# translation

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/disjunction__Noun__1
written_rep: disjunction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: disgiunzione
sense_list:
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.


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


lexentry: eng/disk__Noun__1
written_rep: disk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disco
sense_list:
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. | (figuratively) Something resembling a disk. | (dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/dissonance__Noun__1
written_rep: dissonance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dissonanza
sense_list:
(music) The state of pitches clashing for dramatic effect e.g. a passing tone. | (uncountable) A state of disagreement or conflict.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/distil__Verb__1
written_rep: distil
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distillare
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation. | To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify. | To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops. | To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops.


lexentry: eng/distil__Verb__1
written_rep: distil
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lambiccare
sense_list:
To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/do__Verb__1
written_rep: do
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fare
sense_list:
(transitive) To perform; to execute. | (transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job. | (transitive, intransitive) To finish.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/doll_up__Verb__1
written_rep: doll up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essere tirato a lucido
sense_list:
(transitive, slang) To dress oneself or another in formal or ostentatious clothing as if for a special occasion.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/don't_shit_where_you_eat__Proverb__1
written_rep: don't shit where you eat
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: non si sputa nel piatto dove si mangia
sense_list:
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself, as it will likely backfire


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/dope__Noun__1
written_rep: dope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aerogel
sense_list:
(uncountable, aeronautics) Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.


lexentry: eng/dope__Verb__1
written_rep: dope
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ricompensare
sense_list:
(transitive, electronics) To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).


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


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


lexentry: eng/dork__Verb__1
written_rep: dork
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: coglione
sense_list:
(slang, intransitive, uncommon) To act or behave in the manner of a dork. | (slang, intransitive, uncommon) To act or behave in an awkward or clumsy manner.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/douchebag__Noun__1
written_rep: douchebag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stronzo | sciocco
sense_list:
(US, slang, vulgar, humorous) A jerk or asshole; a mean or rude person; someone seen as being arrogant, snobby or obnoxious.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
written_rep: draft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: birra alla spina
sense_list:
(US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
written_rep: draft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: pescaggio
sense_list:
(US spelling, nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
written_rep: draft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: ferma | leva | leva militare | naia | servizio di leva
sense_list:
(American English, Canadian English, usually with the) Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
written_rep: draft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 16
trans_list: tiro | trazione
sense_list:
(US spelling, possibly, archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tendere
sense_list:
(billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tirare | estrarre | trainare
sense_list:
(intransitive, now, rare) To pull something along; to have force to move anything by pulling. [from 14th c.] | (transitive) To pull (a plough, vehicle etc.); to cause (something) to move forwards by pulling it. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: affidarsi | confidare | riporre
sense_list:
(intransitive) To have a draught; to allow air to be passed through in order to allow for combustion. [from 18th c.] | To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.) [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: attingere | estrarre | attirare | attrarre | affidarsi | confidare
sense_list:
To cause (someone) to come to a particular place, condition, or course of action; to attract (a person). [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: affidarsi | cambiare | confidare | consumare | riporre | scambiare
sense_list:
(intransitive, transitive) To steep; to leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: disegnare | sorteggiare
sense_list:
To conduct (a lottery); to select (the numbers) for a lottery; to win (a prize) in a lottery. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
written_rep: draw
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: pescare
sense_list:
(cards) To take or be dealt (a card) from the deck; to have (a particular hand) as a result of this. [from 16th c.]


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


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


lexentry: eng/draw_down__Verb__1
written_rep: draw down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abbassare
sense_list:
To initiate a drawdown (withdrawal of equipment, supplies, etc., potentially to provide it to another party).


lexentry: eng/draw_into__Verb__1
written_rep: draw into
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: coinvolgere in
sense_list:
(often, passive) To involve someone in a difficult situation, especially when they are resistant to taking part.


lexentry: eng/drawbar__Noun__1
written_rep: drawbar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: commutatore
sense_list:
(rail transport) An open-mouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train.


lexentry: eng/drawbridge__Noun__1
written_rep: drawbridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ponte levatoio
sense_list:
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).


lexentry: eng/drawer__Noun__1
written_rep: drawer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cassetto
sense_list:
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.


lexentry: eng/drawl__Noun__1
written_rep: drawl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strascico
sense_list:
A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some Southern US accents, as well as Broad Australian, Broad New Zealand and Scots.


lexentry: eng/drawstring__Noun__1
written_rep: drawstring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cordoncino | coulisse | laccio | legaccio | stringa
sense_list:
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).


lexentry: eng/dray__Noun__1
written_rep: dray
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: carretta | carro
sense_list:
Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/dreadlocks__Noun__1
written_rep: dreadlocks
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acconciatura rasta | dreadlocks
sense_list:
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.


lexentry: eng/dream__Verb__1
written_rep: dream
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sognare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. | (intransitive) To hope, to wish. | (transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).


lexentry: eng/dreamboat__Noun__1
written_rep: dreamboat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canna
sense_list:
(informal, dated, or, humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.


lexentry: eng/dreamcatcher__Noun__1
written_rep: dreamcatcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acchiappasogni
sense_list:
A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.


lexentry: eng/dredge__Noun__1
written_rep: dredge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sferra
sense_list:
An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.


lexentry: eng/dredger__Noun__1
written_rep: dredger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: draga
sense_list:
(nautical) A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed. | A container with a perforated lid, used to sprinkle sugar or flour.


lexentry: eng/dregs__Noun__1
written_rep: dregs
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sedimento
sense_list:
(collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.


lexentry: eng/dreidel__Noun__1
written_rep: dreidel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dreidel | sevivon
sense_list:
A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.


lexentry: eng/drench__Verb__1
written_rep: drench
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bagnare | infradiciare
sense_list:
To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.


lexentry: eng/dress__Noun__1
written_rep: dress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestito | abito
sense_list:
(clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
written_rep: dress
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestire | vestirsi
sense_list:
(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
written_rep: dress
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestirsi
sense_list:
(agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure. | (sports) Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport. | To put on clothes.


lexentry: eng/dress_rehearsal__Noun__1
written_rep: dress rehearsal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: generale
sense_list:
(theatre) A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.


lexentry: eng/dress_suit__Noun__1
written_rep: dress suit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abito da sera
sense_list:
A type of formal attire for women, typically a jacket over a dress, or a jacket and blouse with trousers or a skirt.


lexentry: eng/dressage__Noun__1
written_rep: dressage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dressage
sense_list:
(uncountable) An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.


lexentry: eng/dressing_gown__Noun__1
written_rep: dressing gown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vestaglia
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland) An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas.


lexentry: eng/dressing_room__Noun__1
written_rep: dressing room
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: camerino
sense_list:
A room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup.


lexentry: eng/dressing_table__Noun__1
written_rep: dressing table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tavolo da toeletta | toeletta | toletta
sense_list:
A low table or chest of drawers with a mirror at which one sits while dressing, applying makeup or similar tasks.


lexentry: eng/dribble__Verb__1
written_rep: dribble
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dribblare
sense_list:
(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.


lexentry: eng/dried__Adjective__1
written_rep: dried
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: secco
sense_list:
Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
written_rep: drift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammasso | cumolo
sense_list:
A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
written_rep: drift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: deriva
sense_list:
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
written_rep: drift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: deriva | indirizzo | orientamento | predisposizione | tendenza
sense_list:
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
written_rep: drift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: punzone | torsello
sense_list:
A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.


lexentry: eng/drift_meter__Noun__1
written_rep: drift meter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: derivometro
sense_list:
An optical device, with a telescope and reticle, used to improve dead reckoning in aircraft navigation.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__1
written_rep: drill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: esercitazione
sense_list:
An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__2
written_rep: drill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seminatrice
sense_list:
An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.


lexentry: eng/drill_bit__Noun__1
written_rep: drill bit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: punta da trapano
sense_list:
Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials.


lexentry: eng/drinker__Noun__1
written_rep: drinker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bevitore
sense_list:
Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks. | Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.


lexentry: eng/drip__Noun__1
written_rep: drip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: flebo
sense_list:
(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.


lexentry: eng/dripstone__Noun__1
written_rep: dripstone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gocciolatoio
sense_list:
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.


lexentry: eng/drive-in__Noun__1
written_rep: drive-in
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cineparcheggio | cineparco | drive-in | autocine | autocinema
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Australia) An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
written_rep: drive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: lettore | drive
sense_list:
(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
written_rep: drive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: disco
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.


lexentry: eng/drive__Verb__1
written_rep: drive
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: condurre | spingere
sense_list:
(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.


lexentry: eng/driver's_license__Noun__1
written_rep: driver's license
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: patente di guida
sense_list:
(American spelling) A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document.


lexentry: eng/driver__Noun__1
written_rep: driver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: driver
sense_list:
(computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.


lexentry: eng/drone__Noun__1
written_rep: drone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: drone
sense_list:
(metonymically): An aircraft operated by remote control, especially an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).


lexentry: eng/drone__Noun__2
written_rep: drone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gonzo | zimbello
sense_list:
(musical instrument) One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe. | (music genre, uncountable) A genre of music that uses repeated lengthy droning sounds. | A humming or deep murmuring sound.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
written_rep: drop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goccia
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
written_rep: drop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: cadere
sense_list:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
written_rep: drop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 15
trans_list: lasciare
sense_list:
(transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop_cap__Noun__1
written_rep: drop cap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: capolettera
sense_list:
(typography) A large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.


lexentry: eng/drop_goal__Noun__1
written_rep: drop goal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: calcio di rimbalzo | drop
sense_list:
(rugby union, rugby league) A goal scored by kicking the ball through the goal from open play, after the ball has touched the ground.


lexentry: eng/drop_in_the_bucket__Noun__1
written_rep: drop in the bucket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: goccia nel mare
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem.


lexentry: eng/drop_kick__Noun__1
written_rep: drop kick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drop | drop goal
sense_list:
(rugby, Australian rules football, American football, Canadian football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.


lexentry: eng/drop_off__Verb__1
written_rep: drop off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: addormentarsi | appisolarsi | diminuire
sense_list:
(idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.


lexentry: eng/drop_shot__Noun__1
written_rep: drop shot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smorzata
sense_list:
(sports) In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play.


lexentry: eng/dropdown_list__Noun__1
written_rep: dropdown list
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lista a cascata
sense_list:
(graphical user interface) A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.


lexentry: eng/dropout__Noun__1
written_rep: dropout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbandono | emarginato | escluso | rinunciatario | ripetente
sense_list:
Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course | One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.


lexentry: eng/drove__Noun__1
written_rep: drove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: branco | mandria | armento
sense_list:
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.


lexentry: eng/drown__Verb__1
written_rep: drown
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: annegare | affogare | coprire | sommergere
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.


lexentry: eng/drug__Noun__1
written_rep: drug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: droga | stupefacente
sense_list:
A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.


lexentry: eng/drug_addict__Noun__1
written_rep: drug addict
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drogato | drogata
sense_list:
A person with a chemical or psychological dependency on a drug, especially one which is illegal or improperly procured.


lexentry: eng/drug_test__Noun__1
written_rep: drug test
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: narcotest
sense_list:
Any chemical check for the presence of (usually illegal) drugs in a sample of one's blood, hair or urine.


lexentry: eng/druid__Noun__1
written_rep: druid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: druido | druida
sense_list:
(historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.


lexentry: eng/drum__Noun__1
written_rep: drum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tamburo | batteria
sense_list:
(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.


lexentry: eng/drum_brake__Noun__1
written_rep: drum brake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: freno a tamburo
sense_list:
A form of brake in which friction is applied by pads to the inner surface of a rotating cylinder (the brake drum) connected directly to a wheel


lexentry: eng/drum_machine__Noun__1
written_rep: drum machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drum-machine
sense_list:
(musical instruments) An electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.


lexentry: eng/drunk_tank__Noun__1
written_rep: drunk tank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gabbia
sense_list:
(slang) A cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.


lexentry: eng/drupe__Noun__1
written_rep: drupe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drupa | frutto con nocciolo | nocciolo
sense_list:
(botany) a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.


lexentry: eng/drupelet__Noun__1
written_rep: drupelet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drupa | nocciolo
sense_list:
(botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/dry__Adjective__1
written_rep: dry
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: secco
sense_list:
(chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.


lexentry: eng/dry__Adjective__1
written_rep: dry
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: asciutto
sense_list:
(humor) Amusing without showing amusement. | Lacking interest, boring. | Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.


lexentry: eng/dry_cleaning__Noun__1
written_rep: dry cleaning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lavaggio a secco
sense_list:
The process of cleaning clothes and other fabrics without using water, instead using organic solvents and specialized equipment.


lexentry: eng/dry_ice__Noun__1
written_rep: dry ice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghiaccio secco
sense_list:
Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure.


lexentry: eng/dry_out__Verb__1
written_rep: dry out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disseccare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. | (intransitive) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.


lexentry: eng/dry_season__Noun__1
written_rep: dry season
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stagione secca
sense_list:
Any season in which little rain falls; used especially in the tropics where it alternates with the rainy season


lexentry: eng/dryer__Noun__1
written_rep: dryer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: essiccatoio
sense_list:
A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.


lexentry: eng/drypoint__Noun__1
written_rep: drypoint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puntasecca
sense_list:
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.


lexentry: eng/drywall__Noun__1
written_rep: drywall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cartongesso
sense_list:
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.


lexentry: eng/dual__Adjective__1
written_rep: dual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: duale
sense_list:
(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.


lexentry: eng/dual__Noun__1
written_rep: dual
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: duale | numero duale
sense_list:
(mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.


lexentry: eng/dual_polyhedron__Noun__1
written_rep: dual polyhedron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: poliedro duale
sense_list:
(mathematics) Either of a pair of polyhedra in which the faces of one are equivalent to the vertices of the other.


lexentry: eng/dualism__Noun__1
written_rep: dualism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dualismo
sense_list:
(theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.


lexentry: eng/duality__Noun__1
written_rep: duality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dualità
sense_list:
(projective geometry) The interchangeability of points and planes. | (mathematics, physics) The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.


lexentry: eng/dub__Verb__3
written_rep: dub
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: doppiare
sense_list:
To add sound to film or change audio on film. [from the first half of the 20th c] | To replace the original soundtrack of a film with a synchronized translation


lexentry: eng/dubbing__Noun__1
written_rep: dubbing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: doppiaggio
sense_list:
(film) The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing. | (music) The transfer of recorded music from one medium to another.


lexentry: eng/dubitation__Noun__1
written_rep: dubitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dubbio
sense_list:
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/dubplate__Noun__1
written_rep: dubplate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dubplate
sense_list:
(music, originally, Jamaica) An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and, originally) , one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).


lexentry: eng/dubstep__Noun__1
written_rep: dubstep
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dubstep
sense_list:
A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.


lexentry: eng/duck__Noun__2
written_rep: duck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anatra | anitra
sense_list:
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. | (uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.


lexentry: eng/duck_out__Verb__1
written_rep: duck out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: evitare
sense_list:
(idiomatic, intransitive, followed by of or from) To move or act so as to achieve avoidance, escape, or evasion.


lexentry: eng/duckboard__Noun__1
written_rep: duckboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: archetto
sense_list:
Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide; also called bog board, bog bridge, or puncheon.


lexentry: eng/ductility__Noun__1
written_rep: ductility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duttilità
sense_list:
(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.


lexentry: eng/dud__Noun__1
written_rep: dud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faenza
sense_list:
(informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.


lexentry: eng/dude__Noun__1
written_rep: dude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: amico | socio | zio
sense_list:
(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.


lexentry: eng/due_date__Noun__1
written_rep: due date
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: data
sense_list:
The date on which a pregnant woman is expected to give birth. | The date of payment in financial arrangements. | The date by which a book (or other item) borrowed from a library must be returned. | The date by which a task is supposed to be completed.


lexentry: eng/duet__Noun__1
written_rep: duet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duetto | duo
sense_list:
(music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). | (music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.


lexentry: eng/duffel_bag__Noun__1
written_rep: duffel bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: borsa da viaggio | borsone
sense_list:
(US, AU, often, _, military) A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.


lexentry: eng/duke__Noun__1
written_rep: duke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duca
sense_list:
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). | A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.


lexentry: eng/dukkah__Noun__1
written_rep: dukkah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dukkah
sense_list:
An Egyptian dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices, usually eaten by dipping bread into olive oil and then into the mixture.


lexentry: eng/dulcian__Noun__1
written_rep: dulcian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dulciana
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore


lexentry: eng/dulcimer__Noun__1
written_rep: dulcimer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dulcimero | salterio
sense_list:
A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).


lexentry: eng/duma__Noun__1
written_rep: duma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duma
sense_list:
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).


lexentry: eng/dumb__Adjective__1
written_rep: dumb
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: stupido
sense_list:
(informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid. | (figuratively) Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.


lexentry: eng/dumb_blonde__Noun__1
written_rep: dumb blonde
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biondastro
sense_list:
(pejorative) A common stereotype of a blonde as a woman with low intelligence. | (by extension, rare) A man of similar type.


lexentry: eng/dumb_down__Verb__1
written_rep: dumb down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: banalizzare | semplificare
sense_list:
(idiomatic, transitive) To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.


lexentry: eng/dumbness__Noun__1
written_rep: dumbness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mutezza
sense_list:
(dated) The state of being mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.


lexentry: eng/dump__Noun__1
written_rep: dump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discarica
sense_list:
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.


lexentry: eng/dump__Verb__1
written_rep: dump
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: buttare | riversare | scaricare | scaricare dati | sversare
sense_list:
(transitive, computing) To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.


lexentry: eng/dump_truck__Noun__1
written_rep: dump truck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mezzo d'opera
sense_list:
A heavy truck, for carrying loose, bulk cargo, having a hinged bed that allows the contents to be unloaded onto the ground.


lexentry: eng/dumping__Noun__1
written_rep: dumping
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dumping
sense_list:
Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.


