
sense_list:
Large in size, quantity, or value. | Hearty; filling. | (printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
written_rep: solid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 20
trans_list: solido | tinta unita
sense_list:
(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.


lexentry: eng/solid__Noun__1
written_rep: solid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solido
sense_list:
(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas). | (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).


lexentry: eng/solid_angle__Noun__1
written_rep: solid angle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: angolo solido
sense_list:
(geometry) The three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends.


lexentry: eng/solid_of_revolution__Noun__1
written_rep: solid of revolution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solido di rotazione
sense_list:
A solid produced by taking a particular two-dimensional curve and rotating it through 360° about an axis. The curve will sweep out a surface, and the region inside the surface defines a solid.


lexentry: eng/solidarity__Noun__1
written_rep: solidarity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solidarietà
sense_list:
A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group. | (uncountable) Willingness to support another person in a difficult position or needs affection.


lexentry: eng/solidus__Noun__1
written_rep: solidus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: solido
sense_list:
(historical) The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.


lexentry: eng/soliloquy__Noun__1
written_rep: soliloquy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soliloquio
sense_list:
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience. | (authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.


lexentry: eng/solitaire__Noun__1
written_rep: solitaire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Peg Solitaire
sense_list:
Ellipsis of Réunion solitaire (Raphus solitarius, now Threskiornis solitarius), an extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo.


lexentry: eng/solitary__Adjective__1
written_rep: solitary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solitario
sense_list:
Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present | Performed, passed, or endured alone. | Not much visited or frequented; remote from society | Single; individual; sole.


lexentry: eng/solitary_confinement__Noun__1
written_rep: solitary confinement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cella di isolamento | confino | isolamento | segregazione
sense_list:
Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.


lexentry: eng/solo__Noun__1
written_rep: solo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: solitario
sense_list:
(games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner


lexentry: eng/solstice__Noun__1
written_rep: solstice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solstizio
sense_list:
One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.


lexentry: eng/solubility__Noun__1
written_rep: solubility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solubilità
sense_list:
The condition of being soluble. | (chemistry) The amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent, to give a saturated solution, under specified conditions.


lexentry: eng/solution__Noun__1
written_rep: solution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soluzione
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances. | An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem. | An answer to a problem.


lexentry: eng/solvency__Noun__1
written_rep: solvency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solvibilità
sense_list:
(finance) The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.


lexentry: eng/sombre__Adjective__1
written_rep: sombre
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: afflitto
sense_list:
Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit. | Melancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim. | Grave; extremely serious.


lexentry: eng/some__Determiner__1
written_rep: some
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alcuno
sense_list:
(stressed) A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two. | A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).


lexentry: eng/someone's_goose_is_cooked__Phrase__1
written_rep: someone's goose is cooked
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: conciare per le feste
sense_list:
(idiomatic) All hope is gone; there is no possibility of success; the period of good fortune is over.


lexentry: eng/somersault__Noun__1
written_rep: somersault
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capriola
sense_list:
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.


lexentry: eng/something__Pronoun__1
written_rep: something
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: qualcosa | qualche cosa
sense_list:
An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing. | (colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.


lexentry: eng/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_Denmark__Phrase__1
written_rep: something is rotten in the state of Denmark
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: c'è del marcio in Danimarca | c'è del marcio nel regno di Danimarca
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.


lexentry: eng/sommelier__Noun__1
written_rep: sommelier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sommelier
sense_list:
The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.


lexentry: eng/son__Noun__1
written_rep: son
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: figlio
sense_list:
One's male offspring. | A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.


lexentry: eng/son_of_a_bitch__Noun__1
written_rep: son of a bitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: figlio di puttana | figlio di una mignotta | pezzo di merda
sense_list:
(derogatory, or, offensive, slang, vulgar, usually referring specifically to a man, chiefly) An objectionable, despicable person.


lexentry: eng/sonata__Noun__1
written_rep: sonata
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sonata
sense_list:
(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.


lexentry: eng/sonata_form__Noun__1
written_rep: sonata form
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forma-sonata
sense_list:
(music) A form of classical music consisting of a single movement divided into three main sections, the exposition, development and recapitulation, sometimes followed by a coda.


lexentry: eng/songwriter__Noun__1
written_rep: songwriter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cantautore
sense_list:
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.


lexentry: eng/sonic_boom__Noun__1
written_rep: sonic boom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: boato sonico | boom sonico
sense_list:
(physics, aerodynamics) The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.


lexentry: eng/sonnet__Noun__1
written_rep: sonnet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sonetto
sense_list:
A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.


lexentry: eng/sonny__Noun__1
written_rep: sonny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: miglio
sense_list:
(colloquial, dated, pejorative) Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc. [1852]


lexentry: eng/sonoluminescence__Noun__1
written_rep: sonoluminescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sonoluminescenza
sense_list:
(physics) The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.


lexentry: eng/soot__Noun__1
written_rep: soot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuliggine | caligine
sense_list:
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.


lexentry: eng/sophisticated__Adjective__1
written_rep: sophisticated
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sofisticato
sense_list:
Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise. | Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined. | Complicated, especially of complex technology.


lexentry: eng/sophomore__Adjective__1
written_rep: sophomore
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fagiolo
sense_list:
(US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.


lexentry: eng/sophomore__Noun__1
written_rep: sophomore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fagiolo | ginnasiale
sense_list:
(US, Philippines) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.


lexentry: eng/sophrology__Noun__1
written_rep: sophrology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sofrologia
sense_list:
A technique consisting of a set of physical and mental exercises for reducing stress and promoting well-being.


lexentry: eng/sorb__Noun__1
written_rep: sorb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sorbo
sense_list:
Any of various related trees, including the wild service tree, S. torminalis, and the rowan, S. aucuparia.


lexentry: eng/sorbic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: sorbic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido sorbico
sense_list:
(organic compound) an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH3.CH:CH.CH:CH.COOH, found in Rowan berries, and used as a preservative


lexentry: eng/sorbitol__Noun__1
written_rep: sorbitol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sorbitolo
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A faintly sweet alcohol C6H14O6 that occurs in some fruits, is made synthetically, and is used especially as a humectant and softener and in making ascorbic acid.


lexentry: eng/sore_loser__Noun__1
written_rep: sore loser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosicone
sense_list:
(informal) One who complains or blames others for one's loss; one who is easily angered by losing a game or contest, or because of some other misfortune or bad luck.


lexentry: eng/sorghum__Noun__1
written_rep: sorghum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sorgo | melica | meliga
sense_list:
A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).


lexentry: eng/sort__Verb__1
written_rep: sort
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: setacciare | smistare | stacciare
sense_list:
(transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.


lexentry: eng/sort_of__Adverb__1
written_rep: sort of
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: più o meno
sense_list:
(informal) Sometimes expressing hesitation, reluctance, etc.: to some extent but not entirely; approximately, in a way, not quite, somewhat.


lexentry: eng/soufflé__Noun__1
written_rep: soufflé
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soufflé
sense_list:
A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients, usually prepared and served in a small earthenware bowl (ramekin).


lexentry: eng/soul__Noun__1
written_rep: soul
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anima | spirito
sense_list:
(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.


lexentry: eng/soul_music__Noun__1
written_rep: soul music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soul
sense_list:
(music genre) A genre of music that originated in black American gospel, characterized by the use of secular lyrics, and an earthy, intensely emotional style.


lexentry: eng/soulmate__Noun__1
written_rep: soulmate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anima gemella
sense_list:
Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.


lexentry: eng/sound__Noun__1
written_rep: sound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suono
sense_list:
A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium. | A vibration capable of causing such sensations.


lexentry: eng/sound__Noun__2
written_rep: sound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: insenatura
sense_list:
(geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.


lexentry: eng/sound_barrier__Noun__1
written_rep: sound barrier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muro del suono | barriera del suono
sense_list:
(uncountable) Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).


lexentry: eng/sound_hole__Noun__1
written_rep: sound hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosone
sense_list:
(musical instrument) An opening in the belly of a stringed instrument that increases its volume and enhances its tone quality.


lexentry: eng/sound_law__Noun__1
written_rep: sound law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legge fonetica
sense_list:
(phonology) A rule that describes historical sound change (the change in pronunciation of a given sound or cluster of sounds) in the development of a language. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/sound_out__Verb__1
written_rep: sound out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cercare di sapere
sense_list:
(transitive) To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.


lexentry: eng/sound_out__Verb__1
written_rep: sound out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pronunciare
sense_list:
(transitive) To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.


lexentry: eng/sound_plural__Noun__1
written_rep: sound plural
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plurale sano
sense_list:
In Semitic and other Afro-Asiatic languages, a regular plural formed by adding a suffix, without changes to the stem. An example in Arabic is , the plural form of , formed by adding the suffix ـُونَ, and مُسْلِمَاتٌ, formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ.


lexentry: eng/sound_post__Noun__1
written_rep: sound post
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anima
sense_list:
(lutherie) A wooden rod located inside the body of a violin-family instrument, close to the treble-side bridge foot.


lexentry: eng/sound_wave__Noun__1
written_rep: sound wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onda sonora
sense_list:
(physics) The longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.


lexentry: eng/soundproofing__Noun__1
written_rep: soundproofing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: insonorizzazione
sense_list:
Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise. | The act of installing material to dampen sound.


lexentry: eng/soundtrack__Noun__1
written_rep: soundtrack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pista sonora
sense_list:
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.


lexentry: eng/soup__Noun__1
written_rep: soup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zuppa | minestra | brodo
sense_list:
(countable) A serving of such a dish, typically in a bowl. | (uncountable) The liquid part of such a dish; the broth.


lexentry: eng/soup__Noun__1
written_rep: soup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: zuppa
sense_list:
(UK, informal, often with "the") An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.


lexentry: eng/soup_du_jour__Noun__1
written_rep: soup du jour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zuppa del giorno
sense_list:
Soup of the day; today's soup; whatever soup is sold under that name in a particular restaurant and/or on a particular day.


lexentry: eng/soup_kitchen__Noun__1
written_rep: soup kitchen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mensa dei poveri
sense_list:
A place that is established to provide soup and other basic food as a charity or in time of disaster.


lexentry: eng/soup_up__Verb__1
written_rep: soup up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sbrigliare
sense_list:
(informal, transitive) To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.


lexentry: eng/soupspoon__Noun__1
written_rep: soupspoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cucchiaio da minestra
sense_list:
A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.


lexentry: eng/sour_cherry__Noun__1
written_rep: sour cherry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amareno | agriotto
sense_list:
Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.


lexentry: eng/sour_cream__Noun__1
written_rep: sour cream
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panna acida
sense_list:
Cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.


lexentry: eng/source_code__Noun__1
written_rep: source code
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codice sorgente | sorgente
sense_list:
(programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.


lexentry: eng/sousaphone__Noun__1
written_rep: sousaphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: susafono
sense_list:
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.


lexentry: eng/soutane__Noun__1
written_rep: soutane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottana
sense_list:
A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.


lexentry: eng/south__Noun__1
written_rep: south
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sud | mezzogiorno | meridione
sense_list:
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane. | The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300] | (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar. | (physics) The negative or south pole of a magnet


lexentry: eng/south_by_east__Noun__1
written_rep: south by east
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzo di quarto scirocco
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between south and south-southeast, specifically 168.75°, abbreviated as SbE.


lexentry: eng/south_by_west__Noun__1
written_rep: south by west
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzo di quarto libeccio
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between south and south-southwest, specifically 191.25°, abbreviated as SbW.


lexentry: eng/southeast_by_east__Noun__1
written_rep: southeast by east
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scirocco quarto-levante
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between southeast and east-southeast, specifically 123.75°, abbreviated as SEbE.


lexentry: eng/southeast_by_south__Noun__1
written_rep: southeast by south
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scirocco quarto mezzo di
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between southeast and south-southeast, specifically 146.25°, abbreviated as SEbS.


lexentry: eng/southerner__Noun__1
written_rep: southerner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meridionale
sense_list:
A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/southwest_by_south__Noun__1
written_rep: southwest by south
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: libeccio quarto mezzo di
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between southwest and south-southwest, specifically 213.75°, abbreviated as SWbS.


lexentry: eng/southwest_by_west__Noun__1
written_rep: southwest by west
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: libeccio quarto-ponente
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between southwest and west-southwest, specifically 236.25°, abbreviated as SWbW.


lexentry: eng/southwester__Noun__1
written_rep: southwester
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: berreto impermeabile
sense_list:
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.


lexentry: eng/sovereign_state__Noun__1
written_rep: sovereign state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stato sovrano
sense_list:
A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.


lexentry: eng/sovereignty__Noun__1
written_rep: sovereignty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovranità
sense_list:
(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities. | Pre-eminent or superior excellence; also, superior ability to achieve something; mastery.


lexentry: eng/soviet__Noun__1
written_rep: soviet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soviet
sense_list:
(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/sow_one's_wild_oats__Verb__1
written_rep: sow one's wild oats
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: correre la cavallina
sense_list:
(by extension, often, of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior.


lexentry: eng/sow_the_wind,_reap_the_whirlwind__Proverb__1
written_rep: sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta
sense_list:
Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.


lexentry: eng/soy__Noun__1
written_rep: soy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soia
sense_list:
A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. | (uncountable, often, attributive) Soybeans, or the protein derived from them.


lexentry: eng/soy_milk__Noun__1
written_rep: soy milk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: latte di soia
sense_list:
(uncountable) A milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a beverage, cooking ingredient or substitute for dairy milk.


lexentry: eng/soy_sauce__Noun__1
written_rep: soy sauce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salsa di soia
sense_list:
A condiment sauce and ingredient, common in Asian cuisine, made from fermented soybeans, salt, and sometimes wheat.


lexentry: eng/sozology__Noun__1
written_rep: sozology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scienze ambientali
sense_list:
(ecology) The study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human civilization.


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
written_rep: space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spazio
sense_list:
A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something). [from 14thc.] | The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17thc.] | The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom. [from 20thc.] | (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space). [from 20thc.] | (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates. | (heading) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. | (metal type) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad). [from 17thc.] | A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/space_bar__Noun__1
written_rep: space bar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barra spaziatrice
sense_list:
(computing) A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed.


lexentry: eng/space_blanket__Noun__1
written_rep: space blanket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coperta
sense_list:
A blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.


lexentry: eng/space_elevator__Noun__1
written_rep: space elevator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ascensore spaziale
sense_list:
A hypothetical cable, connecting the ground with space, which includes an elevator used to lift payloads or people into orbit.


lexentry: eng/space_science__Noun__1
written_rep: space science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scienza dello spazio
sense_list:
Any scientific discipline concerned with the study of phenomena occurring in space, or with space flight.


lexentry: eng/space_shuttle__Noun__1
written_rep: space shuttle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: navetta spaziale
sense_list:
Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.


lexentry: eng/space_suit__Noun__1
written_rep: space suit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tuta spaziale
sense_list:
A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space.


lexentry: eng/spacetime__Noun__1
written_rep: spacetime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spaziotempo | spaziotemporalità
sense_list:
(uncountable, physics) The four-dimensional continuum of the three spatial dimensions plus time. | (physics) An n-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space and time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (x, y, z, t), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.


lexentry: eng/spacing__Noun__1
written_rep: spacing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: interlinea | spaziatura
sense_list:
A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces. | The space between two objects or people.


lexentry: eng/spackle__Noun__1
written_rep: spackle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: balena
sense_list:
Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster. | A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.


lexentry: eng/spade__Noun__1
written_rep: spade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vanga | badile
sense_list:
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.


lexentry: eng/spadix__Noun__1
written_rep: spadix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pannocchia
sense_list:
(botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.


lexentry: eng/spaghetti__Noun__1
written_rep: spaghetti
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spaghetti
sense_list:
(by extension, countable, uncountable) A dish that has spaghetti (sense 1) as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese.


lexentry: eng/spaghetti_western__Noun__1
written_rep: spaghetti western
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spaghetti western | western all'italiana
sense_list:
(film genre) A motion picture depicting a story of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West, but produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy.


lexentry: eng/spaghettification__Noun__1
written_rep: spaghettification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spaghettificazione
sense_list:
(astrophysics) The gravitational stretching of objects into long, thin shapes, usually near a black hole. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/spam__Verb__1
written_rep: spam
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: spammare
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To send messages repeatedly, often with disruptive effect; to flood.


lexentry: eng/span__Noun__1
written_rep: span
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spanna
sense_list:
The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.


lexentry: eng/span__Noun__1
written_rep: span
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: campata | luce | portata
sense_list:
(architecture, construction) The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports.


lexentry: eng/spandrel__Noun__1
written_rep: spandrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distorsione
sense_list:
(architectural element) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.


lexentry: eng/spangle__Noun__1
written_rep: spangle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lustrino | paillette | stellina
sense_list:
A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.


lexentry: eng/spangled_kookaburra__Noun__1
written_rep: spangled kookaburra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kookaburra ornato
sense_list:
A kookaburra of the Aru Islands, with blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head, Dacelo tyro.


lexentry: eng/spaniel__Noun__1
written_rep: spaniel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spaniel
sense_list:
Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.


lexentry: eng/spank__Verb__1
written_rep: spank
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sculacciare
sense_list:
(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.


lexentry: eng/spare__Adjective__1
written_rep: spare
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superfluo | ulteriore
sense_list:
Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.


lexentry: eng/spare__Verb__1
written_rep: spare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: risparmiare
sense_list:
To show mercy, to have mercy on. | (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.


lexentry: eng/sparingly__Adverb__1
written_rep: sparingly
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parsimoniosamente
sense_list:
In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.


lexentry: eng/spark__Noun__1
written_rep: spark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scintilla | favilla
sense_list:
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction. | A short or small burst of electrical discharge.


lexentry: eng/spark__Noun__1
written_rep: spark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: scintilla
sense_list:
(figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.


lexentry: eng/spark_plug__Noun__1
written_rep: spark plug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: candela di accensione | candela
sense_list:
The part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.)


lexentry: eng/sparkling__Adjective__1
written_rep: sparkling
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: frizzante | gassato
sense_list:
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.


lexentry: eng/sparkling_wine__Noun__1
written_rep: sparkling wine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spumante
sense_list:
Any wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation.


lexentry: eng/sparrow__Noun__1
written_rep: sparrow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: passero
sense_list:
A member of the family Passerellidae (or Emberizidae, under classification systems that subsume the New World sparrows under Emberizidae), comprising small New World songbirds.


lexentry: eng/sparrowhawk__Noun__1
written_rep: sparrowhawk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sparviere
sense_list:
Any of numerous other relatively small birds of Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
written_rep: spate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alluvione
sense_list:
(countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
written_rep: spate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: acquazzone
sense_list:
(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.


lexentry: eng/spatula__Noun__1
written_rep: spatula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spatola | paletta
sense_list:
(cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.


lexentry: eng/spavin__Noun__1
written_rep: spavin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giarda | giardo | giardone | sparaguagno
sense_list:
(countable) A bony swelling which develops in a horse's leg where the shank and splint bone meet, caused by inflammation of the cartilage connecting those bones; also, a similar swelling caused by inflammation of the hock bones.


lexentry: eng/spawn__Verb__1
written_rep: spawn
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deporre le uova
sense_list:
(transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water. | (intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.


lexentry: eng/spawn__Verb__1
written_rep: spawn
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: generare | dare alla luce
sense_list:
(transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers. | (transitive) To bring forth in general.


lexentry: eng/spawn__Verb__1
written_rep: spawn
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: spawnare
sense_list:
(ergative, video games) To appear, or cause (something or someone) to appear, spontaneously in a game world at a particular place and time.


lexentry: eng/speak__Verb__1
written_rep: speak
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parlare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud. | (transitive, stative) To be able to communicate in a language.


lexentry: eng/speak__Verb__1
written_rep: speak
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: comunicare
sense_list:
(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.


lexentry: eng/speak_in_tongues__Verb__1
written_rep: speak in tongues
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parlare in lingue
sense_list:
(archaic) To speak in a language unknown to the speaker, especially when in a state of religious ecstasy; glossolalia.


lexentry: eng/speak_of_the_devil__Phrase__1
written_rep: speak of the devil
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parli del diavolo e spuntano le corna
sense_list:
(idiomatic, humorous) An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene.


lexentry: eng/speaker__Noun__1
written_rep: speaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: presidente | presidentessa
sense_list:
(politics) The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.


lexentry: eng/spear__Noun__1
written_rep: spear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lancia | asta | picca | alabarda
sense_list:
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.