lexentry: eng/dumpster__Noun__1
written_rep: dumpster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cassonetto
sense_list:
(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.


lexentry: eng/dunch__Noun__2
written_rep: dunch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: merenda
sense_list:
(informal, rare) A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.


lexentry: eng/dung_beetle__Noun__1
written_rep: dung beetle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scarabeo stercorario | geotrupe | stercorario
sense_list:
Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers.


lexentry: eng/dunk__Verb__1
written_rep: dunk
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: schiacciata
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.


lexentry: eng/dunlin__Noun__1
written_rep: dunlin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piovanello pancianera
sense_list:
A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.


lexentry: eng/dunnage__Noun__1
written_rep: dunnage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pagliolato
sense_list:
(chiefly, transport) Scrap material, often wood, used to fill spaces to prevent the shifting of more valuable items during transport, or underneath large or heavy items to raise them slightly above the ground, in order to protect from chafing and wet.


lexentry: eng/duo__Noun__1
written_rep: duo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duo | duetto
sense_list:
Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially, those who perform music together.


lexentry: eng/duodecimo__Noun__1
written_rep: duodecimo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dodicesimo
sense_list:
(paper, printing) A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide. | (printing) A book having pages of that size.


lexentry: eng/duodenum__Noun__1
written_rep: duodenum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duodeno
sense_list:
(anatomy) The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.


lexentry: eng/duopoly__Noun__1
written_rep: duopoly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duopolio
sense_list:
(economics) An economic condition in which two sellers exert most control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/dura_mater__Noun__1
written_rep: dura mater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dura madre | duramadre
sense_list:
(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/durable_good__Noun__1
written_rep: durable good
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bene durevole
sense_list:
(economics) A good, e.g., a household appliance, that yields services or utility over time rather than being exhausted when used only once.


lexentry: eng/duralumin__Noun__1
written_rep: duralumin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: duralluminio
sense_list:
(metallurgy) An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.


lexentry: eng/durum_wheat__Noun__1
written_rep: durum wheat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grano duro
sense_list:
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.


lexentry: eng/dusk__Noun__1
written_rep: dusk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crepuscolo | tramonto
sense_list:
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.


lexentry: eng/dust_bunny__Noun__1
written_rep: dust bunny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gatto di polvere
sense_list:
(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.


lexentry: eng/dust_devil__Noun__1
written_rep: dust devil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diavolo di sabbia
sense_list:
A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust picked up from the ground.


lexentry: eng/dust_jacket__Noun__1
written_rep: dust jacket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: copertina
sense_list:
(printing, publishing) The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide blurb.


lexentry: eng/dust_mite__Noun__1
written_rep: dust mite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acaro della polvere
sense_list:
A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.


lexentry: eng/dustpan__Noun__1
written_rep: dustpan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paletta | paletta della spazzatura
sense_list:
A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.


lexentry: eng/duty__Noun__1
written_rep: duty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: attività | servizio
sense_list:
The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).


lexentry: eng/duumvirate__Noun__1
written_rep: duumvirate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: duunvirato
sense_list:
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.


lexentry: eng/duvet__Noun__1
written_rep: duvet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: piumino | piumone
sense_list:
(British, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nano
sense_list:
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves. | An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nano | nana
sense_list:
(now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_galaxy__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf galaxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galassia nana
sense_list:
(galaxy) Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_planet__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf planet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pianeta nano
sense_list:
(astronomy) A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy__Noun__1
written_rep: dwarf spheroidal galaxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galassia nana sferoidale
sense_list:
(galaxy) A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda


lexentry: eng/dyed-in-the-wool__Adjective__1
written_rep: dyed-in-the-wool
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: atavico | impenitente | inveterato | radicato
sense_list:
(idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.


lexentry: eng/dyke__Noun__1
written_rep: dyke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 18
trans_list: dicco
sense_list:
(geology) A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away.


lexentry: eng/dynamics__Noun__1
written_rep: dynamics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dinamica
sense_list:
(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.


lexentry: eng/dynamite__Noun__1
written_rep: dynamite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dinamite
sense_list:
A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.


lexentry: eng/dyne__Noun__1
written_rep: dyne
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: religione
sense_list:
A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.


lexentry: eng/dysarthria__Noun__1
written_rep: dysarthria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disartria
sense_list:
(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.


lexentry: eng/dyscalculia__Noun__1
written_rep: dyscalculia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discalculia
sense_list:
(pathology) A learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability.


lexentry: eng/dysentery__Noun__1
written_rep: dysentery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dissenteria
sense_list:
(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.


lexentry: eng/dysfunction__Noun__1
written_rep: dysfunction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disfunzione
sense_list:
(mostly, medical) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.


lexentry: eng/dysfunctional__Adjective__1
written_rep: dysfunctional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: disfunzionale
sense_list:
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.


lexentry: eng/dyskinesia__Noun__1
written_rep: dyskinesia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: discinesia
sense_list:
(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.


lexentry: eng/dysmenorrhea__Noun__1
written_rep: dysmenorrhea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dismenorrea
sense_list:
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual#Adjective pain), viewed as a symptom#Noun in any of various disorders.


lexentry: eng/dysmorphia__Noun__1
written_rep: dysmorphia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dismorfofobia
sense_list:
(psychology, psychiatry) Any of various psychological disorders of distorted body image in which a person inaccurately believes that their body is misshapen or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").


lexentry: eng/dysphasia__Noun__1
written_rep: dysphasia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disfasia
sense_list:
(medicine, psychology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.


lexentry: eng/dysphoria__Noun__1
written_rep: dysphoria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disforia
sense_list:
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/dyspraxia__Noun__1
written_rep: dyspraxia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disprassia
sense_list:
(neurology) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.


lexentry: eng/dysprosium__Noun__1
written_rep: dysprosium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disprosio
sense_list:
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.


lexentry: eng/dyssynchrony__Noun__1
written_rep: dyssynchrony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: asincronia
sense_list:
(medical) A medical condition wherein the activation of different parts of the heart is improperly synchronized. | (medical) A neurological condition wherein auditory stimuli are not processed synchronously. | A lack of proper synchrony.


lexentry: eng/dysthymia__Noun__1
written_rep: dysthymia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distimia
sense_list:
A tendency to be depressed, without hope. | (psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.


lexentry: eng/dystopia__Noun__1
written_rep: dystopia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distopia
sense_list:
A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society. | A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc.


lexentry: eng/dysuria__Noun__1
written_rep: dysuria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disuria
sense_list:
(pathology) The experience or condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine, or (rarely) of having difficulty doing so.


lexentry: eng/dzhigit__Noun__1
written_rep: dzhigit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gighit
sense_list:
A skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia. | (Caucasus, Central Asia) A brave man in general.


lexentry: eng/dzud__Noun__1
written_rep: dzud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zud
sense_list:
An ecological crisis in the steppe-land of Mongolia and Central Asia causing loss of livestock, typically a summer drought followed by a severe winter.


lexentry: eng/décolletage__Noun__1
written_rep: décolletage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scollatura
sense_list:
A low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage. | The portion of a woman's body that is revealed by a low neckline; the upper chest, as well, sometimes, as the neck, and shoulders.


lexentry: eng/département__Noun__1
written_rep: département
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dipartimento
sense_list:
An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.


lexentry: eng/e-mail_address__Noun__1
written_rep: e-mail address
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indirizzo e-mail | indirizzo di posta elettronica
sense_list:
A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.


lexentry: eng/e-recruitment__Noun__1
written_rep: e-recruitment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: e-recruitment
sense_list:
(Internet, business) The process of personnel recruitment using electronic resources, in particular the internet, online job advertising boards and search engines.


lexentry: eng/e.g.__Adverb__1
written_rep: e.g.
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ad es.
sense_list:
An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.


lexentry: eng/eGovernment__Noun__1
written_rep: eGovernment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amministrazione digitale | governo elettronico
sense_list:
The use of information technologies in order to enhance the access to and the delivery of government information and services to the public and to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and/or the quality of government operations.


lexentry: eng/e__Pronoun__1
written_rep: e
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: e
sense_list:
(rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.


lexentry: eng/each__Determiner__1
written_rep: each
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ogni | ciascuno | ognuno
sense_list:
All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).


lexentry: eng/each_other__Pronoun__1
written_rep: each other
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a vicenda
sense_list:
(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:


lexentry: eng/eager__Adjective__1
written_rep: eager
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: avido
sense_list:
(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aquila
sense_list:
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. | (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: moneta di dieci dollari
sense_list:
(US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.


lexentry: eng/eagle_owl__Noun__1
written_rep: eagle owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gufo reale
sense_list:
Any of various Old World large owls of the genus Bubo, especially the Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo, that have prominent ear tufts.


lexentry: eng/ear__Noun__1
written_rep: ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orecchio | orecchia | orecchie
sense_list:
(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna/auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. | (countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.


lexentry: eng/ear__Noun__1
written_rep: ear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: orecchio
sense_list:
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music. | That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.


lexentry: eng/eardrum__Noun__1
written_rep: eardrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: timpano
sense_list:
(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.


lexentry: eng/eared_seal__Noun__1
written_rep: eared seal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leone marino | otaria
sense_list:
A seal belonging in the Otariidae family; a fur seal or a sea lion, differing from the true seals in having small, visible ears and the ability to walk on land.


lexentry: eng/earl__Noun__1
written_rep: earl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: conte
sense_list:
(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.


lexentry: eng/earless_seal__Noun__1
written_rep: earless seal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: foca
sense_list:
Any of the seals in the taxonomic family Phocidae characterized by lacking external ear flaps; true seals.


lexentry: eng/early_childhood__Noun__1
written_rep: early childhood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prima infanzia
sense_list:
(mostly, uncountable, psychiatry, sociology) A stage in human development, generally including toddlerhood and some time afterwards.


lexentry: eng/earmark__Noun__1
written_rep: earmark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: assegnazione
sense_list:
(US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.


lexentry: eng/earmuffs__Noun__1
written_rep: earmuffs
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: paraorecchie
sense_list:
A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.


lexentry: eng/earn__Verb__1
written_rep: earn
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: guadagnare
sense_list:
(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate). | (intransitive) To receive payment for work.


lexentry: eng/earnest__Noun__2
written_rep: earnest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pegno
sense_list:
A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.


lexentry: eng/earnest_money__Noun__1
written_rep: earnest money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caparra
sense_list:
(chiefly, US) Money paid as a deposit to show intent to buy or to reserve an item to be purchased; especially, money accompanying an offer to buy real estate.


lexentry: eng/earphone__Noun__1
written_rep: earphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuffia
sense_list:
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.


lexentry: eng/earphones__Noun__1
written_rep: earphones
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cuffie
sense_list:
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.


lexentry: eng/earplug__Noun__1
written_rep: earplug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auricolare
sense_list:
A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
written_rep: earth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: terra
sense_list:
(uncountable) Any general rock-based material. | The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea). | The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife). | (alchemy, philosophy, and, Taoism) The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
written_rep: earth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: terra | massa
sense_list:
(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.


lexentry: eng/earthquake__Noun__1
written_rep: earthquake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: terremoto | sisma | tremuoto
sense_list:
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. [from 14th c.] | (planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/earwig__Noun__1
written_rep: earwig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forfecchia | forficula
sense_list:
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/ease__Noun__1
written_rep: ease
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: riposo
sense_list:
Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance. | Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.


lexentry: eng/easel__Noun__1
written_rep: easel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cavalletto | treppiedi
sense_list:
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.


lexentry: eng/easement__Noun__1
written_rep: easement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: servitù
sense_list:
(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).


lexentry: eng/east__Noun__1
written_rep: east
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: est | oriente | levante
sense_list:
The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°. | The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300] | (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.


lexentry: eng/east_by_south__Noun__1
written_rep: east by south
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: levante quarto-scirocco
sense_list:
The compass point halfway between east and east-southeast, specifically 101.25°, abbreviated as EbS.


lexentry: eng/eastern_imperial_eagle__Noun__1
written_rep: eastern imperial eagle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aquila imperiale orientale
sense_list:
Aquila heliaca, a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through Western and Central Asia.


lexentry: eng/eastern_olivaceous_warbler__Noun__1
written_rep: eastern olivaceous warbler
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: canapino pallido
sense_list:
Iduna pallida, an Old World warbler, mainly found in the northern Afrotropics and winters in southeastern Europe, the Middle East and adjacent western Asia.


lexentry: eng/eat__Verb__1
written_rep: eat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangiare | mettere sotto i denti
sense_list:
(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").


lexentry: eng/eat_crow__Verb__1
written_rep: eat crow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingoiare il rospo
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.


lexentry: eng/eat_one's_hat__Verb__1
written_rep: eat one's hat
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangiarsi il cappello
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.


lexentry: eng/eat_the_rich__Phrase__1
written_rep: eat the rich
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mangia i ricchi
sense_list:
(slang, politics, idiomatic) An expression of contempt towards capitalism and the rich, demanding an equitable redistribution of wealth.


lexentry: eng/eat_up__Verb__1
written_rep: eat up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: inghiottire
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative, informal) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.


lexentry: eng/eau_de_toilette__Noun__1
written_rep: eau de toilette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eau de toilette
sense_list:
(cosmetics) A lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.


lexentry: eng/eaves__Noun__1
written_rep: eaves
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gronda | grondaia | cornicione
sense_list:
(architectural element) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.


lexentry: eng/eavestrough__Noun__1
written_rep: eavestrough
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grondaia | gronda
sense_list:
(Canada, Upper Midwest US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.


lexentry: eng/ebony__Noun__1
written_rep: ebony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ebano
sense_list:
(countable) A tree that yields such wood. | (countable, and, uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.


lexentry: eng/ebullism__Noun__1
written_rep: ebullism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ebullismo
sense_list:
(physiology) The formation of bubbles of gas in biological fluids due to reduced environmental pressure.


lexentry: eng/eccentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: eccentric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccentrico
sense_list:
Not at or in the centre; away from the centre. | Not perfectly circular; elliptical. | Having a different center; not concentric. | (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).


lexentry: eng/eccentricity__Noun__1
written_rep: eccentricity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccentricità
sense_list:
The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour. | (mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix. | (astronomy) The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun).


lexentry: eng/ecchymosis__Noun__1
written_rep: ecchymosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contusione
sense_list:
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a nontraumatic process (such as neoplasia).


lexentry: eng/echidna__Noun__1
written_rep: echidna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: echidna
sense_list:
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/echinococcosis__Noun__1
written_rep: echinococcosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: echinococcosi
sense_list:
(diseases) A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.


lexentry: eng/echinococcus__Noun__1
written_rep: echinococcus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: echinococco
sense_list:
(zoology) A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
written_rep: echo chamber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eco
sense_list:
(music production) A sound effect that may be applied to live or recorded sounds through a sound editing process, which creates the impression that the sounds originated in an enclosed space which was conducive to producing echoes or echoing.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
written_rep: echo chamber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: camera dell'eco
sense_list:
(by extension) An environment in which a person is exposed to only those beliefs and opinions that agree with their own, so that their existing views are magnified and reinforced while alternative ideas are not expressed or considered.


lexentry: eng/echolalia__Noun__1
written_rep: echolalia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecolalia
sense_list:
(clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.


lexentry: eng/echolocation__Noun__1
written_rep: echolocation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecolocalizzazione | ecolocazione
sense_list:
The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar.


lexentry: eng/eclipse__Noun__1
written_rep: eclipse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eclissi | eclisse
sense_list:
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.


lexentry: eng/eclipse__Verb__1
written_rep: eclipse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eclissare
sense_list:
(transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse. | (transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.


lexentry: eng/eco-incentive__Noun__1
written_rep: eco-incentive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecoincentivo
sense_list:
An incentive (usually financial) to encourage a person or organization to follow a more eco-friendly policy


lexentry: eng/ecocide__Noun__1
written_rep: ecocide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecocidio
sense_list:
The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.


lexentry: eng/ecological_footprint__Noun__1
written_rep: ecological footprint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impronta ecologica
sense_list:
A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.


lexentry: eng/ecology__Noun__1
written_rep: ecology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecologia
sense_list:
(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.


lexentry: eng/ecomuseum__Noun__1
written_rep: ecomuseum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecomuseo
sense_list:
A museum, often consisting of replica buildings in an outdoor setting, that shows the heritage of a particular locality or community


lexentry: eng/ecomusicology__Noun__1
written_rep: ecomusicology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecomusicologia
sense_list:
(music) The study of music, culture, and nature, related to ecology and the natural environment. A mixture of the fields of ecocriticism and musicology.


lexentry: eng/econometrics__Noun__1
written_rep: econometrics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: econometrica | econometria
sense_list:
(economics) The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.


lexentry: eng/economic_crisis__Noun__1
written_rep: economic crisis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crisi economica
sense_list:
A crisis caused by the general demand for goods within an economy falling below their supply, either temporarily or on a protracted basis, typically resulting in widespread bankruptcies of unproductive businesses and falling prices.


lexentry: eng/economics__Noun__1
written_rep: economics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economia
sense_list:
(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.


lexentry: eng/economies_of_scale__Noun__1
written_rep: economies of scale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economie di scala
sense_list:
(economics) The characteristics of a production process in which an increase in the scale of the firm causes a decrease in the long run average cost of each unit.


lexentry: eng/economist__Noun__1
written_rep: economist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economista
sense_list:
An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.


lexentry: eng/economize__Verb__1
written_rep: economize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: razionalizzare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).


lexentry: eng/economy__Noun__1
written_rep: economy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: economia
sense_list:
(obsolete) System of management; general regulation and disposition of the affairs of a state or nation, or of any department of government. | The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.


lexentry: eng/ecosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: ecosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecosfera
sense_list:
The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance.


lexentry: eng/ecotourism__Noun__1
written_rep: ecotourism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecoturismo
sense_list:
Responsible (sustainable#Adjective) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.