lexentry: eng/spearmint__Noun__1
written_rep: spearmint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: menta romana | mentastro verde | menta crispa
sense_list:
A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.


lexentry: eng/special_education__Noun__1
written_rep: special education
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pedagogia speciale
sense_list:
Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.


lexentry: eng/special_effect__Noun__1
written_rep: special effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effetto speciale
sense_list:
(film, television, theatre) An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage.


lexentry: eng/special_fried_rice__Noun__1
written_rep: special fried rice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riso alla cantonese
sense_list:
A Chinese-style dish of fried rice with prawns, pork, chicken, peas, scallions, egg yolk, or other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/special_military_operation__Noun__1
written_rep: special military operation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: operazione militare speciale
sense_list:
(euphemistic, idiomatic, neologism) A military situation resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.


lexentry: eng/special_relativity__Noun__1
written_rep: special relativity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: relatività ristretta | relatività speciale
sense_list:
(relativity) A theory that (neglecting the effects of gravity) reconciles the principle of relativity with the observation that the speed of light is constant in all frames of reference.


lexentry: eng/speciation__Noun__1
written_rep: speciation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: speciazione
sense_list:
(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.


lexentry: eng/species__Noun__1
written_rep: species
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: specie
sense_list:
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank. | A group of plants or animals in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.


lexentry: eng/specific__Adjective__1
written_rep: specific
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: specifico
sense_list:
Explicit or definite. | (immunology) Limited to a particular antibody or antigen. | (physics) Of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy). | (physics) A measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air).


lexentry: eng/specific__Adjective__1
written_rep: specific
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: specifico | peculiare
sense_list:
Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.


lexentry: eng/specific_gravity__Noun__1
written_rep: specific gravity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peso specifico
sense_list:
(physics) The ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water at 4°C (or to some other reference substance)


lexentry: eng/specimen__Noun__1
written_rep: specimen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esemplare
sense_list:
An individual instance that represents a class; an example. | (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.


lexentry: eng/spectacle_case__Noun__1
written_rep: spectacle case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portaocchiali
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spectacles,‎ case. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/spectacles__Noun__2
written_rep: spectacles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occhiali
sense_list:
(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.


lexentry: eng/spectral_line__Noun__1
written_rep: spectral line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linea spettrale
sense_list:
(physics) a dark or bright line in an otherwise continuous spectrum caused by the absorption or emission of light, at a single wavelength, by the movement of electrons between energy levels of an atom or molecule


lexentry: eng/spectromagnetograph__Noun__1
written_rep: spectromagnetograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettromagnetografo
sense_list:
(physics, astronomy) An instrument that measures the vectors and velocities of the magnetic fields on the surface of the sun.


lexentry: eng/spectrometer__Noun__1
written_rep: spectrometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettrometro | spettroscopio
sense_list:
(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.


lexentry: eng/spectrometry__Noun__1
written_rep: spectrometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettrometria
sense_list:
(physics, analytical chemistry) The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products


lexentry: eng/spectrophotometer__Noun__1
written_rep: spectrophotometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettrofotometro
sense_list:
(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/spectrophotometry__Noun__1
written_rep: spectrophotometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettrofotometria
sense_list:
(physics, analytical chemistry) the quantitative analysis of electromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer; especially in order to determine the structure or quantity of a substance


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
written_rep: spectrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettro
sense_list:
A range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded by extremes. | Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc. [from later 17th c.] | (mathematics, linear algebra) The set of eigenvalues of a matrix. | (mathematics, functional analysis) Of a bounded linear operator A, the set of scalar values λ such that the operator A—λI, where I denotes the identity operator, does not have a bounded inverse; intended as a generalisation of the linear algebra sense. | (commutative algebra, algebraic geometry) An abstract object in mathematics created from a commutative ring R and denoted \operatorname{Spec}(R) or \operatorname{Spec} R and said to be the spectrum of R; useful in the study of such rings for providing a geometric object which encodes many of the properties R, and in modern geometry for generalizing the notion of an algebraic variety to that of an affine scheme. Formally, the set of all prime ideals R equipped with the Zariski topology and augmented with a sheaf of rings called the structure sheaf, generated by the B-sheaf on the distinguished open sets D_f which assigns the localization of R at f to each set D_f, regarded as a ring of functions on D_f. See w:Spectrum of a ring on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/speculate__Verb__1
written_rep: speculate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cogitare | escogitare | meditare
sense_list:
(obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.


lexentry: eng/speculate__Verb__1
written_rep: speculate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: speculare | approfittarsi | giocare | investire
sense_list:
(intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.


lexentry: eng/speculation__Noun__1
written_rep: speculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: speculazione
sense_list:
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return. | The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.


lexentry: eng/speculative_fiction__Noun__1
written_rep: speculative fiction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fantastico | fiction speculativa | letteratura dell'immaginario
sense_list:
(uncountable) A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural, or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/speculator__Noun__1
written_rep: speculator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: speculatore
sense_list:
(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
written_rep: speech
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parola
sense_list:
(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
written_rep: speech
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: discorso
sense_list:
(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.


lexentry: eng/speech_act__Noun__1
written_rep: speech act
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atto linguistico
sense_list:
(linguistics) An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.


lexentry: eng/speech_is_silver,_silence_is_golden__Proverb__1
written_rep: speech is silver, silence is golden
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: la parola è d'argento, il silenzio è d'oro
sense_list:
(idiom) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/speech_recognition__Noun__1
written_rep: speech recognition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riconoscimento vocale
sense_list:
(computing) The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.


lexentry: eng/speechless__Adjective__1
written_rep: speechless
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammutolito | senza parole
sense_list:
Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.


lexentry: eng/speed__Noun__1
written_rep: speed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velocità | celerità
sense_list:
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion. | (mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.


lexentry: eng/speed__Verb__1
written_rep: speed
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: andare forte
sense_list:
To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.


lexentry: eng/speed_bump__Noun__1
written_rep: speed bump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dosso stradale
sense_list:
A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.


lexentry: eng/speed_camera__Noun__1
written_rep: speed camera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autovelox
sense_list:
A roadside camera, triggered by a speeding vehicle, that takes a photograph of the offending vehicle and records its speed.


lexentry: eng/speed_cushion__Noun__1
written_rep: speed cushion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuscino berlinese
sense_list:
A form of speed bump, often one of a series, that allows larger (especially emergency) vehicles to straddle them without slowing down


lexentry: eng/speed_of_light__Noun__1
written_rep: speed of light
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velocità della luce
sense_list:
(physics) The speed of electromagnetic radiation, which in a perfect vacuum is equivalent to 299,792,458 metres per second.


lexentry: eng/speed_reading__Noun__1
written_rep: speed reading
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettura rapida
sense_list:
The skill of reading a text at a faster speed than average while still maintaining comprehension of the material that is read.


lexentry: eng/speedometer__Noun__1
written_rep: speedometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tachimetro
sense_list:
An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/speedrun__Noun__1
written_rep: speedrun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: speedrun
sense_list:
(video games) A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.


lexentry: eng/speleothem__Noun__1
written_rep: speleothem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: speleotema
sense_list:
(geology) Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water. Includes formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and helictites.


lexentry: eng/spell__Verb__2
written_rep: spell
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: compitare | sillabare | scandire | scrivere
sense_list:
(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spell__Verb__2
written_rep: spell
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: vaticinare | presagire
sense_list:
(transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/spelling__Noun__1
written_rep: spelling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ortografia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.


lexentry: eng/spelling_alphabet__Noun__1
written_rep: spelling alphabet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alfabeto telefonico
sense_list:
A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio#Noun and especially despite any static#Noun thereon.


lexentry: eng/spelt__Noun__1
written_rep: spelt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spelta | farro
sense_list:
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.


lexentry: eng/spermatheca__Noun__1
written_rep: spermatheca
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spermateca
sense_list:
(anatomy) A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.


lexentry: eng/spermatic_cord__Noun__1
written_rep: spermatic cord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: funicolo spermatico
sense_list:
(anatomy) The cord, consisting of the vas deferens, nerves, and blood vessels, that runs from the abdominal cavity to the testicle in the scrotum.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoid__Noun__1
written_rep: spermatozoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anterozoide
sense_list:
(biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoon__Noun__1
written_rep: spermatozoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spermatozoo
sense_list:
(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.


lexentry: eng/spermiogenesis__Noun__1
written_rep: spermiogenesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spermiogenesi
sense_list:
(biology) The final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa.


lexentry: eng/spessartine__Noun__1
written_rep: spessartine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spessartina
sense_list:
(mineral) A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3.


lexentry: eng/sphalerite__Noun__1
written_rep: sphalerite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sfalerite | blenda
sense_list:
(mineral) A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.


lexentry: eng/sphenomandibular__Adjective__1
written_rep: sphenomandibular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sfenomandibolare
sense_list:
(anatomy) Relating to a ligament connecting the sphenoid bone and mandibular foramen that limits distension of the mandible in an inferior direction.


lexentry: eng/sphere__Noun__1
written_rep: sphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sfera
sense_list:
An object which appears to be bounded by a sphere; a round object, a ball. [from 14th c.] | (figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. [from 17th c.] | (logic, dated) The domain of reference of a proposition, subject, or predicate, or the totality of the particular subjects to which it applies.


lexentry: eng/sphere_of_influence__Noun__1
written_rep: sphere of influence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sfera di influenza
sense_list:
(figurative, by extension) A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.


lexentry: eng/spherical__Adjective__1
written_rep: spherical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sferico
sense_list:
(geometry) Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere. | (astrology) Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.


lexentry: eng/spherical_aberration__Noun__1
written_rep: spherical aberration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aberrazione sferica
sense_list:
(optics) A type of lens aberration which causes blurriness, particularly away from the centre of the lens.


lexentry: eng/spherical_geometry__Noun__1
written_rep: spherical geometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geometria sferica
sense_list:
(geometry, uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere;(countable) a given geometry of the surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere, regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.


lexentry: eng/spherical_lune__Noun__1
written_rep: spherical lune
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuso sferico
sense_list:
(geometry) A portion of the surface of a sphere cut off by two vertical planes through the centre of the sphere.


lexentry: eng/spherical_triangle__Noun__1
written_rep: spherical triangle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: triangolo sferico
sense_list:
(geometry, spherical geometry) A triangle, described on the surface of the sphere, whose each side is an arc of some great circle.


lexentry: eng/spheroid__Noun__1
written_rep: spheroid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sferoide
sense_list:
A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.


lexentry: eng/sphinx__Noun__1
written_rep: sphinx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sfinge
sense_list:
(mythology) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion. | (figurative) A person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic or impassive person.


lexentry: eng/spiccato__Noun__1
written_rep: spiccato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spiccato
sense_list:
(music) A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note.


lexentry: eng/spice__Noun__1
written_rep: spice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spezie | spezia
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.


lexentry: eng/spicule__Noun__1
written_rep: spicule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spicola
sense_list:
A sharp, needle-like piece. | (biology) Any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges.


lexentry: eng/spicy__Adjective__1
written_rep: spicy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: piccante
sense_list:
(informal, of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin. | (of foods, flavors, or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.


lexentry: eng/spider__Noun__1
written_rep: spider
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ragno
sense_list:
Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.


lexentry: eng/spike__Noun__1
written_rep: spike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: spiga | amento | infiorescenza a spiga
sense_list:
(botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.


lexentry: eng/spike__Noun__1
written_rep: spike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: picco
sense_list:
A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph.


lexentry: eng/spike__Noun__1
written_rep: spike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: schiacciata
sense_list:
(volleyball) An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.


lexentry: eng/spike__Verb__1
written_rep: spike
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: schiacciare
sense_list:
(volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.


lexentry: eng/spike__Verb__1
written_rep: spike
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: tagliare
sense_list:
(American football, _, slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points.


lexentry: eng/spike_protein__Noun__1
written_rep: spike protein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peplomero
sense_list:
(virology) A protein used to bind or connect membranes together, such as a transmembrane link between a virus and a cell.


lexentry: eng/spikelet__Noun__1
written_rep: spikelet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spighetta
sense_list:
(botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.


lexentry: eng/spikenard__Noun__1
written_rep: spikenard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nardo
sense_list:
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.


lexentry: eng/spillikins__Noun__2
written_rep: spillikins
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sciangai | shangai
sense_list:
A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.


lexentry: eng/spin-off__Noun__1
written_rep: spin-off
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: filiale
sense_list:
(fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect. | The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
written_rep: spin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: effetto
sense_list:
(aviation) A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
written_rep: spin
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ruotare | girare | far girare | piroettare | testacoda
sense_list:
(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
written_rep: spin
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: filare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together. | To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.


lexentry: eng/spin_doctor__Noun__1
written_rep: spin doctor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: curatore di immagine | esperto di comunicazione | lobbista | portavoce
sense_list:
(business, politics) A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results have been achieved. A lobbyist; PR person.


lexentry: eng/spin_dryer__Noun__1
written_rep: spin dryer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: centrifuga
sense_list:
A machine in which wet clothes are spun in a cylinder full of holes to remove water from them, taking advantage of centrifugal force.


lexentry: eng/spin_the_bottle__Noun__1
written_rep: spin the bottle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gioco della bottiglia
sense_list:
(games) A party game in which the players sit in a circle and spin a bottle in the middle, having to kiss (or perform some other dare with) the person at whom the bottle points when it stops.


lexentry: eng/spinal_cord__Noun__1
written_rep: spinal cord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: midollo spinale
sense_list:
(anatomy) A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/spindle__Noun__1
written_rep: spindle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuso
sense_list:
(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.


lexentry: eng/spindrift__Noun__1
written_rep: spindrift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schiuma
sense_list:
(nautical) Sea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
written_rep: spine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: colonna vertebrale
sense_list:
Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
written_rep: spine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dorso | costa
sense_list:
The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
written_rep: spine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: spina
sense_list:
(zootomy, botany, mycology) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, mushroom or plant. The botanical term technically refers to such a structure derived from a leaf or part of a leaf.


lexentry: eng/spinel__Noun__1
written_rep: spinel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spinello
sense_list:
(mineral) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.


lexentry: eng/spineless__Adjective__1
written_rep: spineless
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spina dorsale
sense_list:
(not comparable) Having no spines, prickles, or thorns. | (not comparable) Having no spinal column. | Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character.


lexentry: eng/spinelessness__Noun__1
written_rep: spinelessness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vigliaccheria
sense_list:
The state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine (literally or figuratively)); cowardice.


lexentry: eng/spinnaker__Noun__1
written_rep: spinnaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fiocco a pallone | spi | spinnaker | vela a pallone
sense_list:
(nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.


lexentry: eng/spinner__Noun__1
written_rep: spinner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: cucchiaino
sense_list:
(fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.


lexentry: eng/spinning_top__Noun__1
written_rep: spinning top
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trottola
sense_list:
A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.


lexentry: eng/spinning_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: spinning wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filatoio
sense_list:
A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/spinor__Noun__1
written_rep: spinor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spinore
sense_list:
(algebra) An element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.


lexentry: eng/spinous_process__Noun__1
written_rep: spinous process
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: processo spinoso
sense_list:
(anatomy) A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.


lexentry: eng/spinster__Noun__1
written_rep: spinster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zitella
sense_list:
(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.


lexentry: eng/spiny_dogfish__Noun__1
written_rep: spiny dogfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spinarolo
sense_list:
Squalus acanthias, one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes


lexentry: eng/spiny_rat__Noun__1
written_rep: spiny rat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: echimiidi | echiothrix | muridi | tokudaia
sense_list:
Any of certain caviomorph rodents of the family Echimyidae of Neotropical spiny rats, especially of genus Proechimys, that resemble rats and have stiff, pointed hairs, or spines.


lexentry: eng/spiral__Noun__1
written_rep: spiral
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spirale
sense_list:
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point. | A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.


lexentry: eng/spiral_galaxy__Noun__1
written_rep: spiral galaxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galassia spirale
sense_list:
(galaxy) A galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.


lexentry: eng/spire__Noun__1
written_rep: spire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: guglia | pinnacolo | cuspide
sense_list:
(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spirillum__Noun__1
written_rep: spirillum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spirillo
sense_list:
Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.


lexentry: eng/spirit__Noun__1
written_rep: spirit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spirito
sense_list:
The soul of a person or other creature. | A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel. | Enthusiasm. | The manner or style of something. | (usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.


lexentry: eng/spirit_level__Noun__1
written_rep: spirit level
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: livella
sense_list:
(tool) A tool employing a chamber with a colored liquid (usually alcohol, hence spirit) and an air bubble, used to determine a horizontal or vertical reference line.


lexentry: eng/spiritual__Noun__1
written_rep: spiritual
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spiritual
sense_list:
A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.


lexentry: eng/spiritualism__Noun__1
written_rep: spiritualism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spiritualismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.


lexentry: eng/spirochete__Noun__1
written_rep: spirochete
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spirocheta
sense_list:
Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals.


lexentry: eng/spirogyra__Noun__1
written_rep: spirogyra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spirogira
sense_list:
Any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals.


lexentry: eng/spirometry__Noun__1
written_rep: spirometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spirometria
sense_list:
(medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.


lexentry: eng/spit_it_out__Verb__1
written_rep: spit it out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cantare
sense_list:
(informal, often, imperative) To overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.


lexentry: eng/spit_roast__Noun__1
written_rep: spit roast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arrosto allo spiedo
sense_list:
(cooking) The technique of roasting an animal over a fire, where the cook pokes a rod through the animal and sets the ends on two sticks to suspend the animal over the fire.


lexentry: eng/spite__Noun__1
written_rep: spite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: malevolenza | ripicca | rancore
sense_list:
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice


lexentry: eng/splay__Noun__1
written_rep: splay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sguancio | strombatura
sense_list:
A bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window, by which an opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.


lexentry: eng/splayed__Adjective__1
written_rep: splayed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strombato
sense_list:
(architecture) Of a door or a window: bevelled so as to be larger on one side of the wall than on the other.


lexentry: eng/spleen__Noun__1
written_rep: spleen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: milza | splene
sense_list:
(anatomy, immunology) In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes. | (archaic, except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness. Compare gall. | (obsolete, rare) A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim. | (obsolete) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections. | A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.


lexentry: eng/splice__Verb__1
written_rep: splice
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: unire
sense_list:
To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.


lexentry: eng/splice__Verb__1
written_rep: splice
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: collegare
sense_list:
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast. | (genetics) To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.


lexentry: eng/spline__Noun__1
written_rep: spline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: linguetta
sense_list:
(woodworking) A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.


lexentry: eng/spline__Noun__1
written_rep: spline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: chiavetta | cuneo
sense_list:
(mechanics) A ridge or tooth on a drive shaft that meshes with a corresponding groove in a mating piece and transfers torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between the pieces; either the ridge or the groove, as part of a set of both (splines); the whole set of ridges and grooves. | A rectangular piece that fits grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together.


lexentry: eng/splint__Noun__1
written_rep: splint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: esostosi | schinella | soprosso | spinella
sense_list:
(zootomy) A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.


lexentry: eng/splinter_group__Noun__1
written_rep: splinter group
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gruppuscolo
sense_list:
A group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation.


lexentry: eng/split-second__Noun__1
written_rep: split-second
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: frazione di secondo
sense_list:
A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also, attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.


lexentry: eng/split__Noun__1
written_rep: split
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: spaccata
sense_list:
A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment. | A split shot or split stroke.


lexentry: eng/split_pea__Noun__1
written_rep: split pea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piselli gialli
sense_list:
(botany, culinary) An agricultural or culinary preparation consisting of the dried, peeled, and split seeds of Pisum sativum, the pea.


lexentry: eng/splits__Noun__2
written_rep: splits
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spaccata
sense_list:
(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.


lexentry: eng/splitting_field__Noun__1
written_rep: splitting field
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campo di riducibilità completa | campo di spezzamento
sense_list:
(algebra, Galois theory) (of a polynomial) Given a polynomial p over a field K, the smallest extension field L of K such that p, as a polynomial over L, decomposes into linear factors (polynomials of degree 1); (of a set of polynomials) given a set P of polynomials over K, the smallest extension field of K over which every polynomial in P decomposes into linear factors.


lexentry: eng/spodumene__Noun__1
written_rep: spodumene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spodumene
sense_list:
(mineral) The mineral lithium aluminium inosilicate (LiAl(SiO3)2), a pyroxene and ore of lithium, sometimes regarded as a gemstone, which may be greenish, yellowish or pinkish in appearance.