lexentry: eng/ecotoxicology__Noun__1
written_rep: ecotoxicology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecotossicologia
sense_list:
The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.


lexentry: eng/ecstasy__Noun__1
written_rep: ecstasy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: estasi
sense_list:
Intense pleasure. | A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control. | A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.


lexentry: eng/ecstasy__Noun__1
written_rep: ecstasy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: ecstasy
sense_list:
(slang) The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family, especially in a tablet form.


lexentry: eng/ectoderm__Noun__1
written_rep: ectoderm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ectoderma
sense_list:
(biology) The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which produces through development, the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.


lexentry: eng/ectoparasite__Noun__1
written_rep: ectoparasite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dermatozoo
sense_list:
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.


lexentry: eng/ectoplasm__Noun__1
written_rep: ectoplasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ectoplasma
sense_list:
(parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead. | (parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost. | (cytology) The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.


lexentry: eng/ectothermic__Adjective__1
written_rep: ectothermic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a sangue freddo
sense_list:
(zoology) Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.


lexentry: eng/ecu__Noun__1
written_rep: ecu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scudo
sense_list:
(historical) The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.


lexentry: eng/ecumenical__Adjective__1
written_rep: ecumenical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecumenico
sense_list:
(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. [from 16th c.] | (rare) General; universal; catholic; worldwide. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/ecumenism__Noun__1
written_rep: ecumenism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecumenismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.


lexentry: eng/eczema__Noun__1
written_rep: eczema
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eczema
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.


lexentry: eng/edaphic__Adjective__1
written_rep: edaphic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edafico
sense_list:
(geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.


lexentry: eng/edelweiss__Noun__1
written_rep: edelweiss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stella alpina
sense_list:
A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.


lexentry: eng/edema__Noun__1
written_rep: edema
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edema
sense_list:
(American spelling, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
written_rep: edge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: spigolo | orlo | arco | bordo | lato
sense_list:
(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
written_rep: edge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: filo | lama
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.


lexentry: eng/edgy__Adjective__1
written_rep: edgy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: confine
sense_list:
(entertainment, advertising) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.


lexentry: eng/edible_crab__Noun__1
written_rep: edible crab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: granciporro
sense_list:
Cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.


lexentry: eng/edification__Noun__1
written_rep: edification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edificazione
sense_list:
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually. | (archaic) A building or edifice.


lexentry: eng/edisonade__Noun__1
written_rep: edisonade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edisonata
sense_list:
(science fiction) A genre of science fiction and adventure fiction featuring a brilliant robust inventor, engineer or scientist hero who has an adventure in the wilds of the world, created from the mid-19th century to early 20th century, mostly American. [from 1993]


lexentry: eng/edit_war__Noun__1
written_rep: edit war
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: guerra di modifiche
sense_list:
(WMF) A dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work where opposing editors continually change the page without discussion.


lexentry: eng/editio_princeps__Noun__1
written_rep: editio princeps
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edizione principe
sense_list:
(humanities, printing) The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form.


lexentry: eng/edition__Noun__1
written_rep: edition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edizione
sense_list:
(publishing) A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time. | The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.


lexentry: eng/editor__Noun__1
written_rep: editor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: redattore | curatore | redattrice | curatrice
sense_list:
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.


lexentry: eng/editor__Noun__1
written_rep: editor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: montatore
sense_list:
(television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.


lexentry: eng/educe__Verb__1
written_rep: educe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: edurre
sense_list:
(transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. [from 16th c.] | (transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/eeny,_meeny,_miny,_moe__Noun__1
written_rep: eeny, meeny, miny, moe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambarabà ciccì coccò | igne migne magna mo
sense_list:
(playground games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. A child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying a rhyme starting "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe", moving to the next item after each word. The item pointed to on the last word of the rhyme is the one chosen.


lexentry: eng/efface__Verb__1
written_rep: efface
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cancellare
sense_list:
(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. | (transitive) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out. | (intransitive) To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.


lexentry: eng/effect__Noun__1
written_rep: effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: effetto
sense_list:
(filmology, computer graphics, demoscene) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect") | (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument. | (physics, psychology, etc.) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.


lexentry: eng/effectiveness__Noun__1
written_rep: effectiveness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efficacia
sense_list:
The property of being effective, of achieving results. | The degree to which something achieves results.


lexentry: eng/effectivity__Noun__1
written_rep: effectivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efficacia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The ability or power to be effective. | (countable) A measure of the effectiveness of something.


lexentry: eng/effectuate__Verb__1
written_rep: effectuate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: causare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/effeminate__Adjective__1
written_rep: effeminate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effemminato
sense_list:
(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.


lexentry: eng/effendi__Noun__1
written_rep: effendi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efendi | effendi
sense_list:
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.


lexentry: eng/effervescence__Noun__1
written_rep: effervescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effervescenza
sense_list:
The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.


lexentry: eng/efficiency__Noun__1
written_rep: efficiency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: efficienza
sense_list:
The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
written_rep: efficient
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efficiente | performante
sense_list:
making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
written_rep: efficient
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: efficiente
sense_list:
expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input


lexentry: eng/effigy__Noun__1
written_rep: effigy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: effigie
sense_list:
A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated. | A likeness of a person.


lexentry: eng/efflorescence__Noun__1
written_rep: efflorescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efflorescenza
sense_list:
(chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere. | (botany) The production of flowers. | (metaphorical) Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc. | (pathology) A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.


lexentry: eng/effluent__Noun__1
written_rep: effluent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: effluente
sense_list:
Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.


lexentry: eng/effuse__Verb__1
written_rep: effuse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dare
sense_list:
(transitive) To emit; to give off. | (intransitive) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.


lexentry: eng/effusive__Adjective__1
written_rep: effusive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: effusivo
sense_list:
(archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing. | (geology, of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
written_rep: egg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uovo
sense_list:
(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food. | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development. | (countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).


lexentry: eng/egg_donation__Noun__1
written_rep: egg donation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ovodonazione
sense_list:
The process by which a woman provides one or several eggs (ova, oocytes) for purposes of assisted reproduction or biomedical research.


lexentry: eng/egg_on__Verb__1
written_rep: egg on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dare una spinta
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.


lexentry: eng/egg_roll__Noun__1
written_rep: egg roll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: involtino
sense_list:
A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.


lexentry: eng/egg_salad__Noun__1
written_rep: egg salad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: insalata di uova
sense_list:
A dish made primarily of chopped hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise, often including other ingredients such as celery or mustard; it is frequently used as a sandwich spread.


lexentry: eng/egg_timer__Noun__1
written_rep: egg timer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: clessidra
sense_list:
(by extension) A timer that can be set to sound an alarm after a certain amount of time; a kitchen timer.


lexentry: eng/egg_tooth__Noun__1
written_rep: egg tooth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diamante
sense_list:
(zoology) A small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg's surface during hatching.


lexentry: eng/eggnog__Noun__1
written_rep: eggnog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zabaglione | zabaione | zabajone
sense_list:
A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas.


lexentry: eng/eggplant__Noun__1
written_rep: eggplant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: melanzana
sense_list:
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena. | (North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.


lexentry: eng/eglantine__Noun__1
written_rep: eglantine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosa canina
sense_list:
A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.


lexentry: eng/ego__Noun__1
written_rep: ego
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: io
sense_list:
The self, especially with a sense of self-importance. | (psychology, Freudian) The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.


lexentry: eng/egotism__Noun__1
written_rep: egotism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: egotismo
sense_list:
A tendency to talk excessively about oneself. | A belief that one is superior to or more important than others. | (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).


lexentry: eng/egregore__Noun__1
written_rep: egregore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eggregora
sense_list:
(occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.


lexentry: eng/egret__Noun__1
written_rep: egret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: airone guardabuoi | garzetta
sense_list:
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.


lexentry: eng/eh__Interjection__1
written_rep: eh
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eh
sense_list:
(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.


lexentry: eng/eicosane__Noun__1
written_rep: eicosane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eicosano
sense_list:
(organic compound) any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C20H42, but especially n-eicosane CH3(CH2)18CH3


lexentry: eng/eicosapentaenoic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: eicosapentaenoic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acido eicosapentaenoico
sense_list:
(fatty acid) An omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), having 20 carbon atoms and 5 cis double bonds, that acts as a precursor for prostaglandin-3, thromboxane-3, and leukotriene-5 eicosanoids


lexentry: eng/eider__Noun__1
written_rep: eider
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: edredone
sense_list:
Any of the species of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, in the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).


lexentry: eng/eidetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: eidetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eidetico
sense_list:
(neuroscience) Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.


lexentry: eng/eidolon__Noun__1
written_rep: eidolon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idolo
sense_list:
An image or representation of an idea; a representation of an ideal form; an apparition of some actual or imaginary entity, or of some aspect of reality.


lexentry: eng/eidolopoeia__Noun__1
written_rep: eidolopoeia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: idolopeia | idolopea
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A rhetorical technique in which a speech is attributed to a deceased person, a phantom, an image or an idol.


lexentry: eng/eigenfunction__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenfunction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autofunzione
sense_list:
(mathematics) A function \phi such that, for a given linear operator D, D\phi=\lambda\phi for some scalar \lambda (called an eigenvalue).


lexentry: eng/eigenspace__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenspace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autospazio
sense_list:
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.


lexentry: eng/eigenstate__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenstate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autostato
sense_list:
(physics) A dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds to a physical quantity


lexentry: eng/eigenvalue__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenvalue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autovalore
sense_list:
(linear algebra) A scalar, \lambda, such that there exists a non-zero vector x (a corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of x under a given linear operator \mathrm{A} is equal to the image of x under multiplication by \lambda; i.e. \mathrm{A} x = \lambda x.


lexentry: eng/eigenvector__Noun__1
written_rep: eigenvector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: autovettore
sense_list:
(linear algebra) A vector that is not rotated under a particular linear transformation; a left or right eigenvector depending on context; (more formally) given a linear transformation A, a vector x such that Ax=λx [or xA=λx] for some scalar λ (called the eigenvalue).


lexentry: eng/eight-thousander__Noun__1
written_rep: eight-thousander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottomila
sense_list:
Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.


lexentry: eng/eight_hundred__Numeral__1
written_rep: eight hundred
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottocento
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.


lexentry: eng/eight_o'clock__Noun__1
written_rep: eight o'clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: otto
sense_list:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).


lexentry: eng/eighteen__Numeral__1
written_rep: eighteen
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: diciotto
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.


lexentry: eng/eighty-eight__Numeral__1
written_rep: eighty-eight
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottantotto
sense_list:
Number between eighty-seven and eighty-nine; decimal 88 | An abbreviation for 'Hugs and kisses' in amateur radio. Used especially in Morse code.


lexentry: eng/eighty-first__Adjective__1
written_rep: eighty-first
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottantunesimo
sense_list:
The ordinal form of the number eighty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 81 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/eighty-seventh__Adjective__1
written_rep: eighty-seventh
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottantasettesimo
sense_list:
The ordinal form of the number eighty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 87 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/eighty__Numeral__1
written_rep: eighty
part_of_speech: numeral
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ottanta
sense_list:
The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.


lexentry: eng/eikonal__Adjective__1
written_rep: eikonal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eikonale
sense_list:
(physics, mathematics) Describing the properties of a class of partial differential equation encountered in descriptions of wave propagation.


lexentry: eng/einkorn_wheat__Noun__1
written_rep: einkorn wheat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farricello | farro piccolo
sense_list:
A type of wheat, characterised by the presence of a single grain in each spikelet, that was cultivated in the Fertile Crescent and was one of the first grains to be domesticated; any subtype of said wheat, considered as a unit; in particular, the domesticated form.


lexentry: eng/einstein__Noun__1
written_rep: einstein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: einsteinio
sense_list:
(photochemistry, dated) One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.


lexentry: eng/einsteinium__Noun__1
written_rep: einsteinium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: einstenio | einsteinio
sense_list:
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.


lexentry: eng/either__Conjunction__1
written_rep: either
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: o | oppure
sense_list:
Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.


lexentry: eng/either_way__Adverb__1
written_rep: either way
part_of_speech: adverb
sense_list: Regardless of what happens (out of two possible situations).
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
a prescindere | ad ogni modo | in ambo i casi | in ogni modo | in tutti i modi | in un modo o nell'altro


lexentry: eng/ejaculate__Verb__1
written_rep: ejaculate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: eiaculare
sense_list:
(biology, transitive) To eject or suddenly throw fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure. | (specifically, transitive, and, intransitive) Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female, vaginal fluid.


lexentry: eng/ejaculation__Noun__1
written_rep: ejaculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: eiaculazione
sense_list:
(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.


lexentry: eng/ejaculatory_duct__Noun__1
written_rep: ejaculatory duct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dotto eiaculatorio
sense_list:
(anatomy) Either of a pair of ducts through which semen passes, each of which is formed by the merging of the vas deferens and the duct of the seminal vesicle.


lexentry: eng/ejection_seat__Noun__1
written_rep: ejection seat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seggiolino eiettabile
sense_list:
A seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit and thus save the pilot's life when a crash is imminent.


lexentry: eng/ejector__Noun__1
written_rep: ejector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espulsore
sense_list:
One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses. | ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.


lexentry: eng/ekphrasis__Noun__1
written_rep: ekphrasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecfrasi
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork.


lexentry: eng/elaboration__Noun__1
written_rep: elaboration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elaborazione
sense_list:
The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order


lexentry: eng/eland__Noun__1
written_rep: eland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: antilope alcina
sense_list:
A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/elastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: elastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elastico | elastica
sense_list:
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.


lexentry: eng/elasticity__Noun__1
written_rep: elasticity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elasticità
sense_list:
(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded | The quality of being elastic.


lexentry: eng/elative__Noun__1
written_rep: elative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elativo
sense_list:
In Semitic languages, the “adjective degree of superiority.” In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme.”


lexentry: eng/elative__Noun__2
written_rep: elative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elativo
sense_list:
(grammar) In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” or “from” as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian házból (“out of the house”). Its opposite is the illative case (“into”). In Finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in English is often conveyed by the word "about".


lexentry: eng/elative_case__Noun__1
written_rep: elative case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elativo
sense_list:
(grammar) The case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.


lexentry: eng/elbaite__Noun__1
written_rep: elbaite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elbaite
sense_list:
(mineral) A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.


lexentry: eng/elbow__Noun__1
written_rep: elbow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: raccordo | gomito
sense_list:
(by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.


lexentry: eng/elbow_bump__Noun__1
written_rep: elbow bump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: saluto col gomito
sense_list:
The touching of elbows between two people, sometimes as an alternative to a handshake, fist bump, or other form of contact when attempting to avoid the spread of germs.


lexentry: eng/elbow_grease__Noun__1
written_rep: elbow grease
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olio di gomito
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.


lexentry: eng/election__Noun__1
written_rep: election
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elezione
sense_list:
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote. | (archaic) Any conscious choice.


lexentry: eng/electoral_fraud__Noun__1
written_rep: electoral fraud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frode elettorale
sense_list:
(politics) Illegal interference with the process of an election, especially with the intent to stage a desired election outcome.


lexentry: eng/electorate__Noun__1
written_rep: electorate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettorato
sense_list:
The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote. | (historical) The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector; an electorship.


lexentry: eng/electret__Noun__1
written_rep: electret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrete
sense_list:
(physics) A solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge; usually a metallized film; used in electroacoustic and electromechanical transducers and in air filters.


lexentry: eng/electric_bass__Noun__1
written_rep: electric bass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basso elettrico
sense_list:
An electric bass guitar with four strings, larger than a normal electric guitar. It has a lower pitch and is often used as a back-up beat for the lead guitar.


lexentry: eng/electric_car__Noun__1
written_rep: electric car
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auto elettrica
sense_list:
A car that uses electric motors and motor controllers instead of an internal combustion engine, the power coming from rechargeable batteries.


lexentry: eng/electric_circuit__Noun__1
written_rep: electric circuit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: circuito elettrico
sense_list:
A path, or an interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed), capable of carrying an electric current.


lexentry: eng/electric_current__Noun__1
written_rep: electric current
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corrente | corrente elettrica
sense_list:
(electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference. | (electromagnetism) The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time, having the SI unit A (C/s).


lexentry: eng/electric_eel__Noun__1
written_rep: electric eel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anguilla elettrica
sense_list:
(narrowly) Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks.


lexentry: eng/electric_fence__Noun__1
written_rep: electric fence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: recinto elettrico
sense_list:
A fence containing metal wire through which an electric current is passed, as a deterrent which will shock people or animals trying to breach or climb the fence.


lexentry: eng/electric_field__Noun__1
written_rep: electric field
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: campo elettrico
sense_list:
(electricity, physics) A region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.


lexentry: eng/electric_locomotive__Noun__1
written_rep: electric locomotive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: locomotiva elettrica
sense_list:
(rail) A locomotive with its motors powered by electricity from overhead lines or (less commonly) from a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.


lexentry: eng/electric_train__Noun__1
written_rep: electric train
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrotreno | treno elettrico
sense_list:
(rail) A railway train driven by electric motors powered by electricity supplied via overhead lines or third rails, or sometimes from rechargeable batteries. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/electric_vehicle__Noun__1
written_rep: electric vehicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auto elettrica
sense_list:
A vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion; most especially, an e-car or e-truck.


lexentry: eng/electrical_engineering__Noun__1
written_rep: electrical engineering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrotecnica
sense_list:
The branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity, especially the design and application of circuitry and equipment for power generation and distribution, machine control, and communications.


lexentry: eng/electrical_resistance__Noun__1
written_rep: electrical resistance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: resistenza
sense_list:
(physics) The opposition offered by an electrical conductor to the flow of a current through itself, resulting in a conversion of electrical energy into heat and radiation. The SI derived unit of resistance is the ohm (Ω). Symbol: R.