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
written_rep: spoil
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: viziare | rovinare
sense_list:
(transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/spoiler__Noun__1
written_rep: spoiler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: spoiler | deflettore
sense_list:
A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/spokeshave__Noun__1
written_rep: spokeshave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ascia
sense_list:
A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, used to shape and smooth rods and shafts; often used in carving wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.


lexentry: eng/spoliation__Noun__1
written_rep: spoliation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spoliazione
sense_list:
(uncountable, archaic) The action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly seized; (countable) an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.


lexentry: eng/spondylolisthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: spondylolisthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spondilolistesi
sense_list:
(medicine) A forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower vertebra, due to a congenital defect or injury.


lexentry: eng/sponge__Noun__1
written_rep: sponge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spugna
sense_list:
(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica. | (countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic). | (informal) A heavy drinker.


lexentry: eng/sponge_cake__Noun__1
written_rep: sponge cake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pandispagna | pan di Spagna
sense_list:
A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge.


lexentry: eng/sponsor__Noun__1
written_rep: sponsor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sponsor
sense_list:
A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.


lexentry: eng/spontaneous__Adjective__1
written_rep: spontaneous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spontaneo
sense_list:
Self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause. | Done by one's own free choice, or without planning. | Proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external or conscious constraint. | Arising from a momentary impulse. | Produced without being planted or without human cultivation or labor.


lexentry: eng/spoon-feed__Verb__1
written_rep: spoon-feed
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: masticare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To explain (something, to someone) in simple words; to explain (it, to them) in words of one syllable; to spell (it) out (for them).


lexentry: eng/spoon__Noun__1
written_rep: spoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cucchiaio
sense_list:
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. | (fishing) A type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon.


lexentry: eng/spoonbill__Noun__1
written_rep: spoonbill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spatola
sense_list:
Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.


lexentry: eng/spoonerism__Noun__1
written_rep: spoonerism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spoonerismo
sense_list:
(linguistics) A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.


lexentry: eng/sporangium__Noun__1
written_rep: sporangium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sporangio
sense_list:
(botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism. [From 1821.]


lexentry: eng/spore__Noun__1
written_rep: spore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spora
sense_list:
A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.


lexentry: eng/spork__Noun__1
written_rep: spork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forchiaio
sense_list:
An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.


lexentry: eng/sporophyte__Noun__1
written_rep: sporophyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sporofito
sense_list:
(botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.


lexentry: eng/sport__Noun__1
written_rep: sport
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sport | diporto
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.


lexentry: eng/sport_utility_vehicle__Noun__1
written_rep: sport utility vehicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: SUV
sense_list:
A passenger vehicle which combines the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or station wagon together with on- or off-road ability.


lexentry: eng/sports_drink__Noun__1
written_rep: sports drink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bevanda sportiva | bibita sportiva | sport drink
sense_list:
(sports) A drink whose purpose is to replenish the body's water and energy levels when doing exercise.


lexentry: eng/sports_jacket__Noun__1
written_rep: sports jacket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giacca
sense_list:
A tailored jacket that is not part of a suit; especially one of a sturdy fabric originally designed for outdoor sports.


lexentry: eng/sports_medicine__Noun__1
written_rep: sports medicine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medicina dello sport
sense_list:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the effects of sport and exercise on the body, especially the treatment of injuries so received, and also studies the physiology of exercise


lexentry: eng/spot__Noun__1
written_rep: spot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: macchia
sense_list:
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape. | A stain or disfiguring mark.


lexentry: eng/spotlight__Noun__1
written_rep: spotlight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riflettore
sense_list:
A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.


lexentry: eng/spotted__Adjective__1
written_rep: spotted
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maculato
sense_list:
Discoloured by spots; stained. | (no comparative or superlative) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).


lexentry: eng/spotter__Noun__1
written_rep: spotter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: osservatore
sense_list:
A person who observes something. | (weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it. | (broadcasting) A person employed to assist a sports presenter by identifying the players or events during a game.


lexentry: eng/spotting_scope__Noun__1
written_rep: spotting scope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cannocchiale
sense_list:
A compact high-power monocular telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects such as wildlife or the strike of a bullet on a target.


lexentry: eng/spousal__Adjective__1
written_rep: spousal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matrimoniale
sense_list:
of or relating to marriage | of or relating to a spouse, spouses; to the relationship between spouses


lexentry: eng/sprachbund__Noun__1
written_rep: sprachbund
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lega linguistica
sense_list:
(linguistics) A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.


lexentry: eng/sprain__Verb__1
written_rep: sprain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: slogare
sense_list:
To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation


lexentry: eng/spread__Verb__1
written_rep: spread
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: allargare | spartire
sense_list:
(transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/spread__Verb__1
written_rep: spread
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: diffondere
sense_list:
(transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.] | (intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/spreader__Noun__1
written_rep: spreader
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: antenna
sense_list:
(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
written_rep: spring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fonte | sorgente
sense_list:
(astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
written_rep: spring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: primavera
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
written_rep: spring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: molla
sense_list:
An elastic mechanical part or device in any shape (e.g., flat, curved, coiled), made of flexible material (usually spring steel) that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.


lexentry: eng/spring_constant__Noun__1
written_rep: spring constant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: costante elastica
sense_list:
(physics) A characteristic of a spring which is defined as the ratio of the force affecting the spring to the displacement caused by it.


lexentry: eng/spring_roll__Noun__1
written_rep: spring roll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: involtino primavera
sense_list:
A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
written_rep: springboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trampolino
sense_list:
A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics.


lexentry: eng/springwater__Noun__1
written_rep: springwater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua di sorgente
sense_list:
Water originating from a spring. | Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.


lexentry: eng/springy__Adjective__1
written_rep: springy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elastico
sense_list:
That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.


lexentry: eng/sprinkle__Verb__1
written_rep: sprinkle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spruzzare | spargere
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).


lexentry: eng/sprinkling__Noun__1
written_rep: sprinkling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diffusione
sense_list:
A small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled on to something. | A scattering.


lexentry: eng/sprite__Noun__1
written_rep: sprite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: spettro
sense_list:
(meteorology) A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.


lexentry: eng/sprout__Verb__1
written_rep: sprout
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: germogliare
sense_list:
(gardening, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate. | (transitive) To cause to grow from a seed.


lexentry: eng/spruce__Noun__1
written_rep: spruce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peccio | abete rosso
sense_list:
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.


lexentry: eng/spruce_grouse__Noun__1
written_rep: spruce grouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tetraone delle peccete
sense_list:
A medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America (Dendrapagus canadensis, syn. Falcipennis canadensis).


lexentry: eng/spud__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: spud
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: La palla avvelenata
sense_list:
A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.


lexentry: eng/spumoni__Noun__1
written_rep: spumoni
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spumone
sense_list:
(US) An Italian style of ice cream dessert made with layers of different colors and flavors (typically cherry, pistachio, and vanilla or chocolate) and usually containing candied fruits and nuts.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
written_rep: spur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sperone | sprone
sense_list:
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
written_rep: spur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: diramazione | divaricazione | protuberanza | sperone | sporgenza | spuntone
sense_list:
Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
written_rep: spur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: cima | guglia | picco | pinnacolo | pizzo | vetta
sense_list:
(geology) A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.


lexentry: eng/spur__Verb__1
written_rep: spur
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pungolare | spronare | montare gli speroni
sense_list:
(transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
written_rep: sputter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sputacchiare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
written_rep: sputter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: annientare
sense_list:
(physics, intransitive) To cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions.


lexentry: eng/sputum__Noun__1
written_rep: sputum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sputo
sense_list:
(physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.


lexentry: eng/spy__Noun__1
written_rep: spy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spia
sense_list:
(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).


lexentry: eng/spyware__Noun__1
written_rep: spyware
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spyware
sense_list:
(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]


lexentry: eng/squacco__Noun__1
written_rep: squacco
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sgarza ciuffetto
sense_list:
A species of pond heron, Ardeola ralloides, which is small, and brown and white in colour; it is found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/squad__Noun__1
written_rep: squad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squadra
sense_list:
(cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
written_rep: squadron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: squadrone
sense_list:
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers. | (military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
written_rep: squadron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: squadra | squadriglia
sense_list:
(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer


lexentry: eng/squalene__Noun__1
written_rep: squalene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: squalene
sense_list:
(organic compound) A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.


lexentry: eng/square-rigged__Adjective__1
written_rep: square-rigged
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a vela quadra
sense_list:
(nautical, of a ship) Having (approximately) square sails rigged onto spars perpendicular to the keel.


lexentry: eng/square__Adjective__1
written_rep: square
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quadrato
sense_list:
Shaped like a square (the polygon). | Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
written_rep: square
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: quadrato | piazza | sagrato
sense_list:
(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
written_rep: square
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: piazza | sagrato
sense_list:
An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
written_rep: square
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: quadrato
sense_list:
(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression. | (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
written_rep: square
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: quadrato | convenzionale | equilibrato
sense_list:
(1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
written_rep: square
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: quadrato | squadra
sense_list:
(real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.


lexentry: eng/square_bracket__Noun__1
written_rep: square bracket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parentesi quadra
sense_list:
Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations.


lexentry: eng/square_foot__Noun__1
written_rep: square foot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piede al quadrato
sense_list:
A unit of area, regardless of its shape, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one foot long.


lexentry: eng/square_kilometre__Noun__1
written_rep: square kilometre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chilometro quadrato | chilometro quadro | kmq
sense_list:
Standard unit of area, symbol km2, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 106 square metres.


lexentry: eng/square_meal__Noun__1
written_rep: square meal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pasto completo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.


lexentry: eng/square_metre__Noun__1
written_rep: square metre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: metro quadrato | metro quadro
sense_list:
A standard unit of area, regardless of its shape, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one metre long (that is, an area one meter square) Symbol: m2


lexentry: eng/square_number__Noun__1
written_rep: square number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quadrato perfetto | numero quadrato
sense_list:
(mathematics) Any integer which is the product of some integer times itself: any integer whose square root is also an integer.


lexentry: eng/square_the_circle__Verb__1
written_rep: square the circle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trovare la quadratura del cerchio
sense_list:
(geometry) To construct a square with the same area as a given circle by using only a finite number of steps with compass and straightedge, a task which is mathematically impossible. | (figurative) To solve a famously difficult or impossible problem.


lexentry: eng/square_wave__Noun__1
written_rep: square wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onda quadra
sense_list:
(calculus, engineering, signal processing) A function or waveform that alternates regularly and instantaneously between two levels.


lexentry: eng/squarely__Adverb__1
written_rep: squarely
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quadratamente
sense_list:
(geometry) In the shape of a square; at right angles. | (also, figurative) Firmly and solidly. | (figurative) In a direct, straightforward and honest manner.


lexentry: eng/squash__Noun__2
written_rep: squash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zucca
sense_list:
(botany, countable) A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.


lexentry: eng/squat__Noun__1
written_rep: squat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: flessione
sense_list:
(exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.


lexentry: eng/squat__Verb__1
written_rep: squat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: accovacciarsi | accosciarsi | occupare | occupare abusivamente
sense_list:
To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.


lexentry: eng/squat_toilet__Noun__1
written_rep: squat toilet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: toilette alla turca
sense_list:
A toilet, usually consisting of a hole in the ground and sometimes a tank, which is used while squatting instead of sitting.


lexentry: eng/squawk__Noun__1
written_rep: squawk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stridere
sense_list:
A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.


lexentry: eng/squeal__Verb__1
written_rep: squeal
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: guaire | strillare | cantare | fare la spia | gridare con voce stridula | spifferare
sense_list:
(intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.


lexentry: eng/squeegee__Noun__1
written_rep: squeegee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavavetri | seccatoio | tergivetro
sense_list:
(nautical) A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings. [1844]


lexentry: eng/squeegee_mop__Noun__1
written_rep: squeegee mop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mop spremere di spugna
sense_list:
A mop with a sponge at right angles to a handle, which is used for mopping floors and by use of a second levered arm may be squeezed out into a standard bucket with no grating or grill as required for a conventional mop.


lexentry: eng/squeeze_theorem__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: squeeze theorem
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(calculus) A theorem used to confirm the limit of a function via comparison with two other functions whose limits are known or easily computed. Supposing that g(x) \leq f(x) \leq h(x) \, and also that \lim_{x \to a} g(x) = \lim_{x \to a} h(x) = L \, , then \lim_{x \to a} f(x) = L.

trans_list:
teorema dei due carabinieri | teorema del confronto | teorema del sandwich | teorema di compressione


lexentry: eng/squicky__Adjective__1
written_rep: squicky
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sporca
sense_list:
(slang) Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea, or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding rightness or wrongness (of the stimulus).


lexentry: eng/squid__Noun__1
written_rep: squid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calamaro
sense_list:
Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles | A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid. | (US, military, slang, mildly, pejorative) A sailor in the Navy. | (UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling. | (inexact) A vampire squid.


lexentry: eng/squill__Noun__1
written_rep: squill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scilla
sense_list:
A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties


lexentry: eng/squinch__Noun__1
written_rep: squinch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corno
sense_list:
(architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.


lexentry: eng/squint__Verb__1
written_rep: squint
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: socchiudere
sense_list:
(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.


lexentry: eng/squirm__Verb__1
written_rep: squirm
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: attorcigliare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment. | To evade a question, an interviewer etc.


lexentry: eng/squish__Noun__1
written_rep: squish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scricchiolio | scrocchio
sense_list:
(countable) The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.


lexentry: eng/stab__Verb__1
written_rep: stab
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pugnalare | accoltellare
sense_list:
(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.


lexentry: eng/stab__Verb__1
written_rep: stab
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sfregiare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).


lexentry: eng/stability__Noun__1
written_rep: stability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stabilità
sense_list:
The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change. | The tendency to recover from perturbations.


lexentry: eng/stabilizer__Noun__1
written_rep: stabilizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stabilizzatore
sense_list:
Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.


lexentry: eng/stable__Adjective__1
written_rep: stable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stabile | consolidato | equilibrato
sense_list:
Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/stable__Noun__1
written_rep: stable
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stalla | scuderia | scuderie
sense_list:
A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.


lexentry: eng/stable__Noun__1
written_rep: stable
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stalla
sense_list:
(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner. | A group of people who are looked after, mentored, or trained in one place or for a particular purpose or profession.


lexentry: eng/stable_fly__Noun__1
written_rep: stable fly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mosca canina
sense_list:
Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.


lexentry: eng/stabling_siding__Noun__1
written_rep: stabling siding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: binario morto
sense_list:
(rail, UK) A storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.


lexentry: eng/staccato__Noun__1
written_rep: staccato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: staccato
sense_list:
(music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead.


lexentry: eng/stack__Noun__1
written_rep: stack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: stack
sense_list:
(computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.


lexentry: eng/stadion__Noun__1
written_rep: stadion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stadio
sense_list:
(historical) A Greek unit of distance based on standardized footraces, equivalent to about 185.4 metres.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
written_rep: staff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bastone | asta
sense_list:
(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
written_rep: staff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pentagramma | rigo
sense_list:
(music, plural staffs or staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.


lexentry: eng/stag__Noun__1
written_rep: stag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cervo
sense_list:
(countable) An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.


lexentry: eng/stag__Noun__1
written_rep: stag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: bue
sense_list:
(countable) An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).


lexentry: eng/stag_beetle__Noun__1
written_rep: stag beetle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cervo volante
sense_list:
Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males having elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag | especially, the largest beetle in the UK, of species Lucanus cervus.


lexentry: eng/stage-coach__Noun__1
written_rep: stage-coach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diligenza
sense_list:
(historical) A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.


lexentry: eng/stage__Noun__1
written_rep: stage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scena | palco
sense_list:
(by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another. | (video games) A level; one of the areas making up the game. | (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.


lexentry: eng/stage_direction__Noun__1
written_rep: stage direction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: didascalia
sense_list:
An instruction given to an actor that tells the actor what should be done and in what manner to do it.


lexentry: eng/stage_fright__Noun__1
written_rep: stage fright
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: febbre della ribalta
sense_list:
(uncountable) A state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.


lexentry: eng/stage_manager__Noun__1
written_rep: stage manager
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buttafuori
sense_list:
A person responsible for the organization of a stage production, and who is in charge of the stage during the performance.


lexentry: eng/stage_race__Noun__1
written_rep: stage race
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corsa a tappe
sense_list:
(cycle racing) A multi-day cycle race consisting of a series of separate races (called stages) of various types (road races, criteriums, time trials) usually held one stage per day and all linked together by the general classification (GC).


lexentry: eng/stage_whisper__Noun__1
written_rep: stage whisper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in petto
sense_list:
(theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear.


lexentry: eng/stagflation__Noun__1
written_rep: stagflation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stagflazione
sense_list:
(economics) Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment. [from 1965]


lexentry: eng/stagger__Noun__1
written_rep: stagger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barcollare | vacillare
sense_list:
An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.


lexentry: eng/stagger__Verb__1
written_rep: stagger
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: barcollare
sense_list:
(intransitive) In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.


lexentry: eng/stagger__Verb__1
written_rep: stagger
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tentennare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.


lexentry: eng/staging__Noun__1
written_rep: staging
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: messinscena | messa in scena | allestimento scenico
sense_list:
(theater) A performance of a play | The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.


lexentry: eng/stain__Verb__1
written_rep: stain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: colorare
sense_list:
(transitive, cytology, histology) To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features


lexentry: eng/stainless_steel__Noun__1
written_rep: stainless steel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acciaio inossidabile | acciaio inox
sense_list:
Any of a class of steels that resist corrosion; they are all alloys of iron, chromium, and carbon, and most also contain certain other elements as well (such as molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, or others).


lexentry: eng/stairlift__Noun__1
written_rep: stairlift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: montascale
sense_list:
A motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden by those for whom the stairs are a barrier.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
written_rep: stake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palo | stecca | picchetto | paletto | piolo | tutore
sense_list:
A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
written_rep: stake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: posta | in gioco | in palio | palio | palo | posta in gioco
sense_list:
A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off; often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
written_rep: stake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: rogo
sense_list:
(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
written_rep: stake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: palo
sense_list:
(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.


lexentry: eng/stake__Verb__1
written_rep: stake
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mettere in gioco
sense_list:
(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency. | (cryptocurrency) To deposit and risk a considerable amount of cryptocurrency in order to participate in the proof of stake process of verification.


lexentry: eng/stakeholder__Noun__1
written_rep: stakeholder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: parte interessata | interessato
sense_list:
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise.


lexentry: eng/stalactite__Noun__1
written_rep: stalactite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stalattite
sense_list:
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.


lexentry: eng/stalagmite__Noun__1
written_rep: stalagmite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stalagmite
sense_list:
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.


lexentry: eng/stale__Adjective__1
written_rep: stale
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: raffermo | stantio | ammuffito | avariato | obsoleto | rancido
sense_list:
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.


lexentry: eng/stalk__Noun__1
written_rep: stalk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gambo | stelo | caule | fusto | venatura centrale
sense_list:
The stem or main axis of a plant. | (mathematics, sheaf theory) Informally, a construction which generalizes that of the notion of the ring of germs of functions near a point to the context of arbitrary sheaves. Formally, given a sheaf \mathcal{F} on a space X, and a point x in X, the direct limit of the sections of F on the open neighborhoods of x ordered by reverse inclusion. See w:Stalk (sheaf) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/stalk__Noun__1
written_rep: stalk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: stelo
sense_list:
(architectural element) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.


lexentry: eng/stalker__Noun__1
written_rep: stalker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cacciatore | cacciatrice
sense_list:
A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__1
written_rep: stall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: platea
sense_list:
(countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__1
written_rep: stall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: altare
sense_list:
(Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__1
written_rep: stall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: stallo | seggio
sense_list:
A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__2
written_rep: stall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stallo
sense_list:
(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.


lexentry: eng/stall_handler__Noun__1
written_rep: stall handler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spintore
sense_list:
(horse racing) Someone responsible for manoeuvring the horse between the gates before the start of a race.


lexentry: eng/stallion__Noun__1
written_rep: stallion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stallone
sense_list:
A male horse kept primarily as a stud. | An adult male horse. | A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman.


lexentry: eng/stamen__Noun__1
written_rep: stamen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stame
sense_list:
(botany) In flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.


lexentry: eng/stamina__Noun__1
written_rep: stamina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vigore
sense_list:
The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.


lexentry: eng/stamp__Noun__1
written_rep: stamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bollo
sense_list:
An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping. | A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.


lexentry: eng/stamp__Verb__1
written_rep: stamp
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: battere i piedi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly. | (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.


lexentry: eng/stamp__Verb__1
written_rep: stamp
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pestare i piedi
sense_list:
(transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.


lexentry: eng/stamp__Verb__1
written_rep: stamp
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: timbrare
sense_list:
(transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.


lexentry: eng/stamp_pad__Noun__1
written_rep: stamp pad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tampone per timbri
sense_list:
A porous pad, often made of a felt-like material, impregnated with ink, used for inking rubber stamps.


lexentry: eng/stampede__Noun__1
written_rep: stampede
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: calca
sense_list:
(figurative) A sudden unconcerted acting together of a number of persons due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.


lexentry: eng/stanch__Verb__1
written_rep: stanch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: infilare
sense_list:
To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding. | (transitive) To check or stop, or deter (an action).


lexentry: eng/stand-alone__Adjective__1
written_rep: stand-alone
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autonomo
sense_list:
Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated; not attached to anything.


lexentry: eng/stand-in__Noun__1
written_rep: stand-in
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cascatore | sosia
sense_list:
A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
written_rep: stand
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: collocare | appoggiare | mettere in piedi | mettere ritto
sense_list:
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
written_rep: stand
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: essere in lizza | gareggiare | sostare | stare fermo
sense_list:
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
written_rep: stand
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sopportare | tollerare | soffrire
sense_list:
(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.


lexentry: eng/stand_back__Verb__1
written_rep: stand back
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cedere
sense_list:
(intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler


lexentry: eng/stand_behind__Verb__1
written_rep: stand behind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mettere la faccia
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To support; express one's support for, especially despite opposition; to stick with a decision.


lexentry: eng/stand_up__Verb__1
written_rep: stand up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dare buca | tirare un pacco | paccare | piantare in asso
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.


lexentry: eng/stand_up_to__Verb__1
written_rep: stand up to
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tenere testa
sense_list:
(transitive) To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).


lexentry: eng/standard_definition__Noun__1
written_rep: standard definition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: definizione convenzionale | definizione standard
sense_list:
(television) A system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high-definition television (720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1440p, 4K UHDTV, and 8K UHD) or enhanced-definition television (EDTV 480p).


lexentry: eng/standard_deviation__Noun__1
written_rep: standard deviation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deviazione standard | scarto quadratico medio | scarto tipo
sense_list:
(statistics) A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Represented with the Greek letter σ.


lexentry: eng/standard_language__Noun__1
written_rep: standard language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lingua standard | lingua scritta
sense_list:
(sociolinguistics) A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.


lexentry: eng/standardization__Noun__1
written_rep: standardization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: standardizzazione
sense_list:
The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard. | The process of establishing a standard.


lexentry: eng/standby__Verb__1
written_rep: standby
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aspettare
sense_list:
(proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone; .


lexentry: eng/standing_army__Noun__1
written_rep: standing army
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esercito permanente
sense_list:
A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.


lexentry: eng/standing_committee__Noun__1
written_rep: standing committee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: commissione
sense_list:
An established parliamentary or congressional committee to which all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters regarding a defined scope of subjects get referred to and then returned to parliament or congress along with a recommended measure.


lexentry: eng/standing_order__Noun__1
written_rep: standing order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ordine permanente
sense_list:
(banking) Transfer of a fixed amount from one bank account to another at fixed intervals (e.g. monthly bill payment)


lexentry: eng/standing_wave__Noun__1
written_rep: standing wave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: onda stazionaria
sense_list:
(physics) A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument.


lexentry: eng/stannic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: stannic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido stannico
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The hypothetical acidic form of tin dioxide (SnO2) that is the parent of the stannates


lexentry: eng/stannite__Noun__1
written_rep: stannite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stannite
sense_list:
a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, Cu2FeSnS4, used as an ore of tin


lexentry: eng/stapedius__Noun__1
written_rep: stapedius
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo stapedio | stapedio
sense_list:
(muscle) A small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum and is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone; it is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body, serving to stabilize the stapes to check and dampen its vibration.


lexentry: eng/staphylococcus__Noun__1
written_rep: staphylococcus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stafilococco
sense_list:
A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.


lexentry: eng/staple__Noun__2
written_rep: staple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graffetta
sense_list:
A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures. | One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.


lexentry: eng/stapler__Noun__1
written_rep: stapler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cucitrice | spillatrice | graffettatrice
sense_list:
A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.


lexentry: eng/star-of-Bethlehem__Noun__1
written_rep: star-of-Bethlehem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ornitogalo
sense_list:
Any of the genus Ornithogalum of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa, with clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
written_rep: star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: asterisco | stella
sense_list:
(printing) An asterisk (*) or comparable symbol (e.g., ★, ☆, ✶, ✦, ✧, ✷, ✪, ⭐) inspired by a celestial star.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
written_rep: star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: stella
sense_list:
(shapes, geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points. | A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
written_rep: star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: stella | astro
sense_list:
A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle. | A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.


lexentry: eng/star__Verb__1
written_rep: star
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: avere il ruolo da protagonista | avere il ruolo principale
sense_list:
(transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.


lexentry: eng/star_anise__Noun__1
written_rep: star anise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anice stellato
sense_list:
A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice.


lexentry: eng/star_cluster__Noun__1
written_rep: star cluster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammasso stellare
sense_list:
(astronomy) A group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.


lexentry: eng/star_seed__Noun__1
written_rep: star seed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seme stellare
sense_list:
(New Age) A person who lived a previous lifetime in one star system but was then reincarnated in another star system.


lexentry: eng/star_system__Noun__1
written_rep: star system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sistema stellare
sense_list:
(star) A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.


lexentry: eng/starboard__Noun__1
written_rep: starboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tribordo | dritta
sense_list:
The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.


lexentry: eng/stardust__Noun__1
written_rep: stardust
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammasso stellare
sense_list:
(informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.


lexentry: eng/starfish__Noun__1
written_rep: starfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella marina | stella di mare
sense_list:
Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.


lexentry: eng/stargazer__Noun__1
written_rep: stargazer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: astrologo | astronomo | sognatore
sense_list:
(now, colloquial) Someone who gazes at the stars; an astronomer or astrologer (now especially an amateur one). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/start__Verb__1
written_rep: start
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: avviare | creare
sense_list:
(ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.


lexentry: eng/starter_dough__Noun__1
written_rep: starter dough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radice
sense_list:
(baking) A small amount of "live" dough used in traditional bakery to start the fermentation process necessary for preparing sourdough.


lexentry: eng/starting_block__Noun__1
written_rep: starting block
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: blocco di partenza
sense_list:
A peg or angled block of wood or metal pedal used by track and field athletes, mainly sprinters, for getting a quick start in a race.


lexentry: eng/starting_point__Noun__1
written_rep: starting point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto di partenza
sense_list:
(sometimes, figurative) The place where a journey starts. | The first steps when commencing an activity.


lexentry: eng/startle__Verb__1
written_rep: startle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spaventare | sorprendere
sense_list:
(transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.


lexentry: eng/statal__Adjective__1
written_rep: statal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statale
sense_list:
(dated) Pertaining to a State of the American Union, in contrast to the federal government. | Relating to a state. | (linguistics) Pertaining to a word or word form (such as a passive verb or a modifier) or other linguistic element that denotes a state rather than an action or process.


lexentry: eng/state-owned__Adjective__1
written_rep: state-owned
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statale
sense_list:
Owned, controlled by, and under the purview or responsibility of a country's central government or its agencies and institutions.


lexentry: eng/state__Noun__1
written_rep: state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stato
sense_list:
(computing) The set of all parameters relevant to a computation. | (computing) The values of all parameters at some point in a computation. | (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government. | A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.


lexentry: eng/state_capitalism__Noun__1
written_rep: state capitalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capitalismo di Stato
sense_list:
The form of capitalism where for-profit commercial activities are undertaken by the state; either via corporatized government agencies, or via ownership or control of nominally private organizations.


lexentry: eng/state_of_matter__Noun__1
written_rep: state of matter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stato della materia
sense_list:
(sciences) Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.


lexentry: eng/state_of_mind__Noun__1
written_rep: state of mind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stato d'animo
sense_list:
The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.


lexentry: eng/state_of_siege__Noun__1
written_rep: state of siege
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stato d'assedio
sense_list:
(law) An exceptional legal condition in which constitutional limits on the powers of the government are suspended, usually owing to military necessity and implying martial law.


lexentry: eng/state_of_the_art__Noun__1
written_rep: state of the art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stato dell'arte
sense_list:
The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/state_pattern__Noun__1
written_rep: state pattern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: situazione
sense_list:
(software, design) A behavioural design pattern similar to the strategy pattern that is used to represent the state of an object.


lexentry: eng/state_secret__Noun__1
written_rep: state secret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: segreto di Stato
sense_list:
Information which pertains to the affairs of a country, access to which is restricted by the government.


lexentry: eng/static__Adjective__1
written_rep: static
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statico
sense_list:
Unchanging; that cannot or does not change. | Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion. | (programming) Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.


lexentry: eng/static__Noun__1
written_rep: static
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effetto neve
sense_list:
(uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.


lexentry: eng/statin__Noun__1
written_rep: statin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statina
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.


lexentry: eng/station_wagon__Noun__1
written_rep: station wagon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giardinetta | familiare
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A body style for cars in which the roof is extended rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position and serving the function of the boot (trunk) of a sedan or saloon.


lexentry: eng/stationary_phase__Noun__1
written_rep: stationary phase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fase stazionaria
sense_list:
(chemistry) The solid or liquid phase of a chromatography system on which the materials are to be separated or selectively absorbed Wp


lexentry: eng/stationmaster__Noun__1
written_rep: stationmaster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capostazione
sense_list:
(rail) The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.


lexentry: eng/statism__Noun__1
written_rep: statism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: statalismo
sense_list:
(mostly, libertarianism, and, anarchism) The belief that the state is a legitimate societal organization. [1912]


lexentry: eng/statistical_analysis__Noun__1
written_rep: statistical analysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: analisi
sense_list:
The process of examining data to draw conclusions or insights, and determine cause-and-effect patterns between events; for example determining the safety and efficacy of new drugs by drawing out a probability as to whether the fact that a patient got better (or worse) was due to the drug or some other (perhaps random) factor.


lexentry: eng/statistical_inference__Noun__1
written_rep: statistical inference
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inferenza statistica
sense_list:
(statistics) The drawing of conclusions about a population from a random sample drawn from it, or, more generally, about a random process from its observed behavior during a finite period of time.


lexentry: eng/statistician__Noun__1
written_rep: statistician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statistico
sense_list:
A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics. | A mathematician with a specialty of statistics.


lexentry: eng/statistics__Noun__1
written_rep: statistics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statistica
sense_list:
A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.


lexentry: eng/statistics__Noun__2
written_rep: statistics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statistica
sense_list:
A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.


lexentry: eng/statue__Noun__1
written_rep: statue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statua
sense_list:
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.


lexentry: eng/statuette__Noun__1
written_rep: statuette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statuetta
sense_list:
A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.


lexentry: eng/status__Noun__1
written_rep: status
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stato
sense_list:
A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others. | A situation or state of affairs. | (social media) A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.


lexentry: eng/status_quo__Noun__1
written_rep: status quo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: status quo
sense_list:
The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.


lexentry: eng/statute__Noun__1
written_rep: statute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: statuto
sense_list:
A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body. [from ca. 1300s] | (law, historical) A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing. [from 1791]


lexentry: eng/statute_law__Noun__1
written_rep: statute law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legge
sense_list:
(legal, countable) A law enacted by a legislative body, as opposed to a regulation made by the executive branch or case law made by court precedent.


lexentry: eng/statutory_rape__Noun__1
written_rep: statutory rape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stupro a termine di legge
sense_list:
(legal) An illegal act of sexual intercourse by an adult with a person under the legal age of consent for sex, or with another adult who is not able to consent because of intellectual disability.


lexentry: eng/stave-rhyme__Noun__1
written_rep: stave-rhyme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alliterazione
sense_list:
(countable) A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.


lexentry: eng/stave__Noun__1
written_rep: stave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doga
sense_list:
One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.


lexentry: eng/stave__Noun__1
written_rep: stave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: piolo
sense_list:
One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel


lexentry: eng/stave__Noun__1
written_rep: stave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: pentagramma
sense_list:
(music) The set of five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.


lexentry: eng/stavesacre__Noun__1
written_rep: stavesacre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stafisagria
sense_list:
A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers (Staphisagria macrosperma, syn. Delphinium staphisagria).


lexentry: eng/stay__Noun__3
written_rep: stay
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: strallo | tirante
sense_list:
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.


lexentry: eng/stay__Verb__1
written_rep: stay
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: restare | rimanere | stare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide. | (transitive, obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).


lexentry: eng/stay_in_one's_lane__Verb__1
written_rep: stay in one's lane
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stare al proprio posto
sense_list:
(idiom, informal) To keep to one's own kind; to avoid intermixing or associating with other types of people.


lexentry: eng/stead__Noun__1
written_rep: stead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: e non
sense_list:
(of a person or thing) The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/steady__Adjective__1
written_rep: steady
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: costante | regolare
sense_list:
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.


lexentry: eng/steak_knife__Noun__1
written_rep: steak knife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coltello da carne
sense_list:
A table knife with a sharp, narrow, and often serrated blade designed for cutting tougher foods such as cooked meats.


lexentry: eng/steak_tartare__Noun__1
written_rep: steak tartare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tartaro
sense_list:
A French dish made of raw minced beef steak, often served with onions, capers and other ingredients.


lexentry: eng/steal__Noun__1
written_rep: steal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: combinazione | furto | ruberia
sense_list:
(slang, figurative) A piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price; the act of buying it.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
written_rep: steal
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rubare | fregare | attirare | derubare | distogliere | distrarre
sense_list:
(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
written_rep: steal
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: rubare | attirare | distogliere | distrarre | focalizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
written_rep: steal
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: rubare | fregare | derubare
sense_list:
(transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.


lexentry: eng/stealth__Noun__1
written_rep: stealth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: furtività
sense_list:
(uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.


lexentry: eng/steam_cracking__Noun__1
written_rep: steam cracking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piroscissione a vapore
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) The cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons, at high temperature in the presence of steam, in order to produce ethylene, propylene and other light alkenes


lexentry: eng/steam_power__Noun__1
written_rep: steam power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vapore acqueo
sense_list:
Power derived from water heated into steam, usually converted to motive power by a reciprocating engine (a steam engine) or turbine (a steam turbine).


lexentry: eng/steam_turbine__Noun__1
written_rep: steam turbine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: turbina a vapore
sense_list:
A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.


lexentry: eng/steamer__Noun__1
written_rep: steamer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: battello a vapore | vaporetto
sense_list:
A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.


lexentry: eng/steaming__Noun__1
written_rep: steaming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: cottura a vapore
sense_list:
The raising of steam by a steam locomotive etc; the maintenance of a head of steam during operation; (metonymically) operation under load.


lexentry: eng/steampunk__Noun__1
written_rep: steampunk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steampunk
sense_list:
(uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined with Victorian style and aesthetics, such as steam-powered machines and vehicles, visible gears and screws and people dressed in 19th-century attires.


lexentry: eng/stearic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: stearic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido stearico
sense_list:
(fatty acid) octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/steel__Noun__1
written_rep: steel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acciaio
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.


lexentry: eng/steep__Adjective__1
written_rep: steep
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ripido | scosceso | erto
sense_list:
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.


lexentry: eng/steep__Verb__1
written_rep: steep
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: decantare | immergere | macerare
sense_list:
(transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly. | (intransitive, figurative) To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in. | To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.


lexentry: eng/steeplechase__Noun__1
written_rep: steeplechase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steeplechase
sense_list:
(chiefly, British, equestrianism) A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.


lexentry: eng/steeplechase__Noun__1
written_rep: steeplechase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: siepi
sense_list:
(athletics) An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way.


lexentry: eng/steer__Verb__1
written_rep: steer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sterzare | guidare | dirigere | governare | manovrare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel). | (transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).


lexentry: eng/steer__Verb__1
written_rep: steer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: condurre
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm. | (transitive) To direct a group of animals.


lexentry: eng/steering_column__Noun__1
written_rep: steering column
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piantone dello sterzo
sense_list:
(automotive) a column originating in the dashboard and ending at the steering wheel | (aviation) a column ending in the flight yoke, whose manipulation allows for the control of pitch


lexentry: eng/steering_group__Noun__1
written_rep: steering group
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gruppo direttivo
sense_list:
A committee whose function is to arrange the schedules of business for a legislative assembly or other organization


lexentry: eng/steering_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: steering wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: volante | sterzo
sense_list:
A wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.


lexentry: eng/steganography__Noun__1
written_rep: steganography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steganografia
sense_list:
The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing them in places where they may not be found until someone finds the secret message in whatever is being used to hide it. | Specifically: the use of small computer files to communicate secret information.


lexentry: eng/stegosaur__Noun__1
written_rep: stegosaur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stegosauro
sense_list:
Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/stegosaurus__Noun__1
written_rep: stegosaurus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stegosauro
sense_list:
A stegosaur, a member of the suborder Stegosauria, of the order Ornithischia of the middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous period. | A member of the genus Stegosaurus within this suborder.


lexentry: eng/stele__Noun__1
written_rep: stele
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: stele
sense_list:
(architecture, archaeology, obsolete) An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.


lexentry: eng/stellation__Noun__1
written_rep: stellation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stellazione
sense_list:
(mathematics) The construction of a stellated polyhedron (or other polytope) by extending edges or planes.


lexentry: eng/stellify__Verb__1
written_rep: stellify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella
sense_list:
(transitive, mythology) To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such


lexentry: eng/stem__Noun__1
written_rep: stem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: gambo | stelo | radice | tema | ceppo | fusto
sense_list:
A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.


lexentry: eng/stem__Noun__1
written_rep: stem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: dritto di prua | ruota di prua | tagliamare
sense_list:
(nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.


lexentry: eng/stem_cell__Noun__1
written_rep: stem cell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cellula staminale
sense_list:
(medicine, cytology) A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.


lexentry: eng/stem_stitch__Noun__1
written_rep: stem stitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: punto erba
sense_list:
An embroidery stitch, derived from backstitch, in which each stitch overlaps the previous stitch to one side, forming a twisted line of stitching, with the thread passing below the needle.


lexentry: eng/stemmatics__Noun__1
written_rep: stemmatics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stemmatica
sense_list:
The study of multiple surviving versions of the same text with the aim of reconstructing a lost original.


lexentry: eng/stencil__Noun__1
written_rep: stencil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: normografo | stencil
sense_list:
A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.


lexentry: eng/stenography__Noun__1
written_rep: stenography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stenografia
sense_list:
The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand


lexentry: eng/step-__Prefix__1
written_rep: step-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: -astra | -astro | astra
sense_list:
A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.


lexentry: eng/step__Noun__1
written_rep: step
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scalino | fase | passaggio | stadio
sense_list:
A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.


lexentry: eng/step__Noun__1
written_rep: step
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: passo
sense_list:
The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running. | A small space or distance. | A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track. | (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.


lexentry: eng/step_ladder__Noun__1
written_rep: step ladder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scaleo | scaletta | scala a libretto
sense_list:
A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.


lexentry: eng/step_on_someone's_toes__Verb__1
written_rep: step on someone's toes
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pestare i piedi
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs.


lexentry: eng/step_over__Noun__1
written_rep: step over
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppio passo
sense_list:
(football) A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it.


lexentry: eng/stepfather__Noun__1
written_rep: stepfather
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patrigno
sense_list:
(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.


lexentry: eng/steppe_eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: steppe eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aquila delle steppe
sense_list:
Aquila nipalensis, a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. Previously considered to be closely related to the non-migratory tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific.


lexentry: eng/stepping_motor__Noun__1
written_rep: stepping motor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: motore passo-passo
sense_list:
An electromagnetic actuator that converts digital pulses of input into analog rotary motion, the degree of rotation being proportional to the number of pulses received.


lexentry: eng/steradian__Noun__1
written_rep: steradian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steradiante
sense_list:
(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r2. Symbol: sr


lexentry: eng/stereo-__Prefix__1
written_rep: stereo-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stereo-
sense_list:
Solid, three-dimensional. | (strictly) Relating to the binocular contribution to three-dimensional vision. | Solid, hard.


lexentry: eng/stereoisomerism__Noun__1
written_rep: stereoisomerism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stereoisomeria
sense_list:
(chemistry) A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images.