lexentry: eng/electricity__Noun__1
written_rep: electricity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elettricità
sense_list:
(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.] | Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/electrification__Noun__1
written_rep: electrification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrificazione
sense_list:
The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity. | The adaptation (of a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.


lexentry: eng/electrify__Verb__1
written_rep: electrify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elettrificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.


lexentry: eng/electrobiology__Noun__1
written_rep: electrobiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrobiologia
sense_list:
(physics, biology) The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms. | (obsolete) A theory of animal magnetism according to which the actions, feelings, etc. of a person are controlled by the will of the operator.


lexentry: eng/electrochemical__Adjective__1
written_rep: electrochemical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrochimico
sense_list:
(electrochemistry) Of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity. | (electrochemistry) Of, or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction, e.g. in a battery.


lexentry: eng/electrochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: electrochemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrochimica
sense_list:
(chemistry) The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.


lexentry: eng/electroconvulsive_therapy__Noun__1
written_rep: electroconvulsive therapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroshockterapia
sense_list:
(medicine) A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient.


lexentry: eng/electrode__Noun__1
written_rep: electrode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrodo
sense_list:
The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.


lexentry: eng/electrodynamics__Noun__1
written_rep: electrodynamics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrodinamica
sense_list:
(physics) The phenomena associated with moving electric charges, and their interaction with electric and magnetic fields; the study of these phenomena.


lexentry: eng/electrodynamometer__Noun__1
written_rep: electrodynamometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrodinamometro
sense_list:
An instrument, having a fixed and a moveable coil, that measures the power flowing in an electric circuit; a type of wattmeter.


lexentry: eng/electroencephalogram__Noun__1
written_rep: electroencephalogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroencefalogramma
sense_list:
(neurology) A recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph.


lexentry: eng/electroencephalography__Noun__1
written_rep: electroencephalography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroencefalografia
sense_list:
(neurology) The measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/electroluminescence__Noun__1
written_rep: electroluminescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroluminescenza
sense_list:
(physics) The generation of light by the application of an alternating current to a semiconductor or phosphor, or by an electric discharge through a gas.


lexentry: eng/electrolysis__Noun__1
written_rep: electrolysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrolisi
sense_list:
(chemistry) the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.


lexentry: eng/electrolyte__Noun__1
written_rep: electrolyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: elettrolito | elettrolita
sense_list:
(physiology, medicine) Any of the various biometal ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes, or (metonymically) such an ion's concentration in a bodily fluid, usually and especially blood#Noun, blood serum#Noun, or urine.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_radiation__Noun__1
written_rep: electromagnetic radiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: radiazione elettromagnetica
sense_list:
Radiation (quantized as photons) consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields oriented perpendicularly to each other, moving through space.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_spectrum__Noun__1
written_rep: electromagnetic spectrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettro elettromagnetico
sense_list:
(physics) The entire range of wavelengths of all known electromagnetic radiations extending from gamma rays, to X-rays through visible light, infrared, to radio waves.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetism__Noun__1
written_rep: electromagnetism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettromagnetismo
sense_list:
A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.


lexentry: eng/electron__Noun__1
written_rep: electron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrone
sense_list:
(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.


lexentry: eng/electron_cloud__Noun__1
written_rep: electron cloud
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nuvola elettronica
sense_list:
(physics) A mathematically defined region around an atomic nucleus defined by a high probability that the atom's electrons will be present in that region.


lexentry: eng/electron_microscope__Noun__1
written_rep: electron microscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: microscopio elettronico
sense_list:
Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.


lexentry: eng/electron_volt__Noun__1
written_rep: electron volt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettronvolt
sense_list:
(physics) A unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles; the energy equal to that attained by an electron moving through a potential difference of one volt. Equivalent to 1.6022 x 10-19 joules.


lexentry: eng/electronegativity__Noun__1
written_rep: electronegativity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettronegatività
sense_list:
(chemistry) The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds.


lexentry: eng/electronic__Adjective__1
written_rep: electronic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettronico
sense_list:
(physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons. | Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors. | Generated by an electronic device.


lexentry: eng/electronic_cigarette__Noun__1
written_rep: electronic cigarette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sigaretta elettronica
sense_list:
A cylindrical battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by way of a vaporized solution.


lexentry: eng/electronics__Noun__1
written_rep: electronics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettronica
sense_list:
(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy. | (in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)


lexentry: eng/electrooculogram__Noun__1
written_rep: electrooculogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrooculogramma
sense_list:
(medicine) A record of the voltage differences between the front and back of the eye as the eyeball moves.


lexentry: eng/electrophile__Noun__1
written_rep: electrophile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrofilo
sense_list:
(chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.


lexentry: eng/electrophoresis__Noun__1
written_rep: electrophoresis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elettroforesi
sense_list:
(analytical chemistry) (biochemistry), a method for the separation and analysis of large molecules (such as proteins) by migrating a colloidal solution of them through a gel; gel electrophoresis


lexentry: eng/electroplating__Noun__1
written_rep: electroplating
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrodoratura | galvanostegia
sense_list:
A process of coating the surfaces of a metal object with a layer of a different metal through electrochemical means, usually to exploit different properties of the materials.


lexentry: eng/electroretinography__Noun__1
written_rep: electroretinography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroretinografia
sense_list:
(ophthalmology) A diagnostic test to used to measure the electrical responses of various cell types in the retina.


lexentry: eng/electroscope__Noun__1
written_rep: electroscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettroscopio
sense_list:
(physics) a simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the mutual repulsion of metal foils or pith balls


lexentry: eng/electrostatics__Noun__1
written_rep: electrostatics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrostatica
sense_list:
(physics) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object


lexentry: eng/electrovalency__Noun__1
written_rep: electrovalency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettrovalenza
sense_list:
(physics) The net electric charge on an ion. | (chemistry) The number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond.


lexentry: eng/electrum__Noun__1
written_rep: electrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elettro
sense_list:
An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.


lexentry: eng/electuary__Noun__1
written_rep: electuary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elettuario | lattovaro
sense_list:
(pharmacology) Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
written_rep: element
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elemento
sense_list:
(chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons. | One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. | (set theory) One of the objects in a set. | One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air. | (legal) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved. | (usually, in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material. | A small but present amount of a quality, a hint. | A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic. | A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it. | (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.


lexentry: eng/elemental__Noun__1
written_rep: elemental
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elementare
sense_list:
(mysticism, fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.


lexentry: eng/elementary__Adjective__1
written_rep: elementary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elementare
sense_list:
Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something. | Relating to an elementary school. | (physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.


lexentry: eng/elementary_particle__Noun__1
written_rep: elementary particle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: particella elementare
sense_list:
(physics) A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.


lexentry: eng/elephant__Noun__1
written_rep: elephant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elefante
sense_list:
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.


lexentry: eng/elephant_in_the_room__Noun__1
written_rep: elephant in the room
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elefante nella stanza
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.


lexentry: eng/elephant_shrew__Noun__1
written_rep: elephant shrew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: toporagno elefante
sense_list:
Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family Macroscelididae, native to Africa; more closely related to elephants than to true shrews.


lexentry: eng/elephantiasis__Noun__1
written_rep: elephantiasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elefantiasi
sense_list:
(pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the infected area. | (pathology, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy.


lexentry: eng/elevated_railway__Noun__1
written_rep: elevated railway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ferrovia sopraelevata
sense_list:
(rail transport) a rapid transit railway with tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure


lexentry: eng/elevation__Noun__1
written_rep: elevation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: alzato
sense_list:
(architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.


lexentry: eng/eleven_o'clock__Noun__1
written_rep: eleven o'clock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: undici
sense_list:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).


lexentry: eng/elevenses__Noun__1
written_rep: elevenses
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: undici
sense_list:
(Britain, informal) A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.


lexentry: eng/elf__Noun__1
written_rep: elf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elfo
sense_list:
(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy. | Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature. | (fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).


lexentry: eng/elicit__Verb__1
written_rep: elicit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: provocare | suscitare
sense_list:
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.


lexentry: eng/eligible__Adjective__1
written_rep: eligible
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eleggibile | idoneo | qualificato
sense_list:
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something


lexentry: eng/eliminate__Verb__1
written_rep: eliminate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliminare
sense_list:
(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. | (transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal).


lexentry: eng/elimination__Noun__1
written_rep: elimination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eliminazione
sense_list:
The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off. | (mathematics) The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.


lexentry: eng/elision__Noun__1
written_rep: elision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: elisione
sense_list:
(linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.


lexentry: eng/elite__Noun__1
written_rep: elite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: élite
sense_list:
A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as the elite of society.


lexentry: eng/elitist__Noun__1
written_rep: elitist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elitista
sense_list:
(usually, derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.


lexentry: eng/elixir__Noun__1
written_rep: elixir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elisir
sense_list:
(alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold. | (alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life. | (pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.


lexentry: eng/ell__Noun__1
written_rep: ell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auna
sense_list:
(historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.


lexentry: eng/ellipse__Noun__1
written_rep: ellipse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ellisse
sense_list:
(geometry) A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.


lexentry: eng/ellipsis__Noun__1
written_rep: ellipsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ellissi | puntini puntini puntini
sense_list:
(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.


lexentry: eng/ellipsoid__Noun__1
written_rep: ellipsoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ellissoide
sense_list:
(mathematics, geometry) A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 1.


lexentry: eng/elliptic__Adjective__1
written_rep: elliptic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ellitico
sense_list:
(mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.


lexentry: eng/elm__Noun__1
written_rep: elm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: olmo
sense_list:
(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.


lexentry: eng/elope__Verb__1
written_rep: elope
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuggire
sense_list:
(intransitive, of a married or engaged person) To run away from home with a paramour. | (intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.


lexentry: eng/elopement__Noun__1
written_rep: elopement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fuga d'amore
sense_list:
The act of running away from home with a paramour. | The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married.


lexentry: eng/elucidate__Verb__1
written_rep: elucidate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: chiarire | delucidare
sense_list:
(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.


lexentry: eng/elucidation__Noun__1
written_rep: elucidation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elucidazione
sense_list:
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration


lexentry: eng/elude__Verb__1
written_rep: elude
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eludere
sense_list:
(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill. | (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.


lexentry: eng/elytron__Noun__1
written_rep: elytron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: elitra
sense_list:
A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.


lexentry: eng/em_dash__Noun__1
written_rep: em dash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lineetta emme
sense_list:
(typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)


lexentry: eng/emaciation__Noun__1
written_rep: emaciation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emaciazione
sense_list:
The act of making very lean. | The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.


lexentry: eng/email__Noun__1
written_rep: email
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: posta elettronica | e-mail | mail | teleposta
sense_list:
(uncountable) A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through a network.


lexentry: eng/email__Noun__1
written_rep: email
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: e-mail | mail | messaggio di posta elettronica
sense_list:
(uncountable) A quantity of messages sent through an email system. | (countable) A message sent through an email system.


lexentry: eng/emanation__Noun__1
written_rep: emanation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emanazione
sense_list:
The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin. | That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.


lexentry: eng/emanationism__Noun__1
written_rep: emanationism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emanatismo
sense_list:
(theology) The idea that everything emanates from something else, and that the original and most perfect things emanated directly from God.


lexentry: eng/emancipation__Noun__1
written_rep: emancipation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: emancipazione
sense_list:
The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).


lexentry: eng/emasculate__Verb__1
written_rep: emasculate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: castrare
sense_list:
(transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld. [from early 17th c.] | (transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/embankment__Noun__1
written_rep: embankment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: argine
sense_list:
a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.


lexentry: eng/embargo__Noun__1
written_rep: embargo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embargo
sense_list:
An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port. | A ban on trade with another country.


lexentry: eng/embarrass__Verb__1
written_rep: embarrass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imbarazzare | mettere in imbarazzo
sense_list:
(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.


lexentry: eng/embarrassment__Noun__1
written_rep: embarrassment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: imbarazzo
sense_list:
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.


lexentry: eng/embassy__Noun__1
written_rep: embassy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ambasciata
sense_list:
An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.


lexentry: eng/embattled__Adjective__2
written_rep: embattled
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: merlato
sense_list:
(by extension, heraldry) Having an upper edge or outline of alternating square indentations and extensions like battlements, unless the embattled item is a pale, cross or saltire, in which case it has the crenelations on all sides.


lexentry: eng/embedding__Noun__1
written_rep: embedding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: immersione
sense_list:
(mathematics) A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another.


lexentry: eng/embellish__Verb__1
written_rep: embellish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: abbellire | imbellettare | impreziosire
sense_list:
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.


lexentry: eng/embezzle__Verb__1
written_rep: embezzle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distrarre
sense_list:
(legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.


lexentry: eng/embiopteran__Noun__1
written_rep: embiopteran
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embiotteri | embiottero
sense_list:
Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the order Embioptera, which spin silk from structures on their front legs.


lexentry: eng/embolism__Noun__1
written_rep: embolism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embolia
sense_list:
(pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.


lexentry: eng/embolization__Noun__1
written_rep: embolization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embolizzazione
sense_list:
(surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.


lexentry: eng/embolus__Noun__1
written_rep: embolus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stantuffo
sense_list:
(pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.


lexentry: eng/embrace__Verb__1
written_rep: embrace
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abbracciare
sense_list:
(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.


lexentry: eng/embrasure__Noun__1
written_rep: embrasure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: telaio
sense_list:
(architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.


lexentry: eng/embrocate__Verb__1
written_rep: embrocate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: far penetrare frizionando
sense_list:
(medicine, transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.


lexentry: eng/embryo__Noun__1
written_rep: embryo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embrione
sense_list:
In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.


lexentry: eng/embryology__Noun__1
written_rep: embryology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: embriologia
sense_list:
The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).


lexentry: eng/emerald__Noun__1
written_rep: emerald
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smeraldo
sense_list:
Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone. | Emerald green, a colour.


lexentry: eng/emergency_landing__Noun__1
written_rep: emergency landing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: atterraggio di fortuna | atterraggio forzato | atterraggio di emergenza
sense_list:
(aviation) A sudden landing of an aircraft, made in case of an on-board emergency or another reason requiring an immediate landing.


lexentry: eng/emergency_room__Noun__1
written_rep: emergency room
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pronto soccorso
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines, healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.


lexentry: eng/emigrate__Verb__1
written_rep: emigrate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emigrare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/emigration__Noun__1
written_rep: emigration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emigrazione
sense_list:
The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence. | A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.


lexentry: eng/eminent_domain__Noun__1
written_rep: eminent domain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espropriazione per pubblica utilità | occupazione d'urgenza
sense_list:
(legal, US, Philippines) The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.


lexentry: eng/emission_nebula__Noun__1
written_rep: emission nebula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nebulosa a emissione
sense_list:
(astronomy) A nebula composed of ionized gases which produce visible light (as distinct from a reflection nebula, which reflects the light produced by neighboring stars).


lexentry: eng/emission_spectrum__Noun__1
written_rep: emission spectrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spettro di emissione
sense_list:
(physics) The spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted due to electrons making a transition from a high energy state to a lower energy state.


lexentry: eng/emmer__Noun__1
written_rep: emmer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: farro medio | farro dicocco
sense_list:
Any of species Triticum dicoccon, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains. [from 1908]


lexentry: eng/emoji__Noun__1
written_rep: emoji
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: emoji
sense_list:
A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.


lexentry: eng/emoticon__Noun__1
written_rep: emoticon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faccina
sense_list:
A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.


lexentry: eng/emotion__Noun__1
written_rep: emotion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: emozione
sense_list:
A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.


lexentry: eng/emotional_intelligence__Noun__1
written_rep: emotional intelligence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: intelligenza emotiva
sense_list:
(psychology) The ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.


lexentry: eng/empanoply__Verb__1
written_rep: empanoply
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: corazzarsi
sense_list:
(transitive, Britain, military, historical, also, figuratively) To dress in a full suit of armour; to panoply.


lexentry: eng/empathic__Adjective__1
written_rep: empathic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: empatico
sense_list:
Showing or expressing empathy. | (science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.


lexentry: eng/empathy__Noun__1
written_rep: empathy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: empatia
sense_list:
Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person. | The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.


lexentry: eng/emperor__Noun__1
written_rep: emperor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: imperatore
sense_list:
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.


lexentry: eng/emphasis__Noun__1
written_rep: emphasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enfasi
sense_list:
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important. | Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.


lexentry: eng/emphyteusis__Noun__1
written_rep: emphyteusis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enfiteusi
sense_list:
(legal) A right to enjoyment of property with a given stipulation that the property will be improved or maintained in an agreed upon manner; long leasehold


lexentry: eng/empire__Noun__1
written_rep: empire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impero
sense_list:
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations. | A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress. | The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions. | An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.


lexentry: eng/empirical__Adjective__1
written_rep: empirical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: empirico
sense_list:
Pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation) .


lexentry: eng/empiricism__Noun__1
written_rep: empiricism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: empirismo
sense_list:
(philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.) [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/employ__Noun__1
written_rep: employ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impiego
sense_list:
The state of being an employee; employment. | (obsolete) The act of employing someone or making use of something; employment.


lexentry: eng/employment_contract__Noun__1
written_rep: employment contract
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: contratto di lavoro
sense_list:
(law, business, human resources) A category of contract used in labor law to attribute right and responsibilities between parties to a bargain.


lexentry: eng/emporium__Noun__1
written_rep: emporium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: emporio
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.


lexentry: eng/empower__Verb__1
written_rep: empower
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: incoraggiare | sostenere
sense_list:
(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.


lexentry: eng/empty_the_tank__Verb__1
written_rep: empty the tank
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fare del proprio meglio
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.


lexentry: eng/empyema__Noun__1
written_rep: empyema
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: empiema
sense_list:
(medical sign) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).


lexentry: eng/empyrean__Adjective__1
written_rep: empyrean
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Empireo
sense_list:
Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.


lexentry: eng/en_passant__Adverb__1
written_rep: en passant
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: en passant | presa al varco
sense_list:
(of capturing an enemy pawn in chess) By moving one's pawn to the square that the enemy pawn has just passed over.


lexentry: eng/en_passant__Noun__1
written_rep: en passant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: en passant
sense_list:
(chess) A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter has moved forward two squares on its first move in the game, as if it had moved forward only one square.


lexentry: eng/enable__Verb__1
written_rep: enable
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: permettere
sense_list:
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to. | To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.


lexentry: eng/enable__Verb__1
written_rep: enable
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: attivare | abilitare
sense_list:
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).


lexentry: eng/enamel__Verb__1
written_rep: enamel
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: smaltare
sense_list:
(transitive) To coat or decorate with enamel. | (transitive) To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.


lexentry: eng/enantiomer__Noun__1
written_rep: enantiomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enantiomero
sense_list:
(chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active.


lexentry: eng/enantiotropism__Noun__1
written_rep: enantiotropism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enantiotropia
sense_list:
The reversible transformation of a crystal between different forms when heated above, or cooled below, a transition-point temperature.


lexentry: eng/encapsulate__Verb__1
written_rep: encapsulate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incapsulare
sense_list:
(transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule. | (software, object-oriented) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes. | (networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.


lexentry: eng/encapsulation__Noun__1
written_rep: encapsulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incapsulamento
sense_list:
The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule. | (programming, object-oriented) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).


lexentry: eng/encephalography__Noun__1
written_rep: encephalography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: encefalografia
sense_list:
(medicine) An X-ray examination of the brain in which air replaces some of the cerebrospinal fluid to act as a contrast medium


lexentry: eng/encephalon__Noun__1
written_rep: encephalon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: encefalo
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy, especially, embryologic neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.


lexentry: eng/enclosure__Noun__1
written_rep: enclosure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: clausura
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package. | (uncountable, by extension) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.


lexentry: eng/encode__Verb__1
written_rep: encode
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codificare
sense_list:
(transitive) To convert (plain text) into code. | (transitive, communication) To convert source information into another form. | (biology) To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.


lexentry: eng/encoding__Noun__1
written_rep: encoding
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: codifica
sense_list:
(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.


lexentry: eng/encompass__Verb__1
written_rep: encompass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: circoscrivere | comprendere | includere | racchiudere
sense_list:
(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.


lexentry: eng/encouragement__Noun__1
written_rep: encouragement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incoraggiamento
sense_list:
The act of encouraging | Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive


lexentry: eng/encroachment__Noun__1
written_rep: encroachment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: invasione
sense_list:
An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.


lexentry: eng/encrust__Verb__1
written_rep: encrust
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incrostare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cover with a hard crust. | (transitive) To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.


lexentry: eng/encryption__Noun__1
written_rep: encryption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cifratura | codifica
sense_list:
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedia__Noun__1
written_rep: encyclopedia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enciclopedia
sense_list:
A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedic__Adjective__1
written_rep: encyclopedic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enciclopedico
sense_list:
Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedic_dictionary__Noun__1
written_rep: encyclopedic dictionary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dizionario enciclopedico
sense_list:
A form of dictionary with long, detailed entries on words (and often famous people and places), usually with pictures.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedist__Noun__1
written_rep: encyclopedist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enciclopedista
sense_list:
A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot. | A person helping to write an encyclopedia.


lexentry: eng/end__Noun__1
written_rep: end
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fine | estremità
sense_list:
(by extension) Death. | The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.


lexentry: eng/end_up__Verb__1
written_rep: end up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: finire | ritrovarsi | andare a finire | finire col | finire per
sense_list:
(copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.


lexentry: eng/endangered__Adjective__1
written_rep: endangered
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: a rischio
sense_list:
in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)


lexentry: eng/endbutton__Noun__1
written_rep: endbutton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bocciolo
sense_list:
(lutherie) In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.


lexentry: eng/endearment__Noun__1
written_rep: endearment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accarezzamento
sense_list:
The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.


lexentry: eng/endeavor__Noun__1
written_rep: endeavor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sforzo | impegno | impresa | tentativo
sense_list:
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.


lexentry: eng/endeavor__Verb__1
written_rep: endeavor
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: tentare | adoperarsi | sforzarsi
sense_list:
(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/endemic__Noun__1
written_rep: endemic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: endemia
sense_list:
A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.


lexentry: eng/endive__Noun__1
written_rep: endive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: indivia | scarola
sense_list:
A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).


lexentry: eng/endocannibalism__Noun__1
written_rep: endocannibalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endocannibalismo
sense_list:
(anthropology) A form of cannibalism, the eating of dead members of one's own social group, often associated with spiritual beliefs.


lexentry: eng/endocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: endocentric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: endocentrico
sense_list:
(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents.


lexentry: eng/endocrine_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: endocrine gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ghiandola endocrina
sense_list:
(anatomy) Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.


lexentry: eng/endocrine_system__Noun__1
written_rep: endocrine system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sistema endocrino
sense_list:
(physiology) A control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones which circulate via the bloodstream to affect cells within specific organs.


lexentry: eng/endocrinology__Noun__1
written_rep: endocrinology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endocrinologia
sense_list:
(physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders.


lexentry: eng/endoderm__Noun__1
written_rep: endoderm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endoderma
sense_list:
(anatomy, biology) One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce through development, the digestive system of the adult.


lexentry: eng/endogenous__Adjective__1
written_rep: endogenous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endogeno
sense_list:
Produced, originating or growing from within. | Of a natural process: caused by factors within the body.


lexentry: eng/endometriosis__Noun__1
written_rep: endometriosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endometriosi
sense_list:
(medicine, pathology) A condition characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; an instance of such presence.


lexentry: eng/endometrium__Noun__1
written_rep: endometrium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endometrio
sense_list:
(anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.


lexentry: eng/endomorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: endomorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endomorfismo
sense_list:
(geology) The assimilation of surrounding rock by an intrusive igneous rock. | (mathematics, countable) A homomorphism that maps a system to itself.


lexentry: eng/endonym__Noun__1
written_rep: endonym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endonimo
sense_list:
A name used by a group or category of people (an ingroup) to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups (outgroups).


lexentry: eng/endoplasmic_reticulum__Noun__1
written_rep: endoplasmic reticulum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reticolo endoplasmatico
sense_list:
(cytology) A network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells, where proteins and lipids are synthesized.


lexentry: eng/endorheic__Adjective__1
written_rep: endorheic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endoreico
sense_list:
(hydrology) Of a basin or lake: having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation or seepage into the ground.


lexentry: eng/endorphin__Noun__1
written_rep: endorphin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endorfina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.


lexentry: eng/endorse__Verb__1
written_rep: endorse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: approvare
sense_list:
To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly. | To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.


lexentry: eng/endorsement__Noun__1
written_rep: endorsement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: avallo
sense_list:
An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence).


lexentry: eng/endorsement__Noun__1
written_rep: endorsement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: approvazione
sense_list:
(education, certification) Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.


lexentry: eng/endorsement__Noun__1
written_rep: endorsement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: sostegno | appoggio | avallo
sense_list:
Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.


lexentry: eng/endoskeleton__Noun__1
written_rep: endoskeleton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endoscheletro
sense_list:
(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.


lexentry: eng/endosome__Noun__1
written_rep: endosome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endosoma
sense_list:
(biology) An endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes


lexentry: eng/endosperm__Noun__1
written_rep: endosperm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endosperma
sense_list:
(biology) The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.


lexentry: eng/endosymbiosis__Noun__1
written_rep: endosymbiosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endosimbiosi
sense_list:
(ecology) The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living.


lexentry: eng/endosymbiotic_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: endosymbiotic theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: teoria endosimbiotica
sense_list:
(ecology) The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are organelles of eukaryotic cells, originated as independent organisms.


lexentry: eng/endothelium__Noun__1
written_rep: endothelium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endotelio
sense_list:
(anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.


lexentry: eng/endotoxin__Noun__1
written_rep: endotoxin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: endotossina
sense_list:
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.


lexentry: eng/endow__Verb__1
written_rep: endow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dotare | finanziare | foraggiare | provvedere | sovvenzionare
sense_list:
(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.


lexentry: eng/endow__Verb__1
written_rep: endow
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: arricchire | dotare | garantire
sense_list:
(transitive, followed by, _, with, or rarely by, _, of) To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.


lexentry: eng/endpaper__Noun__1
written_rep: endpaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dolo
sense_list:
Either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages; one side of each endpaper is glued to the cover board, and the other side forms a flyleaf.


lexentry: eng/endpin__Noun__1
written_rep: endpin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pirone
sense_list:
(music, lutherie) The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.


lexentry: eng/endure__Verb__1
written_rep: endure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: sopportare | tollerare | durare | soffrire di
sense_list:
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.


lexentry: eng/enemy__Noun__1
written_rep: enemy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nemico | nemica
sense_list:
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.


lexentry: eng/enemy_of_the_people__Noun__1
written_rep: enemy of the people
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nemico popolo
sense_list:
(typically, _, socialism, or, communism) A political or class opponent of the subgroup in power within a larger group.


lexentry: eng/energy__Noun__1
written_rep: energy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: energia | forza
sense_list:
The impetus behind all motion and all activity. | The capacity to do work. | (physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.


lexentry: eng/energy_drink__Noun__1
written_rep: energy drink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bevanda energetica | bibita energetica
sense_list:
A highly caffeinated, sometimes carbonated, beverage containing added ingredients advertised as increasing alertness, performance etc.


lexentry: eng/energy_source__Noun__1
written_rep: energy source
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fonte di energia | fonte energetica
sense_list:
A source from which useful energy can be extracted or recovered either directly or by means of a conversion or transformation process (e.g. solid fuels, liquid fuels, solar energy, biomass, etc.)


lexentry: eng/enfeoff__Verb__1
written_rep: enfeoff
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: infeudare
sense_list:
(transitive, chiefly, law, historical) To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest.


lexentry: eng/engage__Verb__1
written_rep: engage
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: fidanzarsi | impegnarsi
sense_list:
(transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).


lexentry: eng/engage__Verb__1
written_rep: engage
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: impegnare | ingaggiare
sense_list:
(obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).


lexentry: eng/engagement__Noun__1
written_rep: engagement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: adesione | interessamento | interesse | partecipazione | presenza
sense_list:
(uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.


lexentry: eng/engagement_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: engagement ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anello di fidanzamento
sense_list:
(jewelry) A ring given to one's fiancé(e) or intended fiancé(e), signifying a promise to wed, typically a gold band with one or more diamonds or other precious stones.


lexentry: eng/engender__Verb__1
written_rep: engender
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: concepire | generare | originare
sense_list:
(transitive) To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create. [from 14th c.] | (intransitive) To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.


lexentry: eng/engine__Noun__1
written_rep: engine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: motore
sense_list:
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.] | A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/engineer__Noun__1
written_rep: engineer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ingegnere | ingegnera
sense_list:
Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.


lexentry: eng/engineering__Noun__1
written_rep: engineering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ingegneria
sense_list:
(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology. | Designates office area of the professional engineering staff.


lexentry: eng/english__Noun__1
written_rep: english
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inglese
sense_list:
(uncountable, North American) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in pool, billiards or bowling; spin, sidespin.


lexentry: eng/engraft__Verb__1
written_rep: engraft
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: innestare
sense_list:
To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant


lexentry: eng/engrave__Verb__1
written_rep: engrave
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: incidere | bulinare | intagliare
sense_list:
(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.


lexentry: eng/engross__Verb__1
written_rep: engross
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: incettare
sense_list:
(transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).


lexentry: eng/engross__Verb__1
written_rep: engross
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: accaparrare
sense_list:
(transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.


lexentry: eng/enharmonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: enharmonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enarmonico
sense_list:
(music) Describing two or more identical or almost identical notes that are written differently when in different keys. (Whether they are identical and what the exact equivalences are depends on the tuning used.) | (music) Of or pertaining to a tetrachord.


lexentry: eng/enjoin__Verb__1
written_rep: enjoin
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ammonire
sense_list:
(transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.


lexentry: eng/enlightenment__Noun__1
written_rep: enlightenment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: illuminazione
sense_list:
A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.


lexentry: eng/enlist__Verb__1
written_rep: enlist
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arrolare
sense_list:
(transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register. | (intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service. | (transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.


lexentry: eng/enmesh__Verb__1
written_rep: enmesh
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accattivarsi
sense_list:
To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.


lexentry: eng/enmity__Noun__1
written_rep: enmity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inimicizia | nimistà | ostilità
sense_list:
The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. | A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.


lexentry: eng/enol__Noun__1
written_rep: enol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enolo
sense_list:
(organic compound) An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.


lexentry: eng/enormity__Noun__1
written_rep: enormity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: perversità
sense_list:
(uncountable) Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/enormity__Noun__1
written_rep: enormity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: enormità
sense_list:
(uncountable, sometimes, proscribed) Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/enrich__Verb__1
written_rep: enrich
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: arricchire
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] | (transitive) To add nutrients or fertilizer to the soil; to fertilize. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] | (physics, transitive) To increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes, especially in a nuclear fuel. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/enriched_uranium__Noun__1
written_rep: enriched uranium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uranio arricchito
sense_list:
(chemistry, military) Uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.


lexentry: eng/ensign__Noun__1
written_rep: ensign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alfiere | cadetto | guardiamarina
sense_list:
A badge of office, rank, or power. | A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.


lexentry: eng/ensuing__Adjective__1
written_rep: ensuing
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: conseguente | derivante | risultante
sense_list:
Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.


lexentry: eng/ensure__Verb__1
written_rep: ensure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: assicurare | fare in modo che | garantire
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/entangle__Verb__1
written_rep: entangle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: confondere | ingarbugliare | intrigare
sense_list:
(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.


lexentry: eng/entasis__Noun__1
written_rep: entasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entasi
sense_list:
(architectural element) A slight convex curvature introduced into the shaft of a column for aesthetic reasons, or to compensate for the illusion of concavity.


lexentry: eng/entelechy__Noun__1
written_rep: entelechy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entelechia
sense_list:
(Aristotelian, _, metaphysics) The complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function; the conditions under which a potential thing becomes actualized.


lexentry: eng/enter__Verb__1
written_rep: enter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: entrare | digitare | immettere
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.


lexentry: eng/enteritis__Noun__1
written_rep: enteritis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enterite
sense_list:
(pathology) Inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.


lexentry: eng/enterococcus__Noun__1
written_rep: enterococcus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enterococco
sense_list:
(bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics


lexentry: eng/enterprise__Noun__1
written_rep: enterprise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: impresa
sense_list:
A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor. | An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.


lexentry: eng/enterprise_union__Noun__1
written_rep: enterprise union
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sindacato
sense_list:
A form of trade union where all members work for the same company rather than having the same trade.


lexentry: eng/entertainer__Noun__1
written_rep: entertainer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: intrattenitore
sense_list:
A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.


lexentry: eng/entertainment__Noun__1
written_rep: entertainment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: divertimento | intrattenimento
sense_list:
An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.


lexentry: eng/enthalpy__Noun__1
written_rep: enthalpy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entalpia
sense_list:
(thermodynamics, physical chemistry) A measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.


lexentry: eng/enthrone__Verb__1
written_rep: enthrone
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: intronizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture


lexentry: eng/enthymeme__Noun__1
written_rep: enthymeme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entimema
sense_list:
A by and large statement, a maxim, an argument that is intended to be generally true and not apply to every case universally. | (logic) A syllogism with a required but unstated assumption.


lexentry: eng/entitled__Adjective__1
written_rep: entitled
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: presuntuoso | presuntuosa
sense_list:
(figuratively) Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious.


lexentry: eng/entity__Noun__1
written_rep: entity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entità | soggetto
sense_list:
That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.


lexentry: eng/entity__Noun__1
written_rep: entity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: elemento | entità
sense_list:
(databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, one item in an organised array or set of individual elements or parts of the same type.


lexentry: eng/entognath__Noun__1
written_rep: entognath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entognato
sense_list:
Any of various ametabolous arthropods, of the class Entognatha, whose mouthparts are retracted within their heads.


lexentry: eng/entomology__Noun__1
written_rep: entomology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entomologia
sense_list:
The scientific study of insects, and (informally) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).


lexentry: eng/entrance_examination__Noun__1
written_rep: entrance examination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esame d'ammissione
sense_list:
An examination used by an educational institution to select which students it will grant admission to.


lexentry: eng/entrap__Verb__1
written_rep: entrap
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: indurre
sense_list:
(transitive) To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.


lexentry: eng/entrapment__Noun__1
written_rep: entrapment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: provocazione
sense_list:
(legal) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.


lexentry: eng/entrapment__Noun__1
written_rep: entrapment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sequestrazione
sense_list:
(chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.


lexentry: eng/entrenching_tool__Noun__1
written_rep: entrenching tool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pala pieghevole
sense_list:
(military) A short shovel, usually with collapsible handle, used by soldiers for digging trenches, foxholes, etc., and as a weapon in hand-to-hand combat.


lexentry: eng/entrepôt__Noun__1
written_rep: entrepôt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magazzino
sense_list:
A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.


lexentry: eng/entresol__Noun__1
written_rep: entresol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galleria
sense_list:
A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building, typically resembling a balcony; most often, the floor immediately above the ground floor and below a higher floor.


lexentry: eng/entropy__Noun__1
written_rep: entropy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entropia
sense_list:
(Boltzmann definition) A measure of the disorder directly proportional to the natural logarithm of the number of microstates yielding an equivalent thermodynamic macrostate. | (thermodynamics, countable) A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work. | (statistics, information theory, countable) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal. | (uncountable) The tendency of a system that is left to itself to descend into chaos.


lexentry: eng/entry-level__Adjective__1
written_rep: entry-level
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: basilare
sense_list:
Simple enough to be appropriate to an inexperienced person, or to something who does not need advanced features.