lexentry: eng/stereophonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: stereophonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stereofonico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two channels to give a more natural two-dimensional sound distribution.


lexentry: eng/stereotype__Noun__1
written_rep: stereotype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stereotipo
sense_list:
A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people). | (software engineering) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.


lexentry: eng/sterilization__Noun__1
written_rep: sterilization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sterilizzazione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms. | (uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing. | (countable) An instance of a sterilization procedure.


lexentry: eng/sterilize__Verb__1
written_rep: sterilize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sterilizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable. | (transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.


lexentry: eng/sterling__Noun__1
written_rep: sterling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: argento sterlina | oro sterlina | sterlina
sense_list:
Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.


lexentry: eng/sternocleidomastoid__Adjective__1
written_rep: sternocleidomastoid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sternocleidomastoideo
sense_list:
(anatomy) Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.


lexentry: eng/sternocleidomastoid_muscle__Noun__1
written_rep: sternocleidomastoid muscle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo sternocleidomastoideo
sense_list:
(muscle) A long thick superficial muscles on each side of the anterior neck which arises by one head from the first segment of the sternum and by a second from the inner part of the clavicle, that inserts into the mastoid process of the temporal bone and that acts especially to bend, flex, rotate and extend the head.


lexentry: eng/sternohyoid_muscle__Noun__1
written_rep: sternohyoid muscle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo sternoioideo
sense_list:
(muscle) An infrahyoid muscle on each side of the midline that arises from the medial end of the clavicle and the first segment of the sternum, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to depress the hyoid bone and the larynx.


lexentry: eng/steroid__Noun__1
written_rep: steroid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: steroide
sense_list:
(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.


lexentry: eng/stevia__Noun__1
written_rep: stevia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stevia
sense_list:
Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/stew_in_one's_juices__Verb__1
written_rep: stew in one's juices
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuocere nel proprio brodo
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions.


lexentry: eng/stewardess__Noun__1
written_rep: stewardess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assistente di volo
sense_list:
A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).


lexentry: eng/sticharion__Noun__1
written_rep: sticharion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sticario
sense_list:
The outer clerical garb worn by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to the alb in Latin-Rite Catholic Churches.


lexentry: eng/stichic__Adjective__1
written_rep: stichic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stichico
sense_list:
Describing verse that is not divided into stanzas, but consists of lines all having the same metrical form


lexentry: eng/stichomythia__Noun__1
written_rep: stichomythia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sticomitia
sense_list:
(poetry) A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.


lexentry: eng/stick_'em_up__Phrase__1
written_rep: stick 'em up
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mani in alto
sense_list:
A command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender!


lexentry: eng/stick__Noun__1
written_rep: stick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: barretta
sense_list:
a stick of butter
(chiefly, North America) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard). | (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.) | (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.


lexentry: eng/stick__Noun__1
written_rep: stick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: barra di controllo | volante
sense_list:
(aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)


lexentry: eng/stick_in_the_mud__Noun__1
written_rep: stick in the mud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: persona piatta
sense_list:
(idiomatic, pejorative) More generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.


lexentry: eng/stick_out_like_a_sore_thumb__Verb__1
written_rep: stick out like a sore thumb
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dare nell'occhio | essere fin troppo evidente
sense_list:
(simile) To be very noticeably (and undesirably or humorously) different; to be prominently out of place; to be particularly obtrusive or conspicuous (usually unintentionally); to attract unwanted attention or notice.


lexentry: eng/stick_up__Verb__1
written_rep: stick up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: appiccicare
sense_list:
(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick,‎ up. To put or post up by sticking.


lexentry: eng/stickleback__Noun__1
written_rep: stickleback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spinarello
sense_list:
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.


lexentry: eng/stiff__Adjective__1
written_rep: stiff
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rigido
sense_list:
(of an, object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible. | (of a, person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed. | (of, _, muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.


lexentry: eng/stifle__Noun__2
written_rep: stifle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grassella
sense_list:
(zootomy) The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.


lexentry: eng/stifle__Verb__1
written_rep: stifle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soffocare | boccheggiare
sense_list:
(transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.


lexentry: eng/stigma__Noun__1
written_rep: stigma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: stigma | stimma
sense_list:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, in the plural, _, stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus's body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.


lexentry: eng/stile__Noun__1
written_rep: stile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coincidenza
sense_list:
A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.


lexentry: eng/stiletto_heel__Noun__1
written_rep: stiletto heel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tacco a spillo
sense_list:
A heel of a shoe that is very narrow the bottom - the base has less than one square centimeter of surface. They are typically 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) high, but can be much higher. Lower ones are sometimes called kitten heels.


lexentry: eng/still_waters_run_deep__Proverb__1
written_rep: still waters run deep
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti | l’acqua cheta rompe i ponti
sense_list:
A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.


lexentry: eng/stilt__Noun__1
written_rep: stilt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trampolo
sense_list:
Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.


lexentry: eng/stilt__Noun__1
written_rep: stilt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cavaliere d'Italia
sense_list:
Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.


lexentry: eng/stilted__Adjective__1
written_rep: stilted
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: affettato | forzato | ingessato | pomposo
sense_list:
(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.


lexentry: eng/stimulant__Noun__1
written_rep: stimulant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stimolante
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.


lexentry: eng/stimulation__Noun__1
written_rep: stimulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stimolazione
sense_list:
A pushing or goading toward action. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] | (biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] | An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating.


lexentry: eng/stimulus__Noun__1
written_rep: stimulus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stimolo
sense_list:
An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour. | (physiology, psychology, medicine) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.


lexentry: eng/stingray__Noun__1
written_rep: stingray
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pastinaca | razza
sense_list:
Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.


lexentry: eng/stink__Verb__1
written_rep: stink
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puzzare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To have a strong bad smell. | (intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty, untruth, or sin.


lexentry: eng/stipend__Noun__1
written_rep: stipend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stipendio | paga | salario | onorario | paghetta
sense_list:
(archaic) A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/stipule__Noun__1
written_rep: stipule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stipola
sense_list:
(botany) A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.


lexentry: eng/stir-fry__Verb__1
written_rep: stir-fry
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosolare | saltare
sense_list:
(transitive) To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.


lexentry: eng/stir__Verb__1
written_rep: stir
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mescolare | agitare
sense_list:
(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.


lexentry: eng/stishovite__Noun__1
written_rep: stishovite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stishovite
sense_list:
(mineral) A fine-grained mineral, of SiO2, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.


lexentry: eng/stitch__Noun__1
written_rep: stitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fitta
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.


lexentry: eng/stochastic_process__Noun__1
written_rep: stochastic process
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: processo stocastico
sense_list:
(mathematics, probability theory) A function that maps elements of an index set to elements of a collection of random variables; historically, a collection of random variables indexed by a set of numbers usually regarded as points in time.


lexentry: eng/stock__Noun__1
written_rep: stock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: azione
sense_list:
(finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.


lexentry: eng/stock__Noun__1
written_rep: stock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: cravatta
sense_list:
A necktie or cravat, particularly a wide necktie popular in the eighteenth century, often seen today as a part of formal wear for horse riding competitions.


lexentry: eng/stock_character__Noun__1
written_rep: stock character
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: personaggio tipo | tipo
sense_list:
(writing, theatre, cinema) Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.


lexentry: eng/stock_exchange__Noun__1
written_rep: stock exchange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borsa | borsa valori
sense_list:
A building that trades stocks in of companies for money and vice versa. | An organisation that trades stocks in of companies for money and vice versa.


lexentry: eng/stockbroker__Noun__1
written_rep: stockbroker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agente di cambio e di borsa
sense_list:
(finance) A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).


lexentry: eng/stockpile__Noun__1
written_rep: stockpile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammasso | riserva | scorta
sense_list:
A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.


lexentry: eng/stocks__Noun__2
written_rep: stocks
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piccone
sense_list:
(plurale tantum) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.


lexentry: eng/stoic__Adjective__1
written_rep: stoic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stoico
sense_list:
Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas. | Not affected by pain or distress. | Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.


lexentry: eng/stoic__Noun__1
written_rep: stoic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stoica | stoico
sense_list:
(philosophy) Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.


lexentry: eng/stoically__Adverb__1
written_rep: stoically
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stoicamente
sense_list:
In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint. | (philosophy) In a manner consistent with the philosophy of stoicism.


lexentry: eng/stoichiometric__Adjective__1
written_rep: stoichiometric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stechiometrico
sense_list:
Of, or relating to stoichiometry. | (chemistry, of reactants, or of elements in a compound) Existing in a ratio of small integers.


lexentry: eng/stoichiometry__Noun__1
written_rep: stoichiometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stechiometria
sense_list:
(uncountable, chemistry) The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations).


lexentry: eng/stoicism__Noun__1
written_rep: stoicism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stoicismo
sense_list:
A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.


lexentry: eng/stole__Noun__1
written_rep: stole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stola
sense_list:
A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress. | A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.


lexentry: eng/stoma__Noun__1
written_rep: stoma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stoma
sense_list:
(botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.


lexentry: eng/stomach__Verb__1
written_rep: stomach
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: digerire | sopportare
sense_list:
(transitive) To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.


lexentry: eng/stomachache__Noun__1
written_rep: stomachache
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mal di pancia
sense_list:
A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.


lexentry: eng/stomatology__Noun__1
written_rep: stomatology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stomatologia
sense_list:
(medicine) The study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases; increasingly called oral medicine in current usage.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
written_rep: stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pietra | roccia
sense_list:
(uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
written_rep: stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: nocciolo | pietra
sense_list:
(botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
written_rep: stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: pietra | sasso | sassolino
sense_list:
(printing, historical) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.


lexentry: eng/stone_loach__Noun__1
written_rep: stone loach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cobite barbatello
sense_list:
Barbatula barbatula, a species of ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae or subfamily Nemacheilinae in family Balitoridae (hillstream loaches).


lexentry: eng/stone_paper__Noun__1
written_rep: stone paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carta di pietra | carta minerale
sense_list:
a type of paper manufactured from calcium carbonate mixed with a high density polyethylene bonding agent


lexentry: eng/stonecrop__Noun__1
written_rep: stonecrop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borracina
sense_list:
Any of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum


lexentry: eng/stonefish__Noun__1
written_rep: stonefish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesce pietra
sense_list:
A venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock, of the genus Synanceia, found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean


lexentry: eng/stool__Noun__1
written_rep: stool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sgabello | scanno | trespolo
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, dialectal, Scotland) A seat with a back; a chair. | (dated) A close-stool; a seat used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot, commode, outhouse seat, or toilet.


lexentry: eng/stoop__Noun__3
written_rep: stoop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: portico
sense_list:
(architecture, chiefly, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, also, Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.


lexentry: eng/stop__Noun__1
written_rep: stop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fermata
sense_list:
A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.


lexentry: eng/stop__Noun__1
written_rep: stop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: punto
sense_list:
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.


lexentry: eng/stop_at_nothing__Verb__1
written_rep: stop at nothing
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non fermarsi davanti a niente
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.


lexentry: eng/stop_sign__Noun__1
written_rep: stop sign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stop
sense_list:
A sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.


lexentry: eng/stop_the_car__Phrase__1
written_rep: stop the car
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arrestare la macchina
sense_list:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should stop the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/stopgap__Noun__1
written_rep: stopgap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: palliativo
sense_list:
A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.


lexentry: eng/stopper_knot__Noun__1
written_rep: stopper knot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gassa
sense_list:
(nautical) A knot placed in a rope either to prevent the end from fraying, or to prevent it from passing through a hole.


lexentry: eng/stopwatch__Noun__1
written_rep: stopwatch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cronometro
sense_list:
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.


lexentry: eng/storage__Noun__1
written_rep: storage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: memorizzazione
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.


lexentry: eng/stork__Noun__1
written_rep: stork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cicogna
sense_list:
A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae. | (folklore, or, euphemism) The mythical bringer of babies to families, or good news.


lexentry: eng/storm__Noun__1
written_rep: storm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tempesta
sense_list:
(meteorology) A disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale, with a wind speed of between 89 and 102 kilometres per hour (55–63 miles per hour; 10 on the scale, known as a "storm" or whole gale), or of between 103 and 117 kilometres per hour (64–72 miles per hour; 11 on the scale, known as a "violent storm").


lexentry: eng/storm__Noun__1
written_rep: storm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tempesta | bufera | temporale | burrasca
sense_list:
Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.


lexentry: eng/storm__Verb__1
written_rep: storm
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: assaltare | attaccare | prendere d'assalto
sense_list:
(chiefly, military) To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.


lexentry: eng/storm_drain__Noun__1
written_rep: storm drain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caditoia
sense_list:
(US) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without passing through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.


lexentry: eng/storm_jib__Noun__1
written_rep: storm jib
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tormentina
sense_list:
(nautical) A small jib, used in a storm to reduce the sail area to the minimum required for maintaining manoeuvrability of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/storm_petrel__Noun__1
written_rep: storm petrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uccello delle tempeste
sense_list:
Any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.


lexentry: eng/stormy__Adjective__1
written_rep: stormy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tempestoso
sense_list:
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.


lexentry: eng/story_arc__Noun__1
written_rep: story arc
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arco narrativo
sense_list:
(narratology) The chronological construction of a plot or storyline, especially one specific to a particular character or plot aspect; an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.


lexentry: eng/stovepipe__Noun__1
written_rep: stovepipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: silo
sense_list:
A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are restricted from accessing it.


lexentry: eng/strabismus__Noun__1
written_rep: strabismus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strabismo
sense_list:
A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.


lexentry: eng/stracciatella__Noun__1
written_rep: stracciatella
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stracciatella
sense_list:
An Italian soup made by dribbling a mixture of Parmesan cheese and beaten egg into hot broth. | A type of Italian milk-based ice cream with chocolate shavings.


lexentry: eng/straddle__Verb__1
written_rep: straddle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: scavalcare
sense_list:
(military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).


lexentry: eng/strafe__Verb__1
written_rep: strafe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mitragliare
sense_list:
(transitive, military, aviation) To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.


lexentry: eng/straight__Adjective__1
written_rep: straight
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: in linea | diritto
sense_list:
(engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.


lexentry: eng/straight_flush__Noun__1
written_rep: straight flush
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scala colore
sense_list:
(poker) A hand that is both straight (the cards are all in sequence) and flush (the cards are all of the same suit).


lexentry: eng/straight_line__Noun__1
written_rep: straight line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: retta | linea retta
sense_list:
(geometry) A line with no curvature; a line with constant direction. The path of shortest length between two points.


lexentry: eng/straight_man__Noun__1
written_rep: straight man
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spalla
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.


lexentry: eng/straight_razor__Noun__1
written_rep: straight razor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rasoio
sense_list:
A razor of a plain and traditional type with no feature that would limit the depth of exposure to the blade during use; often having a blade that can fold into the handle.


lexentry: eng/strain__Noun__1
written_rep: strain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ceppo
sense_list:
(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.


lexentry: eng/strain__Verb__1
written_rep: strain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: distorcere | protrudere | slogare | stravolgere
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.


lexentry: eng/strainer__Noun__1
written_rep: strainer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colino | colatoio
sense_list:
A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid. | A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline. | Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects. | One who strains.


lexentry: eng/straitjacket__Noun__1
written_rep: straitjacket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camicia di forza
sense_list:
A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.


lexentry: eng/strake__Noun__1
written_rep: strake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: corso di fasciame
sense_list:
(nautical) A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).


lexentry: eng/stranded__Adjective__1
written_rep: stranded
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbandonato
sense_list:
(of a person) Abandoned or marooned. | (of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires (into a strand).


lexentry: eng/strange_quark__Noun__1
written_rep: strange quark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quark strange
sense_list:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of -\frac{1}{3} and a mass of about 80 to 130 MeV.Symbol: s


lexentry: eng/strangeness__Noun__1
written_rep: strangeness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stranezza
sense_list:
(countable) The product or result of being strange. | (particle physics) One of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles, depending upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks.


lexentry: eng/strangle__Verb__1
written_rep: strangle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strangolare
sense_list:
(transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle. | (intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.


lexentry: eng/strangury__Noun__1
written_rep: strangury
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stranguria
sense_list:
(pathology, urology) A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.


lexentry: eng/strap__Noun__1
written_rep: strap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fascetta | listella | moietta | reggetta | striscia
sense_list:
Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.


lexentry: eng/strap__Noun__1
written_rep: strap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: cinghia | correggia | cinturino | coramella | fascetta | frusta
sense_list:
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.


lexentry: eng/strap__Noun__1
written_rep: strap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: fascetta | moietta | piattina | reggetta
sense_list:
(carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.


lexentry: eng/strappado__Noun__1
written_rep: strappado
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strappata | tratti di fune
sense_list:
A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.


lexentry: eng/strategic__Adjective__1
written_rep: strategic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strategico
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to strategy. | Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.


lexentry: eng/strategy__Noun__1
written_rep: strategy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strategia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare. | (countable) A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal. | (uncountable) The act of strategizing; the development of effective strategies.


lexentry: eng/stratiform__Adjective__1
written_rep: stratiform
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stratiforme
sense_list:
(geology) Descriptive of rocks with extensive horizontal development | (meteorology) Descriptive of clouds with extensive horizontal development


lexentry: eng/stratocumulus__Noun__1
written_rep: stratocumulus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stratocumulo
sense_list:
(meteorology) A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous.


lexentry: eng/stratosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: stratosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stratosfera
sense_list:
(meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone.


lexentry: eng/stratospheric__Adjective__1
written_rep: stratospheric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stratosferico
sense_list:
(meteorology) Of, relating to, or occurring in the stratosphere. | (figurative, colloquial) Unusually or unreasonably high; astronomical.


lexentry: eng/stratovolcano__Noun__1
written_rep: stratovolcano
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stratovulcano
sense_list:
(vulcanology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.


lexentry: eng/stratum__Noun__1
written_rep: stratum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strato
sense_list:
One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another. | (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout. | A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.


lexentry: eng/stratus__Noun__1
written_rep: stratus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nube
sense_list:
(meteorology) A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance; abbreviated St.


lexentry: eng/straw__Noun__1
written_rep: straw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: paglia
sense_list:
(uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions. | (uncommon) A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.


lexentry: eng/straw_man__Noun__1
written_rep: straw man
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uomo di paglia
sense_list:
(figurative) An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.


lexentry: eng/straw_mushroom__Noun__1
written_rep: straw mushroom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fungo di paglia
sense_list:
A small, edible mushroom used primarily in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia, Volvariella volvacea.


lexentry: eng/strawberry_blonde__Adjective__1
written_rep: strawberry blonde
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biondo veneziano
sense_list:
An uncommon orange hair colour; it is characterized as a combination of pale light yellow (often called blonde) and red. Strawberry blonde hair appears blonde in dim light, but when exposed to sun or a bright light, the hair may assume a slight tinge of pink or red color.


lexentry: eng/strawberry_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: strawberry tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corbezzolo | albetro
sense_list:
A cane apple, an evergreen shrub or small tree (Arbutus unedo), in family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland, which bears fruits which resemble strawberries. | Any of the other species of Arbutus, native to Europe and temperate North America, especially


lexentry: eng/stray__Noun__1
written_rep: stray
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: randagio
sense_list:
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.


lexentry: eng/stray__Verb__1
written_rep: stray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: estraniarsi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.


lexentry: eng/stream__Verb__1
written_rep: stream
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: streammare
sense_list:
(Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.


lexentry: eng/streaming__Noun__1
written_rep: streaming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: flusso
sense_list:
(computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.


lexentry: eng/streamline__Verb__1
written_rep: streamline
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velocizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.


lexentry: eng/streamlined__Adjective__1
written_rep: streamlined
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aerodinamico
sense_list:
Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.


lexentry: eng/street-smart__Adjective__1
written_rep: street-smart
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: facinoroso
sense_list:
Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, like that learned on the streets rather than in the classroom.


lexentry: eng/street_market__Noun__1
written_rep: street market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fiera
sense_list:
A temporary public market, normally set up outdoors on certain days of the week, often, but not always, in a street. Sometimes they can be found in a car park or in a market square.


lexentry: eng/street_organ__Noun__1
written_rep: street organ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: organo a rullo
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.


lexentry: eng/street_performer__Noun__1
written_rep: street performer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: artista di strada
sense_list:
An artist (musician, actor, painter, etc), who performs in a public place, usually for donated money.


lexentry: eng/street_urchin__Noun__1
written_rep: street urchin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borsaiolo | discolo | ladruncolo | lazzarone | monello | ragazzo di strada
sense_list:
(British, dated) A child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket.