lexentry: eng/entry__Noun__1
written_rep: entry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entrata | ingresso
sense_list:
The act of entering. | A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms


lexentry: eng/entryphone__Noun__1
written_rep: entryphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: citofono
sense_list:
An intercom system which enables someone, without opening the door, to converse with the person who has rung the doorbell.


lexentry: eng/envious__Adjective__1
written_rep: envious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: invidioso
sense_list:
Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging


lexentry: eng/environment__Noun__1
written_rep: environment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ambiente
sense_list:
The natural world or ecosystem. | A particular political or social setting, arena or condition. | (computing) The software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system.


lexentry: eng/environmental_science__Noun__1
written_rep: environmental science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecologia
sense_list:
The integrated study of factors that influence the environment and environmental systems, especially the interaction of the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment.


lexentry: eng/environmentalism__Noun__1
written_rep: environmentalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ambientalismo | ecologismo
sense_list:
(politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.


lexentry: eng/environmentalist__Noun__1
written_rep: environmentalist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambientalista | ecologista
sense_list:
One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.


lexentry: eng/envy__Noun__1
written_rep: envy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: invidia
sense_list:
Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/envy__Verb__1
written_rep: envy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: invidiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/enzyme__Noun__1
written_rep: enzyme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: enzima
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function. | (strict) The protein type specifically.


lexentry: eng/eon__Noun__1
written_rep: eon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: eone
sense_list:
(US, informal, hyperbole) A long period of time. | (geology) The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras. | (Gnosticism, usually spelled aeon or æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.


lexentry: eng/eonism__Noun__1
written_rep: eonism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eonismo
sense_list:
(sexology) The pretence of being the opposite sex, especially that by a man of being a woman; transvestism.


lexentry: eng/eosinophil__Noun__1
written_rep: eosinophil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eosinofilo
sense_list:
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.


lexentry: eng/epact__Noun__1
written_rep: epact
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epatta
sense_list:
the time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter


lexentry: eng/epanadiplosis__Noun__1
written_rep: epanadiplosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epanadiplosi
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence.


lexentry: eng/epee__Noun__1
written_rep: epee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spada
sense_list:
(fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.


lexentry: eng/epenthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: epenthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epentesi
sense_list:
(phonetics, prosody) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.


lexentry: eng/epenthetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: epenthetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epentetico
sense_list:
(phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis. | (phonology, of a phoneme or syllable) Inserted into a word.


lexentry: eng/ephedrine__Noun__1
written_rep: ephedrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efedrina
sense_list:
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid drug C10H15NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.


lexentry: eng/ephemeris__Noun__1
written_rep: ephemeris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: effemeride
sense_list:
(astronomy, nautical) A table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year; normally given as right ascension and declination.


lexentry: eng/ephod__Noun__1
written_rep: ephod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: efod
sense_list:
(biblical, Judaism) A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in Exodus 28: vi–xxx, which only the chief priest of ancient Israel was allowed to wear.


lexentry: eng/epic__Adjective__1
written_rep: epic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epico
sense_list:
Of or relating to an epic. | Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character | (colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.


lexentry: eng/epic__Noun__1
written_rep: epic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epico
sense_list:
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. | A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.


lexentry: eng/epic_fail__Noun__1
written_rep: epic fail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fiasco epico
sense_list:
(Internet slang, originally, 4chan) Utter, total failure, especially where success should have been reasonably expected.


lexentry: eng/epicene__Adjective__1
written_rep: epicene
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ambigenere | effemminato | epiceno | promiscuo
sense_list:
(linguistics) Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).


lexentry: eng/epicentre__Noun__1
written_rep: epicentre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epicentro
sense_list:
(seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake. | (military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion.


lexentry: eng/epiclesis__Noun__1
written_rep: epiclesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epiclesi
sense_list:
(Christianity) A prayer invoking the Holy Spirit, especially one offered in the liturgical context of the Eucharist so as to change the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/epicycle__Noun__1
written_rep: epicycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epiciclo
sense_list:
(astronomy) A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth.


lexentry: eng/epicycloid__Noun__1
written_rep: epicycloid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epicicloide
sense_list:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.


lexentry: eng/epidemic__Noun__1
written_rep: epidemic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epidemia
sense_list:
A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population. | (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.


lexentry: eng/epidemiology__Noun__1
written_rep: epidemiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epidemiologia
sense_list:
(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.


lexentry: eng/epidermis__Noun__1
written_rep: epidermis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epidermide
sense_list:
The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis | The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants


lexentry: eng/epididymis__Noun__1
written_rep: epididymis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epididimo
sense_list:
(anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation.


lexentry: eng/epidural__Noun__1
written_rep: epidural
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epidurale
sense_list:
(medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth.


lexentry: eng/epigeal__Adjective__1
written_rep: epigeal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epigeo
sense_list:
(biology) Living near the surface of the ground | (botany, of a cotyledon) Emerging above the surface of the ground after being germinated


lexentry: eng/epigenetics__Noun__1
written_rep: epigenetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epigenetica
sense_list:
(genetics) The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes. | (genetics) The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.


lexentry: eng/epiglottis__Noun__1
written_rep: epiglottis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epiglottide
sense_list:
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.


lexentry: eng/epigone__Noun__1
written_rep: epigone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epigona | epigono
sense_list:
A follower or disciple. | An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.


lexentry: eng/epigraph__Noun__1
written_rep: epigraph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epigrafe
sense_list:
An inscription, especially on a building. | A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.


lexentry: eng/epilator__Noun__1
written_rep: epilator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: depilatore | depilatrice
sense_list:
An electrically-powered device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.


lexentry: eng/epilepsy__Noun__1
written_rep: epilepsy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epilessia
sense_list:
(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.


lexentry: eng/epilogue__Noun__1
written_rep: epilogue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epilogo
sense_list:
A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play | A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword


lexentry: eng/epimer__Noun__1
written_rep: epimer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epimero
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.


lexentry: eng/epinephrine__Noun__1
written_rep: epinephrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epinefrina
sense_list:
(hormone, neurotransmitter, organic compound, medicine) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.


lexentry: eng/epiphany__Noun__1
written_rep: epiphany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rivelazione
sense_list:
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.


lexentry: eng/epiphenomenon__Noun__1
written_rep: epiphenomenon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: epifenomeno
sense_list:
(philosophy, psychology) A mental process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.


lexentry: eng/epiphyte__Noun__1
written_rep: epiphyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epifita
sense_list:
(botany) A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit; an air plant.


lexentry: eng/episcopacy__Noun__1
written_rep: episcopacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: episcopato
sense_list:
The office of bishop and the governance of a church (a religious denomination) by bishops. | Bishops collectively: Synonym of episcopate.


lexentry: eng/episiotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: episiotomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: episiotomia
sense_list:
(medical) A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.


lexentry: eng/episode__Noun__1
written_rep: episode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: episodio
sense_list:
An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events. | An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.


lexentry: eng/episteme__Noun__1
written_rep: episteme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: episteme
sense_list:
(philosophy) Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism. | (specifically Ancient Greek philosophy) know-how; compare techne. | (specifically Foucaultian philosophy) The fundamental body of ideas and collective presuppositions that defines the nature and sets the bounds of what is accepted as true knowledge in a given epistemic epoch.


lexentry: eng/epistemic__Adjective__1
written_rep: epistemic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epistemico | epistematico
sense_list:
(philosophy) Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/epistemology__Noun__1
written_rep: epistemology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epistemologia
sense_list:
(uncountable) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.


lexentry: eng/epistle__Noun__1
written_rep: epistle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: epistola
sense_list:
(chiefly, literary, or, humorous) A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly. | One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.


lexentry: eng/epitaxy__Noun__1
written_rep: epitaxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epitassia
sense_list:
(crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation. | A type of crystal growth or material deposition in which new crystalline layers are formed with one or more well-defined orientations with respect to the crystalline seed layer.


lexentry: eng/epithalamus__Noun__1
written_rep: epithalamus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epitalamo
sense_list:
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) The dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.


lexentry: eng/epithelium__Noun__1
written_rep: epithelium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epitelio | tessuto epiteliale
sense_list:
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.


lexentry: eng/epithet__Noun__1
written_rep: epithet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epiteto
sense_list:
A term used to characterize a person or thing. | A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person. | An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase. | (taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.


lexentry: eng/epitope__Noun__1
written_rep: epitope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epitopo
sense_list:
(biochemistry) The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response


lexentry: eng/epitrochoid__Noun__1
written_rep: epitrochoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epitrocoide
sense_list:
A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine


lexentry: eng/epoch__Noun__1
written_rep: epoch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epoca
sense_list:
A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.


lexentry: eng/epoch__Noun__1
written_rep: epoch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: epoca | orario epocale
sense_list:
(chronology, astronomy, computing) A specific instant in time, chosen as the point of reference or zero value of a system that involves identifying instants of time.


lexentry: eng/eponym__Noun__1
written_rep: eponym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eponimo
sense_list:
A person who gave or supposedly gave their name to a people, place, institution, etc. | (sometimes, _, proscribed) A name taken from a person, a namesake toponym, term, etc. | (loosely, sometimes, _, proscribed) A name or term derived from any proper noun, inclusive of places, brands, etc.


lexentry: eng/eponymous__Adjective__1
written_rep: eponymous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eponimo
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.


lexentry: eng/epoophoron__Noun__1
written_rep: epoophoron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epooforon
sense_list:
(anatomy) A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct.


lexentry: eng/epoxide__Noun__1
written_rep: epoxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epossido
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.


lexentry: eng/epsilon__Noun__1
written_rep: epsilon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: epsilon
sense_list:
The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).


lexentry: eng/epsilon_number__Noun__1
written_rep: epsilon number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: numero epsilon
sense_list:
(set theory) Any (necessarily transfinite) ordinal number α such that ωα = α; (by generalisation) any surreal number that is a fixed point of the exponential map x → ωx.


lexentry: eng/equal__Adjective__1
written_rep: equal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: uguale
sense_list:
(mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value. | (music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.


lexentry: eng/equal_sign__Noun__1
written_rep: equal sign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: segno di uguale | uguale
sense_list:
A symbol (=) used in mathematics to indicate that two values are the same, and elsewhere in various other ways, such as (formerly) to separate the signature from the content of a telegram.


lexentry: eng/equal_temperament__Noun__1
written_rep: equal temperament
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: temperamento equabile
sense_list:
(music theory) A tuning system in which every interval, as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular:


lexentry: eng/equalization__Noun__1
written_rep: equalization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: compensazione
sense_list:
(underwater diving) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.


lexentry: eng/equalize__Verb__1
written_rep: equalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: compensare
sense_list:
(underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.


lexentry: eng/equalizer__Noun__1
written_rep: equalizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: collazione
sense_list:
(category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.


lexentry: eng/equally__Adverb__1
written_rep: equally
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: altrettanto | parimenti
sense_list:
(manner) In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly


lexentry: eng/equation__Noun__1
written_rep: equation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: equazione
sense_list:
(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part.


lexentry: eng/equation_of_time__Noun__1
written_rep: equation of time
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equazione del tempo
sense_list:
The discrepancy between two kinds of solar time: the apparent solar time, which directly tracks the motion of the Sun, and mean solar time, which tracks a theoretical "mean" Sun with noons that are twenty-four hours apart.


lexentry: eng/equative__Noun__1
written_rep: equative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comparativo di uguaglianza
sense_list:
(grammar) A construction showing an equal quality. In English, this is normally formed using as. For example, the equative of happy is as happy as.


lexentry: eng/equator__Noun__1
written_rep: equator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equatore
sense_list:
(geography, often, _, “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/equatorial__Noun__1
written_rep: equatorial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equatoriale
sense_list:
(astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.


lexentry: eng/equerry__Noun__1
written_rep: equerry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aiutante
sense_list:
(British) A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.


lexentry: eng/equiangular__Adjective__1
written_rep: equiangular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equiangolo
sense_list:
(geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.


lexentry: eng/equifacial__Adjective__1
written_rep: equifacial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equifacciale
sense_list:
(mathematics, of a polyhedron) Having equal faces. | (botany, of a leaf) Having both sides the same.


lexentry: eng/equilibrium__Noun__1
written_rep: equilibrium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equilibrio
sense_list:
The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change. | Mental balance. | (chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.


lexentry: eng/equilibrium__Noun__1
written_rep: equilibrium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: equilibrio | quiete
sense_list:
(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.


lexentry: eng/equinox__Noun__1
written_rep: equinox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equinozio
sense_list:
One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.


lexentry: eng/equip__Verb__1
written_rep: equip
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equipaggiare
sense_list:
(transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging)


lexentry: eng/equipment__Noun__1
written_rep: equipment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: equipaggiamento | attrezzatura | apparecchiatura
sense_list:
Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.


lexentry: eng/equiprobable__Adjective__1
written_rep: equiprobable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equiprobabile
sense_list:
(mathematics, logic) Having equal probability, such as any number from 1 to 6 being the equiprobable outcome of the fair toss of fair dice.


lexentry: eng/equity__Noun__1
written_rep: equity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: equità
sense_list:
(legal) The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.


lexentry: eng/equivalent__Adjective__1
written_rep: equivalent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: equivalente
sense_list:
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal. | (mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence. | (mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.


lexentry: eng/equivalent_weight__Noun__1
written_rep: equivalent weight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: massa equivalente | peso equivalente
sense_list:
(chemistry) The atomic weight of an element or radical divided by its valence; the molecular weight of a compound divided by its combining power in a specific reaction.


lexentry: eng/equivocal__Adjective__1
written_rep: equivocal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ambivalente
sense_list:
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.


lexentry: eng/equivocate__Verb__1
written_rep: equivocate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disorientare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.


lexentry: eng/equivocation__Noun__1
written_rep: equivocation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ambiguità
sense_list:
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.


lexentry: eng/eradicate__Verb__1
written_rep: eradicate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sradicare
sense_list:
(transitive) To pull up by the roots. | (transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.


lexentry: eng/erase__Verb__1
written_rep: erase
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: cancellare | eliminare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).


lexentry: eng/eraser__Noun__1
written_rep: eraser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gomma
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.


lexentry: eng/eraser__Noun__1
written_rep: eraser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: cancellino
sense_list:
(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.


lexentry: eng/erbium__Noun__1
written_rep: erbium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erbio
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.


lexentry: eng/erection__Noun__1
written_rep: erection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erezione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something. | (uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood. | (uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.


lexentry: eng/ergative__Adjective__1
written_rep: ergative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergativo
sense_list:
(grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.


lexentry: eng/ergative_case__Noun__1
written_rep: ergative case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caso ergativo
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.


lexentry: eng/ergativity__Noun__1
written_rep: ergativity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergatività
sense_list:
(linguistics) The property of a grammar's (or, by extension, a language's) being ergative; the attribute of possessing a grammatical pattern such that the object of a transitive verb is treated the same way as the subject of an intransitive one, while the subject of the transitive verb is treated differently.


lexentry: eng/ergodic__Adjective__1
written_rep: ergodic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergodico
sense_list:
(mathematics, physics) Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state.


lexentry: eng/ergonomics__Noun__1
written_rep: ergonomics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergonomia
sense_list:
The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.]


lexentry: eng/ergosterol__Noun__1
written_rep: ergosterol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergosterolo
sense_list:
(steroid hormone, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin D2. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists.


lexentry: eng/ergot__Noun__1
written_rep: ergot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fungo della segale cornuta
sense_list:
The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.


lexentry: eng/ergotamine__Noun__1
written_rep: ergotamine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ergotamina
sense_list:
(organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.


lexentry: eng/eristic__Noun__1
written_rep: eristic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eristica
sense_list:
A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.


lexentry: eng/ermine__Noun__1
written_rep: ermine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ermellino
sense_list:
A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.


lexentry: eng/ermine__Noun__1
written_rep: ermine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: armellino | ermellino
sense_list:
(tincture) The fur of this animal, used as a heraldic tincture: a white field with a repeating pattern of stylized black spots.


lexentry: eng/erosion__Noun__1
written_rep: erosion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erosione
sense_list:
(uncountable) The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face. | (uncountable) The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact. | (uncountable, figurative) The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process. | (uncountable) Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.


lexentry: eng/errata__Noun__2
written_rep: errata
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: errata corrige
sense_list:
An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed.


lexentry: eng/error__Noun__1
written_rep: error
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: errore
sense_list:
(statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one. | (baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly. | Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.


lexentry: eng/error__Noun__1
written_rep: error
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: vizio
sense_list:
(appellate, _, legal, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.


lexentry: eng/eruption__Noun__1
written_rep: eruption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eruzione
sense_list:
A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano. | A sudden release of pressure or tension.


lexentry: eng/erysipelas__Noun__1
written_rep: erysipelas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: risipola | erisipela
sense_list:
(disease) An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.


lexentry: eng/erysipeloid__Noun__1
written_rep: erysipeloid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erisipeloide
sense_list:
(disease, usually, uncountable) A mild cutaneous infection by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in humans that resembles erysipelas.


lexentry: eng/erythropoietin__Noun__1
written_rep: erythropoietin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eritropoietina
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow.


lexentry: eng/escalate__Verb__1
written_rep: escalate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aggravare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up. | (transitive) In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority


lexentry: eng/escalator__Noun__1
written_rep: escalator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scala mobile
sense_list:
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.


lexentry: eng/escape_clause__Noun__1
written_rep: escape clause
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: clausola di recesso
sense_list:
(figuratively) Any clause, term or condition in a contract or statute that avoids the application of a provision


lexentry: eng/escape_sequence__Noun__1
written_rep: escape sequence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sequenza alternativa
sense_list:
(computing, telecommunications) An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour.


lexentry: eng/escape_velocity__Noun__1
written_rep: escape velocity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: velocità di fuga
sense_list:
(astrophysics) The minimum speed needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body.


lexentry: eng/escapement__Noun__1
written_rep: escapement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scappamento
sense_list:
(clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.