lexentry: eng/streetwalker__Noun__1
written_rep: streetwalker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: baldracca | mignotta | peripatetica | prostituta | puttana | sgualdrina
sense_list:
(informal, derogatory) A prostitute who looks for customers on the streets and in other public places.


lexentry: eng/strength_training__Noun__1
written_rep: strength training
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolazione
sense_list:
A form of exercise in which the goal is to increase the strength of muscles through low numbers of repetitions of an exercise performed with high resistance.


lexentry: eng/strengthen__Verb__1
written_rep: strengthen
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rafforzare | rinforzare | corroborare | rafforzarsi | rinforzarsi
sense_list:
(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.


lexentry: eng/streptococcus__Noun__1
written_rep: streptococcus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: streptococco
sense_list:
A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.


lexentry: eng/stress__Noun__1
written_rep: stress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tensione
sense_list:
(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.


lexentry: eng/stress__Noun__1
written_rep: stress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: enfasi
sense_list:
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).


lexentry: eng/stress__Verb__1
written_rep: stress
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stressare
sense_list:
(transitive) To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain. | (transitive) To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).


lexentry: eng/stretch_mark__Noun__1
written_rep: stretch mark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smagliatura
sense_list:
(dermatology) Any of a series of red (or purple or faded), irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They may appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty, obesity, rapid muscle growth or family history.


lexentry: eng/stretching__Noun__1
written_rep: stretching
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stiramento | allungamento
sense_list:
A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.


lexentry: eng/strew__Verb__1
written_rep: strew
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spargere | disseminare | cospargere | ricoprire
sense_list:
(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.


lexentry: eng/striated_muscle__Noun__1
written_rep: striated muscle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolatura striata
sense_list:
Muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).


lexentry: eng/stricto_sensu__Phrase__1
written_rep: stricto sensu
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a rigor di termini | in senso stretto
sense_list:
(sciences, academics) Narrowly: in the narrow sense (of a polysemic word with narrow and broad senses).


lexentry: eng/stridulate__Verb__1
written_rep: stridulate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stridulare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.


lexentry: eng/stridulation__Noun__1
written_rep: stridulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stridulazione
sense_list:
A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.


lexentry: eng/strike__Verb__1
written_rep: strike
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coniare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.


lexentry: eng/strike_out__Verb__1
written_rep: strike out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: essere respinto
sense_list:
(ergative, baseball, softball) Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter. | (intransitive, colloquial, figuratively) To fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date.


lexentry: eng/strike_up__Verb__1
written_rep: strike up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: far partire | incominciare
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
written_rep: string
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: corda
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument. | (countable) Any similar long, thin and flexible object.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
written_rep: string
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: corda | fune | canapo | catena | fila | sequela
sense_list:
A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
written_rep: string
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: stringa | sequenza di caratteri
sense_list:
(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
written_rep: string
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: strumenti a corda
sense_list:
(music, usually, in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
written_rep: string
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: legaccio | resta | rete | teoria delle stringhe
sense_list:
(countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.


lexentry: eng/string_out__Verb__1
written_rep: string out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: estendere
sense_list:
(transitive) To extend on or as if by strings, wires, etc. | (transitive, idiomatic) To prolong or extend in an unnecessary, contrived or time-filling manner.


lexentry: eng/string_quartet__Noun__1
written_rep: string quartet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quartetto d’archi
sense_list:
(music) A group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello.


lexentry: eng/string_quintet__Noun__1
written_rep: string quintet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quintetto d'archi | quintetto per archi
sense_list:
(music) a group of five musicians playing string instruments, usually adding a second viola or cello to the string quartet's formation. | (music) a musical composition for such a group


lexentry: eng/string_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: string theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teoria delle stringhe
sense_list:
(physics) A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.


lexentry: eng/string_trimmer__Noun__1
written_rep: string trimmer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: decespugliatore | frullino | rifinitore
sense_list:
(horticulture) A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.


lexentry: eng/stringer__Noun__1
written_rep: stringer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: corrispondente libero | giornalista | inviato
sense_list:
(journalism) A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.


lexentry: eng/strip__Verb__1
written_rep: strip
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: fare lo spogliarello | spellare | denudarsi | spogliarsi
sense_list:
(transitive) To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.


lexentry: eng/strip_off__Verb__1
written_rep: strip off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spogliarsi
sense_list:
(intransitive, British, Ireland, idiomatic) To remove all of one's clothes (or sometimes to remove all except underclothes, or figuratively).


lexentry: eng/striped_skunk__Noun__1
written_rep: striped skunk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moffetta striata | moffetta comune
sense_list:
A carnivore of the species Mephitis mephitis, known for the persistent pungent aroma of the scent it sprays when threatened.


lexentry: eng/stripling__Noun__1
written_rep: stripling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adolescente
sense_list:
(dated, also, attributive, sometimes, humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [from 14th c.].


lexentry: eng/stripper__Noun__1
written_rep: stripper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spogliarellista
sense_list:
Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.


lexentry: eng/stripper__Noun__1
written_rep: stripper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: estrattore
sense_list:
A tool used to strip tubing: to empty it by applying pressure to the outside of the tubing and moving that pressure along the tubing.


lexentry: eng/striptease__Noun__1
written_rep: striptease
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spogliarello | striptease
sense_list:
The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.


lexentry: eng/strobilation__Noun__1
written_rep: strobilation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strobilazione
sense_list:
(biology) A form of asexual reproduction by division into body segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfish


lexentry: eng/strobilus__Noun__1
written_rep: strobilus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cono
sense_list:
(botany) Sensu strictissimo a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body of any of various vascular Pteridophyta, such as horsetail, that bear spores;


lexentry: eng/stroboscope__Noun__1
written_rep: stroboscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stroboscopio
sense_list:
Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: battuta
sense_list:
(tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colpo
sense_list:
A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object. | An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corsa | colpo | pennellata | tempo
sense_list:
(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bracciata | colpo di remo | palata | voga | vogata
sense_list:
The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: corsa | tempo
sense_list:
(technology) A single movement or thrust of a reciprocating device (such as a piston or connecting rod); the length of this movement.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ictus | colpo apoplettico | accidente cerebrovascolare | capovoga | colpo | giocata
sense_list:
(by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: tratto
sense_list:
A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: pennellata | rintocco
sense_list:
(music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__2
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carezza
sense_list:
An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Verb__2
written_rep: stroke
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accarezzare
sense_list:
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.


lexentry: eng/stroller__Noun__1
written_rep: stroller
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: passeggino | carrozzina
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.


lexentry: eng/stromatolite__Noun__1
written_rep: stromatolite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stromatolita
sense_list:
(geology) A laminated, columnar, rock-like structure constituting a large share of all fossils from 3.5 to 0.5 billion years ago, with some still being formed at present, some or all of which result from the deposit of minerals by microorganisms such as cyanobacteria.


lexentry: eng/strong__Adjective__1
written_rep: strong
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: forte
sense_list:
Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient. | (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content. | (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)


lexentry: eng/strong__Adjective__1
written_rep: strong
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: irregolare
sense_list:
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.


lexentry: eng/strong_declension__Noun__1
written_rep: strong declension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: declinazione forte
sense_list:
(linguistics) A class of words in many Germanic languages including English, which decline irregularly rather than by suffixation (for example goose, whose plural is geese).


lexentry: eng/strontium__Noun__1
written_rep: strontium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stronzio
sense_list:
The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/strop__Noun__1
written_rep: strop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: affilarasoio | coramella
sense_list:
A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.


lexentry: eng/structural_formula__Noun__1
written_rep: structural formula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: formula chimica
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of various diagrammatic representations of the structure of a molecule that shows how its atoms are linked to each other, with what type of bonds, and the presence of any charges


lexentry: eng/structuralism__Noun__1
written_rep: structuralism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: strutturalismo
sense_list:
(linguistics) The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence.


lexentry: eng/structure__Noun__1
written_rep: structure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: struttura
sense_list:
A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts. | The underlying shape of a solid. | The overall form or organization of something.


lexentry: eng/strudel__Noun__1
written_rep: strudel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strudel | strucolo
sense_list:
(countable, and, uncountable) A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.


lexentry: eng/strum__Verb__1
written_rep: strum
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abradere
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various strings simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/strut__Noun__1
written_rep: strut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: andatura affettata | andatura solenne
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.


lexentry: eng/strut__Verb__1
written_rep: strut
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camminare impettito | fare la ruota
sense_list:
(intransitive) Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.


lexentry: eng/strut__Verb__1
written_rep: strut
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: protuberare
sense_list:
(intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by out: to protuberate or stick out due to being full or swollen; to bulge, to swell.


lexentry: eng/strut_one's_stuff__Verb__1
written_rep: strut one's stuff
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pavoneggiare
sense_list:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To behave or perform in a showy or ostentatious manner, as if to impress others; to show off.


lexentry: eng/strychnine__Noun__1
written_rep: strychnine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stricnina
sense_list:
(organic compound) A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
written_rep: stub
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: matrice
sense_list:
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.


lexentry: eng/stubborn__Adjective__1
written_rep: stubborn
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: testardo | ostinato
sense_list:
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.


lexentry: eng/stucco__Noun__1
written_rep: stucco
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stucco
sense_list:
A plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior walls, or used for mouldings. | Work made of stucco; stuccowork.


lexentry: eng/stuck_up__Adjective__1
written_rep: stuck up
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altezzoso
sense_list:
(idiomatic) snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty; arrogant or egotistical.


lexentry: eng/stud__Noun__1
written_rep: stud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stallone | razzatore | riproduttore
sense_list:
A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding. | A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.


lexentry: eng/student__Noun__1
written_rep: student
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: studente | studentessa
sense_list:
A person who studies or learns about a particular subject. | (in particular) A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school). | A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.


lexentry: eng/student_council__Noun__1
written_rep: student council
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: interfacoltà
sense_list:
In elementary and secondary schools, an elected student body which mediates between students and staff and also organizes schoolwide activities.


lexentry: eng/study__Noun__1
written_rep: study
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: studio
sense_list:
Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning. | Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration. | An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique. | (academic) An academic publication.


lexentry: eng/study__Noun__1
written_rep: study
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: studio | studiolo
sense_list:
A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.


lexentry: eng/study__Verb__1
written_rep: study
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: studiare
sense_list:
(academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject. | (transitive) To look at carefully and minutely.


lexentry: eng/study__Verb__1
written_rep: study
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: studiare | imparare
sense_list:
(transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.


lexentry: eng/study_hall__Noun__1
written_rep: study hall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: studio
sense_list:
(North America) A class period, usually in boarding school or high school, where students are afforded the time for independent study and homework assignments, as part of the curriculum or after hours, the last notably as a punishment called detention.


lexentry: eng/stuff__Verb__1
written_rep: stuff
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farcire | essere pieno | essere satollo
sense_list:
(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.


lexentry: eng/stuffed_shirt__Noun__1
written_rep: stuffed shirt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pallone gonfiato
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal) One who is pompous or self-important, especially one who is either officious or punctilious in a position of authority.


lexentry: eng/stultify__Verb__1
written_rep: stultify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: denigrare | ridicolizzare | sbeffeggiare | sbriciolare | schernire | smantellare
sense_list:
(transitive, dated) To cause to appear foolish; to deprive of strength; to stupefy. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/stultify__Verb__1
written_rep: stultify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: denigrare | smantellare | smontare
sense_list:
(transitive, archaic, originally, law) To prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence. [attested from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/stump__Noun__1
written_rep: stump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ceppo | moncherino
sense_list:
The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.


lexentry: eng/stump__Noun__1
written_rep: stump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sfumino
sense_list:
(drawing) An artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.


lexentry: eng/stumped__Adjective__1
written_rep: stumped
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perplesso
sense_list:
(informal) Perplexed, confused. | (cricket, of a batsman, not comparable) out as a result of the wicket-keeper breaking the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his crease. | (slang, archaic) Done for; bankrupt or ruined.


lexentry: eng/stunt_double__Noun__1
written_rep: stunt double
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: controfigura
sense_list:
(film, television) A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from vehicle to vehicle, and fight sequences.


lexentry: eng/stunted__Adjective__1
written_rep: stunted
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottosviluppato
sense_list:
Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual. | (medicine) Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.


lexentry: eng/stuntman__Noun__1
written_rep: stuntman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cascatore | stuntman
sense_list:
In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.


lexentry: eng/stupefy__Verb__1
written_rep: stupefy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbrutire | sbalordire | stupefare | annebbiare | confondere | ingarbugliare
sense_list:
(transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.


lexentry: eng/stupid__Adjective__1
written_rep: stupid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stupido | scemo
sense_list:
(of animates) Lacking in intelligence. | Exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.


lexentry: eng/stupor__Noun__1
written_rep: stupor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stupor
sense_list:
A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly, symptom) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.


lexentry: eng/sturgeon__Noun__1
written_rep: sturgeon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: storione
sense_list:
Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
written_rep: style
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stile
sense_list:
(by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
written_rep: style
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: drip | stile
sense_list:
A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
written_rep: style
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: stile | stilo
sense_list:
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.


lexentry: eng/stylesheet__Noun__1
written_rep: stylesheet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foglio di stile
sense_list:
(publishing) A document issued by a publisher informing authors how to style their works for publication; a small style guide. | (web design) A document consisting of markup that describes the layout and presentation to be used when displaying other documents.


lexentry: eng/stylist__Noun__1
written_rep: stylist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: stilista
sense_list:
A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style.


lexentry: eng/stylite__Noun__1
written_rep: stylite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stilita
sense_list:
(Christianity, historical) A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.


lexentry: eng/stylobate__Noun__1
written_rep: stylobate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stilobate
sense_list:
(Classical Greek, _, architecture) The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.


lexentry: eng/styloglossus__Noun__1
written_rep: styloglossus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo stiloglosso
sense_list:
(muscle) A small muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
written_rep: stylus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stilo
sense_list:
(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
written_rep: stylus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: puntina
sense_list:
A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine. | A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.


lexentry: eng/styrene__Noun__1
written_rep: styrene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stirene
sense_list:
(chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.


lexentry: eng/sub-Saharan_Africa__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: sub-Saharan Africa
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Africa nera
sense_list:
Africa south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples.


lexentry: eng/sub-lieutenant__Noun__1
written_rep: sub-lieutenant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottotenente di vascello
sense_list:
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand) A commissioned officer of the navy ranking above an acting sub-lieutenant and below a lieutenant.


lexentry: eng/subarachnoid_space__Noun__1
written_rep: subarachnoid space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spazio subaracnoideo
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) The space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, through which the cerebrospinal fluid circulates and major blood vessels pass, and across which extend delicate trabeculae of connective tissue.


lexentry: eng/subatomic__Adjective__1
written_rep: subatomic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: subatomico
sense_list:
(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.


lexentry: eng/subcategory__Noun__1
written_rep: subcategory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sottocategoria
sense_list:
(category theory) A subclass of a category which is itself a category, whose arrows are a restriction of the arrows of the parent category, and whose composition rule is a restriction of the parent category's.


lexentry: eng/subcontinent__Noun__1
written_rep: subcontinent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: subcontinente
sense_list:
A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).


lexentry: eng/subculture__Noun__1
written_rep: subculture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: subcultura | sottocultura
sense_list:
A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features, often in contrast to the larger mainstream culture.


lexentry: eng/subdeacon__Noun__1
written_rep: subdeacon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suddiacono
sense_list:
(Catholicism, chiefly, historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.


lexentry: eng/subduction__Noun__1
written_rep: subduction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: subduzione
sense_list:
(geology) The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.


lexentry: eng/subfloor__Noun__1
written_rep: subfloor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pavimentazione
sense_list:
(construction) The floor structure supporting and underlying the visible flooring or other finishing surface such as a carpet


lexentry: eng/subgame__Noun__1
written_rep: subgame
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottogioco
sense_list:
(game theory) A subset of a game that can be considered a game in its own right. | (video games) A minor or incidental game within a larger video game; a minigame.


lexentry: eng/subgroup__Noun__1
written_rep: subgroup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottogruppo
sense_list:
A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.


lexentry: eng/subhuman__Adjective__1
written_rep: subhuman
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: subumano
sense_list:
(inherently emic, often, offensive) Lacking characteristics of a human in a way judged to be less than human by some value judgment, opinion, or belief system (as for example an anthropocentric view of nonhuman primates or a Nazi view of various human outgroups).


lexentry: eng/subject__Adjective__1
written_rep: subject
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soggetto
sense_list:
Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable. | Conditional upon something; used with to. | Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.


lexentry: eng/subject__Noun__1
written_rep: subject
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soggetto
sense_list:
(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action. | A human, animal, or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc; especially, one being studied in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial.


lexentry: eng/subject__Verb__1
written_rep: subject
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottomettere | sottoporre | assoggettare
sense_list:
(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.


lexentry: eng/subject_matter__Noun__1
written_rep: subject matter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tematica
sense_list:
The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study.


lexentry: eng/subjective__Adjective__1
written_rep: subjective
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: subiettivo | soggettivo
sense_list:
Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.


lexentry: eng/subjunctive__Adjective__1
written_rep: subjunctive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: congiuntivo
sense_list:
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.


lexentry: eng/subjunctive_mood__Noun__1
written_rep: subjunctive mood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: congiuntivo
sense_list:
(grammar) Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
written_rep: sublimate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sublimare
sense_list:
(generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently. [from 16th c.] | (also, figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt. | (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity. | (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.


lexentry: eng/sublimation__Noun__1
written_rep: sublimation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sublimazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.] | (psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/subliminal__Adjective__1
written_rep: subliminal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: subliminale
sense_list:
(physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally) , below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/subliminal_message__Noun__1
written_rep: subliminal message
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: messaggio subliminale
sense_list:
A signal or message embedded in another object, designed to pass below the normal limits of perception.


lexentry: eng/sublingual__Adjective__1
written_rep: sublingual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottolinguale
sense_list:
(medicine) Administered through placement under the tongue. [from 17th c.] | (anatomy) Situated beneath the tongue. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/submandibular_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: submandibular gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghiandola sottomandibolare
sense_list:
(anatomy) Either of a pair of salivary glands located beneath the lower jaws, superior to the digastric muscles.


lexentry: eng/submanifold__Noun__1
written_rep: submanifold
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottovarietà
sense_list:
(topology) A manifold which is a subset of another, so that the inclusion function is an embedding or, sometimes, an immersion.


lexentry: eng/submit__Verb__1
written_rep: submit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sconfiggere
sense_list:
(transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.


lexentry: eng/subnet__Noun__1
written_rep: subnet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sottorete
sense_list:
(networking) A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number.


lexentry: eng/subordinate_clause__Noun__1
written_rep: subordinate clause
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: proposizione subordinata
sense_list:
(grammar) A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as either a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).


lexentry: eng/subpoena__Noun__1
written_rep: subpoena
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: convocazione | citazione
sense_list:
(law) A writ requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.


lexentry: eng/subpoena__Verb__1
written_rep: subpoena
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: citare
sense_list:
(law) To summon (someone) with a subpoena (noun sense 1) to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony or to produce evidence; to serve a subpoena on (someone).


lexentry: eng/subrogation__Noun__1
written_rep: subrogation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: surrogazione
sense_list:
(legal) Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.


lexentry: eng/subscribe__Verb__1
written_rep: subscribe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbonarsi
sense_list:
(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time. | To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access, a cell phone plan, or a streaming service.


lexentry: eng/subside__Verb__1
written_rep: subside
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: calmarsi | quietarsi | sedare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.


lexentry: eng/subsidence__Noun__1
written_rep: subsidence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: subsidenza
sense_list:
(geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.


lexentry: eng/subsidiarity__Noun__1
written_rep: subsidiarity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sussidiarietà
sense_list:
The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) ought to reside at the lowest feasible level (i.e. at the local or regional level, instead of the national or supranational level, unless the latter presents clear advantages)


lexentry: eng/subsidiary__Noun__1
written_rep: subsidiary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filiale
sense_list:
A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.


lexentry: eng/subsist__Verb__1
written_rep: subsist
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sussistere
sense_list:
To survive on a minimum of resources. | (mostly, philosophy) To have ontological reality; to exist. | To retain a certain state; to continue. | (transitive, obsolete) To supply sustenance or subsistence to or for.


lexentry: eng/subsistence__Noun__1
written_rep: subsistence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sostentamento
sense_list:
The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level. | (theology) Embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.


lexentry: eng/subsonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: subsonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: subsonico
sense_list:
(of a speed) (aviation) less than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure)


lexentry: eng/substation__Noun__1
written_rep: substation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impianto di transformazione
sense_list:
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.


lexentry: eng/substituent__Noun__1
written_rep: substituent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sostituente
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.


lexentry: eng/substitute__Verb__1
written_rep: substitute
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sostituire
sense_list:
(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function. | (transitive, formerly, _, proscribed, in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.


lexentry: eng/subsume__Verb__1
written_rep: subsume
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: classificare | contenere | includere
sense_list:
(transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.


lexentry: eng/subsumption__Noun__1
written_rep: subsumption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sussunzione
sense_list:
The act of subsuming. | Something subsumed. | (logic) The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term.


lexentry: eng/subtend__Verb__1
written_rep: subtend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sottendere
sense_list:
(transitive, also mathematics) To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle.


lexentry: eng/subtitle__Noun__1
written_rep: subtitle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottotitolo
sense_list:
(authorship) A heading below or after a title. | (cinematography, television) Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.


lexentry: eng/subtitled__Adjective__1
written_rep: subtitled
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottotitolato
sense_list:
(of a film) in which the dialogue is translated into another language, and displayed, in text, at the bottom of the screen.


lexentry: eng/subtle__Adjective__1
written_rep: subtle
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sottile
sense_list:
(archaic) Of a person or animal, or of an action or words: clever or skilful in a crafty or devious way; cunning, sly, wily.


lexentry: eng/subtle__Adjective__1
written_rep: subtle
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sottile | inafferrabile
sense_list:
Of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also (generally) , difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious.


lexentry: eng/subtlety__Noun__1
written_rep: subtlety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottigliezza
sense_list:
The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things) | (countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.


lexentry: eng/subtraction__Noun__1
written_rep: subtraction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sottrazione
sense_list:
(arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another. | (arithmetic, countable) A calculation involving subtracting.


lexentry: eng/suburb__Noun__1
written_rep: suburb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sobborgo | suburbio
sense_list:
A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.


lexentry: eng/suburban__Adjective__1
written_rep: suburban
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suburbano
sense_list:
Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.


lexentry: eng/subversion__Noun__1
written_rep: subversion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sovversione
sense_list:
The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement. | A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.


lexentry: eng/succeed__Verb__1
written_rep: succeed
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: riuscire | succedere
sense_list:
(intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).


lexentry: eng/successful__Adjective__1
written_rep: successful
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riuscito | coronato dal successo | di successo
sense_list:
Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.


lexentry: eng/successor__Noun__1
written_rep: successor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: successore
sense_list:
(arithmetic, set theory) The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.


lexentry: eng/succinic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: succinic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido succinico
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2, that occurs naturally in amber and is important in the metabolic Krebs cycle.


lexentry: eng/succubus__Noun__1
written_rep: succubus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: succubo
sense_list:
(medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.


lexentry: eng/such__Determiner__1
written_rep: such
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tale | così
sense_list:
(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
written_rep: suck
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: succhiare | suggere | ciucciare
sense_list:
(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). [from 9th c.] | (transitive) To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
written_rep: suck
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: succhiare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat. [from 11th c.] | (transitive, slang, vulgar) To perform fellatio. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
written_rep: suck
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: succhiare | aspirare
sense_list:
(transitive) To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
written_rep: suck
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: essere una schiappa | fare schifo
sense_list:
(chiefly, North American, intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck_in__Verb__1
written_rep: suck in
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: risucchiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To draw inward using suction. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck,‎ in.


lexentry: eng/suck_it_up__Verb__1
written_rep: suck it up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: assumersi la responsabilità di
sense_list:
(slang, idiomatic) To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.


lexentry: eng/sucker__Noun__1
written_rep: sucker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: polpo | remora | sanguisuga
sense_list:
A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.


lexentry: eng/sucker__Noun__1
written_rep: sucker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 16
trans_list: allocco | capocchio
sense_list:
(American, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person. [from 1830s]


lexentry: eng/sucrose__Noun__1
written_rep: sucrose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: saccarosio
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.


lexentry: eng/suction__Verb__1
written_rep: suction
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: succhiare
sense_list:
To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.


lexentry: eng/sudamen__Noun__1
written_rep: sudamen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sudamina
sense_list:
(pathology) A small blister beneath the skin due to retention of fluid in a sweat follicle, or in the epidermis


lexentry: eng/sudden_death__Noun__1
written_rep: sudden death
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: morte improvvisa
sense_list:
(countable) Instantaneous, unexpected death not caused by violence or trauma. | (sports, games) A period or mode of play in which the next player or team to score wins instantly; often in an extra period of time following a tie at the end of the regular period of play.


lexentry: eng/sudoku__Noun__1
written_rep: sudoku
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sudoku
sense_list:
(games) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.


lexentry: eng/suede__Noun__1
written_rep: suede
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camoscio | pelle scamosciata
sense_list:
A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.


lexentry: eng/suet__Noun__1
written_rep: suet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sugna
sense_list:
The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.


lexentry: eng/suffice__Verb__1
written_rep: suffice
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bastare | essere sufficiente
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.


lexentry: eng/suffix__Noun__1
written_rep: suffix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suffisso
sense_list:
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.


lexentry: eng/suffragette__Noun__1
written_rep: suffragette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suffragetta
sense_list:
(historical) A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.


lexentry: eng/suffuse__Verb__1
written_rep: suffuse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: colpire
sense_list:
(transitive) To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.


lexentry: eng/suffusion__Noun__1
written_rep: suffusion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soffusione
sense_list:
(countable) The act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something. | (countable) A coat, coating, film, or plating. | (uncountable) The state of being wet.


lexentry: eng/sufganiyah__Noun__1
written_rep: sufganiyah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sufganiyah
sense_list:
A deep-fried, ball-shaped doughnut, usually filled with jelly or custard and topped with powdered sugar.


lexentry: eng/sugar-free__Adjective__1
written_rep: sugar-free
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: senza zucchero
sense_list:
Of food, drink, medication, chewing gum, etc: not containing sugar (and usually sweetened with a sugar substitute instead).


lexentry: eng/sugar-loaf__Noun__1
written_rep: sugar-loaf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cono di zucchero | pan di zucchero
sense_list:
(historical) A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.


lexentry: eng/sugar__Noun__1
written_rep: sugar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zucchero
sense_list:
(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink. | (countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.


lexentry: eng/sugar__Verb__1
written_rep: sugar
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zuccherare
sense_list:
(transitive) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar. | (transitive) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.


lexentry: eng/sugar_cane__Noun__1
written_rep: sugar cane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canna da zucchero
sense_list:
A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar.


lexentry: eng/sugar_glider__Noun__1
written_rep: sugar glider
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: petauro dello zucchero
sense_list:
Petaurus breviceps, an omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupial, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.


lexentry: eng/sugar_maple__Noun__1
written_rep: sugar maple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acero da zucchero
sense_list:
A North American hardwood tree, Acer saccharum, famed as the source of maple sugar and maple flavoring; the wood from such a tree.


lexentry: eng/sugar_spoon__Noun__1
written_rep: sugar spoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cucchiaio da zucchero
sense_list:
A spoon used for serving granulated sugar from a sugar bowl, often with a wider head than most other types of spoon.


lexentry: eng/suggestion_box__Noun__1
written_rep: suggestion box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scatola dei suggerimenti
sense_list:
A receptacle with an opening into which people may place slips of paper containing suggestions for improvement, or for similar feedback.


lexentry: eng/suicidal__Adjective__1
written_rep: suicidal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: suicida
sense_list:
(of a person) Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide. | (of a voluntarily-chosen course of action) Highly likely to certain to result in the deaths of the participants; dangerous or reckless to such a degree as to be tantamount to suicide for those taking part.


lexentry: eng/suicide__Noun__1
written_rep: suicide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: suicidio
sense_list:
(countable) A particular instance of a person intentionally killing oneself, or of multiple people doing so. | (figuratively) An action that could cause the literal or figurative death of a person or organization, although death is not the aim of the action.


lexentry: eng/suicide_bomber__Noun__1
written_rep: suicide bomber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: attentatore suicida
sense_list:
One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.


lexentry: eng/suicide_note__Noun__1
written_rep: suicide note
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettera d'addio
sense_list:
A message, usually a written note, left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the suicide.


lexentry: eng/suit__Noun__1
written_rep: suit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: abito | vestito | seme | colore
sense_list:
(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.


lexentry: eng/suit__Verb__1
written_rep: suit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: aggiustarsi a
sense_list:
(intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with).


lexentry: eng/suitable__Adjective__1
written_rep: suitable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: appropriato | idoneo | adatto | confacente | giusto | indicato
sense_list:
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.


lexentry: eng/suitcase__Noun__1
written_rep: suitcase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valigia
sense_list:
A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.


lexentry: eng/suite__Noun__1
written_rep: suite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: suite
sense_list:
A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access. [from 18th c.] | (music) An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.


lexentry: eng/suitor__Noun__1
written_rep: suitor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pretendente | corteggiatore | postulante | richiedente
sense_list:
One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.


lexentry: eng/sulcus__Noun__1
written_rep: sulcus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavità
sense_list:
(anatomy) A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.


lexentry: eng/sulfasalazine__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfasalazine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salazosulfapiridina | sulfasalazina
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis).


lexentry: eng/sulfate__Verb__1
written_rep: sulfate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solfitare
sense_list:
(American spelling, transitive, chemistry) To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.


lexentry: eng/sulfhydryl__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfhydryl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solfidrile
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and constitutes the thiol group.


lexentry: eng/sulfide__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solfuro
sense_list:
(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.


lexentry: eng/sulfur__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zolfo
sense_list:
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and matchsticks.


lexentry: eng/sulfur__Verb__1
written_rep: sulfur
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solforare
sense_list:
(transitive) To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.


lexentry: eng/sulfur_candle__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfur candle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: candelotto di zolfo
sense_list:
(American spelling) A candle-shaped device that emits sulfur dioxide when burnt; used to fumigate rooms


lexentry: eng/sulfur_dioxide__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfur dioxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diossido di zolfo | anidride solforosa
sense_list:
(American spelling, inorganic compound) A toxic gas, of molecular formula SO2 that is found in the emissions of volcanos and those of burning coal or petroleum; dissolves in water to form sulfurous acid and, in the presence of oxygen, sulfuric acid, and is thus responsible for acid rain.


lexentry: eng/sulfur_trioxide__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfur trioxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: triossido di zolfo | anidride solforica
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A corrosive liquid, SO3, which forms sulfuric acid on contact with water; made commercially by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide.


lexentry: eng/sulfurate__Verb__1
written_rep: sulfurate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solforare
sense_list:
(chemistry) To treat or to combine something with sulfur. | (rare, agriculture) to spray/dust with sulfur.


lexentry: eng/sulfuric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfuric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido solforico
sense_list:
(American spelling, inorganic compound) A transparent, oily liquid, formula H2SO4, that is a strong acid with very many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/sulfurous_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: sulfurous acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido solforoso
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The weak acid, H2SO3, present in a solution of sulfur dioxide in water; it is a reducing agent and mild bleach.


lexentry: eng/sultan__Noun__1
written_rep: sultan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sultano
sense_list:
A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/sum__Noun__1
written_rep: sum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: somma | totale
sense_list:
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation. | (often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).


lexentry: eng/summarize__Verb__1
written_rep: summarize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riassumere
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To prepare a summary of (something). | (ambitransitive) To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review.


lexentry: eng/summary__Adjective__1
written_rep: summary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sommario | sommaria
sense_list:
Performed speedily, without formal ceremony, and (especially) without regard to legality. | (legal) Performed by omitting the procedures of a full trial, but within a legally valid framework.


lexentry: eng/summary_offence__Noun__1
written_rep: summary offence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: infrazione
sense_list:
(legal, British, Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong) A crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment, as required for an indictable offence.


lexentry: eng/summer__Noun__1
written_rep: summer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: estate
sense_list:
One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/summer_roll__Noun__1
written_rep: summer roll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: involtino primavera
sense_list:
(cuisine) Gỏi cuốn, a Vietnamese roll made of pork, prawn, vegetables, rice vermicelli, and other ingredients wrapped in rice paper.


lexentry: eng/summer_solstice__Noun__1
written_rep: summer solstice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: solstizio d'estate
sense_list:
(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.


lexentry: eng/summer_tire__Noun__1
written_rep: summer tire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pneumatico estivo
sense_list:
(slang) all-season tires (due to the fact that they are typically factory fitted to cars for summer use, and by law, they cannot be used in some jurisdictions in winter)


lexentry: eng/summit__Noun__1
written_rep: summit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: summit | vertice | incontro al vertice
sense_list:
(by extension) An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely) , an important or high-level gathering or meeting.


lexentry: eng/sumo__Noun__1
written_rep: sumo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sumo
sense_list:
(uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.


lexentry: eng/sump__Noun__1
written_rep: sump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sentina
sense_list:
(nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501). | (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.


lexentry: eng/sumptuary__Adjective__1
written_rep: sumptuary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sontuario | suntuario
sense_list:
Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods. | Chiefly in sumptuary law: of a law, regulation, etc.: intended to limit or restrain the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc., or to forbid the use of certain articles (especially luxurious ones), to regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labour, or to reinforce morals or social hierarchies.


lexentry: eng/sun__Noun__1
written_rep: sun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sole
sense_list:
(astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system. | The light and heat which are received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight. | (figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.


lexentry: eng/sun_dog__Noun__1
written_rep: sun dog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: parelio
sense_list:
A bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on a parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals.


lexentry: eng/sun_gear__Noun__1
written_rep: sun gear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sole
sense_list:
The central gear wheel of an epicyclic gear train; the central gear in planetary gear box, which spins the planet gears


lexentry: eng/sun_letter__Noun__1
written_rep: sun letter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lettera solare
sense_list:
(linguistics) One of fourteen Arabic letters that cause the "L" of a preceding definite article اَل to be assimilated in pronunciation. The sun letter suppresses the sound of the "L" and then geminates: al + ṣīn = aṣ-ṣīn. The effect of the sun letter is limited to pronunciation and does not affect the spelling, except that a shadda may be written over the sun letter and in the fully vocalised spelling lām lacks any diacritics: الصِّين. The fourteen sun letters are ت, ث, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ل, ن. Phonetically, they represent coronal consonants.


lexentry: eng/sunbittern__Noun__1
written_rep: sunbittern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airone del sole
sense_list:
Any member of species Eurypyga helias of birds found in the New World tropics, the sole member of the family Eurypygidae.


lexentry: eng/sundew__Noun__1
written_rep: sundew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosolida
sense_list:
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.


lexentry: eng/sundial__Noun__1
written_rep: sundial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: meridiana | orologio solare | eliotropio | gnomone
sense_list:
A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.


lexentry: eng/sunflower_seed__Noun__1
written_rep: sunflower seed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seme di girasole
sense_list:
A seed of a sunflower, especially roasted and eaten as a snack; also used as bird food and in the manufacture of sunflower oil.


lexentry: eng/sunglasses__Noun__1
written_rep: sunglasses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: occhiali da sole
sense_list:
Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.


lexentry: eng/sunlight__Noun__1
written_rep: sunlight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luce solare
sense_list:
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.


lexentry: eng/sunnah__Noun__1
written_rep: sunnah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sunna
sense_list:
(Islam) (An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.


lexentry: eng/sunroof__Noun__1
written_rep: sunroof
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tettuccio apribile
sense_list:
(automotive) A fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven.


lexentry: eng/sunscreen__Noun__1
written_rep: sunscreen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crema solare | filtro solare
sense_list:
A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.


lexentry: eng/sunspot__Noun__1
written_rep: sunspot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: macchia solare
sense_list:
(astronomy) A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.


lexentry: eng/superacid__Noun__1
written_rep: superacid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superacido
sense_list:
Any substance having a very high acidity; typically a solution of a strong Lewis acid in a Brønsted acid.


lexentry: eng/superatom__Noun__1
written_rep: superatom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superatomo
sense_list:
(physics, chemistry) A metamaterial, a cluster of atoms which acts like a single atom. It seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms.


lexentry: eng/superblock__Noun__1
written_rep: superblock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supermanzana
sense_list:
(architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings; in modern urban planning often designed for local needs, with access and speed restrictions.


lexentry: eng/supercell__Noun__1
written_rep: supercell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supercella
sense_list:
(meteorology) A severe thunderstorm with updrafts and downdrafts that are in near balance, allowing the storm to maintain itself for several hours. Supercells often produce large hail, powerful downpours, very strong winds and sometimes tornadoes.


lexentry: eng/superconductivity__Noun__1
written_rep: superconductivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superconduttività
sense_list:
(physics) The property of a material whereby it has no resistance to the flow of an electric current.


lexentry: eng/supercontinent__Noun__1
written_rep: supercontinent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supercontinente
sense_list:
(geology) A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past. | A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas.


lexentry: eng/supercritical__Adjective__1
written_rep: supercritical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supercritico
sense_list:
(aerodynamics) Above the speed of sound. | (physics) Of a substance or system above a critical threshold or range. | (physics, of a fluid) Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.


lexentry: eng/supercritical_fluid__Noun__1
written_rep: supercritical fluid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fluido supercritico
sense_list:
(physics) A substance at a temperature and pressure above its own thermodynamic critical point that can diffuse through solids like a gas and dissolve materials like a liquid.


lexentry: eng/superdeterminism__Noun__1
written_rep: superdeterminism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superdeterminismo
sense_list:
(physics, quantum mechanics) A form of determinism that precludes the assumption, made by Bell's theorem, that an experimenter can make measurements that are independent of each other and of any hidden variables.


lexentry: eng/supererogatory__Adjective__1
written_rep: supererogatory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supererogatorio
sense_list:
Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in Roman Catholicism.


lexentry: eng/superessive_case__Noun__1
written_rep: superessive case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caso superessivo
sense_list:
(grammar) Noun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of", as in "on top of the house". Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.


lexentry: eng/superficial__Adjective__1
written_rep: superficial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superficiale
sense_list:
(anatomy, relational, often with to) Closer to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it. | (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface. | ​Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.


lexentry: eng/superfluidity__Noun__1
written_rep: superfluidity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superfluidità
sense_list:
(physics) The frictionless flow that is characteristic of a fluid with zero viscosity, especially liquid helium at temperatures near absolute zero.


lexentry: eng/superheating__Noun__1
written_rep: superheating
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: surriscaldamento
sense_list:
The heating of a substance above a temperature at which a change of state normally occurs, without it occurring; especially the heating of a liquid above its boiling point.


lexentry: eng/superhero__Noun__1
written_rep: superhero
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supereroe
sense_list:
Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.


lexentry: eng/superintendent__Noun__1
written_rep: superintendent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sovrintendente
sense_list:
(Commonwealth) A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.


lexentry: eng/superior_oblique_muscle__Noun__1
written_rep: superior oblique muscle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo obliquo superiore
sense_list:
(muscle) A long thin extraocular muscle that arises just above the margin of the optic foramen, is inserted on the upper part of the eyeball, and moves the eye downward and laterally.


lexentry: eng/superior_rectus__Noun__1
written_rep: superior rectus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: muscolo retto superiore | retto superiore
sense_list:
(muscle) The thinnest and narrowest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the superior aspect of the sclera.


lexentry: eng/superior_vena_cava__Noun__1
written_rep: superior vena cava
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vena cava superiore
sense_list:
(anatomy) The large vein which returns blood from the head, neck, thorax and both upper limbs to the right atrium of the heart.


lexentry: eng/superlative__Adjective__1
written_rep: superlative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: superlativo
sense_list:
(figuratively) Exceptionally good; of the highest quality. | (grammar) Of or relating to the superlative degree (a degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs).


lexentry: eng/superlative__Noun__1
written_rep: superlative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: superlativo
sense_list:
(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).


lexentry: eng/superlative_degree__Noun__1
written_rep: superlative degree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superlativo
sense_list:
(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. biggest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).


lexentry: eng/supermajority__Noun__1
written_rep: supermajority
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maggioranza qualificata
sense_list:
(chiefly, North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.


lexentry: eng/superman__Noun__1
written_rep: superman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: oltreuomo
sense_list:
(chiefly, philosophy) An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch, an overman. [from 1903.]


lexentry: eng/supermoon__Noun__1
written_rep: supermoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superluna
sense_list:
(astrology, astronomy) A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range.