lexentry: eng/escapology__Noun__1
written_rep: escapology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: escapologia
sense_list:
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.


lexentry: eng/escarole__Noun__1
written_rep: escarole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scarola
sense_list:
(Canada, US) A subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/escarpment__Noun__1
written_rep: escarpment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scarpata
sense_list:
A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.


lexentry: eng/eschar__Noun__1
written_rep: eschar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: escara
sense_list:
(loose or obsolete) Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue.


lexentry: eng/eschatology__Noun__1
written_rep: eschatology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: escatologia
sense_list:
(countable) A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death. | (uncountable) The study of the end times—the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.


lexentry: eng/escort__Noun__1
written_rep: escort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scorta
sense_list:
A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission. | An accompanying person in such a group. | An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.


lexentry: eng/escort__Verb__1
written_rep: escort
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scortare
sense_list:
To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to


lexentry: eng/escrow__Noun__1
written_rep: escrow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fidecommesso
sense_list:
(legal) A contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by an independent agent by the agreement of the parties, which can only be released to the relevant party once certain contractual conditions have been fulfilled.


lexentry: eng/escutcheon__Noun__1
written_rep: escutcheon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scudo | blasone | stemma
sense_list:
(heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.


lexentry: eng/esoteric__Adjective__1
written_rep: esoteric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esoterico
sense_list:
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.


lexentry: eng/esoterism__Noun__1
written_rep: esoterism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esterismo
sense_list:
The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine.


lexentry: eng/espouse__Verb__1
written_rep: espouse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abbracciare
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).


lexentry: eng/espresso__Noun__1
written_rep: espresso
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espresso | caffè espresso | caffè liscio
sense_list:
A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.


lexentry: eng/espy__Verb__1
written_rep: espy
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: percepire
sense_list:
To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.


lexentry: eng/esquire__Noun__1
written_rep: esquire
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: scudiero
sense_list:
(archaic) A squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight | (obsolete) A shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.


lexentry: eng/essence__Noun__1
written_rep: essence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essenza
sense_list:
The inherent nature of a thing or idea. | (philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory. | A significant feature of something. | The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process. | Fragrance, a perfume.


lexentry: eng/essential_amino_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: essential amino acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: amminoacido essenziale
sense_list:
(amino acid) One of the nine naturally occurring amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, and so must be provided by dietary protein.


lexentry: eng/essential_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: essential oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essenza
sense_list:
A volatile oil, used to make perfumes and flavourings, especially one having the characteristic odour of the plant from which it is obtained.


lexentry: eng/essential_tremor__Noun__1
written_rep: essential tremor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tremore essenziale
sense_list:
(medicine, chiefly, uncountable) A neurological condition that causes rhythmic shaking of unknown cause in one or more parts of the body during voluntary movements.


lexentry: eng/essive_case__Noun__1
written_rep: essive case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: caso essivo
sense_list:
(grammar) Noun case used to indicate a temporary state of being, such as the site of an action or the time at which it took place.


lexentry: eng/established_church__Noun__1
written_rep: established church
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chiesa di stato
sense_list:
A church that is officially recognized as a national or state church by a government; in England it is the Church of England.


lexentry: eng/establishment__Noun__1
written_rep: establishment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: insediamento | instaurazione
sense_list:
That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.


lexentry: eng/establishment__Noun__1
written_rep: establishment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: establishment | classe dirigente
sense_list:
(usually with "the") The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Also Establishment.


lexentry: eng/establishment__Noun__1
written_rep: establishment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: organico
sense_list:
The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).


lexentry: eng/establishment__Noun__1
written_rep: establishment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: istituzione
sense_list:
(Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/estate_agent__Noun__1
written_rep: estate agent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: agente immobiliare
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland) A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.


lexentry: eng/ester__Noun__1
written_rep: ester
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: estere
sense_list:
(organic compound) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.


lexentry: eng/estimate__Noun__1
written_rep: estimate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: preventivo
sense_list:
(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.


lexentry: eng/estimator__Noun__1
written_rep: estimator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: stimatore
sense_list:
(mathematics) A function of a random sample of a population used to estimate some parameter of the whole population


lexentry: eng/estrange__Verb__1
written_rep: estrange
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: estraniare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).


lexentry: eng/estrogen__Noun__1
written_rep: estrogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: estrogeno
sense_list:
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.


lexentry: eng/etacism__Noun__1
written_rep: etacism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etacismo
sense_list:
(grammar) The pronunciation of the Greek eta like the Italian long e, or the vowel in the English word ate.


lexentry: eng/etc.__Phrase__1
written_rep: etc.
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ecc. | eccetera
sense_list:
And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.


lexentry: eng/etching__Noun__1
written_rep: etching
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: acquaforte
sense_list:
(uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid. | (countable) The image created by this process.


lexentry: eng/etendue__Noun__1
written_rep: etendue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accettanza
sense_list:
(optics) A conserved property of the light in an optical system which characterizes how "spread out" the light is in terms of angle and area: it is the product of its cross-sectional area (normal to the direction of propagation) and the solid angle it subtends.


lexentry: eng/eternity__Noun__1
written_rep: eternity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eternità
sense_list:
(uncountable) Existence without end, infinite time. | (countable) A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future. | (metaphysical) The remainder of time that elapses after death. | (informal, hyperbole) A comparatively long time.


lexentry: eng/ethane__Noun__1
written_rep: ethane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etano
sense_list:
(organic compound, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.


lexentry: eng/ethanol__Noun__1
written_rep: ethanol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etanolo
sense_list:
(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.


lexentry: eng/ether__Noun__1
written_rep: ether
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etere
sense_list:
(uncountable, literary, or, poetic) The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. | (uncountable, physics, historical) Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955). | (uncountable, organic compound) Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic. | (countable, organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.


lexentry: eng/ethereal__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethereal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etereo
sense_list:
Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere. | Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.


lexentry: eng/ethical__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etico
sense_list:
(philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics. | (comparable) Morally approvable; good.


lexentry: eng/ethical__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: etico | morale
sense_list:
(not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.


lexentry: eng/ethical_dative__Noun__1
written_rep: ethical dative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dativo etico
sense_list:
(grammar) A form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated.


lexentry: eng/ethicist__Noun__1
written_rep: ethicist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etico
sense_list:
A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).


lexentry: eng/ethics__Noun__1
written_rep: ethics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etica
sense_list:
(philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct. | The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.


lexentry: eng/ethidium__Noun__1
written_rep: ethidium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etidio
sense_list:
(organic compound) The cationic form of a polycyclic aromatic base, name 3,8-Diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium, whose bromide is used as a stain for nucleic acids


lexentry: eng/ethnic__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethnic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etnico
sense_list:
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins. | Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.


lexentry: eng/ethnic_cleansing__Noun__1
written_rep: ethnic cleansing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pulizia etnica
sense_list:
(euphemistic) The mass expulsion or killing of people belonging to one ethnic group by those of another.


lexentry: eng/ethnic_group__Noun__1
written_rep: ethnic group
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etnia
sense_list:
A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds.


lexentry: eng/ethnicity__Noun__1
written_rep: ethnicity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etnia | etnicità
sense_list:
The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences. | An ethnic group.


lexentry: eng/ethnocentrism__Noun__1
written_rep: ethnocentrism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etnocentrismo
sense_list:
The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.


lexentry: eng/ethnocultural__Adjective__1
written_rep: ethnocultural
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etnoculturale
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to the culture of an ethnic group | Describing an ethnic group that has a distinct culture


lexentry: eng/ethnography__Noun__1
written_rep: ethnography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etnografia
sense_list:
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.


lexentry: eng/ethnolinguist__Noun__1
written_rep: ethnolinguist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etnolinguista
sense_list:
A scholar of ethnolinguistics; a linguistic anthropologist who studies the language of a specific ethnic group.


lexentry: eng/ethnonym__Noun__1
written_rep: ethnonym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etnonimo
sense_list:
The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community.


lexentry: eng/ethos__Noun__1
written_rep: ethos
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ethos
sense_list:
(art) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.


lexentry: eng/ethyl__Noun__1
written_rep: ethyl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etile
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/ethylene__Noun__1
written_rep: ethylene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etilene
sense_list:
(organic compound) The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4. | (organic chemistry) The divalent radical derived from ethane.


lexentry: eng/ethylphenol__Noun__1
written_rep: ethylphenol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etilfenolo
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of three isomeric ethyl derivatives of phenol, but especially 4-ethylphenol, which is responsible for a musty smell in some wines.


lexentry: eng/ethyne__Noun__1
written_rep: ethyne
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etino
sense_list:
(organic compound, official IUPAC name) The organic compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula HC≡CH or C2H2.


lexentry: eng/etic__Adjective__1
written_rep: etic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etico
sense_list:
(social sciences, anthropology) Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.


lexentry: eng/etiolated__Adjective__1
written_rep: etiolated
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eziolato
sense_list:
(chiefly, botany, horticulture) Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/etiolation__Noun__1
written_rep: etiolation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eziolamento
sense_list:
(botany) Growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis.


lexentry: eng/etiquette__Noun__1
written_rep: etiquette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: galateo | etichetta
sense_list:
The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.


lexentry: eng/etiquette__Noun__1
written_rep: etiquette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: comportamento | maniera | modi
sense_list:
The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.


lexentry: eng/etude__Noun__1
written_rep: etude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: studio
sense_list:
(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.


lexentry: eng/etymological__Adjective__1
written_rep: etymological
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etimologico
sense_list:
(not, _, comparable) Of or relating to etymology. | (comparable) (of a word) Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage and/or the source language).


lexentry: eng/etymology__Noun__1
written_rep: etymology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: etimologia
sense_list:
(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.


lexentry: eng/etymon__Noun__1
written_rep: etymon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: etimo
sense_list:
(linguistics, philology) The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.


lexentry: eng/eudiometer__Noun__1
written_rep: eudiometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eudiometro
sense_list:
A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.


lexentry: eng/euergetism__Noun__1
written_rep: euergetism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evergetismo
sense_list:
(historical) the practice of élite in Greek and Roman cities of distributing a part of their wealth to the community; public benefaction


lexentry: eng/eugenics__Noun__1
written_rep: eugenics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eugenetica
sense_list:
(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.


lexentry: eng/euhemerism__Noun__1
written_rep: euhemerism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evemerismo
sense_list:
(uncountable) The belief that legends and mythology arise from exaggerated descriptions of historical people and events.


lexentry: eng/eukaryote__Noun__1
written_rep: eukaryote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eucariota
sense_list:
(cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.


lexentry: eng/eukaryotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: eukaryotic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eucariotico
sense_list:
(biology) Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.


lexentry: eng/eulogise__Verb__1
written_rep: eulogise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lodare
sense_list:
(British spelling) To praise, celebrate or pay homage to someone, especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.


lexentry: eng/eulogist__Noun__1
written_rep: eulogist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: panegirista
sense_list:
A speaker who delivers a funeral oration (eulogy) for a deceased person. | A person who praises another person or thing.


lexentry: eng/eunuch__Noun__1
written_rep: eunuch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eunuco
sense_list:
A castrated human male. | Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.


lexentry: eng/euphemism__Noun__1
written_rep: euphemism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eufemismo
sense_list:
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.


lexentry: eng/euphonious__Adjective__1
written_rep: euphonious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: armonioso
sense_list:
Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.


lexentry: eng/euphonium__Noun__1
written_rep: euphonium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eufonio
sense_list:
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch; a sax horn.


lexentry: eng/euphuism__Noun__1
written_rep: euphuism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eufuismo
sense_list:
(uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.


lexentry: eng/euro__Noun__1
written_rep: euro
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: euro
sense_list:
(currencies) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: € | A coin with a face value of one euro.


lexentry: eng/euro_coin__Noun__1
written_rep: euro coin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: moneta in euro
sense_list:
any of the eight different coins that are in circulation in the eurozone, ranging in value from 1 cent to 2 euros. The 1 euro coin can also be specifically referred to as a euro coin.


lexentry: eng/eusociality__Noun__1
written_rep: eusociality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eusocialità
sense_list:
(biology) Reproductive specialization, in which most individuals of a species are genetically infertile; the state of being eusocial.


lexentry: eng/eustasy__Noun__1
written_rep: eustasy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eustatismo
sense_list:
(geology, oceanography) A worldwide change in sea level, especially one caused by melting ice or tectonic activity. [from 1940s]


lexentry: eng/euthanasia__Noun__1
written_rep: euthanasia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eutanasia
sense_list:
The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially in order to end suffering.


lexentry: eng/eutrophication__Noun__1
written_rep: eutrophication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eutrofizzazione
sense_list:
(biology) The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.


lexentry: eng/evacuate__Verb__1
written_rep: evacuate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: evacuare
sense_list:
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum. | To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.


lexentry: eng/evacuation__Noun__1
written_rep: evacuation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evacuazione
sense_list:
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety. | Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.


lexentry: eng/evade__Verb__1
written_rep: evade
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eludere
sense_list:
(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from


lexentry: eng/evaluate__Verb__1
written_rep: evaluate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valutare
sense_list:
(transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise. | (transitive, mathematics, computing) To compute or determine the value of (an expression).


lexentry: eng/evaluation__Noun__1
written_rep: evaluation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valutazione
sense_list:
An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.


lexentry: eng/evanesce__Verb__1
written_rep: evanesce
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sublimare
sense_list:
(intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid


lexentry: eng/evangelicalism__Noun__1
written_rep: evangelicalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: evangelicalismo
sense_list:
(Christianity) Contemporary Protestant movement based on energetic proselytism and a renewed focus on the Bible and in the belief in its inerrancy.


lexentry: eng/evangelist__Noun__1
written_rep: evangelist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: evangelista
sense_list:
(Bible) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).


lexentry: eng/evangelize__Verb__1
written_rep: evangelize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evangelizzare
sense_list:
To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.


lexentry: eng/evaporate__Verb__1
written_rep: evaporate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evaporare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state. | (transitive, figuratively) To give vent to; to dissipate.


lexentry: eng/evapotranspiration__Noun__1
written_rep: evapotranspiration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evapotraspirazione
sense_list:
The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.


lexentry: eng/evasion__Noun__1
written_rep: evasion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evasione
sense_list:
The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.


lexentry: eng/even__Verb__1
written_rep: even
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: spianare
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.


lexentry: eng/evening__Noun__1
written_rep: evening
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sera
sense_list:
The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.


lexentry: eng/evening_dress__Noun__1
written_rep: evening dress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abito da sera
sense_list:
(countable) An elegant dress worn by women, especially for social events in the evening, an evening gown.


lexentry: eng/evening_prayer__Noun__1
written_rep: evening prayer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: preghiera della sera
sense_list:
(Anglicanism, Methodism) The second of the two services of the Daily Office, combining the canonical hours of vespers and compline. Commonly called evensong, especially when the service is musical.


lexentry: eng/event__Noun__1
written_rep: event
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: evento
sense_list:
(physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate. | (computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task. | (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.


lexentry: eng/event_horizon__Noun__1
written_rep: event horizon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: orizzonte degli eventi
sense_list:
(astrophysics) The gravitational sphere of a black hole within which the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light.


lexentry: eng/eventually__Adverb__1
written_rep: eventually
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: infine | alla fine
sense_list:
In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.


lexentry: eng/every_man_for_himself__Phrase__1
written_rep: every man for himself
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: il primo prossimo è sé medesimo | ognun per sé
sense_list:
(nautical) A command, issued in case of shipwreck, that crew members are relieved of all duties and should try to save themselves.


lexentry: eng/evict__Verb__1
written_rep: evict
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sfrattare
sense_list:
(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.


lexentry: eng/evidence_tampering__Noun__1
written_rep: evidence tampering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: inquinamento delle prove
sense_list:
(crime) The act of concealing, falsifying, or destroying evidence with the intent to interfere with an investigation.


lexentry: eng/evidentiality__Noun__1
written_rep: evidentiality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: forza probatoria
sense_list:
(linguistics) The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.


lexentry: eng/evidently__Adverb__1
written_rep: evidently
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evidentemente
sense_list:
In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/evil__Noun__1
written_rep: evil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: male | malevolenza | malignità
sense_list:
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.


lexentry: eng/evil_eye__Noun__1
written_rep: evil eye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: malocchio | iettatura
sense_list:
A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; also, the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look, supposed to be possessed by some people.


lexentry: eng/evil_laugh__Noun__1
written_rep: evil laugh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: risata diabolica | risata malvagia
sense_list:
A signature laugh associated with villains in films and acting, sometimes represented as muahahaha or bwahaha.


lexentry: eng/evocative__Adjective__1
written_rep: evocative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evocativo
sense_list:
That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.


lexentry: eng/evoke__Verb__1
written_rep: evoke
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: evocare | rammemorare | rammentare
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.


lexentry: eng/evolution__Noun__1
written_rep: evolution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: evoluzione
sense_list:
(geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it. [from 17th c.] | (biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/evolutionary_biology__Noun__1
written_rep: evolutionary biology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biologia evolutiva | biologia dell'evoluzione
sense_list:
(evolutionary theory) A subfield of biology concerned with the origin and descent of species and as their evolution, multiplication and diversity over time.


lexentry: eng/evolutionary_developmental_biology__Noun__1
written_rep: evolutionary developmental biology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biologia evolutiva dello sviluppo
sense_list:
(biology) A branch of biology that studies the interaction of evolutionary and developmental processes.


lexentry: eng/evolve__Verb__1
written_rep: evolve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: evolvere
sense_list:
(chiefly, passive) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.


lexentry: eng/ewer__Noun__1
written_rep: ewer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: brocca | caraffa | lancella
sense_list:
A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle. Originally used for carrying water


lexentry: eng/ex-gay__Adjective__1
written_rep: ex-gay
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ex-gay
sense_list:
(pseudoscience) Of or pertaining to the movement that considers homosexuality a disease and claims it can be cured by conversion therapy.


lexentry: eng/ex__Noun__2
written_rep: ex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ex
sense_list:
(colloquial) A former partner or spouse, usually short for ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife or ex-husband.


lexentry: eng/exa-__Prefix__1
written_rep: exa-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: exa
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1018 (a short scale quintillion or long scale trillion). Symbol: E


lexentry: eng/exact__Adjective__1
written_rep: exact
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esatto | giusto
sense_list:
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.


lexentry: eng/exact__Adjective__1
written_rep: exact
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: equivalente
sense_list:
(algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.


lexentry: eng/exact__Verb__1
written_rep: exact
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esigere | pretendere
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.


lexentry: eng/exaction__Noun__1
written_rep: exaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esazione
sense_list:
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force | That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.


lexentry: eng/exaeresis__Noun__1
written_rep: exaeresis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: exeresi
sense_list:
(surgery, now, rare) An operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy.


lexentry: eng/exaggeration__Noun__1
written_rep: exaggeration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esagerazione
sense_list:
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.


lexentry: eng/examination__Noun__1
written_rep: examination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esame | visita
sense_list:
Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury. | (education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.


lexentry: eng/examining_magistrate__Noun__1
written_rep: examining magistrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: giudice per le indagini preliminari
sense_list:
(law) A judge in an inquisitorial system of law who carries out pre-trial investigations into allegations of crime and in some cases makes a recommendation for prosecution.


lexentry: eng/example__Noun__1
written_rep: example
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esempio
sense_list:
Something that is representative of all such things in a group. | Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example). | A person punished as a warning to others. | A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model. | An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.


lexentry: eng/exaptation__Noun__1
written_rep: exaptation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: exattamento | riuso
sense_list:
(biology, evolutionary biology) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than that for which it initially evolved.


lexentry: eng/excavate__Verb__1
written_rep: excavate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: escavare
sense_list:
(transitive) To make a hole in (something); to hollow. | (transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.


lexentry: eng/excavation__Noun__1
written_rep: excavation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scavo
sense_list:
(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. | (countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.


lexentry: eng/exceed__Verb__1
written_rep: exceed
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superare
sense_list:
(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something). | (transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.


lexentry: eng/except__Preposition__1
written_rep: except
part_of_speech: preposition
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tranne | eccetto | salvo | fatto salvo
sense_list:
Used to introduce a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.


lexentry: eng/exception__Noun__1
written_rep: exception
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccezione
sense_list:
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. | That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included. | (programming) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part.


lexentry: eng/exceptional__Adjective__1
written_rep: exceptional
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccezionale
sense_list:
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. | Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.


lexentry: eng/excerpt__Noun__1
written_rep: excerpt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: estratto
sense_list:
A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.


lexentry: eng/excess__Noun__1
written_rep: excess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccesso
sense_list:
The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.


lexentry: eng/excess__Noun__1
written_rep: excess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eccedenza
sense_list:
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder. | (geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.


lexentry: eng/excess__Noun__1
written_rep: excess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: franchigia
sense_list:
(British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.


lexentry: eng/excess__Verb__1
written_rep: excess
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccessivo
sense_list:
(US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.


lexentry: eng/exchange_rate__Noun__1
written_rep: exchange rate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tasso di cambio
sense_list:
(economics, finance) The rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another, usually expressed as the value of the one in terms of the other.


lexentry: eng/excipient__Noun__1
written_rep: excipient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccipiente
sense_list:
(pharmacy, pharmacology) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.


lexentry: eng/excise_tax__Noun__1
written_rep: excise tax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: accisa
sense_list:
Any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.


lexentry: eng/excite__Verb__1
written_rep: excite
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccitare | riaccendere | stimolare
sense_list:
(transitive) To stir the emotions of. | (transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.


lexentry: eng/exclamation__Noun__1
written_rep: exclamation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esclamazione
sense_list:
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc. | A word expressing outcry; an interjection


lexentry: eng/exclude__Verb__1
written_rep: exclude
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: escludere
sense_list:
(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out. | (transitive) To expel; to put out. | (transitive, medicine) To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.


lexentry: eng/exclusive__Adjective__1
written_rep: exclusive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esclusivo
sense_list:
(figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.


lexentry: eng/exclusive_right__Noun__1
written_rep: exclusive right
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: destra esclusiva
sense_list:
(legal) The power, granted by the government to persons, to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions (through legal force)


lexentry: eng/excommunication__Noun__1
written_rep: excommunication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scomunica
sense_list:
The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.


lexentry: eng/excrete__Verb__1
written_rep: excrete
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espellere
sense_list:
(biology, ambitransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.


lexentry: eng/excretion__Noun__1
written_rep: excretion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: escrezione
sense_list:
The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.


lexentry: eng/excuse__Noun__1
written_rep: excuse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scusa | pretesto
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.


lexentry: eng/excuse__Verb__1
written_rep: excuse
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: giustificarsi | scusarsi
sense_list:
To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.


lexentry: eng/excuse_me__Phrase__1
written_rep: excuse me
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: come | prego | scusa | scusi
sense_list:
(North America) Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation.


lexentry: eng/execration__Noun__1
written_rep: execration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esecrazione
sense_list:
An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.


lexentry: eng/executable__Noun__1
written_rep: executable
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: file eseguibile
sense_list:
(computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing.


lexentry: eng/execute__Verb__1
written_rep: execute
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: lanciare | giustiziare
sense_list:
(transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing. | (transitive, computing) To start, launch, or run.


lexentry: eng/execution__Noun__1
written_rep: execution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esecuzione
sense_list:
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances). | The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.


lexentry: eng/executive__Noun__1
written_rep: executive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dirigente
sense_list:
A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.


lexentry: eng/executive__Noun__1
written_rep: executive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esecutivo
sense_list:
The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.


lexentry: eng/executive_committee__Noun__1
written_rep: executive committee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: comitato esecutivo
sense_list:
(government, politics, Quebec) the equivalent of the cabinet of ministers for a city government, serving the mayor.


lexentry: eng/executive_order__Noun__1
written_rep: executive order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: decreto legge
sense_list:
(legal, chiefly, US) An ordinance issued on the authority of the head of the executive branch of government.


lexentry: eng/executor__Noun__1
written_rep: executor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: esecutore testamentario
sense_list:
(legal) Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.


lexentry: eng/exegete__Noun__1
written_rep: exegete
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esegeta
sense_list:
A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, signs, law, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.


lexentry: eng/exemplary__Adjective__1
written_rep: exemplary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esemplare
sense_list:
Deserving honour, respect and admiration. | Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect.


lexentry: eng/exercise__Noun__1
written_rep: exercise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esercizio
sense_list:
(countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. | (countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.


lexentry: eng/exercise_book__Noun__1
written_rep: exercise book
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: quaderno | eserciziario
sense_list:
A booklet for students, containing either problems or exercises, and blank, often lined pages for writing answers.


lexentry: eng/exergue__Noun__1
written_rep: exergue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esergo
sense_list:
(numismatics) A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription.


lexentry: eng/exhalation__Noun__1
written_rep: exhalation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esalazione
sense_list:
The act or process of exhaling; breathing out | That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam


lexentry: eng/exhale__Verb__1
written_rep: exhale
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espirare | esalare
sense_list:
(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.


lexentry: eng/exhaust_pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: exhaust pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: scarico | tubo di scappamento
sense_list:
For internal combustion engines, any of several pipes, connected in series, that carry waste gases away from the engine and vent it to the air.


lexentry: eng/exhaust_valve__Noun__1
written_rep: exhaust valve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valvola di scarico
sense_list:
(in an internal combustion engine) a valve through which the products of combustion escape from the cylinder to the manifold


lexentry: eng/exhaustion__Noun__1
written_rep: exhaustion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spossatezza
sense_list:
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up. | Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.


lexentry: eng/exhibit__Verb__1
written_rep: exhibit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mostrare
sense_list:
(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.


lexentry: eng/exhibitionism__Noun__1
written_rep: exhibitionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esibizionismo
sense_list:
The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself. | (pathology) The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public.


lexentry: eng/exhibitionist__Noun__1
written_rep: exhibitionist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esibizionista
sense_list:
One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior. | One who exposes their genitalia (or female nipples) in public.


lexentry: eng/exhilaration__Noun__1
written_rep: exhilaration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eccitazione | euforia
sense_list:
The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. | The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.


lexentry: eng/existentialism__Noun__1
written_rep: existentialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esistenzialismo
sense_list:
(philosophy, countable) The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.


lexentry: eng/exit__Noun__1
written_rep: exit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: uscita
sense_list:
An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. | A way out. | An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress. | (road transport) A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway).


lexentry: eng/exit_strategy__Noun__1
written_rep: exit strategy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: strategia di uscita
sense_list:
(usually, military, politics, or, business) A well-defined plan for bringing involvement in a mission, activity, or commitment to an acceptable conclusion.


lexentry: eng/exobiology__Noun__1
written_rep: exobiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esobiologia
sense_list:
(biology, science fiction) The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms originating a different planet.


lexentry: eng/exocentric__Adjective__1
written_rep: exocentric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esocentrico
sense_list:
(grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.


lexentry: eng/exogamy__Noun__1
written_rep: exogamy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esogamia
sense_list:
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law


lexentry: eng/exogenous__Adjective__1
written_rep: exogenous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esogeno
sense_list:
(biology) Produced or originating outside of the referent organism. | (economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model. | (medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.


lexentry: eng/exoneration__Noun__1
written_rep: exoneration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: riabilitazione
sense_list:
An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation. | (uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.


lexentry: eng/exonym__Noun__1
written_rep: exonym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esonimo
sense_list:
An external name for a place, people or a language used by outgroup members (such as foreigners) instead of ingroup members (such as native-language speakers).


lexentry: eng/exorcise__Verb__1
written_rep: exorcise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esorcizzare
sense_list:
(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.


lexentry: eng/exorcism__Noun__1
written_rep: exorcism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esorcismo
sense_list:
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.


lexentry: eng/exorcist__Noun__1
written_rep: exorcist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esorcista
sense_list:
A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.


lexentry: eng/exoskeleton__Noun__1
written_rep: exoskeleton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esoscheletro
sense_list:
(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.


lexentry: eng/exosome__Noun__1
written_rep: exosome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esosoma
sense_list:
(biology) An intracellular macromolecular protein complex involved in RNA degradation. | (biology) An extracellular vesicle released from the endosomal compartment of eukaryotic cells, responsible for the selective removal of plasma membrane protein.


lexentry: eng/exoteric__Adjective__1
written_rep: exoteric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: essoterico
sense_list:
Of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations.


lexentry: eng/exothermic__Adjective__1
written_rep: exothermic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esotermico
sense_list:
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.


lexentry: eng/exotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: exotic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esotico
sense_list:
Non-native to the ecosystem. | (gambling) Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.


lexentry: eng/expand__Verb__1
written_rep: expand
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espandere | espandersi | estendere | estendersi
sense_list:
(transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.


lexentry: eng/expand__Verb__1
written_rep: expand
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: sviluppare
sense_list:
(transitive, algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms. | (intransitive, algebra, of an expression) To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.


lexentry: eng/expand__Verb__1
written_rep: expand
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: moltiplicare
sense_list:
(transitive, arithmetic) To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same (non-zero) number (which yields a fraction of equal value).


lexentry: eng/expectation__Noun__1
written_rep: expectation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aspettativa
sense_list:
The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.


lexentry: eng/expected_value__Noun__1
written_rep: expected value
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: valore atteso
sense_list:
(probability theory) The weighted average of outcome values, using probability as the weighting function.


lexentry: eng/expectoration__Noun__1
written_rep: expectoration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espettorazione
sense_list:
(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting. | (physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.


lexentry: eng/expediency__Noun__1
written_rep: expediency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: comodità
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.


lexentry: eng/expedient__Noun__1
written_rep: expedient
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: escamotage | espediente | ripiego
sense_list:
A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.


lexentry: eng/expendable__Adjective__1
written_rep: expendable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: indispensabile
sense_list:
Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal. | Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.


lexentry: eng/experience__Noun__1
written_rep: experience
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esperienza
sense_list:
The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering. | (countable) An activity one has performed. | (countable) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills. | (uncountable) The knowledge thus gathered.


lexentry: eng/experience__Verb__1
written_rep: experience
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esperire | sperimentare
sense_list:
(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.


lexentry: eng/experiment__Noun__1
written_rep: experiment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esperimento
sense_list:
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.


lexentry: eng/expiate__Verb__1
written_rep: expiate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espiare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To atone or make reparation for. | (transitive) To make amends or pay the penalty for. | (transitive) To wind up, bring to an end.


lexentry: eng/expiry_date__Noun__1
written_rep: expiry date
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: data di scadenza
sense_list:
(UK) The date on which something runs out or expires and becomes out of date, in many cases needing renewal.


lexentry: eng/explain__Verb__1
written_rep: explain
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spiegare | chiosare | illustrare
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.


lexentry: eng/explicit__Adjective__1
written_rep: explicit
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esplicito
sense_list:
(euphemism) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic. [from 1971]


lexentry: eng/explode__Verb__1
written_rep: explode
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esplodere
sense_list:
(transitive) To destroy with an explosion. | (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.


lexentry: eng/exploded_view__Noun__1
written_rep: exploded view
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: disegno esploso
sense_list:
A view in a drawing showing the parts in an assembly separated outwardly, with an indication of how they fit together.


lexentry: eng/exploit__Verb__1
written_rep: exploit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sfruttare | approfittare | avvantaggiarsi
sense_list:
(transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit. | (transitive) To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.


lexentry: eng/exploitation__Noun__1
written_rep: exploitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sfruttamento | valorizzazione
sense_list:
The act of utilizing something; industry. | The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a natural right.


lexentry: eng/exploration__Noun__1
written_rep: exploration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esplorazione
sense_list:
The process of exploring. | The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery. | The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.


lexentry: eng/explore__Verb__1
written_rep: explore
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: esplorare
sense_list:
(transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery. | (transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.


lexentry: eng/explorer__Noun__1
written_rep: explorer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esploratore
sense_list:
One who explores something | A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.


lexentry: eng/explosion__Noun__1
written_rep: explosion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esplosione | scoppio
sense_list:
A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.


lexentry: eng/exponent__Noun__1
written_rep: exponent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esponente
sense_list:
(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2^3=8.


lexentry: eng/exponential__Adjective__1
written_rep: exponential
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esponenziale
sense_list:
Relating to an exponent. | (mathematics) Expressed in terms of an exponent (power of a base), the base often being 10 or e. | (mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter, described as exponential growth or exponential decay.


lexentry: eng/exponential_distribution__Noun__1
written_rep: exponential distribution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: distribuzione esponenziale
sense_list:
(statistics) Any of a class of continuous probability distributions used to model the time between events that occur independently at a constant average rate.


lexentry: eng/exponential_growth__Noun__1
written_rep: exponential growth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: crescita esponenziale
sense_list:
(mathematics) The growth in the value of a quantity in which the rate of growth is proportional to the instantaneous value of the quantity; for example, when the value has doubled, the rate of increase will also have doubled. The rate may be positive or negative.


lexentry: eng/exponentiation__Noun__1
written_rep: exponentiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esponenziale | potenza
sense_list:
(mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.


lexentry: eng/export__Verb__1
written_rep: export
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esportare
sense_list:
(transitive) To sell (goods) to a foreign country. | (transitive) To cause to spread in another part of the world. | (transitive, computing) To send (data) from one program to another.


lexentry: eng/exporter__Noun__1
written_rep: exporter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esportatore | esportatrice
sense_list:
One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.


lexentry: eng/expose__Verb__1
written_rep: expose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: esporre | mostrare
sense_list:
To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc.


lexentry: eng/exposition__Noun__1
written_rep: exposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: esposizione | mostra
sense_list:
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing, in nonfiction or in fiction; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe or explain a set of things (such as, in fiction, the setting, characters and other non-plot elements).


lexentry: eng/exposure_meter__Noun__1
written_rep: exposure meter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: esposimetro
sense_list:
(photography) An instrument that measures the intensity of the light reflected from or falling on a subject, and calculates the optimum exposure depending on the film speed.


lexentry: eng/expression__Noun__1
written_rep: expression
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: espressione
sense_list:
A particular way of phrasing an idea. | A colloquialism or idiom. | A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion. | (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols. | (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein. | (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.


lexentry: eng/expressionism__Noun__1
written_rep: expressionism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espressionismo
sense_list:
A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences


lexentry: eng/expressway__Noun__1
written_rep: expressway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: superstrada
sense_list:
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.


lexentry: eng/expropriate__Verb__1
written_rep: expropriate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: espropriare
sense_list:
(transitive) To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.


lexentry: eng/expropriation__Noun__1
written_rep: expropriation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: espropriazione
sense_list:
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property without material compensation; the act of depriving oneself of private propriety rights.


lexentry: eng/extemporize__Verb__1
written_rep: extemporize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: improvvisare | parlare a braccio
sense_list:
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.


lexentry: eng/extend__Verb__1
written_rep: extend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: stendere
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause to increase in extent. | (transitive) To straighten (a limb). | (transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.


lexentry: eng/extended_family__Noun__1
written_rep: extended family
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: famiglia allargata
sense_list:
A family consisting of parents and children, along with additional members such as grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins, etc.


lexentry: eng/extension__Noun__1
written_rep: extension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 17
trans_list: estensione | estemsione | proroga
sense_list:
(ring theory, of an ideal in the domain of a ring homomorphism) The ideal in the codomain generated by the image of the given ideal under the given homomorphism.


lexentry: eng/extension_cord__Noun__1
written_rep: extension cord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prolunga
sense_list:
(electronics, US) An electrical cord with a plug one end, and a single socket or a multi-port socket at the other end, used for powering one or more devices at a distance, too far from the wall outlet to be reached by the normal cords of the device or devices.