lexentry: eng/supernatant__Adjective__1
written_rep: supernatant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galleggiante
sense_list:
(chiefly, of a liquid) Lying or floating above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.).


lexentry: eng/supernatural__Adjective__1
written_rep: supernatural
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: soprannaturale | sovrannaturale
sense_list:
Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.


lexentry: eng/supernova__Noun__1
written_rep: supernova
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supernova
sense_list:
(star) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.


lexentry: eng/superorganism__Noun__1
written_rep: superorganism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superorganismo
sense_list:
(biology) A social colony of individuals who, through division of labour, effective communication and self-organization, form a highly connected community that functions as if it were a single organism.


lexentry: eng/superoxide__Noun__1
written_rep: superoxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: superossido
sense_list:
(chemistry) The univalent anion, O2-, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound containing this anion


lexentry: eng/superposition_principle__Noun__1
written_rep: superposition principle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: principio di sovrapposizione
sense_list:
(mathematics, physics) The principle stating that for a linear system, the net response is the sum of the response associated with each individual input.


lexentry: eng/superpower__Noun__1
written_rep: superpower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superpotenza
sense_list:
(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.


lexentry: eng/superpower__Noun__1
written_rep: superpower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: superpotere
sense_list:
(countable, originally, fiction) An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.


lexentry: eng/superregenerative__Adjective__1
written_rep: superregenerative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superreattivo
sense_list:
(electronics) Being a form of regenerative radio receiver that uses a second lower-frequency oscillation to provide single-device circuit gains


lexentry: eng/supersaturation__Noun__1
written_rep: supersaturation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: scorpacciata
sense_list:
(physiology) The condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms of sum of partial pressures than the ambient pressure.


lexentry: eng/superscript__Noun__1
written_rep: superscript
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: apice
sense_list:
(typography) A type of lettering form that appears as a number, figure, or symbol above the normal line of type, located at the right or left of another symbol or text.


lexentry: eng/superscription__Noun__1
written_rep: superscription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inscrizione, (под илюстрация) - didascalia, legenda, (на филм) - sottotitolo
sense_list:
Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc.


lexentry: eng/superset__Noun__1
written_rep: superset
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sovrainsieme
sense_list:
(set theory) (symbol: ⊇) With respect to another set, a set such that each of the elements of the other set is also an element of the set.


lexentry: eng/supersonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: supersonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supersonico
sense_list:
(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).


lexentry: eng/superstition__Noun__1
written_rep: superstition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superstizione
sense_list:
A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way.


lexentry: eng/superstring__Noun__1
written_rep: superstring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superstringa
sense_list:
(physics) a hypothetical object consisting of a very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten (or more) dimensions


lexentry: eng/superstructure__Noun__1
written_rep: superstructure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: sovrastruttura
sense_list:
(Marxism) The social sphere of ideology which includes religion, art, politics, law and all traditional values.


lexentry: eng/supersymmetry__Noun__1
written_rep: supersymmetry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supersimmetria
sense_list:
(physics) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions.


lexentry: eng/supervillain__Noun__1
written_rep: supervillain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supercattivo
sense_list:
A fantasy-fiction criminal or evil-doer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero.


lexentry: eng/supervisor__Noun__1
written_rep: supervisor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supervisore
sense_list:
(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.


lexentry: eng/supervisory_board__Noun__1
written_rep: supervisory board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: consiglio di vigilanza
sense_list:
A group of people chosen by the shareholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and supervise the executive directors and CEO.


lexentry: eng/supination__Noun__1
written_rep: supination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: supinazione
sense_list:
(anatomy) The act of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward, or the resulting state of the forearm


lexentry: eng/supine__Noun__1
written_rep: supine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: supino
sense_list:
(grammar, also, attributively) (obsolete terminology) The 'to'-prefixed infinitive in English or other Germanic languages, so named because the infinitive was regarded as a verbal noun and the 'to'-prefixed form of it was seen as the dative form of the verbal noun; the full infinitive.


lexentry: eng/supplement__Noun__1
written_rep: supplement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supplemento
sense_list:
Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency. | (journalism, scientific literature) An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject; an additional section of a journal issue, or an additional issue, for a similar purpose. | (geometry) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.


lexentry: eng/suppletion__Noun__1
written_rep: suppletion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: suppletivismo
sense_list:
(linguistics, grammar) The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”, or “went” as the simple past of “go”.


lexentry: eng/suppletive__Adjective__1
written_rep: suppletive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: supplettivo
sense_list:
(grammar) Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).


lexentry: eng/supply__Verb__1
written_rep: supply
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: supplire
sense_list:
(transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of. | (transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.


lexentry: eng/supply_and_demand__Noun__1
written_rep: supply and demand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: demanda e offerta
sense_list:
(economics) A capitalistic model of price determination in a market, according to which, holding all else equal in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will eventually settle at a point where the quantity demanded will equal the quantity supplied (at the current price).


lexentry: eng/supply_chain__Noun__1
written_rep: supply chain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: filiera
sense_list:
A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from the supplier to the customer.


lexentry: eng/supply_line__Noun__1
written_rep: supply line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linea di rifornimento
sense_list:
The chain of transportation mechanisms supplying food and materiel to an army in battle, or other field operation.


lexentry: eng/supply_teacher__Noun__1
written_rep: supply teacher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supplente
sense_list:
(UK, Irish, ) A teacher who fills a temporary position in a school on a short-term basis; often supplied by an agency.


lexentry: eng/supporter__Noun__1
written_rep: supporter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aderente | fautore | fautrice | promotore | promotrice | sostenitore
sense_list:
A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.


lexentry: eng/suppose__Verb__1
written_rep: suppose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supporre | immaginare
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.


lexentry: eng/suppository__Noun__1
written_rep: suppository
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supposta
sense_list:
(medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.


lexentry: eng/suppression__Noun__1
written_rep: suppression
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: rimozione
sense_list:
(psychology) A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.


lexentry: eng/suppression__Noun__1
written_rep: suppression
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: repressione
sense_list:
(military) The entirety of acts aimed at stopping or preventing the enemy to execute such unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.


lexentry: eng/suppurative__Adjective__1
written_rep: suppurative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suppurativo
sense_list:
(medicine, pathology) Of a disease or medical condition, causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.


lexentry: eng/supracargo__Noun__1
written_rep: supracargo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: supercargo
sense_list:
(historical) An officer on board a merchant ship who is in charge of the cargo and its sale; also, if there are two of such officers, the senior one, the other being the subcargo.


lexentry: eng/suprarenal__Adjective__1
written_rep: suprarenal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: surrenale
sense_list:
Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom. | On or above the kidney.


lexentry: eng/surety__Noun__1
written_rep: surety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fideiussione
sense_list:
(legal) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.


lexentry: eng/surety__Noun__1
written_rep: surety
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: fideiussore
sense_list:
(legal) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.


lexentry: eng/suretyship__Noun__1
written_rep: suretyship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fideiussione
sense_list:
(legal) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.


lexentry: eng/surface__Noun__1
written_rep: surface
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superficie
sense_list:
The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid. | (mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a space of more than two dimensions.


lexentry: eng/surface__Verb__1
written_rep: surface
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: emergere | venire a galla
sense_list:
(intransitive) To rise to the surface. | (intransitive, of information, facts, content, etc) To become known or apparent; to appear or be found; to come to light.


lexentry: eng/surface_tension__Noun__1
written_rep: surface tension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tensione superficiale
sense_list:
(physics) the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces


lexentry: eng/surface_water__Noun__1
written_rep: surface water
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acqua di superficie
sense_list:
(geography) Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.


lexentry: eng/surfactant__Noun__1
written_rep: surfactant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tensioattivo | surfactante | surfattante
sense_list:
(chemistry) A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.


lexentry: eng/surfboard__Noun__1
written_rep: surfboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavola da surf | tavola per surfing
sense_list:
A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves.


lexentry: eng/surficial__Adjective__1
written_rep: surficial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superficiale
sense_list:
(geology, astronomy) Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth.


lexentry: eng/surge__Noun__1
written_rep: surge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: marea
sense_list:
(aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust. | (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501).


lexentry: eng/surge_protector__Noun__1
written_rep: surge protector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scaricatore
sense_list:
An appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes by limiting the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground any unwanted voltages above a safe threshold.


lexentry: eng/surgeonfish__Noun__1
written_rep: surgeonfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pesce chirurgo
sense_list:
Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle.


lexentry: eng/surgery__Noun__1
written_rep: surgery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chirurgia | operazione | intervento chirurgico | operazione chirurgica
sense_list:
(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.


lexentry: eng/surgical_mask__Noun__1
written_rep: surgical mask
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maschera chirurgica | maschera medica | mascherina chirurgica
sense_list:
(medicine, infectious disease) A mask worn to catch bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose.


lexentry: eng/surjection__Noun__1
written_rep: surjection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: suriezione
sense_list:
(set theory) A function for which every element of the codomain is mapped to by some element of the domain; (formally) Any function f: X\rightarrow Y for which for every y \in Y, there is at least one x \in X such that f(x) = y.


lexentry: eng/surname__Noun__1
written_rep: surname
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cognome
sense_list:
The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).


lexentry: eng/surplice__Noun__1
written_rep: surplice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cotta | surplice
sense_list:
A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.


lexentry: eng/surplus__Noun__1
written_rep: surplus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: surplus
sense_list:
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.


lexentry: eng/surra__Noun__1
written_rep: surra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: surra
sense_list:
A disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes, involving fever, weakness, and lethargy.


lexentry: eng/surreal_number__Noun__1
written_rep: surreal number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero surreale
sense_list:
(mathematics) Any element of a field equivalent to the real numbers augmented with infinite and infinitesimal numbers (respectively larger and smaller (in absolute value) than any positive real number).


lexentry: eng/surrealism__Noun__1
written_rep: surrealism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: surrealismo
sense_list:
(art) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.


lexentry: eng/surrender__Verb__1
written_rep: surrender
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: arrendersi | capitolare
sense_list:
(intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.


lexentry: eng/surrogate_mother__Noun__1
written_rep: surrogate mother
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: madre sostitutiva
sense_list:
A woman who gives birth to a child with the intent to give this child to at least one of the biological parents (not including herself, if she is one of them)


lexentry: eng/surroundings__Noun__2
written_rep: surroundings
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambiente
sense_list:
The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.


lexentry: eng/survey__Noun__1
written_rep: survey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: indagine
sense_list:
A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.


lexentry: eng/survey__Noun__1
written_rep: survey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ricognizione
sense_list:
The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.


lexentry: eng/surveying__Noun__1
written_rep: surveying
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agrimensura
sense_list:
The applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.


lexentry: eng/surveyor__Noun__1
written_rep: surveyor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: consulente | perito
sense_list:
(UK) A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc.


lexentry: eng/survivalism__Noun__1
written_rep: survivalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: survivalismo
sense_list:
A belief, expressed by survivalists, in being prepared to survive disasters and cataclysms including the collapse of civilization.


lexentry: eng/survivalist__Noun__1
written_rep: survivalist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: survivalista
sense_list:
A person who believes in being prepared to survive and is actively preparing for possible future emergencies and disruptions in local, regional, national, or international social or political order.


lexentry: eng/survive__Verb__1
written_rep: survive
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: durare | sopravvivere
sense_list:
(transitive) To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).


lexentry: eng/survivorship_bias__Noun__1
written_rep: survivorship bias
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pregiudizio di sopravvivenza
sense_list:
A form of selection bias in which only the people or things that "survived" some process are considered, while those that did not are inadvertently overlooked because of their lack of visibility.


lexentry: eng/suspect__Verb__1
written_rep: suspect
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sospettare
sense_list:
(transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof. | (transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone). | (transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty. | (intransitive) To have suspicion.


lexentry: eng/suspend__Verb__1
written_rep: suspend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sospendere
sense_list:
To halt something temporarily. | To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event. | To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.


lexentry: eng/suspended_sentence__Noun__1
written_rep: suspended sentence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pena sospesa
sense_list:
(legal) A sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force.


lexentry: eng/suspender_belt__Noun__1
written_rep: suspender belt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reggicalze
sense_list:
(UK, Irish) An item of women's underwear consisting of a belt to which are attached suspenders for holding up stockings.


lexentry: eng/suspense__Noun__1
written_rep: suspense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: trepidazione
sense_list:
The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation. | (legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.


lexentry: eng/suspension__Noun__1
written_rep: suspension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sospensione
sense_list:
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended. | A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation. | (chemistry, physics) The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.


lexentry: eng/suspension__Noun__1
written_rep: suspension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: balestra | sospensione
sense_list:
(vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.


lexentry: eng/suspicion__Noun__1
written_rep: suspicion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sospetto
sense_list:
The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong. | The condition of being suspected. | Uncertainty, doubt. | A trace, or slight indication.


lexentry: eng/sustain__Verb__1
written_rep: sustain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: patire
sense_list:
(transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.). | To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.


lexentry: eng/sustainability__Noun__1
written_rep: sustainability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sostenibilità
sense_list:
(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations. | The ability to sustain something.


lexentry: eng/sustainable__Adjective__1
written_rep: sustainable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sostenibile
sense_list:
Able to be sustained. | Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.


lexentry: eng/sustainable_development__Noun__1
written_rep: sustainable development
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sviluppo sostenibile
sense_list:
(agriculture, ecology) Development which seeks to produce sustainable economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same by not exceeding the regenerative capacity of nature.


lexentry: eng/svarabhakti__Noun__1
written_rep: svarabhakti
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: svarabacti | svarabhakti
sense_list:
(linguistics, phonology) The epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.


lexentry: eng/swab__Noun__1
written_rep: swab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tampone
sense_list:
(medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access. | A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).


lexentry: eng/swag__Verb__2
written_rep: swag
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: averi | bottino | campione | fagotto | malloppo | maltolto
sense_list:
(Australia, ambitransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket). [From 1850s.]


lexentry: eng/swagman__Noun__1
written_rep: swagman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stagionale
sense_list:
(Australia, New Zealand, historical) A man who travels around with a swag; specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.


lexentry: eng/swallow__Noun__2
written_rep: swallow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rondine
sense_list:
A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.


lexentry: eng/swallow__Verb__1
written_rep: swallow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inghiottire | ingoiare | ingerire | mandare giù
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/swallow__Verb__1
written_rep: swallow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: deglutire | inghiottire | assorbire | consumare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/swallow_one's_words__Verb__1
written_rep: swallow one's words
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rimangiarsi quel che [[s']]è detto
sense_list:
To be forced to retract a prior statement after it has been shown to be disproven; to take back what one has said.


lexentry: eng/swallowtail__Noun__1
written_rep: swallowtail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: macaone
sense_list:
Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.


lexentry: eng/swamp__Noun__1
written_rep: swamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palude
sense_list:
An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)


lexentry: eng/swampland__Noun__1
written_rep: swampland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: palude
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.


lexentry: eng/swan__Noun__1
written_rep: swan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cigno
sense_list:
Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.


lexentry: eng/swap__Noun__1
written_rep: swap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: permuta | scambio
sense_list:
(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream.


lexentry: eng/sward__Noun__1
written_rep: sward
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erba | zolla
sense_list:
(uncountable) Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.


lexentry: eng/swastika__Noun__1
written_rep: swastika
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: svastica | croce gammata
sense_list:
(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.


lexentry: eng/sway__Verb__1
written_rep: sway
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: agitarsi | inclinarsi | inclinazione | ondeggiare | orientamento | piegamento
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.


lexentry: eng/swayback__Noun__1
written_rep: swayback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iperlordosi
sense_list:
An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse. | An animal with such excessive sagging.


lexentry: eng/sweat__Noun__1
written_rep: sweat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sudore
sense_list:
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.


lexentry: eng/sweat__Verb__1
written_rep: sweat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: appassire | far sudare
sense_list:
(transitive, intransitive, cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.


lexentry: eng/sweating__Noun__1
written_rep: sweating
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sudore
sense_list:
The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.


lexentry: eng/sweating_sickness__Noun__1
written_rep: sweating sickness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: malattia del sudore | sudore inglese
sense_list:
(historical, disease) An unidentified, highly virulent disease with aches and sweating, the cause of a series of epidemics in England and Europe between 1485 and 1551.


lexentry: eng/sweatshirt__Noun__1
written_rep: sweatshirt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: felpa
sense_list:
A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.


lexentry: eng/sweeper__Noun__1
written_rep: sweeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: libero
sense_list:
(curling) A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play. | (cricket) A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position. | (video games) A character designed or capable of knocking out multiple enemies in succession, usually due to a combination of high offense and high speed.


lexentry: eng/sweet__Noun__1
written_rep: sweet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: caramella | dolcetto
sense_list:
(countable, especially, _, UK, India) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.


lexentry: eng/sweet_flag__Noun__1
written_rep: sweet flag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acoro
sense_list:
A perennial wetland plant, Acorus calamus, with an aromatic medicinal root, formerly used to strew floors.


lexentry: eng/sweet_gum__Noun__1
written_rep: sweet gum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambra grigia
sense_list:
Any of several Oriental and American trees the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, wood pulp and plywood.


lexentry: eng/sweet_potato__Noun__1
written_rep: sweet potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: batata | patata dolce | patata americana
sense_list:
A tropical perennial American vine, Ipomoea batatas, having a fleshy tuber. | The tuber of this plant cooked as a vegetable.


lexentry: eng/sweet_william__Noun__1
written_rep: sweet william
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: garofano dei poeti
sense_list:
A flowering plant, Dianthus barbatus, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans.


lexentry: eng/sweet_woodruff__Noun__1
written_rep: sweet woodruff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stellina odorosa | asperula | asperula odorata | caglio odoroso
sense_list:
An aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers.


lexentry: eng/swerve__Verb__1
written_rep: swerve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: deviare
sense_list:
To go out of a straight line; to deflect. | To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.


lexentry: eng/swift__Noun__1
written_rep: swift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rondone
sense_list:
A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.


lexentry: eng/swift__Noun__1
written_rep: swift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: arcolaio
sense_list:
(textiles) A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.


lexentry: eng/swift_parrot__Noun__1
written_rep: swift parrot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pappagallo di Latham
sense_list:
A true parrot, of the endangered species Lathamus discolor, which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to mainland south-eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/swill__Noun__1
written_rep: swill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: avanzi | beverone | intruglio | pastone | sbobba
sense_list:
(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/swim__Verb__1
written_rep: swim
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuotare | natare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.


lexentry: eng/swim_bladder__Noun__1
written_rep: swim bladder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vescica natatoria
sense_list:
(anatomy, usually of fish) A gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing.


lexentry: eng/swing__Noun__1
written_rep: swing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: altalena
sense_list:
A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing. | A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.


lexentry: eng/swing_door__Noun__1
written_rep: swing door
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: porta a battente | porta a vento
sense_list:
A door that is opened by either pushing or pulling from either side (i.e. opens both ways) and is not normally capable of being locked.


lexentry: eng/swinging__Noun__1
written_rep: swinging
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scambismo
sense_list:
(sex) An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
written_rep: switch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: scambio
sense_list:
(rail transport, US, Philippines) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
written_rep: switch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: verga
sense_list:
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
written_rep: switch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: switch
sense_list:
(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
written_rep: switch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: centralino
sense_list:
(telecommunication) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.


lexentry: eng/switchback__Noun__1
written_rep: switchback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imbardata
sense_list:
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch. [from mid to late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/switchback__Noun__1
written_rep: switchback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: montagne russe
sense_list:
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated) , such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.


lexentry: eng/switchblade__Noun__1
written_rep: switchblade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coltello a scatto
sense_list:
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.


lexentry: eng/switchboard__Noun__1
written_rep: switchboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: centralino
sense_list:
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.


lexentry: eng/switching__Noun__1
written_rep: switching
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cambio
sense_list:
(computing, networking) The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.


lexentry: eng/swivel__Noun__1
written_rep: swivel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anello girevole
sense_list:
(mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.


lexentry: eng/swivel__Noun__1
written_rep: swivel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: uccello
sense_list:
(slang, uncountable) Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.


lexentry: eng/sword__Noun__1
written_rep: sword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spada | gladio | brando | ghiado | stocco
sense_list:
(countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack. | (weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.


lexentry: eng/sword_and_sandal__Adjective__1
written_rep: sword and sandal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sandalone
sense_list:
Of or relating to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.


lexentry: eng/sword_knot__Noun__1
written_rep: sword knot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dragona
sense_list:
A type of ribbon attached to the hilt of a sword, originally as a way of fastening it to the wrist, but later chiefly as an ornament.


